Winter (Kinda) Formal

Princess is growing up! Sometimes I look at her and can hardly believe it. Seriously, how did my baby turn into this lovely young lady?

The learners council at our homeschool resource center, Village Home, recently coordinated a dance. The Winter (Kinda) Formal. The kids were given the option to dress in any way they like, from formal to casual. This was Princess' first dance ever and she was SO excited!!! The Lizard King and I were excited as well!

Princess chose to go formal. I love that she got to wear her flower girl dress from my sister's wedding. Doesn't she look beautiful?!

Thank you to Cheryl for letting me use these pics from the dance. The kids all had a blast!

Princess danced all night long! She is already looking forward to the next dance!

I am so grateful to our homeschool community for opportunities like this!

Snow 2015

Princess loves snow, but we rarely get any. She was ecstatic when she woke up this snowy morning!

The snow worked well for throwing at the Lizard King, but sadly wouldn't work well to build a snowman.

Still, it was a fun day for Princess! And you get a glimpse of our back yard (and construction zone).

Rockin' the Wall

Princess and I got to use our rock climbing Groupon.

It was so much fun! We are definitely doing this again.

Guys and Dolls, Jr.

In December, Princess performed in her third musical, Guys and Dolls, Jr. With her part in the ensemble, she took on the roles of Hot Box girl, crap shooter, and a police officer. She and all the kids did such an amazing job! The talent is truly incredible!

Being involved with these musicals is definitely one of the highlights of Princess' year. Lizard King built sets for the second year in a row and I even got to help. We all had such a good time, we can't wait to do it again next year!

The new musical for December 2016 has already been announced. We can't wait for Elf, Jr. the Musical. If you're in the area, be sure to contact me for tickets.

New House Project: Kitchen, Part 2

I thought I'd start off showing you the temporary kitchen. To keep the dust, cold and mess out of the temporary kitchen and the rest of the house, the Lizard King put up this plastic sheeting. Of course, he added his silly touch to it.

The Pseudo Kitchen, angle 1

The Pseudo Kitchen, angle 2

 The bowl from the light fixture broke on LK's head. Ouch!

And this is where I did dishes. Downstairs. In the garage. In the cold.

New things happening in the kitchen (as of December 8th). There is more, but I've got to take those pictures.

I have a sink with running water!

For the first time in 7 weeks, I was able to do dishes in the kitchen sink.

Another update coming soon.

New House Project: Kitchen, Part 1

The seventies called. They want their kitchen back.

So much has happened since the last time I blogged. I'm no longer working at my last job and I am starting my own business! But more on that later. I found The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo, and embraced it. Through these changes and others, we made the decision to downsize. The Lizard King has wanted to buy a fixer for us to remodel for a very long time. I finally agreed. First room to rehab is the kitchen. It's not complete yet, but as of this moment, here it is!

Before

Demo Day

Drywall 

Mud (drywall compound)

Cabinet Installation Begins

The other half of the cabinets will be installed later today. I can't wait to see it!