Love this page!!

This woman has a website all about crafting her home. I love her simple ideas. They are so practical and I think really easy to do. I am definitely going to try a few!!!notjustahousewife.net

a few cool links I like...

wanelo.com

I am lame...

I love to start fun things like this and then I am notorious for not following through! It has been a busy summer but I am going to try to post at least one time a week! Let's see what has gone on this summer:

• Sis is getting married 9/10/11 Lots of planning!
• got a NEW job teaching 5th grade at a school for Refugees just coming to the country! Kindergarten to 5th...whoaaaaa!
• Bought a Cricut expression and did lots of crafts for a benefit called " Artsy Mamas."
• Kids went to many camps and we were busy
• Vacation to Myrtle Beach
• Camping

I feel crazy and my house is a mess. I am trying to lose weight, but SUCK at it. So I am just trying to eat healthier and not call it a diet. I wish I didn't like food so much!

Getting ready for the new job has been a lot of work, but Fun. I am in a very old, but beautiful Classroom. I am doing a Robot theme this year and will post some pics later. Hopefully I will become a better blogger too!!

Owl Pajama shirt purse almost done!

Ok, the owl pj top purse is awesome! All I need is a cool coordinating liner for the inside to keep the shape and a snap closure!

unmotivated

yesterday I did 2 loads of laundry, made dinner, packed lucnhes, put away laundry and laid out the clothes in an hour....before 5:00. Now today I dream about sleep but I think about the painted kithen that needs final touch ups and the tape off, plus another room to paint. I am drinking coffee while my kids have "band practice."There are drums, trumpets and yelling.  I laugh when I hear Oprah tell me I need to breath and take ten minutes to myself...REALLY? Why today do I feel totally different? Women carry the weight of the world on their shoulders...really they do. Tonight I am motivated to lay on the couch and watch tv.

Scrapbooking the walls

So I found a great website for the paint store "Sherwin Williams." I have been downloading pictures of my rooms that need to be painted and you can mask the walls and drag the paint colors there. I spent hours last night playing on it. These are the before and after for the colors I picked for the kitchen and scraproom, The darker colors for both are what I want to paint them. What do you think?