rearranging and changing

by Angela on May 18, 2012

Yesterday, I spent about an hour rearranging my living room.   We are planning on getting new living room furniture sometime this year, but I want to get the layout planned before we start shopping.  {I used only things I had around the house for this quick makeover.}
I proped an old door, I had in the garage, against the wall behind the buffet I moved next to the fireplace. I needed something to add height but I didn’t want it to be too busy next the mirrors on the mantel.  I plan on painting the buffet either a soft white or very pale grey. 
I made a sofa table and planter a few days ago.  You can read about the plant here and I plan on showing you how I made the table, next week.
I tried finding a before picture, but had some trouble!  You’ll have to settle with a pic from Christmas, but it will give you an idea of what it looked like before I started. ;)
I’m thinking about a light colored sectional for the space.  Possibly a slipcover?  Any ideas?
Have a GREAT weekend!
~Angela
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a new house guest or inhabitant?

by Angela on May 16, 2012

I have been wanting to add some more house plants for a while, but I don’t have the greenest thumb!  I found the perfect plant about 6 months ago, but have no idea of it’s name.  I need something that needs very little attention and this baby starts to wither to let me know it needs a drink!  I water it and it perks right up…we have the perfect relationship!

BUT, I would like more than just one lonely houseplant.  Last week I found this beautiful {to me and probably most of you} footed ironstone.  It is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but that’s why I love it!  When I found it I knew exactly what it’s purpose was…

 

I have been eyeing succulants for awhile and finally found a steal of a deal at Walmart.  This whole planter was less than $12!  Not the most attractive thing, but I just needed a lot of succulants for my new ironstone planter. ;)

A little dirt…

And a beautiful plant…

Times 2…there were so many that I had enough for another one!

And of course a MESS…I’m not a tidy gardener.

Now I have a new indoor plant, that needs very little attention, but is perfect for my new sofa table. {more on that later}

Meet my new hen and her chicks. {for those who have NO idea what I’m talking about, that’s the name of the plant. ;) }

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mother’s day weekend 2012

by Angela on May 14, 2012

“I had the best Mother’s Day!!” I told my husband that probably a hundred times this past weekend.  SO, if you are not in the mood for me being sentimental and extremely smitten, you might want to skip this post!

Madelyn woke Scott up at 6:30 Saturday morning and the two of them made us breakfast.  Madelyn got a recipe from the Pioneer Woman’s new cookbood for French Toast with Raspberry butter.  It was delicious!

 

Then we packed up the van and headed to Nashville, IN and Monroe Lake for some shopping and camping.  I AM NOT A CAMPER, but I agreed to go because everyone else was so exited about it.  If you have ever seen Troop Beverly Hills, that’s more my style of camping! ;)

As a compromise, we stopped for shopping and lunch before we set up camp.  We couldn’t have asked for better weather and we had fun walking and just spending time together.

The girl’s were so excited to get to our campsite.  They immediately set their chairs up and just started taking in nature.

We ate dinner in stages, corn on the cob was our first course.  Followed by hot dogs for everyone except me.  {I had a really bad experience with hot dogs when I was younger and still won’t eat them.}  I had left-over pizza from lunch, that we heated on foil over the fire.  A well known fact about me, I LOVE pizza and could probably eat if for just about every meal!

Followed by some fruit.

The girl’s and I went to gather up some sticks for the fire and Claire thought that “dad” would really like us to bring this tree back.  The bigger, the better!?!

Before dark, we had smores for dessert. {I realized just how bad Madelyn’s bangs needed to be cut from this picture, so for all of you conserned, I cut them the second we got home.}

Claire is a lot like me.  She wanted to get clean and go play in the tent before bed.  I found her with a flashlight, coloring and singing.  Isn’t she the cutest thing! {I know I’m biased, but come on!}

The next morning we had powdered and chocholate donuts for breakfast.

And a quick walk down to the water.

We drove home and spent the rest of the day relaxing and then went out for dinner.  I could not have asked for a better Mother’s Day!

{Scott, is hopeful that I have changed my mind about the whole camping thing…I still haven’t.}

Have a blessed week,

Angela

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kitchen shelves

May 8, 2012

Today, I actually started and {almost} completed a project!!!  I say, almost, because I need some opinions.  My small kitchen makeover is starting to take shape and now I’m one step closer. This is what I did… If you missed my kitchen post, take a look at the brackets I was planning on using here.  [...]

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my to-do list just got longer

May 4, 2012

You know the saying that bad things happen in 3′s?  Well, ours started about two weeks ago.  The computer we got around Christmas suddenly stopped working (bad thing 1).  Last Thursday my washing machine gave us it’s last hurrah (very bad thing 2).  Then on Saturday, as if we weren’t going to be spending enough [...]

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weekend fun

May 1, 2012

This past weekend was another long and packed one!   Friday, I spent the day on the golf course for the Hands of Hope 100 Holes Golf Tournament.  It was a long day, but we had fun and I’m still standing.   It was worth every minute, because we reached our goal and so many [...]

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winner of Hands of Hope giveaway

April 27, 2012

  The winner of the Hands of Hope giveaway is Mandy A.!! I can’t say THANK YOU enough for all the support of my family and friends (that includes all my blogging friends)! We were able to reach our goal and had a very successful day!  I am beyond exhausted…it may take a few days [...]

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paver patio weekend

April 25, 2012

  This past weekend was a bit of a back braker!  We spent ALL day Saturday and Sunday laying a paver patio and fire pit.  I can honestly say that it’s the most sore I’ve been in a very long time.  (I woke up Sunday and my hands hurt to open!)   We rented the [...]

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Hands of Hope and a giveaway

April 18, 2012

So, I’ve been really wrestling with this post.  BUT, I know it’s something that I need to do.  Please bear with me and feel free to move on, if this is something you are not interested in. For those of you who are still with me, I want to start by saying that God has [...]

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quick kitchen makeover {lazy woman’s version}

April 16, 2012

  I’ve got the spring bug.  You know the one that causes you to want to change everything…lighter and brighter (or just different)? It seems like every year around this time, I start changing things around.  I’m still working on the girl’s bedroom, but I’ve also started playing around with my kitchen. I thought I [...]

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