A Bit Of Catching Up

2013 is moving along so fast I thought I better update this before we end up in August! 

 These past few weeks have been busy ~ We have started repainting the main floor of the house in preparation to put it on the market next spring. 

A couple of weeks ago we did the living room. New paint, curtains and curtain rods. We've always had the basic, white curtain rods. I always wanted pretty ones and now we have them! All we have left to do in that room is replace the ceiling fans, paint the door (trying to decide on a fun color :) and decide what to do with the floor. Friday we painted the home office and finally trimmed out the window ( It's only been 4 years since we got the new windows ~ Ha!) 

 Over the next few months we will paint the hallway, basement staircase and kitchen all the same color as the living room and home office. I felt like this was a smart thing to do as it will make the house flow better. Seeing how it was built in 1948, it needs all the help it can get!

I loved my yellow walls! We had many bright and cheery years together :) The new color is Sand Pearl by Behr. It's the Premium Plus Ultra. Primer and Paint in one. Love it!! It covers so well ~ It's my go to paint no matter what color I'm using.

A glimpse at the new color. It's much more neutral but still has a warmth to it. 

Easter was quiet but nice ~ Just us.

Ben and Dani helped make sugar cookies. Ben was performing CPR on his batch. Look at his eyes. He's a funny kid :)

Did I say it was quiet? Hmmm....Not so much. 
Rolling out cookie dough turned into sibling silliness. 

A quick photo before Easter dinner.

 Opening Easter gifts.

These 3 light up my life :) 
Ben loves turtles and stuffed animals so last year I bought him a stuffed "turtle" for Valentines day. I was so excited for him to see it. When he opened it I said "Don't you love your turtle?" 
All 3 of the kids looked at me and said "Mom, that's not a turtle!" Hmmm....it just so happens it was a frog :) If you only knew that my brain malfunctions like that all the time! 

This Easter Ben got a stuffed turtle. I got it right this time :)

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Last fall  I started a book club at my house. My friend, Laura, and I had talked about it for awhile. I finally put it in motion and it's been a huge blessing in all of our lives! 
We meet every other week and we are on our second book.
There are 7 of us that get together and I love each of them.
This week we celebrated Laura's birthday.

She's a great lady! I've known her for many years and am blessed to call her friend and a sister in Christ.

A quick shot of the book club ladies minus me.
I'll take better group photos of all of us when we go to the Tulip Festival in a couple of weeks.

Well, will try and update some more in the next day or two :)