The Promised Positive Post

So yeah.

Facebook has been the punching bag this week, and I thank them for the week off! Whew.  That feels good.

As for the home front we have been slightly busy.  Everything seems a bit rushed now that we are carpooling...However, the sing-a-longs have been great and we kind of have a morning routine going on.

1. I get up first - shower - feed the man eating cats that have started to circle my legs.
2. I start to get ready, and then B gets up and does his shower thing.
3. After I am dressed, I work on the hair/makeup thing while B gets dressed.
4. As I am having a melt-down about either feeling fat, or my outfit not working the way I want it to, B gets Eli up and ready.
5.  By the time I have calmed down, Eli is good to go and B is starting to gather a few things and I start in on Emily.
6.  Once we have battled the outfit war with Em we are getting shoes on and out the door!

I have trained Bryan now not to get Eli in the car seat before I have brushed my teeth... it is usually the last thing on my list ... once I have that toothbrush in my mouth he knows he can ask the question "are you ready yet?"  any earlier than that - the man would be in trouble.  After 15 years - he has learned that is the most deadly question he can ask.

But yeah, it has been busy, we are both trying to keep up with work while trying to be good parents and not just park Emily in front of My Little Ponies... so this past weekend we went to the park:

It was a good day.  I actually felt relaxed.  This park was really fun too!  Many Many play areas, a fishing dock, and many many trails.  I chose to lay on our blanket and get crawled all over by none other than Mr. Eli.

He may look sweet and innocent - but the boy can throw some punches!

As far as the home front we have had some progress in the kitchen!

 This was the lovely "backsplash" the last homeowners left us. We were ever so grateful. 

 So needless to say, after I primed all the cabinets (and sanded them) Bryan had to show me up and put a hole in the wall... and tore out the ugly brick.

And that is the staircase behind my wall.

And this is what your kitchen would look like if your husband decided to take down a wall before his father-in-law shows up to shake his head at them.

And this is where I wanted to do it right and even out my walls... yeah I didn't realize they were this bad till I started to mud and sand!!!

 yeah I went nuts on the mudding and sanding... and there is my half hung chandelier ... before dad got to the house to help...

 Just another shot of the mess... so you really understand the mess we got ourselves in :)

 And another one...

All primed ... with grungy tile :/ 

 The boys taking a break at the yellow table... I was hard at work alone in the kitchen...

Actually this is probably after I had to go into work ... long story ...but the boys held their own 

 Starting to get it's act together

What?!?! No hole in the wall where the A/C unit was?!? Cray Cray I know. Thomas was impressed.

Now the color came.  We went with "Whiskers" which I would love to rename since it doesn't sound too "mature" but does it fit our house full of cats? Yes.

And that is my dad in action.  And that little small patch of baldness is what use to get me in tons of trouble in the back of the car... I use to tease my dad relentlessly about it ... and then he would get mad about it.  Then I would either get sad cause he got real mad or I would pout.  And that was the gist of my childhood.

 Look Mom!!! Trim!!! Trim around the door!

I know the door is terrible.  We are working on it...

More trim!  And I love it cause it makes the room feel finished.  Minus the dirt on the floor .. .but really I am showing it like it is... no staging here.

Filling in the nail holes.

My finished walls. And dirty floors.

Thomas the Man Cat working on his sexy.

His contemplative pose.

His "I am innocent .. but if you get to close I will shred your face" pose.  On my very lovely yellow table.

Wiring in progress.  Don't worry we were just threading it through... no really wiring was attempted this way.

And now I am currently playing the "who is this?" game with Bryan playing DJ... I am winning and am really good at this game... while my cabinet doors dry... and there is alcohol involved... maybe some Tina Turner.. Some impromptu karaoke by none other than me and a remote for a microphone.  Yeah it is a perfect night in the Vargas household. Maybe not traditional but definitely fun.  

So hopefully soon I will have a finished working kitchen to show off ... I might even mop my floors for you!

So now back to the dreaming part...and a bit of singing...

Peace yo.