The Busy:
Today I traded vehicles with Nicky so I could use his truck to take loads to the dump and pick up a dresser for the girls. Man, was it hot today!! I had Savannah and Juan (and the boys, of course) help with 3 dump runs and then pick up the dresser. We bought a $30 dresser from a thrift shop nearby. I was so happy to find a cheap, decent quality dresser. We washed it down then sanded it and finally painted it. Savannah is so happy to have a place to keep her clothes!
I'm not sure why I posted this, but I felt very accomplished today. It took most of the day and I was glad I hadn't planned on doing anything else major today. I usually try to plan on too many jobs in too short a time, so it was good today. I have a list for tomorrow and a list for Thursday to get ready for the trip. I'm pooped just thinking about.
The Bold:
Remember Savannah had received a modeling contract last month? She has 2 months to get her photo cards made and return them with her signed contract. We've put it off because the cards cost a little bit of money. Well, I decided that we needed to get the cards made before we left for the trip so we can return the contract as soon as we return. So, yesterday I asked her about the contract. She said she couldn't find it. She said she'd been keeping it in a specific location to keep it safe, but now it was gone. Nicky even said he'd seen it just the day before, but again, didn't know where it was now. Bummer. I searched her room last night. Then I searched the multiple garbage bags she filled with her room contents and put in the garbage cans. I searched the rest of the house. Finally, I gave up. I decided to pray about it. Not only pray, but taking lessons learned from my friend, Linda, I prayed boldly and with confidence. I specifically asked God to help us find it before 5pm today (Tuesday). I told Savannah and Juan that I was going to send an email to the company asking for another copy, but not until after 5pm. They asked why and I told them. Then, today, we found it. In a box in the corner of her room. At 1:30pm. Wow! What an awesome lesson for the kids to have been a part of, seeing God's faithfulness in such minor details. It showed them that praying boldly and specifically makes a difference. I was thrilled.....and so relieved....too.
Well, that's it for now. I'm not sure I'll have time to post again before I go, so if not, I'll catch you on the flip side. See ya! :-)
Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Before and After
Well, I'm finally posting the before and after pictures of my back room. I've only been working on this room for about a month now, and finally finished it sometime last week. Ahhh.....
I'm beginning the tour with the least noticeable change. This is the game shelf. Oh, by the way, some of the original pictures were taken with the camera turned longways, except I forgot that on Blogger, I can't rotate the pictures. Bummer. That means that some of the pictures, you'll have to turn your head to get a good view. Anyway, back to the game shelf. This was the first place I worked, mostly because it was bothering me the most. This was actually on my list for last summer's jobs, but unfortunately, I didn't get to it. So, here I was, again this summer, facing the game shelf. So, I began here and the very first day, I got rid of at least 12 games that were missing enough pieces so we couldn't actually play the game. A couple of them were games that were mostly in tact, but we never, ever played them. Thus, out they went. I filled a construction grade, 30 or larger (I'm not sure) gallon bag with games and out it went into the trash. Here is the before and after. It doesn't look much different, but believe me, it is.
Ok, actually, these two pictures are the after photo first and the before photo second...did I do that on all of them???
Yep, I did. Argh. Anyway, here is the kid book shelf. Unfortunately, the little table is in the way, but compared to the before picture, you can see the difference. I did take a bunch of books off and gave them away, and I even threw some falling-apart ones away. Hey, that's big for me!! lol I also organized the shelf and notice the top of the shelf. BTW, the big blue bins to the left are the kids' school boxes. Each homeschooled kid gets a box to keep all their books, supplies, notebooks, etc. in. It helps keep the overall room organized, even though the bins are big and ugly. Oh well, you can't have it all.
Now, this one has a HUGE difference. Ahhh.... I just love this one! This is the bookshelves I have along the back of the room, under the windows. They have just kept getting stuff piled on top and on the shelves. As a matter of fact, it was getting so loaded that we were starting to cover up the windows!!
I'm beginning the tour with the least noticeable change. This is the game shelf. Oh, by the way, some of the original pictures were taken with the camera turned longways, except I forgot that on Blogger, I can't rotate the pictures. Bummer. That means that some of the pictures, you'll have to turn your head to get a good view. Anyway, back to the game shelf. This was the first place I worked, mostly because it was bothering me the most. This was actually on my list for last summer's jobs, but unfortunately, I didn't get to it. So, here I was, again this summer, facing the game shelf. So, I began here and the very first day, I got rid of at least 12 games that were missing enough pieces so we couldn't actually play the game. A couple of them were games that were mostly in tact, but we never, ever played them. Thus, out they went. I filled a construction grade, 30 or larger (I'm not sure) gallon bag with games and out it went into the trash. Here is the before and after. It doesn't look much different, but believe me, it is.
Ok, actually, these two pictures are the after photo first and the before photo second...did I do that on all of them???
Yep, I did. Argh. Anyway, here is the kid book shelf. Unfortunately, the little table is in the way, but compared to the before picture, you can see the difference. I did take a bunch of books off and gave them away, and I even threw some falling-apart ones away. Hey, that's big for me!! lol I also organized the shelf and notice the top of the shelf. BTW, the big blue bins to the left are the kids' school boxes. Each homeschooled kid gets a box to keep all their books, supplies, notebooks, etc. in. It helps keep the overall room organized, even though the bins are big and ugly. Oh well, you can't have it all.
Now, this one has a HUGE difference. Ahhh.... I just love this one! This is the bookshelves I have along the back of the room, under the windows. They have just kept getting stuff piled on top and on the shelves. As a matter of fact, it was getting so loaded that we were starting to cover up the windows!! After.....
Before.... Isn't that just amazing???
This is the final one. This is a bookshelf I have on the left side of the room and the small shelves along the back windows. I've had it turned sideways, but a friend suggested I turn it forward. Here it is sideways, piled with way too much stuff that's been collected for years. I completely emptied the shelf and cleaned it (as I did the others), then threw out a ton of stuff and gathered enough giveaway books to fill a whole box. I was happy to find many friends who wanted all the books and didn't have to throw one of the good ones away.
I am completely amazed at the transformation in my back room! It looks sooo much bigger and is so decluttered it's really exciting! We have room to move around and it's all organized. I love being in there now! I found a new place for my scrapbook stuff (in another, less obtrusive location within the same room) and I will be able to get to it easier, as needed. Even though it was very difficult and frustrating working on it (and actually starting to work on it), I'm so happy it's done and so pleased with the outcome. I knew I would be when I finished, but it was just that darn getting started that was killing me.
Before.... Isn't that just amazing???This is the final one. This is a bookshelf I have on the left side of the room and the small shelves along the back windows. I've had it turned sideways, but a friend suggested I turn it forward. Here it is sideways, piled with way too much stuff that's been collected for years. I completely emptied the shelf and cleaned it (as I did the others), then threw out a ton of stuff and gathered enough giveaway books to fill a whole box. I was happy to find many friends who wanted all the books and didn't have to throw one of the good ones away. Before.....
After...hey, I got this one in the right order!! lol
After...hey, I got this one in the right order!! lol
I am completely amazed at the transformation in my back room! It looks sooo much bigger and is so decluttered it's really exciting! We have room to move around and it's all organized. I love being in there now! I found a new place for my scrapbook stuff (in another, less obtrusive location within the same room) and I will be able to get to it easier, as needed. Even though it was very difficult and frustrating working on it (and actually starting to work on it), I'm so happy it's done and so pleased with the outcome. I knew I would be when I finished, but it was just that darn getting started that was killing me. I still haven't gotten to some of my other summer projects, like the garden, cleaning the windows, doing some scrapbooking, weeding the front flower beds, but the big one is done and these others are mostly small enough that I can do them in spurts, as I have time. So, overall, I'm very happy. I can't wait for you to come and see it sometime!!
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