Giant Floor Pillow

I have finally finished Rubys giant floor pillow that I started months ago. I only needed more batting and then just had to sew it closed! I'm happy to say that it is done. 

Ruby loves it. She likes to plop down on it and then roll all around. It's 30"x30" so it's a good size and will last her for a long time. Scrappy seems to like it too, I've caught him a couple of times taking a nap on it. 

I over stuffed it because I know how Ruby likes to throw herself on it and with lots of use it will eventually get worn down and won't be as fluffy as it is now. 

It wasn't hard to make, just had to measure and remeasure to make sure it was perfect. 

Jimmy Fund Walk

Today was the Jimmy Fund Walk. Every year we walk it. It raises money for cancer research. It is a great cause and they have a wonderful turn out every year. It's estimated that 8,500 people will walk this year. It's always so great to see that many people come together to fight cancer. 

There are 4 different routes that you can walk. 26.2, 13.1, 5 and 3 miles. The last few years we've been doing the 5 miles because we have not had time to train. But in the past we have done the the 26.2 and the 13.1. 

My sister Gillian and I started this tradition of walking every year, and since then we have always had a team, Heather's Heroes. It's always a good time and such a good cause. 

Today was our 8th year walking, and we had some new people on our team. Laura, Matthew and Ruby :) The rain held off and the sun actually came out! As usual our cheer leader Lisa and boyfriend Chad met us at the finish line. My father joined them this year. 

I'm so happy that we have started this tradition, and I'm hoping every year our team grows.  

Finished Master Bath

I started and finished the Master Bath facelift while Josh was away. I wanted to surprise him with a nice new pretty bathroom. I made the picture that is hanging up and the towel hooks. Only thing that I would like to do in there now is to refinish the shower and put a glass door on it. I am not a fan of shower curtains; I hate when they stick to me when I'm in there. But that will be a project for another year! Way too time consuming for right now. 

I wish I had taken a before picture. The walls were cream and had holes in them from the old towel racks. And the window was put in recently so it was not painted and all around messy looking. 

Next project is making Rubys Halloween costume, then onto making Christmas presents. 

And I'm hoping to start the playroom by the end of the year. Fingers crossed!

Updated Share a Coke!

The sand arrived so I could finish my "Share a Coke" project! 

I filled them all to the brim yesterday and then squeezed the bottle to get the sand into all the extra space (which there was a lot of). That's the key to making them look nice. I glued the tops on because I have little fingers around and I don't want sand everywhere. 

So if you fill your bottles with sand make sure you fill them to the top and squeeze them to move the sand down into every possible empty spot. Then fill it up again and repeat. You'll have to do this until the sand doesn't go down. I fit a little over 2 1/2 lbs of sand per bottle. 

I love them. I think they came out great!

Goals

Everyday I have a list as long as my arm of things to do, and most days I get everything done. But they are just normal day to day things like laundry, errands, dishes and cleaning. So I've decided to make a list of goals for the next year of projects that I want to do. 

So first I plan on giving the master bathroom a face lift. We've already put in a new light, new towel hooks and a new window. The plan is to patch the holes from the old towel hooks, and touch ups the window sill. Put up a new shower curtain, paint the room and organize the medicine cabinet. 

After I finish that my next goal will be to tackle the room downstairs which we are using for storage. I plan to transform it into a playroom! 

 

Air Zone

I'm always trying to find fun things to do with the kids. Yesterday we went to Air Zone. It's a building with with inflatable bouncy houses in it. Ruby loved jumping with no one else in there. 

It was Ryan's friends birthday party, so there was a couple of hours playing and then pizza, cake and ice cream. One of Rubys friends were there as well so she had someone to play with. 

It is a great idea for a birthday party for older kids. Ryan had a blast. He made a few new friends too!