A little dab'l do ya!

My main floor is where it all happens. Seriously, you have to be on this floor to get anywhere else in the house. Therefore it is the one sure place to be seen. I struggle with this space though. See, I have an aversion to green. There I said it. For all of you who love and embrace green as a colour in nature second to none.... I will send you my countertops.

When Greg and I bought our first house, everything was "1985 Hunter Green". So sexy. I was so stumped I went out and bought Hunter Green sofa and chairs to match.....oh woe is me that I don't have those pictures anymore. You would seriously cringe. Hence the beginning of my aversion to dark green. Now, you know I have a beautiful spring green bedroom (which I will be showing off this week - she got an updo) but you would know if we were next-door BFFs that I ABHOR dark green :(

Enter, what I consider to be, my dream home. The only problem, really? The ding-dong who built it used the same dark sage green countertops in not only the kitchen. Oh no. Why? When you can enjoy green with a scroll design in every room that has the need for counters? Yes, ladies and gents, all my counters are the SAME throughout the house. Green. *sob*

So, after fighting and raging against the machine for 6 years, I have become zen with the green counters in my kitchen. I had decided earlier to bring in a different shade on these fab mod finds and this past weekend I brought more green in. I figure as long as I like the pattern and shade.....meh, maybe the counters will grow on me.

So here are some updated photos of my main floor kitchen and dining room. Of course, I also had to flip the table and paint the skirt/legs to match my new cabinet and buffet :) Thanks to my neice Casey for being a trooper and helping me do a number of projects this weekend.....all of which I will be boring you with in great detail!

Does this happen to you too?

Wow, I went shopping for drapes and hardware. Came home 2 hours later, giddy from finding everything I needed for 5 windows for $70 (Yes, bow to me) and *puked* this allover my kitchen table. Seriously, why do my projects always end up allover my table? You with me?

Anyway. I digress. I had bought 3 panels for the kitchen/dining room. One to alter for over the kitchen window and 2 for the dining room. The rods I chose were cream to match the new-to-me furniture I've refinished for the space.....so onto the kitchen window. Wait......are those chips? Cracking? Since when.......ugh.......alright.

Get the paint.

Paint, dry, alter drape panel, hang rod and put up new lovely cafe curtain......





I love you cafe curtain. Meet your parents? Why I'd love to!

So, after rediscovering the kitchen table, Casey and I flipped that sucka and got down to business! Outside? Who goes outside to paint in 110 degrees? Pbbbbbbtttttttttt!

SO! Here is a shot of the kitchen. New green curtain, new green rug, same white range hood. Hey, like all of God's creatures my kitchen is a work in progress.





The barstools above will be painted out soon and boy do I have some goregous fabric to do those up right! (Yes, I am wringing my hands together and twisting my moustache:)

Like I said we are all a work in progress. I have decided a little dab of green in this space is good. I have yet to complete the barstools, switch the range hood, find a 6 foot hole to dump that water cooler in and buy new kitchen chairs that aren't plastic but for now......I am pleased. I am one with my green countertops.....ommmmmmmm ommmmmmmm ommmmmmmmm.

Feels like Hades you mean!

Seriously, when did Satan get into Town and where is he staying?
I hope that mutha has air-conditioning!!! Feels like 49? For all you
out there south of the 49th parallel that is 120.2 degrees F!!!!

Current Weather - Thurs. Jul 21, 2011, 14:00 EDT 

Pearson Airport

Toronto, ON

37°C

Partly cloudy

• Feels Like : 49
• Wind : W 35km/h
• Wind gusts : 44km/h
• Sunrise : 5:56
• Sunset : 20:53

• Relative Humidity : 48%
• Pressure : 100.40 kPa
• Visibility : 24.0 km
• Ceiling : 4500 ft
   

"Womb to Tomb" Friends? I think not.

I like to check in on the Pioneer Woman. She makes me laugh and she rocks out some amazing recipes. I even bought her cookbook.....and I rarely buy those. She regularly talks about her friends. Those friends she has been friends with since they were babies. I don't have any of those.

My parents moved us around so much when we were younger that by the time I ended up in highschool, I think I was on school number 10+....I have lost track of pretty much anyone I ever met prior to Grade 12 and those who did stay on the radar are mostly relegated to Facebook because I live 4000 kms from the west coast now.

I know I will only ever have one "womb to tomb" friend - my sister Julie, but for others I do have a specificly awesome class of girlfriend to whom I like to refer as my....

"GREAT ASS to GRASS Girls"

You know, the ones you meet in your late 20s or early 30s (when you were most smokin') that make you laugh so hard you do this:

or this:

some of this:

and pretty much this nonstop.....

I intend to know these ladies till they put me under the dirt. Who are your girls? Have you called one today?

New design!

I've been playing around with Blogger for a few days coming up with a new look for the ole' web blog. This mermaid gets bored pretty quick and I'm sure you too were pretty tired of looking at my cowboy hat :) So, I am trying a few things out, stick around. More than likely I'll be bored by the end of the day and it will change again. Here was another of my attempts at a header.

I'm still learning.

Who's in?

seriously, I wanna do this.....wanna come to Atlanta with me next June? 

Getcher' Mama a beer, son!

Well, the weeks from hell seem to be over (please, please be over). I am finally getting over this chest infection and have quit braying like a donkey.

The garage sale we held for my Mother on Saturday is OVER as well!!!! Thanks be to Gawd. The boys made about $45 each, Greg and I made $50 and Momma took the medal making almost $270 from stuff she was going to drop off at the Sally Ann anyway :) It was a long day before the sale and a short morning of haggling, but I am glad she got some things sold.

All last week Greg was a busy boy wearing his white Supervisor's hardhat while we went from this:

to THIS!

Suffice to say the boys are pretty stoked. It was a significant investment for us and probably means we will never travel again :) Well, OK. Maybe not next year. I spent pretty much all day Sunday, phone turned off, people popping in for a dip. Floating on my chair sending my 9 year-old to the bar fridge now and then. I know, that makes me a bad Mom.....I don't care.

Back to looking for drapery fabric!

I'm thinking this for the ROCK room we did for Quinn. One panel for his cloffice and two shorter panels for his big picture window....thoughts? Opinions? The thought makes you swoon? Scratch your eyes out now please? matching pillows for his bed?

River Rock

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