tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55190616109233158882024-02-07T14:26:52.840-06:00learning as i goJennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-89114471290226150742012-11-10T23:26:00.000-06:002012-11-10T23:26:02.862-06:00Well this day didn't go as planned....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today was a promising day, our first Saturday not having to go to a soccer game or football game to cheer, we were just going to stay at home and do some laundry and organize a little. It was going to be such a great day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I went to the deep freezer to pull out a pork loin to throw in the crockpot, and realized that said pork loin wasn't completely frozen, and it's been in the freezer for weeks. OH NO! The freezer isn't freezing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So all of my plans for just organizing closets, turned into moving tons of food from the deep freezer to the other freezer, a cooler, and the kitchen sink. Then cleaning up the mess as the deep freezer defrosted (it's an upright, so it makes a mess. I'm sure there's a way to do it with out making a mess, I just don't know what it is yet) But the good news is that the freezer is working again, I've moved all the food back to where it goes, and I've straitened the house back up. Isn't it amazing how one thing being thrown off in your house effects everything else, and throws it off too?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I had all the food out of the freezer, I decided to move it over, and rearrange the laundry room all together. I guess it's more of a "mudroom," I've never really known what to call that room out there. There's the freezer, the dogs' crate they sleep in, and the litter box (ew). I then decided it's time to start a new project: a small remodel of the laundry room area. It's just a wreck out there, no one has ever bothered doing anything with it, and I just can't stand it any longer, since I spend so much time out there. For Christ sakes, there's freaking green astro turf for the flooring! It's got to go.... SOON!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are cabinets in the laundry room, and they're going to stay, they just need a good coat of paint to cover up the yellow (I've got to get some pictures so you can see the green astro turf and yellow cabinets), and we've got to replace the subfloor, for several different reasons, and then some new flooring. I've been pinning away ideas on Pinterest tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really think this is a project that we could tackle ourselves, but when I brought it up to Joey, he told me to call and hire someone. Of course, it could have something to do with the fact that I'm trying to plan home improvement projects in the middle of deer season and he's worried it will interfere ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So coming up next, to show you some of my ideas for the space, and some pictures of the actual room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Do you see how this went from a freezer not working to it leading me to decide to remodel the room? Yeh. That's how my mind works.)</span></div>
Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-30487259919710878372012-11-09T12:27:00.000-06:002012-11-09T12:28:33.298-06:00Cleaning 101<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I found this on Pinterest the other day (who'd imagine that? finding amazing things on Pinterest -- never!) and I've been using this schedule to keep my home clean, and I've got to say, it's working for me. It also helps that the kids' busy schedules have slowed down too, so I'm able to get more done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The every morning and every night stuff I've always done, so that's nothing different. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I do my laundry at night, I don't know why, but it's how I do it. It's taken several years to get a good routine going for my family for our laundry, especially with a family of 5. I used to always have clean clothes piled on the couch or piled up in clothes baskets, but I've finally put a stop to all of that -- JUST STOP DOING IT! ;) Simple, right? It is! Just don't pile the clothes up on the couch or baskets. Ever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I never start laundry unless I can finish it, completely -- wash, dried, folded, and put away. This is why I do my laundry at night, because during the day I'm in and out, so I have a harder time having the time to do the laundry from start to finish. I also bought each of the kids their own little clothes basket. So I put a load in the washing machine, put it in the drier as soon as it finishes, and after the load is dry, I stand in the laundry room and fold the clothes as I pull them out of the drier. I separate each kids' clothes to their baskets, and I put mine and Joey's clothes on top of the drier. I usually wait until the kids' baskets are full before I take the baskets to their rooms, because... well I'm lazy ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With our family of 5, I usually have to do two loads of clothes a night. How about you??</span></div>
Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-75505843222328980712012-11-08T09:25:00.002-06:002012-11-08T09:26:09.619-06:00Slowing down<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things have slowed down a good bit around around, thank goodness. Blythe Anne was on a cheer squad, and Jonah was playing soccer, so that took up our Saturdays for the past two months or so. And it took up our Mondays and Thursdays after school with practice. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy that's all over and we can slow down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Some how I don't have any pictures of Blythe Anne cheering. I really don't know how this happened)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now maybe I'll have time to do some things around this house!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately, I've been getting all of my recipe ideas from Pinterest. I really do not know what I did before Pinterest. And for the most part, we've loved everything new I've tried (except Blythe. She doesn't like anything. But, that's a topic for a different day.) Today I want to share a few of the recipes that I've cooked lately, and our opinions of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was probably one of Peyton's favorites over the past few weeks for one simple ingredient -- meatballs. This kid could eat meatballs every day, and be as happy as a clam. It was fairly easy I thought, took about an hour from start to finish, including clean up. I followed the recipe exactly, with the exception of I used extra meatballs (see above ;))</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had really high hopes for this one. But I was let down. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it missed the target completely. Maybe I wished it had more of a sauce to it, I looooove my sauce on my noodles. I followed this one exactly as written also. Another one that Blythe totally turned her nose up to, and even the boys didn't care for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was heaven. I cooked this for the kids for the first day of school, and I love anything that I can fix the night before and just toss in the oven in the morning. I didn't change anything when I made this either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made this for a football party we had here at the house a few weekends ago (Go Saints!) It wasn't a big of a hit as my aunt's shrimp dip that I make (I will share that recipe next time I make it and can take pictures!!), but it was good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also made this for the football party, per Peyton's request. He saw the picture on pinterest and begged me to make it. So, of course, I did :) Another hit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a while since I made this one, and I said I was going to make it again, I guess I had just forgotten about it. Again, the girl didn't like it (are you seeing the trend here??) but the boys did. I ate on it for several day several different ways. I actually plan on making this again this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What have you been cooking from Pinterest??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've been working on the exterior of the house, first was the roof, and next is the siding, which is going to happen in the next few weeks. And the exterior still has a lot of work to be done. We're keeping the original old windows, but fools over the years would get paint on the windows and just leave it. I'm sure that they thought they had a good reason, like, lets slap this paint on all ugly, but we'll come back and fix it later.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We went to the lake a few weekends ago, and I caught Blythe Anne and Peyton, while Jonah was gone fishing with his daddy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And this lil guy was happy to have a little bit of a break ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My middle child, on his first day of <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">1st grade</span>. He was so excited, no more naps this year!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I just did what PW told me to do, and it turned out perfect!! What was that? You don't know who PW is? *gasp* we can't be friends anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/08/roast-chicken/">this </a>is what I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That's right, I cooked a whole chicken!! I'm so proud!! It was the best things I've ever cooked, I swear. The kids loved it, although I wish chicken had three legs, 'cause three kids and two chicken legs just don't add up. </span></div>
Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-28944881926508556592012-08-16T08:00:00.000-05:002012-08-17T09:24:57.774-05:00New Pretties :)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Is she not the purdy-est lamp you've ever seen?! I just love her! I also just go the new white sheer curtains in the mail last week too, and with the new curtains and the new lovely lamp, it just changes the whole room! It the <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/eva-colored-glass-table-lamp/?pkey=e%7Ceva%2Bcolored%2Bglass%2Btable%2Blamp%7C1%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-">Eva Colored Glass Table Lamp</a> from Pottery Barn. I knew that I wanted a glass lamp, and at first I thought $100 was pretty steep for a lamp and lamp shade. But I did some research around the internetz, and found it was actually a really good price for a lamp AND a lamp shade. A lot of glass lamps, without a shade, goes for $100 alone. And another $60 for a linen lamp shade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I stumbled across this picture of a little house that look almost just like ours, while reading over at <a href="http://hookedonhouses.net/2012/08/14/before-after-reviving-a-1912-craftsman-in-portland/">Hooked on Houses</a>. My windows on either side of the fireplace are big windows though, the triple window or the part that sticks out is the dinning room. The two smaller windows is kitchen. And at the very back, where the rood slants down, is the laundry room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our old house has horrible vinyl siding that we plan on replacing very soon, but we plan on keeping our old, original to the house windows. I love them. I know my energy bill isn't going to love them as much, but I think that they add character to the house. When we put the new siding up, we plan on putting up fiber cement boards. They look just like the old wood siding that was used way back when, but without all of the maintenance of wood siding, but you paint it like real wood, and yellow was on my list of what color to paint the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I'm supper excited! I learned last night that the lovely, organizing queen, <a href="http://abowlfulloflemons.blogspot.com/">Toni </a>is hosting another organizing program. I rather call it an organizing PAR-TAY! I love organizing, I love every thing having a place, and I love hearing about other's ideas on organizing and getting tips that will help me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This round is going to last 14 weeks, and I'm ready for it NOW!</span><br />
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Week 1 (9/1/12)... The Kitchen</div>
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Week 2 (9/8/12)... The Garage </div>
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Week 3 (9/15/12)... The Pantry </div>
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Week 4 (9/22/12)... The Office</div>
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Week 5 (9/29/12)... Laundry Room</div>
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Week 6 (10/6/12)... The Master Bedroom</div>
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Week 7 (10/13/12)... The Linen Closet</div>
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Week 8 (10/20/12)... The Dining Room</div>
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Week 9 (10/27/12)... Kids Closets (or any closet)</div>
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Week 10 (11/3/12)... The Living Room</div>
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Week 11 (11/10/12)... The Play Room (bonus room)</div>
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Week 12 (11/17/12)... The Bathrooms</div>
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Week 13 (12/1/12)... Master Closet</div>
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Week 14 (12/8/12)... Mudroom (or entryway)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've never put a piece of furniture together myself before, I always leave that to Joey. But, he wasn't here to put together the <a href="http://www.target.com/p/carson-5-shelf-bookcase-white/-/A-11111065">book case</a> that I finally bought, so I decided to give it a try. I've had boxes and boxes of books stacked in my closet, but no where to put them, and I wanted them put on the new book case NOW.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This guy decided to help. You know, by holding down the box.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was a little over whelmed at this point. But I do have to say, I will not hesitate to buy another bookcase like this from Target, the pieces were put in the box in the order that you needed them, and all the hardware was numbered by steps (step 1, step 2, ect.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But I got it done, all by myself! It did take me quite a while to do it, but I think that's just because I've never put anything together before. It was pretty easy I think, I just had three kids, a cat, and two dogs helping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shortly after I got it put together, <a href="http://mrsjennaw.blogspot.com/2012/08/summer-storm.html">we lost power for the first time that weekend</a>, and it was out for about 18 hours, because one of our trees in the back yard fell on the power line. We had power back for about, oh, five hours, when it started surging, breakers in the house started throwing, and then the best fun of the weekend: the Directv box in Blythe Anne's room started SMOKING. I don't know why THAT breaker didn't throw, but we were freaking out. I think I handled it pretty well, I ushered all the kids into the living room, next to the front door, and then threw the main breaker to the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I called 911, because, OMG, something in my house was smoking!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Guy at 911 thought I was an idiot. "Uh. Take the box outside?" I had the box situation under control, I wanted someone to come check out the rest of the house!! What if there was a fire in the walls or something??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After all that excitement, I turned the main breaker back on, and a few minutes later, we lost power. Again. At 5:30 Friday evening, my estimated time of getting power back was 7:00 PM. SATURDAY NIGHT. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But they power company had it back on by 10:00 AM, this time it was transformer that blew. I wish you could have seen my kids when I told my Dad that the power company left a transformer in our back yard.</span><br />
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Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-85120462951817007802012-08-10T15:33:00.001-05:002012-08-10T15:35:21.435-05:00Summer Storm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think I got about 4 hours of sleep total, and got up as soon as my eyes opened, to go evaluate the situation. And I quickly realized why we don't have any electricity, a tree from our back yard fell across the power line and was blocking the road too. The power company finally got the power lines fixed, so we're all soaking up the AC right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But, other than the downed trees and limbs, we have no other damage, thank the Lord!</span></div>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-19387740029596822492012-08-08T14:47:00.001-05:002012-08-13T12:51:42.873-05:00Is it time for school yet?!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ya'll. I love my kids, I really do, but three kids, ages 4,7, and 8, it's an experience that nothing compares to!! They're wearing this momma out this summer, is all I have to say! But we only have a few more weeks before school starts back, so we're trying to enjoy the last of our summer. Thinking about maybe a quick, short beach trip before they head back to the school house. My babies have never seen a 'real' beach, so it would be a new experience for them. We take them to a lake nearby that has a "beach" area, you know, with sand and brown water ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And with school about to start... that means all their kids' activities are about to start back up, along with a few new ones (both boys are starting karate soon, and are super excited!) And you know what that means... it's time to start getting ultra-organized to keep this house running smoothly! I've been doing lots of cleaning and purging, one of my favorite things. I know some people hate to throw things away/give them away, because of that whole "I may need this some day..." concept, but not I! I don't keep little things just because "I may need it in 10 years." If I end up needing something, I'll just go get another one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I thought it would be fun to show a picture of the dinning room from right before we bought it, so we have something to compare to. I didn't change any of the major stuff. We still have the original hard wood floors, and the paint colors that the previous owners had picked out -- I love!! So I haven't painted anything anywhere here (except for the one room she didn't do either. The Peach room.... ewwww) The chandelier is also original to the house (I LOOOOVE that), so no change there. It could probably could be stood to be dusted, but hey, you can't see it in the pictures, it doesn't count, right?? ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">She didn't have any curtains up in the dinning room, and Joey couldn't stand it, it was driving him crazy, said it was turning the room into a green house, with all those windows. The curtains are from JCPennys, and let me tell you they were not nice on the budget. But to get curtains in a long enough length for these ginormous windows, it cost. I'm happy with the ones I picked out, I'll get better pictures of them for a post tomorrow.</span><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com/2011/08/gallery-wall-decorating-tips-photo.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">thehouseofsmiths.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mrsjennaw/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jenna</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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We've all seen The House of Smith's gallery wall. Love it! I especially love how there are other things besides photographs in it, like the subway art and the "Party of 5." So I definitely know that I want something like this. Shelly even wrote a how-to over at <a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/2011/06/how-to-decorate-series-day-1-gallery-wall-tips-by-house-of-smiths.html">Home Stories A2Z</a> that anyone wanting a gallery wall should check out.</div>
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One thing she suggest is getting lots of inspiration, which trust me I have, like I said, gallery walls are every where! And of course, again, Pinterest is your best friend!</div>
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One thing I love about this one is how their thermostat on this wall and you hardly even notice! Awesome!</div>
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I love the different frames in this.</div>
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I could do this all day ;)</div>
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I even found this:</div>
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Source: <a href="http://interiorspl.com/strona-gwna/galerie-bez-tajemnic.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">interiorspl.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mrsjennaw/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jenna</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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So where am I right now, in my gallery wall adventure?? A bunch of frames spread all over the living room floor that I rearrange every time I walk through.</div>
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I think Joey is rethinking his "lets hang the frames" idea.</div>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-12082774003860722162012-04-29T00:38:00.001-05:002012-04-29T00:40:54.808-05:00Something new in the bedroom<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm so excited, I finally worn my mother down, and she's giving me my great grandmother's antique metal bed. I've wanted it for EVER, and after my aunt saw "the new old house," she agreed with me that I do need the bed. Of course it came with stipulations, pretty much the husband has to move three beds. The things he does for love ;) Love him so much.</div>
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And, of course, I did what anyone does these days, I went to pinterest to see what inspiration I could find for a metal bed. And absolutely fell in love with this one:</div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.79ideas.org/2010/07/pastel-colors.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">79ideas.org</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mrsjennaw/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jenna</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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I pretty much love it ALL. I just recently bought two dressers that were painted a robins egg blue and distressed (L.O.V.E. them!! I plan on writing a post about them this week) so this goes along with that. I could paint the bed blue to go with the dressers...</div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/adrienne-iron-bed/?pkey=cmetal-beds-headboards" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">potterybarn.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mrsjennaw/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jenna</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Or, could go dark with it. I love me some rubbed oil bronze. And it would pop with the dressers, the light walls, and the lighter colored bedding I plan on getting. Which, speaking of bedding, that's a whole other post by its self. I now have to choose new bedding, which could take me forever, for some reason picking out bedding seems to be the most difficult thing to do.</div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.midwestliving.com/homes/decorating-ideas/beautiful-bedroom-designs/#page=16" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">midwestliving.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mrsjennaw/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jenna</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Or maybe my favorite color, white. White looks good on everything. Which if I remember correctly, it's already white, so I wouldn't have to do anything to it.</div>
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We're down sizing though, from a king size to a queen. It's not going to be bad for me, but for the husband. Because I take up AS. MUCH. ROOM. as my skinny self can. In the king size bed, he still has room. But in a queen?? He may end up on the floor.</div>
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Bless his heart.</div>
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And that's what's going on in my neck of the woods!</div>
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<br /></div>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-17011061685175254632012-01-10T10:54:00.000-06:002012-01-10T10:54:42.282-06:00<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have I mentioned, by chance, how short I am? I'm five foot nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Also, have I mentioned, by chance, how high the ceilings are in the new house? Like 12 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lets do some math. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5 foot woman + a ladder / 12 feet ceilings = 3 inches too short</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can't reach the top of the walls to cut in. That was the most aggravating thing ever, after I drug that stupid, heavy ladder out of the closet, fought with it for 30 minutes (my husband bought the worlds most complicated ladder EVER)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In fact, let me introduce you to the worlds most complicated ladder.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know, it probably doesn't <i>look </i>that complicated to some, but this ladder kicks my butt everytime.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To 'open' the ladder you have to push these knobby things in on both sides, and then turn them. And I can't ever remember if it's supposed to be clockwise or counter clockwise. So, that's round one of the fight.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Round two is getting it to latch, which for some reason I always have a problem with.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, after fighting to get the ladder right, I climbed up it, with my little tray of paint and paint brush, reached up... and realized I was 3 inches too short. My husband was not happy to hear that he has to help me, since he's taller than me. The man hates to paint, but the color Blythe Anne's room was <i>has </i>to go. And of course, I forgot to take a before picture (I'm still getting used to the fact that I finally have a camera again!!), but I did take an after picture of the coat of primer on the wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That peachy color on the molding? That was the color of the entire room. Ceiling, molding, walls. All peach. OMG made me want to poke my eyes out to keep from looking at it! There are some quirky things going on in this room, like the ceiling tiles (I hate ceiling tiles) to the random vertical trim pieces on the wall... it needs to be sheet rocked. But since I don't know when we'll get around to that, I'm going to go on and paint it, because I <i>cannot </i>live with that peach!</span></div>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-85745986354425382122012-01-06T23:21:00.000-06:002012-01-06T23:21:48.584-06:00Back from the unofficial break<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yes, I realize I haven't posted since October. Everything with the house selling/buying went to crap, and I was stressed to the max. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A condensed version of the story: The problems with the title to the house we were going to buy were <i>not </i>minor problems, it was more like 3 major problems. We finally gave up on that house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I then found out about another house for sell (I heard about it on Facebook, of all places). I didn't think I was going to like the house when I first heard about it, because it's in town, it's on a major highway, and across the road from a cotton gin. But after I came and saw the house, none of those things even came close to mattering. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The first time the house shows up on records is 1920, and was built by the first doctor in this parish, so the house was also used as his doctor office. It has all the original old doors and the door knobs with the skeleton keys, hardwood floors, high ceilings... it's just absolutely wonderful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The day after I first saw the house I signed the purchase agreement. Exactly two weeks later, we closed on the house. I KNOW! It went so fast, I couldn't believe it! Also unbelievable -- I bought a house my husband had never seen. I sent him pictures, but that's not the same. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then the holidays happened, and I haven't even had time to THINK about my blog at all. But things are slowing down some now, so I can get back on the horse :) I also finally got a new camera (a Nikon D3000), so I can finally take pictures again. Blythe and I are having a girls weekend, we sent the boys off to the camp with Mawmaw and Pawpaw, and we're going to (attempt) to start painting her new room tomorrow. The girl we bought the house from had painted the whole house, and had great taste in paint colors thank goodness, but she didn't get around to painting what is now Blythe's room. And it is a god awful peach color right now. Blythe's birthday was yesterday, and she asked for zebra bedding (not my personal favorite, but it <i>is </i>her room) so I got her that and pink sheets. The peach walls have to go. As of right now the plan is to just paint the room white. I don't want to much going on since she wanted to go the zebra route. Oh, and not only are the WALLS peach, but so is the crown molding AND the ceiling. Yes. I'm serious. I don't know how I'm going to get the ceilings painted, guess we'll figure that out tomorrow :)</span>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-9078094199938720752011-10-06T21:31:00.000-05:002011-10-06T21:31:54.260-05:00Falling...<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/76746424/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="undefined" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/76746424_hL5EUkQj_c.jpg" width="undefined" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.midwestliving.com/homes/seasonal-decorating/easy-fall-decorating-projects/#page=3" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">midwestliving.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mrsjennaw/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jenna</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's that time :) Although with Louisiana weather, we don't get much of a 'fall'. We go from having to have the AC on to having to turn the heater on. Haven't had to turn the heater on quite yet, but there have only been a few days where it's been cool enough to turn the air off and open the windows. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But how awesome are those ghost gourds? LOVE EM!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think this is a great idea, mums in pumpkins. I've never seen this before. I can't wait to go to the pumpkin next week :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I really hope we get into the new house before Christmas ;) so that I can do this. I may need to get A LOT of pumpkins next week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/282698586/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="undefined" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/282698586_M7GLdaRZ_c.jpg" width="undefined" /></a></span></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69801852/custom-orders-halloween-wicked-witch?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=wreath+&ga_order=price_desc&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mrsjennaw/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jenna</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></span></div></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And this just makes me smile :)</span></div>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-86028147722047927472011-10-02T21:44:00.000-05:002011-10-02T21:44:45.058-05:0013 days and counting<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm obviously not a good blogger. At all. Because good bloggers, well, they actually BLOG. I know, right? Who-da-thunk-it?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So updates since last post. We sold our house! YAY!! WOOHOO! We (actually, I did it, because the hubs was at work) closed on it on September 14. I was so happy to have something finally finished. It was a load off of my shoulders. So we could finally close on the new house, the people that we're buying from can close on <i>their </i>new house, they they can move out, we can move in our new house, and my friend can move in her new house (my old house. I know, it's confusing.) things were moving only.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And then it all went to crap. There's a minor problem with the title to the new house (long story, it's not a big deal. There was one signature missing from when it sold last. So they're having to track this person down. And it's not going well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So as of today, we have 13 days to close on our house, the seller to close on their new house, the seller move out, and us move in. This is not realistic. At all. I'm thankful that we sold our house to my friend, I know she won't kick us out in the cold, but I still want to get out of her house, and get into my new one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've told my banker and our real estate agent if they don't hurry up and make this happen, I'm going to move in with one of them. And they both know that I'm crazy enough to do it, so they're scared ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First thing in the morning the banker is supposed to call. So we'll see what he has to say, hopefully we'll be able to close tomorrow afternoon.</span>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-46792793540447375562011-08-13T19:23:00.000-05:002011-08-13T19:23:36.043-05:00Almost there<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sorry that I've been out of touch, folks.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had a medical scare and am still recovering. I've had pelvic pain for over a year and a half that was believed to be ovarian cysts. My doctor decided a few weeks ago that it wasn't cysts but she didn't know what it was, and wanted to do laprascopic surgery to go in and look. It shouldn't have been a big deal, but she accidentally nicked an artery and started bleeding a lot and they had to cut me open. I was really scared, but it's all ok now. I have a long road to recovery, and my husband has to leave for work in a few days, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But I have good news! We close on our house next week, and my best friend since forever is buying it! For the first time we will live only 5 minutes away from each other, it's always been a 20+ minute drive to see each other. And after we close on our house, a few days later... we close on the new house! Our old, ugly "new" house! I'm so excited! I can't wait to get started remodeling the whole thing, and to document it all on here!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And, more exciting news... we're getting an inside cat! I'm so excited about that too!! While I was in the hospital, the kids stayed with a friend who has an inside cat and it didn't bother Jonah's asthma, so I think maybe he's out grown the cat allergy. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lots of awesome things going on! Not so awesome though -- we now have to pack all of our stuff... boo!</span></div>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519061610923315888.post-53183335340547835102011-07-28T23:50:00.000-05:002011-07-28T23:50:47.559-05:00Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's a very dim light. And by dim, I mean, you can KINDA see it, <i>if </i>you squint. And turn your head to the right at a 45 degree angle. And hop on one leg.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Things are moving full force ahead with the house buying and selling. The new house has been appraised, and did well. My current home was <i>supposed </i>to be appraised today... but the guy never showed up, never called anyone to say he was, or to call to say when he is coming. Slightly aggravated about that, but hey, not much I can do. But this guy is slowing up progress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As of right now, we still have a few weeks before we close. It's roughly set for the 18th for our house and the 19th on the new house. (but if this appraiser doesn't hurry up and show up... anyways) The lady we're buying our new house from has asked for about a week after we close for her to move her things out... so we should be moving around the end of August. And right now that's all I want. All the buying and selling to be over and to be in the new house. Once we've been there a little bit, then we'll start the remodel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh, did I mention that? The house was built in the late 70's... and nothing has been done to it since then. Paneling, blue bath tubs and toilets... oh lord have mercy. It's a lot. I'm trying not to focus on all the work right now (even though I've been pinning away on pintest ideas for things to do to the new house), and just focus on getting in the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh, and we're going to live in the house while we do all these major remodels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yeh. We've lost our minds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">HGTV, DIY, if ya'll are reading this, feel free to offer us a show, I promise this is going to be an entertaining experience. </span>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245692980046324719noreply@blogger.com0