365 in 2015 - End of Week 14

This week was a full one for me. A good portion of it was spent working on things in my kitchen. We had a new doorway added which opened up the kitchen so much! I spent one day working on staining that new trim. Then I tackled repainting the refrigerator (with much help from my mom getting it cleaned and holding things so I could paint them without it shutting back). I wanted a black refrigerator since all our other appliances are black, but there was no reason to purchase a new one for aesthetic reasons only. So I bought some chalkboard paint to try on it! It took longer than I expected - only because I had other things to do between coats of paint. It ended up looking great though! I still don't have any chalk to try out on it, and I really wanted to do that before I took some pictures, so I don't have any of refrigerator on here. Maybe next week! 

Paige's first (partial) cup of bullet proof coffee. She wanted to try it because Cheyenne drinks some, but she didn't care for it as much. 

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(Notice the wall behind Paige? It is no longer there!)

 

Here I am standing in the new doorway between the kitchen and the foyer. Previously when you entered the house, you had to walk into the living room and around to the kitchen. Now you can go straight into the kitchen! It's been wonderful, and I still can't get over the difference it makes in the house! 

Clayton was really proud of himself for completely another part of a new programming lesson on Khan Academy. He's really learned a lot on there! 

For April, I decided to follow in my sister's footsteps and take pictures of one item all month long. It just so happened that while I was out at an antique store, I found several of the cast iron animals like what she used in her pictures. I had wanted to get one anyway, and my girls voted to get the dog. When I told them it was a Scotty dog, they insisted that's what we call him (original, I know!). So, the next month will feature the adventures of Scotty!

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Scotty is contemplating why two one dollar bills were attached to a junk letter that came in the mail.

Scotty took control of the remote when we all gathered round to watch a movie.

Scotty enjoyed his first (and probably last) day at Classical Conversations.

Scotty cuddled up for the night with his big pal, Bear (again, so original). 

365 in 2015 - End of Week 5

I made it to the end of week five! Today has been the hardest day to worry about pictures and getting them all edited and ready to post. It's been a busy day! The next few weeks look to be insanely crazy, so hopefully I can keep up with this and learn some new things as well (since that hasn't happened much at all yet). Anyway, here's what I got this week! 

Sunday afternoons sometimes turn into game time for the kids. They occasionally nap during church (which we try to prevent, but doesn't always work), and so they'll spend the afternoon quietly playing. Paige and Shelby were playing a game of Sequence for Kids! 

Monday night is our activity night out. Clayton is in Trail Life USA and Cheyenne is in American Heritage Girls. She's done really well earning service stars (for hours spent serving/helping others)!

Tuesday evening ended up with all the girls in Jon's lap at once. I had to get a picture and of course, after a normal one, the girls asked for a goofy picture. Jon even joined in on the fun! 

Wednesday was our first dentist appointment in a long time. Cheyenne was so excited and didn't mind one bit going (better her than me)!

I went out Thursday without my camera and ended up not taking any pictures - until this one at bed time. This is the current book I'm reading. It's an excellent book!!

After Classical Conversations on Friday we headed to Auburn Park for a few minutes. The kids love the old merry-go-round they have there! 

I made Clayton an account on Khan Academy. It's a completely free, online learning website. He spent a good bit of the evening Friday (voluntarily) working on math. Then spent most of the day Saturday learning about programming. I stood by watching for a while and was fascinated with it myself! He's enjoyed it immensely and I can tell he's already learned quite a good bit. We are really impressed with their set up!