Mama Cleans House AND...

It's been a long few days around my house.  We found someone who could do the taping and mudding of the drywall in the master bedroom at a price that didn't make you scream.  He was speedy and efficient and he cleaned up after himself (even vacuumed the carpet).  So, now we get to prime the room to prepare for the paint.  That of course, brings me to a new dilemma.  Paint colors.  Yikes!!!  My bedroom in my previous house was done in all chocolate brown with accents of taupe and blue and cream.  But, that was a HUGE bedroom.  This room?  About the size of my old closet, but location - location - location.  So, rather than cry about what I don't have, I prefer to feel joy in what I do have.  So, I'm trying to make the most of this room.  So, I broke out all the paint samples and got down to business.  I took several larger pieces of left over drywall, taped off sections and got busy.  Finally, I was able to pick just the right two colors for the room.  I'm really quite excited about them.  I've never done a house in light and neutral colors, so this will be new for me.  I've chosen 2 shades of cream and I'm going to do them in a horizontal stripe that I have seen on a few different blogs and it is also featured in Cottage Living.  I hesitated about going for this idea, but I was instantly attracted to this look, so I've decided to just go for it.  

So, I bet you're asking yourself...What bedding did she choose?  Well, you're going to have to wait and see...

So, I've been painting, cleaning, organizing, working, running back and forth to Home Depot, dealing with repair men for my phone, internet, and car and trying to get myself motivated for this room mom sponsored Halloween party on Friday (remember all the mama drama?)  Thankfully this is the shortest party of the year (due to a school-wide Halloween Parade), so I'm just going to jump in with both feet and be the "fun" mom (I'm usually the wackiest one there anyways).  Then it's trick or treating with my sister, niece and of course Mr. Big.  Then we'll hurry home so we can hand out candy to trick or treaters and everyone is invited to my house for my annual open house.  I make a huge pot of chili and a huge pot of sloppy joe and it's a come on by, help yourself to some food, and stay and visit a while situation.  I've done it for a few years and it works out great.  The bigger kids and their friends stop in to visit and head back out, friends and relatives come by to see the kids and to let me see theirs and I've got the food in crock-pots all warm and ready so it's completely stress free.

Then it's back to painting for me and moving back in to the bedroom.  Then I have to get the room all decked out and take some photos.  But, I have been informed that if the weather permits, we may be taking down a tree or two in the backyard this weekend (we've got a couple of dead / dying ones and they're getting dangerous).  I will be doing my best to head out to the flea market this weekend to see what goodies I can find.

Tomorrow and Thursday I have to work all day long (yuck) and Friday is full of fests and frights, so it's a busy week here.

How about you?  A busy week for you too?