T Minus 15....

I guess I better answer these or Allie will kick me to the curb. But I don't like rules so you don't just get one word all the time. That is the way I roll.

1. Where is your cell phone? good question....do you know where it is? I can't find it.
2. Your hair? Abundant.
3. Your mother? Pleaser.
4. Your father? Selfish and Forgiven.
5. Your favorite food? Bentley wings.
6. Your dream last night? zero
7. Your favorite drink? Iced Coffee, 6 pumps of classic and whole milk.
8. Your dream/goal? I think his question is overrated. Less dreaming more working.
9. What room are you in? is a cube a room?
10. Your hobby? Projects.
11. Your fear? to lose motivation.
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? on a boat, in my flippy floppies.
13. Where were you last night? Football
14. Something you aren't? serious.
15. Muffins? The batter.
16. Wish list items? world peace...doy!
17. Where did you grow up? Rockwall
18. Last thing you did? Ripped one, kidding! typed these words.
19. What are you wearing? nothing but a smile....oh and sarcasm.
20. Your TV? 50" Samsung
21. Your pets? Cookie
22. Your friends? users.
23. Your life? Grace.
24. Your mood? I have a staff meeting in 15 minutes so irritated.
25. Missing someone? No
26. Vehicle? Shopping list.
27. Something you're not wearing? tutu
28. Your favorite store? Home Depot
29. Your favorite color? Blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? 10/20/2009
31. Last time you cried? a month.
32. Your best friend? best is so specific.
33. One place I go over and over? carpet.
34. One person who emails me regularly? some guy wanting me to enlarge.
35. Favorite place to eat? Allie's

Makeover......part 2.

This was the next project, the hallway. We ripped up the carpet and starting installing a new Bruce floor. We went with real hardwood since that is what we had in our entry way and they luckily they still make the same color and style.

Here is the first phase from the entry way to the living room.



Another view.



After the quarter round install.



Down the hallway to the girls rooms.



Post the final pics soon.

Makeover......part 1.

After about 9 years at our house we decided it was time to do some stuff we'd been really wanting to do for awhile. Other circumstances kinda forced our hand but here is what we've done so far . So we stained all the bedrooms concrete after pulling up the carpet, can't really explain what is under carpet but trust me it is an awakening. The color we used was coffee and here is some photo's of our progress. We also ripped all the hallway carpet up and put down more wood in the high traffic area. So here is the skinny on what's up.

Here is the supplies. Well the supplies I had to purchase anyway. Labor of course was free.


This is what left after the carpet was pulled up and the concrete got scrubbed with just water. That took all of the texture overspray off. The stripper was used on all the paint over spray. That was pain to take up.


Here is the final before the TSP wash which opens the pores of the concrete up to absorb the stain.
This is half sprayed on and half painted on. We liked the painted so we went with that, but this is for Ryan so she can get an idea of the difference. There was too much grey for us, so we decided to go with something a little darker since the walls of our bedroom are light.

This is the look we preferred. Getting close to being finished here. I will post the final pics after the baseboards are painted and the room is back together.

Are you tracking with me....

Move in Day Pt. 1

I have to say that Wednesday was one of the most surreal days in our lives. A day to be excited about, a day to be incredibly terrified of, it was the college move day for Emilee. I don't know that anyone really wanted the summer to end, but we all knew this day would come. Its a incredibly overwhelming realm of emotions, it really is. You are excited that a new chapter of growth is starting, a new phase of your life, but you feel this overwhelming helplessness that comes with having to just......let.......her........go.....

We grew up with Emilee, we were such kids when we became parents. I remember feeling the exact same way I did Wednesday.........excited, scared, blessed, overwhelmed, proud.

You never forget the first time you hold them.....when they walk.....when they say your name the first time.....when you drop them off at daycare.....when they go to school.....the first time you leave them overnight. God stamps those moments in your mind but more importantly he etches them on your heart. Incredible how much he lets us in on.

But we all survived...or mostly anyway. The goodbye was tough...IT WAS SO TOUGH!

On the move....


Hello, you can't move without food and drink or ice cream.


Is this college or prison?


I want you to move this over here dad, I changed my mind.


Get your Lion Camp on!


Look what we stole at Chick-Fil-A......mints! Is that considered a meal?

Gosh this crap is heavy!


Well my internet works that makes us happy!

Tunes and TV!


Mimi giving instructions.


Mimi giving more instructions, and screwing up the shelves! HA HA!


Em......it's almost time for us to go. Please don't look at us that way.


I told you Goodbye's were TOUGH!


Were going back this weekend to finish it up so I'll will Post the finished product. Class starts Monday!

WTF?

So at work when your going to be out of the office we post those messages to a website for anyone in our group to be notified. So Today my boss his message says this.


"WFH - Duane kept me up last night........"

Did you just type another coworkers name in there???....You now know the whole office thinks ya'll live together now??? Seriously kept you up doing what??? Awkward!

I think any POST on any social networking site or web page needs a button to click...That button would say something like this.

"Click this button to check your phrase or post to make sure that people won't spit there coffee out on there monitor because you just said something only a tard would say"

The start of the craziness....

Well I guess officially its starts tonight. The madness that is football. The 3 hour pregame show, the analyst arguing about the in and outs of the flex defense. Don't get me wrong I like me some foozball. From now until February 1st its the "I can't the game is on" season. I do feel for you girls out there because you suffer because of it. All the constant watching of games where your significant other has no vested interest in either team, other than the fact he has a player from the game on one of his 12 fantasy teams. The season of working everything around 12 or 3 on Sunday afternoon. My advice just tell them shopping is a sport and shop, shop, shop away. Seriously just tell him that the game is much better with a big new couch and his food taste way better with some high quality cookware. By the way I do agree its a little odd that he puts on eye black just to watch the game, good luck getting that stain out of his wife beater.