Saturday, March 19, 2011

Fit for a Queen...or Two..

It was time to make the sad switch from Toddler Beds to Big Girl beds...Lilli was now able to reach from head to toe on the little princess beds I had begged for.  Not wanting to paint again (Jim had put SO much work into the nursery before Lilli was born), we decided to switch bedrooms....fun for all!  Austin now has the bigger room where he can play without the "helpful guidance" of his sisters, and the girls have a room that is desgined to just sleep in...no playing...no dancing around after the lights go down...just sleeping...

But the walls were blue.  Baby blue.  What was I going to do with that?  How would I make the girly and pretty?

Stickers....Giant Stickers

Before



After




Ok...I was too excited to stop and move the junk out of the way!  They are awesome!  Got them on Amazon for $17 each.  We have two more, Tinkerbell and a 3 foot by 3 foot castle.  Those will go up tomorrow after we build the bunkbeds!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

46 Days Without Facebook

I gave up Facebook for Lent....what was I thinking?  My intent was originally that I would spend more time teaching, more time cleaning, maybe play an extra game or two with my kids.  I now find myself obsessively checking my e-mail.  Did I get an e-mail?  Did I get a notification from Facebook?  Did I get anything good in my Junk Mail?

My house is a little cleaner....I have played some mean rounds of Hi-Ho Cherry-O (which, BTW, now consists of oranges, cherries, blueberries, and I think, pears).  My students have gotten assignment graded in record time, yet I am still sad.  I know that we are not supposed to share the burden that our Lenten sacrifices have on our hearts, that these are supposed to be "our crosses to bear", but this one sucks.  I am a social person.  I like to talk.  I like to know whose kid did not sleep through the night, and which one of my friends are running the fastest mile.  My heart jumps a little when I see that red box with a number telling me I have comments, likes, event invitations.  It's almost like that "You've Got Mail" feeling from the late 90's; the excitement that someone noticed your e-mail and sent you a message. 

Fr. Dennis told us this week that Sunday and Saint days do not count towards the 40 days.  Then Bill asked if Jesus got to leave the wilderness for 6 days...point taken...I will continue on my Facebook-less quest...but I am starting a blog. I need some outlet, some way to show people I am still alive.