Archive for August, 2009

Bookshelf Update

Last week’s Sunday paper had a tall bookshelf in espresso for $26 (at Target)!  You may remember I’ve been looking for shelves.  Well, I picked up two shelves for Miss Petrie’s room.  The shelves are now back up to $32, but I still think that’s a deal.  We haven’t even got them out of the [...]

A Welcome Baby Sign

I had painted this sign for my friend’s new baby a few months ago, but I wasn’t thrilled with the way it turned out.  But by adding some chipboard sea animals, the sign came together.   I painted the sign in April.  The wood came from our backyard fence project and I wanted to use [...]

Ice Cream for Lunch

Last week my moms club had the annual ice cream social at an adorable ice cream parlor called I Scream Ice Cream in Albuquerque.  The store has all kinds of toys and is incredibly visually stimulating.  The kids had a ball and we moms enjoyed socializing with ice cream.  We did indeed meet near lunch [...]

My Parent’s House: The Guest Bath and Backyard

Start with the first installment of My Parent’s House: The Front Yard.   The second installment is My Parent’s House: The Living Room. The third installment is My Parent’s House: The Dining Room. The fourth installment is My Parent’s House: The Sun Room and Breakfast Room. The fifth installment is My Parent’s House: The Kitchen. The sixth installment is My Parent’s House: [...]

My Parent’s House: The Den

Start with the first installment of My Parent’s House: The Front Yard.   The second installment is My Parent’s House: The Living Room. The third installment is My Parent’s House: The Dining Room. The fourth installment is My Parent’s House: The Sun Room and Breakfast Room. The fifth installment is My Parent’s House: The Kitchen. The sixth installment is My Parent’s [...]

My Parent’s House: The Laundry Room

Start with the first installment of My Parent’s House: The Front Yard.   The second installment is My Parent’s House: The Living Room. The third installment is My Parent’s House: The Dining Room. The fourth installment is My Parent’s House: The Sun Room and Breakfast Room. The fifth installment is My Parent’s House: The Kitchen.   The laundry room adjoins [...]

My Parent’s House: The Kitchen

Start with the first installment of My Parent’s House: The Front Yard.   The second installment is My Parent’s House: The Living Room. The third installment is My Parent’s House: The Dining Room. The fourth installment is My Parent’s House: The Sun Room and Breakfast Room. The kitchen was the room that required the most renovation in my parent’s house. [...]

My Parent’s House: The Sun Room and Breakfast Room

Start with the first installment of My Parent’s House: The Front Yard.   The second installment is My Parent’s House: The Living Room. The third installment is My Parent’s House: The Dining Room.   During the early 1900s people ill with tuburculosis flooded the Southwest for the dry, hot air.  They thought it would help their lungs.  Houses [...]

A Baby Boy Shower

Thanks to Kelly’s Korner for hosting Show Us Your Life- Baby Showers! A couple of weeks ago we had a shower for our good friend, Aja.  You may remember the invitation I made, the shower favors and the baby gift.  The shower was lots of fun with cute games and excellent food.  All of the [...]

My Parent’s House: The Dining Room

Thanks to Hooked on Houses for hosting Hooked on Fridays. My parent’s home is made for entertaining.  The dining room is a large room and a beautiful focal point from the living room.  It is flanked by the living room, sun room, breakfast room, kitchen and a hallway.  You can imagine the door situation was a [...]