My Art Project

Yay!!! Another piece of my bedroom remodel completed! I put this art project together this weekend and I LOVE it. I couldn't wait to share it on my blog. It makes me want to become an artist--but my problem was always coming up with the idea. I was never really inspired by anything. I guess I am not tortured enough. We can thank my parents for that--they raised me to be too healthy and happy :) Anyway, it was really fun and I think I will do more! (I sort of copied this from another artist, so maybe next time I will try to come up with something original)

Still Reevaluating...

Frustrated with so many things...My unfinished bathroom, Dylan having to live in our family room (we really need a couch), and problems with friends. I am using my blog to vent and reevaluate...does anyone ever feel like that?

Some of you know the story of Heather...that I worked for her for several years and when I quit, we did not part well. Our friendship had been struggling, but towards the end we were both feeling like all we did was give and the other person just took. I understand I probably wasn't the best friend to be around. I am not sure how she feels. I don't think she knows how much she hurt my feelings or that she even did anything wrong. So I moved on. Along with all the changes in my life that I have already blogged, I also wanted to change my relationships with others. I want to surround myself with people who are uplifting and caring and supportive. I need friendships that I don't have to defend to others or to myself. I am ready for something different. I have been so happy with my decisions so far. My family life has never been happier! My relationship with God is growing.

But I just got some horrible news...Heather's daughter Lillie has bone cancer in her knee. (She is Emily's age and friend). I am so heartbroken for them. I love Heather's children so much and I don't want to see their family go through this. How devastating! I have tried reaching out to Heather, knowing how hard this must be for her, but I guess it is too late to repair the past. I am praying for them and sending them the best of wishes. I wish things were different...

News like this always makes me appreciate my family and their health. I am so grateful for the blessings in my life. I am heartsick for my dear friend, whom I still care about, but know our friendship is not a good one. Please pray for sweet Lillie, I am sure she needs all the support she can get.

So how am I reevaluating? I am looking at what kind of a person I am, who I want to be, what kind of friend I want to be and how fragile life is. When my sister was my age, she only had 4 more years to live. If I knew I only had 4 more years, what would I do with that time? Who would I want to be at the end of it? If I could do it all again, I would do it differently...I don't want to say that anymore. Just some things to think about...

I got a ring for Mother's Day!!!

A toilet wax ring!!! Well...and a new bathroom to go with it.

Happy Mother's Day!

Our newly painted cabinets and mirror with new countertop and backsplash. I have managed to patch and paint since this picture was taken. And yes, we got rid of our lovely 80's light!

Me, grouting the shower.

Starting the project.

What we thought would just be a cosmetic makeover of our master bathroom of replacing our lovely light blue tiles with wildflowers and vinyl flooring, turned into a major remodeling job. We ended up having to rip the shower out down to the studs and sub-floor. After 5 trips to Home Depot that saturday and Cody renting a hammer drill to rip out the cement floor, we started building it back up again. Now, a week later, we are closer to being finished but not soon enough. Cody leaves to go out of town tomorrow and doesn't come home until Sunday night. Then he will leave again monday until wednesday or thursday, so I might have a finished shower in a week and a half! We tried really hard to get it all done in time for him to be out of town, but realized we wouldn't make the deadline. Needless to say, I had a mini-meltdown! But I have rallied and I will go forth and make the best of it until he comes home to finish things up. We did get the floor done and the toilet back in, so thank heavens for that miracle. I am so excited to finally have this remodel finished! When we bought our house, this was one of the things on our list we knew we needed to change. 14 years later it is now a reality. Word to the wise--check all your grout for cracks and all your caulk to make sure everything is sealed. When we moved in our shower was missing a lot of the grout so we just re-grouted our shower, not thinking anything of it. Now we know we should have ripped it out then because of the water damage. Lesson learned!

This project has really made me appreciate my husband and the skills he possesses. He can do any construction project I drag him into! He was not too excited for this project...his motto is, if it ain't broke, why fix it? What's wrong with light blue tiles with wildflowers on them? But he did it for me because he loves me. He is a great guy who takes such good care of me. And, most importantly, he is sexy in his toolbelt! Thanks baby for the new bathroom!