Around Here

Hello friends! I got a lot of exciting stuff to share! Remember back in mid-April when I gave a teaser of a few changes going on around our house. Well, I am finally ready to show you what we have been up to. First, here is our new front room. We spent a few months with it completely empty, but absolutely love it now! It has been done for a few weeks now and I love it every time I walk in.

Remember this sad backyard?

Well, after about 25 different lies, weeks of rain, 3 different colors, 100 cigarette butts in our yard, one big 'ole pile of human waste in our yard (yes, I did say that) and 1 yelling match between Fred and I on the phone, it now looks like this!!

It is not what we had anticipated and is still not what we thought we were paying so much money for, but we are both just so sick of Freddy boy that we will take it. The color is off, etc. but as I am sitting out here right now I just can't help but smile. I allowed myself to waste waaay too many hours of frustration over this project. It's not perfect, but I love it anyway!!

Now take a look at our new baby!! Yes, we are now the proud parents of this little guy.

And just in case you need proof that he is indeed a guy, here you go!

We have really, REALLY struggled with the name. At first we decided on Foster, but when I heard myself say "Hey Foster Boy!!", I realized that wouldn't work! So then he went nameless for a day, until we thought we decided on Toby. Now we are trying to decided if we like Toby or Maverick better. I'll let you know the verdict.

Pretty cute, don't ya think?

We went for a long overdue trip to Mom and Dad's this weekend. Of course I couldn't take pictures of "puppy" without getting a couple of the Man!! Wally was actually a little scared of the puppy, but are you surprised?

So that is what we are up to these days. For anyone who cares, I didn't set a resolution for May. I was feeling totally unmotivated and decided that it would be pointless. At first I felt a little bad about it, but now realize that is nothing to feel guilty about. I'm still on the job hunt and promise to let you all know as things happen. Thanks for checking in!