updates and a menu!

the under $200 living room redo....
We have been crazy busy this weekend!!! brian and i (and the kids:) ) painted in the living room, hung new curtains, and threw out our new throw pillows on our couch! it's so funny what new paint, new curtains, and pillows can do to a room. we love it! a friend is coming over tonight or tomorrow to help rearrange our funiture. i am waiting to post pictures until i get our family pics back so i can hang them on our freshly painted chocolate brown wall. we ordered 1 family, 1 of brian and i, and 1 of the kids...."stretched canvas" so i don't have to buy frames! so excited to get those:)

i've kept my sink clean all week...miracle.

i wanted all our redecoratin' to be done with by tomorrow and it looks like its gonna happen:):):):) for these two reasons....we are starting a new thing in our youth ministry, "maincourse". this is where we invite different groups of 5-6 students to our house 2x a month to eat dinner and hang out. this tuesday is our first night. i really think this is gonna help to grow our youth ministry. and my parents are coming this weekend.

the menu for the week:

shrimp, chick, and sausage gumbo, rice, and crackers (ok ms. debbie help!!!)
sweet n spicy meatballs w/ jalopeno potatoes
chicken and gravy w/ peas and rice
tacos w/ chips and dip
eat out

the weekend:
tangy pulled pork (sandwiches) w/ bbq beans and corn-on-the-cob - crock pot
beef tips and rice - crock pot
soup...either chili's chicken enchilada, taco, or potato soup
sandwiches

Sunday Lunch Solution (i hope).....
leftovers from the week