Will You Forgive Me?

I feel terrible because I read so many different blogs that I love on a daily basis. Yet, I never ever come back to this blog to update it! I have a family blog that is suffering as well, but it has been months since I've posted here. Will you forgive me even though I've done it over and over? I'll try to be better, I promise. I mean... no one likes a rude person, right?

So summer is in full swing and it is going to be up to almost 100 degrees in Virginia this weekend. YUCK! We just got back from the beach and had so much fun. It was the first time for my 3-year-old twins and they LOVED it. We ate out 2 meals a day, which can get quite old. Let's just say I was happy to be back in my own bed, with more regulated air conditioning than a hotel room. And eating a homemade meal would be nice, so maybe I'll get onto that task tomorrow. ;) Right now it's getting the kids back to potty training, nap/sleep schedules, and doing mounds of laundry.

One of the bad things about not working full time in the summer (teaching) is that I start perusing blogs, magazines, and online articles about crafts and home design. Suddenly, I get this great confidence that I can 1) suddenly know how to sew, 2)have the time to actually paint an entire room without interruption, and 3)have the extra cash laying around to do it! If I had endless amounts of money, I'd sell this house and move into a smaller one with more charm. I'd love to live in an older home with antiques strewn throughout in a combination of traditional, French country, and a few modern touches. Basically, I'd like to be Sarah Richardson and have a fabulous bathroom like this one:

Or any room in this cottage:



Well, I did start in the right direction by renewing my subscription to "Southern Living" magazine! But I am sad that "Cottage Living" is no longer. This blogger is sad, too. :(