Bedroom Re-do

We have been in our home now for 7months.

The first painting and fixing up was done in the

boys' bedrooms.  They both got paint and new bedding.

Their rooms look great.  Except for the celery green shag

carpet.  But hopefully in the next year we can carpet the whole

house.  Then we did the bathroom conversion into a master bath

with a tile shower.  WE LOVE IT.  It's wonderful.

We ended up with the smallest of the 3 bedrooms so we could have the

"master bath".  When we moved in we just kind of "stuck" our

furniture in and called it good.

We decided to tackle the painting and re-arranging on New Year's Eve.

Did I mention that EVERY wall in this house is/was glossy STARK white?

Well, except for the walls with DARK paneling on them.

Ahem.

Anywhoo.

You can see the difference the paint makes.

It was hard to believe that New Year's Eve it

was warm enough to open windows while we painted!

Helped the drying process a lot.

JB is the trimmer/I am the roller. 

He is much neater with the paintbrush,

I'm a roll and slop kind of gal!  lol

This is the kind of, sort of, finished project. 

The bed is not centered in front of the window.  I have decided

I'm starting a new trend.  The off-centered look.

If we center the bed...I have ZERO room to get out! 

The hideous light above our bed will be gone and a ceiling fan installed

the green carpet will go away...eventually.  I haven't hung anything on the walls yet. 

Will do that soon.  Despite of all that.  I am so happy with the outcome.

My new comforter(out of the clearance bin) is great.

Another checkmark off my list of things to do!

New Year. Giveaway. Re-gift.

It's a new year and what's a new year without a give-a-way?
Have you ever had a give-a-way?
Have you ever given away a gift you received?
Have you ever re-gifted on your give-a-way?



I have not.



But I'm about to change all of that.  I'm not opposed to it, ya know, as long as its NOT USED!

I received many wonderful things for Christmas gifts.  One in particular could not be returned and I already have one.



No it's not going to be used.



It's nothing weird.  I promise.


It's a.........................................







PW COOKBOOK
(the first one)





Surprise!  I already own this cookbook so I have no need for 2 of them...I thought the best way to decide where it should go would be a give-a-way!  (btw, I have approval of the gift giver to re-gift this.  I also am not opposed to re-gifting.  That said, try not to REGIFT the gift to the giver) {smile}



Let me know what new recipe you want to try next and you are entered!  I need some new supper ideas for the new year.  I will pick a winner Thursday evening and announce a winner on Friday.   If you are NOT a follower, please join CowPies & MudPies for 2012! 

buStEd

"What is busted?", you say.

Well, let me say it has something to do with

my brand new(2 months old)

shower door.

We have been enjoying our new master bath

since it was finished around the first of October

It's wonderful.

There was one little thing that was a problem, one of the shower doors needed adjusted

The floor/rug was always a little damp.  The shower door just needed to be adjusted down a bit.

So, my hubby takes it out/off the track to adjust it

I am in the kitchen, cooking supper.

I am pretty far from the bathroom.

The boys are in the basement.

All the sudden I hear a "crash"

Like someone had shot out a window in the house.

JB is hollering.

The boys run upstairs to ask what happened.

I find him standing in the bathroom in a sea of glass.

His hands are cut up and his shirt is covered in glass too.

I am so shocked, I'm nearly speechless.  If you know me,

I'm rarely speechless{grin}

Let's just say that it was a dee-zas-ter.

He was standing there holding the door, getting ready to put it

back on the track when it just E*X*P*L*O*D*E*D in his hands.

Another fine picture of the problem.  Only sideways.  I am tired and frustrated with

trying to get my pics to stay turned the right direction.  When I download them and fix them in picasa

they NEVER stay when I download them to blogger. {boo-hiss on that}

I spent over an hour just scooping up broken glass.  I had 2 paper bags nearly half full of it.

I had to throw away my brand new {on sale} shower rug that I really liked.

Once I got it scooped up...I started in with the sweeper.  I do like my Rainbow sweeper.

I swept, swept again, and then swept some more.

Then I did it all again.  I was a little nervous to even stand in the shower again. 

Oh yeah, and the grout cracked all along the base of the shower. 

My new door should be in by Jan 4th, yes I'm talking 3 weeks without the door.  Not what

I was thinking, but...

It's Christmas Eve!

Wishing you and your families a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!  May your travels be safe, your fellowship be full of joy and peace.  Have a wonderful time friends!


Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.  Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.  Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.  Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100(NIV)

A New Recipe

We attended a family gathering over the weekend and had lots of delicious food.  But one little jewel stood out for me.
*Cranberry Salsa*
I would have never put those two words together
But let me tell ya, it's like peas and carrots...
Only Better{grin}

If you are like me and still have LOTS of last minute shopping to do and places to go...this is a great little treat and is quick to make.

Cranberry Salsa
1 bag fresh cranberries, chopped
1 8oz can crushed pineapple, drained
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
1/4 onion, chopped
1 jalapeno, chopped and seeds removed
Cilantro, to taste
1/4 tsp salt

I think I would add more onion and jalapeno, but that's how my family and I roll, we {heart} spicy.
Some tortilla chips and a bowl of this and you are ready to rock and roll!  Enjoy!


Everyone's talking WHITE CHRISTMAS, but I think we are going to be too far east for that.  It's been raining here since about 630 this morning...thankful for the moisture.  If you are traveling, don't forget to check the roads and be careful!!
Merry Christmas Friends

E.M.A.W.

If you are a Purple People you know what this means

Every Man A Wildcat

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Back in September I found out that KSU Men's basketball was coming to Wichita to play West Virginia.

I knew I had to get tickets for this game and give early gifts to the boys.

Not only was it going to just be in Wichita(1 hour from our house) they were playing Coach Huggins

the mentor for our current coach, Frank Martin.  Coach Martin was the assistant to Huggins several years ago.  Then all the hoopla came with Big 12 comings and goings...now West Virginia is joining us in our conference next year.

This is as we are walking to the Arena.  We only had to park a few blocks away.  I was glad, because I couldn't take my camera into the game and had to walk back to the van to drop it off.  I was not happy.  There are no pictures like I had hoped.  I will say that when I got back to the entrance and had to be searched again...I intentionally got into the line I was in to begin with and got the same guy who told me I couldn't take my camera in and apologized.  I chose to NOT be happy and regretted it.  So, I chose to get happy and apologize.  It wasn't his fault.  *note to self, cannot take cameras with removable lenses to Intrust Bank Arena*

Despite the loss of the double overtime game{sad face}

We had the best time.  My boys were sooooo excited and had a blast.

We all had a blast! 

When we got home from school, I made them sit in the car for a bit~I literally had not had time to wrap the new t-shirts and tickets during the week, so I laid them out on the table.  They came in and saw them and were so excited.  It was priceless.  I miss my boys being babies, toddlers, etc, but it was so much fun to go and cheer on the CATS with them and watch them get into the game.  Loved it. {smile} 

Sweet Potatoes, Ducks and such

This my friends is a picture of heaven. 

Well, a delicious and favorite dish of my family's.

We only eat it at Thanksgiving.

When I say family, I mean extended family. 

My guys are weird and don't care for sweet potatoes.

That have butter, brown sugar and pecans.

It is W*O*N*D*E*R*F*U*L

IF you like sweet taters {smile}

My crazy, wonderful, onrey guys...and mutt dog.

We attempted family pics on Sunday afternoon.

After grumbling and arguing over what would be worn.

This is what I got.  I am trying to be glad {smile}

It decided to be COLD and WINDY for the day.

Don't let that sunshine fool ya.

(disclaimer: my pics will NOT turn right side up and due to severe frustration, I've chose to leave them alone! LOL)

My oldest boy, he's 14, he has his Learners Permit to drive.

He's now 5'8", he's grown 3 inches since March and wears a size 13 shoe.

He LOVES to hunt.  He brought home 2 ducks. 

I don't eat duck.  I don't plan to cook duck. 

He says he's going to make duck jerky.  After the mess he made

soaking the meat in salt water...we'll have to talk about WHERE the jerky

will be made. {smile}

Can I just say M*E*S*S*Y cook?????

 

another try at family pic...JB looks cold, CB would NOT scoot to his right, I have the dog on my hind side and hair flying high and ZB is the only one who looks good...for a change.  He had a serious case of goofies and was ridiculous.

We did end up with one decent pic, everyone looking presentable.

Even Angel the mutt.{grin}

My boys are getting one early Christmas present tomorrow and I will have pics from that.

Can't wait to share~after tomorrow of course!

Have a great evening friends.