Homeownership = a never ending to do list

So now that we are proud homeowners we've started updating some things in the house. The biggest concern was the electrical and the simple task of changing out a box has turned into needing to rewire the entire house. There goes our budget. Luckily Allan is a really good handyman and while talking to the electrician they decided that Allan could run all the wire through the house and add outlets since there is a total of 6 upstairs and none are in the bedrooms. So off to home depot we went. Of course we didn't bring the shopping list the electrician gave us. I hope we got everything and everything we got is what was needed.

This is what's been giving the house power. Like those nice wires that are exposed at the bottom. We're amazed that the house hasn't burnt down.

I've also been working on peeling wallpaper and lots of wallpaper there is to peel. This was in the kitchen where there is a total of 7 layers of paint and paper not only on the walls but also on the ceiling. Let's just say I'm never putting wallpaper up in my house ever.


And here is my little helper. When it was time to go home I put her in the car ran inside to grab something and came out to find her like this. Seriously it was less than 2 minutes.

Noxious Weed or God's Greatest Creation

I guess it depends on who you ask? To the adult trying to maintain a lawn I would guess they would choose the first however if you are 3 then definitely the best creation ever. I can remember in elementary school running out to the school's field and trying to find the biggest "puff ball" and then making a wish and blowing as hard as I could to get all the little seeds off in one breath. That's how your wish came true. Right? As I was watching Allie, I think she inhaled more of the little seeds than blowing them away at first. She quickly got the hang of it and now the massive amounts that are already there will be tripled in a few weeks.

CHOPPED!

Allie: You guys can be the judgers and I'll be the cook (stir, stir, stir) Ta da
Me: The judgers?
Allie: Ya like on Chopped.
Me: Chopped?
Allie: When the people make dinner they see the judges and one gets chopped. When the judges are done eating their dinner they get some fresh lunch and they go home that's when they get chopped.

Apparently Allie likes watching this show with Grandma. So last night there was some left over pesto and it became a masterpiece. Doesn't it look so appetizing now? It looked much better on the pasta but tasted really good with the crackers.

My little chef also loves to bake cookies. Uncle Greggy has made cookies with her almost every weekend so when she kept asking if we could make them and with me saying in a minute she came and got me to say she had everything ready. This is what I found.

Not bad since the only thing she was missing was the Oatmeal that was in a cupboard she couldn't reach and we also got fresh butter out of the fridge. She even got the spoon out for measuring and the knife to smooth out the flour when you measure it. Maybe I should just start letting her make dinner. Okay maybe not today but someday.