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Incarcerated
Guess who destroyed the laundry room for the last time and now has the pleasure of sleeping in a cage? ...
Lights Out
Last night, it stormed a lot and our power went out for a really long time. The wind blew, the rain fell, a loropetalum was uprooted, branches fell, lightning struck, our porch pillows blew around in the yard and K's car got hit by a tree. We lit some candles and lanterns, read a few books, stayed up late with K and Cory and got really silly! ...
The Loo!
It's that time again. There's a blog party at Kelly's because it's "Show Us Where You Live Friday!" This week is a bathroom tour and since we only have one, that made it a pretty easy selection. When our house was built there was no indoor plumbing. There was an outhouse for potty breaks and a stove in the cellar to cook on. I'm glad I didn't live here then! Sometime before we bought the house, a kitchen and bathroom were added. This is the view from the door. One of the things I loved when we first looked at this house was that the original clawfoot tub was still in the bathroom. Ultimately, I'd like to have it refinished and painted black on the outside and white on the inside. It is perfect for a deep bath and my daughter and dog both love it. You can see Ella's toys stored in an ...
Good Day
Since Garan decided to spend the weekend at the beach, I had some "childcare issues" to iron out. Ella is spending Thursday night with Nana and spending Friday with her, but I needed a plan for Thursday. I decided to take advantage of this beautiful summer day and spend it with Ella. We had a good day. We painted a piece of furniture this morning, which you'll see later in Friday's post. We took a walk around the yard with Beemer. We went to Fred's and Dollar General and bought nothing but a Reese's Cup. We ate lunch at Burger King, wore a fancy crown and climbed the castle. We spent the afternoon at the pool soaking up the sun and playing in the splishy splash. We are tired. ...
Praying and Touring
Each year the youth/college choirs at my church go on a summer choir tour. It was one of my favorite things to do each summer during college and the opportunity to see our beautiful country and carry a message of love and grace was life changing. Josh and I had a chance to visit places together that we can't afford to do now that we have a young family and small business. We hiked the Grand Canyon, visited numerous national parks, stood on "a corner in Winslow, Arizona", sang the national anthem in several major league baseball parks and stood beneath Niagra Falls. Those memories are some of my fondest. This year, Par {the director} asked each student touring to fill out a questionnaire and members of our church were asked to "adopt" one of the students to pray for each morning and ...
Happy Accident?
Remember in my craftroom post I said I wanted to paint a table green? Well, I changed my mind. Sort of. Instead of that table, I'm painting a few accent pieces in the bathroom. I'm not sure if I'm in love with the color yet, but it still needs another coat of paint. In the meantime, I was stripping the first layer of crusty paint from this hardware and stopped for the night. I can't decide if I should proceed to the original brass finish or stop now. The photo doesn't quite do them justice... they look chippy and shabby chic and I kind of dig them. ...
My Tummy’s Growling!
After dinner one night this week, Ella told me she was still hungry. She had eaten a big meal, so I was skeptical. When she makes requests like that I usually offer fruit or yogurt and if she isn't really hungry she'll turn me down. Sometime later I gave her a bath and afterwards as I was drying her off she said (in a very stern and dramatic voice), "MOM! My tummy is growling and saying it wants some fruit." I turned her around and she was grinning from ear to ear. When I asked her to repeat herself she said, "My tummy is growling 'cause it's really hungry and it's saying 'give me some fruit in my belly!'". Yes ma'am. ...