Look what I won...

...a giveaway from Lisa at Quilting Girl! I am finally getting around to posting the pictures. She made me these two cord covers. They are so cool ;)

(I have been wanting to move my makeup mirror to the other side of my sink, but thought the the cord looked horrible. Problem fixed!!!! The cord cover matches the counter and paint and I think it looks tons better. =)

They are so cute and match perfectly! I love them, thanks so much Lisa.

Faith and a whole lot more!

I found this cute note pad at Hobby Lobby a couple of weekends ago, and thought I just had to have it. I read it at least 3 times a day! Just keep Faith, I repeat this daily. Helps me to get through the hard times! "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" Hebrews 11:1

Now on to some ramblings!
I have a few weeks worth of posts stuck in my head!
First off, I was so depressed to see this picture...!
I so want to be that skinny again and I LOVE my hair in this picture!!!

Second, me heart melts when I look at this picture...Uncle Jake REALLY has fallen in love with Baby Jackson.
FYI...one reason I am MIA is because we have spent the last 3 weekends in Ashdown while Jake helps his sister and BIL put on a new roof. Hopefully, this will be the last weekend. It would be a little easier if he was getting paid to do it. (I won't even go there!!!!!!)
I love these pics...

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One more thing...we are doing a swap! We are dog swapping (Athena, a dog we have had for about 4 years) for my SIL's chocolate lab. We just feel that Leela (the lab) will make a better fit for our family. Bo and Josie will LOVE her, but we are so afraid that if we take Athena away Bo will get depressed. She practically raised him from a pup! So wish us luck and that it all works out good. It's a long story of why we have decided this (maybe later) but I just hope we are making the right decision!

My Baby is 1 year old!!!

I have sooooo been slacking on posting (AGAIN). I always think about things to blog about and never get around to doing it. In my head they are funny, interesting...ect., but when I sit down to type ....it's just not there. Well, my baby Josie Posey turned 1 year old on Sept. 20th, and I didn't even dedicate a post for her! =( Yes, we are those people that call our dogs our "babies", and when we talk to them I am mommy and Jake is daddy!

Getting her daily bath!

Funny story about this picture...notice the towel she is using as a pillow? Well, that is the towel I had grabbed to use as our "wiping" towel. Yes, we wiped her feet and behind after she came back in from outside! Anyways, that towel was folded up behind the door against the wall. She moved it where it is and used it as a pillow! Smart dog. ;)

Given her bubba kisses. (This is one of the most loving dogs I have ever known!)

Big girl now!

BTW...when we rescued her we were told she was a pit. Obviously you can tell she is not full blood pit, her mom was a pit. But who knows what the dad is, we think she might be part heeler. She has the spots and the smarts of a blue heeler. (You can only see the spots on her skin when she is wet) So she is our little mystery dog! =)

Handbag Heaven

I sooooo want to win! I love purses. Go check out the giveaway at Fantabulous Frugal to enter too!

Well it is about time!

I think in my last post I said something about a classroom project and kitchen photos. I am sorry to say we are not quite done with the kitchen (still have some small details we are contemplating)...but I do have some before and after photos of my classroom project! YAY!

Before.....Kristy and Holli do you remember this?

After... with a new coat of paint. It is my new art center! (and if you read Susan's blog you will notice it is the same color as her room!) I had bought the paint before I even started teaching (about 6 years ago) on clearance for a dollar and now I am putting it to some good use. =)

28 years ago on...

9-11-1981

My mother had me in tears when she posted these on facebook! I just wanted to share.

My Labor Day...

...was completely labor free! On Saturday I did a little cleaning and started a painting project for my classroom. (Just the necessary dishes and some laundry) Sunday I slept most of the day. I woke up once and Jake had cleaned, so I vacuumed and dusted and then went back to bed to lay down. On Monday I did ABSOLUTELY nothing but sit my butt right here on the couch, while the hubs FINALLY put our cabinet doors back on, mowed and finished up my classroom project. This is sooo not like me, I don't know what got into me?!? I did make small meals and kept him fed. It sure did made it rough going back today after having a very lazy 3 day weekend.

Coming up...picture of the kitchen (can you say FINALLY) and pictures of my classroom before and after project!