My precious treasure

My sweet and precious little man finally arrived.
Little Matthew was born October 12,2010
at 8:07am.
I have been enjoying him along with the rest of my kids the past 10 days.
It's amazing how much the girls love him!!! He is their sweet baby brother and
they adore him too.
I told my husband, "Sorry baby- I am in love with another man!"
I am so excited to have a son and look forward to the fun and enjoyment
he has and will bring for our whole family!!
We are blessed!!!
Love,
Jenn

My tea cups

You can never have too many tea cups!!!
I have them all over my living room and dining room.
Many different styles and colors too.
Now I read a lot of blogs, so I know there are many people who have alot more than I do, but some day I will have even more.
I pick them up at thrift stores or garage sales and never pay more than a few dollars for a tea cup.
It is a hobby and I love when I find a new cup.
My little one likes tea parties with mama and she gets to pick out her cup and we have chocolate milk and chat about our day.
Those are the special times that I hope she remembers when she is an adult.
And maybe even pass along the fun to her own children!!!
Until then I'll enjoy every moment we have and love every minute!!!
Jenn

My shower

So sorry I haven't been around much. I have been busy and very tired! Only 2 1/2 weeks until my little guy gets here and I am exhausted and ready for his birthday!
A few weeks ago....

My 4 beautiful daughters gave me such a nice shower! I was so thrilled to have many friends and family to our home!
We got everything we needed and then some. Our baby crib, bedding, a playpen, travel stroller, a diaper bag(from my girls) and many clothes and blankets.
This little one has enough clothes for the next couple years!!
My oldest and youngest daughters are here with me while we open the many many gifts.
My cutie hubby picked the cake! Isn't it the cutest?? Finally a BOY!!
I was in tears when he brought it home!!!
It was so much fun to have everyone gathered here. I didn't flip out about the mess and I was perfectly fine having 25+ people in the small living room!
Everything was perfect!!!
I have a great family!!!!
Thank God for my family and friends!!!!
Love,
Jenn

I'm still here!!!

Happy Saturday to all my blogger friends!
Yes I am still here and feeling alright.
Trying to get some small projects done around the house before our special
bundle of joy arrives in 2 more months!!
Just so you know, every project we do around here lately has only cost us between
20-50.00 !!! Yes that is it!!!!
When I say I am a thrifting queen...I mean it !!!
I finally got my new front door. A pretty french door from craigslist for only 30.00.
We painted it and here it is!!!
Changes the whole appearance of the front entry in and out!!!
The bead board we put up in the kitchen is from our dining room project where we purchased all the bead baord for only 25.00.
I decided to paint it a very light blue, in our of our baby son soon to arrive!!




My new door and new foyer floor. A brick pattern that goes very lovely with the wood floors through tout the house!!

So come on in our to our little home and have a cup of tea while enjoying the sounds of children playing and dogs barking!
Don't worry about wiping your feet, there are little footprints everywhere!!!!
Jenn~

Welcome Pink Saturday!!

Welcome back dear friends, to my little blog! We are so happy to see you here at whinenroses, a home full of whining kids and pretty roses!!

The above pic I just had to add on my post. It is of my baby girl who is now almost 5 years old!! She always wore pink and even today loves the color pink and a nice dress!

I've been looking all around my house lately and I can't help but think what will my little man, due in October, think of all my pink!! Maybe I should add my greens and aqua to my decor as well.

His crib colors will be green and brown as green is another favorite color of mine!

The above pretty plate was a thrift store find. Isn't it perfectly me?!? I wish I had the whole collection!!!

Thank you for stopping by and a VERY big thank you to Bev at

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

for hosting yet another successful pink Saturday!!!!

Have a happy weekend!!

Hugs,

Jenn~

A Few more finished projects

We've so busy around the house that I haven't posted !!
I like to take pics when my projects are complete and hate taking photos of my messy house.
Hubby has been working hard getting his honey do list I created for him finished. I just want a few small things done before the baby and the holidays are here again.
Our kitchen is getting there!! Although it will be a LONG time before I can call it finished- it is coming along.
The only appliance left to replace is my fridge and we need to do something with our cabinets and countertops.
We are thinking of putting up some beadboard as a backsplash and I might be able to get good old hubby to get it started this weekend providing our teenager is ready to work!!
All the once dark and drabby trim is painted in there and rosettes added to the pantry. I replaced the broken door with the curtain until I find the perfect door!!




Here is a view from my dining room, looking into my 2 butt kitchen. It is small space but we really can't lose a bedroom to expand the size of it. And you can see my -on the way out fridge!!

Another project finished ahead of schedule is the beadboard in the dining room.

We found an excellent deal on craigslist for 3 panels and a few half pieces of beadboard only 25.00 for all!!! We snatched it up and here it is!!! The dining room was done for under 50.00 including the new chair rail. I am so thrilled!!!

Can't wait to see how my christmas tree will look in there this year!!!

So off to my list once again..... seeing what needs to be done and already completed!!!

Have a great week!!

Jenn~

Pretty in Pink Saturday!!!

Thank you to our gracious host Beverly at
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
for another beautiful pink Saturday!!
It has been taking me nearly all week to stop by all the blogs
who participate in pink Saturday!!
There are so many creative and talented people out there!!!

Last week we spent Friday evening driving an hour away to pick up this sweet table and chairs set for my kids.
It was a craigslist find and I am so happy I found it!
My little one was quick to help decorate it with flowers and tea cups.
I think we'll have many tea parties here this summer!!!

Here is a pic from the corner of my dining room. I am still playing around with the setting and not sure what else I need here.I love the little lamp but I think it needs some height. I might decoupage a cardboard box here and prop it up. The candelabra was a thrift store find that I shabbied up!!!
This summer we have plans to add beadboard in the dining room. I can't wait!!!

So here we go...another summer.....another long, hot summer.
I will be spending my days at the library, making arts and crafts and entertaining many many kids!!!
Boy do I look forward to those summer nights in the pool.....
ahh...relaxation and fun!!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Jenn~