Mother of the Year...or not

It's every parents worst nightmare, you are peacefully pumping the gas, smiling and cooing at your baby every couple seconds to keep them happy while they are safely in the car out of the wind and the cold and the gas fumes. You put the nozzle back and tighten the gas cap, walk to the driver door, pull the handle and it's locked. That's right locked. The keys are right there on the seat where you left them and you have locked your child in the car.

It is a horrible feeling. I should know because today I locked Trevor in the car at the Costco gas station. Trevor is such a good boy and he just sat in the car while Darren and I entertained him by making faces through the windows. Fortunately, USAA did a great job of getting someone to come quickly and within 20 minutes they had gotten us into our car and I showered my wonderful little boy with lots of "I'm sorry" kisses.

Before & After: Bathrooms

The upstairs main bathroom was painted a funny yellow color with palm trees stenciled all over. It definitely clashed with my intended sunflower motif. So the walls got a fresh coat of paint and I spray painted the fixtures silver. It looks much better now.

Before:After:

Downstairs we have the bathroom with a sink and toilet only and I grew to like the leaves stenciled on the walls in there, but as I was trying to hang some shelves I put black marks on the wall that would not come off and there was no matchng paint in the garage to fix it with, so I was forced to re-paint. I think overall it turned out OK.

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After:

New Additions

Here are two recent additions to our home...

First, a new (used) oven off craigslist. The one that came with the house has been practically dead since we moved in. This one works great and looks nicer than the one we had before.


The second addition is a 1930s Henderson Cabinet Grand piano. It is a beautiful piano and I am excited to plunk away on it because plunking is all I can do.