Things I'm thinking about today...

1. Our master bedroom/bathroom project. This is the big "thing" going on in my life right now (outside of all the normal homeschooling and karate and swim team and archery and all) and why I haven't been around as much. This is what my bedroom looks like this morning:

Thanks to generous Christmas monies, we're redoing the flooring along with painting and updating fixtures and all. It's a not-insignificant project but will be soooo worth it when we're done. :) I'll be sure to post before and after pictures when we finally finish. (Be warned. This may take awhile. I'm having issues with decisiveness and am having a hard time picking curtains and bedding, lol. Let me know if you have any go-to places for either of these, okay?)

2. Paint. Um, does anyone know how to get interior paint out of fabric? (specifically, out of the fabric of one's down coat?)

3. Height. It's a good thing Nathan's tall. ;) Even with the ladder, I can't reach the edge between the ceiling and the walls.

4. Towels. How many? Seriously. How many bath towels per person do you have in your house? I'm curious and am thinking I may need to donate some of our extras, especially as we're hoping to replace our current ones when we repaint the bathroom. (Mom, don't answer this. You have too many towels, lol. I know that.)

5. Asher's voice. Asher's been sick. Over the weekend, he also lost his voice and is pretty miffed about it. (In all fairness, he's handling it pretty well and way better than Micah handles it when he loses his voice, lol.) He's no longer contagious (according to the doctor) and the fever is gone and all...he just can't talk...which also leads to coughing fits and the inability to get enough breath when exerting himself. So, we're still taking it easy. What I find entertaining about all this, though, is how it's affected Micah. Micah has a great tendency to talk, talk, talk without waiting to listen, right? Asher's loss of voice is forcing Micah to slow down and really listen. Ha. ;)

6. Growth spurt. Heaven help us, I think Noah's growing again. The boy has been eating almost non-stop (when he's not sleeping) all week. Oy.

7. Bathroom light fixtures. Why is it so difficult to find one that we like?! Argh. For the moment, we've given up and are working just on finishing the painting. Eventually, though, I'm going to want light. (We already took the old fixture off.) Wish us luck! (Specifically, though it's not our top choice, we're looking for a fixture for over the mirror that is chrome (not brushed and not bronze, though we like those better) and has at least four lights, more would be better. I'd also prefer for the lights to point down instead of up if possible. If you see something like that, would you let me know? Thanks!)

Okay, need to go paint now... ;)