Show Me What Ya Got #120

Hey!!! Welcome to another linky party. I am excited to see all of your projects. Please remember that this party is for your PROJECTS, your creations. Things you made. I have been getting pretty random things linked up. This party is for you to have a chance to share what you do to express your creativity whether it is sewing, food, decorating, painting, etc. It is not for articles about dieting, your love life, etc. Those things are awesome too, but this is not the forum to share them.

Here are my most recent posts. If you missed them please check them out :)

Spring Mantel

What I have Been Up To…..

I also guest posted over at SAS Interiors

Creating A Meaningful Home

 

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What I Have Been Up To……

So what have I been up to? Because it certainly hasn’t been blogging! At least not as much as usual. I went from 4+ posts a week to 2 as soon as April hit. It has been crazy around here. I think May rivals December as my busiest time of year. Spring hits and not only do I have my regular DIY projects and other stuff but I have a yard that has been dormant all winter that is crying out for attention. It is also the end of the school year which means programs, performances, field trips, etc.

So here (shown in instagram pictures) is what I have been up to lately!

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I currently have TWO bathrooms torn apart. And we only have two bathrooms. You do the math….. it equals a big mess! The downstairs bathroom was never finished by the previous owners. They added it but never built walls on the other two sides or did the flooring. Due to a leak in the pipes in the wall, I had to tear down the sheet rock and pull out the insulation.

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There was also a leak in the up bath. I tore down the tile so the wood behind could dry out. We will finish the down bath first, then tackle the up bath after that. It may take awhile though. Even though I am saving money by doing things myself, it still takes money to do. Good thing I can pull the shower curtain shut and hide the mess :)

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Our two oldest boys had their first piano recital. They have only been taking lessons for two months and got assigned their piece a few days before the recital. I was so proud of them for participating even though they were so new.

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My sweet 6 year old graduated from Kindergarten. I won’t post pictures from his program due to the fact that there are other children in them, but here we are right after the program. He did great with his speaking part :)

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A lot of my time has been spent with this little guy. Ever since it warmed up he only wants to be outside. He has been my yard work “helper”. He works for popsicles :)

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I have my garden all prepped finally. It took forever to warm up here this year. Winter didn’t want to release its grasp on us.

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My view from the garden :) Kickball in the back of the yard.

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My secret garden has come back to life. After a hard day of work in the yard I spend a little time relaxing here. It is my happy place :) Last year THIS is what I was working hard on.

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And then it is back to the school for more programs. One of which was called the wax museum. The kids dressed up as people from history and had to memorize things about them to tell as people stopped by their booth. I think it is such a good experience to have to research and then present it this way.

I am going to be planting my garden today if it is dry enough. We have had rainstorms all weekend. I also have more school events since this is the last week of school. I am hoping after school gets out and my garden gets planted that things will calm down enough that I can really work hard on the down bath. I also have outside projects up my sleeve and some recipes I want to share.

Is spring as crazy for you as it is for us??? What have you been up to?

Show Me What Ya Got #119

Sorry this is up a little late. I somehow forgot to hit “schedule” so it would post by itself. When I checked this morning, I noticed it wasn’t up yet. Here we go…… Hello!!! I finally posted a project yesterday. I know it has been awhile. That is the downside of tackling a big ugly [...]

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Spring Mantel

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It finally stopped snowing here in Utah so I decided to finish my spring mantel. I didn’t have the motivation to do it when I was still snuggled up with the fireplace roaring. But it has been sunny for a week straight so to celebrate here is my springy, yellow, mantel!!! Another reason I held [...]

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Show Me What Ya Got #118

  HELLO!!! I am back and ready to go. In fact, I posted TWICE yesterday. I had a good break last week. I got (sort of) caught up on cleaning and spent some quality time with my family. I also brainstormed for an upcoming site redesign. I want to make this blog easier to navigate [...]

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I am in a book! {and a beautiful giveaway}

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I have something fun to share with you today! My Mason Jar Planter has been featured in a book :) I have been featured in several magazines but this is my first time in a book. And it is a topic that I adore. I have plants all over my house. I love gardening as much as DIY projects so it is a natural thing to have so many plants around.

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Pretending to be teenagers again……

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I don’t get all mushy often but even non-mushy people deserve to gush a little on their anniversary :)

I love this man. We have been married 13 years today. We are ridiculously happy but it has been hard most of the time. We married young (he was 24 and I was just shy of 21) and started our family only 18 months later. We have experienced 3 lay offs, deaths in our family, mistakes/forgiveness, a miscarriage, extended family drama, and have always struggled financially. But we also have experienced the birth of four amazing little boys, our first house, lots of quality time with family, and have supported each other in every endeavor.  We are rich in what matters most. We have the same goals. We are on the same parenting page. We are total nerds together. And we have so much FUN!

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Show Me What Ya Got #117

Hey y’all! I hope last week treated you well and that you have some awesome things to share with us. If you caught my post yesterday you know why I am taking a little breather. I won’t be checking out your links until next Sunday or Monday. But I will get to it. I WILL [...]

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Playing catch up….

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We have had the flu bug at our house for over a week and I finally caught it Saturday evening. That, along with biting off more than I can chew, has led me to the conclusion that I need a tiny breather. I am going to take the week off. I have the linky party [...]

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Part One: Finishing The Basement

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If you remember back at the beginning of the year I did a post on our home goals for 2013. First up on the list is our basement bathroom.  Right now we only have one for all six of us! But before we can do any of the fun stuff, we had to get down [...]

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