The Reason for No Posts Lately

The reason I haven't been posting lately, is because we bought an entertainment center! I know what you are thinking. "Why has buying an entertainment center kept her away for so long"? Let me tell you why.


We finally bought an entertainment center, we have been looking for one for awhile and we found one we really like that was a great price. The one we chose is going to take up most of the wall we are putting it against. So, Steve says "We should probably paint the wall before we put it up". That makes sense to me. I have been wanting to repaint all the walls in the family room/kitchen area, so I am up for it! I take several trips to the hardware store buying samples, so I can find just the right color. I don't! I get tired of spending all my money on samples, so I decide to just go for it, and get a BIG 5 gallon can of what I think will work. It's OK, but it's not what I had in mind.

The more I look at my painted walls (I painted the entire family room) the more "peachy" they look. I wasn't going for peach! I decide I can't be happy with the walls. I need to choose a different color. I again head to Lowe's to pick out another sample of paint. I paint part of the wall, and put the can on the island in our kitchen. I start cleaning the kitchen waiting for the paint to dry, so I can apply a second coat. I accidentally knock the can of paint onto the kitchen floor. It makes a HUGE mess! My sweet husband cleaned it up for me. I think he was probably afraid I was going to fall apart.


Oh, I forgot to mention, Steve also said "We should probably put up the white trim we wanted to do also"? So I say, "Sure, that's a great idea". Now, when Steve says "we" he really means "me", and not because he is mean or anything, it's because he is studying for his CPA exam and need to cram in as much studying as possible. So, we bought the trim & I started painting it. I think we are taking on way too much before the holidays. I should be baking cookies, wrapping presents and singing Christmas carols.


It has been a crazy busy week for me, and all I have to show for it is a peach family room and paint stains on my kitchen floor. I am hoping to finally get the room painted this weekend in a color I like. Once it is done, I will post photos. You will have to tell me how much you like it even if you don't, you don't want me to fall apart.

In between all the painting, we plan on cutting down our Christmas tree, so hopefully I will have some fun pictures to post soon.