A Little Updating

Back in January I made up my mind I was updating my bathroom.  Boy was that a job!  It took me two weeks to finish the main things, then along the way finishing touches were completed.  The bathroom originally had wallpaper, which I didn't think was horrible, but it was not applied well at all and it was coming off in several places.  Along with that the faucets were looking horrible!  Here is a pick of the old look right after we moved in 6 years ago.

So wallpaper came down, and textured was applied.  In the end I was not very pleased with my texture job, as the style changed as I kept going, lol!  Once I got things on the wall it's not too noticeable and still looks better than the wallpaper.  

         

After looking at various bathroom color combinations I decided I wanted to go with a burnt orange color, bronze for faucets, and ivory for bath decor.  It seemed so bold and different at first, but I really like it!

Something else I found I could do is change my tile grout color.  This was needed so badly!  It was stained, dark, and dirty looking along with being gray. This didn't match what I was doing, and I never thought it matched the color scheme before either.  It was really neat to use the Sherman Williams app to find a color paint to match the tile, and pull out the tan color that is in our tile.  I painted the grout and sealed it, and it worked great!

This Belize Memory Foam bath rug is AWESOME!!!

                                                                                  


I was able to use my old bath caddy by spray painting it with oil rubbed bronze.  It has some flaws, but it still worked and saved some money!

Even painted the soap cover

                                               
After doing this bathroom I am really dreading getting the other one done.  It was more work and money than I had suspected.  I think I've decided to freshen up Breann's room for my next project since it will be simple!

                                                                                

A Scentsy Plug was a perfect finish to the bathroom

Another Year to Make Memories

A new year is always wonderful and so many thoughts come with the start of a new year. My thoughts usually do a little reflecting but then they drift to of a couple special days in the beginning of January. My husbands birthday is January 7th, and this year he turned 40. I really wanted to have a big party for him, but I couldn't make it work in our budget. So we celebrated as family and had a special day with him. Turning 40 is always fun to make a big deal about, but it was really a bigger deal that we were celebrating another birthday with him. It has been a year since he had kidney cancer removed from his body and cat scans continue to show all is well!


We had dinner at Pasquals and it was really nice. Since we arrived right at 5 when they opened we were seated in the back room all by ourselves. Our kids had never been in a restaurant so quiet, so that was interesting, but it made for a great teaching opportunity. Breann stated later that night, "that was a really nice and quiet restaurant, I liked it". I can see her getting taken there a few times in her future by her daddy and it being special time for them.


The kids and I made sure to decorate a little for his birthday....














... and of course there had to be 40 candles

















My husband is a special person, and he shows us love unconditionally in our home. I always think of him as the better half that I continuously can learn from. He strives to keep a positive attitude no matter what. His willing heart is always open to doing for others. He is committed to serving God and that is a strength in our home like nothing else could be. I am blessed to have such a man in my life to be my husband, I love him!

Then we go to January 9th being Colten's birthday. He turned 5 on this one, and sometimes I can't believe it. I think it really hits home with me because 8 months from now he will be starting school. I will miss not having anyone at home with me during the day for sure! On Monday we let Colten pick the dinner, and he wanted chicken tenders and a roll. During the day Colten and I made chocolate cupcakes with fudge pudding filling and Toy Story deco. I don't know how many times he used the phrase, "well today is my birthday, so....", to have everyone answer to him and the things he wanted to do. It was funny!


















FAMILY IS IMPORTANT, HAVE FUN & ENJOY LIFE!!!