Wordless Wednesday

Still working on those chairs - I'm telling you there were a million pieces and it took a while to stain everything. Then everything got rained on. So we had to let it all dry. Now it needs to be poly'd. So hoping they'll be done by the end of the week. 

But for today - some pictures of the 2 wee little people I took this past weekend.

looking out at the rain

Max playing in the rain

I like that it looks she is saying, "ssshhhhh"

HUGS

the Max man

Miss Piper

CHEESE!

Max got to go "camping" in the backyard with daddy

Max helping Piper stand up and hold on to the rocking chair

Hope everyone had a great weekend - I know we did!

Little White Stool Re-do

First of all; a confession.

I bought this little stool four years ago when I was pregnant with Max. 

Now, I know what you're thinking...Isn't it a little bit girlie to be in a boys room? Well, yes. But here's the part where I tell you that during my first u/s at 16 wks they told me that he was a she.
And then I went shopping.
And I bought this little quilt covered stool for her room for $5.

Cut to 3 1/2 weeks later and my next u/s and OOPS - he was VERY obviously all boy. 

So this little stool went to live in our basement.

I still liked it though and wouldn't part with it.

Yesterday I was shopping (read perusing thrift stores and Goodwill) and stopped by the fabric store. While I was browsing in the remnant section I saw a piece of fabric and INSPIRATION struck. 

I picked up 3/4 of a yard for less than $3.

And I came home and did this

*swooooooon*

I'm in love with this fabric.

Here is Max posing with the dressed UP stool.

I love this.

And this is where she is going to live now.

In the hall bathroom.

Everything in here is still original to the house. I haven't done anything except paint the walls and give the cabinets a fresh coat of Semi-Gloss White.

I think it's a perfect fit. 

Although now I'm toying with the idea of adding a short, pleated skirt...

more than likely...to be continued....

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Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage

Strut Your Stuff Thursday at Somewhat Simple

Show off your Stuff party at Fireflies and Jellybeans

Spotlight Yourself at ISVC!


100 ideas under $100 at Beyond the Picket Fence

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Wordless Wednesday

Sand and Water tables are BIG fun

Mother's Day

I love the smell

of a newly painted room. Don't you? Is it just me? Nah, I think there's more peeps like me out there. I like that it says new to me. I also like that it is filled with possibility. It is a room that is about to be something more.

And that is just way cool.

So my dining room isn't actually painted yet. But it IS finally, completely, primed. The red...it is gone.

Buh Bye.

And that is really OK with me. You know you have made the right choice when you walk into the room and it just has the gray primer on the walls and it already feels better.

I even like the gray primer on the walls - how's that for funny? It is already so much calmer and soothing in there to me. Well....it's calmer if I'm ignoring the clutter and the mess and all the furniture scooched around and out of place. And I am doing that - I'm totally ignoring that for right now.

I'm hoping that we'll get it painted by this weekend. But if not - then hopefully by the end of next week.

I primed that entire room by my little ol'self. And while that is not such a big deal...it becomes a big deal when you remember that I'm doing all that while dealing with a 10 month old crawling baby girl AND a 3 yr old who wants desperately to "help mama paint!" The whole priming thing didn't go as fast as I would have liked. I had to go most of it in 30 minute or 1 hr intervals - read while the short people were napping. BUT I finished it today.

some pics of the process

I had just started priming

That is the end of the Red room.

I'm thrilled and relieved. Now I have to start thinking about the slipcovers, the rug, and the window treatments...

OH and I used Sherwin Williams Multi-Purpose Laxtex primer. It only took a little more than half a gallon, 1 coat and it covered that BRIGHT red totally. That stuff ROCKS. I highly recommend it!!!!

More to come on the Redo soooooon!

I'm still a little freaked out

So let me preface this by saying that it is entirely possible that I maybe just watch waaaaaayyyyy too much Supernatural. But have you SEEN this show? Have you SEEN the 2 stars of the show? No? Look.

See them? SEE how yummy?

Now, look at him. His name is Jensen Ackles

  Dean on the show.

 And just because...he is shirtless...


And this is Jared Padalecki

Sam on the show.

And because I am an equal opportunity fan...here is Jared shirtless...

Now - you feeling me? You see one of the reasons I watch? Well, that and it IS a really good show with cool story lines, a good sense of humor - even with itself - a cool car and great music. And the 2 stars are also, clearly, way hot.

Ok, so enough man candy. I digress.

Back to what I'm writing. Back story - k? Stay with me.

We are an "open door" kinda house. All doors in our home stay open - even bathroom doors - except if someone is IN the bathroom, unless Max slams his door because he is having a tantrum (and even then I usually go and OPEN it and tell him that is NOT ok), or if the hubby and I are um, er, busy, we shut the door but open it back up after. K? Get it. Doors open. 

So I noticed...maybe mid-February that doors were shut - especially in the hallway across from the basement door - which would include the hall bathroom door and Max's door. Those doors were shut - a lot. To the point that I would walk by and open the door to the bathroom and 10 minutes later walk down the hall and the dang bathroom door would be CLOSED again. It's odd and I keep thinking WHO IS SHUTTING THE DOORS? My assumption was that one of the kids was closing doors in the house - who knows for what reason.

So yesterday Max was standing in the bathroom waiting for me because he had had a poop accident and was waiting on me to get in there to change him and clean him up. I came down the hall and I heard him talking. Talking normally just like he was having a conversation with someone. I got to the bathroom and he was standing behind the door and I said, "What were you saying baby - I didn't hear you." 

And he says, "It's ok mama, I wasn't talking to you - I was talking to the man."

uh.

ok.

I said, "What man, Max?"

He says, "The man who shuts the doors mama."

errrrrrrr....WHAT?!?!?!?!

I said, "OK. What man baby?"

He said, "The man who shuts the doors mama. He doesn't like the doors open. He closes them. It makes him upset when they are open."

I said, "Ok. Who is this man - do you know him?"

He said,"Yes. He lives in the basement. His name is Tramp."

-It is important to note here that my son has never seen Lady and the Tramp, and to my knowledge, has never heard that word used - especially used as a name. So more weirdness-

And Max was VERY matter-of-fact about all of it - not scared or freaked out - just telling me about something that was seemingly normal and not a big deal to him.

I, on the other hand, was and am freaked - although I didn't let him know that.

I just said, "oh, ok."

I have no clue who this guy could be. And I truly have no problem sharing our home with previous tenants - HOWEVER - they need to leave my kids alone. I'm not down with that. If this shit continues I'll be forced to do something. Not sure what exactly yet - but I'll find away to *evict* him.

nuff said.

Wordless Wednesday

A look back at our Easter weekend

outside enjoying the Sun

Piper

Max

Alec

getting sleepy

This picture cracks me up - it looks like she's trying to grab a beer!

my first attempt at the "artsy" photo...lol....table place setting for Easter dinner

Easter Ham! Yum!

artsy one of our China

Pip

Pip trying to get into the dog's bowl

 2 very tired kiddos  :)