Color me finished!

So I finally finished the girl’s rooms. They have been done for a while but I needed to move a few pictures on the walls that had beds put in front of them. I got that done a few minutes ago. They both look really cute I think. Then on Wednesday I decided that I was going to paint their bathroom... Orange, bright orange. After a lot of stress and tears because I totally suck at painting, the room is orange. I was going for a bright sherbet color but Travis says it looks more TN Vols orange. Whatever. I was kind of freaking that it looked bad but now that I have all the stuff in it I gotta say I am happy with my bright orange bathroom. I went shopping today to see if I could find a towel for the towel bar and towel hooks like this but with 4 hooks (couldn't find so this is still left to complete and will go under the word splash in the photos) and I found a cheap towel but it is not what I want for the long haul. I ended up at Old Time Pottery and found shower curtain hooks that are bright orange and hot pink balls. OMG they match my shower curtain so cute and they were only $1.50! I also found some letters at Hobby Lobby 1/2 price so I bought some of those for in there too :) I think it looks cute, I definitely don't think the color is something most other people would like but I do :)

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day everyone!! What have you done lately to help out our environment?? Do you recycle? It is important and easy to do so if you don't already make today the day that you start.
REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE!!

Here are some fun facts:

*If every home in America replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL, in one year it would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of more than 800,000 cars.

*40 million water bottles are used every day and only 15% are recycled

*Using reusable shopping bags can save the average American 300 to 700 plastic shopping bags per year, which will save 3 to 7 gallons of crude oil. A population of 100,000 can save up to 14,000 barrels of oil per year using reusable bags.

* 27% of the newspapers produced in America are recycled.

* Each ton (2000 pounds) of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water. This represents a 64% energy savings, a 58% water savings, and 60 pounds less of air pollution!

* Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these jars are recyclable!

* The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.

* A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years or more to decompose -- and even longer if it's in the landfill.
* To produce each week's Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down.

*Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees.

* If all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year!

* An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now!

* Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline

Our Day

It was a beautiful day today. I thought it was going to be an awful day when I woke up this morning and both girls threw fits over clothes and were just mouthy and awful. After Mykenzie was at school for her final day of her TCAP testing I got Kaylee ready and we met some friends at Chick Fil A for some playtime and some lunch. The whole group of us went to Target and did some shopping. I picked up the shower curtain for the girls bathroom before they sell out of them. Then Kaylee and I headed across the street to Walmart so I could get Mykenzie some new gym shoes for school. Kaylee has been begging to go to an ice cream shop for a little over a week now and though we had ice cream from DQ we ate it at home and that just wasn't the same for her. So I took her to Dippin Dots for an ice cream treat before we went to get Mykenzie.


After Mykenzie got home we went outside and played. The girls played on the swings and we played some soccer. The best part of the day is when we tried to fly a kite. OMG you would think that by the time you were 27 years old you would be able to fly a kite properly. Well then you would think wrong because I can't do it. I look like there is something wrong with me as I was running around the yard with a kite over my head. I gave up. We threw the kite in the trash.
Travis came home and we grilled burgers and corn on the cob for dinner and now the girls are putting on pjs and getting ready for bed. Mykenzie is having a fit because she can't find her pj shorts so my day is now ending just the same as it started. Joy. So the beginning and ending of my day sucked but the middle was pretty great.

Growing up

Mykenzie is getting a new bed that will be delivered any time now. Kaylee is getting to big for her toddler bed and it was time to get a bigger bed for her. We decided that it made sense for Mykenzie to get a full size bed and to give the twin to Kaylee. Kaylee has more toys in her room so she needs more floor space than Mykenzie and neither of their rooms are that big. So after ALOT of searching we finally found a bed. It is a white sleigh platform full sized bed with a trundle. Since they are delivering it today we broke Mykenzie's current bed down and moved it into Kaylee's room and she just slept in there last night. (side note:thank God I talked myself out of having them share a room! Bad idea) With the toddler bed set up next to the twin it made me a little sad to see how they have both grown up so much.






Now I have to find bedding for both girls rooms, which will probably mean redecorating completely ;-)

Biggest Loser Finale! Tonight!!!

I am a huge Biggest Loser fan! You get so attached to the contestants and it is so exciting watching them transform their lives. Tonight is the finale of the couple edition. The people that I really wanted to win have already been booted (I love Brittany and Bernie) but I am hoping one of them win the money for losing the most weight at home. This is the first REAL chance that a woman has to actually be named the biggest loser. I am counting down the hours till the 2 hour LIVE finale! Go Ali and Kelly!!! I can't wait to see how much more they lost since leaving the ranch! Anyone else out there watching? NBC tonight check it out! You'll get hooked

Sweet and Juicy Perfection!

So I bought a new gadget today. I went to the store and saw pineapple for only 99 cents. This is very cheap for fresh pineapple and I LOVE it. So I bought 2 :) If you have ever eaten and cut fresh pineapple you know it is a total pain in the butt to deal with. Peeling and coring it is a nightmare and generally leaves you with next to no pineapple to actually eat and enjoy. So I bought a new gadget that slices, skins and cores it all with a few twists of the wrist. I was unsure how well it would work and told a few people I would let them know. Well it was awesome!! I love it and for $9 it is well worth the investment if you are a pineapple lover!

Spring??

It was spring. We had some really beautiful days. We had 2 days that were over 80 degrees. Now it is 44 with a high of 47. Tomorrow High is 46 Low 33.
This. Is. Not. Spring.

Good Citizen

Mykenzie was choosen to be a Good Citizen at her school this grading period. Each grading period 3 students are selected per classroom. They had a Good Citizen family breakfast follwed by the awards ceremony. They do a pretty good job at making a big deal out of it and making the kids feel really special that they earned it. They all walk into the gym to music and clapping and they parade around the perimeter and take their places on the stage. Then each grade level is called to the front of the stage, their names are read and they are handed a certificate. They each get a Tshirt as well. Congratulations Mykenzie for doing so well this year and for setting good examples for others :)

Some Ohio Pictures

Here is a link to see all of our vacation pictures! And here are a few random pics

Jaden, Lily and Kaylee



Kaylee and Jaden


Kaylee and Lily


Mykenzie and Uncle Tony riding Jaden's dirtbike


My girls and Rachel's boys


Papa, Abby, Kaylee and Mykenzie