watch out for that ..... !!!!!!

Oh swearword, as Kaitlyn would say. :)

Wells finally got his driver's permit renewed and we are all out driving now. Trying to get 40 hours with two kids is HARD!! I've had to double my anxiety meds. :) Well not really, but some days. It's fun to listen to them correct each other as they are both strong drivers in different areas. Wells can do everything really well, except he cuts corners on turns...any type of turn even the turns for parking (watch out for that car!!). Kaitlyn has to talk to herself to do everything correctly. She is getting better at everything except slowing down SLOWLY. Fast stops? check! Slow decrease is speed (watch out for that turn! kid! UGH!!!).

We are hoping to have them driving on their own in the next couple of months. Then we just have to decide whether or not they get their own car. What do you think? car or not?

let the dating begin!!

I have such good news! Both Kaitlyn and Wells have dates to the Sweethearts' Dance on February 12th! I am so excited for them both, FIRST DATES! Kaitlyn filled balloons with confetti and then put her name in a couple of them, stuffed them all in a garbage bag and wrote on it "It would be a party if you would go to the dance with me". He told her yes yesterday but said he would figure out a fun way to answer back for sure. No, she is not going with her "almost" boyfriend. He was asked by another girl before Christmas!! Wells was asked by one of Katilyn's good friends. He was a little freaked out about it all. When I asked him if he was ok, he asked what he had to do. I told him it was a girl's choice dance so he just got to go along for the ride! He likes that idea.

What's funny is that none of the girls can legally drive non family passengers and one of the girl's parents insist that someone over 18 drives. So, one of the parents will get to play chaperone all day long. It will be interesting to see what happens. I'm so excited for them both!!

after carpet

This has been a long time coming but finally...here are some after pictures!! I really wanted to get more up before I took these so I will have to finish up my small adjustments and post some more!!

 This is my new favorite corner. You can see thing on my shelf, my beautiful wainscoat, and all the paint colors. I want to get 1-2 ladder shelves for the very corner. Will be thanking Glen for his amazing Christmas present for those!!

We moved the piano to a new wall. I love it here. I am going to paint four pictures with yellow flowers to place on the wainscoat around the piano. They will be fabulous!! :) 

Down the hallway and into the bedrooms. It is amazing what a new color of carpet will do. Our house really looks different. And we just love how squishy the carpet is!!

 The corner downstairs where the bookshelves used to be. I'm loving the blue wall...loving. We haven't pulled everything back out and are enjoying the room. I really do need to unpack though. We through away one truck full of stuff and I want to get rid of another.

Just another picture of the downstairs. We moved this big couch down and took the love seat up to better fit our needs. Everyone loves watching TV now cuz there is enough room for all of us to sit.

I still have a lot to do, mostly little things to finish everything up. Melinda told me to concentrate on one room at a time and get it the way I want before moving one. Sound advice! I'm starting with the living room. The next pictures should have curtains and yellow flower paintings!