22
Apr
posted by , April 22, 2009

Spring has me in the mood for color and fresh paint. We’re getting closer and closer to figuring out what we want to do for our master bedroom. I’m getting sick of looking at six different swatches of blue on my wall that have been there for months. Despite the photo I’ve posted above (isn’t it gorgeous!?), I think we’ve decided to go with green. ::sigh:: Color is HARD!

Remember the HGTV Dream House up in Sonoma from this year? They had a gorgeous master bedroom that was entirely green. I can’t find any photos at all that show how pretty it looked on TV. These photos all make it a little bit darker and duller. Anyway, maybe we’ll shoot for something along these lines?

Any suggestions for a good green? Send ‘em my way! I can use all the help I can get!

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20
Apr

Better late than never – Easter 09

posted by , April 20, 2009

I know we’re already a week out (ack! it feels like it was 3 weeks ago!) but I wanted to post some of our photos from Easter. We hosted everyone over here at our house, and it was a lot of fun!

My easter eggs in the dye bath. Gotta love those little Paas cups.

I also glittered some papier mache eggs and that was super hard. The Loper boys helped me with them, and it was messy & fun.

Look at all the amazing desserts we had! Man, when we have a party, we have a party! Go big or go home.

One thing we always do is confetti eggs. A few years ago, my sister got a dozen of them from somewhere. They’re basically blown-out Easter eggs that are then filled with confetti and you can crack them on each other. The kids always think that it’s great fun. And secretly, I think the adults do too.  Jude was waaaay freaked out at this seeming act of violence. He doesn’t like too much raucousness; it makes him nervous. 

All in all, a good day. We’re having a marvelous week here thus far. The weather today was perfect. Jude and I sat outside for quite awhile while I worked on my BSF lesson. We also enjoyed lunch with my friends Julie & Christa, and Julie’s sweet little newborn Jameson. The weekend was nice, too; we’ve been working on organizing the upstairs spare bedroom and now we just need some guests to come stay! 

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17
Apr

It only took, oh, 4 months

posted by , April 17, 2009

But the final result was worth it! My Madeline Weinrib rug is finally in place in the entryway. If you’ll remember, I had placed an initial order for the lighter blue, but when it came in, it was really striated and the color was just …. well, country looking. It wasn’t the visual pop of color that I had envisioned.

So this just proves that I need to stick with my gut instinct. I second-guessed myself on the color, and if I had gone with my gut, I would’ve saved time and shipping. ::sigh:: Oh well. We’re really pleased with the final result. It looks lovely!

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16
Apr

Happy Blog-iversary!

posted by , April 16, 2009

Tomorrow will be my official one-year blog birthday. One year and over 22,000 hits later, I’m thankful not only for the creative outlet this is for me, but also as a great way to remember what all has happened over the past year. I’m also grateful for all the friends & family who keep up with us here.

So. My computer is finally back up and running with a brand new, enormous hard drive, ready to be filled with files and photos. I’m really hopeful that this is now the end of the computer problems. For awhile at least! I would like a few more years out of this good ol’ PowerBook G4 before I let it RIP.

Let’s see, what else….  It’s been a beautiful week, weather-wise. I just love this time of year. It was a shame that Easter had to be a bit rainy, but the rest of this week has made up for it. We are also the proud new owners of a new garage door opener (ha– the things that get you excited as an adult!). 

I’m planning on getting some more photos and posts up this week now that I’m back up and running! Thanks!

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