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We got a Pup.

We are animal people.

My dream pet would be a pot bellied pig.
One that I could train to live in the house.

And then I wake up and see that I have three kids, and remember I like a clean house.

And a pig would be just that.  A pig. 

So we got a dog.
We already had a cat.  And we enjoy the cat. 

Some of friends told us they wanted to get rid of their dog.  They live in town and didn’t have time for her anymore.  They knew she would love country life.  So they brought her to us on Wednesday.

And they were right, Ellie loves the country life.  She loves to go out and just run. 

 

Fall

Fall is one of my favorite seasons.  I especially love decorating for is. 

I added some fall colors to my tool caddy. 

I got this window pane from my parents glass shop.. they have a bunch of them.  Score!! 

Hope you are enjoying the changing of the seasons. 

September

David got his tonsils out Thursday and we are just chilling out for the rest of the weekend.

Hoping that at least some of us get to go see the Diary of A Wimpy Kid movie this weekend. 

Lots of football for this month. Missing some of it. Homecoming next week.  I love the parade.

Wednesday night church starts this month.  New classes for everyone.

Mom gets to go on a field trip and work at the school a couple days this month. 

A big wedding at the end of the month, that we can not wait for!!  ♥

Cooler weather, sweatshirts and hot cocoa.

The Long Weekend

I love long weekends.  Especially during the school year.  The extra day or so is wonderful.  However, we are all on school schedule, so there wasn’t too much sleeping in.  Oh well. 

We took in David’s first Middle School games, which was a Jamboree so it’s all about learning.  I enjoyed watching and understanding it all.  Anxious for the season. 

We went camping with some girlfriends and their kids. An annual event, but we waited too long to plan this trip.  So we planned one for next summer already.  I  love that my friend was totally rocking her vintage bus.  We. Are. Awesome. 

It was a weird weekend, but a fun weekend.  Now, I’m making my To Do list for the week. 

An Art Table

I thought I had pre-posted this for Monday, but I forgot. Sorry!

I haven’t posted it yet, but I have an entire room in our home dedicated to being creative. I have always loved being creative. My family is full of creative people… my mom has always been sewing something, my dad is always building something, my Grandma was a great seamstress and she loved to paint. My aunts are knitters and quilters. So I think it’s hereditary. Or at least I want it to be.



I do let the kids in the craft room and let them make a mess with me in there. We have been kitting kits from Kiwi Crate and they often like to make cards to send to their cousins.

However, I’ve been inspired but Meg Duerksen and I’ve seen peeks of her kids at their art table. I wanted there to be a place dedicated to where the kids could get crafty. I’ve thought about placing it in my room, but I wanted it to be more out in the open, so if we are watching TV, they can be coloring or if I’m making dinner, they can be painting.

So I decided I wanted a small rectangle coffee table, that would fit without being in the way, and the kids could sit on the floor to work. I posted an ad on the local online garage sale, and guess who answered? My mom! lol… so I went across the road and picked up this table.

I hauled it over, and washed it up. The glass had been siliconed into the table, so I couldn’t take it out.

I just taped some newspaper on it, and then sprayed it black. Amazing what some black spray paint can do.

And then I set it up in the dining area, under the kids clipboards.

Eventually, I’d like to find some larger baskets to put underneath, but for now, this plastic tote is working. There is paper, markers, and crayons underneath. I’ve got some paint brushes and scissors and tape. The should be set to go now.

I’m not worried about how the table will end of looking. If I can’t wash it off, I can always haul it out and spray another layer of paint on.

Above the table I have the clipboards and picture frames. We had this in our old house as well. I bought some 12x12 frames and cheap longer clipboards – and guess what – spray painted them black!    Initially, I wanted to change out the scrapbook pages monthly, but I love these photos and pages, so they will stay up for longer!

I also wanted clipboards to store papers and such that the kids need or bring home from school. It keep the clutter off the fridge. Or on the floor in front of the fridge like usually happens.

David has his Wrestling pictures hung up.

RC needs to get crafty and show off some art work. (He does currently have spelling words on there!)

McKinley has a lion colored on the first day of school, and a turkey she colored after tracing her hand.

Around the corner, in the living room cabinet, we have more coloring pages, and paper and crayons. I’ve also got a cabinet in the craft room for more supplies.

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