It’s been forever (again)

So as I’m sitting here getting my hair done, which is a rarity in itself lately, I’m getting a million (ok maybe a dozen, but it feels like a million) FaceTime calls, and texts, and phone calls, from my kids. Because God forbid they have to hang out at home for awhile!
I message some friends, and one says, “you should blog”, haha guess what, I have a blog, I just haven’t done anything with it in Forever! So hi! Here I am, sitting under a hair dryer, blogging.
How soon will this happen again, wellllll.... I have 4 kids (2 are teenagers now!!), a dog, a husband, I work part time out of the house, it’s summer.... so MAYBE, I’ll have time, maybe? Haha!

So my kids FaceTime calls to me as I’m sitting here attempting to enjoy getting my hair done... “MOM, B’s trying to dye her lips with food coloring and Elmer’s glue!!!!” 🤦‍♀️ “Ummmmm what!?” Yeah... people, I shit you not, this is my life! I love my darling children, so damn much, but for the love! Dying her lips with Elmer’s Glue and food color!???!! “Well, it’s non toxic, maybe she’ll glue her lips shut and not yell at you while I’m gone, gotta go...”  There is a fine line between having two teens capable of babysitting the younger two, and having two teens who can't stand babysitting their own siblings... good and bad I guess?
Meanwhile, I’m really hoping my counter top isn’t dyed red!

“MOM!!! It’s not fair there were only 2 ice cream sandwiches left, E ate an entire one without sharing, K and B split one... and I got none!!!” “I’m getting my hair done, what would you like me to do right now?” “it’s NOT FAIIRRRR!!” “Life’s not fair dear, be the one good kid who didn’t eat ice cream before 10am! Gotta go, love ya!”

I never know what I am going to come home to these days!

Life’s been a crazy whirlwind lately. The past few weeks we have been dealing with A lot! Drs, insurance, Children’s Hospitals... that’s for another post someday... it’s just been crazy!

This past winter some girlfriends and I planned a moms trip. I can not freaking wait! It’s needed!!!! I felt guilty recently for booking this trip, with everything going on. However when we booked, we didn’t know what would be going on now. We can’t tell the future. So much guilt set it! I’ve been reassured though, it’s needed, I need this moms trip for my sanity! Not to mention it was paid for over the winter, plus we scored a sweet deal... so...... let’s do this! I.Can’t.Wait!!!!!!!!

Who knows what I’ll come home to!? Ha! I have faith my husbands got this and my counters won’t be dyed red and no ones lips will be Elmer’s glued shut! I’m also thankful for a great Mom and Mother in law who are helping me out when my husband has to work... thanks for making this possible, because I’m so ready and I need it!

lil make overs, room by room...The Mudroom

So I was thinking I should do a Christmas blog, and then saw these pictures I had saved in "the cloud". I figured I should do this one first, since I have been meaning to for awhile now! I mean I did paint the room before Thanksgiving and all!! Ummm which reminds me... I haven't blogged Thanksgiving either. What a Slacker!!
I've been a huge blog slacker and actually, I'm pretty sure I've said that a few times in my last few posts. Haha.... since they have been few and far between.

OK... enough about that....

Back to my mudroom! When we bought this house a little over a year ago, every wall was white. I can't complain, that made it much easier. No painting over crazy colors I didn't like, I could slowly decide what color I wanted where. Slowly being key ;) seeing it's been a little over a year and I have painted the living room, one wall in my lil man's room and one wall in Missa's room....and now my mudroom.

I've been in love with deep blues and grey lately... and even though the area is fairly small, it gets really good light the first half of the day, so I wasn't worried about a darker color. PLUS, I don't spend ALL day in the mudroom anyway, so really, I just wanted a color I liked... not based on the lighting. It isn't completely closed off either, there is a hall but no door, so it's open into the small hall that leads to our kitchen. My point, i picked a color because I liked it, not because of how dark or light the room would be :)


So here is the white mudroom.....

Plain right!? I was just tired of white. It's bright, that's for sure! But I needed something new, and I wanted something a lil more homey and warm. So I chose Grizzly Grey. It is actually like a dark smokey blue in my opinion. I love it! 

I left the wall leading into the hall/kitchen, white. Since later I want to paint the kitchen and I haven't decided on a color yet....First I need my new counter tops...someday ;)  I also painted the shelves and coat hook. They were left here by the previous owner, you can see they were a dark wood stain in the original pics. Well, just the hook one is still on the wall I guess now that I look, but they were both the wood color, and I painted them a creamy antique white color. (same color I painted my kitchen cabinets actually.... which reminds me, one day...maybe when I get those counter tops, I need to blog that too! ;) ) 

Here are some more of my blue/grey mudroom......

                                         

                              

My girls made the two wreaths. Love them! They used sticks and twigs from the woods and carefully bent them and twisted them into a pretty rustic wreath. One on the window and one on the wall :)

Eventually we are going to switch out the light fixture. we aren't in love with the gold candle. I don't mind the candle look, but I'm not into the gold. More of a black or even darker brown, with less shine, would be more up my alley. No rush on it though, when ever we get to it. Im just happy to have light ;) Also the plan is for my man to build me a bench to go under the shelf with hooks in this last picture. Just something simple, but I'm still searching pinterest for some ideas. ;) Typically those hooks are filled with back packs ;) I took this while they were all at school though.  There was also a curtain left there on the skinny window by the previous owner, however it was a green and white check, so I took it down when I painted. I don't mind it without a curtain but I may get one someday. we'll see.

I love it though!! I'm really enjoying the color! Im a fan of warmer colors, and this shade is perfect for this spot in my eyes. LOVE!! Gives a nice warm feeling when you walk in from the garage, which is the way we ALWAYS come in. We hardly ever use the other doors! Even the pizza delivery guys have learned we open the garage and turn the garage lights on for them to come that way...because nine times out of ten, that door leading outside, is completely blocked by a line of shoes! ;)

So that's my mudroom makeover, and I love it!