Keeping busy

Wow, is it Monday already?

I have been a busy bee. Mostly doing things like this...

Taping particularly stinks this time, because our ceilings are really high and I am really short. Did I mention I hate ladders, not phobia hate them, just really don't like them.

Anyway...

Here is the best prepainting tools you'll ever need.

This spackling is the best stuff. I got this at Target a couple years ago and it is so awesome. It goes on pink and when it is dry and ready to be sanded, it turns white. So easy, even I can do it. Yes, that is a Pampered Chef pan scrubber. It is my spackling-putter-oner. I don't use a trowel, I feel like I could do a whole post on those pan scrubbers. They rock. Someone in blog land probably has. And the blue tape, I could not paint without it. I have no patience for trying to paint near trim and not blobbing it all over, so tape is a must.

I will share some more photos of the living room tomorrow. It has been like a marathon for me last week and weekend. I feel like I haven't even sat down. So busy with the living room, having a birthday party, laundry, kids, you know, all the good stuff. I even went to bed early, not finishing "Mad Men" last night, you know I was tired if I left Don Draper!

Things to do this week:

hang up big mirror and pictures in living room

go to a Weight Watchers meeting, have to weigh in for September

begin (and hopefully finish) a cushion for our parson's bench

plan Parker's birthday party

design Christmas cards and buy supplies (50% off sale at Hobby Lobby this week!)

My menus for this week:

spaghetti (seriously we have this every week- maybe I shouldn't include it!)

tiny french beans and sausage (left from last week- didn't get to make it)

veggie chili and sandwiches

pizza (at my friend Kristin's house :)

grilled chicken salads, nuggets for kids