Busy, busy, busy

I know that it has been over a week since I last posted - 

I haven't been sitting around on my hands though.

Actually, we have been very busy!

We have rearranged furniture in the family room and living room.

I am FINALLY getting a sofa for the living room.

I have been trying to talk the hubs into

buying a sofa every since we 

moved into the house.

It's being delivered on Thursday and I will be 

sure to post pictures.

Of course, I have a little project for the hubs to complete

BEFORE it comes - so he is at Lowe's this morning

buying the wood to get it done.

We (once again, I really mean the hubs) painted our

tiny master bathroom Sunday.  Yesterday was

spent putting everything back together

and getting things cleaned up.

I am working on a curtain

for the window.

I have come up with a 

temporary solution

that will work

through the holidays, 

then we will see what I want to do.

This week we are also

helping my youngest daughter and 

son-in-law 

  with the final touches on 

the new nursery 

and getting

big sister's room

finished.

We are also working on some

new landscaping for our front yard.

We have taken out everything 

in our two front beds 

and the one right under our

bedroom window.

The old landscaping was so overgrown

and really needed to be replaced.

While working on the flower beds

we discovered that we are having some issues 

with our irrigation system.

So, we have a call in to the

irrigation guy and

are waiting for him to come fix it

before we plant anything.

After all, we don't want to plant new

plants and then not be able to

water them!

We picked out the plants we want

at the nursery - so hopefully we

will be able to get all this done soon.

Maybe, before Christmas?

I know it's not happening

before Thanksgiving!

(Okay, I know that some of you might question

us planting in December, but remember

we live in South Florida.  If we are lucky

the temperatures will be in the 70's - 

which will actually make

it comfortable to do some yard work!)

We are also HOPING to get

the back yard fenced during

this time frame, but some things

might have to wait depending

on how much it costs to get

the irrigation fixed. 

Guess we'll just have to wait

and see.

So what else is going on?

Well, my oldest daughter is coming Friday

 for the weekend.

She lives in Nashville, and is going

 to be at a conference

in St. Pete 

Wednesday through Friday.

 We are going over and picking

her up Friday afternoon 

and she will stay with us for 

the weekend before we take her back

to Tampa on Sunday to catch her

flight back home.

Even though this will be

a quick visit, 

it will certainly be

good to see her!

While she won't be able to be here 

for the birth of the new baby

she will be back for Christmas and then

she will be able to

stay for a couple of weeks to help her

little sister with baby

and Little Miss.

With everything that is going on

during the next six weeks - 

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and

the birth of our second

grand baby-

I'm afraid that it

 will be the first of the year

before I have any of the tutorials ready

on the things that we did in the

guest room/nursery

(the rope boxes, subway art sign, and the headboard)

but I will get those done.

Well, I think you are

all caught up

with the goings on

here.  Hope you are having

a good November and I'll

talk to you 

later!

Hugs!