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I love having dishes that don’t match. But I have a hard time finding places that sell dishes a la carte. Well, I discovered that Pier 1 Imports sells them individually……so I picked up four dishes to replace ones that have broken over the past few months….I love them!
We have a “book” called 365 Stories. It will eventually have 365 stories, but as of now..it probably only has 80!
Some day it will have 365 stories…some day.
I can’t believe we started the book six years ago. I must say I had hoped to have all the days filled in by now. But, life got in the way…..
Sometimes Quinn will write the story and do the illustrations, sometimes Tuesday will draw the pictures and Quinn will write the stories or sometimes I will make the story! It is a little bit of everything..all creative!!
It actually is quite fun that the stories are spanning many years. We started it when Quinn was only 4 years old and River wasn’t even around! Now she is old enough to start working on some stories. On holidays or special occasions, it is fun to see what type of story the kids come up with to memorialize that event! They love going back and reading the stories over and over again!
It’s that time of year again..time to get ready for school! One of the items I buy every year, for each of my children, is a new memory box. They aren’t anything fancy, just a large tupperware style container. Each one of them has one from preschool onward.
They keep them in their rooms and they love to look through them from time to time. Instead of starting a new memory box each year, we start them each new school year. That way they are organized by grade level. The rule is..once the memory box is full…no more stuff goes into it…so they need to edit what they want to keep and what they want to throw out. They can put whatever they want into their memory boxes..not just stuff from school…tokens, tickets stubs..whtever!
After our trip to Long Beach Island, my husband took our kids to Maine for 4 days…I had 4 days by myself! I don’t think that has happened in about 5 years! So, of course, I had to do a project! Our kitchen has been in need of a makeover..BIG TIME! We haven’t done anything to the kitchen since we moved in…except get new appliances….I spend so much time in the kitchen, yet I couldn’t stand how it looked!
I couldn’t take it! The previous owners had put red and white striped contact paper on the ceiling! I had ripped it down and half of it still remained. Also, we had gotten a new light/fan and where the old fluorescent light was..there were holes and discoloration! In other words, it was a mess! I love bold and vivid colors and I wanted a bright green kitchen……well, I think I got it!!
The ceiling took me a lot longer than I expected, so I wasn’t able to finish everything I hoped to finish! I still need to paint the cabinets white, give them new hardware and put a tile backsplash behind the stove! That is the next project. But, for now, I’m happy with the changes…now when I go into the kitchen, I smile instead of moan! Now, I just need a new kitchen floor…..
Over the weekend, I went with my good friend, to a great little Thrift Store in Philadelphia. It was such a neat store…so many little nooks and crannies….we could have spent hours there…wait, I think we did!
I found this adorable porcelain cup for River……look at that adorable kitty! Then I found an adorable kitty plate…..I just couldn’t resist.
Also, I had been looking for little tiny finger bowls? for oil….these were perfect! What a fun weekend!
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Awhile ago, I posted photos of my latest mural being finished…but the area wasn’t completely finished…..I still had to make new seat cushions. I wasn’t sure which fabric I wanted to use…so it took me awhile to decide. I needed a fabric that could take a beating…..3 children, 2 dogs and 5 cats! I decided to go with a thick corduroy in green. I love the color and I think it goes well with all the other crazy colors in our living room!
Yesterday I finally got around to sewing up the covers! The kids instantly loved them and wanted to sit in the “nook” and read and rest! Now, I just need to make some pillow covers! Maybe next week……
River loves to play dress up. I think all my children enjoyed dressing up.
She’ll ignore the dress up bin for a couple of weeks…and then go on a binge….changing into costumes all morning…..
Sometimes she’ll just put on some crazy outfit and decide to wear it for the rest of the day!
And sometimes her brother and sister get involved…but I’m not allowed to show those photos!
Who doesn’t have a pair of favorite shoes? Quinn’s favorite shoes are his Crocs. He literally wears them everyday, all year! It doesn’t matter if it is snowing, raining or hailing! We had so much snow this year and he still wore his Crocs!
Tuesday’s favorite shoes are her Adidas flip flops. She needs a new pair. We’ve ordered her a new pair. She is very picky about her shoes. Once she finds a pair of shoes she likes..she wants the same pair over and over again. This isn’t always easy. They always have to be “ordered”…thank goodness for the internet!
River’s favorite shoes are her pink Uggs. She needs new ones. Hers are disgustingly dirty! You can’t call them boots…they are Uggs..she reminds you of this. She wears them even if it is 99° outside! She loves them!
