Resolution UPDATE

Remember these???

Here's a little update on #3 . . . "Lose 12 pounds . . . preferably by Amy's Wedding  =)"

Does anyone else REALLY WISH that you could lose weight just by tuning into your favorite shows after a busy day at work, eat 14 OREOS [I'm not ashamed . . . I FREAKIN' LOVE Oreos!!] and just watch the weight slide off???  Or, on a Friday night, put on your favorite radio station, grab your honey along with a six pack and a BIG FAT burger and watch the booty shrink???

Yeah . . . this is not reality.  I so wish it was.

Instead, my reality is eating less, dragging my W-I-D-E booty to Golds and eating healthy.  I am proud to report that the diet is going well.  I decided to stop cheating and actually try.  =)

I am OBSESSED with these breakfast bars . . . they had a weird after-taste the firsrt time I tried them [not going to lie], but they grew quickly on me.  I need something in the mornings, but I can't eat too much or it makes me sick so these work great for me . . .

So . . . after spinning, lots 'o' walking, bodypump @ Gold's and eating healthier and MUCH LESS . . . I'm down 5.5 lbs!!!  So 6.5 lbs to go before I party it up with the rest of the fam at Amy's Wedding in March . . . I think I can, I think I can, I think I can . . .

Anyone else having luck with some of their resolutions??

Pretty in Pink

Its been a little while since I had a post dedicated entirely to Biscuit . . . If you are ready for Ada overload, you are in luck!!   =)


Biscuit recently graduated to size 3 diapers . . . here she is helping mama put away the rest of the size 2's and get out the size 3's . . .

Playing Train before School

 Pretty Girl looking at MaMa (might be my new favorite picture!!)

 Baby Girl in Pink  =)

Inspecting Daddy's Beard before he leaves for work

 Biscuit's first pair of jeans - Calvins!!  =)

 Playing before bedtime  with Daddy

 I'm not sleepy mama. . . .

 Weaering my vest from Grandma and Grandpa . . .



So now you should be all caught up on the happenings of Biscuit.  She's busy.  And cute.  [I'm a be a tiny bit biased.]

We are the Champions . . .

Were you singing the title Queen-style?!?!  =)

Just wanted to dedicate a tiny bit of time and a post to Alabama's 14th National Championship!!  =) 

And to document our celebration . . . I give you Biscuit Pics!!  =)

Here is Biscuit anticipating the game . . . Cheerleader Ready

And celebrating Bama's win the next morning . . .

And day-dreaming about #15 . . .

By the Way . . . Daddy needs a new Hat . . . this is 2009 National Champions . . .



ROLL TIDE ROLL GO STATE!!!!!!!!!  =)

New Years Eve

Still trying to play catch-up . . . so here is a little New Years Eve post . . .

Andy & Allyson had us over for New Years Eve [which is when I fell in love with the princess playroom].  Thanks guys for cooking the most amazing roast beef sandwiches EVER, for hanging with us and for letting us crash!!  =)  We had an awesome time . . . . even though we only made it until 10:00PM.  In our defense, the day started at 5:05AM . . . and we were WHOOPED!!

Here's how things went down for Biscuit on New Years Eve . . .

She played . . .

She made new friends . . .

She posed for pics with the family . . .  

And she enjoyed her stylin' outfit from Aunt Deez . . . (**focus on her outfit and not at how HORRIBLE the mommy looks in this pic**)

 Biscuit's New Years Resolutions:
1)  Get that kitty-cat's tail
2)  Stand up in my crib in the morning waiting on daddy to come get me  Done 1/12/12
3)  Master the fine art of walking
4)  Learn all about yardwork
5)  Figure out what the deal is with this sippy cup


 Happy 2012 to you!!!  =)

Biscuit's New Playroom

Ok . . . so I have a New Year's Resolution completed already . . . and this makes me happy.  =)

Biscuit now officially has a playroom.  I was inspired after visiting Andy & Allyson and seeing the adorable princess playroom they have set up for their "biscuits" so I decided that I needed to get on the ball, be a good mommy and get Biscuit a nice playroom in our house!  =)

We actually have an eat-in area in our kitchen that we are using as the playroom . . . we donated the kitchen table and chairs to Hannah Home and had a play area set up . . .

Here are the before pictures . . .

The playroom . . . and yes, I was using layers of comforters to make it "cushy"

. . . Another view . . .

And AFTER!!!

We got a shelf and baskets to store toys along with a rug to make crawling a little easier on the knees . . . 

 A close-up of her toy shelf . . . and Betty Lou chilling out on the top shelf  =)

Another shot of the toy area . . . and Big Al from Aunt Denise & Uncle Jason [which also works great as a pillow according to daddy . . . this has been used several early mornings]

And her very own TV . . . we actually use this TV for Alabama Football tailgating but figure that we can share during the off-season  =)  The shelf it is sitting on was previously a decorative piece in the guest room . . . and it was black.  I painted it white so that Biscuit would have a nice TV stand and a place to store things in the many drawers  =)



And a close-up of the TV stand . . . I was proud of my painting skills and my re-purposing of furniture switch-a-roo  =)  A girl has to have a place to watch Looney Tunes, right?!?!

And there you have it . . . Biscuit's playroom.  It's nice having all of her toys in one area and having a place that is dedicated just to her.  I like having my own space - I figure that she does too!  I also like having a way to organize the toys . . . it's an easy way to make things look nice and neat.  

I'm thinking about adding so artwork to the side of the shelf . . . thinking about coloring some pictures, framing them in simple document frames and hanging them . . . I'll follow-up with what I decide to add.

 

PITA Bookshelves . . . Following-Up

Remember those PITA Bookshelves???

Well, once the Christmas decorations were packed away until next time and we had vacuumed, I set out to copy-cat Pottery Barn as much as I could!

My Goal: To have beautifully arranged shelves by mixing up books, picture frames, candles and other knick-knacks . . . all already-owned . . . so that this would be a makeover on a low budget

End Result: I am so very proud of my bookshelves . . . and we already owned everything so no hit to the bank account!  Always a bonus when you can home improve using stuff you've already got . . .

What do you think??


The Before . . . . Right Side of the fireplace . . .

After . . . 

A close-up . . .

And the left side of the fireplace . . . . Before . . . 

And After . . .

A close up of Ada's first art project . . . (I framed it, of course!!)

Another close up . . . frames galore and books







Believe it or not, it took me 3 hours to do this.  Maybe I have too much time.  Maybe I screw around too much.  At any rate, I big-time HEART these bookshelves!!  =)

New Year's Resolutions

I am feeling ambitious this Year and wanted to make a lot of resolutions . . . so here is my list!  =)  Let's see how I do . . . I'll follow-up with a "How-these-resolutions-turned-out" post at 2012 Year End . . .

1.  Learn how to upload videos to the blog

2.  Continue to update the blog -- shooting for about 10-15 posts/month to keep everyone updated on the chaos that is my house  =)

3.  Lose 12 pounds . . . preferably by Amy's Wedding  =)

4.  Make Ada's 1st year scrapbook

5.  Finish my Ohio scrapbook (from our visit to Ohio in 2009 . . . I'm so behind . . . )

6.  Spruce up my deck -- plant flowers in flower boxes, get a shelf and have potted plants on the deck, keep all of these future plants alive and revitalize my bistro set on the defck with a new paint job and some pretty chair cusions

7.  Take golf lessons with Harley

8.  Convert our kitchen eat-in area into a playroom for Ada:
     -Paint a current piece of furniture white as a tv stand for Ada
     -Hook up our "tailgate tv" (small flat screen) and DVD player so Ada can watch Looney Toons and   
      other kiddie movies  =)
     -Get a rug for the playroom so crawling/toddling isn't so rough on the knees/booty 
     -Get a shelf unit for Biscuit's toys
   
9. Paint kitchen and get new kitchen floor 

10.  Organize my closet (I do this EVERY year and it looks awesome for about 3 months . . . then slowly goes back to total chaos . . . but let me add it to the list again) / Closet makeover - hang up full length mirror, paint inside of closet and put some contact paper or something over the super ugly clothes bars

11.  Take a vacation to the beach with Harley - ALONE (no offense Biscuit, but Mommy and Daddy need time to hang out)    =)

12.  Print out pictures and update the photo albums

13.  Get all Christmas shopping done and gifts wrapped before Thanksgiving

14.  Install a vent/fan in the master bath . . . for some reason we don't have one and the shower makes things STEAMY in there!

15.  Take lots of pictures and videos of Biscuit.  =)

16.  Clean out the attic and re-arrange the guest room furniture.

17.  Ponder baby Campbell #2





. . . I'm sure there may be a couple more that I'm forgetting . . . I can always add to the list . . .

I told you 2012 was going to be an ambitious year . . .   =)

Anybody else have an ambitious year lined up??