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Time for a new look

It's a rainy day here in the land of Pears.  My plans for today, my one day off this week, were to mow or paint (after getting a little work done).  So, instead of mowing I decided to update the long-neglected blog.  Thanks, rain. I guess now that the blog has a new look, I should start taping so I can paint.  I have a lot of projects started that really need to be finished.  Our house is in total chaos.  It seems like starting/finishing one room is contingent on another room.  The music room is becoming the music room/library (new paint and all).  The office is becoming my craft room (new paint color undecided) and the guest room is getting a long overdue cosmetic makeover.  I'm still waiting to redo the kitchen...I did install cabinet door knobs and drawer pulls but the goal is to install new countertops (silestone) and backsplash (glass tile).  Then, the carpet downstairs is going.  Ahhh, wood floors.  A girl can dream...

Just another day at the rodeo

Haircut

I just had to take a picture since I'm pretty sure I won't be able to get this much curl in my hair on my own!  I got about 3 inches cut off yesterday.  My hair grows sooo slow.  I have lots of pictures to post of cards I've been working on but you'll have to wait until their intended recipients receive them.  I'm also making birth announcements for a dear friend this weekend.  Lots of pictures to come.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Kemah, TX

The family was announced today.  The makeover is in Kemah...one of the many areas here hit hard by Hurricane Ike.  Sounds like a deserving family to me.  Check out this article for information about the family.  I'm really looking forward to being a part of the volunteer team.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Our church was scheduled to be part of a Habitat for Humanity build on Saturday, January 9th. Since I'm attending a photography class on Saturday I was going to miss out on volunteering. So instead, I signed up to volunteer with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Shifts start on Friday, January 8th but all the shifts listed are overnight (9pm-3am and 3am-9am). If you know me, you know I'm a night owl, so the overnight shift is no problem for me. They are announcing the family and location tomorrow but I'm betting on League City since that's where the pep rally was held. Anyway, I submitted my request to volunteer and found out today that I was selected. Only problem is they scheduled me to work this Friday 3pm-9pm as my first shift. I can't work that shift...and it wasn't one of the options when I listed my availability. I'm hopeful that they will select me for another shift. Apparently, they notify you one shift at a time. Cross your fingers that I still get to volunteer. I have my own tools and I'm not afraid to work in cold weather. What more could they ask for?

Unfortunately, we are expecting an "arctic blast" here in the greater Houston area so the Habitat for Humanity build has been postponed until the end of the month. Extreme Makeover is still on - rain, sleet, or snow. Maybe I'll get to volunteer with both.

On another note, I just found out that Jeremy has never seen Breakfast Club or Pretty in Pink. Unreal. This situation must be remedied soon.

New Background

What do you think of the new background? I thought it was appropriate, pear tree, and all. Too bad you don't actually see any pear trees in Pearland.