Cheap & Easy...

Yeah, not what it sounds like. Since our income is going to be cut in half sooner rather than later, I've got to come up with some cheap & easy (and Katie friendly) dinners for us to make. This recipe for Salsa Chicken looks good and I have just about everything but the salsa and maybe the frozen corn, so it would cost me almost nothing to make next week. My only issue is that it is alot of chicken and can I convince Doug that we can eat the chicken again? Hmm...if we have the chicken as a meal itself one time and then maybe for tacos another time and then I'm thinking we could get one more meal of it. Maybe topping a salad? I don't know if Doug will go for that. Any other suggestions?

7 Weeks from Now!

We'll be loading up the car and getting ready to go to bed. I'll probably be too excited to sleep! Can't wait to see you all!

The decorating bug has bit me...HARD!

I don't know how to make those cool story boards like you do, so bear with me. Lately, Katie has been all about playing with her aquarium toy (pictured below) and she took to swimming, well like a fish! And I just wonder if my little girl is going to grow up to be interested in all things aquatic. We're already joking that she'll be our little marine biologist, one day. :) (She seriously carries these little ocean critters all over the place! I might have to order another one, because I'm afraid we're going to lose the pieces.)



So that has gotten me thinking that maybe she'll want an aquatic themed bedroom when we are ready to make the transition. I'm not a huge fan of lots of characters on the bedding (with the exception of that kitty cat set in my last post), so I'm thinking maybe something like this. The colors seem slightly tropical, without screaming it. Here's the actual link.


Then I think we're going to need some ocean-y themed artwork for the walls. And I found some cute stuff here. I ordered a print for Katie's nursery from there and it is adorable. So I'm sure it won't disappoint.

What do you think? Any other ideas? I am imagining a light aqua blue for the walls and I'd love to get the matching accessories to the bedding, although I think I'll skip the flower pillows. Unless she wants to keep her garden-y theme. My other big question, is this going to look good on her dark bedroom set? And will this theme carry her through until she is maybe 8-10? I don't want it to look too sophisticated, but I also don't want it to look too baby-ish.

Bedding...I know, I'm Obsessed!

So my MIL bought a bedroom set for Katie's big girl room. It's not exactly what I had in mind. My plan was white furniture with sweet pastel bedding. This is a dark finish with a slightly masculine/modern feel. I actually really would like it for Doug & I if it came in queen size! So, I started looking for bedroom sets and decided to pretty much go the opposite of what I originally intended. Granted this may all change because by the time Katie's ready for it (I'm thinking around 3), she may have opinions of her own. I found this set that I just think is too cute! I might have to stalk it until it goes on clearance.

Yay!