The reason you should never move away

Reason 1. I need a way to update my Facebook profile picture

Reason 2. I need someone to make gingerbread houses with

Reason 3. I rather send emails to my dad with your kids giving the messages than the birding details of my life
Hi Grandpa

Reason 4. Maizy will miss her best friend Andie Lynn

Reason 5. I love your kids too much to only see them once in a while


Thanks for the fun weekend Andie and Bennett!

I needed something for the wall

I had some canvas sitting in my house for many months waiting for inspiration for the spare room... Pinterest wasn't giving me what I wanted so I heading off the Michael's and bought some paint and a stencil. For an ameture they didn't turn out too bad.

Thanks Mira and Robyn;)

My friend Mira made me a fantastic board for my spare room that perhaps she should go into business making! It helped me finally put up the Christmas present my old roomate Robyn gave of pictures that spell my name. I also
Made a sewing machine cover with material Mira gave me. It all came together nicely.

Closet redo

I am in love with the closet doors in my spare room! I just bought some contact paper (the stuff you line your kitchen shelves with) and stuck it on the plain white closet doors. The great thing was that the pattern was so busy that you can't tell when the paper didn't match up. Here are the before and afters:

Chair re-do!

I love when find provides me with a good deal. I got this chair for $5 and am very happy with its transformation. Here are the before and after shots:

Milestone day!

Two major this happened today. Maizy lost her ability to have future children. She is handling it pretty well just cries a little when she forgets she can't jump off the couch or play with Tucker like she wants to. She has to wear a cone for 10 days! That's going to feel like for both of us I'm sure.
The second milestone of the day was when during the 3am wake up with the major storm we had last night I decided I was going to get my ears pierced for the first time in my life. I told my friend Mira of my plan and she was there to make sure I did it and followed through.

I might pay someone next time!

5 hours later (multiple breaks) and a trip to the pet store, Maizy got a haircut (a hack job at that one). She doesn't have any black let on the top of her head I'm hoping it evenly turns tan like her dads! Here are the before and after shots: