Rain.. Rain... Please Stay!

We have had a ridiculous number of thunderstorms and rain this spring/summer. The result... less water usage for a green lawn and great sunsets...

Oh Blackwater

My sister J is pretty thankful for all we do to help out with her kiddo. She showed her thanks by getting the "Original Four" tickets to the Doobie Brothers & Chicago concert at Starlight. She got amazing tickets (5th row!) for 1/3 of the price at an fund-raising auction. It was a great show but VERY HOT!

Just one of the perks

Unemployment has a few advantages: Sleeping in, catching up on entirely too much T.V., figuring out what you what to do with your life, etc. The BEST thing is getting to see my nephew a lot more than I used to.

J & D were out on vacation a few weeks ago. Our parents kept B-dub the whole time but I saw him three days in a row. Then I got an entire day with him a few days later! We had a blast... IHOP, the library, indoor play area in Zona Rosa, and of course play time with Rocky & Duke.


The next day J had a dentist appointment. The dentist suggested that B-dub start coming so that he becomes more comfortable with he idea. I came along to "assist" so J could actually get her teeth cleaned. B-dub took awhile to warm up but he really enjoyed it in the end!

Jekyll Crane

So, we completed this project MONTHS ago but I never got around to posting. We painted over the yellow faux paint with Valspar's Jekyll Crane (for those who don't speak 'paint colors' that is green). We also finally removed the ugly plaid and button valance with a simpler green abstract floral fabric. It was actually a shower curtain that my fabulous Mother helped me sew into curtains. Ok... so maybe I 'assisted her' more than she 'helped me' because she rocks at sewing stuff.

BEFORE:
(please excuse the mess.... this was literally days after we moved in)

AFTER:

The blue tile back-splash and off-white, chipped, stained countertops are still on the dream list! We opted for the carpet before the countertops.

Have I mentioned I don't like brass?

This was one of my favorite 'brass to black' projects. This is because it only cost about $5.00! Black high-heat spray paint is my new favorite fix.

BEFORE:

AFTER:


We also painted the brown walls because it needed touch up and we didn't have the exact color. It is virtually impossible to tell from the above two photos but below you can see the difference. We went with the color on the left. We wanted just a slightly richer/darker color.