A little Remodeling

So I inherited (stole) my sisters old dresser for Coraline. It was this cute whitish-pink color. But my sister had loved on it while growing up so it was in need of a little TLC. Since Gavin's arrival is quickly approaching (March 22), I am totally in the nesting mode and kicking Coraline out of her current room so Gavin can be closer to the master and Coraline can have the bigger room.



My inspiration came from pinterest. Someone had recovered their dresser in different fabrics. I thought that would be awesome. I bought fabrics, but in the end chickened out and just used the same color paint. Sometimes in my life I have to have things matchy matchy. Oh well, I really liked how they turned out.



I painted the drawers before I realized they were numbered so I didn't give much thought to which drawer should be what color. When I was putting them pack in I thought I could switch them around, turns out I couldn't because they were not aligned. So that's why there is a blue next to a blue.

Well, so much has changed since the last time I blogged. I am now a happy kindergarten teacher (not that I didn't like second grade, it just that I have a love/hate relationship with kinder), Coraline is running around like a crazy child, and I am expecting baby Rainey number 2 (and yes when the time comes we will find out what it is-hopefully Christmas time!). Oh, yeah and Matt's still around ;)

I really love this time of year, when the weather starts to cool off and the rest of the world gets ready for winter, and the deserts rats get ready to plant flowers. So Matt and I have been cleaning up the backyard to get it ready for many play dates. I have been search for a little play set, but haven’t found anything I sold on with design and price, but I'm still looking.

Last night I had Coraline try on her Halloween costume. I love it because I bought it last year after Halloween for half price. (Yeah, I'm that kind of mom). I made a red tutu for a red dress run, that I never did because it rained that day, so I wrapped it around Coraline twice and it adds an extra flare to her costume. I also, bought black tights. Now I just need to make some antennas and hope she keeps them on her head!

Happy Birthday Coraline!

This week I am teaching my second grades about poems.
So I created a poem to model for my students.
I think its kind of cute :)

Last Saturday was fun.
Fill with lots of sun.
My baby Coraline just turned one.

There was cake, and laughter,
While we watch her slaughter
Her sweet layered ladybug cake.

I love my baby Coraline
This much I know is true,
She grew 2 inches in about a month or two.

It's Birthday time

I can't believe my baby is a year old. Her actual birthday is Monday, but we celebrated today. She is so precious. I can't believe how one little baby could completely change the way I feel, think, and act. I kind of have an idea what love really is.

The party was amazing! Good food, amazing cake, and awesome fellowship. A big thank you to everyone who came out. Thanks for making memories with my family :)

Man, these times are hard...

I need to seriously blog more! The truth of the matter is, I need more time. But if I had more time then I would only fill it with more things. So here I am blogging.

I secretly like it when my baby wakes up in the middle of the night crying. She only wants me to hold her for a moment and then she goes back to sleep. I wonder if that is how God feels when we cry out to him? He holds us for a moment so we can mentally get back into the game, and then we're off dreaming again. I like it.

So this whole we might not pay government employees is lame. I'm not worried because I know my needs will be taken care of, its just lame. I'm praying for all the families whose livelihood depend on that income. And since education is a function of the state, I fear that it could trickle down to my salary, which would make it very difficult to find the motivation to go to work. I love my baby more than my paycheck, which would be non existent. Now, I'm just rambling.
I need to think of a closing catch phrase like, "Stay classy San Diego," or something...