2 points!

Austin had his last basketball game this past Saturday.  They ended their season undefeated!  Austin scored two points at the game and I was lucky enough to get it on film!  Austin is #5 on the red team....  He starts with Upward Basketball next month.

Candy Shop

Ellie does not want me telling anyone this story...but, I can't help it, so here goes:

This morning I thought I would help Ellie put her lunch and snack in her backpack.  She usually does that each morning, but things were a bit crazy and I figured I could get it done faster this particular morning.  As I was putting her lunch and snack in, I noticed that a pocket of her backpack seemed a bit full of something.  I opened the velcro flap and pulled out this...

Ellie saw what I was doing and seemed a bit "caught" and a bit mad at me for finding her secret stash.  She said "that's my candy shop - give it to me!"

I have no idea why she calls it her "candy shop".  I asked her if she was selling the candy and she said "no".  I asked her if she ate the candy and she said "not all the time".  By the looks of it, she recently ate some Whoppers!

Here is her picture right after I found the candy...

Kitchen...almost done!

We are happy to say that the kitchen backsplash is now done!  We also removed the wallpaper and I have painted the wall.  I had planned on changing the red wall of the bay window to a dark brown, but now am not sure.  I might keep the red.

I can't say we are done because I have a bit more painting to do in the family room.  Home improvement projects are never-ending!