Throw it out THURSDAY!

Just in the nick of time!

This one was tricky because organizing during Jack's awake hours is nearly impossible, and when he was sleeping, he was occupying one of these rooms. But somehow we did it. Even if we did have to lock him away for a short amount of time. Call CPS...see if I care!


So here are the results. (Please refer to the BEFORE pictures from previous blog
entry.)

Lucy's closet

Lucy's clean room

Jack's Closet

I can check this off my list now.
I'd been meaning to put some pics up in jack's room.

The whole enchilada!

Next week's project is a two-part deal. Let's just say, when I organize I usually end up with one giant pile of all the stuff I don't know what to do with. Well, that giant pile is now occupying our upstairs loft/office/playroom.

Pictures are not available at this time.

huh?

jack doesn't have it. lucy doesn't have it.

just me. i have pink eye.

the whole wake-up-with-crusty-green-goop-in-your-eye pink eye!

What's next?
Hand, foot, mouth disease? Diaper rash? Chicken pox?

mad sewing skills...

...are not something i possess. but sometimes i pretend.

I found these cute crib bumpers from this french girl & I thought they were adorable. They look doable for the amateur seamstress. Or am i fooling myself again?

These almost make me want to have another child right away so I can decorate a nursery. Did I empahsize ALMOST?

Plus, these little guitars are rockin'. I love the whole idea!

(Stay tuned for my Throw it Out Thursday. And by "stay tuned" I mean...give me until 10pm Pacific Standard Time so that I can bust my rear to keep my word.)

random weekend snippets

Friday night we cooled off with these guys.

Saturday we did this...

...to get ready for these house guests.

He miraculously napped for 4.5 hours.

and she was an angel so we took some pictures.

I love weekends like this!

moments I never want to forget.

He can't go to bed without doing this.

friends that strip together, stick together!

Jack + Ezzy = B.F.F.

These two are the best of buddies. Many times during the day Jack calls out "ezzy, ezzy" hoping to hint to me that he wants a playdate with his amigo. Every Sunday we walk down the aisle to our seat and if Jack catches ezra out of the corner of his eye, he hollars out, "Ezzzzzzzyyyyy!" Bribing Jack with candy works, but bribing him with Ezra is even better.

I try to host playdates as often as I can because Jack gets pretty bored around here with just me. The other day we had a playdate and Ezra taught Jack some new tricks. Like how to remove his diaper. With those two bums running around, I couldn't resist the Kodak moment.

check out that ba-donka-donk!

Throw it out THURSDAY!

It's a beautiful thing. I have managed to combine two things:


blogging (which I love) + organizing (which I don't love) to form the perfect equation that = maximum productivity. Brilliant, I tell ya.

Her closet...BEFORE

Her closet...AFTER

His closet...BEFORE

His closet...AFTER























If you'll notice...one of us has WAY more clothes than the other. And there's a good possibility that SAME person occupies one dresser singlehandedly. Sheesh.

My project for next week: Kiddies Closets

Here are the BEFORES

deja vu...

this...
reminded me of this:


and SHE...

reminded me of IT!


only this was FREE...

and this was not so free

but,

there is a price to pay for quality mud. Mud that exfoliates in just the right way. Mud that is free from dead-organisms. Mud that shows mother just how much she's appreciated.

thank you sweetheart for mud-tastic weekend away!

and dad...thank you for these!

(which also reminded me of the time he sent me flowers in college from my "secret admirer" and I spent the entire day wondering in anticipation who it could be. Imagine my embarrassment when I found out it was ole daddy-o! )

Please get a babysitter...

and go see this movie NOW!

I laughed so hard, I cried!

Mission: ORGANIZATION

if you spent a day in my head, this is what you would experience...

I think I'll clean the kitchen. oh..there's my computer. I'm just going to see if I got any comments. I got one from amy. I wonder what she's been up to. I'm going to call her. oooh. i want to check out Pioneer Woman's photoshop tutorials that amy told me about. speaking of photos, I think I will organize my old photos. chuckle, chuckle...i remember this high school football game. I wonder if I can find my journal and read my old high school entries. shoot. I forgot about the laundry in the washer from 3 days ago. i better change it. darn. it smells mildewed. I'm going to look up mildew removal on the internet. hmm. maybe I'll check my e-mail while I'm here. gee, my toenails are getting long. I better clip them. oh...the kitchen is still messy and jack is awake. where did the time go?

As you can see, I have major ADD (it runs in the family)
I need help & I'm not afraid to admit it.

SO...

I devised a plan. Mission: ORGANIZATION. Each Thursday I am going to post a BEFORE picture of one problem area in my home. The following Thursday I will post the AFTER picture. If all goes as planned, my house will be somewhat organized in a few short weeks. You will all motivate me, right?


Here is this week's project...his/her closets
BEFORE
(please don't judge)

Feel free to join this crusade.
I would love to see your messes!

pretty things

troy...this is NOT a hint. But I do think this necklace would make some deserving mother VERY happy.

(this is my cousin-in-law, Ashley's, neck.)

and here is the LINK if your husband wants to order it for you.

+

i also think these cutie booties would make lucy very happy.

aren't they just scrumptious?

airshow

I wouldn't say we're plane enthusiasts. We were just looking for something to do and our friends, the Southwell's, told us about this airshow. It was actually much cooler than I thought it would be. Fun for the whole family, ya know?

These guys were skydiving in formations at extreme speeds.

Jack was trying to figure out why objects were flying through the sky. Little does he know his dad is one of the lunatics who's tried that. Listen to mommy, Jack....don't even think about it!
This guy did stunts in his plane. Again...crazy scary! Really cool, though.



( these kids were frozen in this position the entire time!)

All the while...this girl was pulling CRAZY stunts in her pants. Hence, the no clothes, wrapped-in-a-blanket look.

And finally, this little distraction. I don't think weight watchers would approve of funnel cakes and Kielbasa sausages?!?

revival

This little blue-eyed cutie revived me from the photography drought I was in. I have not felt very inspired to take pictures lately, but my friend Kami called me and asked if I would come and take some pics of her 4 month old.

I felt alive again...is that dorky, or what?




I bought this little gem of a hat from JANA. You need to check out her Etsy Shop. I have been saving it for my little Lucy, but I couldn't resist busting it out early for a test run.

One day...if I ever decided to get serious about photography (that's a BIG "if"), then this girl would be my poster child. Well, after my own kids, of course! Isn't she irresistible?

For more of her, go HERE.