YEAH... I'm Winning:)

And no.. this is NOT a referral to some dorkus celebrity (although Chad has been extra fun going around "winning... I'm winning..."

I am SO excited that I won a prize on my friend Annalea's blog!!!! 

She was throwing herself a little blog birthday party (doesn't this totally sound like something I would do?) and giving away presents.  I was lucky enough to win one of her hand made crafts.  Check out her blog, she is super fun and crafty, and a great momma... I know there is something on there you will love.  And... if you are jealous of my prize you can buy yourself one for your next birthday on her Etsy shop!

Easter Time

I put out my first Easter decorations today.. woohoo... I am excited to read on all my blogs on how they celebrate and the crafts they make for their homes and for gifts!  One great blog, Kiki Creates is really partying it up for Easter, check her out!

Reverberation Vinyl

As I type this my dear friends John and Heather are on the verge of opening a new business here in Bloomington.  Heather has been one of my most dear friends ever since junior high (proof positive of the "selling speech" I give my students on how the friends they meet in orchestra are the friends they will have for life!)  I guess you can say John just inherited me or I him, either way Heather has been in my life for *cough* at least 20 years... YIKES!  We have literally been through so much together it is crazy... I know everyone has friends like this, but I feel very fortunate to have a friend that has been so loyal for so long....  I am writing this blog post to feature John, who is braver than most people I know.  When his former employer decided to restructure their programs and employees John took a giant leap of faith a decided to be a house husband and figure out his business plan.  John has been "collecting" albums for years and really is quite the music connoisseur... he has now taken this hobby and made it into a business.  He started out online (which he will continue) but after building a little nest egg and having some connections on a location he is opening a real life store front in Bloomington.  Here is the logo for Reverberation Vinyl

So now here is my plea... go for a visit, if you are local, please stop in, John plans to be open TOMORROW, and will be open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The address is 1302 N. Main Bloomington, it is near IWU and Mugsy's if you are a landmark kind of person.  They are planning a big "party" for a grand opening a little later but would love some foot traffic to get things rolling.  The link above is to their facebook page and you can also follow them on Twitter.  If you have collections to sell John might be interested in those too.... Stop in, check it out and spread the word. 
And John if you are reading this, Congrats Man!!!  I can't wait to come see your finished place!!! ~Luv ya

Playroom Complete....

Very excited to say that now the playroom is COMPLETE!  The toys have relocated to the basement and the momma is already feelin' at ease with the amount of space in the front room.  It is a cozy, crazy boy space downstairs and I am VERY happy with it!!!  Thanks to everyone who helped out, especially my brother, Larry.  I definitely owe him dinner for building a wall, hanging a light fixture and adding trim to the basement.



A baby gate and a curtain (thanks Amber) block off the "not used" side of the basement.




See even the grill is happy to be in the basement!

 


Reusing old furniture YEAH!

 

Spring Break....

We are VERY glad to be on spring break, this mama definitely needed a mental break and the daddy in this family needed to spend some quality family time.... Pics from our visit with the Kalley family coming soon!

Show n Tell

There are definitely some perks to having family members in all different occupations!  All year Killian has wanted to take his cousin Dece to school for show n tell.  In the fall we just couldn't make it work with Dece's schedule and Killian was so sad; he took a potato head Dece instead. (It was very cute, I might have even blogged about it, I will have to look for that picture.)  But today was FINALLY the day, he has been SO excited that he was even singing about it last night! 

Here are some pictures from his day.  Thanks Mrs. Kauten for sharing:)

 

Happy Pi Day

To all my geeky friends Happy Pi Day! Hope to find some pie to celebrate with tonight!!!