Faux Cornice Board

***EDITED TO ADD (because some people have asked)***
paint color - Valspar Atlantic Gray
fabric - Premier Fabric, Glam Collection - Wan/Natural (color)
table - Pier 1 Ronan table in antique white






I said that (to myself and maybe others, who knows?) this would not be a craft or sewing or project blog. Not that there is anything wrong with those.....I mean, that is where I got the info for this project. I LOVE those kind of blogs. But I said this would be all about Meyers.

I should know by now what happens when you never say never! Ha!

I may delete this later, or I may keep it so that Meyers can see what her kitchen looked like when she was little and how her mommy tried super hard to make it a home (on a budget). But I am putting this up now so that my friends and family (all 3 of you that read) can see what I have been talking about. I saw this idea last week and have not stopped thinking about it.

Our kitchen was totally livable when we moved in. It was not our taste, but it wasn't horrendous at all. I assumed it would look exactly the same until we had the money to totally gut it and start over....which will probably be when I go back to work....which is not anytime in the near future. Sometimes I feel like not even making little changes thinking it's a waste of money until we can do the whole thing.

Well...then our downstairs flooded. Parts of our kitchen had standing water in it. Water was literally pouring out of our kitchen ceiling. So thanks to the flood and insurance, we got new hardwood floors in parts of the downstairs, smooth ceilings in the kitchen (insurance did not pay for that...long story), and a new light in the eat-in kitchen part.

When we got these few new things done, I all the sudden knew I wanted our kitchen to look better. I mean, paint is cheap, right? So John painted the kitchen (a color I still can't believe I chose), and I made this "faux" cornice board. And we finally got a table....but we still don't have chairs:) Things take time...we'll get them eventually!

BEFORE (look how cute my mom looks!)

AFTER

The before shot is not great. This is why I could never have a craft blog. I didn't even take before pictures or pictures of my project as I went along. That would have taken forever!! But I'm really thankful for the people that choose to do that, because I made this cornice board for $35!!!! That includes all supplies. There is more duct tape and hot glue on here than you could imagine, but I am so happy with the finished project!! I'm pretty sure I'm going to have them in most rooms of the house:)

Wagon Time

Some of my very sweet friends gave Meyers this wagon at her sip-n-see shower almost two years ago. I was so excited to have a wagon. Even though Meyers was a tiny baby, I just knew we'd be taking walks like this one day. We are just now getting good use out of it. Meyers loves it! Even though you can't tell in the picture below:) John is the wagon puller, and I walk beside them. Meyers does the cutest thing off and on during our walk. She wants me to walk right beside her and hold her hand. It melts my heart!!!









When we get home, she sees her car in the garage and wants to be pushed in that next. What a life!!!

Love that smile!

A friend from church (with clearly more camera knowledge and expertise than me) took this picture of Meyers at the Botanic Garden the other day. She just sent it to me, and I love it!! This picture totally captures my sweet, little monkey. She hasn't been too smiley for me in pictures lately (or at least not when I have my camera out), so I was happy to have this one.

Zoo

Meyers (and me) went to the zoo today with some of our friends from MOPS today. Here are some of the kids that went.


Can you see the elephant in the background? They got closer than they normally do today, and Meyers didn't care for that!


Checking out the tigers...


It looks like she is looking at a hose or something, but she was actually looking at the tigers and saying "shhhh" because they were sleeping.

Photo Op

The weather has been warm lately, so Meyers and I went outside to take some pictures. I could just eat this girl!!!




Sweet little feet:)

Big Backyard

We had planned to go to the zoo with friends today. I knew it would be pretty crazy since it was spring break, but it was crazier than I thought. There was a line down Poplar to get into the zoo!!! So we decided to go to the Botanic Garden's Big Backyard. This is the first time Meyers has been since she could walk....that was a big adventure for BOTH of us. She definitely wanted to explore which made me kind of nervous because there were so many kids there and because she is still a little wobbly.



Posing for the camera.....


Checking out the little houses...

This is her friend from church....he is 16 days younger than her and a whole lot taller:) Check out that look she is giving him!


She really enjoyed walking around with her new-found freedom!

A Glimpse into the Future....

How funny is this picture? Meyers got a chance to play with Hayes and Bryn the other day. I can totally see this same picture 10-12 years down the road. Hayes being silly with that cute look on his face and Bryn and Meyers looking at him like "really?"

Man....those are some cute kids:)

Cupcakes

My mom watched Meyers today so I could help a friend out. She brought over some cupcakes that we are testing out for Meyers's 2nd birthday party. My mom sent this picture to me while I was gone (so impressed by my mom's skills with her smart phone). Meyers LOVED the strawberry cupcakes.

These are pictures last year from her birthday party. As you can see, she wasn't interested in the cake at all. I was kind of sad! So hopefully this year, she will enjoy her cake!







Pictures above taken by this girl if you need a photographer:)

Saturday

We had an uneventful weekend filled with some projects. I finished painting our mantle and spraypainted a mirror. John painted trim in the kitchen and trimmed a crepe myrtle in the backyard. Meyers was fascinated with it and just sat at the window staring at her daddy. It was so cute! She is definitely a mama's girl, but she wanted her daddy to get off of the ladder and come inside with her on Saturday!

Love this sweet girl and her chubby little hands!

Monthly Pictures

These monthly pictures (up until this month)were on our old website. I'm a little late in getting her 23 month picture up. I can. not. believe. that this girl will be two in a couple of weeks. It makes me sad just talking about it!


I love these delicious rolls, and I'm super sad that they are going away like everyone said they would:(









Apparently we wear this outfit a lot:)

Thank You, Leap Frog...

....for teaching my child the alphabet.

I can't take any credit for this. I know she plays with this all the time, but I guess she was actually listening:) She doesn't know the whole thing, but she either knows the letter name or sound for all but about 6 letters. She was doing this right when she turned 22 months, but this is the first time I got it on video.

Regulars

Meyers woke up Friday morning with a snotty nose and then her eyes started gunking up later in the day. I took her to the doctor this morning and she has another ear infection....her 3rd since December. I started thinking about how many times we have been to the doctor since her asthma/enlarged tonsils started happening last summer.

We have been to the doctor at least once a month (some months more than once) since last July. And that doesn't even include specialists or urgent care/ER visits. So....we have become regulars at the doctor's office. Even the new staff seem to know us already! Ha!








Normally when we go to the doctor's office, she is content to sit in my lap. But now that she is walking, she wanted to walk around (with my wallet "wa wa") and check things out. I just cringed at what new germs she may have picked up. Hopefully none since she was pretty content to walk around and only touch my wallet!



She liked looking at her reflection in the window.



"My throat hurts" is what I'm assuming she is telling me here:)

All I can say is that we are beyond blessed that this is only an ear infection. I hate for her to be sick, but I will take "minor" things like this any day. Any time she is sick (especially since our 3 day LeBonheur stay), I think about all of the children that are terminally ill. My heart breaks for their parents and families. So....an ear infection and being a regular at the doctor's office is okay....at least she is healthy!