Cruise Girls Reunion

I went to Denver this past Saturday to meet up with some of my favorite friends.

We went to Park Meadows mall for a little bit,

went to Ikea,

and then spent the rest of the night in our hotel.

Hot tubbing,

drinking wine,

laughing,

having a spa night,

and staying up WAY too late (3am).

SO fun.

Here's the post from last year's getaway.
And the one before that.

No Rooster Needed

I laughed when I saw this posted on Design Crush:

I've been asked this question a LOT since getting chickens.

So, here you go! :)

Neat. O!

My friend, Mandy, is hosting an auction for The Adventure Project.

The money raised is going to train well mechanics in India.

1 trained mechanic= clean water for 5,000 people!

Mandy's goal is 3 mechanics. 

Click on over to Mandy's blog to read more about it. 

It's a fantastic cause!

And the auction is amazing!

Wine, soccer camp, goodies from Kojo Designs, photo sessions, and lots more.

Just don't bid on the enchiladas or the photo shoot.

I don't need any more competition.  :)

(I'm teasing. Go bid on those items. They're awesome.)

Here is the link to the donation site.

Easy peasy with PayPal. 

Ben sent this picture to me today:

Thank you, Jesus, for clean water!

5 on 10

Finding the beauty in the ordinary moments.

Feeding the chickens:

Free breakfast at Chick-fil-A:

Hydrate and dehydrate:

Meetup with Make it and Love it and Kojo Designs:

Aaaaaand that's it.

I was a 10 on 10 failure.

Ooopsy!

Alice's Kitchen

I found this wood kitchen at Bed, Bath, and Beyond on clearance for $24.99.

Score!

But, since I wanted it in our kitchen, it's oakyness had to go.

Our kitchen...a long time ago...when it was clean:

(The floors still kill me. One day...one day...)

I've been working on it this past week.

Painted the backsplash the same white as in our kitchen.

Replaced the handles.

Spray painted the refrigerator, oven, knobs, and faucet with stainless steel paint.

Added a couple little lights on the inside that turn on when she opens the doors.

(Those were from the Dollar Tree.)

Added a little key hook to the side to hold the utensils and pans.

Here's the finished kitchen:

I'd love to replace those wood knobs with real ones.

And I'd love a real faucet.

And I would've loved to have painted magnetic paint on the oven and stove,

then spray painted.

But, that stuff was going to cost as much as the kitchen.

I'm going to let it go.

Total cost: $28

I can't wait for her to see it!

Yes, we're giving it to her early.

I'm too excited about it. :)

I'm REALLY hoping this can occupy her while I made dinner.

That's our hardest time of day.

:fingers crossed: