It's Friday, which means time to participate in the My Happy House Weekend Planning Blog Hop!  Much of this weekend will be spent laying low, but Joe also will be gone during the daylight hours campaigning.

Friday
Tidy the house after G goes to bed
Watch a movie

Saturday
Going to Three Cedars Farm to pick pumpkins
Hair appt/play date with my stylist's son
UM/MSU Game!  GO BLUE!!!
Maybe run a few errands after G goes to bed

Sunday
Going to my parent's house to celebrate my sister's 18th birthday!

Bathroom Cabinet Updated

Our house was built in 1997.  In 1997 Honey Oak was popular, as was polished brass.  Neither of those 2 are our style.  We replaced all polished brass a few years ago with brushed nickel, but the honey oak lived on.  About 2 years ago I painted the master bath cabinet white.  It worked really well with the blueish-gray tile and blueish countertop.  I did not really want to paint Joe's/Gabriel's bathroom cabinet white.  I really wanted to darken it, but painting it dark brown or black just looked eh to me.  Then, one fine morning, my friend sent me an email.  She told me about a product called Cabinet Transformations.  It sounded amazing.  It is a muli-layer system which includes an optional glaze step.  I read up on it, read reviews, agonized over colors, and finally decided on Espresso.  I decided to try my hand at the bathroom cabinet.  If it worked, awesome, then I would tackle the kitchen.  If I failed, no biggie, it was just the bathroom upstairs.  I followed each step carefully.  I took my time, I worked on it after work and during 1 weekend.  Then it was done.  What a huge difference and it looks amazing.  Next step, KITCHEN!  Success!!  What do you think??

Before:

After:

Close Up After:





Weekend Round Up!

This weekend was....interesting.  Saturday morning G came down with Pink Eye.  With normal parents this would not be such a big deal, however, I have an eye disease called Uveitis (Plars Planitis).  Due to steroid treatments I received, I ended up with Glaucoma (it was a fluke due to my apparent high steroid response).  In December 2005, 4 days before Christmas, I underwent Glaucoma Surgery.  I have an implant in my eye so my eye drains properly.  Because of all this, I have to be extremely careful with eye infections.  This meant I couldn't take care of G for 24hrs.  It was awful, he kept crying for me, it just broke my heart.  Aside from all of that, I did get to accomplish most of my weekend plans!  I even accomplished some a day early!

Friday:
Put second coat of bond coat on the bathroom cabinet, first coat on the front of the doors.
2 Loads of laundry

Saturday:
Glaze cabinet
Finish laundry and put away
Dust/vacuum master bedroom and guest room-actually did this Sunday
Take G to the park-due to the pink eye, we couldn't go :(

Sunday
Top coat cabinet-did this Saturday late afternoon/evening
Assembled cabinet (pics to come in a separate post!)
Grocery shop
Run to Kohl's, Nine West, and the Howell Outlets to exhange shoes for G.  Again, due to the pink eye, I wasn't able to take time to run to Howell.  Hopefully this weekend!

So did you accomplish everything on your weekend list??

Weekend Planning Blog Hop!

It's Friday, which means time to participate in the My Happy House Weekend Planning Blog Hop!  This weekend is pretty low key for us, for the first time in a while.  It seems that once you have kids your weekends get eaten up with various activities.

Friday:
Put second coat of bond coat on the bathroom cabinet, first coat on the front of the doors.
2 Loads of laundry

Saturday:
Glaze cabinet
Finish laundry and put away
Dust/vacuum master bedroom and guest room
Take G to the park

Sunday
Top coat cabinet
Grocery shop
Run to Kohl's, Nine West, and the Howell Outlets to exhange shoes for G.

Weekend Round Up!

The weekend was crazy busy and flew by, so needless to say I didn't get done everything I wanted to.  Here's how it was broken down:
Friday

•Going to my parent's house for dinner

•Pick up some drinks and a movie for movie night with a friend

•Pick up some clutter around the house



Saturday
•Put together playroom storage and clean up the play area

•Clean basement

•Laundry: Partially done, I got Gabe's clothes washed and dried, but not ours.

•Birthday party/baptism party

•Mop the floor

•Clean upstairs: Again, partially done.  Cleaned Gabe's room, nothing else.



Sunday
•Clean 1st floor

•Visit friend and her new baby
 
Overall we did pretty good I think!  This week we will be focusing on doing the laundry, cleaning the rest of the house, and operation refinishing the bathroom cabinet.  Stay tuned!

Blog Hop: Weekend Plans

I am a follower of My Happy House and am participating in the Weekend Plans Blog Hop.  This weekend is going to be really packed.  Joe is finally back in town and our house looks like a tornado blew through it!

Friday

• Going to my parent's house for dinner
• Pick up some drinks and a movie for movie night with a friend
• Pick up some clutter around the house

Saturday

• Put together playroom storage and clean up the play area
• Clean basement
• Laundry
• Birthday party/baptism party
• Mop the floor
• Clean upstairs

Sunday

• Clean 1st floor
• Visit friend and her new baby

Hopefully I get everything done that I plan on doing!!

Happy 1st Birthday Gabriel!!!

Today, exactly 1 year ago, at 1:51am, my beautiful baby boy was born.  The first time he was placed in my arms I fell in love.  He was/is a perfect mix of both myself and Joe.  It's hard to believe a whole year has passed us, it seems like yesterday I was pregnant, getting admitted to the hospital, and giving birth.

This past year has changed us so much.  Both Joe and I have grown as a couple and as parents.  Today is not just a celebration for Gabriel, this is a celebration for our family. 

We have endured colic, breatfeeding troubles, illness, every milestone imaginable, teething, sleepless nights, and then sleeping through the night.  We have watched our son grow into an amazing little boy, filled with such love and happiness.  When he smiles at you it melts your heart.  He gives hugs and you just don't want to let go.  His vocabulary just keeps growing.  Soon he will be walking and talking even more.

This year has been one hell of a ride, and we cannot wait for many years to come.  We love you so much Gabriel!