Scherer & Sons

Here are some pictures that I took at the Lowcountry Invitational which was a band competition that included our marching Patriots.

We just have a few hours (13.5)before we close and I am totally antsy....

So I am posting these in an effort to burn some energy until I go to bed with a small bit of chemical assistance...(because I would be sitting straight up in bed all night without it)...

I love that Coop is a BIG poser...I mean not like a faker but he gets in the whole "stance" whatever it is...and makes the correct face..and generally will try what ever it is I ask him to do..unless I am asking him to act normally and smile gently..then..it's like I shoved him nearly naked in front of a crowd of second grade girls..total lock-up. This is his second favorite pose...the Statue of Liberty.
Dear God in Heaven..can a child get any cuter?? Hard to imagine...this one is so charming he has several full time girlfriends..(one at T-ball, two at High School, few at daycare..) he makes even a sassy mouth and thermonuclear meltdowns adorable...even comic...and if you're thinking about being his girlfriend...get in line..there's a waiting list available...
And this one...even when he's hurling himself headlong off of a couch or headbutting his brother..there's so many O's in his smooth that a crash and burn is still irresistible...This one too has lots of admirers...he much more selective though..and his technique for charm is truly different..so if you don't mind a few physical take-downs...or suckers in your hair...this is your little guy..watch it though he's admittedly fickle...

All I have to say is..I'm a lucky girl.

More than likely ...when this project...no wait..this final chapter in the military part of our lives..the nomadic part of our lives gets closed when the keys to this house gets dropped in our hands (God willing and the creek don't rise..Amen?)...we will have a "home"...Yes it's true...home is where the heart is..and that I have been blessed with some lifelong, dear, and very important people in my life due to the nomadic lifestyle..but for now..I have longed for a "place"...a piece of this planet to call my own...the raise my young'uns...to defend, protect and nurture...to be creative...ya know..to be me..to call ours..

And frankly I am so sick of Sterlite tubs regardless of their endlessly useful nature...shoeboxes and vacuum cleaners are useful too and equally ugly..

But this ...this I hope turns out to be as beautiful to you as it is to me..Of course it's empty now and not slung with toys and furniture and well I don't know jelly stains, bookbags and mail piled high...

Ross going in ...now that we have stuff in the house (like appliances) they have to lock it...and by the way we don't call the color "yellow" it's "vanilla" (Ross is a bit color sensitive occasionally...we have to do the same thing with "pink" v.s "salmon"...and God forbid you use words like "carnation" or "rose"...We think there's supposed to be another lamp on the side of the front door (there were fixtures for them just yesterday..what happened?)

Back Yard...the first on the list of projects...after the TV (of course honey)...and the fans..(because Dear God South Carolina can get hot)..and the fence...(because I am not walking dogs AND getting kids

ready at 4AM)....This is the backyard from the backyard...I am going to try to claim these trees (although they mostly sit right ON the damned property line)..and I am probably going to lose..but I am going to try...

This is right in the front door on the right..Ross seems to think this is going to be an office..but we all know who's going to be here right?? The Ark. That's right my monstrous MDF constructed craft table..painted a favorite celadon ...mmm hmmmm. The Ark. nuff said.
This is right in the front door on the left...formal dining room...although Ross says the light is perfect for a pool table..Although I have never been interested in "formal" dining before the idea of having two tables for parties..or just a nice space to eat and fit more than us five...it's appealing...and I am sure that the words "Rack 'em Up" is what Ross is dreaming of..either way..we have one dining table so

right now it's not settled. This is the view from the front door into the great room. We have cardboard over the floors to protect them...it's dark I'll show you in a minute....
Kitchen...I didn't like any of their "fancy" tiles..I went with the straight Subway stuff with dark grout to make it pop...it's solid counter top...but not granite..I hate seams..I hope it stands up....I feel pretty confident..we'll see...it's isn't something that can't be changed ever...love the colors..who knew I'd go for cream and taupe...love to replace the silver knobs with pulls.

From the kitchen back towards the front door...love this view..only concern I have is the size of the pantry..they are already clearing ALOT of food...something tells me I am going to need more gorilla .
shelves..Sorry for how washed out this looks..it's standing in the great room looking toward the spare bedroom/bathroom and garage doors....it's right around the corner...

Back through the kitchen from the doorway to the family room...coming soon...gas stove, stainless..ditto the fridge.

Again I had to use the flash but this is turned to the front door in the family room. Second level...

Up the stairs back down towards the kitchen and eat-in area.
Different angle..same basic picture...
Out the window in the stair landing....it has an arched top...totally throws me off...I mean in planning
for things..This s the entryway for the master suite..bathroom and walk-ins on the left..bedroom on the right..Couldn't get a decent picture of them every which way I tried..and yea I checked... these doors
lock..This is the picture from the walk-over back down towards the great room... my most favorite .
view. Back toward the stairs from the boy's side over the kitchen...
Boy's bathroom... and their bedrooms..they are so funny already diving themselves up...Coop says he wants a room to himself (although they can each have one at this point...) but the little boys have unequivocally stated they are staying together...I give it five hot minutes before Coop is in one of their beds with them.

Back around towards the stairs..master on the right..the laundry room in front and the fourth bedroom you can barely see on the left..no one wanted this room..although it's the biggest of the three non-master BR upstairs..whatever..if we have the playroom mess hidden in the back better for me..besides the closet in here is huge..
View out the back double doors...

Dusty Corian countertops...with beveled edge to protect those hard skin covered noggins.
Dusty section of wood floors...not the darkest..but dark enough..I would have put this in the entire house if I had a kagillion dollars...