Busy In The Garden..............

I have been busy in the garden over the weekend, there is always lots to do. We have also had alot of rain so it has been a good time to transplant and get the weeding done.

I had to get all the veranda stumps replaced as they were all rusted through. Needless to say between the rain and bobcat the garden was a real mess I was able to transplant the roses and saliva's that were there. I decided to plant a hedge of orange blossoms around the stumps, as they won't need much watering. The bore water is what rusted the stumps so I wanted something that won't need alot of water. The garden is looking so lush and green at the moment. In the background you can see my Echeuim which is about to flower for the first time. At the moment mowing is a full time job. I bought myself a catcher for my ride on mower for my birthday and it makes it a lot easier, no more raking and now I will have plenty of mulch.


Below is the dinning room which is going to become my bedroom, to the left is the door to my soon to be en suite and the right is the door to my walk in robe. I will start painting the walk in robe and office this weekend. Hopefully I will be in this time next month. I am enjoying the renovations and getting my hands dirty, it is surprising what you can do when you put your mind to it. I am not doing it on my own of course I am just the helper.

Don't my floors look good, Ok I keep going on about them but really I am loving them humor me please.

Blessings

Mandy

Dinning Room to Bedroom................

Here are some renovation photos, I will try to get some more for you.

Below is what is now the dinning room, well this is going to become my bedroom. I am also going to have a ensuite and walk in robe... But first the floors...

After five years of having the carpet ripped up I finally got the floor boards polished, they look so good am wondering why it took me so long!Above and below is Williams bed room, you can see how great they turned out. I am so happy with the whole lot.

I will try to explain the renovations I am doing..
Below is the office and spare bedroom as it used to be...

Now this is the office nook, to be painted and the book shelves to go up. We don't need a big office as every one uses there lap tops in there rooms.

The door way into the spare bedroom is now all boarded up and the spare room is going to be my new bathroom :)

Now between the office and spare room is this little room now witch will become my walk in robe. Confused yet?????

I have a plan you will have to wait to see though....

Sorry about the photos they were taken on my phone I remembered to get some batteries for my camera so I will get some updated ones.

\I have taken my laptop to work and am blogging here, so now I am going to visit some of you while it is quiet....

Blessings

Mandy

Bathrooms...........

Well I had the Internet connected for two days and then problems......This time it is just a new connection but the crazy part is they can't come and do it until the 2nd November. Aghhhhh it is driving me crazy....

I am blogging at work and intend to until I am back online at home. I wont have many photos though but we will get there.

Above is a photo I found when I was looking at pressed metal panels. This is what I am thinking of putting in my new bathroom. I love the look of the pressed metal and think it will look the part in my house, what do you think?

Tomorrow I will try to remember to bring in some photos of what I am doing at home. I am very excited about getting a new bathroom and am enjoying putting it all together.

Blessings

Mandy

Back Online

Two long months....

That is how long my Internet has been down. I have missed blogging so much....... I will be spending the next week catching up on all my favourite blogs.
Things have been busy in the Storey household...
We have had weddings

Holidays

Fun in the park

And camping at the beach. This was the best part of the last two months...We went camping at Coolum and we all loved it.

I am also getting a lot of renovations done at the moment, more about that to come.

I will be back blogging regularly again.

Now I am of to visit you all

Blessings

Mandy

My internet has been down now for awhile and it looks like ages untill I get it back on..

I am updating my blog at work, I am feeling like this cat, wide eyed and needing a break.... ha just thought it was a cute photo.

Looking forward to getting back to blogging when all is up and running



Blessings
Mandy

Holidays

School holidays are nearly all over.

We have been all busy having a good time and working in between.

So for a treat here is the last 3 weeks in picture form. Cassie got her ears pierced...


Lots of eating out.....

and I got my bus licence.....today is the first day that I do the local bus run....the kids are totally embarrassed by me.....

It was too cold to go swimming on the beach so lots of
beach art instead.....

Williams big news is he has finally lost his two front teeth....

So that has been the school holidays at the Storey household....

How was yours??????

Blessings

Mandy

Hello again.......

Life has been a little busy here in the Storey household....just like yours I'm sure. Every one I talk to has the same complaint....life is too busy and there is not enough hours in the day to fit it all in...Well school holidays have started here for the next 3 weeks....This always forces me to slow down and spend more time at home with the children. The boys are wanting to go fishing....this time of the year we always went on our family holiday with Greg's family fishing....I never did enjoy going to the coast in winter but it was Greg's holiday and they all enjoyed fishing...So Robbie, Will Cassie and I are going to go to good old Caloundra for a couple of nights....I am hoping I won't have to do to much fishing as their Uncles will take them out..but then again sitting on the boardwalk watching them all fish will be relaxing....( OK now I know I need a holiday when I am thinking that fishing will be relaxing)
Last week I had my eldest daughter home for a few days...Girl time..... it was so nice having all four of my daughters here with me....lots of laughter and stories were told..Having family around really is the best medicine for me......Now all I need to do is to get No 1 son home for a visit....

I am looking forward to catching up on my favourite blogs while I am away..as the only computer I have been near in the last couple of weeks is the one at the workshop...

I will blog from the beach about all the fish we are catching......I mean they will be catching....But now I have to go and find fishing rods and tackle boxes......also explain to William that.... no, we are not taking the boat to Caloundra....... yes, I know Daddy always did....... and no, I don't know how to drive a boat......... yes, I am sure that you and Robbie could drive it, you are just not allowed to......Did I say relaxing.....who am I kidding....


Blessings
Mandy