Addiction and makeover loves

I have recently come to the realization that I am addicted to paper. I am wondering if they have PCA (paper collectors anonymous) meeting that I can attend??? If you know of any hook me up. I never realized it I guess because I never had it organized. It was always some here and some there. Well now that I am organizing all of it I just keep finding more and more and more and more. I mean THOUSANDS of pieces of paper. It is not just paper though, it is anything that has to do with scrapbooking. Paper, adhesive, stickers, you name it, I collect it. I say collect because 90% of it I dont use and probably never will. (DONT TELL JARED PLEASE) LOL

So everybody has seen the wall, the carpet, and the cabinets, which was all provided to me through the contest that I won. But I decided to show you all some of the fun things that I have added to the room myself and that I really love!

One of my very favorite things is actually very simple. Grant loves to scrapbook with me, so he has his very own drawer full of paper he picks out at the scrapbook store along with stickers, photos, his own scissors and adhesive. I love it because it really just represents the time we spend together making memories while scrapbooking our memories. Whenever I have extra photos I just toss them in his drawer and he LOVES it!O the wall it says follow your heart!Of course being a scrapbooker I love photos so there will be lots on the walls!This is just a rub on and I love it! I just put it right on the frame and it says, "Im no momma's boy, but boy do I love my mom!" I love that! So cute!This is something I love as well. I found it at IKEA. I love that store. In the pails are all my pens and markers, in the cute little jars are brads and buttons sorted by color, and hanging on hooks are scissors, all right in reach! I also embellished the frame, it says "you and me" and it is a picture of Jared and I on our wedding day with our wedding party.
That is all for now, but I promise there is more to come! Let me know if you want to come see my new room!

STUFF

Grant had silly hair day at school today. He wanted to color his hair red so thats what we did! Last night we went to dinner to celebrate Opa's 87th birthday! It is always so much fun to get together with these guys and I am so happy Opa seems to be doing much better.

Me BJ and Susu
Grant Syssa and Nicker

BJ and Alan
Gerda and Opa Looking good!

My daddy and mommy Doesnt mom looks awesome? She has already lost 40 lbs. and is doing wonderful with her new HEALTHY LIFESTYLE (it's not a diet)

And here some pictures of my scrapbook room.
Just clearing out the last of the junk

Jared and I ripped out the carpet last night and the painter is coming today to paint!

A few updates...

Ok so here are the before pictures of my room. I was in the process of trying to ORGANIZE when I took these pictures, but don't be fooled, it is always this messy. Yes it is embarrassing, but that will change because it will be so much easier to keep it organized once I get it organized in my new custom cabinets!!! I went last week and picked out and designed my cabinets, and I have chosen a color for the walls. I need to pick out the carpet and then all will be set in motion! I am so excited!

My sweet little Grant is reading!!! YAY! It hasn't been easy. We have struggled a little bit, but he is getting better and he is so excited and proud of himself. And of course mommy and daddy are so proud of him too!

Some of you may know that I have been having some health problems for about the last four and a half years. But if you didn't know don't feel bad, I told very few people. In that time I have seen several Doctors, with no help. Any doctor I have seen has told me that they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me and they couldn't help me out. All the while things just kept getting worse, and they have been REALLY bad in the past 6 months or so. I had all but given up until I went to see this miracle doctor(thank you thank you thank you Kenzie) He did SEVERAL tests and I had surgery 2 weeks ago. I am feeling better than I had been and things really seem to be on the upward swing for me. I am thrilled about everything this doctor did for me and continues to do! I am waiting for one more test result that I should be getting tomorrow and then we will work on getting our lives back to normal again. Jared, Grant and I are so excited for the possibilities that have presented themselves with these changes. I am very hopeful now that our lives will be even richer than they have been!

Thank you to those who have kept me in their thoughts and helped me through these hard times!

Bend it like Beckham

Jared and I always used to talk about how we couldn't wait until Grant was old enough to play sports. Well the time has come and I can not believe that he is so grown up. It is so crazy to me that my baby is almost 5. Anyway we have signed him up for soccer and I am so excited! I am going to be a great soccer mom. I always loved to watch Brock play in little league and high school, no matter what sport it was! So I cant wait to watch my little love bug play sports for the next 13 or more years. Grant is really into all sports and has a huge love for baseball. I cant wait til he starts playing baseball. I am actually looking forward to watching him play any and all sports he wants to. I know Jared is really excited too. If anyone would like to come watch him play a game just let me know and I will give you details on when and where! He would love to have more fans than just mom and dad and Papa!

Watching Uncle Brock play. Go Jordan!

How stinking cute

How stinking cute are these kids? This cute little girl is Jared's cousins daughter. Her name is Jayden and she is two months older than Grant. It's too bad they are Second Cousins cause they tend to really like eachother. LOLThese pictures are at the Phillips family Christmas party in 2005The pictures below are from Fathers Day 2006I love this one! (above)And these are from the Phillips family Christmas party 2008

I had to throw this one in Britt. You guys are so cute!

Jack LaLanne ROCKS!!!

Make a Smilebox photobook