Couch

Here are the couch and loveseat that we got at the yard sale a few weeks ago, currently they are staying over at Joe's parent house, but we are looking forward to them coming over to our house :)

GiveAway

So my mother's cousins wife McKenna (I know, it is a long way around it) but she designs these AWESOME holiday cards, gift tags, letters and stickers. She is actually having a giveaway for 100 of these adorable holiday cards. You can check out her site here, she does all the designs and you can just click and pick on her site, so it is super easy. I think that this would be pretty fantastic! You can also check out her blog here

New Header

So, do you like my new header??? Well THANKS! But, I didn't do it. I won (yay me!!) a free blog makeover, so I added my header, and once I get my sidebar buttons, my divider lines then I will change the background and add those too. Isn't it cute! It was done by Carolynn over at My Blog Makeover and I think that she did a FANTASTIC job! Anyway, stay tuned for more on the makeover :)

Yard Sale Find

So last weekend after dropping Parker off at my parent's house while we attended Brian's wedding, we realized we had some time to spare before arriving at the temple. We decided to see if there was a cool looking yard sale, and saw a large one over at the park. We felt quite overdressed as we wandered the yard sale and then I found something. A double stroller. Now, I have a FANTASTIC Britax Vigour and use that when it is just Parker, but being that I watch Genavie I figured that this could be handy with taking them both out for a walk, plus, when we do decide to have another one, this could be helpful. Now, I would NOT get a tandem stroller, they just look huge and awkward, but this little beauty is a side by side, but still is narrow enough to fit through most doors, and works great on the sidewalk. It was in really good condition, but I still cleaned it up some. It is a Peg Perego Aria Twin MT, so it is like 14 pounds, super light and brand new- like $300- $350- but would I pay even close to that, no that is why I got it at a yard sale. Plus, I already have a stroller and this is just an extra, but it was $30- so for that price, I got it.

GiVeAwAy!

Busymommy is having their annual Spring into Summer giveaway with great prizes to win, including the new Wii and Wii Fit.
I entered this last year, and got a fantastic 7th Generation cleaning kit, so it would be fantastic to win something again! I mean- hello- who doesn't want prizes?? Certainly not me : )

Backyard View

Now, where we live there is a good amount of houses, and the lots are not huge, not you know like breathing down your neighbors back, but not spacious either. That being said however, we have an ideal lot, we live in a cul-du-sac and have a gorgeous view from our windows, it helps not feel too cramped. Pardon the glare on the glass-We get to see birds, ducks, geese, dogs (heehee) in the backyard and even these-

And these are heron, I did not know that, but thankfully someone did!

A ReMiNdEr~

Before & After

So last night we picked up the couch and got it all situated. Now, we measured the couch and how it would fit and we knew it would be big, we just didn't anticipate it being THIS big, I was rather frustrated last night, but it is what it is- however I was hoping that the couch might have shrunk some last night, but when I woke up it was still the same size. Note to self- next time do not just merely measure the length, but also the height, and width. The room is not huge, so we will probably end up putting the couch downstairs once it is finished for the family room, and it will be perfect there. (I probably should have written this post after I had the couch for a few more days)

Before~

After~

YuMmY!

So, I went to an Enrichment activity where Lindsay taught us how to make bread, now just to let you know, up until that point I was HORRIBLE at making bread, I would always kill the yeast, or I wouldn't knead it enough so it was really dense, etc. So I decided that I could use this class. So this was a fantastic class, they used this recipe that from start to finish you can make bread in 1 hour- that INCLUDES the raising time. So using this recipe you can make like 50 other dishes, so I decided to make homemade cinnamon rolls. They started out like this

Then after they raised they looked like this

Then after they baked they looked like this-

And once they were frosted they looked like this~

And boy were they YUMMY! Plus I made them, and they turned out! They were super easy, and they didn't take a lot of time. So anyway, sorry for those that are trying to eat healthier, this probably doesn't help...

Oh, and I showed the pictures I took to Joe and he was like GREAT the life of a cinnamon roll, glad we have it documented (But he really liked them, so it was all good : )

We are a 2 SUV family!

So Joe has a car! Well, we have actually had it for about a couple of weeks, but I am now getting around to posting it : ) It is a Jeep Cherokee- a silver gray color. I will take a picture of it when it is here and post it. I am so glad- We also just got a sectional couch- YAY! Well, it is not here yet, they have to make it, but hopefully it will be done this weekend. We have been without seating for a while, and the floor is not comfortable to watch TV on. So it will be like this couch-in red, but be the colors of the one below. We are super excited! It was a little more than we were hoping to spend, but we figured that we would rather get one that is the one that we really want as opposed to getting a good deal, but not really what we want. Now this couch was still a really good deal, just a little more. Although, with all the things we have been selling, in addition to the babysitting, I have almost covered the amount of the couch. Anyway, it will be our Valentine's present : ) And one of our few pieces of "GrownUp" furniture. Like I said in the 100 thing about me, I love other people's home decor, but have NO idea how to do mine. One day...

More Good-Byes and frustrations

So, we have now also sold our black ottoman, and our La-Z boy chair, leaving us with a chair that Joe picked up at DI's like 5 years ago so now out living room looks rather like a hotel lobby... it's a nice chair and all but there is only one. So, now we really need to get a sectional. The La-Z boy was Joe's before we got married and before we even met, so that is like 7 years old and the ottoman wasn't that old, but we figured that the more we sell, the more we can put towards the new sectional and we won't really have that much room afterwards. So good-bye recliner and ottoman- you were nice and functional. Also, while only having one car, my car decided to make funny engine sounds. Now I can't complain too much as my car has been a fantastic car and has had relatively little problems (Joe's car was the one that had the issues) However the timing rather bites. Being that while it is in the repair shop and we don't have a car to drive around we are having to rent one- yes this does suck. We are paying $49.00 a day for a car to drive around in. Now it is a nice car by many definitions, it is just not OUR style. We are SUV type peoples, or fast and sporty (more Joe) and this is DEFINITELY not that. So this is the car we are used to (not my actual car- mine is cooler : )

And this is what we are driving, but it is a champagne color, so not even black. So anyway, hopefully the car can get repaired quickly and cost as LITTLE as possible.

Good-Bye Blue Bathroom & Couch!

Well, we have been wanting to make some changes around the house, one of which is to change our "kids" bathroom. Why I ever painted that room blue and did a blue theme is BEYOND me, I don't like blue, and in terms of decorating I rather hate blue. I don't know why I chose that color, but 4 years later we are making the change, so GOOD-BYE blue bathroom, I will not miss you. So I will now say~ Hello Happy, Warm Yellow bathroom, I am glad to see ya! I have pictures of the blue bathroom, and the pictures of the after isn't quite accurate- I mean there is still the blue tape, etc., but I LOVE it!

On the same note of good-byes we sold our couch- it was the couch we got when we got married (Almost 6 years old : ) But we are wanting to get a sectional instead (the nice sectional with the chaise on the end) Anyway, we sold the couch in about 48 hours of having listed it, and having received MANY phone calls, and emails, and now it is gone, so we don't really have a place to sit, cause we don't know really what sectional we are going to get, but at least we don't have to worry about selling it now, and no, we still don't have a car for Joe, I am somewhat stranded at home...

Great Giveaway! Mom's Into Fitness

So for those that don't know, I really enjoy doing the Moms into Fitness- Lindsay Brin's postnatal bootcamp DVD- I actually wrote a review on it for a friends site (you can see the review here) Anyway, now they are doing another giveaway for the Complete Pregnancy Fitness Program (no! I am not implying anything) I just figure that sooner rather than later I will need this and I would LOVE (I mean absolutely LOVE) to win this! Moms into Fitness have fitness DVD's designed for women, and mommy's who don't have tons of time time to workout and they give them great, quick, EFFECTIVE programs to help you get into shape, and for the pregnancy DVD's- help KEEP you in shape. I exercised while pregnant with Parker up til about the 8th month, and it helped TREMENDOUSLY- now that I have Parker- for the next baby, I don't exactly foresee myself being about to go to the gym for an hour a day, now Moms into Fitness have a program that I could do at home.

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Isn't this the truth?!?!? Joe and I were reading a few of Parker's books- like Spot the Dog- the pictures aren't even that "good". Anyway, I think that Brian Regan is so funny- and he is usually really clean too.