sewing and some thoughts

after being off on winter break for about a month, i went back to work today.

i enjoy my time off and being at home working on projects, cleaning, and cooking.

i love being able to stay home part time, it was what i was hoping and praying for.

is it bad if i say i did not miss work?

i was dreading going back, and the thought of planning did me in yesterday.

but today as i walking to my classroom, some of my students saw me and yelled

"Mrs. Nunez, we missed you" and gave me big hugs.

that put a big smile on my face and made me realize, this is not so bad.

kids will love you unconditionally if you show them love, respect {and teach them a few things}.

that was God's way of showing me that this is important to him

and to those kids who in such a short time have grown to love me and me them.

anyways, this post is about sewing, don't worry i won't ramble much about work.

 i mustered up the courage to finally use my new sewing machine.

i bought this last year...can't even remember the month.

one of my new years resolutions was to use my sewing machine. i was determined.

i made curtains for the laundry room sink.



 they weren't that hard to make. after all it was just a straight stitch.

 i found sewing to be relaxing.

i am happy with the end result.

this is the sink cabinet that hubby made. love it!

the curtains hide the not so pretty laundry stuff.

tomorrow i am off again, i tell you, i shouldn't be complaining.

i plan on posting before and after pictures of the laundry room soon.

thanks for stopping by!

stew sunday

today i made a stew, it is comfort food and happens to be a favorite for our family.

hubby goes back to work tomorrow. sundays are solemn especially after a long three week break.

i added a bit of red wine to my stew. i couldn't help but serve myself a glass too.

i don't particularly care for red wine, i prefer a white riesling, but this one was not bad.

i enjoyed my glass while the biscuits were baking and this yummy-ness was cooking on the stove.

sundays are a day to rest, enjoy and for me a favorite day to cook a good meal.

how was your sunday? what comfort food do you enjoy?

the four legged members of our family

i don't believe i have formally introduced the four legged members of our family.

if you have pets, you know that your animals are members of your family

my boys call them their brother dogs.

we got Max only a year after we were married.
he is our 10 year old boxer.

hubby brought him home on a whim.

he came home in a small shoe box and i immediately was in love
he was such a cute puppy!

I'll have to scan some pictures from my old album to add to this post later.

i have always been a lover of animals.

my sister could have sworn that i was going to be a veterinarian, little did she know that i would follow her lead and become a teacher, but i'll save that story for a different post.

Charlie is our two year old rambunctious boston terrier.
he is such a character! he loves to run and chase his ball.
he barks at the boys and tries to nibble on their toes when they are swinging.
 he climbs the play structure and goes down the slide, too funny!

as a puppy, Max was very active, now he is such a gentle dog.
he is my companion, when he is indoors with me, he always follows me around {even to the restroom!}

they keep each other company and charlie is always giving max love and kisses.
dogs add such joy to our lives all in exchange for food and belly rubs.
they truly are man's this girl's best friend!

laundry room progress

our laundry room project is moving along

so far we have:

painted the walls

installed flooring and baseboards

hubby made a cover for the ugly water heater

installed a new light fixture

new blinds for the door and windows

new washer and dryer were installed.

hubby made this island for me before we had remodeled our kitchen.

I love it but since the kitchen remodel, it has been living in the garage serving as storage.

I decided to paint it and put it in the laundry room for now. I am loving the new color.

I will probably distress it later but I am not sure yet.

yesterday we went to Ikea and purchased a sink and fixture.

hubby is working on making the cabinet for the sink.

he is also building a shelf for the wall to cover the pipes protruding from the wall.

I cant believe the difference from the old LR

hubby has been clocking in some long hours on this project.

i love it already and i was able to take the machines for their maiden run yesterday.

funny, who gets this happy to do laundry?

I just hate having piles of clothes everywhere.

so now i have piles to fold and put away, not so much fun.

thanks for stopping by!

resolutions

i was inspired by edie and this post on resolutions so i decided to write some of my own.



these are not in any particular order

i may add to my list later but for now this is what spoke to me

how about you? did you make any resolutions this year?

laundry room progress

we have been making progress on the laundry room

here is a before picture, not pretty

this room was a catch all for things that either didn't fit in our house or didn't go

hence the vinyl action figure display case, sorry honey! 

i guess it was stuck in the 80's

{even though we purchased in 1999}

washer and dryer were purchased and are due to be installed on wednesday.

horrendous flooring soon to be gone, it is amazing the damage sunlight does

 walls were painted and as we speak{or rather I type} hubby is installing new flooring.

i really like the color,

it feels a whole lot cleaner, like a laundry room should feel.

we are going to install this fixture from Lowe's

i looks a bit vintage and is not too expensive

it's pretty exciting to see it all come together,

 thanks to my awesome hubby who loves to work

and makes my dreams come true,

he's a keeper!

he is too, always wanting to be in the mix.

happy 1st birthday



i can't believe it has been a year since i started this blog.

it has been an exciting year.

i never knew i would meet such amazing, talented, god-loving people.

it has been such a blessing to share a piece of me with you, my readers and followers.

thank you joining me on this journey.

i look forward to an amazing year that God has in store.

i know God is working something great in my future

and he has great plans for the both of us.

if there is anything i have learned this past year it is summed up by this

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
   and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
   and he will make your paths straight

proverbs 3:5-6

wishing you an unfathomably awesome 2012!

what are you trusting God for this year?