Some foundation improvements

We just hired someone to fix alot of the cracks in the stucco and he did a great job, just need to paint and should look like new.

Well, the master bedroom is now a light khaki color, still need to paint the trim,
my sister and mother in law took the cabinet fronts off, and Kevin took the nasty sink
out and they also took the old ceiling tiles off and underneath is a beautiful flower pattern
wallpaper:) Okay Britta the room with the clouds is almost covered up, by this weekend it should be beige and white, I know that room scared you! (me too) I will take more pictures this weekend and show more progress, it has been slow with this rain going under the house, I could not paint until we got all of the moisture out of the house, anyway I will post more later.

My Talents

1. Well I am going to have to make up things for this one...
I think I am a talented mother I have juggled 4 kids for the last 15 yrs and I am
still standing, now that is talent!!!

2. I am a good multi tasker, I am a good contractor, give me a house and I will
redo it, slowly but surely!!

3.I am a good storyteller, only truth not fiction! (should I write a book too Averi?)

Well as pathetic as it is , it's all I got!

Fun Tradition

With both of my kids my mother in law has played" Granny travalot" she travels all over the world and sends post cards candy gifts, books, maps, she makes each grandchilds class a learning experience, for several years she has done this and usually reveals her true identity around the first grade, when my kids finally figure out that it is her. She starts in Pre K with the grandkids and so today was reveal day. My mother in law got all dressed up like a granny and walked in and Kelton was just shocked, it was so cute. The kids always want to be in the class that gets granny travalot, none of the kids could make the connection it was always Kelton's class(including Kelton) Great fun, I appreciate my mothter in law for all the fun for my kids and their classes

More to come!!

MOM'S

1. I think the best thing my mother taught me was that I could do anything I wanted to do, even flipping houses, I learned alot from my mother about redoing and fixing up things when you can't afford to hire it done!

2. We sat through alot of family pep talks at our house and we always complained but I truly have never forgotten any of those valuable life lessons I was taught. She would always say "remember who you are" !! And we knew exactly what that meant

3. She was a total fighter when it came to her (non cancerous) brain tumor. She was not really that scared and complained very little after it was over she's tough!!!
I Love my MOM!!!!!

I Would Love to hang out with these guys and girls!!!!!

My Greatest Fears

#1. My Biggest fear is... my daughter driving in 2 1/2 yrs
that scares me to death, and also along the same lines, my
biggest fear would have to be one of my children getting hurt or injured!

#2. The unkown!

#3. Time running out too quickly before I have time to do all the things I want to do.

#4. Driving on ICE, scares me w/my kids.

The front and side view (flip house)

A little bit of progress!!!

These pictures are of the front living room and hallway,I used Restoration Hardware silver sage paint and I think it is my most favorite color ever!! Hope the 'buyer' will agree.

I love summer because.....

#1. I love to barbeque with my kids, fun fun,
and love to be outside all day swimming at
Mema's, the kids can't wait!

#2. What Vitamin D can do for the winter blues
aaauuuwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!
Sun just makes me happy!

#3 Concert season begins!

#4 Green grass beautiful flowers.

More disturbing photos of what lies ahead!!!

Here are some updated pictures of Kelsey!!!

PET PEEVES

#1. Ignorant people!!!! Drives me crazy .---That happens when you work with the public.

#2. Negative people, please find the good (please)

#3. Bad drivers- I think everyone feels this way.

Happy Easter Indoors!!!!

While everyone else was at the Mosser Mansion, I was at home dying easter eggs and here are few pictures of my little helper, I figured out that the lens on my camera is dirty so my pictures are not very clear again.....

Okay well as most of you know I love to read but I just picked four of my favorites (sorry my pics are blurry) My all-time favorite book caused quite a stir when he published Into a Million Pieces as a true story, well bad move on his part, but I absolutely loved this book, great read.

#2 Dave Ramsey knows all about what I am doing wrong and Kim and I love this man. I have started following his advise so maybe next year I won't be so broke!!!

#3 Maya Angelou There is not much more to say, she is the best writer, speaker, poet, ever ....read anything by her and be totally blown away .

#4 My last book is just so sweet and really helps people deal with a loss of a loved one!!

MY Favorite BOOKS.......

Yeah Kelsey!!! She got 3rd in the District track meet in shot put!!

More pictures

Wow this really shows how much work I have ahead of me.
This is just a glimpse of how bad the floors are, and take
a look at that kitchen...pretty

MY New Project House (Flip house)

Well this is what I do on the weekends and hopefully
will finish by October. It has 4 bedrooms 2 full baths
and 3 half baths, so lots of work ahead, the major problem
is the plumbing, total redo not fun!!! If anyone knows a
good plumber that wants to do work on the side let me
know because the estimate I received was over 5000.00
and I think most of that is labor. Anyway, just going to
blog about the progress, will post more soon. The colors
in this house are really scary, hope I can get alot painted
this weekend!