afric (a fric)

what is afric? it apparently is a name. why would i know this? i was looking on babycenter for name ideas for middle names. why would i need a middle name or be stalking babycenter? because baby numero dos is on the way. i am 10 or 11 weeks, i have yet to go to the dr. i have been told by my friends since the day chad and i were engaged that our children would be red headed fricks. so if i do have a baby with crazy red hair i could name it afric. then it would really be a red headed fric. but i am almost positive that we have the good kind of red hair genes. i have a niece with flamming red hair and she is dang cute, and two of chad's sisters have red hair and they too are exceptionally attractive. so i think the curse my best friends gave me (how nice of them) will not be happening.
please note: those baby pictures are not of any of chad's sisters or my niece. and the boy is not chad in his youth.

best spot in the house

who knew when i bought this bench for the kitchen it would be loved so much? this is avery's favorite spot. we sit here to eat his breakfast, he plays with his toys on the bench, he can climb up and down, sit and dangle his little legs, or his favorite just standing there looking out the window. except one day he attempted eating a dead fly that was in the widow sill, luckily i got it out of his mouth. so gross! he has also taken a liking to rocks, dirt, and grass. oh and grandma shellee avery told me he misses you.

avery goes to the zoo

happy presidents day! we thought it would be a great day to take avery to the zoo. it was perfect weather so that was wonderful. but it was much busier than we expected. kinda insane. we weren't sure avery would be that into the zoo but he totally enjoyed it. it was funny he would get just as excited if not more about the little brown birds on the sidewalk as he would for any of the animals. we took our bikes and it was so fun to cruise around seeing all the animals. people were jealous they had to walk. they were also staring at avery, which we are used to because he is just that cute but, it was pitty stares he was getting. we are not used to those kinda stares. he took a fall recently and his face got jacked. so sad. but he is happy as ever don't worry.

crazy beautiful comes home

voila! it is done. the salon is finished minus a few minor details (decor on the walls, a trash can, and my drier chair). today was the first day of working at home. i loved it, so much more relaxed. hopefully it feels that way for my clients as well. they do have to venture through my house and a short pass through the garage to get in the salon-which i hope is not awkward or weird.

chad is amazing and spent a lot of time working to get it done for me. he pretty much did it all: the floors, the walls, the moulding, the painting, and then helping my dad replace our water heater that broke. what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man.

this is my sweet shampoo bowl, it is great. the bowl tilts to the clients comfort and looks really classy. i get giddy when i use it. i think it is pretty comfy.

this is what i used for the frame of my mirror. i really had to convince chad to let me get rid of the painting. the artist really captured the ugliness of the desert. lets be honest it was sick, no frame deserves to display something so ugly.

dixie

this is dixie. i picked her up at goodwill for $20 bones. at goodwill "i spend twenties like they're ones".-becca mclaws. anyway so i don't usually name my projects but this one came with a name (probably the brand). but i like it and i spent a ton of time redoing it so dixie it is. i completely redid the entire thing down to the bare wood. she is not quite 100% but close. i still need to put the trim pieces back on and the pulls. one problem dixie looks too good for the salon i want her in my room for my dresser. so i am on the hunt for another something to replace her in the salon.

while avery sleeps

this is us after avery goes to bed. working our tails off to get the salon ready at the house. my first appointment is on monday the 2nd so it has to be done. chad is taking the day off tomorrow to get it finished. it just needs to be painted, moulding, floor, and decorated. no biggie. okay so we still have a ways to go but it will be done.

mission organize

due to my overwhelming amounts of food and groceries i have been getting, organizing the pantry became one of my new years goals. if you happen to see your local grocery stores closing down, it is because of me! i have been getting some unreal deals with my coupons and i love it. i dare say obsessed. i used to hate, hate, H-A-T-E grocery shopping but not anymore. lately it has been kinda fun. so fun i am going to bore you with my excitement of my deals, pictures and all. so here it is for all you non-believers of couponing. i am so nerdy! try not to be impressed.

i haven't had to pay for toilet paper, all of that has been free!

all of this (4 lg boxes of capn crunch, 2 lg boxes of life, 6 boxes of wheat thins, 6 bags of chex mix, 3 boxes of granola bars, 2 boxes instant oatmeal, 12 free reeses whips, my total $20.22, i saved $77.79)

everything to the left of the bread was free! i paid 19.49 total and saved $100