What We've Been Up To Post 3,453

I feel like I do this kind of post often -- a hodgepodge of everything going on -- because I don't have time to post every happening individually. So here it goes!

We've been super busy. I've worked one day a week with Rick for a couple weeks now plus worked a church a couple days. Let me just say I don't know how working moms do it! One day a week just about puts me in a tailspin!

I have been able to get a few things accomplished . . . We finally got Makenna's room moved around since Madi moved out in (cough) November. In my defense, Madi's bday in November, Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's just all run together and leave little time for projects. Here's what we ended up with. Financially, we were limited to moving things around and picking up a couple odds and ends. We had to get a hammock to hang up all her stuffed animals, so if any of you (grand parents) think she needs another one, here's proof she doesn't! She loves horses. I'd love to redo her room to reflect a grown-up girl theme like the horses, but this vinyl horse on the wall will have to do for now. She has quite a few horse toys that I'll probably move over to the bookshelf to display.

We'd like to get another mattress to replace Madi's, so we can put hers back on the bottom bunk. For now, we'll just laugh hysterically when Patches tries to walk over to the basket where he naps and falls through the rungs under the sheet.

We're waiting for the mirror to be repainted that goes with her dresser. Makenna's new bean bag chair also doubles as Elizabeth's bed (her American Girl Just Like Me doll she received for Christmas).

This girl loves her artwork. I'm thrilled she purged some of her toys and "junk" when we cleaned out her room. Would like to come up with a way to neatly display all her pictures though . . . so proud of her that she's kept her room neat for the most part. I actually took these pictues a couple weeks after the project was completed.

We've been stuck inside due to snow and cold weather. I think it's starting to affect us. What do you think?

Poor Patches is about ready to go stir crazy with no one / nothing to chase. He's pretty much been in the house since the beginning of December. Last year he was in for a month during the coldest temps, but we've only had a couple days that barely topped out at the freezing mark. This week it was -6 one night!

But maybe being stuck inside is a good thing . . . I let the girls ice some cookies and actually served them to company which goes against every bone in my perfectionistic body! They had fun, and I got over it without much therapy! =)

For those of you out-of-towners and non-football fans, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been doing well this year. We've had people at our house for almost every game this season. We survived the playoffs (some older folks not as well as the younger folks), and now we're headed to the SUPERBOWL!

These may or may not be the aforementioned "older folks" watching the post game after we won the AFC Championship.

Here's (most of) the gang discussing the Superbowl Party! Can't wait!