Anatomy of Graham

#1: Fleece vest his grandma made him this Spring.  Here's the back story: Isaac and his buddy Jayce were pretending to have a street band.  They wanted matching shirts made by grandma.  Grandma couldn't just make shirts for Isaac and Jayce, so she made one for Graham and his buddy.  It has been a permanent fixture on his body since she gave it to him.  It has blue and purple snowflakes on it.  Thanks, grandma.

#2: Daddy bought him some gardening gloves.  Here's the back story: All Spring, Graham kept digging in the glove drawer searching for some gloves he could wear when he did work in the yard.  Tired of the endless glove mess, daddy relented and bought Graham a pair of gardening gloves.  They have also been a permanent fixture on his body since he got them.

#3: The ginormous cross necklace he refuses to take off.  Also a gift from grandma.  Thanks again, grandma.

#4:  The Crocs, which are a must-have for every preschooler for summer.  Easy to get off.  Easy to put on.  We wear them to the park, to the store, to church, pretty much everywhere.

#5: The Orange mustache from Orange Crush pop, also a gift from grandma (Hmmmmmm, am I seeing a pattern here?)

So, if you see us out and about and Graham is sporting this look, you will now know Graham is just being Graham.  And I love every inch of him.

Smelling Summer

Summer is looming just around the corner, I can smell it! I am SO excited to have a break from homeschooling to work on some home projects that have gotten pushed to the backburner. Here is a list of things I would love to tackle, hopefully there is time to do them all!

*Re-paint master bedroom. Find different side tables/dressers at thrift or garage sales and paint black. Get new lamps. Move three huge photos from downstairs to above the bed. Possibly put decorative shelves on blank wall. Paint chandelier and replace ceiling fan. Wash curtains, completely clean entire room. Possibly move black and white photos from the downstairs bathroom into master bedroom. Here's some inspiration pics via Pinterest:
I love these side tables. They are simple and clean. I seriously need some side tables with drawers for books I am reading, etc.

I love this shelf above the bed and all the accessories.

I adore mercury glass lamps and burlap lampshades, but they are so expensive. Wondering if I can replicate somehow?



*Paint upstairs bathroom a bluish/grayish/turquise-ish color. Move black and white toile shower curtain up from the basement.

*Move Brown and monogram shower curtain downstairs. Incorporate chocolate brown and white color scheme with new towels, etc.

*Overhaul basement school room. Get carpets cleaned. Paint hutch black, possibly chalkboard paint the top doors. Paint desk black and get beveled glass to put over the top. Paint table and chairs black, possibly finish the top of the table in chalkboard paint. Possibly paint dresser in laundry room black and replace bottom drawers with baskets. Move out couch. Bring back denim chair if there is room (probably won't be). Think about re-locating fireplace. Put up shelving from IKEA. Re-organize all supplies. Here's some inspiration pics via Pinterest!
I want to chalkboard paint our school table like this!

Shelving inspiration:

More shelving inspiration...

I have a crappy old dresser I want to do this with. I am thinking of using it in our school room somewhere, or I could move it upstairs and move one of my tables into our master bedroom as a side table.