The Bathrooms

On to the Bathrooms...

These bathrooms have been hubby's blood, sweat and not really any tears. It is funny how we make the bathrooms exactly what we have always wanted them to be, just so someone else can enjoy them. Oh well, I know someone will love them as much as I will miss them.

Here is the hall bath...

I LOVE the faucets in this bathroom. The showerhead feels like a rainshower, and the curtain rod is one of those curved ones from the hotels. All of the brushed nickle handles give off an "old meets new" kind of feeling that I love.

Here is the Master Bath...

This bathroom is super sweet and cozy. More of the great faucets, Just the right size.

For Sale

Hello All,

I am going to join the shameless plug club and post my house on the sales floor. It is time for us to move on, the kids are getting bigger and I am ready for a new house.

Maybe I will do a room a day, maybe a room a week, not sure. But for today lets start with the outside. I may have to re-post this in a few weeks when the dogwood tree starts blooming, but hopefully we will have a buyer by then!

Here are the stats:

1900 square feet + an addition 200 square foot cottage that is not included.

.25 acres

Updated kitchen with natural slate counter tops.

$3400 in new appliances Refrigerator included

3 bedrooms 2 bath

Formal Dining room

Living Room

Family Room

Den/Office/Playroom

LARGE bedrooms

Fully landscaped front yard with mature trees and plants with UGS

Air Conditioning

Gas Furnace and an electronic air filter

Updated bathrooms with tile shower and counters

And the icing on the cake 52 inch Philips HDTV with Sony surround sound included.

Stay tuned for bathroom pics.

Psychiatric Study

PSYCHIATRIC STUDY

A study conducted by UCLA's department of psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.

For example: If she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest while he is on fire.

No further studies are expected.

Taxes

I have a rather strange thing to admit. I LOVE preparing taxes. I would do them for everyone if I could. I used to do my Grandma's every year, but this year I think hers will be too complicated. A few years back I even considered taking the HR Block classes and working during tax season.
Anyways, I finished my taxes online last night and they were already approved this morning, so the refund check is on the way!
I am really excited about that money, but not for the reason you may be thinking. I am not going to buy clothes or shoes or chocolate.
This year is much more rewarding. I am going to write a check and walk into the most comforting doors in town, my church. Hopefully with the check we give in 10 - 14 days our wonderful church can put in a few windows or some carpet.
God tells us to give back, and for the first time in my adult life my husband and I will be able to follow his instructions. I am actually so excited about this I can't even believe it.

Thank you Lord for all of your blessings that you have bestowed upon me. Thank you for never giving up, and thank you for putting all the wonderful things on my heart that you do.

Prayers

Well,
I have had a few prayers lately and God has answered them. The first prayer I had was last week. I prayed that God would take my Gramby (my grandmother) into his arms before she suffered any more. God answered my prayer on Tuesday the 15th at 11:16am. Gramby is now with God. The thing is is that I don't feel like she is gone. She is right here with me by my side. I still feel her presence every three hours just like I would when she would call me every three hours on the phone. I know she is in a better place now.
I also know that Moses is in a better place now. Helen from church graciously accepted Moses into her family to help with the sadness of them having to put down their 17 year old kitty last week. Moses is now free from two year olds pulling his hair, and 10 month olds chasing him down the hall. He can now enjoy a kid free life and I can now enjoy a cat hair free house. I will admit that I am pretty sad about the whole thing, but my kids were allergic to him and they are much more important to me. It does help knowing that he is in a sweet loving home.
I have a few prayers that I am hoping will be answered as well. I pray for my dear sweet friend Kristan and her family, and I pray for that ray of sunshine that we all call Abby and her little boy. Dear Lord open your healing arms around these two young children and let them enjoy the joys of childhood.

Seriously Now, Moses needs a home

So I know I posted this post a few months ago. But now I am desperate. The baby boy is allergic to the cat as well. Please help me.

Please spread the word.

Love him!

McNally Updates

Kristan has a wonderful friend in Leslie. If you are all looking for updates on the McNallys please find your way to Leslie's Blog, she will be posting updates as she gets them. Pray on friends, pray on.

Home is Where the Ranch is

Hold Her Up In Prayer

Dear Lord,
Please here my prayer for our friend Kristan and her newborn son Logan. Please wrap your healing arms around him, and comfort Kirstan and her family during these difficult moments.

Hello y'all!

Hi!
So as I am sure you have guessed, I have been very busy. I have had lots of things I have thought to blog about, but not the time to write.
I started school on Monday, this term doesn't look too bad, pretty well organized, and a lot of busy work.
The biggest news I have is that for the first time in my life I am eating healthy. I am not one to diet, in fact I hate them, I LOVE food way to much to deprive myself. However, I found the perfect diet for me. It is called the Sonoma Diet. It consists of portion sizes and FABULOUS food. No sugar or fruit for the first 10 days, that has been tough, but I am almost through it. My husband and I started on the 1st (he has since fallen off the wagon, derailed by a package of fruit snacks and bread at the Roadhouse. He is however eating a lot better than he used to, no fast food.) since then I have lost 8 lbs and counting! I am back in the gym and feeling great!
So I guess you could all take this as a plug for the Sonoma Diet. You can find the book on Amazon, and it is great, it is a lifestyle change, not deprivation.
Hope you all are doing well,
Kim

Getting To Know Your Friends - Christmas Edition

Ok, ok, it is my turn...

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping Paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real, although tempted by the fakes.

3. When do you put up the tree? It depends. Give or take a couple weeks after Thanksgiving.

4. When do you take the tree down? January 1st.

5. Do you like eggnog? Never tried it.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? hmmmm, can't think of one.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, one porceline one that will stay in a box for a few years, and one Little People one that is on its way thanks to my Mother-In-Law.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My Dad

9. Easiest person to buy for? Hubby, he gives me a very detailed list. 2nd, Princess.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail

11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Underware that was intended for my brother, my Mom has a habit of not putting names on things and assuming that she knows which one is which.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Rudolph

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Day after Thanksgiving.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Pie

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Both

17. Favorite Christmas song? Away in a Manger

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? nope

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Teddy Bear Angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve with the In-Laws, Christmas morning with the fam.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? So this is going to sound awful, and I do give money to charities I know during the holidays, but the solicitation calls from Unknown numbers in the name of the holidays. Oh and the THOUSANDS of return address labels I get in the mail.

23. What do you want for Christmas this year? I like Erin's idea, $35,000. But other than that I wanted a cross necklace, and a PDA, and I got them. Oh and I need some bras for my post-second baby floppy boobs.

24. Favorite ornament theme or color? Ummmm, let's see, a little less than the Santa throwing up Christmas all over my tree theme.

25. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey, but I am starting to like this whole Prime Rib theme I see going on!

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