Let The Construction Begin!

Oh my! I have taken a bit of a break around here. Not that I planned too, but I just could not seem to get caught up on things around the house. Just as things started to slow down a bit here, we are now embarking on a new adventure. We live in a house that is 100+ years old. It has always been our plan to completely remodel it, however, money and time were always an issue. We have done a few things here and there, but nothing major. Lately, we have been noticing some settling and sagging in some of the upstairs rooms. Today, we took the first step to find out what is causing this. This is a current photo of my kitchen floor.



It's not a pretty sight down there. There is no basement under this particular part of the house. We have discovered a lot of rotting wood. It looks like a long and messy project and I am praying for the patience to deal with this. It will not be easy. I am not sure where we will come up with the money to complete this whole project, but I do know that it is necessary. Please pray that I don't lose my mind during this craziness!

Handprint Bunnies

What says spring like a cute, little bunny? Today we made an adorable bunny with our hand prints.

1. Paint the palm of your child's hand and the index and ring fingers.

2. Using a thumb dipped in pink paint, make a nose in the center of the palm.

3. Add some eyes, mouth, and whiskers to your bunny:0)

After my post about the ducks made with feet, I received a comment asking where I get all my hand and foot print ideas. Occasionally, I find some online, but most of these ideas I used when I worked in the baby room at a daycare center. We always tried to have art from children of all ages hanging on the walls and the babies did a lot of hand print things because it was easy. Hands and feet can be turned into many things, just use your imagination:0)

My Life. In Pictures. The View From My Front Door

Today's challenge for My Life. In Pictures., hosted by Amber at Everything Except the Grill, is to take a photo of the view from your front door. You would know that today has been such a rainy, yucky day that I could not really get a decent picture. So instead, I am entering a picture that I took this past fall. This is a tree that is in my front yard. We only planted it a few years ago, so it is still very small. However, it has quickly become my favorite tree around. The color show that it puts on in the fall is glorious. I love to sit on my front porch so I can just stare at it. It's lovely:0)

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