Two years in a row I’ve forced Ruthanne to drive me to Nashville to the big meet up blog party called Blissdom. Last year I was sitting in the lobby on the floor taking about writing books with Emily and Shannon and I loved every minute of it. This year we couldn’t go. I was disappointed. It’s always so much fun hanging out with friends that you only ever get to talk to on your computer. It was kind of painful watching the twitter stream this weekend. It sounded like a fun trip.
On the other hand, I got to hang out with my cousin Emily and my aunt Sara while they helped me in my quest to paint my house. We did the dining room and kitchen a few weeks ago. This weekend we finished the living room. It’s all being done in white, in case you don’t remember, and I love it in the living room even more than in the kitchen.
Emily helped me rearrange my canvases and wall art. We aren’t finished, so all I have is this instagram photo to share right now.
Hopefully we will finish hanging things (including my giant S) before Friday because I am hosting our monthly Ladies’ meeting that night.
There’s a whole lot of cleaning to be done between now and then.
I bought my son his first pair of tie shoes recently. He’s 7. I have a tendency to forget to teach my kids how to tie their shoes. I knew he would do well at it, (he’s got advanced motor skills) but it was still super frustrating. I can be very impatient with stuff like that.
I blogged about my goals for this year a few weeks ago. I am well into finishing goal #6, updating the 10 year old painting in the house, and this weekend husband and I began making real plans for goal #2, making the yard pretty. I can’t wait to get started on it and share pictures along the way!
As far as goal #7 (being a better friend even it if means saying yes to something on ice), Ruthanne called me on this one when she asked if I wanted to go to Relevant in October. It’s another blog conference, but it’s too far to drive to. We’ll have to fly! I’m trying to decide how flying compares with watching characters on ice. Both sound bad to me.
And I might as well mention #5. We chose 5 places we want to go on vacation and we have decided where we’re going this year. We decided to start easy and save Yellowstone for when the 3 year old is more like 5.
