good naps = blog posts

where to start?...how about with our new parent trick. see turns out our little golden sleeper has realized life and events are happening while he is dreaming sweet. so in attempt to not miss out he fights like crazy till he just can't open his eyes anymore. bedtime is not really a problem  [except we have picked up our 3am feeding...errr] but naps. nada. i need him to nap! so our new trick last resort is the golf cart. works like a charm. we will be cruising around the neighborhood and all of a sudden he is out. here is proof.

also..as promised a little late. the bench is complete! i can't claim this design as my own though..it is from the mastermind  morgan of the brick house. introducing the fence bench.

started with 8' treated 4x4's

 

mr. b cut them down to size...swoon...cause saws scare me [long story but it involves me almost being impaled]

 

lots of sanding. the hubby frowned on me cutting our fence down at our rental house in lexington so i started with new posts..and wanted to add some character. fast. 

 

then some fine sanding for smoothness...no splinters in baby bums...smile cooper

 

then slowly staining...and adding three coats of polyurethane to seal the bench [not pictured because i was tending to the baby...we used metal straps to attach the posts together and then fastened the bases on with wood screws. done and done

 

 so here she is :) i love her. 

now we are finally working on the shelf plan [ok realistically...im on fb..and mr. b is snoozing haha] but we will be shortly interrupted by a baby that will want to play. i am now left with some open slots on my "to do list"

the list:
  1. shelves project... new solution to this post
  2. build bench - DONE
  3. cut down rug/buy new rug - DONE [ill post about this later]
  4. frame artwork - DONE
  5. restore tables - DONE

so now i am deciding what new projects to put on the list..this is tentative.

the list:
  1. shelves project
  2. sea turtle art
  3. recover/paint chair
  4. sew pillows
  5. console alteration

sticking with minor projects because we have a really busy end of april/ beginning of may. vacation. birthdays. getting rental ready to sell. surgery. vacation. watching ponies. seeing best-friends. celebrating a baby...wheew

on another note. i want to say i am so thankful today that my brother in law, cody, who i love so much escaped a very scary incident. he was a passenger on this plane eeeek. thank you god for everyone's safety. and he said they were not just taxing..they were accelerating during the actual take off.

-K
*hudson is about to hit the 3 hour mark for his afternoon nap! this hasn't happened in over 4 weeks..i should have taken a nap, but i chose to spend it with yall. amazing productivity happening here. maybe ill be able to blog more.

go big blue!

this past weekend was one of those that you hope doesn't end..or at least slows down. there wasn't anything really special going on...just had the whole weekend to do what we wanted and the weather was perfect. so we started by running that 5k. ouch. ouch. but i did alright...esp. for not training and pushing hud plus that stroller. i did run/walk but mostly ran..surprisingly. either way it got us moving bright and early saturday morning.

me and hud pre-race

 

the family post-race..hudson fell asleep after the first mile, but really enjoyed the whole experience..i guess as much as a 5month old could.

the rest of the day was spent relaxing...and then cheering for the CATS at our good friend's house which was entertaining because he is a big vols fan and promised to cheer for uk! sunday was once of my favorite mornings [that we have had in a while] mainly because it reminded me of being at my mimi + popo's house. hudson and i slept in till 9:45am, and i woke up to the smell of fresh hot coffee. mr. b, hudson, and i [ok..not really hudson] enjoyed coffee on our veranda with a perfect breeze and hint of summer. later that day we ate out and ventured to the mall. big mistake. i have been trying really hard, unsuccessfully now, to not shop for clothes that i don't need so i can get some of the bigger projects done around the house. well, i am sorry but all of the bright vibrant colors sucked me in. everything from dresses, jeans, tees, and underarmor workout gear [can i do pilates and yoga in running shorts?seriously there was a pair that about convinced me to become a runner]...i am glad that i really don't like the paducah mall. i imagine our pocketbook would have been in a world of hurt had i been in memphis, lexington, or nashville. the gap is the main store i go to at this mall. i did alright and managed to walk away with these..all at the gap

today, i met a former student for coffee. it was fun catching up and hearing about her success in the field and in life. i am so proud of her! here is melissa with hudson. he was smitten

then after a short trip to see dad and work deliver lunch we headed to lowes to buy the rest of the supplies for the said bench project i had promised yall. i swear it is getting done this week. i am really excited about it. but it will have to wait today/tonight because we are focused on the championship game! go UK!

talk soon friends
-K