So Much...

There is so much to do and never enough time to do it. Chasing after 4 kids and their clothes always has me lagging behind. Did you put your dirty clothes in the basket? Yes!!! (always sung in unison) Then 2 days later, where's this that or the other... I don't know, was it in the dirty clothes? I don't know, was it? Whatever... If it's not in your dresser, then it wasn't in the dirty clothes. There's even a basket for every room AND the bathroom. Somehow things never make it there. I just can't seem to keep up with it. No matter how much pain and abuse I inflict, they just don't learn.

We still have so much painting to do at the house. The electric work hasn't even begun, although I do think he's done "fixing" the barn. Next spring I'll have to get my hands into it and paint it right.

Does it really have to be bright white?

 Yes, that's my grass. Dead, dead grass. It's been so dry when I mow it (every 2-3 weeks) I'm filthy from the dust that blows up in my face. Speaking of, that's another thing to put on my list of to do's this week. The front is just as bad...

I have to kill the little plants in front of the front porch.

No! Those are not our forever couches, they will end up in the basement for the kids.

When we lost our old house, we left the couch behind because it was broken down and the manufacturer wouldn't honor the warranty. It also saved us about $75 a month in storage fees (our bin was packed out). Eventually this room will be painted and have an area rug, the waiting is killing me. Any ideas for color?

This is my lovely kitchen.

 It's a mess right now, but eventually it will look great. The walls are Sand Storm by Valspar, with the tray ceiling being done in an barely off white. I was trying to distract from the horrid linoleum and chose colors that would at least compliment it. Our fridge won't go all the way back in it's hole, the plug has to be recessed. The second one there, goes out in the garage, it's just a matter of finding someone to get it out there. For the most part the kitchen is done with an exception of the plugs... For now..

Dining Room

Dining room is done, we painted it with the same not so off white color that the tray ceiling was painted in. We actually followed with that color on down the hall towards the bedrooms and in the entryway. Now all I have to do in here is try to refinish the top of the dining room table, it's destroyed. Oh and get chairs for the dining room, they've all disappeared.

Again, so much to do. Repainting the bathrooms, 2 more bedrooms, the living room and then to start on the basement. Need to make a "cool" area for the kids to hang out and watch TV and frame in a bedroom for the oldest boy and a bath with shower down there. The good thing is there's already the beginnings of a crappy old shower stall, just need to do the rest.

Alright, I'm gonna go get cleaned up to get dirty again. Send the kids out to ride bikes while I start painting. I may hold off a few more days on the grass, it looks so pitiful.