Kid Chaser: Updated pics of House

Can't believe how fast time goes, especially with 5 kids. I seem to always be busy and if I have time to sit, I use my time to research on the computer. What do I research? Well of course more things to do! We just finished putting boards on our kitchen ceiling, something I found on a blog, a diy easy fix for ceilings that need some tlc. We like the way it came out.

We have to still add crown molding though. We can't seem to get the cut right. Notice the red paint and the white trim, it is also new. The cabinets will get painted white when I have the time. We also painted the den. It took weeks as I had to putty and wash the paneling and putty seams, tape everything off and remove and replace outlets.

This is a picture of the den, you can see where I was using joint compound to fix an area on the wall, and we were framing the door out.

This is the door now finished. You can see the new door frame. I really like the way it turned out. The room you see thru the door is the dining room. I am working on it now. Took me awhile to choose the color. I will try to finish soon and post pictures.

This is looking the other way. The whole room is so much brighter and larger feeling. The ceiling doesn't seem so dark with the walls painted lighter.

This is what it looked like before, even with the light on, it is still dark. The white strips is where I have put mud on the walls to cover joints. I also had to use a tall ladder as ceiling is about 10 feet high at the point.

We are also changing our diets and eating a more whole foods, "paleo" type diet. The change in the kids is amazing. I also have lost 16lbs and have never felt better. And the food is great. Will try to add more about that when I have some time.

The kids are doing well, Mitch will graduate this year only 3 more months, all I can say is "wow". We would like to take the kids camping, maybe spring break, and are looking into buying a tent. Any suggestions? I hope we can fit everything into the van!