This and That

We have been just doing stuff around the house lately, but almost everything has been on a list so if feels good to get them done. The stuff not on the list was pumpkins, but I had to try out some of the ideas I posted about earlier.

I really, really like how they turned out. Might be a yearly decoration - an never mind the dead mums in the backround. I would like to say I am setting the mood for Halloween, but reality is that I forgot to water them.

I really do enjoy carving pumpkins, but have lost some of my enthusiasm, so I let the kids design what they wanted. Teagan's is done from a sketch and Tate just told me he wanted a ghost and a house. Easy enough.

Anybody else have WAY TOO MANY of these little guys at their house too? Don't get me wrong, I love nature as much as the next girl, but seeing these both outside and too close to inside my house has me frazzled!

So, I spent a good 20 minutes on Sunday inspecting the outside of my house like a lunitic spraying for them. The ones way up towards the top got a small dose of wasp spray (still did the trick) and the ones on the foundation got good ol' fashion spider stuff. I am not exagerating when I say I probably killed at least 30 of them on the spot - gross!!!!

I got one step closer to the Teagan finale. Her closet was purged, and so were all the drawers in her room. I covered the baskets with material from Hobby Lobby and used bins from Dollar Tree. I think I did all 4 plus little holders for about $8.

The mirror will soon be brown, but thats a rainy day project. I also covered the bulletin board with extra material and got the hamper at Dollar General.

I also got Tate's closet cleaned out and Brad even installed a shelf in our supply closet to hold extra stuff. It was a super productive weekend. My next project is ordering family pictures and figuring out where to display them in the house. I feel a Hobby Lobby trip in my future!!