The renovations continue....

One more room down, probably 12 more to go. Sherwin Williams was having a great sale on their paint so we decided to buy 5 gallons of the color that we picked. I like to have some color and contrast, but I'm not a bold person who likes dark or overbearing colors. I need the room to be bright and uplifting for my mood. We taped and prepped and painted until we were tired. Everything was looking so different and so much like a house that is put together that not until the end did we realize how dark the color really is. Don't get me wrong....it looks good but it is darker than I expected. I'm not sure that I want it in the hallway and throughout the kitchen and living area. Todd was pretty annoyed. Should I live with a home that is painted like a dungeon throughout?? After some frustrated comments under our breath we have decided to mix in white paint to lighten it up. Problem solved. All in all I like the front room and I'm confident that the rest of the house will look great.....a bit lighter. We won't even go into how tough it was for Todd to prime and paint the wood trim. It feels more clean and fresh now.

A visit to the zoo.

Regular happenings around here.

We had some family in town for the weekend over Conference weekend. The girls always have a nice visit with Grandma and Grandpa and Kerri.

Devyn has just started rolling over so this picture is of one of her firsts.

Fire hazard

The other day while I was downstairs moving a dresser from one room to the other, I heard the smoke alarm go off upstairs. At first I didn't think it was the smoke alarm because I had only been downstairs for about 3-5 minutes but the loud annoying beep got me concerned. As soon as I got to the stairs I realized that it was the smoke alarm so I ran up stairs to check things out. I caught a glimpse of Morgan taking off into the other room leaving the microwave door swinging open with smoke filtering out of it. As I got closer I saw a plastic green plate with only a memory of a grilled cheese sandwich sitting on it. The sandwich was black and the plate was melted. it was even melted to the microwave. I took care of the smoke alarm and opened all the windows and doors and then proceeded to deal with Morgan. I was pretty mad. Not only because we were moments away from a fire or because Devyn was asleep down the hall from the kitchen but because only a week before I had found Morgan warming up a soda bottle in the microwave. It had sprayed soda all over and I had made it clear that she is not to operate the microwave without my help. I was very clear on the possible dangers such as......a fire, maybe. I was really upset and she was too. I actually found her hiding behind a chair with a hot pad in her hand. She was prepared to take out a hot plate. I guess she didn't expect the smoke. Oh, and the microwave still had 2 minutes and 50 seconds left to go. We would have for sure had a fire. I think sometimes it is more of a miracle that we stay alive or that terrible things don't happen more often. I think more often than not we barely escape tragedy.

fun baking.

I found a picture in the Family Fun magazine of some cupcakes that look like apples. My creative juices started flowing and I wanted them. Sometimes I am that fun Mom who does things like that.......sometimes.