Back to the drawing board

Last night wasnt the most fun of nights. Matt and I have an issue of communication. Together in the house, we basically do our own thing and take care of the boys semi-together. I usually deal with the boys more while Matt does what he wants. So, Ive mentioned earlier about the pornography I found on his computer. Well its an...every-time-i-leave issue now. I still havent said anything. I wanted to see if it was an isolated event. Its not, he now has about 10 or so websites saved on his computer. I have personal issues with porn. To each their own, but my marriage is not about that. We have talked about it before and he knows how i feel about it. So this isnt something that i feel thats just out of the blue. But back to last night. I was looking at some school stuff online and had facebook open. Matt was right near me and he noticed that I got a message from someone on facebook. He asked who i was talking to...so i asked him if he remember such and such. He said yeah....and I said he messaged me to see how I was doing. This was a guy that i "dated" in middle school. if you can even call it that. I havent talked to him since then. Happened that we had friends in common on facebook, so i messaged him and said long time no see...how have you been? This was days ago. He finally messaged me back last night and apoloigized for not writing back sooner and asked how i was. I told him that I lived in Missouri now, married and have two little boys. He told me about his wife and two little girls. We talked about Matt a lot and his career in the Army. then i had to go to get the boys ready for bed. When i told Matt who i was talking to, I told him what all we were talking about and he made the comment..."You arent going to start texting him are you?" I said, "No way, why would you even ask that?" He says because I did it last time that he doesnt want me to do it again. Now I know Im at fault for what he is talking about last time. But that was with one certain person. Not just every guy i know. Theres a difference. a big one. Well that comment ticked me off. I went to bed angry. Told him about it. He half apologized to me. If you can even call it an apology and he ended up falling asleep during the convo which ticked me off even more. I havent talked to him since. I dont know where all of this is headed now.

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I haven't really had much to blog about lately. Everything has kind of been at a stand still from when I last posted. Matt still doesnt know anything about his job. The Army likes to do things on their own time. So its a waiting game. Really is a bummer when it comes to "my" life. School is on hold until we know where we are going and what we are doing. We dont know if we are getting our house ready to sell or rent...or hanging out in it for a little while longer. On another note, Matt should be here for all of the doctors appointments we have lined up for the next coming months.

To start with...Cohen was born with a birth defect called Hypospadias. I think ive mentioned it before in my blog...but i cant remember off the top of my head. Anyways, quickly it is a birth defect of the penis. Typical the hole is at the tip of the penis and Cohens is slightly off a bit. Not too serious...seeing that sometimes it more extreme cases it can be on the underside of the penis. He looks like he was half circumcized at birth, but he was just born that way. He will have to have this surgically corrected. So after moving and moving...we think we are finally settled to have this surgery done. I finally got his referral info in the mail from our insurance to see a specialist. The thing with doctors and insurance they dont pay attention to little details. Cohen is a child...he needs to see a PEDIATRIC Urologist. They always want to send us to a regular one, and they dont mess with children. So i called the doctor they set us up with yesterday...gave them all of our information for her to then ask what he was being seen for. When i said Hypospadias, she said Im sorry we dont deal with those. Okay, off to the Tricare website to find my own doctor. I was having a hard time finding Pediatric specialist in the area. So i got to thinking about the Childrens Hospital in St. Louis. I googled them and found the names of doctors that worked there and their specialities. I found a couple of Pediatric Urologist and noticed they accepted Tricare. Went back to the tricare website and checked to see if their names were on the list. They were! So I called to see if they were accepting new patients and got all of that set up. Cohen has a doctors appointment on April 7th in St Louis. Its about 2 or so hours away, but he will be getting some of the best medical care and thats whats important to me. His doctor was voted one of the best doctors in america in the st louis times in 2009 and is one of 150 doctors in the US to have his certification. So that makes me very happy.

Then there is me and my doctors appointments. Cohens of course are way more important to me, but I have a doctors appointment on May 11th for a consult with a plastic surgeon to see if i am a good candidate for a breast reduction. A little background...I dont even remember when I first started wearing a bra. I swear I was born wearing one...lol. The smallest I can ever remember being was middle/high school wearing a 32DD bra. I was pretty consistent of wearing the same size up until I was an adult and got pregnant. I was dreading the whole pregnancy and big breasts. I gained a total of 50 lbs with Cohen and I think half of the weight went to my boobs. After Cohen was born I was wearing around a 34F. Letters I didnt even know existed in bra sizes. They never went down. I never breastfed either. So after 6 months I contemplated getting a breast reduction then. I talked to a doctor in Germany and a plastic surgeon there and was going to go thru with the process but decided to wait b/c we were thinking we wanted to have 1 more baby sometime in the future. So we went ahead and started trying to have another. Not too long after, I was pregnant with Connor. Gained another 50 lbs with that pregnancy. And again, more weight to the boobs that wasnt going anywhere anytime soon. After Connor was born I was wearing a 34G or so bra. I started losing weight and trying to get back down to my pre-pregnancy size. And i eventually did. I now weigh what I did when i was in high school and before either pregnancy. I am back to wearing a 32DD/E bra. But b/c of a lot of weight loss in my breasts, I have a ton of extra skin that makes up a lot of the reason why i wear a bigger bra. I HATE the way they look. My shoulders kill be along with the upper back and neck area. Clothes dont fit...I have to pay so much more to order bras, b/c you just cant buy things in this size at a typical store. I would happily like to be a large 32B or a small 32C. would make me a very happy girl. So i get to talk to a plastic surgeon in May to see if I qualify by insurance standards for a reduction.

Thats really all thats been going on lately. I dont live the most exciting life. = )

What!?! Germany!?!

Hello all. I havent written in a few days or so. Nothing exciting has really been going on. Same ol' stuff. Hanging around the house. Connor had his two year check up the other day. I really need to find the boys a good pediatrician around here. Right now they go to the base hospital/clinic. Thats who we were assigned when we moved here, its a family practice clinic. Well I dont like them. Most of them are PA's...and while I dont have a problem with that. These are little children who really should see someone with more experience with kids and someone they can build a relationship with. We never know which doc we might see when we go in. Anyways, So Connor is a few months late on his 2 year check up, which is no biggie. But he weighs in at 28.9 lbs. He's in the 49th percentile for his age. He is 37 inches tall now, which is around the 87th percentile for his age. Hes going to be tall and skinny. Completely different that his big brother. Cohen is 3 years and 9 months and he had a doctors appointment last week and while they were there, I asked them to check his height and weight. He is 50 lbs and thats about 95th-97th percentile for his age and he is 42 inches tall which runs the same 97th percentile. These percentages mean that they are bigger than that amount of children their age. Cohen has always been bigger than most kids his age. So thats, that. Both boys are healthy. Connor did leave the doc with some antibiotics for an ear infection he was starting to get. We didnt even know about it. He seems to be acting normal, just gets to take meds a couple of times a day.

Okay...Here is some important stuff. Matt and I have been discussing my schooling, his schooling, and everything in between. A little background info. We moved to Missouri for Matt to be a Drill SGT from Germany. We have been here a little over a year now. He was supposed to go to Drill school about 4 or so months after we got here, in the mean time he would be "turtling". Sorta like job shadowing. Well his date was cancelled and rescheduled for a later time. No biggie. He went to school in South Carolina and was there a few days, but didnt pass the PT test. Its so many sit ups, push ups, and a run. Well he missed the sit ups by like 4. So they sent him home. Well he has been here since then. He finally has a new date coming up in April. So this whole year he has been turtling and his drill time hasnt started. Once he goes to school, he has to be a drill for at least 2 years. Well for whatever reason, the Army says he is kind of wasting time here, so they are looking at moving him back to his Infantry job. So yesterday, I am completing my school application and filling out essay questions when Matt gets home from work....He asks what I am doing and I tell him. He asked if I could go to nursing school anywhere, or is that program just here. I said well I could go anywhere, but this certain program is just at this school. There are nursing programs everywhere though. He said he was talking to one of the guys and trying to get info, but his school date is probably getting cancelled in April and they will be moving us to a different base. Okay, so this is information I NEED to know. Im not about to shell out 145.00 for an application fee and testing fee if Im not attending. He said he would find out more when he goes back to work. Well today, he just sent me a text and asked how i felt about going back to Germany....and if I would go with him back. Thats a huge decision for me...and him. They have an open slot for him available if he wants it in Baumholder, Germany. We would probably leave around September or so. I just am soooo torn now. I have A LOT to think about. Wow, I was not expecting to ever go back overseas again. Its so amazing there, and I love it there. But its soo far from home. Ive never been to Baumholder. I know a little about it. I know they deploy a lot. So thats something else I need to think about. I do not want to be in Germany for a year or so when I could be home. And trying to fly home to see family with two boys and two dogs will just about be impossible by myself. UGH!! I just dont know.

Finished Bathroom...

Here are some pictures of the finished bathroom...Minus some wall decor. That will take me a little while to find pieces that I like and want to hang. I also have some candles that go around the tub, I just want different holders for them. I took these pics with my cell phone, so they arent the best quality. And I promise that the color looks so much better in person. I may try and use my digital camera and see if they take any better pics. we'll see.

Nosey Rosey

So that would be me...Nosey Rosey. I briefly posted about my marriage issues throughout the 5 years of my marriage. Ive always been kind of snoopy on Matts computer. He knows this. The first couple of years it was pretty bad. But i was finding stuff that really upset me so it gave me reason to keep checking up on him. I would tell him everytime i found something. Im not a very confontrational person...but in this case I was. Well we were doing better I guess. Or i just gave up looking...whichever you want to call it. I still had concerns he was still talking to people online and looking at pornography...which is where this blog is headed. He started deleting all of his history and such, so I couldnt find anything. I stopped looking for a long while. Well recently with our current divorce situation and all of that, i decided to look again. I found out he is back to looking at pornography or he never stopped and i just havent seen it. He does it before work while Im asleep and when Im not home. Thats been the most times ive seen it, when im not home. Ive had several doctors appointments recently where he has been home during the day from work, watching the boys and thats when hes online looking at porn. I dont know how to feel about that. Part of me cares, and part of me doesnt. The part that cares, is really only caring because he is looking at naked women while our boys are around and bc we are still married. He knows how i feel about it. Im definitely not a prude, I just think there is a time and a place for everything including porn. I havent said anything to him about it yet. Dont know if I will. And that brings me to the part of me that doesnt care. I dont know if i even care enough to say anything about it. I feel like it wont do any good except make him more aware that im checking up on him and he'll hide it better. My feelings are worn out and running thin. Its almost a giving up point again. I know a lot of people will disagree with my checking up but thats not a debate i want to make. It is what it is and I just need to figure out what I want to do with it.

Master Bathroom

So i started redoing my master bathroom. There wasnt anything wrong with it to begin with. The house is only 6 months old. But...builder grade material is really crappy and I hated they used cheap paint, especially in the bathroom where there is lots of moisture. I decided to paint the walls a brown color. Its called Pine Bark. With the cabinets and flooring i thought it might be too dark...but i love it now that its completely painted. I will post pics of it probably tomorrow after I get it all cleaned up and reorganized. I am using green and cream/yellow accents. I painted a white bathroom cabinet a creamy yellow color...i think its called Riesling. I have some green candles to put up and looking for some other accents to go in there. I have also found some light bamboo shades to go in the window. But right now Lowes is out of the size we need. I think its really going to turn out the way i have it pictured...at least i hope so! : )

I havent decided what room to start on next. Honestly, I dont really want to put a whole lot of money and effort into the house that we arent going to be living in forever....I know it will help in resale. But if you guys only knew the trouble we have had out of a 6 month old house youd be shocked. The builder/contractor here is something else. I would never tell anyone to use him...had we known about him and how he builds, we would have never bought this house. but what can ya do now? We are making a list of all the things that are wrong with the house and emailing it to the builder before our year homeowner warranty is out. per his request of everyone in the subdivision. Matt wants to go around and talk to our other neighbors to see if they are having issues like we are. We know a couple of them are...they were very open to us when we moved in that they were having problems. So we will see what happens.

If anything we will end up painting everything back to the original color we picked out...i think its called Pavillion Beige, just in a better paint.

Miss you

I just want to write about something that Ive been meaning to since the 20th of February. February 20th was my Uncle Pauls birthday. He passed away a few years ago. This man was one of the greatest men on this earth. I cant sing his praises enough. He was diagnosed with Prostate and Bone cancer around 2004-2005. I dont know the exact date, but he looked and seemed fine at my wedding, which was October of 2004. He was even the photographer at it. I saw him again at Christmas and still looked like nothing was wrong. I moved out of state after I got married, so I didnt see him like I used to. Not that we saw each other a lot, since him and my aunt live about 3 hrs away. Anyways, I saw him whenever I came back to GA from TX...which was quite a few times the year of 2005. We then found out he was sick. He was in and out of the hospital and I had come home specifically to see him in the hospital. Well the last time I saw him was in January of 2006. He was so very sick. And so was I. I found out I was pregnant with Cohen. I was about 15 or 16 weeks pregnant and had some awful hemorrhoids. It wasnt the greatest visit for either of us. But I had to see him before i moved away. We moved to Germany about a week or so later. I talked to him online some while we were there. My birthday is February 19th and his is the 20th. So i called him on his birthday and wished him a great one, even though i knew it wasnt going to be so great. He sounded so bad but I was glad that i got to talk to him for a few. That was the last time i got to talk to him before he passed away. It was about a month later i suppose that he passed away. I was late in my pregnancy when my mom called to tell me. She asked to speak to Matt, which she never does. So i just knew. I was stuck in Germany for his funeral...so i couldnt be there. Man, I miss him so much.

I think about him often. Wish he was here to meet Cohen and Connor. I know he would love them to pieces. The years have passed. I have pictures of him in the house. Most of them arent framed. This brings me to what happened this February 20th. We were getting ready to go to Branson for the day and we were down in the basement getting things ready to put in the car that was in the garage.....Cohen was being nosey in the sideboard and called me over to show me a picture. He said "mommy who is that with you?" I looked at the picture and it was a graduation picture of me and my uncle paul together. I havent seen that picture in years. I dont even know how or why it was in the sideboard. It, i thought, was supposed to be in the box of pictures i have in the garage. Of course, I told him that that was his great uncle paul and that apparently he was looking down on us that day. It was just so weird that it was his birthday and we found that picture. I cant say that i do or dont believe in angels and that sort of thing. But he was definitely there today and showing his presence.

I love you and miss you dearly....can hardly wait to see you again. : )

Doctor, Doctor...give me the news

Today was a pretty good day. I woke up before my alarm went off. I had it set for 7am, to get up and get ready for Cohens doctors appointment. I ended up waking up about 630 and tried laying there for 30 minutes, I stayed about 15 and had to get out of bed. I went ahead and got myself all together while the boys were still sleeping. Normally they get up about 730. This morning of all mornings that I had to get up early, they sleep in. I had to go wake them up at 830 so we could leave at 9am. I would have totally enjoyed sleeping until 830-9. But none the less, I was already up and starting my day.



We left the house at 9 for Cohens 940 appointment. I had to stop by Matt's work and drop Connor off. Then we headed over to the hospital for Cohen's appointment. They were on the ball today...we had enough time to check in, Cohen had to run to the potty, and they were calling us back as we walked out of the bathroom. They checked his weight and height. He is right at 50 lbs and 42 inches tall. Hes going to be a big boy. He is in like the 100th percentile for both height and weight. He did so well getting his BP checked and his temp. Heres a little TMI, so stop reading if you arent interested. The doc finally came in and checked out his penis (thats the reason for the visit). Cohen was born with a birth defect called Hypospadias. Its where the hole of the penis is not quite at the tip. His isnt really bad, its actually not very noticable. Instead of being right at the tip, its like a dot below that. Along with that, he has some chordee, which is a slight curvature and he was born with foreskin only on the top part of his penis. So really he looks like he was half circumsized. We were supposed to get this done when he was around a year old...we are just now finally settled enough to get it done. We've talked to doctors about it before, so i know a little about what is going to happen, plus ive looked it up quite a bit online. Its nothing that will effect his health but its something that could effect his self esteem one day in the future. So we have to see a Pediatric Urologist to get the process started. Today we went to our primary care doc to get a referral to see the Ped Urologist. Hopefully we will hear something next week. When we do, we will call and make that appointment and hope that its not months away.

After we left the doctor and picked Connor back up we headed home. I made a pit stop at the school and picked up an application for their nursing program. We headed home for a little bit. Had some lunch and got things ready to go to Lowes and Walmart. Ended up buying a paint sample at Lowes and looked at some shades for the bathroom window. The master bath is going to be the first paint project. I also bought a cabinet/shelf for the bathroom. Its white, so ill end up painting it to match the accent color I have picked out for the bathroom. Connor fell asleep on the way home...so i brought him in the house and laid him down for a nap. Cohen and I decided to go outside for a while since it was a BEAUTIFUL day today. It was almost 60 degrees out. I cleaned out my car while Cohen rode his 4 wheeler around the yard. Connor woke up after about an hour and came outside to join us...Cohen on his 4 wheeler and Connor riding on his truck power wheel. We then decided to take Smokey and Delilah for a walk. Bad, bad idea. Smokey was pulling me one way, Delilah was pulling the other. She hasnt quite learned how to walk on a lease yet, so she was going goofy, in all different directions. We made it a quick walk and then came inside. I settled the boys down with their new favorite cartoon, Tom and Jerry and i started a little painting of the bathroom to get some ideas on how i liked the color. Im not sure yet, if i like it or not. After Matt got home from work, i went back to Lowes and picked up a gallon of the color i picked out. Tomorrow I am going to paint the bathroom the Pine Bark color and see how i like it. If i dont like it, then i guess itll be off to Lowes again and finding a new color. : ) So that brings me to now. We relaxed around the house and then got the boys in bed. Im blogging about my days events and Matt is sound asleep.

To be...or not to be...

I am 27 years old and still dont know exactly what I want to be when I grow up. Growing up I never really had my dreams on one certain thing. I do know that I've always wanted to do something in the medical field or at least helping people. After high school I started the college thing, then I got married and moved out of state. I was planning on returning to school, but life just got in the way. So it was put off and put off. I lived in Germany for three years and while there are educational opportunities, there arent a whole lot. Plus travelling and two children later, I still didnt return. Now, Im settled back in the states and after having marital issues and realizing I could be on my own. Ive seen life differently. I have two children to possibly take care of on my own for the most part and I dont want to have to struggle. While I am working on my marriage...I still want to be prepared for the worst. So that brings to me to where I am now. I have been taking some college classes online and I started Medical Transcription, but soon found out that listening to people talk and me trying to understand them is not what I want to do. So i finished the Advanced Medical Terminology of that course and switched over to Medical Billing. So far, so good. Its definitely trying on the brain. A lot of reading about some stuff thats not that interesting, but at least its doable. As I've been working on this...I've been looking online at job opportunites to see if this is a marketable skill to have. It apparently is one of the growing jobs in the US right now. Honestly, I dont see it. Ive searched and searched and the jobs just arent out there. I will continue and get my certificate in it, but i still feel empty.

I was looking online at nursing programs in the area. Thats always been in the back of my mind as to something I would be interested in doing. So I think, well Im actually pretty positive that I am going to apply to the LPN program the school district here offers. Its an 11 month program that starts in August. Its full time, so i would have to put the boys in daycare or find them a babysitter for that. But i think it will be good for us all. I have been a SAHM/W for over 5 years now and honestly its getting to me. I love my family but I want to do something for myself. The boys have never been to daycare or a babysitter in their life, so I think this will be something good for them as well. I have a long list of things to do before I could possibly be accepted into the program. I think they only take like 36 per year. I have to fill out an application along will a 100.00 application and background check fee. I need 4 recommendations, my high school and college transcripts, answer a butt load of essay questions, and take a pre entrance exam. Thats the beginning. If I pass the entrance exam, I will go on to a selection committee and be "interviewed" and take another entrance type test. All of this has to be done by June. I have filled out the application and got my recommendations all figured out and ready to mail the forms out. I also bought a book at Barnes and Noble the other day to study up on the pre entrance exam. Its been quite a few years since Ive taken any major tests, so i want to be as prepared as possible. My next step is to find a babysitter for the boys....

Hump Day

Today is Wednesday. The last few days have been a little distraught. Cohen hasnt been feeling very well. He has been having some stomach issues of Diarrhea and Vomiting...along with a little but of a runny nose and a cough. He started the diarrhea about 4 or so days ago. I didnt seem to concerned...sometimes you get it, right?! So i continued to watch him, make sure he was drinking enough water...and he has been. Well about the 3rd day of it, he started vomiting as well. So i was getting a little worried that he would dehydrate and that wouldnt be a good thing.

Yesterday I made Cohen a doctors appointment to have him checked out. I really get so annoyed sometimes with doctors these days. We pay so much money for these visits(well insurance does anyways), but none the less people are paying to get medical treatment and answers. I take him to a doctor we have been seen before b/c his pcm doesnt have any available appointments and i didnt want to sit at the ER with him for something that isnt technically an emergency. So, the doc comes in...asks whats going on. I tell her, she listens to his chest, pokes around on his belly and asked him if it hurt and he said yes. So she tells me she is writing me a prescription for an antibiotic to hopefully clear up anything he has going on in his intestinal tract and it should clear up the cold/sinus stuff. She also gave him some meds for the nausea.

I gave him his first dose of medicine last night after we got home and I hope it will start working soon. Seems like everytime he goes to the bathroom he has diarrhea. I have done so many loads of laundry it isnt even funny washing underwear. He was up twice last night and many times today. For the most part he seems to be acting okay, a little tired...not eating like normal...but his activity level seems to be the same.

So that brings me to today...got up this morning made the sauce for the BBQ pulled pork and put it all in the crockpot and ready to go. (Thanks Lindsey for your recipe). it smells delicious!!! I started straightening up around the house some. Seems to be a never ending battle. Between toys, dishes and laundry my days are fun-filled. : )

I went back to the dentist today and gave them an arm and a leg for a tooth. hahaha. This makes my 3rd visit on this one tooth. I went for my first consultation to this dentist and had a cleaning done and xrays and all that jazz and while i was there the dentist found a tooth that needed a root canal. It hasnt been bothering me so i didnt know it was that serious. i havent been to the dentist in like 2 years...i know, i know...teeth are very important. I just really dislike the dentist. I always seem to have something wrong every time i go. So he asked if i wanted to start the root canal that day. So i did. He did the first step in the root canal and had me come back two days later to finish it up. So I went back last week to have the rest of it done. Today I went to have the post build up and the temporary crown put on and they made the mold for my permanent porcelain crown. I have to go back in two weeks to have the permanent one put on. Ill be so glad when this is all over. So for all of that with insurance...my portion was 415.00. I so could have used that money on something different. But you do what you have to do. My next step this year is to have another tooth worked on. Nothing serious this time. Its a back molar that had work done on it when i was kid and they put a cap on it. Apparently that cap was supposed to be temporary and replaced with something more permanent. Well Ive had what they call "temporary" for at least 15 years that i know of. Honestly, i dont even remember having it put on...so its been a long time. So that tooth will get something permanent put on it. Then i will be done with all of the corrections. And that should max out my insurance as well. They only pay up to 1200.00 a year on dental work. Next year I want to have have 4 veneers put on my front teeth and that will max out next years insurance. lol. If you've made it this far, thanks for reading. I plan on blogging in a bit about my education future...so stay tuned

Typical Monday

Its late afternoon on what I would say is a Typical Monday. The day started out great. The boys slept in until 8 this morning. It was nice to get an extra hour of sleep. They picked out a new movie at Best Buy yesterday so they wanted to watch it this morning. Both of them are obsessed with Dinosaurs these days. So of course thats the movie they picked out. They ate some cereal and had some grape juice while watching the movie. I took Smokey out to potty, got Delilah out of her kennel and took her out to potty. Everythings going smoothly. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and I got a little bit of internet time to check my email, FB and all that jazz. I have been debating on what we might do today...thinking about making a trip to Lowe's and checking out some paint samples. Need to make a quick stop by walmart and pick up a few things. So i decide to clean up the kitchen. Boys are playing with some cars in the floor so thats all working out well.

Then it seems to slowly start going downhill. Cohen has had some stomach issues the last couple of days. Had an accident...so i get him all cleaned up...clean underwear on..not ten minutes later. same thing again. After that, I start a load of laundry and fix us some sandwiches and left over mac and cheese from dinner last night for lunch. Ate lunch, let Delilah out for a potty break, go downstairs to take smokey out and realize Delilah had at some point gone downstairs and threw up. I get that all cleaned up and here I am sitting and blogging about all of this and Cohen just threw up in the living room. Geez. I feel like all ive done is clean up poop, pee, and throw up. The day is not even half way over. Both pups are pooped out and the boys are taking some quiet time to watch their dinosaur movie again.

Im going to try and jump in the shower and get ourselves dressed and head to the store. I think im going to start working on painting some of the rooms in the house in the near future. Im pretty sure the master bath is going to be first. I am repainting it back to the same color as it is now or maybe a shade darker. Its sort of like a mocha beige color. I really like it, but builder grade paint is the worst ever and it needs a fresh coat of color. Then im going to start working on painting the kitchen and dining and livingroom area. Havent decided on those colors. I would like to paint the kitchen and dining area one color and the living room another, but the rooms are all connected into one big great room. So ill have to figure out how to mesh the two colors on the one conjoining wall so its not a dramatic difference.

anyways, off to battle the rest of the day and hopefully its smooth sailing from here.