Home improvement with kids..

I think we've finally got this figured out .. Got a few little kids and need your house painted? Hire someone else to paint it! Tomorrow while I am wrestling 3 kids at the dentist - Marco the paint master will be transforming our living room and kitchen - very affordable I might add (especially when compared to the costs associated with the impact of major dyi projects on my mental and emotional health) - I did spend a big chunk of time today sewing new curtains for our windows up above the stairs to the basement so the painter (who claims he was "born on a ladder") can hang them for me. We also moved an amazing amount of stuff away from the walls and got down all the pictures (and a lot of dust .. A LOT - as a side note my allergy medicine is working wonders this year - its amazing how well it works when you take it)

Oh and for the record, the last thing I baked in my horrific red kitchen (sorry, I've been trying to like it for the past 4 years, it has only gotten worse) was some very healthy but not so tasty gluten and dairy free multi grain cookies - they were a big hit with Annie but I am going to have to work on them more before I post a recipe - why ever I thought it was a good idea to make up a recipe for my first attempt at gfdf cookies .. I have no idea.