finished project

back by popular demand, here are more pics of our antique room. most everything belonged to a family member. i know the hub's mom has awesome antiques and wonderful old pics, but i have not even thought until this moment to ask her for any she's not using. --that way, it could be a room that represents both of our families. hmmm... something to think on.

anyways, this is our seating area. the phone is actually from my house growing up. we didn't have a cordless phone until i was like in the 8th grade.

quilt: dad's mom, pillows: me, phone table: dad's family, rocker: mom's family






i think i've already shown you guys these cuter than cute vintage pins. they were my mom's. i stole this idea of displaying them in a pretty dish from liz at mabel's house. you should go chack her out.





so are you ready? i finished my project of the antique frame today while the baby was sleeping.

wait for it


wait for it
TA - DA!!!

my plan is to paint the frame with some sage green paint or light blue and then wipe it off so it leaves just a little bit of the paint behind. i'm sure there's a name for this kind of "treatment" but i have no idea what it is.
inside the frame: a farmer's almanac from 1918 open to the month of march, the address and advertising info for my great great (?) aunt's drugstore, and the pic of the drugstore. i used burlap behind the pics. i know it's a bit beige, but with the paint on the frame that i'll add later, i think it'll balance it out.

so there you go...our antique room. -- a work in progress.

antique room

so here's a much needed break from "the children" --insert dum dum dum!!!

i can't remember if i've posted about our guest room much...so if you've seen this pic before, i am sorry for my negligence.

here's our guest bed. i have plans for this room. sage paint on the walls, different lamp shades, cute bedside tables that aren't meant to sit next to couches, you know the drill.

i've been sleeping in this room with the baby in a pack n play (the baby sleeps in the pack n play, not me.) and i have to say it's not as clean as it was in this pic. i made those throw pillows though, so does that give me some bonus points?

i have an antique frame from our extended family that hangs on a wall in this room that you can't see. and my mom gave me some old pics that i will put in there as well as a farmer's almanac from 1918 that will be included. i just need a few minutes to head on down to hobby lobby or something and get some scrapbook paper to put behind the pics. oooh! or maybe some fabric instead! ooh! i like that!

you wanna know a shocking fact? the hubs does NOT love antiques. i think they tell a story. he thinks they look dingy. i tell him all the time that if he wasn't around, i'd have antiques all over the place. he doesn't like that idea so much. if i had the choice, i'd pick the hubs over antiques... but i'd rather not choose ;)

chaos ensues

you know what the problem is with being exhausted and stretched in at least 5 different directions? not having positive things to say when people call to check up on you. as i told a friend yesterday, this sucks. it's the hardest thing i've ever done. i would NEVER recommend it to ANYONE. i am sick of poopy diapers, washing bottles, bite marks, screaming, whining, sleepless nights, and an unclean house.

now, if you write me a comment and say "oh marge, don't worry about cleaning the house." i will hunt you down and force you to clean my baseboards and bathrooms. if you write me a comment that says, "hang in there marge," then you will be asked to babysit every friday night for the rest of 2010. so carefully choose your words.

don't worry about me. platitudes are not necessary. (do i get bonus points for using the word "platitude?") just pray for us. there is no relief in sight. the hubs is leaving over spring break to a mission trip and i will be all alone with no mother's day out to relieve me. i usually don't tell people before the hubs or i leave town because i think there's some small chance someone might figure out where we live and steal all our valuables (which would include things like baby bottles and poopy diapers, as previously discussed). i'm telling you this so you can pray to the Lord God above that our children will remain alive and in tact.

so know that we are ok. we are not great. we are not horrible. 4 boys under the age of 4 sucks. but God called us to do it, and we're doing it. joyfully? maybe not, but we're doing it all the same.

go buy yourself some starbucks or go skipping through target. --and i will live vicariously through you.

don't want no drama, mama

and we're home. i haven't blogged lately because our littlest munchkin was in the hospital from saturday morning until wednesday night. it was a very long time! my mom came in to help out the hubs while i was at the hospital. i only left twice, and both times something bad happened. :(

we found out that our little moose has had pneumonia around 5-10 times in his short little life. and there's pretty much no doubt in the doctors' minds that he will end up BACK in the hospital sooner rather than later, just because he was a preemie, he's been super sick, and anything he gets sick with turns into something bad pretty quickly.

the good news is that the meds seem to be working. we get to use an inhaler now instead of using the nebulizer all the time. this saves about 10 minutes every 4 hours. wonderful! i can use it easily while still taking care of my other children, instead of having to sit with the baby in my arms for 10-15 minutes at a time without the ability to get up. this has been hard, especially with the discipline issues we're having with the kiddos during this time of transition and adjustment.

anyways, we are home. he is sleeping great, eating great, and smiling.
he even rolled over for the first time tonight!!! what a great moment!

on a sadder note: some changes are happening with monkey's family and we're just not sure how that will pan out. march 23 is the pre-trial hearing. so continued prayers are appreciated. --i feel selfish, always asking for prayers. we apparently have quite the dramatic life! we want all our boys to be loved, cared for, and taught about the Lord. monkey's safety and security are our main concern.

anyways, thank you all for the love and support.
can i do anything for you???

monkey

we had a meeting with everybody involved in monkey's case today. it went well. in a little over a month, they could terminate parental rights, meaning we are closer to having him forever.

i'm trying not to get my hopes up, but we are so blessed to have him and we would love to be his forever family.

and then i'd get to put up his cute little face on this blog...which i know you're dying to see.

please continue to pray for us to adopt monkey as our son. we've had him for about 8 months now, and it's hard to imagine our family without him.