Tying up loose ends

There are several things of which I have written and then forgotten to follow up. The first is the Thinking Blogger award from this post. It slipped my mind! It's too late now, but I will say that two of my favorite blogs to read are The Happy Helms and Lots of Scotts. Both ladies are incredible, challenging writers and mothers. Secondly, remember this post about my reading challenge? Well, sadly, it has taken me this long to finish Don Quixote. I did not like a single page of it! I am now reading The Pilgrim's Progress by Bunyan. I have read many excerpts from this book, but never the book in its entirety. I enjoy the style much more and it is actually thought provoking. And last, my bedroom makeover that I spoke of in this post is still underway. In fact, the tape and spackling were done by my man today and he will paint tonight and tomorrow. He volunteered to paint the room as an anniversary present to me. He truly has no idea what a perfect gift this is for me! I will post pictures of our progress on Monday. I am still looking for something special and unique to hang above the bed. I thought I had the perfect oil painting and frame, but it is three feet tall, too tall for the space. But I will share more later for those of you that have asked or just like to see other people's decorating projects like I do! I also have many stories and pictures from my blog break including the kids' first day of school and others. I'll save them and post one at a time. Have a great weekend!