I'm hopeful about this year. Are you? I hope so! The spring flowers are in bloom. Things are getting back to normal--or at least I can see they will be. We are actually planning a weekend to visit our grandchildren! We haven't done that in over a year. I'd love to hear from you. Did you complete a project? Read a book you have been wanting to read but never had time? Connect with an old friend? I've done all those things.
Our big project was taking down the wallpaper border in both the living room and kitchen. BIG job! But really, is it? To us it was, but thinking about it, it's all relative. We didn't knock down any walls, and it didn't upset our routine--it was just time consuming, frustrating, and messy! We have lived in this house for 30 years, so I felt it was time to remove the sunflowers, which had taken hours to stamp on the wall. I love our new look! It's so bright and cheery! Tag me on social media with your project pictures--big or small or in-between @AmyHouts on Instagram and Twitter and "Author Amy Houts" on Facebook. Here are the "before" pictures. Under the white paper we exposed unfinished cedar, then tried to cover it up with paper, but look closely. You can see a shadow of the sunflowers.
Our big project was taking down the wallpaper border in both the living room and kitchen. BIG job! But really, is it? To us it was, but thinking about it, it's all relative. We didn't knock down any walls, and it didn't upset our routine--it was just time consuming, frustrating, and messy! We have lived in this house for 30 years, so I felt it was time to remove the sunflowers, which had taken hours to stamp on the wall. I love our new look! It's so bright and cheery! Tag me on social media with your project pictures--big or small or in-between @AmyHouts on Instagram and Twitter and "Author Amy Houts" on Facebook. Here are the "before" pictures. Under the white paper we exposed unfinished cedar, then tried to cover it up with paper, but look closely. You can see a shadow of the sunflowers.
 First, we tried to remove the paper where I had stamped the sunflowers in the 1990s, but it wasn't working. |  Next, we tried to cover the sunflowers with white paper, but ended up painting the paper with two coats of white paint. |
Amy Houts is an award-winning author of over 100 children’s picture books, cookbooks, and board games that feature early learning concepts, family themes of love and friendship, and holiday celebrations. Amy’s numerous short stories, articles, and poems have appeared in Ladybug Magazine, Highlights Hello, and Mysterious Ways. Her books include: God's Protection Covers Me (Beaming Books); Think Like a Scientist (Pearson Learning Group); and Dora the Explorer Safety (Learning Horizons). She began Houts & Home Publications LLC in 2011. Celebrating 10 years!
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