Fourth of July

This post is a bit belated, but I still wanted to post these pictures. Mike and his group played at Navy Lake in Millington for the Independence Day celebration. It was so incredibly hot that day, and the band was playing on a black, metal surface in full uniform. Yikes! Regardless, he was amazing, as always.

My three guys. How could a girl be THIS lucky?!

Florida Room...Finished! (though not completely furnished)

Welcome to the finished (though not completely furnished/decorated) Florida Room. Our family has been out of town for the last two weeks, first to church camp and then to Oklahoma. When we returned, we had a completed room instead of a little ol' patio. I am so loving it! I'm trying to get a plan of action for how to furnish it. We want to move the boys' massive LEGO collection out there, so I need to find a cool piece of furniture to hold those toys. We picked up the rust colored chair and side tables at a local antique/consignment store yesterday. The blue chair has been relocated from the living room. My budget is quickly shrinking, so I may have to wait a couple of months to really complete the room. I think I want to find a cool quilt and hang it on the brick side of the room. The bricks are really rough to the touch, and I think a quilt would soften it a bit, plus it might provide some sound absorption. We'll see. I'm also considering completely removing the windows between the living room and the sunroom so that it is an open space there instead of old (ugly) screens. Again...we'll see.

And this is my beautiful wall of windows.

Let me know if you have any suggestions for my room. I really am open to ideas, especially the types of ideas that are budget friendly!

Footwear in the Florida Room

This just blew me away! The guy is wearing stilts. He walked around doing the high work on the day they installed the drywall. Genius!

Florida Room, post 2

After the fourth day of construction, it looks very much like an actual room! The door is on.Windows, ceiling fan, and insulation are all installed. On a side note, I find it very funny that they haven't removed the porch swing or the wind chimes yet. The men often sit on the porch swing for quick breaks, so maybe that's the reason it's still up. But the wind chimes?

Those are my guys checking out those pretty windows.

And here it is from the yard. Speaking of the yard, something MUST be done about it! Grass simply will not grow in the back. I think we have too much shade or something. I need some landscaping advice. Buddy Bishop, brother-in-law and landscape god, please fix my yard!

Until the next installment of the Florida Room, in which we will discuss carpets, airconditioners, and walls.