Just call me "Susie Homemaker"

Well I had an EXTREMELY productive day today. My doctors appointment got canceled due to something my insurance company messed up in the referral, so it is going to be postponed to a later date (not that I minded.)

It was beautiful outside today, so I got Benjamin all lathered up in sunscreen and we headed outside so I could work on a project I started and couldn't complete because it rained all last week. I am working to make our walkway more inviting and manicured. Anyway.. I have started digging out the grass. Here is a picture of what I have started.

These are the shades he got for Easter. They are too big on him still, but they came in handy with it being so sunny today.

Well on to the rest of my productive day. I made a small decorative change to our fireplace and I think it made such a difference. My mom had some extra wooden decorative things(I don't know what to call them) and I painted it and attached it to the fire place. Here is the before picture:

and here is the after picture.

After doing this, I started to work on finishing up the curtains for our bedroom. So I sewed while Benjamin napped and I had dinner going at the same time. Everything is not completely done, but here is our room so far.

I still have to make the curtains for the other window, and depending on how much fabric I have left, I would like to possibly use it for a bed skirt as well. I have some decorative ideas for the bedspread also, but that will come in time. I am lacking in pillow shams for the bed, but I want to get some different fabrics to mix in. In time it will all come together.

Lastly here are some picture of Brad and Benjamin this afternoon having some "daddy time"