My New Toy!!

I'm so excited about my new toy, the Acer 9inch laptop! I'm sure it has a "proper" title, but who knows. I got it off of Craislist for next to nothing. I have wanted one for a while and now I can type and blog from the comfort of my own bed!!! Ahhhh!

PRAYERS PLEASE!

Please lift our family up in prayer. We have been blessed for 6 months with little Bruce, our 20 month old foster son. I can't put into words how we feel about this little boy. From the day he came to live with us, he has brought so much joy and happiness to our family. We love him as one of our own and pray that he may one day become an "official" part of our family.
With all of that said, we have been faced with the very real possibility of losing Bruce. Not to be reunited with his birth-Mom, but to be moved to another foster home to be with his sisters.
We were given a 5-day notice today for him to be moved from our home.

Please pray.... for Bruce, for our family, for the judge, the attorney, and all the DHS people involved in this decision.
Because we have had him for 6 months (this Sunday) we are granted a chance to be "heard" in front of the judge. Please pray that we get that chance.

Thank you all so very much!

Nightstand Refurb!!

So you all remember this cute nightstand that I got off of Craigslist for $15?

Well my plan was to sand and paint it lime green for Laynie's room.... so here is my finished product (minus the hardware, it needed a second coat of black so it's yet to come).

Special thanks to my wonderful husband for sanding it and helping me paint it! xoxo

Bruce's Letters

In my attempt to make little man's room a bit more "little man'ish" I bought these letters at Hob Lob for $2 each. Then I found some ca-ute paper that goes great with his bedding and the theme I'm going for (cars, transportation, etc).... $.59 ea.

I traced the letters onto the paper and cut them out. Then I put mod-podge on the letters and attached the paper. They came out looking great. I still have the 'E' to do, but so-far-so-good!!

Dollar Store Find

I'm attempting to be "thrifty" in my quest to decorate with cute things. So where does that land me? Browsing at the Dollar Tree of course!

So here is what I found....

A cute teal picture frame for my kitchen. It was a little boring though, so I added a sweet saying "Cherish the Moment" (Hob Lob, $2.00) and viola!!!

I may add a little something more, but for now... my $3 pic frame is cute and goes great in my kitchen!!

My Attempt at Vinyl Lettering

So, I have wanted to put up some vinyl decals in my house. I got on Etsy and found this cute one for my laundry room. I wasn't sure how it would turn out since we have very textured walls... why oh why?!

Clint and I did this very carefully and with a LOT of patience.

And it still turned out crooked!! I'm wondering if the entire decal was crooked to begin with! (Please ignore our version of "high-speed" internet in the window!!)

Operation Organization in 09!!

My first attempt at getting organized was to try and get some of my crafting supplies under control. I didn't take a before picture, but I should have...it was crazy! I ordered some vinyl words on Etsy and picked up this handy plastic storage bin at Target....and viola! I still have plenty to do, but it's a great start!!