Just a Little Recap

I have been very very bad at blogging lately and I need to be better! For my brother at least on Germany.. (if he reads my blog)
SO here are some things that I haven't blogged about... Just a recap in Pics shall we say

Christmas Dance Concert - Ayns did a dance to Nightmare before Christmas

Jr. Jazz Basketball for Aynsley - first year with "rules" aka fouls

Ryan Jr. Jazz - great games!! 

Vacation to So. Cal - KN Racing - indoor cart racing!

Long weekend to Beaver Canyon - Uncle Tom and Capi came up to go ridin!!

 

BACK TO SCHOOL - Ryan 10th Ayns 6th

Ryans 2nd year of High School Football

The obligatory pic before Red White - yes #77 is huge! 

Aynsleys Birthday!! HAD to have this chalk to color her hair!

Ayns B-day gift.. electric scooter!!

The Boys - 4 wheeling!!

Spring Dance Concert!

Ryan - 4th of July Parade

Ayns - 4th of July Parade

We have been busy! But now that school is back in session it seems like things have slowed down a little - except on Thursdays and Friday - between Dance and Football - these kids keep me hoppin!!! 

It's all about MOM!!

This past week my Mom wasn't available. Kind of in-disposed shall we say. 

My Mom has been called to a service mission in SLC. She had her training this past week. 

I could not carry on a text conversation with her during the day like I do. I didn't talk to her at night. I knew she was probably BEAT and I wanted her to rest. The Hubs, well he was on DAY shift this week, and well she couldn't help me get Lou to school. (Lou was a latch-key kid in the morning....ssh don't tell the authorities)

So let me just state for the record, I depend on my Mom a lot. Probably more than a 30+10 person should.

Well on Friday, let me tell you how happy I was, when this little text came through!!! 

To say that I was excited was an UNDER STATEMENT!! 

I am glad that she is now back in the land of the living. To help me with Lou, and #77.

To have a mid day text conversation. To be my Mom!!  

So with that being said, I can NEVER EVER put into word my sincere thanks for all that my Mom does for me! I will humbly say, I could not survive with out my Mom! 

My Mom ROCKS!! Does yours???

I'm in the MIDDLE of it!

We have been busy with a FEW projects - like 50 ba-zillion it seems. Well not really it just feels like it!
We are
1. Putting wood floor down in the hallway upstairs.
2. Repainting the house - BUH-BYE dark brown/tan and faux finishes - HELL-OO lighter color.
3. Putting up board and batten in the family room.
4. Putting up a back splash in the kitchen.
5. Converting the stairs from carpet to WOOD floors.
6. Re-doing the kids bathroom - once again get rid of the BROWN! Ugh!

Here are pics of work in progress - AKA sneek peak time

Hallway wood going in

AND THIS

Family Room Board and Batten

And I am going to attempt THIS Soon - 

My inspiration, my blog crush, Mandi from Tidbits from the Tremaynes, her stairs are AMAZING - Check them out HERE!!

MY stairs - Soon to look like Mandy's!

This week we are putting up the new back splash!  Found it on clearance for CHEAP!!

Stay tuned for more. We are more than half way done.

What is THEE BEST PART of getting all this done.
Once its done - I GET TO DECORATE!!
Guess what I'm doing??  You will have to wait and see - here is a hint... using Orange, Green, and Pallets!! And a lot of spray paint will be involved!

I will start posting all my DIY adventures over at DIYDOODETTES.BLOGSPOT.COM - its the blog that I share with me Mum!! Check us out!!

My Little Gift to My Mom

My totally wonderful and awesome Mum (insert english accent here)  had a birthday a couple weeks ago.
I made her a little gift.
She is into to DIY and she has always wanted her own tool box.

So I wanted to do a little some-thin some-thin for her birthday.
I looked on line for Pink tool boxes. They were ALL - WAY WAY out of my price range!
But then PINK is not my Moms favorite color.
LIME GREEN IS!!

SOOO - I said to myself. "Self, just paint one!"

Then the wheels started churn'in.
So here is what I did...
I head over to my local Home Depot. And bought a standard, black plastic TOOL BOX.
I taped off the handle and other thingy's that I wanted to leave black or gray.
And I plastic primed away....

Plastic Primer is a MUST! The regular paint wont stick if you don't prime it. (not that I know from experience or anything) 
After the Primer was done drying, I sprayed it LIME GREEN - Mummy's Favorite Color!!
Let is dry for a good 27 hours. (I counted, don't judge)

And here is the final result. (sorry for the cell phone photo, was in a hurry to get to give it to Mummsie and didn't grab my camera)

I added the vinyl, that I just made real quick with my Sillouette!

I think it turned out AMAZING! And the best part was that good ole' Mummsie loved it!! (I think)