The Power of Paint

This is not the official blog on the "house"but I thought I would give everyone a preview. We are aiming to be moved by the end of the month. Everything is done except for some painting and hanging doors. These pictures are before and after paint and flooring. It is amazing what new paint can do for the atmosphere of a room.

This is the room that we are putting all four boys in. It is huge and they always end up in the same room anyway. Before we painted it I wanted to ask for some Grey Poupon everytime I walked in.

I'm not really into murals so I'm trying for a sky, ocean, sand look without being drastic. My big project for this room is the boat that we are using for Dylan's bed. Yes, it is an actual boat. It was sitting beside the canal for months, so Harold asked the owner if we could buy it. He said we could have it in exchange for cheese. NO, I don't make cheese but I have a BJ's card. So for the price of cheese we have a boat bed. I will be sure to post pictures when it is finished.

This is our room (Harold and I). I zoomed in on the floor so you could see the layer of dog hair that was covering it when we started.

It is now a little cleaner looking I think. Notice the French Doors. When we started they had no trim. The yellow insulation was oozing out.

This is Harold's office. It was yellow with concrete floors before. I'm not sure what happened to the picture. He is so excited to finally have a place to organize his books and papers. He does have to work from home quite a bit, so it will be nice for him to have a place where it is quiet.

That is all I will let you see of the house right now. You will have to stay tuned to see the kitchen, guest room, play room, and dining room.

Last weekend I had the privelidge of attending a Revive Our Hearts conference with Nancy Leigh DeMoss. It was a time of true soul searching. I also had a great time just being with some good friends and sharing lots of laughs. There were seven of us that went together. We have been studying the book Lies Women Believe for the past year. This was a great time for us to join our hearts together and unite as Christian women who are hungry to see God move in our families. There was another group from our church that attended as well. We left behind thirty-eight kids with the fathers in charge. We are so thankful that they all stayed safe in our absence.

To end this rambling post I will share a picture of what greeted my eyes when I opened them this morning. It seems that I have to share my bed with many people these days, but these actually looked so precious that I didn't feel the least bit resentful. Hope everyone has a restful week.