it's finally friday!

Woo Hoo! Oh happy day. Praise God! (Can you tell that I am just a little bit pumped for Friday?) So today is a big day because it is laundry day. Oh yeah. It has been a long week at work for both of us but we were able to squeez in a few awesome things. For example Jared got new glasses! He looks so handsome and I can tell they make a big difference. Also, we got the living room about 90% done being painted. There are a few spots that need touched up and there is one more coat of blue paint that needs to go up but so far so good. I promise to update our picture website with some of the work we have been doing!!! Other than that I am going to be home this weekend getting things done hopefully while J is at work. Hope everyone enjoys there weekend as much as I plan on enjoying mine! <><

what is a gal to do?

So happy to say that the hallway is nearly complete. A few spots need to be touched up but pictures and art are up on the wall and my heart skips a little every time I walk through it now. So nice to see things in the house get put together. Tomorrow I am going to start painting the living room and when Jared is feeling a little more up to it he will help me finish it up since he is great at reaching all those high spots on the wall (aka I am short!)

So besides hanging things up and painting what am I up to this weekend? Well J made a great steak, squash, and risotto dinner. Yummy. Then I got my turn in the kitchen. I made chocolate chip cookies, cup cakes with yummy cheese cake icing, and I made cheese cake cup cakes with fresh fruit on top, and last but not least I made fruit salad. Lots of great food in our house tonight. Now we are enjoying some television and relaxing a bit until bed time. J has to work tomorrow at his paying job while I am going to be home working on a job that hopefully pays off big time. PAINT ah. 

Oh and I just remembered I am making a cake because I ran out of cup cake tins. Lots of food around here...more than I realized. 

J went back to work this week and I think it has been wearing him out but he is recovering well. So lots of rest and making sure to take his time eating and making sure to pay attention to his body. Life has sure sent us on a roller coster this year but I think we have handled it well. It has been such a blessing to be a part of a team. I know that having a strong foundation is the thing that has helped us get through all this. If we were not able to be honest and able to work together we would sure not have been able to handle everything that has been thrown our way. 
Well I think that is enough for tonight. Blessings and love <><

whats goin' on?

Well I guess now is as good of a time as any for a blog post about what has been going on. J is feeling much better now and is onto soft foods. Tough for a grown up to be on liquids for so long. Especially a grown up who loves to eat. So for now we are just taking things slow to make sure that he continues to heal. So prayers still welcomed!


The house: Well we have continued to paint. The hall has been primed and one coat of the pale blue is up and one more will follow and then its time to rip off the blue painters tape and enjoy the hall…which I am excited to put family photos up finally. Next is the living room. Since it will (one day) play home to our big fancy pants tv we hope, we chose to paint it navy blue. What a fun place to curl up and watch movies it will be. Next we need to pick out a coach, washer dryer, and other odds and ends that a house needs. The yard has been put on hold until we have a little more money to do what we want and to wait out some of the humid and hot weather.

The weather…oh my it is humid. It rained a lot yesterday and everything is looking so green and lush. However, it makes for some miserable walks outside. Yuck. So since J is still in the recovery stage I prefer him inside for a little longer. I know he is itching to get out and prune trees, work on the yard, and till up the garden area. But, we need him healthy so for now its painting and organizing.



Life is good just trying to make it through this super hot summer. We are really in love with our house and we love working on it. It is looking better as each day passes and now the office is more functional and less of a storage place! Yes for progress.

Love<><