{Long Weekend Glimpses}

hi there
happy monday!
the girls were off from school on friday.
we spent the whole day together.
just us.
which i think is the perfect way to start a long weekend.
we began it at the place we begin a lot of our days off...
panera

then we headed to target for a quick trip.
in and out.
that was our plan.
we grabbed some glitter glue,
because you can never have too much of that
and a new notebook for each of the girls to use as a gratitude journal.
we have been talking a lot about being thankful.
looking for the little things in our life that bring us joy.
here are their first entries...

so far they are loving these little books and writing in them each night.
we even pulled it out for janey to look at when she was feeling sad.
i think this idea is a keeper.

we baked and shared these yummy cookies.
the house smelled amazing.
perfect fall cookie.

and painted these little masterpieces.
thanks for the idea megan.
you can tell they got immediately framed and are now hanging in our basement.
can you guess who's who??:)

saturday i was in a nesting mood.
i printed this free printable and added it to the mantle.
i also printed some old halloween pics of the girls to hang up.
i originally saw the idea over at sarah's.
a little late i know, but they had so much fun looking at them and now i am all set and ready for next year. i need to find a new place to hang them though, i had to leave out some that wouldn't fit.:)

we had some friends come over for playtime and pizza saturday afternoon.
dave made 6 pizzas...everything from a white pizza with broccoli and garlic to bbq chicken.
super yumm-o.

saturday night three of my lovelies spent the night in a tent.
outside.
crazy nuts!!:)

it was in the 30's with winds gusting to probably 35 mph.
in the morning, janey described it as sleeping inside a breathing monster because the tent walls kept "inhaling and exhaling" all night.
i think that's because it's was so windy  half of the tent stakes lifted out!:)
i didn't sleep very well (but better then they did i'm sure)
i kept listening with one ear for little feet coming up the stairs in the middle of the night to get in those warm beds.
but it never happened.

when they came inside sunday morning (for hot chocolate!)
the fact that their weight was gone from inside the tent started the "lift off sequence".
we were scrambling in the cold and wind to get everything out of the tent and the tent inside.
i'm sure our neighbors enjoyed the show!:)

sunday was peaceful and easy
sometimes you need a day like that after a night of no sleep
the big girls made a playhouse out of a freezer box (yes...we got the freezer for the garage...couldn't
commit to bedding yet...!;))

and there was a lot of this going on

ahhhh...can you feel the peace?
we had the ultimate comfort food for diner too
roasted chicken with mashed potato's and gravy (and asparagus too)
warm and delicious

{toady i am thankful for}
1. warm delicious dinners
2. hearing "read it again mom" and "i'll read it this time"
3. loving teachers to care for our girls
4. a husband who loves to camp
5. creativity

hope your weekend was amazing too.

have a happy day,

cindy

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i'm sure most of you have seen joy's happy day project?

sounds amazing

check it out

we're gonna try and play along too.

Procrastination Wednesday

Today  is the day for me to finally

checkoff some of those things

 that have been hopping from one weeks 

To Do List to the next.

First heard about this idea of Procrastination Wednesday years ago  here, 

at the FlyLady's website.

She has loads of great info for getting 

your home in order and

organized!!

love love love it all!

If only I had the time to do it all!!:)

So...my main jobs today are:

 to get our picture wall updated with new photos 

(I'll post a picture when I'm done...you'ld think that would motivate me right!)

take out the glass from the fireplace and clean it

and pack up some clothes for Goodwill

it's not like these little procrastinated things

are really even that hard to do....hmmmmm?

Do you have anything to do that you have been putting off?

Want to join me on Procrastination Wednesday???!!!:)

{Pretty picture from Country Living 

meant purely for inspiration and enjoyment!}

Kitchen Re-paint

What a difference a little paint can make!

don't get me wrong

I LOVE my red paint...

but this is the second house we have had this color kitchen

and it was time for a change

so we headed to our favorite place to shop...

our own house!!!

we found 8 gallons of Brown Teepee (from Home Dept)

that we had left over from when the house was built

(this is the color we have in our hallways and up the stairs)

What a difference don't ya think???

we were amazed at how light and bright the space became

we just love it

a great transformation for very little cash!

my favorite kind!

I would still love a few new touches...

rug

dish towels

funky metal art for above the stove

center piece for the table

but that will all come in time!

What little changes have you done in your home lately?

Mantel Update...

After seeing all of those great mantels on

The Nesters blog

I decided to update mine a bit

I think I like it!

for now anyway........

Mantel Madness

There is a mantel linky party over

 at The Nesting Place

It's the first time I have ever done one of these...

kind of nervous

...sigh...

but here are some pictures of our mantel

it is definitly a work in progress

(like most things I guess)

((boy I need to clean that mirror!!!))

It's kind of a high mantel so you don't see the lamp cord like you do

in the photo

I'm loving our birdhouses

and the pitcher of flowers

and of course this sweet little  birdy

after viewing some of the other mantels

I think we need some things to prop

and lean

maybe I will even loose that lamp

for some big glass piece

to fill with little lovelies

who knows....

but isn't this fun?!