Oh My

Today my sweet little Leah turns 5 years old!

 

And I feel so incredibly lucky to be her mom. She is sweet, funny, smart, loving, kind, and beautiful. I am so proud of the young lady that she is growing up to be and can't wait to see what the future holds for her, because I know that it is going to be amazing!

 

Hope that everyone has a lovely day!

 

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Home Alone

...well, almost! I can't believe that summer is over and a new school year has begun. Most of all I can't believe that I have 2 of 3 in school full time.

 

 

 

We had a great first day of school, however we also had some really tired kids. Leah cried 4 times between the time that she got off the bus at 4 to when I made her come in for the night at 7 pm.

I'm not quite sure what I am going to do with myself during the day now that I'm not chasing after 2 kids and all their friends. It's going to be weird to not have people running in and out of my house all day long letting all the air out having fun!

I do know that I am going to try and write more. Since moving into our new house there are some definite things that I want to do and I am going to bring you along for the ride. Remember that I am doing A Bowl Full of Lemons 14 Week Challenge to clean out and organize my house. You can go here to see my kitchen post and look for a garage post or two to pop up this week. It's gonna be fun!

Week 2 - The Garage

So, this is what our garage looked like after a full day of cleaning two weekends ago. We wanted to get it to the point that my husband could park in there (I always park in there). Unfortunately, it didn't stay like this, because we didnt have all the organizational tools that we wanted to use in order to have everything have a place.

 

Organization So Far:

 

 

What Still Had To Go Back Inside:

 

 

Unorganized Stuff:

It Didn't Get Much Better Than This:

 

Since, winter is slowly upon us we want to get this in gear ASAP. We aren't going to be using bikes or strollers or wagons, so we are going to get a rack and some hooks to put these things up and off the floor. That will free up a ton of space seeing as kids things are what takes up the majority of the garage.

 

Anyway, these are the things that I am thinking about getting to help with the organization:

 

 

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My daughters 5th birthday party is next Sunday, so this is the perfect challenge, considering that we want to be able to have it inside, so that there is not a ton of craziness inside.

 

Wish me Luck!



Pencil Pencil Cup

I always like to give my kids new teachers a little gift at the beginning of the school year, just to show my appreciation for all that they do. Sometimes during the school year things get too busy and I don't get a chance, so the beginning of the year is a great time to do it.

This year I decided to do a Pencil Pencil Cup or Vase, depending on what the teacher wants to use it for. I don't remember exactly where I got the idea from, I know it was Pinterest, but I don't know exactly the website, but you can find similar ones here, here, and here.

 

 

 

It was simple to do and didn't take very long. My son loved it and hopefully his teacher will too.

Supplies I Used:
$1 Vase (Walmart)
44 Pencils (Target)
Glue Gun
4 Glue Sticks
Ribbon (Walmart)

14 Week Challenge - A Bowl Full of Lemons

So I joined A Bowl Full of Lemons 14 Week Organizing Challenge and it started September 1st with the Kitchen. However, the kitchen is probable one of the only rooms in our new house that is actually pretty well organized with a place for everything...except, my "paperwork area". It is a MESS!! Or should I say WAS! I managed to get it pretty organized in between the kids starting school this week and trying to get everyone on a new schedule. So, without further ado here are some pictures:

 

BEFORE

AFTER

 





 

 

 

 

 

I think that it turned out pretty fabulous and hopefully it can keep all my paperwork off the kitchen counters, because it drives my hubby bonkers!

 

The next challenge is the garage and starts TODAY!! So, if your house needs a huge overhaul or even a little organizing head on over to A Bowl Full of Lemons and join the fun!