Get Togethers

Olivia has a small group of friends that hang out together in and out of school. They get together before school dances, during holidays and summer vacation.  I just found pictures of the cake Olivia made for their Halloween get together.  She made this wonderful dessert and took it to their sleepover. 

Scary and cute at the same time but ever so delicious!

New Rooms

We have been busy with home projects.  Even though we are making progress, why does the list grow longer when I finish a project?

These projects have taken much longer than planned but we are near the finish mark.  Earlier this year, I tore the old carpet up in Elliott’s bedroom.  I did that on a hot day in July, just before we went on vacation.  Then John replaced the window in the room and worked on the walls some. I painted like a mad woman before the flooring was installed.  I painted more after the installation.  I also painted Olivia’s room over a weekend.  Some projects you just have to do and not put off any longer.  It took Olivia a long time to make a decision on the paint color but she did a great job. Her room is welcoming and warm.  She picked out a beautiful fabric for her curtains and I sewed those up yesterday.  Two projects are nearing completion.  We still have some items to hang, closet doors to buy and install, but we are making progress.  More important is they like their new rooms and that makes me feel good. All the late nights, hard work and time, made them happy and in return, makes me happy. 

Here are some photos of Elliott's room:

I still have to hang his curtains and his trophy shelf.

We did not paint his bed as we hope to build a loft bed and we'll paint that gray.  We'll see if we get that project completed over the Christmas break.

And Olivia's room:

 Olivia has to decide where she wants to hang her items.  She wants a platform bed that her and her father plan to make over Christmas break.  Once that is made, painted and installed, I'll post updates.

Cool fabric and the curtains turned out beautiful!