A time out

For three weeks now, I have first been spraying and scraping the "popcorn" off of our hallway/living room ceilings. Then there was some necessary ceiling repairs, and much cleaning! We were supposed to texture the ceilings this Saturday, but five out of five of us ended up sick with a cold this weekend! So, it will have to be next Saturday instead...but you know what? It means this week will be a little less busy because I can't paint anything until we texture. So I have been taking a little time out.

Every one needs a time out sometimes...



Maybe to read a favorite magazine, and enjoy a hot cup of coffee...



Or to do a little fall decorating...



...and fluff and tweak a little. (And finally find a place for my "spooky" craft.)



I even checked out a garage sale! I was on the way home from taking Gracie to the doctor on Saturday morning, and she begged me to stop at this garage sale near our house. (Our kids LOVE garage sales!) And it turned out to be a very good thing for her that we did stop, because we found an entire huge box of the older Legos! (She was thrilled!) I even found a couple of cute things...



I couldn't be more pleased to have found this cute wire planter, with a green metal box inside, for just fifty cents! :) Put a couple of ivy plants inside, and well, it's just perfect! :)



I also snagged this little white basket, also fifty cents. It's nothing really spectacular by itself...



It looks so happy paired up with these flowers I had bought the day before.




So, it's not all bad. :) I am just looking forward to feeling better, and tomorrow may just be the day. At least the kids are doing well, and can go back to school tomorrow! :)

I hope you all have a good night! :)