Brains Brains!

So the other day I was cuddling Catie and her enormous head and I tickled her, telling her, "You pretty little thing with a giant head.  You better hope the zombies never get you, they'd be all over you and that big ol' brain of yours!"  And for two days she has been telling me, "Oh no!  The zombies get me!"  and squishing her face into my shoulder.  I giggled the first few times and feigned horror at the thought... then explained multiple times thereafter that it's just pretend... and now I think she just does it so I will give her a squeeze.  I'm fairly certain that my two-year-old has no idea what a zombie is, but she her fathers daughter after all.

Home Improvement

If anyone is still checking this blog, and maybe nobody is, you've probably noticed that I haven't been updating very frequently (ahem, if at all).  Spring is "project" time around our house, and writing has taken a back seat to the multiple home improvement endeavours we have taken on the past month or two.  One project complete:  the kitchen. 

Before:

Ugly kitchen, and I just couldn't take it anymore.  The cabinets are junky contractor grade from over a decade ago, no backsplash, a fluorescent light, no character whatsoever.  We couldn't afford to gut it, so we decided to give it a little face lift.

After:

I sing the praises of Rustoleum's cabinet painting kit... a little time consuming, but so so easy.  Cheap glass tile backsplash, new light fixtures (although you can't see them in this picture), fresh paint... a brand new kitchen for only about $1000.  Can't beat that!

My favorite part of the project had to be while I was tiling the backsplash... Maggie was getting annoyed that it was taking me so long to complete and she told me "Mom, next time you should get someone else to do the reptile work."

Home improvement project currently underway... Catie's "big girl" bedroom, and yard maintenance/improvement.  Can't wait to share before and after of those as well!

Love

I think my personal catch phrase should be "Home is where the mom is."  You know you are well-loved when you finally get a chance to sit down and are immediately joined by a four-year-old with her head on your arm, a two-year-old sitting in your lap, and a small dog curled up on your out-stretched legs.  Most days my first thought about my unintentional magnetism is joy and wonder... but I'll admit, some days a girl just wants to sit down without anyone sitting on her.  Maybe my catch phrase should be "Mom, best. sofa. ever!"