Truly a Labor Day

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Labor Day Everyone!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you all got a chance to relax and enjoy this unofficial end of the summer holiday.  We spent the weekend laboring up at our Colorado home.  We have been renting it out through a property management company for about eight months now.  There were a few big repairs to be made</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">- plumbing issues- </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and a lot of small repairs that we could handle ourselves.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DEq2-S6FrPD0TgfJ_xgYXOcCphzbwqzvkTuDILu5-eVGFkSmTQF2eVcVt5q0nPfAtbZHNcY22OoLghFjgEEo_Wozt4duPqw0ERPLffYWGTVtdOv2KBRXMM-wJS70zQjY1-D4RpmSG7Y/s1600/IMG_5477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DEq2-S6FrPD0TgfJ_xgYXOcCphzbwqzvkTuDILu5-eVGFkSmTQF2eVcVt5q0nPfAtbZHNcY22OoLghFjgEEo_Wozt4duPqw0ERPLffYWGTVtdOv2KBRXMM-wJS70zQjY1-D4RpmSG7Y/s640/IMG_5477.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> While we were out at the new Lowe's</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> (Yes, I was <b>so</b> excited to go to the new Lowe's) </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">we spotted a Habitat for Humanity Restore.  I talked Mr. Beaux into stopping in for a look.  I was imagining a lot of building and plumbing supplies like in our local store, but this store was mostly furniture.  We browsed around and I spotted a few good finds. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RZHw73vLeiInio1U_d6r3A1442UrRxzw5EEqaUV4_tmctsLSeE48yDaUUtRj98KJ30WpnqL74Crwaz4rSZMDYEpv4JZLIwenZvn8OqYpsMD9haGQubetbFC71Tfzz5rRik4ZH6GZfFI/s1600/IMG_5402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RZHw73vLeiInio1U_d6r3A1442UrRxzw5EEqaUV4_tmctsLSeE48yDaUUtRj98KJ30WpnqL74Crwaz4rSZMDYEpv4JZLIwenZvn8OqYpsMD9haGQubetbFC71Tfzz5rRik4ZH6GZfFI/s640/IMG_5402.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beautiful print for the Great Room, only $35.00.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A really nice table for behind the sofa to replace the iron and glass one that the previous owners had left for us.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hated dusting it all the time.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXyoe9mgMV1EkczZYPHBFfbTn4ugESDBFZtUhj5JL7q-qsSTmE52fr2rBfB7KJnjf3LZpovpL6uQcFtzxaHZ-VPqtAkW5XqouOAn0wkAsczr31h9CIznbVVrVX9H36zLaBcx4iJh9NuU/s1600/IMG_5399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXyoe9mgMV1EkczZYPHBFfbTn4ugESDBFZtUhj5JL7q-qsSTmE52fr2rBfB7KJnjf3LZpovpL6uQcFtzxaHZ-VPqtAkW5XqouOAn0wkAsczr31h9CIznbVVrVX9H36zLaBcx4iJh9NuU/s640/IMG_5399.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Old table: (we ended up donating this one)</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PCbduZZX6tPNqL5rz0P2NVQ-j3KXIIm8bDC5Xso2Yz2nEzMTL2AI_07vAB6ClhKsTGmbzpTUhrTs8NBsZLFYL4sCNxHvK_59iYyC2iYzcptaFtIXa33m1omETfQV4AMquxCXA4fLxrw/s1600/IMG_5433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PCbduZZX6tPNqL5rz0P2NVQ-j3KXIIm8bDC5Xso2Yz2nEzMTL2AI_07vAB6ClhKsTGmbzpTUhrTs8NBsZLFYL4sCNxHvK_59iYyC2iYzcptaFtIXa33m1omETfQV4AMquxCXA4fLxrw/s640/IMG_5433.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">New table.  It was in great condition and it was a steal!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWC1OyZ3sJtsjPVn0EbvVhJFhlo-Kd6ok2aedOP2p3u_Xt7tSznqbzLmE7eA0-pEsfnjP1mT5bo_6v0hXGvs3wrfBssThph4bV5pSbfOSo_Dflv5f2KlCtb14mm1GbB8mlSX3S1-swx3Q/s1600/IMG_5401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWC1OyZ3sJtsjPVn0EbvVhJFhlo-Kd6ok2aedOP2p3u_Xt7tSznqbzLmE7eA0-pEsfnjP1mT5bo_6v0hXGvs3wrfBssThph4bV5pSbfOSo_Dflv5f2KlCtb14mm1GbB8mlSX3S1-swx3Q/s640/IMG_5401.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You might think that $160 is too much, but you also have to consider that this is in the High Country...  That means High prices too!!!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOCQS0FVPJjXz6kmp9o_uKyUiimgjn8-kkHVsF7Cj2XkG5pQXTopdrvDoBKoxQf9NIKdMtS5IArJ79INVjDtM0WvYL1HuQerXEsADk0iQywmxWoIGPaUymrZPL1J0CqBOs-WSzTgeDR4/s1600/IMG_5405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOCQS0FVPJjXz6kmp9o_uKyUiimgjn8-kkHVsF7Cj2XkG5pQXTopdrvDoBKoxQf9NIKdMtS5IArJ79INVjDtM0WvYL1HuQerXEsADk0iQywmxWoIGPaUymrZPL1J0CqBOs-WSzTgeDR4/s640/IMG_5405.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But our best find was two benches that were scratched and dated looking.  While we were talking to the couple that run the store we found out that benches sell like hotcakes.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  I can imagine why!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lots of uses for benches in ski country.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpobemJPP1rk5QGuvTyAA8rViYBcYuHfs-BRNWrWFcamLwWbP1D7c8XWlN72sLy00qR1r_cDs4_YsxdhAEjknN9MtHv1_ifUe-Mky0IvXVES-Nwfj3VUvm_Blz6F48qGWiG_16FZ2Llk/s1600/IMG_5406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpobemJPP1rk5QGuvTyAA8rViYBcYuHfs-BRNWrWFcamLwWbP1D7c8XWlN72sLy00qR1r_cDs4_YsxdhAEjknN9MtHv1_ifUe-Mky0IvXVES-Nwfj3VUvm_Blz6F48qGWiG_16FZ2Llk/s640/IMG_5406.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Look at how scratched up the top is!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They were very substantial and  sturdy, and </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">only $40 apiece.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsVzPICOT9rT8FUfiWgmU2aOJXSZc5t4OUe2me8_1qLBFBxko7-lXsnozyBOFpdxYgzi7U24o9g5461W6BZu4cBQJnyuSN_8JR_s2wZLTdVg1JubaIgYP9dRgZg7g9ThkD15c0b4Pb_4/s1600/IMG_5407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsVzPICOT9rT8FUfiWgmU2aOJXSZc5t4OUe2me8_1qLBFBxko7-lXsnozyBOFpdxYgzi7U24o9g5461W6BZu4cBQJnyuSN_8JR_s2wZLTdVg1JubaIgYP9dRgZg7g9ThkD15c0b4Pb_4/s640/IMG_5407.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr. Beaux sanded down both tops with his palm sander.  Looking better already!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I made up my own concoction of  Chalk Paint by adding a small amount of  Unsanded Grout to Flat White Paint.  I wasn't sure that I liked the outcome of the first coat.  It was very thick and got thicker as time passed.  So I painted the second coat with the Flat Paint alone.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It looked much better. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> What do you think?</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq328z9_O-OezNNQ_hpXfhdGnvX1Lzk138cNweGLirjlv3ok7mYekkNTY1a9FD7Ih7UcuTuoiqtcVOtMpsa5Tn0R9vpEzy_FoX4Yxe5-tQUz97xk_94VWa6Ly4KmSE-QqKUUSaUQ-xBE/s1600/IMG_5413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq328z9_O-OezNNQ_hpXfhdGnvX1Lzk138cNweGLirjlv3ok7mYekkNTY1a9FD7Ih7UcuTuoiqtcVOtMpsa5Tn0R9vpEzy_FoX4Yxe5-tQUz97xk_94VWa6Ly4KmSE-QqKUUSaUQ-xBE/s640/IMG_5413.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found some pillows at Tuesday Morning (another newly opened store) on clearance.  Buy one on clearance and get one 50% off.  I love Labor Day Deals!  The throw is a Pendleton blanket that we found at the outlets in Monterrey.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBX3UtjFfUXC5iR2iLE-Ovtw_e8aLke2MKe7JZo5kUYLknhMifCp3bxOUd2n3ZPK7sT7ghI-gDf_khgVsx7AMRXBZngbRZGZSsFm5jk3n-VqqRGx9LihDx1o-FBA1LnmbrHY-_w2AFks/s1600/IMG_5415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBX3UtjFfUXC5iR2iLE-Ovtw_e8aLke2MKe7JZo5kUYLknhMifCp3bxOUd2n3ZPK7sT7ghI-gDf_khgVsx7AMRXBZngbRZGZSsFm5jk3n-VqqRGx9LihDx1o-FBA1LnmbrHY-_w2AFks/s640/IMG_5415.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We stained the top with two coats of Minwax stain in Provencial and then Polyed the top with two coats of Gloss Polyurethane.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsx_SOjLzZBJyxppWIElBK8oCyorAkOqYl7eG7jArWNCHvc9LQ3-7Fz_aeRko0br_PJIgBg1BG1KcD0Aem0cmmh_Rrc3rpDW76fFFhKJQqA0fM9VP_RI15ay0-Ce6I3AWLSq75FhIvDw/s1600/IMG_5416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsx_SOjLzZBJyxppWIElBK8oCyorAkOqYl7eG7jArWNCHvc9LQ3-7Fz_aeRko0br_PJIgBg1BG1KcD0Aem0cmmh_Rrc3rpDW76fFFhKJQqA0fM9VP_RI15ay0-Ce6I3AWLSq75FhIvDw/s640/IMG_5416.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I want to antique the white with wax but I will have to get to that next time we are up there. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Hey, any excuse to go back right?  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f2wW6nv7Rrmb-TSAV-3SFj34LySJYCpiG5b2nywBQ2XK_yJXZR01CswHVJbYa2Ud0tZ9RMh0vjIK7Flj_FK6knYIGY4QyWqfDOflFzR-hyeCq6LyC_MHyrt84rNX-RiJ8wYF-UcFqsA/s1600/IMG_5434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f2wW6nv7Rrmb-TSAV-3SFj34LySJYCpiG5b2nywBQ2XK_yJXZR01CswHVJbYa2Ud0tZ9RMh0vjIK7Flj_FK6knYIGY4QyWqfDOflFzR-hyeCq6LyC_MHyrt84rNX-RiJ8wYF-UcFqsA/s640/IMG_5434.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> And flanking the other window...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPdonAldbCjDCSMm__2kTTR73E-21fez8KSZxJwqRHktx8fKX6SM3O0RV0ZnyU-FhxReTq_KU__ZTliM5v4ROCi7bQq20xMKnOdL9Mk7ERexg8NQoKDTi-PokyF_FG5QHRMG0zTDjDPc/s1600/IMG_5387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPdonAldbCjDCSMm__2kTTR73E-21fez8KSZxJwqRHktx8fKX6SM3O0RV0ZnyU-FhxReTq_KU__ZTliM5v4ROCi7bQq20xMKnOdL9Mk7ERexg8NQoKDTi-PokyF_FG5QHRMG0zTDjDPc/s640/IMG_5387.jpg" width="632" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm going to be showing you some of the other projects that we tackled during the weekend and also give you a tour of our very special second home in the mountains of Colorado.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Sharing at: </span></span></i></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"></a>for Metamorphosis Monday</span></span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</span></span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></span></span></i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Kristin at</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> for Tuesday's Treasures</span></span></i></span></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <i>Kim at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays </i><br /><i> </i><i>Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><i> </i><i>Sherry at <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here</a> for the Open House Party on Thursdays</i><br /><i> </i><i>Gina at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> for Transformation Thursdays<br /></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"> <i>  <a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">From My Front Porch To Yours</a> for Treasure Hunt Thursday</i><br /><i>Poutpourri Friday at <a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/">2805</a></i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> Cindy at <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a>for Show and Tell Friday<br />Courtney at <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a> for Feathered Nest Friday<br />Heather and Vanessa at <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/">At the Picket Fence</a> for Inspiration Friday <br /><span style="font-size: small;">Diann at <a href="http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/">The Thrifty Groove</a> for Thrifty Things Friday<br />Debra at <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a> for Vintage Inspiration Friday</span></span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sherry at<a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/"> The Charm of Home</a> for Home Sweet Home Friday</i></span><i><br /></i></span></span></i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div>

Truly a Labor Day

Happy Labor Day Everyone!   I hope you all got a chance to relax and enjoy this unofficial end of the summer holiday.  We spent the weekend ...

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