Weekend Projects

Duty called on Monday, January 2, and I headed back to school and hit the ground running. Although hard to believe, we started last week thinking forward and making plans for enrollment, registration, and all sorts of things actually preparing for the next school year. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I didn't leave school until 5 o'clock. I felt that I got more work done in those two after school hours with the doors locked and the lights out, all by myself than the regular 8 hour day. Thursday I left early because I had an appointment with a new eye doctor. That's might be a story for another day. Friday, I was at work by 7:30 a.m. and didn't get home until 8:30 p.m. I was asleep by 9:00. Ballgames started at 4 o'clock (4 of them) and I didn't even come home. I was a tired puppy. I still like my job.

That being said, I was ready to enjoy the weekend. I didn't have to go anywhere Saturday and I enjoyed taking it easy, not having to get dressed, and just doing what I felt like doing. I decided I had a few projects that I wanted to tackle.

First of all, Collin got a wall plaque for Christmas. It's a kitchen piece and we knew where we wanted to put it; I just hadn't had the time to make it happen. I had leaned it up against the wall on the bar and it was time to get it in place and make some kind of attractive arrangement to go with it.

The wrought iron piece was in place and I wanted to leave it and add this novelty. I love everything with some kind of greenery so I brought back this silk in the bottle. Micah gave me this "Scentsy" candle for Christmas and I love it. It isn't really a candle, but it melts wax for a great aroma. The yellow color is not only a perfect match for my kitchen as an accessory, but it pulls out the yellow in the plaque. She also bought this plate for me some years ago, and I moved it from another spot with its matching colors to complete the setting. Pretty good, huh? I'm very pleased. I love to move things around and use them in a new spot. It makes you feel like you have a totally new everything when you may just have one or two items. We are really enjoying this. If you can't read the plaque, it says, "Many people have eat in this kitchen and gone on to lead NORMAL lives." Second on my to-do list was to spray paint this mirror and hang it over the dining table. I love decorating with mirrors. They totally open up a small space and make it appear much larger than it really is. Again a recycle. This mirror came off Micah's dresser. Perhaps you remember from earlier in the summer I spray painted the first piece, moved it to the living room, and now use it to store my table linens, place mats, and napkins.

The mirror is the matching piece now hanging in the informal dining area.

I started by covering the mirror with newspaper, sprayed it in the shop, and wah-lah. . .

my finished work of art. I'm really enjoying this and am very pleased.

I also worked on another very special project, but I'll keep it a secret for now.

Collin got in on the action as well. He had a number of things he wanted to do, but here he is setting the atomic clock with temperature measurements that he got for Christmas. He hadn't had time to get it set, but now we know the time and temp, both inside and out.

It was fairly quiet with just the two of us at home. Bryan was gone with the ASU band to Mobile for the GoDaddy.com Bowl Game. With church on Sunday, our two days went by fast and it was back to work on Monday. This coming weekend also holds lots of excitement for the family. We'll post with more photos as soon as we can.

The Recycle Queen,

Marcia