~our two and a 1/2 baths~

 i've already shared with you our 1/2 bath across from the laundry room here. it still being the only room that is newly painted and not white. it is great having a third bathroom since we currently have two teenagers and it never fails......THEY ALWAYS NEED TO GO WHEN WE ARE IN THERE. so we feel more then spoiled right now having a third toilet in the house!

 speaking of spoiled. chuck and i have never had a master bath in our room until now. it's great. again we are so enjoying this space. it feels like forever since i've been able to pee alone.  (i know TMI) but seriously if you have kids you know that these moments do not come often. we currently have no blinds or curtains picked out yet for this room (actually for any of the bathrooms) so you'll have to excuse the pillow-case-hand-made-ones in the photo.

this here is the upstairs bathroom in between the kids rooms. Hallelujah!

we'll let them fight over it.

they picked out the shower curtain at target(and the other supplies)

we really need some art work in here though or some photography to hang up.

i'm currently training them how to keep "their" bathroom clean.

i'll let you know how that works out!

so there you have our two and a 1/2 baths!

we are making progress...

~bargain chairs~

thanks to a good friend named kerri (who knows how to shop bargain. something i'm bad at) i was able to get 5 stools for our new home for 50.00. which i think is a good deal since you can't find one chair in stores for under $50 and i have 5 for that cost. i'm learning things from her. like it's OK to buy used. and sometimes used is even better than new. better on the wallet for sure.

so here are my bargain chairs up to our counter in the kitchen. (which still has white walls and may for a long time) 4 chairs actually fit better at the counter, so i found another use for the extra chair purchased.......

:) at least for now.....

~part time=more time~

 i'm hoping since the move and since i picked up a part time job, i'll have more time for kids and their sports and more time for ME. i know as a mom that sometime sounds selfish that i want more "me time" but seriously i feel like i lost myself long ago and i am struggling to find my way back.  i often ask myself "who am i?" and "where did i go?", when i look at myself in the mirror. i've spend so much of my time on my family, (which my family has been a blessing and i love spending my time with them, don't get me wrong)
i lost myself somewhere in between. and even though i posted pictures on healthy weight and how to burn calories i'm meaning this to be so much more then weight. it's about BODY and SPIRIT.  i find when i walk or when i work out my mind is more clearer than ever! so i believe the two go hand in hand. i feel less stress and less short with my loved ones. (and since my hysterectomy, being short with people is something i'm struggling with)

any who, i thought this burn 100 calories right now poster was excellent to get you up and moving and clearing that stressed out mind. i figured it was worth sharing.

found here.

~the other dogs....~

 pretty soon we will have a fence. a privacy fence.

we are on a corner lot and have been worried about otis taking off

or getting hit.

plus we have other neighbor dogs that enjoy coming over into our yard to do their business.

i've been patient with them. with their owner.

but i am so ready for that to stop.

we have a alley behind us too

so that is another reason a privacy fence would be nice

otis has been patiently waiting as well

so he does not have to be tied up every time he has to use the restroom

  and he has been very, very patient with the other two dogs that use his backyard!



~the 1/2 bath....



i think i've mentioned before that everything in our new house is white. I MEAN EVERYTHING.

well, not now. i started small. with our 1/2 bath. it's blue. or blueberry muffin to be exact.

i'm not sure if it was the color that caught my attention or the name. i mean how can you go wrong with blueberry muffin.ex specially when it's all over the wall and everyone is OK with that.

before...

after....

another of before...

and after....

we still need some blinds or curtains for the window and maybe even some more decorations.

but for now i made do with what i had laying around. and it seems to work. for us.

~an interesting quote~

He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. ~Raymond Hull

~quote~

"to many takers---not enough givers"

belfast, irish cab driver

P.S. today's my last day!!!!!!!



~september brings changes~

"any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts." arnold bennett

today is september and tomorrow my last day. it's bittersweet. but mainly sweet. i'm thinking about a part-time job in north platte so i can spend more time attending my kids sports games, activities, and just being there for them.  hope it works out with me just having a part time job. i will miss my job and the people because

• i have made amazing friendships over the years with some of them
• they know me and get me when i'm playing around or being serious
• they have been so supportive when life happens....like here.
• they trust me and believe in me.
• i hear them say they are going to miss me and i know they mean it.
• we've shared major giggles....like cross-my-legs-pant-wetting-giggles.
• they have been there to help me when i need help. as well as me there for them.

change is hard and exciting all at the same time. we moved about a month ago but i still have felt ogallala as home since i'm here 5 days a week working. but now that my work is changing and i have no reason to come here daily (other then visit old friends from time to time) i still have felt a connection here. but after tomorrow i feel this will change. it saddens me, but i believe i am ready!