tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81934544402311697612024-02-07T13:16:10.159-06:00Owl Do ThatI'll do it tomorrow. Sometime.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-87602233055856612582012-10-25T10:31:00.001-05:002012-10-25T10:31:38.143-05:00Halloween Projects<br />
So this will be one of those evolving posts, since I've got several projects in the works. <br />
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This year we will be celebrating Halloween night in our own neighborhood for the first time. We'll be home handing out candy for a lot of the night, but at some point we are going to take our own little Avengers out trick or treating. While we're away, I am going to put out my bowl of sweeties and this little note:<br />
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After Mike read it, all he had to say was: "You're a dork." Indeed, dear. Indeed.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-32703651042905309062012-10-08T14:20:00.000-05:002012-10-08T14:20:47.329-05:00Kitchen <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we know my lovely 1970s ranch came with a glamorously updated kitchen.</span><br />
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Yeah. I still don't know what they're called. But mine have been covered by a very lovely paper shade for many months. <br />
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I started pricing window coverings forever ago. It's friggin' impossible to walk into a store and buy them off the shelf and the cheapest I could order were nearly $80. Nope. <br />
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So I trekked down to the nearest trading post and began scheming. (I walked aimlessly around Hobby Lobby for 2 hours.)<br />
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Here's what I ended up with:<br />
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2 oversized red buttons<br />
Yarn<br />
A sewing kit<br />
5 yards of linen colored batiste (at a whopping $3/yard!)<br />
A dowel rod<br />
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Grand total: $27<br />
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Step One: cut dowel rods to fit inside the windows. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Erm. This is the part where months went by as I tried to decide what to put down. Hardwoods (like we want to eventually lay in the entire downstairs)? Laminate wood (that's in the adjacent living room)? Tile (like in the kitchen, laundry areas)? Or something unique to the entry (marble, travertine, concrete, the possibilities were endless)?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, I landed on the tiles that are in our kitchen. They are neutral enough to go with anything, and hide dirt really well. Not that I would know because my house is always clean. (Note the heavy sarcasm.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, next up. Call Dad. What? You thought I would just jump in and do it? Not this time, folks. If red paint is scary, tile jobs are the Dr. Who Halloween episodes (crying angels!!!!). </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The To Do List:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ol><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paint the remaining walls beige (already picked and purchased)</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New Floors! (Dad's coming this Friday to help with that project!)</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sand, scrape, or otherwise remove old paint from door. Paint it, properly.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hang picture frame/mirror/something.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decide whether or not the bench is coming back in. If so, paint it.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decide any other furniture/accessories.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Figure out some sort of hook system for keys. (I have several ideas.)</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rug. (I am in LOVE with <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=21029459&navAction=jump&isProduct=true&parentid=MORE%20IDEAS&isProduct=true&cross-sell=true&guide-bn=true" target="_blank">this one from Urban Outfitters</a>.)</span></li>
</ol><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What else?</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Red is going up in a few minutes!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-22269696930459995302012-03-24T18:51:00.000-05:002012-03-24T18:51:31.877-05:00Crimson and Clover, Over and Over<img src="https://www.thesamplesstore.com/image/cache/data/sw/SW2906-500x500.gif" /><br />
Sherwin Williams Crimson Red<br />
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Boom.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-88150480205900716782012-03-22T10:25:00.000-05:002012-03-22T10:25:38.389-05:00Ready, Set, VOTE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love me some Sherwin Williams Color Visualizer! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple Green (As seen in the Mom Cave and Play Room-I heart this color!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trendy Teal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark Red (Love this one, too!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cherry Red</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice and Neutral</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dusty Rose</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Alas, my moral obligations outweighed my desire for easy coverage. This time.</span><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-60931544331065337012012-03-20T18:02:00.000-05:002012-03-20T18:02:20.882-05:00Good News, Bad News<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Good News</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I chose a light fixture, bought it, and hung it in under 36 hours. I am ridiculously indecisive, so this is nothing short of a miracle. I had lots of help from my sidekick, who is on Spring Break.</span><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-80932055896501824752012-03-18T21:40:00.000-05:002012-03-18T21:40:52.321-05:00First Impressions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my front entry. It's a hot mess. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The hunter green terrazzo tile floors. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The wood paneling. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The smoked glass and shiny brass light fixture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The orangey finish on the woodwork.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hot. Mess.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Definitely NOT the first impression I want people to have of my home!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiun9F0YMKdODl-lPwOnsuU79GWbHrGsz7fW9AeRDjBbGyS1nEUX6WMe8CJ7vig5PP61_Jz96BLognajwaRpxeV6bXSPWiN6BcjzKbgjQ5DHoNFjZ_qxDk2HyvH4iSfDNornid77BmJZYA/s1600/DSC00417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiun9F0YMKdODl-lPwOnsuU79GWbHrGsz7fW9AeRDjBbGyS1nEUX6WMe8CJ7vig5PP61_Jz96BLognajwaRpxeV6bXSPWiN6BcjzKbgjQ5DHoNFjZ_qxDk2HyvH4iSfDNornid77BmJZYA/s320/DSC00417.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been complaining about it for awhile now, but I never could figure out what I wanted to replace any of it with. I'm still undecided on a large portion of it, but today, I started painting! YAY! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcq9yI3qhbryWI1bRto2gT7jzxg45xAvzY0cuf-uSHDklaB0_S09iHr4TPyIHzkiS_wNF2mdjdci-suF0GRA4WywdvDdzlO7YyZtAyyWFttr9UI_SwhPpbXaO8-kMvKpSHJb9ra2hFxwg/s1600/DSC00433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcq9yI3qhbryWI1bRto2gT7jzxg45xAvzY0cuf-uSHDklaB0_S09iHr4TPyIHzkiS_wNF2mdjdci-suF0GRA4WywdvDdzlO7YyZtAyyWFttr9UI_SwhPpbXaO8-kMvKpSHJb9ra2hFxwg/s320/DSC00433.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, Mike helped.</span></div><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-89087617482067116662012-02-11T14:41:00.000-06:002012-02-11T14:41:50.286-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkwUCCYgxKi-hk6OS0W10sR7hxDQZ8UN-P4Sm1CvJ372hIYI6xKQIpZYYbEtq7n0KumuttwfDUG8C1jN6PdiTMtWLGdff6EQFfJxy2pyiEGknDWFrjzA-1jlhEDnOeBeSMshbIi63UqI/s1600/DSC00033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkwUCCYgxKi-hk6OS0W10sR7hxDQZ8UN-P4Sm1CvJ372hIYI6xKQIpZYYbEtq7n0KumuttwfDUG8C1jN6PdiTMtWLGdff6EQFfJxy2pyiEGknDWFrjzA-1jlhEDnOeBeSMshbIi63UqI/s320/DSC00033.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Old cruddy mailbox. This is actually a plastic box that someone tried to paint over. It was flaking, cheap, and awful.</span><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-764337049192326272012-02-08T22:18:00.001-06:002012-02-08T22:38:08.433-06:00Master BedroomDon't judge. But here is the before shots of our Master Bedroom:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step One:</b> Choose a paint color. This is the part that took a year.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBRocu42L5ZeIz5uRhI7dlkyCOk-dpIjuObN7hhcWSKnI7zBCfkbXzUyK3nOpcWqH6fiY4fhTBUPf65giXaRbn8MelzyBz2M3El1wiynHE3EfdNPbc7rUF2nvV8iDWHrtcpHI4o35Jhk/s1600/DSC00002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBRocu42L5ZeIz5uRhI7dlkyCOk-dpIjuObN7hhcWSKnI7zBCfkbXzUyK3nOpcWqH6fiY4fhTBUPf65giXaRbn8MelzyBz2M3El1wiynHE3EfdNPbc7rUF2nvV8iDWHrtcpHI4o35Jhk/s320/DSC00002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No swatch was left unexplored. Actually, three more went up before we landed on the right color. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step Two:</b> Paint. Or at least paint the wall that the new TV is going to go on. Note the number of primed-over swatches. Again: it took a year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYWYNaReN433JgxOCukpOMSqlH5PT6hMMfVnDu6JyGoHDMQRpcWNnoblZ8LDeZc_vuI1OYPwa9ZRlbdwzcx-I86_BKVfHt9ActbBm2PXSUhlZEEA0IkZBUWgwlpZgc97vJofcTeYMJ_Y/s1600/DSC00006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYWYNaReN433JgxOCukpOMSqlH5PT6hMMfVnDu6JyGoHDMQRpcWNnoblZ8LDeZc_vuI1OYPwa9ZRlbdwzcx-I86_BKVfHt9ActbBm2PXSUhlZEEA0IkZBUWgwlpZgc97vJofcTeYMJ_Y/s320/DSC00006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Lookout!<br />
Mix<br />
2/3 c sugar<br />
4 tbs cornstarch<br />
pinch of salt<br />
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Separate 3 eggs, add yolks.<br />
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2 cups whole milk<br />
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Pour milk until it looks like pancake batter (make sure egg yolks beaten really good!) Add rest of milk.<br />
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Microwave 4 minutes on HIGH.<br />
Whisk it really good.<br />
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Microwave another 3 minutes (should boil at that point)<br />
Whisk it again.<br />
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Microwave another 30 seconds-1minute.<br />
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Take it out of microwave and add 1/2 stick butter and a generous tsp of vanilla extract. Let butter melt. Mix it up again.<br />
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VARIATIONS:<br />
Creme Brulee: Put in individual cups, add sugar to top and put under broiler.<br />
Chocolate Cream Pie: Add a generous cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.<br />
Coconut Cream Pie: Add a cup of shredded coconut.<br />
Banana Cream: Add 1 tbs of cornstarch. In pie crust, layer filling and sliced bananas.<br />
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USE THOSE EGG WHITES:<br />
No fail Meringue<br />
6tbs sugar<br />
1 tbs corn starch<br />
1/2 c water<br />
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Bring to a boil and boil 1 minutes (will thicken and get clear)<br />
Beat egg whites until foamy, add hot mixture, start beating again until you get stiff peaks.<br />
350° until lightly browns (15 minutes)<br />
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PIE CRUST (keep ingredients as cold as possible--even flour)<br />
3 cups all purpose flour<br />
2 tsp salt<br />
1 c solid shortening (crisco)<br />
Put in stand mixer with flat beater to 2.<br />
1/2 cup ice water<br />
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Drizzle ice water in slowly. When it comes together immediately stop.<br />
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Dump onto board and cut into 2 disks and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.<br />
Roll out. Start in center and roll back and forth. <br />
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Let it fall into the pie pan Let it hang over the sides about an inch. Fold the overhang up under. Push your thumb in and then pinch---just ask me to show you. :)<br />
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Prick it with a fork all around. Freeze. Go straight from freezer to oven.<br />
Bake at 400°Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-49875702649669811352011-08-16T13:40:00.001-05:002011-08-16T13:48:50.241-05:00My 1970's Decor is Killing Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are the floors in my entryway:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQN_dQbMJ6dUZ5tvtX5TmBiz-HiPyqS4zmW-a6QdbeqpGQ5NMolWn5Oiz-rPzGdCfWSCiqicoQNaVqWxthY_rzef1NNwn9TdpytFnwm7Reuv_OAHonx6crpb_WMTt_tz8_5YWdW3S0GIA/s1600/100_1857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQN_dQbMJ6dUZ5tvtX5TmBiz-HiPyqS4zmW-a6QdbeqpGQ5NMolWn5Oiz-rPzGdCfWSCiqicoQNaVqWxthY_rzef1NNwn9TdpytFnwm7Reuv_OAHonx6crpb_WMTt_tz8_5YWdW3S0GIA/s320/100_1857.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-89496382499925989052011-08-13T11:29:00.000-05:002011-08-13T11:29:38.785-05:00School Starts!We are just a few short days away from school starting! We got to meet the new teacher and do the whole kindergarten evaluation thing on Thursday. The night before, I put this together for her.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-85359211346262471982011-08-09T21:27:00.000-05:002011-08-09T21:27:08.614-05:00Done.Finished.<br />
Complete.<br />
Mission Accomplished. <br />
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<a href="http://owldothat.blogspot.com/p/in-progress.html">See?</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-1811487378407241382011-08-09T10:51:00.001-05:002011-08-09T11:04:03.229-05:00This Week I got a bit sidetracked when my gorgeous sister called to remind me that Mom's 50th birthday was less than 6 weeks away (*gasp). <br />
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Thanks to Pinterest and Craigslist (33 wineglasses for $10-woot!) Mom's party will be epic. She was with me when we found these on the super clearance aisle at Hobby Lobby:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of which, check out the progress on the Mom Cave <a href="http://owldothat.blogspot.com/p/in-progress.html">here</a>.</div><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-72801383903922606282011-08-07T08:16:00.000-05:002011-08-07T08:16:56.652-05:00My Favorite ThingsMy favorite things:<br />
<a href="http://www.hobbylobby.com/weekly/entire_ad.cfm?menu=1">THIS AD</a><br />
Getting this light fixture on clearance at Lowe's for $11. $11!! I win.<br />
<img alt="Zoomed: Portfolio 3-Light Brushed Nickel Transitional Track Lighting Fixture" height="320" src="http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/851776/851776002312xl.jpg" width="320" /><br />
Ben growling and then saying "Cooz Me". I am sure it was my husband who taught him to take pride in his burping abilities. He's practicing.<br />
<a href="http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=6b1a8663-bcad-4f48-b73a-9c62ab793055&CategoryID=4de8afab-3155-40ec-9ace-3238b6dad414">THIS FABRIC</a><br />
Saw that one coming didn't you?<br />
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There is a point to this. I read about a "Favorite Things" party on Pinterest (<a href="http://angbrimwil.blogspot.com/2010/08/favorite-party.html">Here</a>). I want to host one at my house, with a "Holidays" theme. Basically, everyone will bring 5 of their favorite craft, recipe, product, etc. We'll do a swap (and drink inordinate amounts of wine) and trade our favorite holiday stories. I want to host it early enough that we can adopt each other's projects and finish them in time to use in our homes/celebrations THIS year. So I'm throwing a holiday party in September. Sounds amazing, huh?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193454440231169761.post-20722996844077763682011-07-27T08:33:00.002-05:002011-07-27T12:54:11.475-05:00I'll do that.I love projects. Any kind of project. Redecorating. Organizing. Cleaning. Assembling. Husband.<br />
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I do it all.<br />
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I love projects so much that I am not always logical about saying "no" to them. I like the gratification of completion, the sometimes extreme change in scenery or function, and I never met a paint chip I didn't like.<br />
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Pinterest is like crack for me.<br />
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I should be better about focusing on one or two projects, but I see something amazing and immediately my brain squeals, "I"ll do that!" Don't worry, I never squeal out loud. That would be obnoxious.<br />
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So on these pages you will find completed projects, in-progress projects, and projects still in the "Owl Do That" file. Just look to your right and click the page you want to look at! Leave me your ideas, comments, suggestions, words to stroke my ego and validate my project obsession to my husband, etc.<br />
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P.S. I pick on my husband. A lot. And he hates it. But you should know that he is a pretty amazing guy and I couldn't find a better father to my boys if I tried. And I did. Try, that is.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5