busy...

been really busy..
I'll blog soon..

After..

We are finished! Clay totally worked his butt off yesterday, and managed to move every room and put everything where it needed to go..

My husband rocks!

Our bedroom (above).. We found a comforter set on sale and it just happened to match the wallpaper and the drapes.. The room is bright, roomy and organized.. Love, love, love my room..

Skie's bedroom (above).. She is totally thrilled with her new room.. The room is huge so she has room for all of her things.. She even has her own lounge chair and t.v. area..


My hoodoo room (above).. Exactly how I wanted it.. I even have a nice comfy place to meditate..
Yay me..

We also moved closets, organized linen closets, did all the laundry and cleaned the entire house..
Seriously, my husband? Awesome..

Before...

I decided that I wanted to relocate our bedrooms and redecorate the downstairs bathroom.. We are moving Skie's room upstairs, and our room downstairs, turn the hoodoo room back into a hoodoo room, and move the computer room downstairs also.. Needless to say, the house is in total chaos right now.. But Clay (gods bless him) is determined to get everything finished before bedtime tonight.. This is not a small job.. Closets have to be cleaned out and moved, furniture has to be taken apart, moved and put back together, medicine cabinets have to be moved..

Since we are moving our room downstairs, we will be taking over Skie's bathroom downstairs also.. That was not a plus for me.. I hate that bathroom.. The walls are painted a prison wall grey, and the sink and tub are tiled pink.. Not my choice for bathroom decorum I can tell you! But I think I did a pretty good job..

I would like to say that the bathroom is finished, but I still have to move everything from the bathroom closet upstairs to the bathroom closet downstairs..

Ok.. now for the before pictures...

This is what will be Skie's bedroom (that's her dog, looking very confused by everything)..

This (above) is our bedroom/hoodoo room.. It will soon be the hoodoo room, minus the bedroom.

This (above) is the room that will be our bedroom..


And this (below) is Clay.. Carrying Skie's incredibly heavy headboard up to her new room.. I tell ya, he is busting his ass to make sure everything is finished today..
Stay tuned for the after pics!

Very true for me today..

Libra Daily Horoscope

You may find yourself plagued by feelings of unfocused discomfort today as you endeavor to move smoothly through your usual routine. It is likely that a portion of this unease is related to private matters or your relationships, even if these elements of your life have no role to play in your day’s activities. You may be carrying feelings that originated in the past, though they likely serve no purpose in your current experiences. To quell any moodiness you may feel today, try examining its root. You will likely discover that you can divest yourself of distressing feelings by recognizing that they do not pertain to your life as it exists in the present moment.

Our feelings are typically rooted in specific events or situations, yet we often carry these emotions with us into new circumstances without considering why we do so or the impact they will have on our mind-set. Our emotions, however, need not bleed into one another like fresh paint on the canvas of our souls. When we recognize that life is made up of moments, we gain the ability to erect barriers between one moment and the next. Though we may not always want to do this, it can be a useful talent when we are moving from a sorrowful situation into one of joy as the discomfort we might otherwise have felt is replaced by the pleasures of this other element of our experience. The discomfort you feel today will vanish once you have compartmentalized those emotions that were causing you distress.

Sunday..

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it.. I don't, so I guess it's kind of stupid to say "happy Easter" when you don't celebrate it huh? Oh well

Clay will be home next Sunday.. Time is dragging by as usual.. I have a list of things that need to be done when he gets home.. We need to get the front and back yard picked up.. They both look like crap.. I don't know how the back yard can get so messy when we hardly ever go out there.. We have cars that need new tags, and lots of home improvement jobs to do..

I have sold most of our baby stuff.. We decided against doing anymore foster care.. Too much drama, and frankly too much bullshit.. I decided to do foster care for a few reasons.. We have the room and I am home all day so I have the time.. Plus, I was thinking to myself that since I was a homemaker and I was home all day, that I should be doing more than just cleaning the house, doing the laundry, running the errands, raising our daughter, cooking the meals, doing the shopping, handling the budget, etc.. I mean, Clay goes to another country and works his bum off so that he can 'bring home the bacon', shouldn't I be contributing? So I thought, "hey, I'll do foster care".. My sister did it for years and really seemed to enjoy it, why not? So I took the classes, put in the hours, got my license, and did it..

Funny thing..

I hated it..

Don't get me wrong.. I liked the kids and I liked knowing that I was making a difference in some small way, but other than that? It sucked.. I did not like taking time and attention away from Skie, I did not like taking time and attention away from Clay when he was home, I did not like not being able to go where I wanted when I wanted.. And I did not like people coming in to my house and telling me what to do..

Well then it hit me.. You know what? I like being a homemaker.. I like having only one child.. I like cleaning the house, doing the laundry, running the errands, raising our daughter, cooking the meals, doing the shopping, handling the budget, etc.. And you know what else? I'm pretty damn good at it too..

So, here I was thinking that I needed to be doing more with my life, when all along, I was doing exactly what I wanted to do in the first place.. Not to mention, there are lots of women who would love to be at home full time with their kids but can't..

So what the hell was I bitching about??

Moving..? Again.. Maybe..?

Still nothing happening worth blogging about..

Today Clay was talking about moving back to Idaho.. I don't know how serious he was..

I reminded him how hard it would be to find a house there that would allow us to have our pets, not to mention how happy Skie is here..

But this is the second time he has brought it up, so we will see what happens..

Dammit..

It's snowing..

ugh

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"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend.
You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."

No, not really a prankster.. Not really that funny either..