Gallery Wall- My Weekend Project

Ok I changed my gallery wall and started another one.  I think it looks better this time around.

Gallery walls have been a big question mark for me.  I am such a symmetrical person that it makes me super anxious to think of a wall with a bunch of stuff on it!  Not sure if I have been exposed yet but here is my secret.  I AM A TOTAL CONTROL FREAK.  It's true, I know you're all shocked.  So I tackled my fear and came up ok. I am going to be honest and say that I do not LOVE the wall yet.  But I really like aspects of the wall.  What do you guys think?  Any advice?  I painted all the canvases using stencils (except the family pic, of course) and surprisingly I have an urge to connect the gallery wall with the canvas above the doorway.  This particular wall is about 25-30 ft. tall and I would love to paint it too but need to invest in a very tall ladder.  Maybe another weekend...

 

I finally finished the hallway. SO here are the pics. 

 

Mini Celebration-The Adoption Application is Complete!

We did it!!!  I realize it's odd to write an entire blog about turning in an adoption application but only to people who have not done it before.  We have social security cards, drivers licenses, a marriage certificate, birth certificates, and pictures of the house photocopied.  We have done a will, setup life insurance, verified employment, verified financial stability, printed the last three tax returns, gotten a floor plan of our house, signed a bunch of releases, and answered 10 page questionnaires (each of us).  We have answered the formal application, made three copies of everything, gotten 5 people to verify we are legit, and mailed it off.  It is time to celebrate...until they call and tell us that we have missed something!  Ha! Hopefully this last part doesn't happen since I have checked and rechecked everything!!!