Free Dresser Makeover

On one of my weekly trips (seriously...I think I may need a support group for this addiciton)

to the Habitat for Humanity store I saw this.

I was kind of like "eh" until I saw the FREE sticker on top

then I was like "WHOO HOO"!

Who cares if it's missing 2 drawers, some pulls, is partially laminate

 - it's FREE

Seriously when I see those free stickers I get a rush of adrenaline

similiar to the kind you get when you find a fabulous deal

on killer cute shoes

I proceeded to pull it out from under a pile of junk

check out the drawers and what not

only to find out it is heavy, solid and has dovetail drawers

I double checked to make sure it wasn't mis-marked and then

called for reinforcements to get it home

It sat in my garage for a while

while I tried to determine what I wanted to do with it

I finally dragged it downstairs with the help of my hubby

I proceeded to paint it a calm green, then a burgandy and finally a cool gray

I have the hardest time making a decision on color!

I was going to use this in my craft room for storage

but then my 3 year old saw it and determined it should go in her room

So I added some pink baskets

painted the inside of the drawers pink

and now it resides in Lilly's room

and I we love it

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3 year old's take on Marriage

We have a family wedding coming up this summer

It's a "P" family wedding so it's going to be fun

The type of fun that starts with a capital F

They always are

There is one member of our family that is super excited about this one

Lilly is already asking me when it will be summer

so we can go to the wedding

She is excited because she has heard rumors of cake & dancing

I don't know how we are going to get her to wait the 4 months before it is here

We were discussing the wedding yesterday on the way home

and the following conversation took place

Lilly:  Mommy when are you and me going to get married

Me:  Honey you and I aren't going to get married, that's not how it works.

Lilly:  Well when are Nolee and I going to get married

Me:  You and Nolee aren't going to get married either...(thinking of how to explain this)...

when two people who love eachother very  much

and they are older

they can get married if they so choose

Lilly:  But I do love you and Nolee very very much

Awww how cute is she :).

3 year old's take on anatomy

So I was having a conversation with Lilly the other day

while she was on the potty doing her business

and she proceeds to tell me the following..

Lilly: Mom, did you know that the food goes in my mouth

and then travels through my tummy and comes out my back butt?

Me:  (smiling) Oh really, how does it go through your tummy?

Lilly:  Well it has to twist and turn it's way around

and then...(imagine her grimacing here as she concentrates)

it has to go through some really hard wall things - that's why it hurts

and those really hard wall things are my brains.

Me:  Imagine me laughing hysterically here.

Drop Cloth Curtains

I've seen drop cloth curtain DIY posts everywhere

so I figured why not give it a shot

at $17 for a 9x12 piece of canvas material

it was right up my frugal alley

Plus it was hemmed on 3 sides already (after I made my cut)

I bleached (and bleached and bleached...seriously I used a WHOLE bottle)

Added some fabric paint using a stencil

and Voila instant curtains

& I love that I can do her whole room for $32 total!

and I'll have enough material left over to do valances for 2 other windows!

 I'm already trying to think of other designs and ideas to use

drop cloth curtains in our bedroom makeover!

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Our Little Ham

Oh how I just love her little cheesy grins!

Learning the Hard Way

Winter is long

Long enough apparently for a 3 year old to forget somethings

Things like rules

A specific rule being that we do not run on cement

Because if we run on cement and trip and fall

Our lips end up looking like this...

Poor thing!

And Nolee can now say cheese ("eese" - which she does while smiling)

And does so whenever I get the camera out

And I just can't resist snapping another one

Of course by the time I get it on and ready she is usually walking away 



DIY Ugly to Cute Lamp

I bought this lamp for a $1

It was a Cream/Orange/Brass ugly mess but it was $1

If you know me it doesn't take long for you to find out I'm very frugal

and yes that is just a nice word for cheap :).

When I brought it home I got the look from my hubby

The look meaning OMG what did she bring home now

I believe there was even a comment made about it's ugliness

But with a some spray paint, a new shade, some fabric (I had) and crepe paper (I had)

she is now as cute as can be

And I believe I got a "um WOW" from the hubby

I and the best part is it perfectly matches Nolee's curtain's I made!



Happy Tuesday!

New PJ's is definitely a photo op in our house

and this is a very good example of how it goes trying to get both of them to smile at once

On a side note Nolee is now officially in 2T...sniff sniff...she is growing up way too quickly!

2 New Valentine Favorites

There are so many darn cute valentine's gift ideas

Here are two of my favorites

I hope to tackle one of these this weekend

Valentine Ice Cream Cones

Valentine Cute as a Button Cookie Flower

Ohh it's going to be hard to choose!!

Snow Day

Well we all know that Scott gets snow days (lucky)

but with the amazing amount of snow we got last week

even I got to stay home!

It was so nice to feel like a kid again.

We stayed nice and warm inside

Worked on projects/crafts

Watched a movie or two

And just enjoyed an extra day together as a family

It was a great day

And this was our view outside

Of course Lilly and I had to venture out and see how high the drifts really were

In some places they were up to my waist!

Too fun!



Risky Business

Now if only she would slide across the floor with some sunglasses on :). 

Happy Wednesday!