A New Year...

The New Year came in with a bang. We stayed up until 5, which was a mistake...I finally got caught up on sleep yesterday. We moved Deric into his new office on New Year's Eve. We were able to get a lot of it done. At this point we have moved one of the bunk's beds in there and I have one in my craft room. I put up all his pictures and stuff up on the walls. Then I decided to do mine in my craft room. It looks a lot more colorful and fun. I figure I have 2 years to be in there at least...and that's just until we move Deric in with me. It will be nice to have my own space that doesn't seem so crowded. Maybe I will actually get to do some crafts. I have to make some curtains for our two rooms...we will see what I can come up with. I'll post pictures of the room soon.

New Year's Resolution:
Do a Detox diet this month (exercising comes with it). And after that...
Become "semi-vegetarians"; meaning..we are eating only 1 meal a week with meat in it. We can eat meat when we go out or to a party (or host one), but we eat mostly vegetarian meals at home. Basically, following the "moderation in all things" concept with meat. It really isn't super good for you anyway. Especially in the summer time. I think the detox diet and watching our meat intake will help with lethargy.:-)


Deric came up with a super cute idea for using the space under the stairs in the theater room. The front portion will be a closet and then the lower part (that you have to duck to get into) will be a PLAYHOUSE! :-) I am so excited about that since I was wanting that in my dream house and Deric found a way to give it to me. The best part is I get my storage and a fun place for our kids to play and store toys! I have a little couch and River's kitchen we can put in there. I plan on putting a little door and a window in the wall (in the theater room), and painting a house on the wall as well. It will be SO fun. :-) This way they have some place to escape to in the winter when they can't go outside. And...all of my kids will be able to use it while they are little. Ahh, it just feels so nice to have such a fun plan for this house! (since I am going to be here the rest of my life it seems) The great thing is we already have all the carpet for under the stairs because they gave us the remnants. :-)

Here's to a New Year full of FUN, PROSPERITY, HEALTH, STRENGTH, MOTIVATION, JOY, and LOVE. :-)