Time ~

Seems like there is just not enough time in the day these days. I don't know how these ladies who have a family and work too do it. I am so blessed to be able to stay at home and be a wife and mother to my babies. It is 10:00 am right now {the morning is almost gone} and i'm just now getting around to taking a break and drinking my coffee. I'm pondering what all i "need" to do today....and then reality sets in and i realize what "might" get done today. HAHA! Oh...i laugh to keep from crying. I think the hubby and i are running on fumes these days. Just trying to push threw it and get the kitchen done so that we can have a more "normal"...semi relaxed summer. I have so much i want to do with the kids this summer and this remodel is just getting in the way....HA! Some people have asked {and i really can't believe they have the nerve to do so...hehe} why is it taking so long? Really Folks? Have you ever ripped out a kitchen by yourself and started from scratch putting it back together? No contractors, no help.....just 2 people {mostly the hubmeister} single handedly trying to do this DIY project with 2 littles running around. Sorry...it's just that i have been asked that question way to many times and i'm alittle on edge about the whole kitchen thing. Personally i think we are doing a fantastic job. :o) I'm so thankful for my handy hubby. He really is doing an awesome job. Here are a few pictures of our progress.

Here is the side where the stove is going. :)

Pantry and fridge!

Look can you see the dish washer? Unfortunately it isn't hooked up yet. :(

I don't know if you can see it in the picture...but the cabinets have a chocolate glaze on them. LOVE!

The cabinet style we ordered didn't come with matching corbels or legs {around sink cabinet} so we had to order them from a different company and paint them ourself. Hubby did a great job painting and now i'm glazing. Let me tell you...not as easy as i thought it would be.

Ok...now onto other projects in the house. I have always wanted a wall or staircase full of pictures of the family....ya know a big'ol photo wall collage. I just love them don't you? I think they tell such a story. As i was going threw and organizing the house the other week i came across ALL of my mix matched frames from the past and my mind started to wander. I haven't put many pictures up since we moved into this house. So i pulled them all out and decided to just do it. First i laid them out how i would like then i cut news paper out to match the frames. Then i taped the layout on the wall to get an idea of what it would look like. Moved some around and then finally got them the way i like it. Not all of my frames are the same in size, color or style. BUT once i spray paint them all the same color {BLACK} it will make them look like they go together. :o) As for now they are in place...i still need a few frames to finish out the stairs but i love it. I'm currently going threw all my photos and deciding which i love the most and getting them ordered in correct sizes. Here is a sneak peak of my "wall gallery".

I used newspaper to cut out the frame sizes.

And here are most of my frames. Sorry for the way i took the picture. I'm shy about posting to many photos with our faces. But you get the picture. Now i just have to take them down again and spray paint them all black. :o)

I have a few projects with my daughter coming up. She is so proud of a few things she has made this week and i thought i would "feature" her and what she has made. Stay tuned.....