monday highlights

Guess who was chosen for the You Capture featured photo this week.

I'll give you a hint...the photo looks like this:

It's me!  How cool is that?

Toot! Toot!

(That's me tooting my own horn.)

Toot!  Toot!

Okay, enough tooting.

Thanks, Beth!

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In other news, the cabinets are painted.  Doors, drawers, and every last bit of unpainted trim in the house has been coated.  We are done with paint, and I don't just mean cabinets.  I mean, quite possibly, done with paint forever.  Except for these wooden kitchen toys for the kids that I have plans for painting this summer.  BUT, that is a story and a project for a different time, and hopefully, by the time I'm ready to start that project, the frustrating memories of this cabinet painting project will have dimmed.

They obviously aren't installed yet, but should be soon.  Add a little hardware, and the kitchen will be picture perfect, as long as you don't expect appliances or flooring in the picture.  Ha!  Just part of the painstaking process of building your own house.  It takes forever!!!  Soon, though, soon.  As I looked around the house on Saturday, in between watching coats of paint dry (which, by the way, truly is boring), I could almost see a light at the end of the tunnel.  We're gonna make it!

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My final piece of news is that Laci has recently decided to eat again.  It might not sound like a big deal, but to anyone who has tried to get a two year to eat something...anything...you might understand how this is big news.  I know, I know, processed cheese and crackers, and fruit snacks laden with high fructose corn syrup might not be considered the best of meals, but take my word, she eats real food too.  Besides, I grew up eating this stuff and it seems I turned out alright.  Look how pretty fake food can be when you add the creativity of a toddler.  (Can I still call her a toddler when, clearly, she hasn't "toddled" in a long time?)

Hair brushing was optional this day.

No real news about Mia, I just wanted to share her cute face and chubby arms.

That's all for today.  Happy Monday!!