Getting ready for school

This has been a really busy month for me.I have been getting our house ready for the school year.I have decided to homeschool my fourth grader and my youngest who will just be starting kindergarten. So we had to change things around and try to get organized!!!! I painted the boys room but ran out of paint just as I was almost done with the room.(note to self: pick up more paint!!!!) I made the boys a desk.I changed around the dining room so we can put another computer in there for them to do school work.So far so good now all we have to do is finish the rest of the house!!!!!!

Bathroom plans

The bathroom didn't happen this weekend.I guess we will try to plan a different weekend.I had a very lazy Saturday.I did go to a wine tasting.That is always exciting.The big accomplishment was picking up paint for my younger boys room so sometime this weekend I will start cleaning out the room and tape off molding.

Feeding ducks

Today my dad stopped by.He lives in Chicago but never calls to tell us he is coming over.I am always surprised when he arrives.I should be used to it by now.Well "luckily"
we were home so there was not too much drama!!!!! My dad is the guy who always looks after our cars and it never fails that the day he shows up my car happens to be low on
oil,then I get the riot act!!!! Today was no exception but instead of being low on oil it was coolant so I got a lecture.To "distract" my dad the kids and I took him to the lake to fish.That always makes him happy!!!! I fed the ducks which was really fun and everyone had a great time!!!! We then went out to eat and off to Chicago he went!!!!!

Batrhroom progress

This weekend my husband's brother is coming to do some work on the downstairs bathroom.We think we will have him put in the toilet and the floors.Hopefully that will
help us to finish this project.We only have the upstairs bathroom and let me tell you ,it is not enough!!!!!!!!! I plan on taking some leisurely baths when this is all done.We are putting in a vintage claw foot tub that was my B-day present 2 years ago!!!!! (This year we went on a small vacation to North Carolina on my birthday weekend)So I have patiently waited for my bathroom!!!!!!!

Anniversary

Yesterday was our anniversary. We had a small intimate wedding in LA,California 8 years ago. My husband had to work but managed to get home at a decent hour.I played dress-up and even had a photo shoot.Ok,my daughter Paloma took pictures of me while I waited for hubby to get home.We went out for Sushi and had a fabulous time!!!!!

Master bedroom

I repainted our bedroom.This is the third time in almost 3 years.I had painted it a lighter purple(the second time a few months ago) but my hubby hated it.I think at night it looked too bright,so I found a different shade of purple called "orchid".I bought it at Restoration Hardware.I had never used their paint before but I have to say it was very good quality.I paint a lot so I was surprised how much I liked it.Here is a peek at our bedroom.We still have to do something about our wood floors but that is another story!!!!!! I know what you are thinking,this girl sure likes color!!! Yes, I am an artist and a haircolorist by day!!!!!!

Yoga room

Today it is official our living room is now the "yoga room"!!!!! I finished painting the trim ( about 7 months ago I painted the walls!!!!)I probably could touch up a few spots where the kids touched the walls.When I put my yoga mat down to stretch my dog
Scruffy decided he would lay down on my mat.This is probably why I haven't attempted to practice yoga!!!!!