Garden update

Kyle and I finished the landscaping project in the front of the house yesterday. You can see Lainey playing in the birdbath. It felt so nice to be finished and not have any big yard projects hanging over my head. This one has been in the works ever since we bought the house. I am so happy with it. I need a couple more bags of mulch since the end by the birdbath is a little sparse. But all the hard work is done!



I can't wait for the crepe myrtle to bloom! That end will be so pretty!

Lainey gave her thumbs up to the project. She slept thru most of the work. I started about 9:30 Saturday and Kyle came over about 10:30 or 11:00 and helped until it was completed.

Kyle and I started the day Saturday by walking in a 5K (3.2 miles!). He asked me Friday if I would walk it with him and I agreed. I did pretty good. I didn't keep up with "the lady in the pink hat" like he thought I could. I reminded him that this was my first time walking like that and she does it all the time! So much so that her business was probably the original sponsor and the one with the idea! Anyway, we walked about a 15 minute mile and our time stayed consistent. I jogged thru a few intersections and jogged across the finish line with my friend Misty cheering me on. Misty walked with Karen (the pink hat lady) and probably finished at least 15 mintues ahead of us. I could barely stand up in church this morning after I had been sitting so long but I finished the walk and have the shirt to prove it! One of the best accomplishments was that I was not the last one across the finish line. It was fun and a pretty morning. Had to take two extra showers yesterday after all the sweaty things we did but had a great day.

The lilies on the other side are so tall!

Chalkboard Paint

Lainey and I have had a couple of chalkboard paint projects in mind and we finished them plus a couple more.

I saw this idea in a magazine and had a frame that Kyle had given me that I thought would be perfect. I painted it glossy white and cut the board to fit then painted it. So easy! I'm really happy how it turned out.
Was going to hang it vertically but there were nails there and I haven't moved them yet.
It's not too bad hanging horizontally but not really how I want it. No notes yet since I keep forgetting to buy chalk.

Here is Lainey's project. We painted both of her closet doors. As you can see she had already been writing on her walls with chalk - it washes off but elbow grease is required. Any friends that have been over have signed the doors. They used sidewalk chalk.

Here is her second idea. We had both of these lamps out to sell in the yard sale. She decided to paint both with the chalkboard paint. The round lamp was light pink and so was the shade. She spray painted it and it turned out cute.

Here was the best idea we had! I had the poster sign in the garage from my 40th birthday when Michelle put it in my yard. We painted it and had an instant reusable yard sale sign. We had some staple issues so it got a little smeared.