Sunday, May 16, 2010

That's a good idea...

We had some friends over to watch the Kentucky Derby. I had a long menu planned with a lot of recipes to follow. I had the idea to take photo copies of the recipes I needed instead of having to clutter up the precious counter space with cookbooks. It made following the recipes easier, kept me organized, and allowed me to make notes on the recipes without writing in my cookbooks. This would work great during Holiday entertaining.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Our Baby Boy (at 3+ months now) still likes to have his multiple midnight snacks....this means that we just can't move him in with our Dear Daughter yet. So, the latest plan is to move the crib in our room.

I get a little obsessed with projects and research. Last night I was looking on line for some toddler beds to see my options. My Dear Daughter L-O-V-E-S the Disney Princesses (and Fairies) just as much as the next Preschooler. I came across some over the top beds.

http://common1.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/815/1671088/1/Disney+Princess+Wooden+Toddler+Bed+with+Safe+Sleep+Rails.http://common2.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/815/1671087/1/Disney+Fairies+Toddler+Bed+with+Canopy.jpg

Those are not really my style- even though my Dear Daughter would loose her mind to find one waiting for her. I think we'll stick with something more along these lines.

http://www.toddler-beds.org/images2/newport-toddler-beds.jpghttp://www.wpr.org/zorba/images/toddler_bed.jpg

I'd really rather graduate her to a real big kid bed, but her room is small and we'd like to leave some space for when Baby Boy is ready to move in with her.

For now though, the 3 year old will be the only one sleeping peacefully in a quiet room.

Monday, May 3, 2010

A project update...

Picked up about 200 photos on Sunday and I did not just toss them in the storage box. They are in their albums! And in the process I came across a stack of photos just waiting to get organized too so they got put in the albums also.

I am still working on moving our Baby Boy in with our Daughter. I am hung up on paint and nursery bedding. I went to a "real" paint store. I've never been in one before. I do have to say while the selection is great it can be a little over-whelming compared to Home Depot! I did find a green and the color green paint that I like. This paint brand, little Yolo, had sample squares that you can tape up to the wall. We'll see if I go with it. I like the idea of a not so toxic substance in the babies' room too.