1. Most of you know, but last week was CRAZY. We got more snow here in KC than I can ever remember. And we've lived here 15 years!
I love the snow. It makes me so happy but at the same time it also makes me sad. I really wish we had mountains here. I should have been on the slopes this past week. Sigh.
Due to "snowmageddon or snOMG" or whatever you want to call it, the big girls didn't have school Tuesday through Thursday. The little girls only had a half day of school on Tuesday and were off on Wed, too. It was a little chaotic around here. We muddled through.
Here is #3 "working" on her snow day:
2. The renovations continue. This weekend I painted the half bath that is attached to our laundry room. I took my leftover paint back to Home Depot and had them lighten it a shade or two. (They looked at me like I was nuts. But alas, I knew what I was doing. My plan worked.) I really like how it turned out. However, I don't have everything up on the walls yet, so you will have to wait for pictures.
However, I did manage to snap a few pictures of my laundry room. I found some fabric on sale today and while it wasn't my paisley, it spoke to me. So I bought it. Then, I added some leftover fabric to the top and put in some grommets. It took about 30 minutes and I love it! Instant valance.
Check it out:
And isn't this $3 clock cute? I thought it added a great punch of color:
3. As for my Craigslist kitchen table, it is being used. But I am trying to figure out what to do in there. I went to the fabric store today looking for fabric to recover my chairs and found the other stuff, instead. (See #2 above.) I think the ideas need to stew a little longer.
4. My in-laws were here this weekend. It's always nice to have a couple extra set of hands. And since we had built-in babysitters, I talked my hubby into running with me Saturday morning. Actually, I think I sort-of double dog dared him, but whatever, it worked! I wanted to do 10, but he wasn't a fan of running on the streets (nobody clears their sidewalks around here!) so we compromised at 8.
And I think it may have given him the bug because he signed up to run half-marathon at Rock the Parkway. WooHoo. I'm confident he'll run it faster than me, but I will try not to let that bother me:) Now we just have to find a babysitter! April 2nd, anyone? Anyone?
5. I went to get my haircut Friday night. As I sat down, I didn't know what I was going to do. And then, I did it. I told her to go short. As in, she actually had to shave the back of my neck when she was all said and done! I haven't had hair this short since 2007. I think I like it. It's just very different. And now I will have to actually do my hair. Every day. Hmmmm...
6. Valentine's day is coming up. I personally think it's just a made-up holiday to get you to spend money and make you feel bad that you don't really have a romantic bone in your body.
My views aside, I have to get Valentine's together for the girls. I'd like to do something more exciting than usual, but we'll see if I can pull it off this week. If I can, I'll post the end-result.
That's all, folks. Have a great week!
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