I read (and reviewed for Thomas Nelson Publishers) The Sweet By and By. You can read what I thought of it here. This is book one of my 52 books in 52 weeks challenge.
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52 Books in 52 Weeks
- A Hopeful Heart
- Beguiled
- Blue Like Play Dough
- Coming Unglued
- Crazy in Love
- Daniel Isn't Talking
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, The
- Escape to Morning
- Follow My Leader - to Isaac and Emma
- George Muller (to kids for school)
- Hans Brinker (Great Illustrated Classic) - to Emma
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Hearts Awakening
- Homeschooling for the Rest of Us
- If I Stay
- Knitting Club, The
- Lightkeeper's Daughter, The
- Little House in the Big Woods - to Emma
- Lone Star Cafe
- Lonely Hearts Club, The
- Lovely Bones, The
- Misconception
- Miss Julia Throws a Wedding
- Never Say Never
- Perfect
- Peter Pan (Great Illustrated Classics) - to Emma
- Prairie Tale (Melissa Gilbert's autobiography)
- She Touched the World (to the kids)
- She Walks in Beauty
- Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, The
- Sisters
- Sixteen Brides
- Strawberry Girl (to Emma)
- Sweet By and By
- Talk of the Town
- The Help
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
- What Your Son Isn't Telling You
2010 To-Do List
While I don't think I'll accomplish everything on this list in 2010, I do need a place to "dump" all my ideas. So, here goes nothing...
Kitchen/Dining Area:
*make placemats and cloth napkins
*sew curtains
*find/create art to hang on big wall
*Make family rules art like THIS
*Scour yard sales for cheap frames to frame family pics on the fridge like THIS
Laundry Room:
*paint it orange
*make art for wall
*hang permanent hooks for dance gear, library bags, and grocery bags
*raise or remove lower shelf
*hang "drying" bar
*make basket labels
Sitting Room:
*make curtains
*buy lamp for buffet
*find/make art to hang above buffet
*find large candlestick holders to place on either side of fire place
Living Room:
*Make curtains
*make throw pillows like this
*purchase area rug
*make floor pillows
*find/create/print art/pictures for walls
*possibly find black/white wall map for above desk
*paint desk black
Powder Room:
*hang shelf above toilet
Master Bedroom:
*paint all furniture espresso brown (bought new furniture instead)
*find two small rugs for sides of bed (bought one large one instead)
*make floating nightstands (bought new furniture)
*make curtains
*replace crown molding
*organize closet like *this*
Master Bath:
*purchase towel holder for counter top
*make curtain for window
*make corner shelf for towels
*hang towel hooks
*create a "display" for under the window
*frame mirror
*purchase shoe racks for closet
*recaulk shower stall
*replace crown molding
Upstairs Hallway:
*hang kids' baby pictures
*make curtains
*organize closet like *this* to organize toiletries and school stuff in storage
Game Room:
*make dominoes like THIS
*make curtains
*make floor pillows
*replace big desk with smaller one purchased a new smaller desk and removed it from the game room
*create art/craft area for Emma
*scour yardsales and Goodwill for cheap frames for framing Emma's artwork like THIS
*create "lego" space for Isaac
Logan's Room:
*curtains
*make floor pillows
Boys' Bathroom:
*paint it
*frame mirror
Isaac's Room:
*curtains
*make floor pillows
School Room:
*paint it
*curtains
*make floor pillows
*recover chair seats
*hang bulletin board above my work area
*create ABC's like this!!
*run cable to this room?
*make tote bags like this to store "quiet time" activities
Sewing Closet:
*organize
*hang peg board for tool storage
*create inspiration board
*reprint all ebook directions and bind for easier storage
*create a storage system on top of shelving like *this*
Emma's Room:
*curtains like THIS (the pink one)
*create curtain for AG doll wardrobe
*paint it blue
*create artwork (ballet-related) for walls
*create a place to display her arts and crafts
*make new bow holder to match her room
*make floor pillows
*hang Nutcracker plates
*hang white shelf above Nutcracker plates to display Nutcrackers
*cover lampshade like THIS with ribbon I have
*put up chair rail
Front Yard:
*plant flowers in beds around trees
*create a flower bed on side of house
*extend flower beds in front of house
Garage:
*CLEAN IT OUT
*create workshop area for Matt
Entryway (outside):
*purchase new rug
*find topiaries for each corner
Backyard:
*repot planters in spring
*make small veggie garden (must research)
*purchase trampoline
Kitchen/Dining Area:
*
*sew curtains
*
*Make family rules art like THIS
*Scour yard sales for cheap frames to frame family pics on the fridge like THIS
Laundry Room:
*
*make art for wall
*hang permanent hooks for dance gear, library bags, and grocery bags
*
*
*make basket labels
Sitting Room:
*make curtains
*
*find/make art to hang above buffet
*
Living Room:
*Make curtains
*make throw pillows like this
*
*make floor pillows
*find/create/print art/pictures for walls
*possibly find black/white wall map for above desk
Powder Room:
*hang shelf above toilet
Master Bedroom:
*
*
*
*make curtains
*
*organize closet like *this*
Master Bath:
*purchase towel holder for counter top
*make curtain for window
*make corner shelf for towels
*hang towel hooks
*create a "display" for under the window
*frame mirror
*purchase shoe racks for closet
*recaulk shower stall
*
Upstairs Hallway:
*hang kids' baby pictures
*make curtains
*organize closet like *this* to organize toiletries and school stuff in storage
Game Room:
*make dominoes like THIS
*make curtains
*make floor pillows
*
*
*scour yardsales and Goodwill for cheap frames for framing Emma's artwork like THIS
*
Logan's Room:
*curtains
*make floor pillows
Boys' Bathroom:
*paint it
*frame mirror
Isaac's Room:
*curtains
*make floor pillows
School Room:
*paint it
*curtains
*make floor pillows
*recover chair seats
*hang bulletin board above my work area
*create ABC's like this!!
*
*make tote bags like this to store "quiet time" activities
Sewing Closet:
*organize
*hang peg board for tool storage
*create inspiration board
*reprint all ebook directions and bind for easier storage
*create a storage system on top of shelving like *this*
Emma's Room:
*curtains like THIS (the pink one)
*create curtain for AG doll wardrobe
*
*create artwork (ballet-related) for walls
*
*make new bow holder to match her room
*make floor pillows
*
*hang white shelf above Nutcracker plates to display Nutcrackers
*cover lampshade like THIS with ribbon I have
*
Front Yard:
*plant flowers in beds around trees
*create a flower bed on side of house
*extend flower beds in front of house
Garage:
*CLEAN IT OUT
*create workshop area for Matt
Entryway (outside):
*purchase new rug
*find topiaries for each corner
Backyard:
*repot planters in spring
*make small veggie garden (must research)
*
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