I suppose the Selfish Family has just been living life to the fullest with very little time to document it!  I’m sorry that we have been MIA.  There has been SO MUCH going on!  2011 has been pretty darn good to us thus far!

When we last left off it was the cold, dreary January…man, time seriously flies…

January in the Selfish Household was all about refreshing our home.  We’ve lived here for 4 yrs and it needed a small facelift.  We painted the entire interior of our home & I do mean entire.  Half was done by “professionals” the other half was completed by Selfish Dad in an attempt to save us some moola.  Not only did it save us some green, he totally rocked it!  The rooms look great!  We are still working on the playroom and master bedroom, but that is it.  I need to get colors finalized…. The majority of our home (living, kitchen, & all bathrooms) is a color called Kenya by Behr.  It’s a color that kinda looks like the color of sand with all its multi-faceted hues.  Sometimes it looks brownish, sometimes yellowish, sometimes orangish.  Sounds odd, but it actually is really warming and relaxing.  The entry & formal dining color is another by Behr called Antique Copper.  I was shocked when it looked kinda burnt orange (GASP!), but I really do like it.  It looks inviting, yet bold and dramatic.  The office is (you guessed it) Behr Eco Green, a nice calming, soothing hue.  The kids’ rooms are slap you in the face BOLD – Selfish Brother has another green called Hidden Meadow (BRIGHT!) & Selfish Sister is a purple shade called Lavender Sparkle.  For pics head to our website, jeffnjenny.

We pulled up almost all the carpeting and tile in the home and laid down some fantastic wood floors.  Only the kids’ rooms & play room have carpet and the remaining tile lies only in the bathrooms.  As per previous post, we went with Virgina Mill Works 3/8″ x 4-3/4″  Handscraped Tobacco Road Teak which is really Acacia wood.  I love it now; however, shoes & even bare feet on it seem to make lots of noise.

Also from a previous post; before painting and flooring, we had our entire home (sans kids’ bed & bathrooms) outfitted with crown molding.

Since we don’t plan to move again until maybe Selfish Brother is moving into Jr High….. we are seriously thinking of making these improvements as well:

• Upgrade ceiling fan & add pot lights in living room
• Kitchen cabinet door handles
• Upgrade all light fixtures
• Upgrade Master bathroom: tile shower & tub area, granite/silestone countertops
• extension of back porch (prolly a long shot)
• playscape

Then, of course, the decorating & organizing must be taken seriously:

• curtains
• bathroom accessories
• entryway station
• mudroom type area

Enough about the home, what did the Selfish Family actually do this past January?!  Well, the kids didn’t really do much.  Selfish Mommy was still training for the Austin Half Marathon, though.  For a speed workout, A & I ran the 3M Half Marathon Relay.  I ran the first half which came to 6.4m in 8min 29sec avg miles!  Our team, Runnin’ from the Kids, came in FIRST PLACE in the open division!  For winning, we received a really sweet plaque with our pictures on it.  You can read my running blog at dailymile.