We’ve been busy getting some more tackles done as we prepare to sell our house.  Here are some more pictures this week of the progress that we have made.

This is Rich’s work bench area before.

And after.

And the major tackle this week was completed by Rich and my Dad.  My parents came to visit us over the weekend and helped us get all sorts of things taken care of.  This was the biggest project:

This is the floor of our foyer.

There were  several problem areas- I’ve pointed out a few of them to you.

They ripped the old floor out.

And here is the new floor.

We have everything ready and our house will be going up for sale this week.  Now we just have to keep our house clean all of the time with a 2 year old.  That will be an everyday tackle!

Stop by 5 Minutes for Mom to see more tackles.

As you probably know we are preparing to put our house up for sale.  One of the things we have been working on doing is reducing the clutter (and junk) in our storage area.  Now I promise you that the rest of my house does not look like this.  This is strictly the storage area.

First up- the laundry area.  Not too bad.  Just some boxes that I packed up from some closets.  But the boxes needed to be taken care of. 

Afterwards- the boxes are all gone.

Next- my freezer has been growing some boxes and odds and ends and I didn’t know where else to put them.

All taken care of.

A messy storage shelf.

Almost all cleaned off.

A messy corner of stuff that “I will take care of later.”

“Later” has finally come and it is cleaned up.

Ahhh- yes- I saved the worst for last.  This is a shelf of stuff I used when I was in college- books and notes and lesson plans, etc.  As well as materials I used while I was teaching, teaching materials that have been given to me and things I am using to teach Hailey.  This has been bothering me for months.

Much better!

This was definitely my biggest tackle in preparing our house.  I didn’t want potential buyers to see all of that messy clutter.  I think we (Rich) will take the storage shelves completely down to make the storage area look nice and open.  The rest of our house is in pretty good shape and we are almost ready to sell!

Stop by 5 Minutes for Mom to see what everyone else is tackling this week.

This giveaway is now closed and the winner been contacted.  Congrats Michael!

One of my favorite snacks when I was younger was Fruit Roll Ups.  I loved them!  Times have changed but Fruit Roll-Ups are still delicious.  Do you know what has changed though?  You can now have your Fruit Roll-Ups personalized.  How fun is that?

I was recently able to check out how the personalization of Fruit Roll-Ups works from My Fruit Roll-Ups.  Since Valentine’s Day was coming I decided to go with a Valentine’s Day theme for my Fruit Roll-Ups.  This is what I came up with (sorry for the blurriness of the picture): 

It was sooooo easy to do!  First you get to pick a canvas- you can choose from their many canvases or create your own buy uploading your own images.  After you create your canvas you can add images and messages.  If you wanted to add a picture of your child you could do that too!

This is not only for Valentine’s Day- you can make My Fruit Roll-Ups for birthday parties (use it as an invitation or a party treat), graduation parities, or just for a fun snack for your child at lunch time.  The possibilities are endless and so much fun!

How would you like to win your very own box of My Fruit Roll-Ups (30 in box)?  Here’s what you need to do for a chance to win:

• Leave me a comment telling me what occasion you would want to use the personalized Fruit Roll-Ups for.

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• Blog about this giveaway linking back to this post. Then leave me a comment with the direct URL.
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This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses and will end on February 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be chosen on February 23rd 2009 via random.org and notified by email. Please read all of my giveaway rules here.

This giveaway is now closed and the winner has been contacted.  Congrats Beverly!

So who needs a new handbag?  If you are a woman then chances are that you could use a new handbag.  I have some fun, new and exciting handbags to tell you about that you are going to absolutely love!

When it comes to me and my purse- I typically carry the same purse every day.  One that goes with whatever I wear and will fit all of the stuff I need to have on hand for Hailey.  But sometimes I see other people with their fun and colorful handbags and I think I might want to try something like that.  So, when I was recently contacted to see if I wanted to check out an eenamiria handbag I was thrilled and said yes right away.

I got to check out one of the “It’s for my Pencils” bags and it is soooo cute!  And?  I absolutely love it!  Hailey loves it too and is always trying to take it from me.  It is so much brighter and more colorful than something I would normally pick- but I really, really love it!

And guess what?  This “Workin’ It Tote” (ARV $75) from eenamiria is being sold exclusively on QVC starting on February 21st but one lucky reader is going to win one here!

Here’s what you need to do for a chance to win:

• Leave me a comment and tell me about your favorite handbag.

Want some extra chances to win? Leave an ADDITIONAL COMMENT FOR EACH extra entry.

• Blog about this giveaway linking back to this post. Then leave me a comment with the direct URL.
• Subscribe to my RSS feed and then leave me a comment letting me know you’re a subscriber.
• Stumble this post (please leave a short review) and leave me a comment letting me know and tell me what your name on Stumble is.

This giveaway is open to US mailing addresses and will end on February 19th at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be chosen on February 20th 2009 via random.org and notified by email. Please read all of my giveaway rules here.