Month: May 2010
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When disaster strikes …
When disaster strikes, google images of kittens screaming and it might cheer you up. I needed some cheering up today. A quick re-cap of my day: we had round 2 of furniture delivery early this morning only to discover that the nightstand was damaged AGAIN and will have to be re-ordered AGAIN; the septic guy… Read more
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Desperately seeking links
I would LOVE some design advice and, more importantly, some links to bedding. I'm currently working on Andrew's room. Here's how his room looked in the old house. In his new room, he has this bunkbed. And so I now need 2 bedspreads and I only have one bedspread. His bedding is Nautica's Malibu… Read more
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She did it again
Three years ago, Emily donated her hair to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program in honor of Miss Stef's battle with breast cancer. Last week, she did it again. I love this kid! Read more
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Just Do It
I'm in a Just Do It mode – I want to get the house ready for guests coming on Memorial Day weekend, I want to get the fence put in, I want more time to quilt or scrapbook and I want time to spend with the kids this summer and to meet new friends. So,… Read more
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Jumping through hoops
This is the normal expression on the crazy puppy's face these days. He's sad. He's probably a bit depressed. And he's lonely. He's still very wild in the new house and doesn't listen to us very well at all since moving here. And because he's stopped listening to us, he's not getting nearly enough play… Read more
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A little of this, a lot of that
Blogging has taken a back seat lately – mostly because I'm dealing with the mess you see in this photo above. This is the dining room. It's where everything goes that we don't know what to do with. We have much more storage in this house, but it's different storage. We used to have two large closets… Read more
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An Etiquette Question
I have an etiquette question for you. We've been asked by several people when we're having an open house party at the new house. Not if, but when. And we kind of stammer and stutter and don't really answer. Here's the thing – we weren't planning on having an open house. Is that rude? Are… Read more
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Rain, rain, go away
It has been dreary, rainy and very cold here for over a week now. It's messing with my mood in a big way! It doesn't hurt that the rest of life is crazy, sad, and very busy right now, though, either. Emily is really struggling with switching schools next fall and dealing with saying good-bye at school… Read more
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Connections
Wasn't my grandmother just beautiful? I've been trying to come up with the right words to sum up this past week for days now and I just can't. Not only did we say good-bye to our grandmother but we also said good-bye to an era – at least in my mind. My dad and my… Read more
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Mrs. Mix-a-lot
Thank you so much for all of your comments yesterday! You were all right on! I mixed the woods and love it. 🙂 Foyer before Without further ado, here are the before shots: The floors, stairs, and railing are all dark oak hardwood. The walls are taupe – just like every other room in the house… Read more