Midnights With Molly

Just for effect, I am re-posting the "BEFORE" pictures of the basement along with the brand new, fresh-off-the-memory-card "AFTER" pictures!!  :)  Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you my brand spankin' new basement stairway!  ;) Before AFTER Before AFTER Before AFTER Okay, so yes, it's missing a few things...like a handrail...and some decorations on the wall.  But never fear!  Those will be coming soon!!  :)

The basement steps needed carpet.  That's it.  Just some carpet on the steps and I would've been happy.  But do you think that I could really stop there?!?  Absolutely not.  :)  Instead, I decided paint was necessary as well BEFORE the carpet was laid.  When do they want to lay the carpet?  Not 2 weeks from now like I figured.  But 2 DAYS from now!  Guess that speeds up the paint-color-picking-out process!  :)  Here are some "before" and "during" pictures for your enjoyment..."after" pictures will be posted later this week after the carpet is laid and the basement stairwell is looking gorgeous.  ;) BEFORE BEFORE BEFORE First coat of paint...it's gray in case you can't tell from the picture... First coat of paint I only stepped in the paint once  :) My other big project for the weekend involves THIS lovely textbook... ...I weighed it...it's 6.5lbs...but feels more like 15.5lbs.  Ugh.  So much to r

Christmas this year was a bit delayed.  The flu decided to pay our family a visit, so most of us were lying in bed on Christmas morning this year.  But a week later, most of us were feeling much better so we were able to finally celebrate Christmas with the Rehm's on New Year's Day!  The kids were a lot of fun this year as they dug into their presents with enthusiasm.  So much fun to watch them get so much joy out of princess dress-up clothes, Thomas the Train toys, and miniature kitchen sets!  Here are a few pictures from the day. Cooper checking out his gift Papa and Luke snuggling on the couch Lily Ann all dressed up like a princess Luke and his new train, "Luke!" Aunt Molly & Lily Ann Ruthie and her Princess Chest full of dress-up clothes Tammy & Luke Teri & Cooper Aunt Molly & Cooper All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas even if we DID have to celebrate it a week late!  I am blessed to have a family