My Beautiful Niece

Maylie Rae Brown was born on February 27, 2010 at 12:02am in Salem Hospital. She weighed 6.14 and measured 18.75 in. long. She belongs to my brother Byron and his beloved Tyana. I can't wait to meet her in July!

 

Daddy and Maylie

  

Grandparents! 

 

Newest Acquisitions

My two newest acquisitions for the bedroom

 

Thanks to Target's clearance rack, got this basket for 50% off!

Makeover Project #1

First item of business was to recover my hope chest and its not-so-awesome print. It went from this:

To this:

Already much better. Can't wait to get the rest of the room in shape

Attempting a Room Makeover

I have started to do a home makeover on my second bedroom; I started with before photos of it's current state:

Not so pretty!

My First Baby Gear

 My teacher friend's daughter sold me her car seat/stroller travel system, the  Chicco Cortina system. It is one of the highest rated and had excellent reviews, so I am thankful. It is green and gray, very gender neutral. I'm excited about this acquisition!

Justin's pillow

Finally finished Justin's pillow, which he sleeps with every night!

PRIDE completetion

I have successfully completed my PRIDE class!

Finished Bulletin Board

Finally finished my bulletin board, thought that a mix of colors would be something different:

If it doesn't work, I can always change it!

I Have Some Reading to Do

Today was PRIDE class #1 at Homes with Hope. It was fantastic, both for the content (answering a lot of questions) and for the people I met (two other single moms!). Our group of five really bonded, especially over lunch at the corner deli. My faith is definitely renewed and I feel empowered that I can do this. Now I just need to get to my reading...

We also talked a lot about this book, and we're fortunate enough to get our own copy!

Who Doesn't Love Bunko?

Ashley needed a fill-in for Bunko night, so I couldn't turn down the offer. I didn't win, but it sure was fun!

I Also Love Spray Paint

I have a love for spray paint, more so since watching HGTV and DIY. The designers and decorators are always saying how you can freshen up anything with a good can of spray paint. I have many different things in many different colors.
Today's project is a bulletin board that has been sitting in storage since 2005; I have now decided to put it to good use in the baby bedroom. It is a typical, boring board:

I had an apple green color that I thought might match my fabric, but I was wrong

So I went to Wal-Mart strictly for their marvelous selection of spray paint colors and found two that I liked, "Jade" and "Bahama Sea"

Now I am at this point in the makeover:

I Love Fabric, especially on the Clearance Rack

I wound up at Hobby Lobby today, perhaps the greatest craft store of all time. I wanted to spend the rest of my Christmas gift card, looking for fabric and a pattern for my spare bedroom. I really wanted something gender-neutral, which is hard to find once you actively seek it out. What I found is this:

I bought the rest of the bolt, about 4.5 yards. There is also a coordinate print that I am considering buying as well:

While there I picked up some clearance rack finds:

Justin and Kylie will be getting new pillows, as for the other, I will have to figure out what I can make with my 1 yard...