Laundry room supplies

I didn't get a before picture but this is what I used to keep my laundry supplies in -

It wasn't too sturdy but I couldn't find anything I liked beside the $600 vanity that I really wanted so it did the job.

I was visiting a friend & she had this little piece of furniture in her garage waiting for the trash so I brought it home.

Besides it being white & matching my laundry room it also fit perfectly behind the door.

This small change has made me so happy 😃 I still want the $600 vanity but I don't mind waiting.

Working on a comeback

Yeah yeah I say that a lot LOL gotta do some layout updating & re working the hovels Facebook page too. Stay tuned (but please don't hold your breath too long!)

After 4 years I am finally regaining some order & control in my life so for the millionth time..... I will resume blogging with some regularity within the next week so mark your calendars. ;-) Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

It is with much sadness I report that we no longer have a royal guard at the hovel. Our big handsome Caine crossed the Rainbow Bridge on April 8th.
As I type I am tearing up but I keep reminding myself that he now has finally met up with our beloved Tasha who crossed the bridge in 2005. We had always said how much we wanted them to meet.
In his honor I am keeping his line in the blog description.(which I just realized is a few years old since he went up to 122 pounds)


Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

We have begun the conversion of the upstairs 'formal' living room to a formal dining room. Hubby has finally agreed with me that a new dining room set is a good idea just not in the budget yet. Hopefully our wood floors (doing the same in kitchen too) will be done by the end of next month & I will have a dining room.

Converting the nursery to an office is on hold since we moved the little guy back in there. Between the new carpet & furniture in the big boy room we finally realized that there were fumes making us all semi sick.we have had the door closed while it airs out & gets vinegar wipe downs.

I did finally find the desk I wanted. It's a little more than I planned to spend but it has some built in cubbies as well as a built in file cabinet so it balances out & saves on more furniture shopping. Even though the room isn't ready hubby told me to go ahead & order it :-)

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

All this time I thought I was writing posts through my phone, apparently my test post was the only one that worked.

Should be updating more now that I've got my Kindle Fire, which was a gift to myself. I hid it from hubby for about a week since my keyboard Kindle had been a gift from him & I didn't want to hurt his feelings. he's totally ok with it tho! :-)

Total weirdness - can't get online with the fire at work but I can with my regular one.


Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

The Hovel is on Facebook!

I'm still trying to set things up but as of 14 minutes ago the hovel has a Facebook page, click HERE.


& Happy Halloween!!



Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Making Your Home Sing Monday September 5, 2011

 Making Your Home Sing! Monday is hosted by Mom's The Word I love to hear

I haven't participated in this meme for a while but it seems I picked a good week to start again :-)  I purchased a 4 pack of vinyl decals. I thought I ordered them from Collections Etc. but I can't find a picture on their site.

"Home is where your story begins" - this one is over the doorway between the living room & kitchen, you can see it as soon as you walk in the front door.

"A family is a little world that is created by love"- above my kitchen sink window

"When I count my blessings I count you twice" - on the inside of my sons door :-) He's too young to read but I like it there anyway.

"We may not have it all together but together we have it all" - I had trouble placing this one. I finally put it over our bed & it's the last thing I see before I get into bed every night.

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

I am no longer doing the Menu Plan Monday meme on this blog. I will leave all the old ones here but starting today my weekly menus will be posted over at my food blog Recipes from the Hovel

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Test post from my phone

2 whole months since I was last here, where does the time go?? I wish I could say I wasn't blogging because I was traveling around the world but it's just been the same old stuff.
Pretty much the only time I get to blog is after the little guy goes to bed & sometimes I'm just too tired or have other sthings to do.
I've been trying to figure out how to start blogging from my phone so hopefully I can start doing that when I have some free time at work, on line at stores, doctors waiting rooms, etc.

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Menu plan Monday for the week of May 22nd

To see more menus go to http://orgjunkie.com/

What we ate last week:
Sunday - we were supposed to go out but didn't so I did Hamburger Helper at the last minute.
Monday - spaghetti  bolognese & sausage
Tuesday - pulled pork, coleslaw, tater tots
Wednesday - chicken cutlets, savory rice
Thursday - stuffed shells
Friday - I forgot
Saturday - I forgot

This week I made brownies.

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Menu plan Monday for the week of May 15th

To see more menus go to http://orgjunkie.com/

What we ate last week:
Sunday - London broil, potato salad,green beans
Monday - spare ribs, onion rings,
Tuesday - spaghetti
Wednesday - chicken Caesar salad
Thursday - i forgot
Friday - I worked late
Saturday - I worked late

This week I baked a cherry pie.

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Mondays don't bother me since I don't work Monday through Friday but after today I know why people hate Mondays.

The little guy woke up really early today so that started me off tired& grumpy which made me re-schedule what I had planned today, which turned out good considering. The new plan was to stay local, run some errands, go to the park for a picnic & playtime then come home for a nap.

I went through the drive thru at the bank & as I pull back onto the road my car starts thumping, flat tire. Hubby has been telling me to get tires for a few months since they were 2 years old. Luckily the bank is right near the grocery store so I pull in there. I get out & look at the tire, it's fine. I walk to the other side, there it is. I pop the trunk & take out my spare (after lugging out tons of crap as well as the forgotten stroller from the other day) No jack. I call hubby to see if he's nearby or knows where it is, I get voicemail. Luckily some guy saw me & had a jack. We change the tire, he wouldn't accept any money.
I should have taken a picture, the tire was THAT bad. My original plan had been further from home & I have a lead-foot so you see why it was better this way. Plus I was down the block from the tire shop.

OK so I'm tired & now I have to go get tires so I'm a little pissy. Into the supermarket I go. I go to the deli & order a turkey hero "what?" forgot this idiot town calls them hoagies. My sandwich ended up half wrong & wasn't cut. I couldn't find either of the breads that we eat, there was a freaking hen party going on in the dairy section so I didn't get milk...blah blah blah.

Pull into the tire shop..."Hi, how are you today?" "Crappy. I have my mother, my son & groceries in my car, how fast can you change 2 tires?" I did apologize & the guy ended up getting me to laugh. He told me it would be about an hour so I asked him if it was OK for us to picnic in the grass off of the parking lot he said sure. So yeah, that was me on the side of the road eating my lunch today. We eventually starting laughing wondering what the people getting stuck at the light were thinking of us.

We went to the park after as well. When hubby got home (with his dead phone) & I told him he said "why did you call me first, was I supposed to come find you & change your tire?" "yes, that's what husbands are for" :-) I also learned that the jack is in the secret compartment in the secret compartment that holds the tire.

So how did your week start??


Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Menu plan Monday for the week of May 9th

To see more menus go to http://orgjunkie.com/

What we ate last week:
Sunday - meatloaf
Monday - chicken cutlets, fettuccine alfredo & peas
Tuesday - roast beef, cheesy mashed potatoes & corn
Wednesday - chicken breast, pierogies & broccoli
Thursday - corned bef, sweet potato fries, coleslaw
Friday - we ate out
Saturday - taco salad, rice & beans

This week I made fudge & a coffee cake.

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Menu plan Monday for the week of May 1st

To see more menus go to http://orgjunkie.com/

What we ate last week:
Sunday - Easter dinner - roast leg of lamb, horseradish & chives mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, snap peas & crescent rolls
Monday - chicken cutlets, rice, mixed veggies
Tuesday - spaghetti & sausage
Wednesday - roast beef, savory rice, peas
Thursday - raviolis
Friday - pork chops, scalloped potatoes, green beans
Saturday - pizza

This week I made a pineapple upside down bundt cake & rice krispie treats

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Anyone who knows me knows I am not a fan of warm weather but I am a good mom soooo I spent a good part of the day outside. We planted a couple of flowers, chased chipmunks, robins & each other :-) Played with some worms, rocks, sticks, leaves...I think even a little bit of poop LOL

Just before we went out little man decided he did not want me to put his shirt on & slammed the door of his room. I shrugged it off & got a little bag ready to take out with us. When I went to go get him the little stinker had locked the door! I am apparently out of practice with lock picking so I ended up popping his screen so I could climb over my porch railing to get in his window, which I barely did since I'm short & it was a little bit of a stretch. I also cut my finger open on the awning.

Needless to say we turned his door knob around tonight. & how's this for ironic? Just last night I ordered some baby lock things to prevent door slamming, which is his latest interest.

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Menu plan Monday for the week of April 24th

To see more menus go to http://orgjunkie.com/

What we ate last week:
Sunday - stir fry shrimp & broccoli, rice
Monday - sausage, peppers, onions, potatoes, salad
Tuesday - fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, biscuits, corn
Wednesday - swiss steak, rice, salad
Thursday - we were supposed to go out but didn't at the last minute so I made scrambled eggs & ham, tater tots, toast & fruit
Friday - I worked late
Saturday - I worked late

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Menu plan Monday for the week of April 17th

To see more menus go to http://orgjunkie.com/

What we ate last week:
Sunday - roast beef,scalloped potatoes
Monday - pork chop, stuffing, peas, cranberry sauce
Tuesday - shrimp scampi over spaghetti,broccoli
Wednesday - ham, twice baked potatoes, corn, pineapples
Thursday - taco salad with  rice & bean
Friday - I worked late
Saturday - I worked late

Baked some brownies.

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.

Bleh, my laptop fan blew apart on me so I have been deprived of a computer for a few weeks. We finally found my parts through aftermarket in China since my 5 year old computer is 'so old' it's parts were unavailable from the manufacturer. WTF???

Blogging & menus will return tomorrow!

Take a peek at:
Heir to the Hovel ~ my mommy blog.
Recipes from the Hovel ~ my recipe blog.