Third Time's A Charm, Right?

Summer of 2012

Two long years later, this is starting to happen for our family! We outgrew our current house about two children ago and we are so crammed in here that we're all about to go crazy. A 1600 sq.ft. home is a bit too small for seven people to enjoy, and we are all ready to have room to spread out (and privacy as well). We started our for-real-this-time process in July and already have hit some snags just trying to get started. It's a real test of patience and trusting in God's timing, especially for me being home all day and dealing with the issues of no room for anything. We have broke ground, but that is as far as we've gotten to date. I'm trying to be positive that we can get this thing going before the bad winter weather stays for good. Here are our plans for a 6 bedroom, 4 full/3 half bath, 4-car garage, office, game room, and theater:

1st floor

2nd floor

Favorite Things Lately

Agadir Argan Oil Hair Treatment. I use this after towel-drying and it helps keep my hair soft.

Erin Condren Life Planner. I've been looking at these for a couple of years and finally decided to try it. Love the designs she has and the layout of the days. Google or YouTube these and you will get sucked in for a while!

Cynthia Rowley pj pants. These are the softest lounge pants I've found. The prints are gorgeous! I lucked upon these at Marshall's for $10 each. They retail for $19-24 elsewhere. These are summer pants and I've recently put them in the back of the drawer and pulled out my fleece. It's 24* today!

My one souvenir from our Disney trip. It's actually a magnet but it's too cute to stick on the fridge. It sits by my computer for now.

Vasanti Brighten Up. LOVE this gentle face scrub and use it in the shower. I received a sample in my Birchbox and it is the best one I've found.

Super Sorting Pie from Learning Resources. I bought this for our almost 5-year-old but it has been enjoyed by the other two little kids. The dog enjoyed chewing a couple of pieces of fruit as well :( Different ways to sort, by color, shape, kind of fruit, etc. Works on fine motor skills.

Yankee has good deals online quite often and I grabbed this fall scent along with Autumn Wreath a few weeks ago. Autumn Leaves has a balsam scent to it so I wait until closer to December to burn it. Lovely!

Dry Heel Eliminator. That time of year when the heavy-duty lotions come out. This has worked the best for me. 

Evalectric/Herstyler ceramic flat iron. I've had a CHI flat iron for almost 10 years and it finally broke this summer. I bought a cheap Conair one at Wal-mart that was okay, but found this one at a kiosk in the mall. We received two for $250.00 and I like it alot! It has a smooth dial temp. setting instead of pre-selected temperatures that I can adjust. I have the deep purple and daughter has the sweet peach. Fun colors!