Instagram - Snapshot of Life This Week

 The girls on the way home from our Yosemite hike - And they're still playing together...

 The weather has been very strange for July.

 No one ever complains about homemade taco dinner.

 Needed to clear out a side of my closet to make room for some indoor book storage.  What a mess!

Ended up with two full bags of trash and two giveaway bags.

Sorted the books and labeled them so I can find what I need when I need it.

The newly reorganized side of my closet

Lots of cleaning for party and company

 Teaching Sunday School is keeping me in my scriptures

 How the girls spend many summer mornings

 Still wondering what to do with an old friend...Kelly's aunts hand quilted this king-size quilt for our wedding 25 years ago.  It's falling apart, but hard to part with.

 Just finished this book.  It was a good one!  Clean and Austenesque if you like that time period.

 Kelly found out Heather never built her Hagrid's Hut Lego.  He promptly took care of that problem with her.  She was grateful for the help.

The girls jumped in the pool at 8:45PM the other night.  It wasn't even warm; they just wanted to swim together.  I'm so glad they're having fun with each other.

New Room

After Jenna announced several months ago that she wanted her own room, we decided it was a good time.  Heather is nearing her pre-teen years and was nearing the time where a place to chill out was needed.  The problem was that although ready for separate rooms, they are still at an age where they aren't ready to give up toys.  Our solution was that Jenna's room would retain some of the toy storage after a massive playroom purge to downsize.

This process has taken quite some time mostly because the momma had to get her brain wrapped around the task, and then slowly make it happen.  After our stake show was over, I began to put the process into steps and take it one step at a time.  This weekend, the project was completed with some decorating touches that Jenna picked out.  Her only condition other than the toy storage was that she needed to keep the lavender walls.  She was okay with that because purple is her current favorite decorating color, and I was pleasantly surprised that she chose some ruffles with her purple.  Her new loft bed was a second-hand purchase from friends which was excellent timing because Jenna really wanted a loft bed and desk.  

Everything looks very cute.  Jenna has her own room, Heather has her own room (still under construction) and the playroom toys and books have homes.  Jenna's room is the only room in the house that is currently clutter free and inhabitable without stubbing your toe.  I still have much more organizing and cleaning to do, so those pictures are yet to come.  For now we present, Jenna's new room...