What Have We Been Up To?

We celebrated Kimberly's birthday last week.

 

That would be a grand total of 14 candles her cake. 

She got some new scarves and some Bare Minerals foundation, which if you've ever tried it, is worth every penny...don't even bother with the fakie stuff. Oh, and she gets to start wearing mascara now. ...and as you've probably noticed, has a Facebook account.

 

The basement is also coming along.

 

We got the new gas fireplace put in, though you can't see how pretty it is in the picture because of its cover to avoid getting drywall dust in it. That nice spot above the fireplace will be where our TV will go. 

 

 As you can clearly see, the dry wall is almost completely up.

On the far side will be the play room, and our ping pong table folded up in a corner.

 

This is the view from the far back looking toward the TV area. On the far right is the hallway that leads to the back bedrooms, laundry area, storage, and the stairway.

 

We bit the bullet and hired someone to finish the drywall for us, because if you can recall from our experience with the last basement project, mudding and sanding is NOT, and I do repeat, NOT fun. At all. Thus, having someone do it for us.

 

Best money ever spent. Hands down.

 

In other news, Alicia had her ballroom competition, where she received second place. Woo-hoo!

 

 

Kimberly also competed in a Science Olympiad Regional competition, where she received second place for her work in the solar system, though I can't seem to locate the picture I took of her...I will keep looking, or retake another one.