A Quick Before and After

This is my bed. My massive log bed. It probably weighs 500 pounds. It is cool and unique and very manly. The bedding was purchased for a cool $20 at a garage sale 4 years ago (as of this summer). It too is quite masculine. I have liked it, but lately I have been wanting something a little more me. Back when we bought our mattress, NFM gave us a gift card to come back and use. We had to use the entire card in one trip so I wanted to get something good. I needed a new rug and the rugs I found were reasonably priced, leaving some money to spend on bedding......

Of course this isn't the first set I loved. The first set was aqua (go figure) and had yellow and pink and brown accents. Beautiful. Come to find out it was two bedding sets combined. Yeah...bummer. So I kept looking and found this floaty cloud looking set. They had this fluffy white and a beautiful, soft purple. Both were so lovely. I decided on the white because I can throw different pillows at my whim and change the whole look. So now my manly bedroom has a little softer look. I am loving it!!

Another New Chapter

There are a lot of things going on in Omaha right now. Specifically at our house. Two weeks ago Kevin and Abby and Michael moved into our house. Kevin is going to school at Metro and (hopefully) very soon Abby will be working. I have offered to help with Michael while Kevin is at school.

With that exciting change we have more vehicles to park on our VERY narrow street. Finally Jim caved to my request for concrete (about twice a year for almost four years) and in a week we will be able to get Kevin and Abby's vehicle and Jo's car (now the red Fusion) off the street.

That will leave the green car on the road...but no one has complained. It will just be nice not to have to worry so much about blocking half the road constantly.

We had them fill in that ridiculous planter. It was in such an awkward spot. You'd go to get out of the car and have to dodge the dirt pit. I tried to kill the little shrub in it...but it refused to die!

So with five cars and five drivers...wait...five?? What am I driving if Jo has the Fusion?? Oh yeah....only my dream car!!

After four years of saving every nickle I could (with the help and budgeting skills of my awesome hubby) we were able to score this sweet ride at the car auction. I love it! It is so cute and comfortable...and I am able to sit up a little higher and that is a good thing for sure!!

So now we are all settling into our new reality with a very full house. I love having all my chicks in the same town. It has made me very happy indeed.