From Grossness

Yep, this was our capet. Funky!! The folks that lived here before us had lots of foster kids and animals. Then we moved in with kids and animals. Al makes for some funkyness. Also the quality of the carpet is super bad. See the first pic? See the browns spot in the tear?? that is the sub floor. So bad. Luckily we got a few bucks from out taxes and got some tile. I found some that is vinyl/composit but looks like stone.

To Awesomeness!!

I LOVE our new floor!! It is actually some cheap (well sorta) vinyl/composit tile. I has been a Bitch to put in!! 6 hours of prep per room plus 4 hours of dry time for adhesive primer and 8 hours of dry time for the floor leveler. We have been working since Thurs evening and have the foyer and dining room done. Kitchen is mostly prepped. We were hating on the person who felt the need to put many rows of stapes 2 inches apart for the pad. Really dude? was it necessary? uuuughh. Oh will I am thankful for our tax return that alowed us to do this.

This is kinda weird

My friend Sheila sent me this

Awesomeness for Cheap

I am not a border person. They are usually kinda cutsy. Our Bathroom had a super cutsy country border with apples, rosehips, rustic stars, which is way cool if you like that kinda thing. Well I took it off and then took a pic. Yes the red part really looked like that.

I found some textured wallpaper, cut it to border size, then painted it with a "hammered copper" spray paint. I hung it up and it looked cool, but then I put a couple layers of a dark walnut stain on it. Then stain is kinda black and I worked it into the crevices of the design and then wiped it off of the raised areas. You can tell the diffence that the stain makes in the 3rd pic--part stained and part not. I think it turned out AWESOME and cost a total of $20!! I have a ton left over also.

I HATE the quote "It is not the number of breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away

Obviously who ever came up with that, never knew anyone who died young.

It seems like such a long time since this pic was taken. However seems like just yesterday that I got the call of the horrible news. It was 3 years ago. Now my sissy is gone, Jade is a Beautiful young woman, Brennan such a busy man on campus. My Brother in Law, Kit has found a wonderful wife named Jamie. I am very happy for him. I also now have a new neice named Hannah, she is beeeeautiful like my Jader bug.

Death sucks in any situation. When dad died--well he smoked 3 packs a day and died of lung cancer at 58. To young and it was horrible, I miss him every day. At least it made some sort of sense. Tami, dying so suddenly is just so hard to deal with. I think about her many times a day. Every time I say my daughter's name, I think of my sissy. For a short time I almost regreted naming her "Tami" because it hurt to say her name. I am much better with it now, especially when I see some of my sister's wonderful traits in her. Of course Tami loved everything about nature. Spring flowers, trees, animals, and fall leaves were at the top of her list. So all of these things remind me of her.

I will say that her death put alot of things into motion. When she passed, I had a "meaning of life" moment and decided that I wanted kids. As a matter of fact during the funeral, I looked over at my niece and nephew as they cried and I decided that I wanted children as sweet as them. Wow-- then I had my twins (boy and girl). Having twins day care was gonna be like $1,000 a month, so I am a stay at home mom.

I know that my sissy guides me as a mom. I swear I hear her exact words come out of my mouth. She was a wonderful mother. Being a mother was her life and I wish she had been able to be a grandmother and of course and Aunt to my babies.

There is no need for sympathy, just a greater appreciation for each other. Life is too short to worry about keeping the house clean, worring about what the neighbors think, or having a fancy car. Are you above ground??? Then it is a good day!!!!

Hope this video uploads

This was Easter Morning.

My Buful Girl

My Baby Girl on Easter Morning.