Home Sweet (and smelly) Home!

Well I've been home since late late late Saturday night and spent Sunday and Monday sick as a dog! Right as I was leaving Cali I picked up the bug that the Melanson family had just gotten over so I've been a bit under the weather (while still very happy to be back in the Florida weather!) I'm feeling much better today and besides this plague-like cough I seem to be A-Okay....

However, I cannot say the same for my house which smells of fresh paint! Today is the last and final day of painting.....


Unfortunately it's the day they finish the kitchen and dining room ceilings (after our waterfall in the kitchen incident last month) so my dining room/scrap table is out of commission until about 2pm! It's okay though because it gives me an excuse to clean up my office/studio which is where I really SHOULD be working. Plus these guys work hard and are out each afternoon so I won't lose hardly any time at all. It will be so nice to have everything freshly painted and finished. I don't know how much longer we'll be living here but I can't tell you how depressing it was to see Wilma Water Damage all over the house for the past year and a half. The house feels more alive now and so fresh and clean!

The dogs have been pretty stressed through this whole painting process and I totally felt bad for Joe having to deal with them alone for most of it. We tried having them upstairs but Roxy was driving Crystal insane and while she HATES the babygate at least she can sit and watch the painters do their thing....


So while I'm waiting for things to get finished up I'm cleaning up my studio, putting away finished projects, and getting to work! I'm also working on editing some photos I took of Michelle and her kiddos on Valentines Day when we made the cutest cupcakes for Miss Chloe Lou's 5th Birthday!



The kids made a mess but they did such a good job of decorating. I have a ton of cute pics but I don't want to post any of the kids until I get permission from mama and have given them to her first!

I'm up to host the DT Challenge over at A Million Memories so be sure to go check it out. It's all about using those "Not So New" Scrapping Supplies in new and creative ways. I got the idea for this challenge from the new Ask The Masters! book by the Memory Makers Masters. It's a great book and I will be reviewing it and the other million books I picked up at CHA soon soon soon.

{hugs!}