Merry Christmas

I've had a wonderful Christmas this year... except we are not done yet!  We still have to meet up with my family for ours since they went to visit my Mom's parents.

I did a secret santa from my Cavalier forum. Here's a few photos of Maverick with his gifts!

Look at the beautiful wrapping!

He got a matching coat too and he's holding onto a squeaky reindeer

Squeaky Chicken leg for the dog allergic to chicken

He loves it!

It's been a wonderful Christmas season. Celebrating with both of my Husband's parents, our nieces, and my sister and her boy.. I mean "Manfriend".

Looking forward to the New Year, will probably deploy our Red Lobster gift cards soon. Yum Yum!

Last but not least Week before Christmas

The tree is up and beautiful. I think this maybe the 1st year that I've put up all the the ornaments on all sides of the tree.

Most of my shopping is done but I still have my dad and sister's boyfriend or manfriend as she calls him.  Luckily we're doing Christmas after the New Year due to family timing issues.  I'm so excited to own my own home this year as I get to decorate outside.  Last year with living upstairs and having a tenant in the lower unit I felt like I was invading his space when I'd be in the front yard or on the porch.  This year I have icical lights hung from the bottom of the upper balcony and my fake wire deer in the front.  Makes me smile to pull up and see the lights from the street, it feels like I really do own the property now.

I'll post photos later of the lights... tomorrow is the shortest day of the year anyways.

My secret santa gift has arrived for my dog from the dog forum that I'm on often.  I can't wait to open the packages tomorrow.  I feel a bit bad since my gift didn't get out till Friday so it most likely won't make it to Canada till Friday.

Stockings were made my Mother-in-Law when My hubby was little.

Over Organizing = Clean Home?

I've been reading a lot about de-cluttering from this blog. I have found it very helpful and inspiring to the point that I have removed 4-5 30gal trash bins worth on unnecessary items. Some was trash, most of donated and some was given to friends and family.  Taking it a bit at a time has really helped instead of tackling it full speed ahead and running out of energy. I have also taken "A Do It Now" path with cleaning and keeping the house clean.  If I see something out of place I take care of it right then.  Each night before I go to bed I double check that everything has been picked up and then I lay out a new dish cloth and hand towel in the kitchen.  It helps staying on top of the dishes easier since the towels are fresh and clean. Every morning I make the bed pick up anything that got missed the night before.

Here's my husband's over organized  t-shirt drawer.  I am always looking for ways to organized his stuff that he'll put them away or when he pulls something out they don't all come out and the drawer can't be closed.  I also color coordinated them and he's closet too but it all just looks blue.

 

I found the this idea on this blog. I love how quirking and truthful she is.   Her love of thrift shopping matches mine.

November to Remember?

I have been so busy... doing nothing. No just kidding.

Our team got killed in 2nd round playoffs so earlier then normal end to the football season.  I miss the girls like crazy.  Winter season tryouts came and went with no one! So I'm off for the winter.

Thanksgiving and Deer hunting have came and gone with good food but no venison in the freezer.

The tree is up and Monster keeps stealing all the stuffed ornaments from it!

I will try to get one of him with them in his mouth.

I did catch the kitties snuggling

October Updates

Wow Have I been busy!  The school I coach cheerleading at is currently undefeated with only one game left in the season!  Friday night's game we beat the team that we have lost to the last 2 years! We also had the 5th-8th grade cheeleaders join my varsity team.  Here's a photo from when a local TV camera came.

 

A couple home updates.

My Father and Husband installing new windows for the upper tenant.  We'll still be rocking plastic covering.

Painted cupboards and the hubby joking about all the counter space

Scrubbed and Scrubbed all the paint off the Hardwoods

pretty pretty fan

New Feet Upstairs

So our new tenant moved in on the 25th!  Everything is going wonderful!  It was a race to finish the upper unit but it's beautiful now! Here are a couple before and afters.

Bathroom

Before

After

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More to come on the lower as I get a moment to take them. Cheerleading starts next Monday so I'll be busy with them.

Water and I don't Mix!

So with only a 2 weeks till i need to be out of my upper unit I'm freaking out a bit!

I broke my arm on the 3rd of July in a jet ski accident. We'll it's not fully broken but a tendon from my rotator cuff pulled a chuck of bone off. A lot of pain and I can't lift anything! Luckily we are able to move all our stuff into the basement of the lower unit that we are moving into till we finish everything!