Johnny Mathis & Banana Crackers

Yes, I admit it-I was born in the 80's. I love everything that has to do with the 80's, but think cherry red pumps, leg warmers, side ponytails, and white wash tapered jeans should stay there, and the music should live on forever! Spoken from a true "Material Girl".

As we (Paige and I) were driving Piper to preschool, I came up with this revelation, "I should have been born in the 70's-thus I would've been able to enjoy the 80's even more and wouldn't have to listen to all my "big hair" "make out music" to reminisce, (mind you, my Toto CD is playing)! Will my girls think of my music the same way I dreaded long car rides with my parents and their Johnny Mathis tapes? Is there a reason all my girlfriends have always been 5-10+ years older?" Does this mean I am going to die 10 years younger?"

As we drove up to preschool, I was taken back by the simple words of my oldest "I wonder what they are going to have for snack today?". Some of the biggest of life lessons I learn from my children. I should not try to live in the past-I cannot change what has happened. I should neither live in the future, because usually the things I worry about don't happen either. I should live for right now, and I think we will have banana crackers and milk for snack!

~Happy Thursday

Swimming in the deep end...

Every year at this time I get very impatient with cold and rainy weather and decide to redecorate...(thanks Mom, I think I get this from you)! And if you read my previous blog, my new piece of furniture has kick started my "spring fever" a little early (2 am to be exact). Chris thinks he either woke up in the wrong house or his wife has gone off the deep end, again!

So my new addition in my home has started this new fire under my bum, now that I am this self proclaimed "wine connoisseur" and "master decorator" (remember "Rate My Space 1/5"?). I have transformed my dining/eating area into a little piece of Heaven with my ultra modern wine bistro. And if you come over a little early, we can sit in our PJ's and drink (as Paige would say) coffey!

P.S. I know the pictures are a little off center to the left, they were fine before I put in the wine cabinet. I cannot fix them until Chris calms down about the transformation (he HATES when I put holes in the walls)! :)

It finally arrived...

...and I still haven't heard from the Fed Ex man!! We received it really late on Monday night from UPS and I couldn't wait for Chris to assemble it. It is real interesting the things you can get your husband to do after some negotiating , especially on a Monday night after a long days work. But after all-is so worth every minute of it-the wine cabinet, that is!

Piper & Paige helped their daddy put the wine cabinet together-our way of family time/therapy!

After all was said and done, we put the girls to bed and enjoyed a nice glass of wine from our new piece of furniture! You all are still welcome to come and join us whenever!!!

~Cheers!

Ode to Norman...

...Rockwell, that is. The new theme for my basement remodel (thanks again to the generous charity Paula gave the garbage lady and the nice email from my boyfriend in cyberspace).

Last week I decided to post my desperately needed decorating disaster to the HGTV site "Rate My Space"-hoping the designer would come to my house and give my basement a face lift (I heard the remodel is over 20k). But instead, I have received a bucket of emails trashing my space, and giving me a rating of 1/5 :( I know I need some help, but it's very hard with a budget of $0.00 (all who know my husband know why...cheap-oops! did I really say that!) One nice gentleman told me that "all I needed was a theme and then everything would fall into place". Nice, that's what I need to hear-some encouragement. So Norman (and Paula), here goes...the start to my own remodel one day and one antique at a time.


I think things are starting to come along, while I patiently await the arrival of HGTV's designer. What do you think?

Princess stories...part 1

Piper & Paige work on a daily princess story with their nanny Katie. She is so wonderful, and an absolute expert in fingernail painting, princess story telling, play dough guru, Elf expert, master colorerrrr, certified monster catcher, etc...Needless to say, we love her and are not sharing!

However, we are willing to share the first of many stories, enjoy!!

2009 Resolution

I admire how my friend Jenn comes up with a "word to live by" every year for her resolution and I have been contemplating about what could be a good word for me and help to make me a better person for the upcoming year. ( Sorry Jen, I seem to copy you a lot, I guess you just have good ideas!)
Being January 9th, I did not come across a word, but yet a saying from an email I got from my Grandmother Rosie. I usually just delete most "junk" forwards (sorry), but I think God wanted for me to see this-and of course I sent it forward to everyone (thanks Mary-yeah right)!!! I will post it to my blog and continue to try to live by it daily.

"God doesn't give you the people you want, He gives you the people you NEED - To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be."

In light of the situation...

.....Piper & Paige remain calm, ready and dressed for the weather-whatever it may be!