Spring is in the Air

and nesting instincts are in full swing!....OK...last blog one of the home improvement projects I shared was the mantel and built in that Bill refinished....so of course that prompted needing to redo the entire space. We got a new painting for over the mantel....which I believe I shared already....and now for pictures of the new furniture.

That is from three different views....I still need a new coffee table....found the one I want at Sam's....Found the perfect lamps at Home Goods .....I'm still on the look out for end tables.

Now for Easter, of course most of my pictures are after pictures....but these cute little "favors" and my cake were both ideas from pinterest.  We also had the typical Ham dinner; the Cervantes gang came over and we got to enjoy a little egg hunt and Easter baskets with the boys....of course I didn't get any good pictures...but Tiffany did, so you will just have to wait for her Blog update for that.

I did manage to get some flowers planted in the front this weekend; only on the left side through...I ran out of flowers and it started raining.  The first year I had these areas to plant....I did multi color...an explosion of color is what I had in mind....then last year I tried all red and that didn't look nearly as good.  By looking at the left side you can see my before.  Usually Bill prepares the dirt for me and all I have to do is waltz in and plant...but for some reason this year I was on my own....I have my suspicions as to why, which I will share when I get to my veggie garden.

Below are my herbs, the biggest plant is an herloom tomato, also there is a big pot with a lone jalepeno....I'm also going to plant some eggplant in that pot.

This (pictured below) is the outdoor kitchen counter Bill finished.  I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

And last but not least...my veggie garden....my potatoes are doing awesome...but the veggie garden, not so much.  Everything around the perimeter is growing, but everything in the center dies; my suspicion is that when he was preparing the dirt....he got carried away with the round up....of course he denies this, but that is really the only explanation.

Just call me Grandma

I've been following Tiffany's blog and decided I needed one too....from grandma's perspective. I'm so excited about the twins that I can hardly contain myself....plus I already have a beautiful, perfect....smart....gifted....sweet...happy grandson....Joey ....Here he is at 1 year old. I knew I always wanted be be a grandma...But could not even begin to imagine the utter joy it would bring....so I thank Blake and Molly for my first taste of that joy.

The funny thing....Tiffany is a very competitive peson...when I first learned she was pregnant...in the back of my mind I thought she is going to have a tough time beating Blake on this one.....well wouldn't you know it.....she found a way...with twins.....not that twins beats Joey.....Joey as the first grandchild will always be special....but the twins are special and exciting in a very big way too.......but then I guess there will be something special and exciting about all the grandchildren!