One Project Each Month

So, I think I have decided to finally but into action all of the fix-ups that are going on in my head.

Our house is... well outdated, and needing a lot of help in some areas. So I am going to pick a place in our home each month that I/we can update, paint, replace, etc.

First on the list was the washroom.

For a while I have been wanting a clothing rod that I can hang warm and unwrinkled clothes on that come fresh out of the dryer. But first I needed to paint those ugly cabinets and get some color on the walls.

So for January, that is what we did.

My husband helped me a lot with the painting of the cabinets which is really nice since it is such a tedious job. And minus a few touch ups and the replacing of the dated light fixture I can call this room done.

Maybe that will be February's project- to located a unique and inexpensive fixture for the washroom and install it.

Our Anniversary

Once a year my husband and I get to enjoy some fine dining -which of course means a fancy and expensive restaurant.

For our anniversary we go out for a nice dinner together to celebrate and we like to try new and interesting places that we wouldn't take the kiddies to.

This year we went the Five Alls. Here we found ourselves in a medieval setting where we ate from heavy, metal plates and drank from metal goblets. This restaurant has a good menu with meal choices that we recognize and can pronounce plus the dinner is offered in five courses.

Needless to say I was impressed by the food, and uncomfortably full by the time we finished our meal, but my favorite part was the dessert. I had a sour cream cheesecake topped with a fresh raspberry topping and it was probably the best cheesecake I have ever had!

Another wonderful anniversary celebration and fine dining experience.

OFF TRACK

The boys (except the oldest) have been off track now for a week-
and we have another two weeks to go.

So here are a few things we do when we don't have to get up and go to school.

First of all we sleep in. This is the best part.
We have long, slow mornings. It is a nice break from the norm.

J and P get to practice their typing skills on the computer. Here J is trying to not look at his hands while typing. It is good for them to have this practice time at home since they don't get a lot of keyboarding time at school.


There is a lot of rough housing going on-
which sometimes turns into a pose for the camera session.


Some of the kids try out their spinjitzu moves.


We play board games.



And thanks to this nice, mild winter weather we are having-
we have spent a few afternoon hours outside practicing our kicks and showing off our lightsaber skills.



There is also much reading going on (especially the day we visit the library), as well as playing with friends and having friends over. I really enjoy these long full days that I have with my children. Some days I don't see it that way, but I am always grateful for it in the end.

Eagle Scout

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