Big Girl Bedding

Hello :)

Just a quick post today. I won't have time to do a lot this week. I'm working 7 shifts in a row. Totally pumped for it. But I know I won't have time to do anything. Didn't want you to think I'm abandoning you :)

Story got a new quilt! It was a late birthday present from Nina. Story loves it. She went into her room and said, "Oh wow! It's beautiful bedding. What sweet birdies!"

We still have a few things to get for the bed. I have a bird pillow somewhere. It will match perfectly.

So, that's all for now. I hope to be able to craft in the next 2 weeks.

::::::: Fixing update:::::::::

Got the heating element for the dryer. But the thermostat is broken as well. So, we'll be ordering that soon... Also, we are getting our car fixed tomorrow. There is something wrong with the tires, or something.

Living Room Style

I've been browsing Pinterest lately. And it's gotten me thinking about what I want to change in our house. It's bitter sweet. There are soooo many things that I would like to do, but I have to limit myself, mostly because I don't know how long we're going to be here. I would LOVE to get a 3 bedroom place. Or even something with a den, or a dining room, or a garage. We just need one extra room. Just one... If I knew we were going to be here for a long time I would convert the sunroom into an office. So much wasted space. But, for now we're here, and we're not changing anything.

A girl can still dream though :)

Here is a look at what I would like to do to the living room. Nothing too drastic. We have a green striped couch and a different shade green chair. Slip covers are way too expensive. And I'm pretty much terrible at sewing. (Just as JP to show you my pillow)

Don't mind the mad baby

This is terrible picture quality, but I've learned a little since then. This is an older layout we had.

Our living room is essentially divided up into 3 spaces. One corner is "family area". Another corner is "JP". And the a random wall is "dining". We NEVER use our little dinette set. I should probably get rid of it...

It's super cute. But it doesn't fit us. We took the chair away so it only seats 2, and not comfortably. We very rarely have company over. And if we did, we don't have room for a real table. Something to consider now.

Back to what I was saying.

Because we have green furniture I'm trying to bring in more color. I have the yellow sofa table but I need more. I really like the curtains. I think they'll look great in the "newish" room.

So, let me know what you all think. Any suggestions are appreciated :) :)

Coffee Love

Our coffee machine broke about a week ago. It's made for very stressful times. We finally went to the Habitat ReStore in Matthews and picked up a (new to us) one. It was on sale so we paid $5.00 for it. Not too bad :) It's smaller than our old one. And I think it looks nicer too.

Before we moved, I had a really nice little black one that I loved. But when we had to move my entire 2 bedroom house in 8 hours, I wasn't able to clean the coffee out. And then it sat in storage for another 6 months. Um, yuck. Luckily Jordan had one that he brought with him, and that's what we've been using for the past 10 months. We're sad to see it go but I'm very delighted with the new one.

So now we have a nice little coffee maker!

The list of broken items to be replaced has shortened. :) :)

---- Side note :: We have ordered the heating element for our dryer. It's been shipped. So I hope we get it really soon!!!! So tired of drying our clothes on random objects around the house.----