HELLO WORLD

Hi everyone! I'm very sorry I haven't updated the past couple of weeks. It is not that I don't have a lot to share it is that we have been on warp speed the past couple of weeks. Here are a few of the things we have been up to...

1.)  State Band Group Competition- The students did a great job! Way to go Tiger band. If you want more details you will have to ask my husband because I just go to support and help out, and otherwise I am just clueless on the finer parts of band.

2.) We received our Sugarland tickets for August in the mail!  Iowa State Fair& Sugarland&Family !!!

3.) The Small hallway has been painted and is awaiting decor.

4.) The doors to our kitchen cabinets are down and in the process of being renovated.

5.) Lots of yard work and trees down.

6.) We had a yard sale this past Saturday from 8-2.

7.) Game nights and time around the fire pit with great friends.

8.) Graduation parties 

And this week we have:

1.) High School Concert tonight at 7pm

2.) Instrument testing for rising 5th graders on Tuesday afternoon.

3.) Middle School Concert Thursday night.

4.) Carroll Graduation, Graduation parties, and Patrick's Birthday this upcoming weekend!

No wonder I feel so tired lately!

New & Old Projects

Patrick has been busy:
He is continuing to take paint of the cabinets. He has had many layers to go through to get to the wood. See the lovely green.

Today he started taking down a few more trees that spread like weeds. He is constantly up to something! This project took place while he was waiting on the chemicals to help get the paint off of the cabinets.

Spring is in the Air...

...and this is what we have been up to lately:The cake was for our friend Jill's birthday, and it was yummy. That night we had lots of fun playing minute to win it games. I will share as soon as I get the pictures uploaded.
This is my favorite area of the back yard. The small hillside is now in bloom.

The bird feeder has been a hit for the birds! Patrick has already had to refill it once or twice.

More pretty blooms on the hillside in the back yard.

Lots of rhubarb. If you know any good recipes let me know.

My favorite flowers in the yard. They came up right beside the side of the house and driveway.

A spring and summer love Patrick and I both share. Him grilling and we both enjoy the eating!

Patrick working on taking off the paint from the kitchen cabinet doors.

Hard Work and It's Rewards

I got home today, and in the mail was my Standard License! When we moved out here I had to take 2 classes to keep Elementary. I finished them in December, sent off all my paper work in March, and received my license today. I was very happy to see this: The next pictures are before shots of the kitchen with ugly wallpaper. I don't have any before pictures of the small hallway from the living room to the kitchen, but it was covered in the purple and white plaid. Special Note take down wallpaper with a wallpaper steamer it goes by so much quicker!!!
Before:

After pictures or wallpaper free pictures: I will post when we have these walls painted!

The first 2 pictures are of the small hallway. Turn your head to the side to get a better view of the second picture here.

The next 3 pictures are of the kitchen:

The next step for us the Do It Yourself Box Team is sand down the cabinets/drawers, repaint them, put on new hardware, and then paint the kitchen/hallway walls. The goal is to have all of this finished before June!