New Reading Furniture for my Classroom

Thanks Donor's Choose!

Can't wait for my kids to start using these.  They are going to love it.  And when we have the lice under control the kids will be comfortable while reading their leveled books!

Rooms Downstairs Done

The rooms turned out really cute!  And I had some wonderful organizer helpers over the weekend to arrange the finishing touches.

Lego and Dry Erase Section

Nephew's Reading Nook

Her Reading Nook

Got the drapes up.

Dress up and Dry Erase Board Section

Nephew's Dress Up.

Love the antique beds.  The picture turned the room yellow.

Got drapes in my nephew's room as well.

Cutest Basketball Game!

First Graders playing basketball was the highlight of my week. 

Defense pretty good against a first grader who dribbled like he was Stephen Curry and shoes to match.

Bringing it down the court.

I'm open!  I'm open!  Pass!  Pass!

Shot the ball.

Head up while dribbling....not bad.

Got another shot off.

Sleepover Outing

I live for these days!  Not that I get excited when my sister has to spend a week in the hospital.  But these moments are rays of sunshine when we are in the mist of the storm.

 Walking around the neighborhood and found a waterfall.  Middle name 'stamina'

Middle name got changed to 'I'm tired'.   Needed to rest the legs and came upon a Lego activity at the library.  Plus, a school friend of my nephew.

 Did I mention it was Spring Break?  Sun, room to jump, and a credit card.....we were pretty excited.  Not Palm Springs excited; but we had smiles on our faces.

 Stopped at a cute diner for lunch.

 We love it when there are surprise parks with playgrounds magically appearing on the route.

 Next day hair style.....fun to go through Tía's hair accessories.

Basement

Bought a house with ugly, moldy, and dirty carpet in the basement.  I knew that needed to come up immediately.  And Hello DIY websites.    So first thing, was for the weather to warm up.  Second thing, fill the cracks with cement filler.

 Two coats of primer

 Didn't read very well and was suppose to use a special kind of paint.

 Two coats of Flat White Ceiling Paint.

 My nephew picked out a teal color.  He wanted a border around the room with a design in the middle.

 My niece picked out the most ugly color pink designed by mankind.  So I calmed it down with a lot of white, promised her some teal, mixed the teal with the pink and let the artist side of me do it's thing.  She wanted patterns around the room so she could jump from spot to spot.

 My scrap-booking, sewing, and painting room.  This is where my dreams will come true.

Lastly, I needed to spray the sealer on.  Pain in the neck because I didn't have a very good sprayer.  So I have yellow squishy spots where the sealer was sprayed on too thick.

Yeah for rugs!

Planting Grass

Love my backyard!

Beautiful Trees!

Digging up old grass.

Digging in the rain.

A day of digging.

 Then the real work.  Tilling, raking, Peat moss, seeds, more Peat moss, and more Peat moss

 The beautiful trees are dropping petals like mad.

Grass is coming up!