am·bi·tion
/amˈbiSHən/
noun; a strong desire to do or to achieve something,
typically requiring determination and hard work.
This past Tuesday we tied another quilt for one of our graduating YW, McKenna.
typically requiring determination and hard work.
This past Tuesday we tied another quilt for one of our graduating YW, McKenna.
Mckenna purchased the fabric, then cut, sewed, and pieced this little baby together for a Value Project over the second week of Spring Break while pretty much working full time that week. That meant that she was at my house at 7:30 until 10am Tues, Thurs, and Friday mornings, then headed directly to work. That girl is ambitious.
I've decided that it was a pretty ambitious project to get these quilts done prior to graduation.
Of the two graduating YW left, one did her quilt on her own and has it ready to tie, the other still needs to purchase her fabric, then I will cut, piece, and get it ready to go in the next two weeks. And I still need to get the three we've tied ready for the girls to do the hand-stitching part of the binding. My goal is to have all the quilts completed, binding and all, by graduation.
Ambitious, I know.
Mar headed to school today in this:
Of the two graduating YW left, one did her quilt on her own and has it ready to tie, the other still needs to purchase her fabric, then I will cut, piece, and get it ready to go in the next two weeks. And I still need to get the three we've tied ready for the girls to do the hand-stitching part of the binding. My goal is to have all the quilts completed, binding and all, by graduation.
Ambitious, I know.
Mar headed to school today in this:
Nice burry front-shot picture - I honestly took about 6 (phone camera), and that one was the best of the bunch. Of course the picture of the BACK turned out the best of all.
Showtime is almost here!
Hallelujah.
Mar was bummed to miss out on Take Your Child to Work Day because it's blackout week for the play and attendance is mandatory. Bill's working in Colorado Springs today, so there was no way he could have had her back in time for practice.
Our family spent last night helping some new neighbors work on their house. The house was a short sale and needs a lot o' TLC, so they haven't moved in quite yet, but they have been working all-day-every-day on getting it ready. They were in our ward before the split a few years back, and we are super excited to have them in our culdesac. With all the kids that have moved in over the past few months, the culdesac is booming with action on every good-weathered day.
Just like old times.
Showtime is almost here!
Hallelujah.
Mar was bummed to miss out on Take Your Child to Work Day because it's blackout week for the play and attendance is mandatory. Bill's working in Colorado Springs today, so there was no way he could have had her back in time for practice.
Our family spent last night helping some new neighbors work on their house. The house was a short sale and needs a lot o' TLC, so they haven't moved in quite yet, but they have been working all-day-every-day on getting it ready. They were in our ward before the split a few years back, and we are super excited to have them in our culdesac. With all the kids that have moved in over the past few months, the culdesac is booming with action on every good-weathered day.
Just like old times.
Bill, Shi, Mar and I painted their laundry room, start to finish, including the ceiling. I kind of feel like we are pretty much paint pros with all the painting we've done over the past few years.
It was an am•bi•tious project since we didn't even start until 8pm, but Shi and Mar were troopers and moved the work along. It was lovely to spend the evening in such close quarters with our fam, listening to tunes and chatting it up.
With all the house makeover stuff going on across the street and to the backside of us (we had another family in our ward purchase a home in the culdesac to the southwest of us and they are working on a makeover, too), I am feeling the bug.
Since my needs are great and my budget small, I'm not thinking BIG.
Something do-able, budget-friendly, but impactful.
I've decided our first project will be to paint the kitchen cabinets.
(After I finish painting Shilo's bathroom and door... the remains of our last big project due to a flooding toilet, and not before all the big approaching events like grandparenthood and graduation.)
I have a large kitchen with many, many cabinets.
They are the cheapest wood cabinets available. Natural oak, no raised panels, plain trim.
To replace them would cost mucho dinero, so painting is the perfect option.
It was an am•bi•tious project since we didn't even start until 8pm, but Shi and Mar were troopers and moved the work along. It was lovely to spend the evening in such close quarters with our fam, listening to tunes and chatting it up.
With all the house makeover stuff going on across the street and to the backside of us (we had another family in our ward purchase a home in the culdesac to the southwest of us and they are working on a makeover, too), I am feeling the bug.
Since my needs are great and my budget small, I'm not thinking BIG.
Something do-able, budget-friendly, but impactful.
I've decided our first project will be to paint the kitchen cabinets.
(After I finish painting Shilo's bathroom and door... the remains of our last big project due to a flooding toilet, and not before all the big approaching events like grandparenthood and graduation.)
I have a large kitchen with many, many cabinets.
They are the cheapest wood cabinets available. Natural oak, no raised panels, plain trim.
To replace them would cost mucho dinero, so painting is the perfect option.
And I'm not thinking white.
Here are some of my Pinteresting ideas:
(This green is too dark, and I obviously wouldn't do the floor-to-ceiling color... but I'm really drawn to blues and greens. I think a shade of green would go the best in my house. I hope to eventually subway tile the backsplash, probably in white, and someday get a dark-ish countertop to replace our tired tile.)
So... what do you think?
