Monday, May 21, 2012

HELLO Monday!!

I recently came across Lisa Leonard's Hello Monday.

Welcome to my first HELLO MONDAY!

HELLO laundry
We are going to get you all clean and put away finally!


HELLO garden
Pray for clear, blue skies so we can get you ready to get your grow on!

HELLO last week of school for Conner!
Hello to no lunches, homework and the before and after school pick up drop off loop, I will miss you... but am also glad to say good bye for now.


HELLO workout
let's get back together K?

HELLO beautiful  blender
Let's meet more often this week, shall we?

HELLO gallery wall
We are going to get you finished once and for all!

HELLO Cowgirl
Let's go buy some boots.... any of these will do.

HELLO ferns

We are going to make you more comfortable in your new home.

HELLO Monday!! It's going to be a great, productive week! ~Shelby









Saturday, May 19, 2012

Conner's room



Today is Conner's turn to show off his room. I showed you Maddie's new room here.

Conner's room is so him. That's what I love about decorating. You can mix together what ever you want to be YOU. I think too that as kids get older and are entering their teenage years it is nice to have reminders of who they were, who they are and where they come from. These years can be confusing and I think it's nice to have their refuge remind them who they are.

It is a combination outdoorsy and history, with alot of Conner thrown in.


An encouraging note from Dad, a beautiful bible verse, and quote on nothing being Impossible next to his bed. 


I'd love to find some old fishing poles to go above the windows.
We moved Conner's alarm clock over to the window sill so he would have to get out of bed to turn it off. Works like a charm! He is up on his own most days! ;)

Little reminders of the little boy he was. 

Some of his beloved books and treasures. Notice the note I told you about still on the book case... under his bed is clean so maybe it does work! 

His birth date is on the old piece of cedar. I got it from a friend whose fence blew down. The numbers are from Hobby Lobby. 
The lyrics to the song sung at both my grandparents funerals and the cross he got when baptized.

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why." quote by Mark Twain, surrounded by pictures of who he was and is.

Linking up with Thrifty Decor Chick again today for May Show us your House. 

Thanks for stopping by! ~Shelby


Friday, May 18, 2012

These are the days...

 I'm going to start linking up with Life Rearranged for InstaFriday. I'm shelbyjojo7 on Instagram if you'd like to follow along.


We had Maddie's music program I LOVE this kid and love this picture of her after her music program. I love how she looked 2 years younger than all the other kids because she's so little, that she smiled, and actually sang. LOVE!







I realized I have 1 more lunch to pack for Conner! Yahoo!!! His school gets out before Maddie does... poor girl!







Conner had his World's Fair at school. He got 100%!!!! This boy worked SOOO hard! So insanely proud of him!


I ran in to Old Navy to get the boy some more shorts and found some things for ME! 


Worked in the Computer lab, well I supervised! I love this little school. What a blessing for my boy!


The kids have been finding shows they watched when they were little. They have been getting up early to catch Arthur... I know it won't last but I'm loving it. Last night they watched Little Bill. You have no idea how much I dislike some of the tween shows on right now...  like Shake it up! Ugh.. I'd take Little Bear or Clifford or Arthur any day!!! 



That is my week in pictures!! Have a great weekend! ~Shelby






Thursday, May 17, 2012

Maddie's room


The kids recently moved bed rooms so it was a great time to make them a little more grown up. Their new rooms will carry them through till they move out. I think it is harder to "decorate" kids rooms as they get older. They have their own opinions and and are in more control of their stuff.

Maddie likes her stuff and what I see as clutter sometimes she sees as treasure. She decided where things would be hung and what would be hung, more than before. Another lesson in letting go, I guess!

 When we moved in this room had no window or closet and was painted really dark. We put a window in and repainted and I love how cheerful it is! New carpet, through out the house, is on the list, the very long, $$$ list!!

Bedding from Target, Smile picture from Pier 1, night stand from Costco, teal switch plate from Hobby Lobby.

a place for treasures.

teal cube and cubbies  from Target, 


The little vanity was from my Grandma house, it is perfect since she shares a bath room with Conner. It has been this peachy color my whole life. Someday I will stop being so sentimental, paint it white, and add those cute teal glass knobs I bought. ;)

Dresser from Costco

This is her closet until we put the closet in, it will be soon. It is just a metal wardrobe. We wanted a way to "Close the door" in other words "hide the stuff" so I put a shower curtain up, I simply hooked the shower hooks to the metal frame. It works well for now.

My favorite part is her gallery wall. I did one in the stair way and both kids requested their own. These are mostly clearance and garage sale finds. It is a wonderful reminder of who she is and where she came from. 

I still plan on switching the ceiling lights to cute, little chandeliers, but I want them cheap... oil cloth to cover the vanity stool, and of course a real closet. 

The paint color is Spa from Sherwin Williams. 

I'm linking up with Thrifty Decor Chick for May Show us your House. If I could figure out how to put the cute button here I would! ;)

Thanks for stopping by! ~Shelby



Wednesday, May 16, 2012

What I wore Wednesday

Welcome to What I wore Wednesday!  I link up with The Pleated Poppy, where we get out of our yoga pants and sweats and into real clothes!! 

I finally decided (with my sweet husbands help) set up the tripod.  I know it will make for better photos next week!  Hopefully I will remember to snap those photos too, I seem to be forgetting! 

Day#1 Mother's Day


Only pictures I have from Mother's day outfit. I'm not loving how big this outfit  makes me look... I thought I looked good while I was wearing it!! ;)

Dress~ Ann Taylor, Cardi~ TJ Maxx, Necklaces~ Las Vegas jewelry show, Bracelets ~ Target, Ring~ Ferrante's local shop, Shoes~ Shopko, new (I <3!! ) sunglasses TJ Maxx


Day#2 Volunteer at Conner's school (even though he was home sick!), Maddie's music program



tee~ Ann Taylor, capri's ~ LA Idol, shoes~ Shopko, belt~ Shopko, Owl necklace & cross necklace~ Park Lane, ring~ friends jewelry party, bracelet ~ got on  trip to Mexico, white necklace~  Las Vegas jewelry show

Happy Wednesday! ~Shelby

Monday, May 14, 2012

These are the days ~ Mother's day edition!

What a wonderful Mother's day weekend I had!  Yes, it started on Friday with A Mother's day celebration at Conner's school. Complete with a slide show... {gulp} they always make me cry!!


Finished Friday with date night! I <3 date nights!

Saturday my baby girl was goalie at her soccer game, for the first time ever!!! I was so proud of her! She let 3 get by but stopped 2! I told her how great it was she got the first time out of the way and next time it would be easier.... her reply " OH noooo, there will be no next time, way too much pressure!"  We'll see....



Woke up on Sunday to breakfast in bed with my favorite people and some fun little gifts~




I got spoiled~




Had a beautiful Mother's day brunch, complete with a yummy Bloody Mary!~


and a Shirley Temple for the cutest girl EVER!~


Then was off to buy flowers for my pots... a Mother's Day tradition~


We started getting the garden ready~


And a got a start on the patio~


But.... I'm still Mom so I spent some time helping finish a poster for History~ 




Finished the day with BBQ Cheeseburgers, a trip for frozen yogurt, and a beautiful Mother's day sky~


I'm all rested up and ready to get back to work!


Hope your Mother's day was amazing! ~Shelby