My Mudroom-Body & Soul

I don't think there isn't a woman on this planet that wouldn't want

a mud room that looks like this.

Soft colors, no dirt, pretty patterns, no sand,

functional in so many ways, no kids shoes everywhere....

You get my drift.

My mudroom is tiny! So, I have limited options.

 I went with a nice yellow paint that brightened up the small space

and a big a** mirror.  

Do you like big a** mirrors as much as me?

I don't know why anyone wouldn't put 

a big a** mirror in every.single.room of

their house!

Mirror is from HomeGoods...everything else,

I shopped my own house..I move stuff around all of the time.

On the opposite side are some wall hooks for coats

and sweaters, and a key hook for our keys.

Next up, white kitchen table finally!!!

Poor Branmuffin, when he travels for work, 

I got the itch to change things, and shop, and decorate,

and spend.

 

If you read my FB page you know about the fact that 

I found/stole a table from a dear woman in Elko, Minnesota...

 

It's from Crate and Barrel and I

bout' fell on the floor when I saw it in person.

Not a nick or a scratch!

Came with 6 sturdy chairs and a leaf

from when I entertain {Ha! I don't entertain}.

U like?  I am now on the search for a nice

new rug, with a great pattern...any places you wanna

suggest besides HomeGoods?  Comment away!

Did you know I like to frame paper

napkins? 

It's cheap, non-committal and easy.

Sounds like a guy's idea of a good date!

Here's the result.

{I'll need to smooth that a bit...}

Oh, I could go on and on...

...blogging might be back fo'reals.

And on a totally different subject,

I heard this woman speak at our church's "Chick Night" on

Sunday.....

Her name is Dianne Wilson. Gorgeous!!

She was soooo good, like, change your life good.

Very inspiring about being a woman, being a mom,

being brave and committing to your marriage.

I went and bought her book, "Body & Soul".

{She's a Grandma and recently lost 75 lbs....can you take it?!?!}

I'll let you know what I think when I am done.

Thanks for listening....

What's new?

Since I don't blog like I used to, which was a few times a week,

I thought I would tell you what's NEW! You know, an update of sorts.

Last time I blogged, I showed you my new white kitchen.

What I failed to mention is, we actually painted the whole main level.

We painted the walls and the woodwork and it really brightened 

the place up!  {Wish I could take the credit.}

Here are some snaps I took of how I changed my bathroom 

and mudroom from drab to fab..at least in my opinion!

This was the only "before" I could find.

{That's from last Fall.}

Builder's paint on the walls and dark woodwork...and then the new..

 New paint, hung a new towel hanger...

 ..added a fun towel from Home Goods...

 I got this shelf from Home Goods on clearance and painted it
white a loooooong time ago.

I've gotten some new pillboxes-that's a whole nother' post.

 These cute, tiny painting are my Mom's work..she does original, oil artwork and
spoiled me with a few!

Lastly, I had to get a rug and wastebasket,
HomeGoods saved the day once again!

I want to show you more...but Blogger is acting up!

So, I guess I will have to post again, 

maybe even tomorrow...

I've missed you all...have you missed me?

More to come, but until then, I will leave you with some

recent pics of my kiddos....we've been running around a lot this summer!

Here they are tired out in the car...

and...being silly when Branmuffin told them to go put

their jammies on!

Toodles, and I will post again within the week!

I have lots to tell :)

Summer loves...

The 90 degree days of Summer are already here, and I am ecstatic.

We've been hitting up our neighborhood pool, and let me tell you, 

that is a fine way to pass the day.

Trust me, this is my kind of pool, but ours is

full of every age of children....It's loud and splashy.
Nowhere near that glamorous!
But, it's relaxing and cool.

I was at Target the other day {of course, I should pay rent there} and

found these lip glosses.

The brand is Elf, and they are flavored with peppermint, etc.

I about fell on the air-conditioned floor when the price read $1.
Are you kidding me?  Nothing is a dollar anymore!
So, I bought two.  And after trying them at home,
I might go buy $10 worth!

Subject change:

I don't know about you, but I know what I will be doing on Monday, June 11th!

I will be watching Bethenny Frankel's new show!
 I simply cannot wait.
I love her show, but this is more real time and she will be addressing fun topics.

Plus, I saw some online pics, there was a baby bump.
She's gotta be prego again!

And, I'm happy to announce I am not prego and never will be again!
{God-willing}

But, it's been awhile, so I thought I would show you some pics of me
and my kiddos before their end-of-school-year-program.

They did a great job, and as a Mom it's my proudest moment.

My face always hurts from smiling when the program is

over.  Tatum is approaching 5 years, and Turner turned 3 in April.

These ages are really fun...I might even say easy, but then

it could all change by tomorrow morning!

And like I've said a million times before, I'm gonna get better about

blogging! {I promise?}

Toodles....