Day 89 Pic of the Day (Sexitar)

So the ladies over at Willow Traders have been adding new avatars. Mine has always been the pic you see on my blog to the right. I thought I would give something new a shot. So this is my new avatar over there, which Rob calls my "sexitar." He thinks the off the shoulder is a bit sassy. I do too, which is why I picked it :-) LOLOLOLOL
You can create your own here: Mangatar Have FUN !!!!

Day 88 Pic of the Day (Spring????? Part 2)

Woke up to snow this morning. Yep you heard correctly....SNOW. Will post pic later.

Day 87 Pic of the Day (Spring????)

Umm, it has been 70-80 degrees the last couple of weeks and then today it is 45 degrees. Where is spring???? My grass is a little greener, but my tree still has no leaves. I don't believe in having heat on a couple days before April :-(

Day 86 Pic of the Day (Enjoy the Process)

Today is a rather cool day for me. Today is the day the doctor told me that I should be fine to start family planning. This is very exciting to me. After being married for almost 6 years, approaching 30 and finally deciding that maybe I could raise a good kid in this world, we are going to finally take the plunge. She suggested I wait a month to get my body back on its natural cycle and then told me to have fun. I asked about an ovulation calendar and she told me she didn't believe in using those at the start. She said having a baby was a magical process and that my hubby and I should focus on connecting with each other and enjoying the process :-) She told me to simply have fun and have fun often :-) Rob got a kick out of that. She said if I wasn't pregnant in 6-12 months, that I could begin to look into counting days and all the extra stuff, but not to worry about it now. So I won't worry and I will just enjoy the process and continue my daily prayers to God for a healthy, happy, and smart baby.

Day 85 Pic of the Day (Mail Goodies #2)

I have been drooling over these kits for months. But the price has been preventing me from taking the plunge. Like $41 a month for each kit. Well someone on Willow Traders (can you see how much I love this place) was selling both kits for about the price of one. So I couldn't resist any longer. These are packed kits, the colors are great and I love the embellishments. My Creative Scrapbook makes great kits. I couldn't wait to play with these items. They look better in person than the pics show them. Now I can't decide if I should get a subscription to them or to Scarlet Lime (the club I won three free kits from earlier). They are both nicely packed with cool embellishments. Decisions, decisions, decisions because I won't buy both. Right?????

Day 84 Pic of the Day (Mail Goodies #1)

Look at what I got in the mail today. Scrap goodies and lots of them. The first pic are items I bought at a sale from Memorable Seasons. I got all this stuff for like $20. Unheard of. But she has awesome sales. The second pic is a kit I won on Willow Traders from Scrapperie Kits. Lots of paper goodness in this box. I am in scrap heaven right now. It gets better tomorrow.

Day 83 Pic of the Day (Wall Quotes Again)

Well if you love it once, you should do it twice right???? I put this vinyl quote at the top of our staircase. It looks really nice when the sun hits the cold. And I must say this has been one of my fave quotes for many years now. Everyone that's been to the house comments on it :-)

Day 82 Pic of the Day (Choices)

These are our final two selections for a blacksplash choice. We decided to go with the shiny one on the left. It looks modern, reflects light and blends in well with the countertop and cabinets. If you can believe it, Rob said it looked too plain to him. It was a reversal of fortune this day because he also liked the more expensive one. The stone one on the right was very nice, but ti looked more italian villaish and that isn't the mood of our home. Plus it was $6 more expensive a square foot. I think we might put a couple of stone accent pieces in to make it stand out a bit more for Rob.

Day 81 Pic of the Day (Groceries)

Nothing fancy today. Went grocery shopping in between church services. In and out in under an hour. We were hustling. Love the look of a full refridegerator. Means we are blessed.

Day 80 Pic of the Day (FCCF)

Went to church today to do some community service. Once a month this year we have volunteered to do Communion. I really enjoy it and feel like I am doing something useful for the body of Christ. It is behind the scenes and no one really knows your name. But it really doesn't matter. It feels good to serve others. I have always loved volunteering in any capacity and it is something I hope to pass on to our kids.

Day 79 Pic of the Day (See an inch take a mile)

So after doing the whole demo and sink installation a couple weeks agao, Rob and I are feeling kinda handy dandy. So what do we do, we install a dimmer switch on our fan light combo in the livingroom. Did we need it? No. Is it purely asthethic? Yes. And guess what. I LOVE it. I call it mood lighting :-) Rob says whatever makes you happy and it does.Took us a bit to find the right one, but it was super quick to install. I think I have a knack for this home improvement stuff. Kitchen backsplash here we come.

Day 78 Pic of the Day (SpongeBob)

Okay I admit it....I watch SpongeBob Square Pants. Each and Everyday. I enjoy it. I don't know why, sometimes I am ashamed by it. But mostly I don't care. I listen to it while I am on the computer working. Lucky me it comes on five hours a day on various channels and yes I have not gone somewhere before because a new episode was coming on. We all have to a have a bit of fun and quirky in each of us. It drives Rob crazy, but I think it maintains a bit of my youth and fun side.

Day 77 Pic of the Day (Kit Raffle)

I am super lucky this month. I won another kit on Willow Traders. I told Rob that I should play the lotto this month due to my lucky streak.

Day 76 Pic of the Day (Picture Wall)

Yes, I bought it and Rob put it up. I love the way it looks on the wall. It really fills the room up and will be great when I put our personal pictures inside of it. This room won't need much of anything else once the frames are up and filled. I do get trendy points right ???? :-)

Day 75 Pic of the Day (Book Club Layout)

Used some of the items I won from the Scarlet Lime kit club. I love blue, gray and orange together.

Day 74 Pic of the Day (It matches?)

This is like our fourth attempt to match the backsplash with the cabinets and countertops. This one looked perfect in the store. Brought it home and not so much. Kinda like too much of a good thing. Sure looks gorgeous in this picture though. Due to the success of our previous home improvement projects, Rob and I have decided to do the backsplash ourselves if we can finally decide on one.

Day 73 Pic of the Day (Weekend Warriors Pt.2)

After the men installed the countertops (they look gorgeous by the way) Rob and I had to install all the sink components. We picked out this cute faucet from Lowe's I believe and had to buy PVC pipes, elbow joints, plumbers putty, screws and water connectors. Sounds important doesn't it. It took us a couple hours, a few trips to Home Depot, we had some scrapped knuckles (under the sink is a small work space), but no leaks and a brand new working faucet with a sprayer. Not sure why I don't have any pics of Rob under the sink. He was there helping. I am so proud of us :-)

Day 72 Pic of the Day (Weekend Warriors Pt.1)

This is perhaps the proudest day in our homeownership experience. Rob and I took out our old countertops, sink, and island to make way for the granite countertops we ordered. It took us a couple of hours, we swore a bit, put a small gash in the wall, read the internet, watched informational videos, and finally completed the job with no tears and no blood drawn. All in all, I say it was a very successful experience. We aren't the handiest people in the world. Rob's motto is that he works with his brains, so he doesn't have to use his hands. Well today my baby used both. I was also in the thick of it and discovered that I have good common sense and a knack for home improvement projects. Tomorrow we install the sink, drains, garbage disposal and new faucets.

Day 71 Pic of the Day (Picture Day)

This is what it looks like when you get behind on printing your pic of the days for your album. This concept does take a bit of organization. I LOVE the idea of having snapshots of my life, but it takes some training to remember to take a pic each day and it take stime to upload them to the computer, type an entry for them, and then fix them in Adobe before printing them out. I am glad I have made the 3 month mark.

Day 70 Pic of the Day "Crusing"

It's official. We got our cruise tickets in the mail, our informational booklet, and all the information about the shore excursions. We are going to visit a real volcano (Rob's dream), swim with the dolphins (my dream), lay out on the beach, and tour the Barcadi Rum factory (our dream). It should be a ton of fun. May isn't coming quick enough.