I took the opportunity to finally plant some flowers today and had so much fun! I have never thought of myself as having much of a green thumb, but it’s amazing how much better a few flowers can make things look!
This is my hanging flower pot that is just beautiful (with the bird bath in the background)…
I absolutely love our house. Especially now, since spring is here and the front of our house is not looking so…dead. The front of our house was looking a little sad and so Scott decided to build a little front porch and it turned out GREAT!! I think it makes the front of our house look so much better and there is nothing better than walking out of our front door in the morning and smelling the cedar wood that it is made out of. I plan on putting some flower pots on the porch to purdy it up a little bit. (please excuse the ugly porch light)
Dear God, please make us dangerous women.
May we be women who acknowledge our power to change, and grow,
and be radically alive for God.
May we be healers of wounds and righters of wrongs.
May we weep with those who weep and speak for those who cannot
speak for themselves.
May we cherish children, embrace the elderly, and empower the poor.
May we pray deeply and teach wisely.
May we be strong and gentle leaders.
May we sing songs of joy and talk down fear.
May we never hesitate to let passion push us, conviction compel us,
and righteous anger energize us.
May we strike fear into all that is unjust and evil in the world.
May we dismantle abusive systems and silence lies with truth.
May we shine like stars in a darkened generation.
May we overflow with goodness in the name of God and by the power of Jesus.
And in that name and by that power, may we change the world.
Dear God, please make us dangerous women. Amen.
Anyway, we got the trim and Scott painted it all and put it up and it looks so great. We had 2 choices (another decision for me to make) on which trim to buy. There was one kind that was cheaper and thinner, but easier to use. The other kind was twice as expensive but looks way nicer. In this whole process, I learned that cheaper isn’t always better. We got the more expensive kind and ended up spending about $230 on trim alone, but that will provide enough trim for our entire house, upstairs and downstairs. It looks really nice.
Precious is being camera shy, as usual.
My hand touching the carpet and letting the fact sink in that we have a fully carpeted basement now! Yipeeeeee!!!
Here’s Scott priming the walls for paint! We bought paint tonight ($80 later!) and we’re going with “Dusty Trail” as our wall color. It’s basically a beige color. Nothing too exciting except that it will go with a lot of different color palates.
Here you can see the nasty linoleum tile floor. This will be covered with brand new carpet next week sometime! Can’t wait!
Scott is working hard. Good job babe!!
We decided to go with recessed lighting in the ceiling. Before the reno we had this horribly blinding track lighting that gave me a headache whenever I was down there. This is much softer option. 
We will be laying new carpet once the walls are finished.
Looking into the spare bedroom…..
Our sweet little spare bedroom (*hint hint…we have EXTRA room for you to come visit so come one come all!). It will be a cozy little nook for you to stay in and you’ll even get your own bathroom!
