a handle on time

Ok so in our new house we have lots more room than our old so Travis and I have been wanting an over sized clock to fill the space on one wall. Apparently over sized clocks are also over priced; we looked and they run $75 and up. Well we are on a budget and even if we weren't I am not that person to spend large amounts of money on an accessory not a necessity, so I made a large clock for our house. My mom and I went to the craft store for some inspiration and actually found that they had a kit for $50; well, I am not that girl either. We bought the items on our own and found some great ways to cut money down and thanks to a friend introducing me to Mod Podge this year made our own clock for only $23. I am very proud of this thing and though it is not the most ornate clock it looks really great on our wall. This is one of the projects that I have taken time out of the yard work to complete. Later, Amy

working hard

Ok so it has been a while but I have not fallen off the blog wagon, I promise. I am now working full time with Convergys and it is taking some getting use to after working part time for so long. We are also outside working in our huge yard so by the time we go to bed we just fall in and knock out! Lol! Everything is going very well still for us. The kids are really enjoying such a huge yard and so much room to run around in. Eric has some spring fever and is ready for school to be out; he has the count down on and reminds me of how little time I have left with just my little Trevor. He has about four weeks of school left is all. He is a busy little boy learning all about being sassy to his parents. I hope that it is a very short phase but feel there is more to come to humble us with being his parents. He is a special and talented child that I feel a strong urge to protect from the world and I am grateful for him every day. Trevor is getting so big! He likes to pick out his own clothes for the day now and will get them out of his dresser all by himself. He is so sweet and will come and sit next to me and tell me he loves me. Travis is busy as ever with work and the house but has also found time to buy a cow! Yes, a cow! I guess we are going to have a garden this year and a cow for the fall. The kids named our boy cow "Cheeto" but sometimes Trevor calls him steak and we let him because we dont want them to be to attatched to the cow. Trevor is still on a long road to potty training but we are trying to be patient and let him move at his own pace. Later, Amy

Easter

We had a very busy weekend even though we didn't work on the bathroom at all. We did yard work Saturday, it was wonderful weather here, so warm outside. We had the kiddos in the yard picking up rocks since there are hundreds of them all over our yard and we are afraid to mow the lawn until we can get them picked up (we really dont have grass yet either, just patches of grass, lol!) Sunday we had tons of fun going to Travis' mom's house for Easter and then we had everyone over to our house later in the evening for dinner and an egg hunt. I will post Easter pics later, but just wanted to get some of the family pics up done in our huge yard! Later, Amy

tile up

Ok, I have not been lost, lol! We had a busy week and weekend. Thursday was Travis' and my wedding anniversary and we went out on Saturday to celebrate. It was nice to be able to hang with my wonderful hubby without worrying about the kiddos. Terry and Todd were nice enough to bring Kayden over and have a sleep over with our kids at the house while Travis and I went out to dinner and a Hotel. It was very nice to just kick back and watch t.v. without having to watch cartoons or yell at someone to be quite. Sunday we worked on cleaning out the thin set from the grout lines in the shower and we were able to get Terry and Tod to put the grout down on the floor in the bathroom so only the grout in the shower is left. Travis and I have also hit the 10 pound mark today! It has been going really slow on the diet and we struggle with it but we are still taking it one week at a time and the extra support from Travis' sisters and his work seem to keep us in line. We are excited and will continue to battle the bulge together. Later, Amy