THE HOOVIE'S: January 2011

Sunday, January 30, 2011

ok ok ok ok...I know i missed last Sunday's post but I was out of town! We went to Baltimore....Brian had a two day work meeting down there and we also visited Mike & Julie (Brian's brother & sister-n-law) We were there Friday through Wednesday.. We has such a great time!! The girls..Ana & Olivia (our nieces) were so excited to see Reese!! It was so much fun watching Reese with them... she was all about mimicking the big girls ....they are 7 and 5. On Wednesday thank god Brian decided to skip his meeting and get on the road because of the weather!! It was terrible in Virgina & Pennsylvania...the roads were horrible in the mountains.. Some Semi's and smaller cars with back wheel drive were having troubles on the road but thank god my car did awesome in it:) It took us about 10 hours to get home instead of 6 1/2 hours..but we got home and SAFE!! I took pictures but I took them on my phone so i don't think I can put them on here..but they are on my facebook page.
My Mom has decided to move in with us (until her and my dad decided on a place)..the commute to work from our house is a lot quicker then my grandmas..plus I think she is more relaxed here then my grandmas..to much drama going on with my Aunts and grandma. Reese loves having mama here all the time too!
So my to "do list" is well on its way of getting done..I have concurred 2 out 5 closets. Brian has been working very hard on the garage (has much has can be done in this cold weather)..he got for christmas some gladiator organizing stuff for the garage..and started hanging it up..it looks really nice..i should have taken before and after pics! I have lost 3 out of 10 pounds I want to loose:)
I have been very busy working on Reesie's b-day stuff...she is so excited for her toy story birthday party:)
I got my new business cards and logo done for the salon..so excited! Next on the list..putting the salon on facebook and getting my new software for my computer..watch out the salon is getting techy:)

so that is the latest in the Hoovie household.....

Sunday, January 16, 2011

weekly update...

So just I has promised...i am going to be a better blogger!! So this is the first of many of my Sunday weekly updates!!

Monday: I had to take my grandma to the eye doctor..she has Macular Degeneration..but the doctor has slowed down the process of it though with treatment shots...so she can still see some what. Today was also the first day of Brian's on call..he is on call Monday to Monday..so it is always an interesting week around here when he is on call! Plus he also had to work Monday - Thursday at night too which is always hard on all of us by the end of the week!
Tuesday: I was supposed to work today but when the snow started to fall my clients started calling to cancel their appointments...so I decided this would be a perfect day to start on that organizing list of mine..so the first thing on my list...The Pantry!! It was time to threw away the junk..So when I was done I went to the grocery store and stock up on some health treats!! (working on losing my 10 pounds!)
Wednesday: After work today I came home and started working on Reesie's b-day stuff...this year she told me she wants a "Toy Story" birthday party..So I was so excited to use my new Toy Story cricut cartridge!
Thursday: Did the work thing this morning then came home and start working on Reese's closet..I got everything out of it and started to go thru things and then Reese came in and wanted to help which meant this project was going to take me longer to do then just a couple of hours!! Later on we had Reese's "We Joy Sing" music class ..which she loves!!

Friday: Once again I worked this morning..Reese was so excited when I got home....she came running up to me saying "mommy mommy I want to make that" she pointed to the T.V ..Nick Jr. was on and they were showing how to make Zee and Mousse little pillows. So I got on Nick Jr's website and downloaded the instructions..they seemed pretty easy to make..so I told her we would go to the store to get the stuff to make them. She was so excited!! here is the finished product
Saturday: I worked in the morning then I went with Cindy to do some shopping for a very special dress...we had so much fun:) Then I came home and worked on more of Reesie's b-day stuff..then it was time to RELAXED and watched Despicable Me..such a cute movie
Sunday: We just relaxed the first part of the day... then My Mom, Dad, Grandma & Vivian came over to go to dinner to celebrate an early birthday for Reese. My Dad won't be here for Reese's Birthday and Vivian will be recovering from knee surgery so we decide to celebrate a little bit early:)

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

So we had a very very busy December from hosting a cookie swap to family gatherings to Christmas shopping, working on Christmas projects and having a ugly Christmas sweater new years eve party I am exhausted!! ..I think i am done hosting for awhile (except for Reesie's B-day party..which is coming up very soon!) So I guess there is no time for resting! That's ok...I am not very good at sitting still anyways!! So I have decided that I need to set some goals and stick to them for the new year (well try my very best at least!)
My List:

learn to be more techy now that I have my new pink laptop that my wonderful hubby got me for Christmas! please note: I changed my blog background all by myself..huge for me;)
Be a better blogger..my goal is to do a Sunday night weekly update ( I am going to try to really stick to this!) and blog any important events too:)
ORGANIZE: all the closets in the house, garage (a hubby and I project!), scrapbooking room (got some new things for organizing for Christmas), and Reesie's toys (now Christmas is over and Birthday is just around the corner it's time to go threw the toys!)
lose 10 pounds!!
paint the living room
buy the curtains I want for the living room
this a two in one: my mom is making my curtains for the kitchen and dining room and teaching me how to do some basic sewing (Cindy you can come to mom's class too) :)
organizing all my photos..on the computer and go through all the boxes of pictures I have!!
do some updating to my salon: touch up painting, buy some new tables at ikea and hang up my shelves and some new art work on the walls...most important getting computerized all clients information and scheduling are going to be done on the computer now!! also thinking about starting to except credit cards and making a facebook account for the salon!
finishing Reesie's baby book and all of my other unfinished scrapbooking projects!! (or at least most of them!!)
Completing this list before next year!!...better get started now!! :)

Here are some pics from December