New Kitchen Decorating 2015

New Kitchen Rugs and Long Weekend Ramblings

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Everyone!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am so thankful for this long weekend!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have lots of things to check off my to do list </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and hopefully I can sneak in a little bit of R&R too.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I want to thank everyone that commented </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on my Empty Nest post.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love hearing your stories </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I tried to respond to those who have emails </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">associated with their comments.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So far, so good and she is coming home </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">over the holiday weekend.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Of course my boys have now decided </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that they need more "Mom" time </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so they have been stopping by to work out in the gym, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">eat dinner and build a dog house with Mr. Beaux.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wanted to share my new kitchen rugs with you all.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lately, I have been disappointed </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">my purchases for the house.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think I figured out that I was very distracted </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with Miss Beaux going off to college </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I wasn't really focused on the house.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Understandably so!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, when I get that way (distracted) </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I always remember to treat myself like a client.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I need to go thru the whole process </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and not just guess.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I would never just "hope" that something </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">would coordinate with one of my clients!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I always have my samples and measurements </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and colors with me when I shop.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I plan it all beforehand so as to avoid mistakes.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uEqPiQi8uWh1eePTddpwtlF74PBFQOrOh2FaEnn-4Jtkeq1LpxNUMzBdmVxhmWP8j6DfwMXBrHEcae38eW0yCEfM5LxfObfhZ4CRSjaKMycnIxB7JzsynahK8eTIqNvR4bTjRt1uBhYR/s1600/IMG_0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uEqPiQi8uWh1eePTddpwtlF74PBFQOrOh2FaEnn-4Jtkeq1LpxNUMzBdmVxhmWP8j6DfwMXBrHEcae38eW0yCEfM5LxfObfhZ4CRSjaKMycnIxB7JzsynahK8eTIqNvR4bTjRt1uBhYR/s1600/IMG_0024.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">OK, so this is the "BEFORE" rug </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that I bought at Home Goods </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">while Miss Beaux and I </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">were out shopping for her Dorm.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BPK8AlcnXRIyGSklzA0m-xEyppmKGFW_l5aFtezRv3SDQaoaKafmvvIx0dn7Z22uKFpSDehuyCGJQgojCeZD_Piyqp727dU1uMtzJ-53h5wNpENodVryRYumrDjxglCooZPFjbBcFm64/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BPK8AlcnXRIyGSklzA0m-xEyppmKGFW_l5aFtezRv3SDQaoaKafmvvIx0dn7Z22uKFpSDehuyCGJQgojCeZD_Piyqp727dU1uMtzJ-53h5wNpENodVryRYumrDjxglCooZPFjbBcFm64/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> And here is a coordinating rug in the same line.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wanted two rugs, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">one for the sink area </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and one for the French Doors out to the deck.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I like the rugs and I love the quatrifoil pattern </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but the colors were just too bright for me.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It just wasn't working!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGxYAgXFUYjk5JRUDg2Odx_rBI5A7kDyVjIQI94BGLbPOVww9PJ2lKuAYtOXtoabDPX7HBhFEeJ83tElcxUzJbr2z8bmE1nleoIiknYtw4D97XoYcehi92deTWS5NkzVSfrz3OyDCYSSB/s1600/IMG_0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGxYAgXFUYjk5JRUDg2Odx_rBI5A7kDyVjIQI94BGLbPOVww9PJ2lKuAYtOXtoabDPX7HBhFEeJ83tElcxUzJbr2z8bmE1nleoIiknYtw4D97XoYcehi92deTWS5NkzVSfrz3OyDCYSSB/s1600/IMG_0020.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was back to the drawing board...  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was cruising around on Joss and Main </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I saw this outdoor rug on sale.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The price was great $22.95 for a 5X3 rug.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I ordered two.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I loved the pattern and knew that the colors </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">were more to my taste...  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">More subdued and muted.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrXyLHrPn51vL9lZPiylgZrGS5HnVzHQ3bChePGb88NYUcMeKJnUigoKn8BrRTfgkZC84si-mQ0d3160QeMk59jH3ECOA-ehQefNiMINPM-8opofzdrLJKo2LG4fbCEr90u3A1esMfZEx/s1600/IMG_2410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrXyLHrPn51vL9lZPiylgZrGS5HnVzHQ3bChePGb88NYUcMeKJnUigoKn8BrRTfgkZC84si-mQ0d3160QeMk59jH3ECOA-ehQefNiMINPM-8opofzdrLJKo2LG4fbCEr90u3A1esMfZEx/s1600/IMG_2410.jpg" width="486" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And they matched my new Kitchen towels!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo3GVhcbHaN1mowLH72TFPI3SfHbJfnqsLuWOsIBG7Jk1IfU1itGPOk-ExoRufGxy00ApSeFjFJbn5OMIiP8xCRaWRhJGcy7Qk7kAwDjsnJlXcwNJCy68ZUHVQfyZAgxowvzuKwd4-0Ze/s1600/IMG_0035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo3GVhcbHaN1mowLH72TFPI3SfHbJfnqsLuWOsIBG7Jk1IfU1itGPOk-ExoRufGxy00ApSeFjFJbn5OMIiP8xCRaWRhJGcy7Qk7kAwDjsnJlXcwNJCy68ZUHVQfyZAgxowvzuKwd4-0Ze/s1600/IMG_0035.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> And my new placemats!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu-09Qzdi9Xw0RJ0MzLK1GSmNn8NOiVtfvOqpQx_DKyrwcfZXfyFGQa9l603Xb8ZB7nsMP9SVByRn0jvlO89LjtkZP8pW0EB0WdTn7xOmG_56kgHFtNbazbyKjEGuB4qIwCAHmbp9WqYl/s1600/IMG_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu-09Qzdi9Xw0RJ0MzLK1GSmNn8NOiVtfvOqpQx_DKyrwcfZXfyFGQa9l603Xb8ZB7nsMP9SVByRn0jvlO89LjtkZP8pW0EB0WdTn7xOmG_56kgHFtNbazbyKjEGuB4qIwCAHmbp9WqYl/s1600/IMG_0022.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> As luck would have it, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was contacted recently by <a href="http://rugpadusa.com/">RugpadUSA.com</a> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to review their rug pads.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Perfect timing I would say!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am very particular about my rug pads </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on the hardwood floors.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have had experiences when working </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with model homes where the rug pads </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">had disintegrated when we went </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to move the furniture out, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">leaving terrible marks behind.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The floors had to be re-sanded and redone.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That's a lot of money wasted because </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the wrong rug pad was used.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This rug pad is the <a href="http://rugpadusa.com/by-flooring/rug-pad-for-hardwood-floors.html" target="_blank">Superior-Lock</a> pad </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">made specifically for hardwood floors.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is felt on one side with a rubber backing.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4M9RmkWUBjVR0-3sZDjfS7to_U57XcokeG9k_hf0A09XpkysbPQhjPEEC9mFJBbasaIgdKRxpvOAASpm-2CuqMW1XBj8HxYj5MrgHjEZ-t6VgLZ9m3NRUYYEYGi-rso9eIFRQ_QeUpFE/s1600/IMG_0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4M9RmkWUBjVR0-3sZDjfS7to_U57XcokeG9k_hf0A09XpkysbPQhjPEEC9mFJBbasaIgdKRxpvOAASpm-2CuqMW1XBj8HxYj5MrgHjEZ-t6VgLZ9m3NRUYYEYGi-rso9eIFRQ_QeUpFE/s1600/IMG_0023.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This rubber backing won't hurt your floors </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and it's quite cushiony which is important</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">when you have to stand and do dishes! </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmInbiRuAxVOuFFD4sL99EXMa9zgye1tYRltT75iqWEMVWraePsSvlP03gkFtZgsnBGM3PHp_X6q9v7fhPmW3nfcIay8Kl8DTP99SUMJ_e_I3wFBoFmY-TbwdtNwKIVADRIB4KzZLNJMF/s1600/IMG_0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmInbiRuAxVOuFFD4sL99EXMa9zgye1tYRltT75iqWEMVWraePsSvlP03gkFtZgsnBGM3PHp_X6q9v7fhPmW3nfcIay8Kl8DTP99SUMJ_e_I3wFBoFmY-TbwdtNwKIVADRIB4KzZLNJMF/s1600/IMG_0021.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is a flatweave rug so I ordered the rug pad </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with the slimmer profile.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The best thing about my new rugs </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">is that they are Indoor-Outdoor rugs!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12jmGHu0DNWwKEc6nUWK5Dg8UEtSteRNjw5m0ebdwiL3r1wD7q3L2mZA_RXieiuJJcUK7stI8C76GDpEUMiw-oRftFuRT8OL0A4Eee1DbWO8cp6-cLN0NtHNYhoeIBwN-F-brvZolKYJ8/s1600/IMG_0026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12jmGHu0DNWwKEc6nUWK5Dg8UEtSteRNjw5m0ebdwiL3r1wD7q3L2mZA_RXieiuJJcUK7stI8C76GDpEUMiw-oRftFuRT8OL0A4Eee1DbWO8cp6-cLN0NtHNYhoeIBwN-F-brvZolKYJ8/s1600/IMG_0026.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yep, I can just take them outside and hose them off!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiv4S2Hy0QqUGQKy4R0IxVAOlPUP5DE0pB_Z59TJVeH9nGBOT8csPIoFPs5bWtlSxtfmOL0eW9DQdD_G27H9mbvIOMN0e3EfuvvrAkK0sKDnLDd2dl7rSspP6BO95QB1TydCyqIXbBc8d4/s1600/IMG_0034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiv4S2Hy0QqUGQKy4R0IxVAOlPUP5DE0pB_Z59TJVeH9nGBOT8csPIoFPs5bWtlSxtfmOL0eW9DQdD_G27H9mbvIOMN0e3EfuvvrAkK0sKDnLDd2dl7rSspP6BO95QB1TydCyqIXbBc8d4/s1600/IMG_0034.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The ends will flatten out more as time goes on...  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And I am putting the other rugs </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in the upstairs Jack and Jill bath.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhLrc3e1QOOg7WHshdKC6O_g1k_kQdwzAcHRYgITB0kHiHJ35vvOaKmWKxm6aCJOVx-AwSlGsl2v-KhwVSIpvewcjnpVsu320U8pTSh5gcCs7PsVfk9P-NwCT4fwGScHVDWcQMz_Juqih/s1600/IMG_0029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhLrc3e1QOOg7WHshdKC6O_g1k_kQdwzAcHRYgITB0kHiHJ35vvOaKmWKxm6aCJOVx-AwSlGsl2v-KhwVSIpvewcjnpVsu320U8pTSh5gcCs7PsVfk9P-NwCT4fwGScHVDWcQMz_Juqih/s1600/IMG_0029.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great weekend!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><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: #999999;"><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: #999999;"><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: #999999;"><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: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Disclaimer: I write this blog for my own personal enjoyment and hopefully the enjoyment of others.  Occasionally, I am offered a product to review.  When that happens, the review is 100% my own opinion.  Unfortunately, most of the time my own opinion is based on things that I have purchased on my own and not supplied by others to review.  </span></span></span></i></span></div>

New Kitchen Rugs and Long Weekend Ramblings

Hello Everyone! I am so thankful for this long weekend! I have lots of things to check off my to do list and hopefully I can sneak in a...

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It's Official! I am an Empty Nester

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKum9qGCTfHa8U_QavV5GKsy0Yu385eX8j1LduoWNr7zt_CGmBDezS3oxM_x1WM3E1KGsBRKssBygwm480kY6-QRjWa-EBMuEcPNVPgv0rEuyrvVkxQPMzFzxFeyVLIbzi2uZDKeIdtqUU/s1600/empty+nest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKum9qGCTfHa8U_QavV5GKsy0Yu385eX8j1LduoWNr7zt_CGmBDezS3oxM_x1WM3E1KGsBRKssBygwm480kY6-QRjWa-EBMuEcPNVPgv0rEuyrvVkxQPMzFzxFeyVLIbzi2uZDKeIdtqUU/s1600/empty+nest.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"></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 am now an "Empty Nester"</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">My middle son moved out </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;">with his older brother into a house </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;">not too far away </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 my daughter went off to college </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;">all in the span of two weeks.  </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 all happened so fast!  </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 was like ripping off a band-aid for sure!  </span></span></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz-2ImMVMf7kknbbdvqH338XzUEYWWLp8lfUdYsMI1a0cuhkh7ceQ5zyAew2SEwEZhbBQmVHemfiVxN1rA-06OgH3DWHjkzMN7SOi9W64LOJ8HkmWmM_dR_z0HHKEpQHZM5VDzMV-rbHE/s1600/empty-nest-syndrome1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz-2ImMVMf7kknbbdvqH338XzUEYWWLp8lfUdYsMI1a0cuhkh7ceQ5zyAew2SEwEZhbBQmVHemfiVxN1rA-06OgH3DWHjkzMN7SOi9W64LOJ8HkmWmM_dR_z0HHKEpQHZM5VDzMV-rbHE/s1600/empty-nest-syndrome1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"></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;">When you have children you know </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;">that someday, the day will come </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;">when they will branch out and fly the nest.  </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;">Whether they are going off to college, </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;">moving out on their own for the first 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;">or entering the military, </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;">there will be a day when you sit inside of your house </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 realize that you are all 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;">This "aloneness" is called Empty Nest Syndrome. </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;"> According to Psychology Today: </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;"> Empty Nest Syndrome refers to feelings of depression, </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;"> sadness, and/or  grief experienced by parents 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;">caregivers after children come of age  and leave their </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;">childhood homes. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Hmmmmmm, I can't say that I am experiencing </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;">any of those feelings...yet!  </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 do however realize the quietness in the house.  </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;">Erma Bombeck once wrote an article </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;">that my mother clipped from the newspaper titled </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;">"Someday it will be quiet, too quiet".  </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 wish I had that article to share with you all, </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 in typical Erma fashion, </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 made you laugh and made you cry.  </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 am enjoying all of this quietness right now!  </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 am enjoying spending time with Mr. Beaux, </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;">just the two of 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 am so proud of all of my children </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 feel like as parents, </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 have prepared them well for this journey.  </span></span></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYwNCLxznrQvk_avMQG6po9CgGFYssWcWO3jrZI62rJ_ZCLzwypQ5C6U9H9wCujV1F7iwQYyZlUi9Dmy9sDmorBq9-6wj39nMjjjV4uwuPa4mk7yD5LPrmkn0vxZfeM12frjQ-Ve86Pgi/s1600/hA16A42EA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYwNCLxznrQvk_avMQG6po9CgGFYssWcWO3jrZI62rJ_ZCLzwypQ5C6U9H9wCujV1F7iwQYyZlUi9Dmy9sDmorBq9-6wj39nMjjjV4uwuPa4mk7yD5LPrmkn0vxZfeM12frjQ-Ve86Pgi/s1600/hA16A42EA.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google</td></tr></tbody></table><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;"></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 have a lot of projects planned for the future, </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;">trips to take and friends to catch up with... </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 am not planning to create any animal outfits quite yet...</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 href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjYZPlvOrJhFMt-PqhGCo6_nlsb-V3_8yHX3KkQpa4gNnMAJ2jCerc7JnTos2hngi3CMr84GjMfyEHi93nyCKiKxR3oQ7YYpen74Vmj8MF-15uIafiIAYx5Nfs3F3H8gTw8C446-01ifm/s1600/IMG_2424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjYZPlvOrJhFMt-PqhGCo6_nlsb-V3_8yHX3KkQpa4gNnMAJ2jCerc7JnTos2hngi3CMr84GjMfyEHi93nyCKiKxR3oQ7YYpen74Vmj8MF-15uIafiIAYx5Nfs3F3H8gTw8C446-01ifm/s1600/IMG_2424.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, if I am feeling lonely, </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 do have all of these guys to keep me company.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">All of you Empty Nesters out 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;">How was it for you?  </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;">If you wouldn't mind sharing, </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 would love to hear from you!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div>

It's Official! I am an Empty Nester

Google I am now an "Empty Nester" My middle son moved out with his older brother into a house not too far away and my daughter...

2:32 PM

Welcome to Our Foyer!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends !!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you all so very much for your thoughtful comments about our recent <a href="http://adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/2014/07/adventures-in-magazine-feature.html?utm_source=bp_recent&utm-medium=gadget&utm_campaign=bp_recent">feature</a> in "Decorating Shortcuts" magazine ... it meant so much! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're still settling into our new home, and, as it's only fitting to start from the beginning, I'm inviting you all into our foyer!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>BEFORE</b>: Here's our foyer as shown by the builder, Hour Homes, on their website after it was completed: </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtceGClAj88Lyc19-rBMiWWQE5mEzgnNazk23AXxOy5UDGMI5KZow_cY-7QOTLI_5Jj48-AJdJNa-ufPBHfeoSwx6joDYynzM-vzElSjZ3CxU1fcm1Tydh-I7p8gVcgATYnE9dIGT1vw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-19+at+12.20.57+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtceGClAj88Lyc19-rBMiWWQE5mEzgnNazk23AXxOy5UDGMI5KZow_cY-7QOTLI_5Jj48-AJdJNa-ufPBHfeoSwx6joDYynzM-vzElSjZ3CxU1fcm1Tydh-I7p8gVcgATYnE9dIGT1vw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-19+at+12.20.57+PM.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>AFTER</b>: TA DAAA!  I have much more planned for this space, but, here's how it looks today:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw3luqpHgffKSTJwkxHU6KAKJVZukWXVaSw_2LqKlDRQ66o5GSCJ4pDJ19A79R32jgEicjD-t0W-EmylAeGPkQ7QUfO3EB32YPa_0OVjFvAWqhxdgOPXcJep3crKR0YeO2DduNTcu_3A/s1600/newhousefoyeroverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw3luqpHgffKSTJwkxHU6KAKJVZukWXVaSw_2LqKlDRQ66o5GSCJ4pDJ19A79R32jgEicjD-t0W-EmylAeGPkQ7QUfO3EB32YPa_0OVjFvAWqhxdgOPXcJep3crKR0YeO2DduNTcu_3A/s1600/newhousefoyeroverall.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was happy to be able to add our Annie Sloane "Chateaux Grey" accent chest in here, which I then flanked with two parsons chairs (that used to live on the enclosed porch in our old home).  I plan on adding different slipcovers, as well as adding "blingy" candle sconces, above the chairs eventually.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYR1-ujCZtiAmmsKVFjDLmZq912-xz4MtKhpJM7e54DvqB6nowHGTTu4OwYP_JhkOyM4iC_REijvDFDeW-MvKn53WJSHyyQE04pvazalBJUpn7GvX3XOppdu3-BTLBAQLGS6fpku4gFE/s1600/newhousefoyerchest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYR1-ujCZtiAmmsKVFjDLmZq912-xz4MtKhpJM7e54DvqB6nowHGTTu4OwYP_JhkOyM4iC_REijvDFDeW-MvKn53WJSHyyQE04pvazalBJUpn7GvX3XOppdu3-BTLBAQLGS6fpku4gFE/s1600/newhousefoyerchest.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course I had to splash coastal accents in, especially since we're not right down the road from the beach anymore ((**sniff sniff**)):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOuMAfYz9vzsjus7o08lWI8vhEEvqxmwzDTRnM0bVcnJxzQu71e8BxXYkIH9xERkLOVaF8qXX43_stjI4AQPO-J8W4dRd0l0jd0yKeHezlEvM7EBw0l7a70WK_p3nq0FkCnPvXa6UxEM/s1600/newhousefoyerchestclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOuMAfYz9vzsjus7o08lWI8vhEEvqxmwzDTRnM0bVcnJxzQu71e8BxXYkIH9xERkLOVaF8qXX43_stjI4AQPO-J8W4dRd0l0jd0yKeHezlEvM7EBw0l7a70WK_p3nq0FkCnPvXa6UxEM/s1600/newhousefoyerchestclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzNsWcoQ1u9dsdJE9C6EDMU2vmjhOb3dXFTS6MZ66i-UYbD4OHL6hLVwkpdYvPGBwpO8cdBHjpz32WgqA-nOo_eexSnY2b4MwsIbgQdvJXBqLWbILzXbnldzf5QL5ob7nJTOevEVRXtk/s1600/newhousefoyershells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzNsWcoQ1u9dsdJE9C6EDMU2vmjhOb3dXFTS6MZ66i-UYbD4OHL6hLVwkpdYvPGBwpO8cdBHjpz32WgqA-nOo_eexSnY2b4MwsIbgQdvJXBqLWbILzXbnldzf5QL5ob7nJTOevEVRXtk/s1600/newhousefoyershells.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This little fella (or is it a gal) from Home Goods has been overseeing my madness!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgHNt6TeGugGKF5CI5M_0BWWDeWqYNny7j9O5TqXCD437ROPgulTtz8A7y3_TNnKA2CLNs3VgF0FSs5sW-qv6XTn2En4wqP7vGlxEY0W-yARBrDKdHi494jUxhzFU2s5lcXCpI0Quizc/s1600/newhousefoyerantlers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgHNt6TeGugGKF5CI5M_0BWWDeWqYNny7j9O5TqXCD437ROPgulTtz8A7y3_TNnKA2CLNs3VgF0FSs5sW-qv6XTn2En4wqP7vGlxEY0W-yARBrDKdHi494jUxhzFU2s5lcXCpI0Quizc/s1600/newhousefoyerantlers.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our vintage secretary seems to fit perfectly in the little niche towards the back of the foyer:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wHeKf7FmKrVNVc5fryD2D7qORvijfI6yjDcAMzPWuWQQ1F4nzbX1EmedhckwZ1NMOCX8w1E2jWbKngzYKLhBK-ZzOrsluAc2CEae-R9NEfLo8-tRuWJxkOPuyQRJMcnSFnb_V5Fl9_s/s1600/newhousefoyersec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wHeKf7FmKrVNVc5fryD2D7qORvijfI6yjDcAMzPWuWQQ1F4nzbX1EmedhckwZ1NMOCX8w1E2jWbKngzYKLhBK-ZzOrsluAc2CEae-R9NEfLo8-tRuWJxkOPuyQRJMcnSFnb_V5Fl9_s/s1600/newhousefoyersec.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unlike in our old home, I decided to give it a "crown" of inexpensive decorative plates that I look forward to changing out with the upcoming seasons!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE27Ni1KKXupeiqK56uFc0mvGFaJn1Dus23JMA7cbN5Tb2DtyKyAIg0HAHo0z35wQ24BumjmVTZbNWEK6QMwRcJnVOC7rgzCcm6aNsTJKx10cYNpv5AlplYYK_C_jNLGwiw_6aBjFPxg/s1600/newhousefoyerplates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE27Ni1KKXupeiqK56uFc0mvGFaJn1Dus23JMA7cbN5Tb2DtyKyAIg0HAHo0z35wQ24BumjmVTZbNWEK6QMwRcJnVOC7rgzCcm6aNsTJKx10cYNpv5AlplYYK_C_jNLGwiw_6aBjFPxg/s1600/newhousefoyerplates.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8_S8_jlRslirCFalVyfZQGYpH2ge5-KhybIqUXLUZcpGCbRIXm4EU43hUBoQT8sgNEF939z-eJIrL_dIxlZLB8A8WHfmkCjfUFvpr8LrMgVX4-08iHB03dBgSxDiBYaIDdzgQo7Cj20/s1600/newhousefoyersecclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8_S8_jlRslirCFalVyfZQGYpH2ge5-KhybIqUXLUZcpGCbRIXm4EU43hUBoQT8sgNEF939z-eJIrL_dIxlZLB8A8WHfmkCjfUFvpr8LrMgVX4-08iHB03dBgSxDiBYaIDdzgQo7Cj20/s1600/newhousefoyersecclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even though a 2 story foyer can pose a bit of decorating challenge (for me, anyway) as far as the "empty" space above, I love the natural light that pours in:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mko2n-1GlmBWzfHGflj_0cboVf-9J_tv6KbKBERz67EY9bWhVCDH4q846gb0370crsDc-irvWrD_n4Z1dfTWzO7qqGahH_-UOPytvT1dgq-oh4w9Doz3oSvkQT8_daVOYFjbxoyItpc/s1600/newhousefoyerdoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mko2n-1GlmBWzfHGflj_0cboVf-9J_tv6KbKBERz67EY9bWhVCDH4q846gb0370crsDc-irvWrD_n4Z1dfTWzO7qqGahH_-UOPytvT1dgq-oh4w9Doz3oSvkQT8_daVOYFjbxoyItpc/s1600/newhousefoyerdoor.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be back soon to share more of our new casa ... hope you'll join me!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KMHlGe_HUEfMVXxfy098ZdAwoKrcRK86ve9ccL_HjKkd-qRCV0MCiPo71QuGhZ9mCDVrnd3uJBTBTXjTuJVbGiv-jMkjpvBYqu49SuNdNiYIGJQkcZW_UO89SDvIzG-pOPjBvc79TpE/s1600/fbnewsun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Welcome to Our Foyer!

Greetings, friends !! Thank you all so very much for your thoughtful comments about our recent feature in "Decorating Shortcuts" ...

10:16 AM

My Wedding Anniversary!

<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/AVvXsEjaBIh0o5U5QCoaIju7DF-ZJdDnvVnNknduFjkwOvqDeJpLfMf9VpGQQu_C_D69iKpJATPI1vD4pxiJK9ni3dIZIk5wELxB5GtsWMB1KtJeNYB13nm4d_PONlHZbHGIY-CWccQ8-2OJR5ZK/s1600/wedding+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBIh0o5U5QCoaIju7DF-ZJdDnvVnNknduFjkwOvqDeJpLfMf9VpGQQu_C_D69iKpJATPI1vD4pxiJK9ni3dIZIk5wELxB5GtsWMB1KtJeNYB13nm4d_PONlHZbHGIY-CWccQ8-2OJR5ZK/s1600/wedding+001.jpg" width="424" /></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;">Today is our 32nd wedding anniversary!  </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;">My gosh we were so young!  </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;">In 1982 at the age of 20, </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 had no idea what our future would hold, </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;">all I knew was that I was making </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 lifelong commitment to my best friend </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 the man I loved.  </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;">Life has had it's ups and downs </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;">for sure, </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 one thing remains the same...</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 am in love with my best friend!  </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/AVvXsEhk8d36H_xMtowj8WpHF7Hr-nBnS_1ikwdXNdrmdeY27_N3HPAu-zE9u8pjpEAieE5cwSA0yWa0JChX78jm0E296x75IB3u5X3aKRzXXSVlPkYg2IjVXtzthquOxWU0FRqL0FGLVd8UNEx-/s1600/IMG_1657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8d36H_xMtowj8WpHF7Hr-nBnS_1ikwdXNdrmdeY27_N3HPAu-zE9u8pjpEAieE5cwSA0yWa0JChX78jm0E296x75IB3u5X3aKRzXXSVlPkYg2IjVXtzthquOxWU0FRqL0FGLVd8UNEx-/s1600/IMG_1657.jpg" width="478" /></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've changed a little bit over 32 years.  </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;">Not only on the outside but on the inside too.  </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've grown up together </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 after spending that much 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;">with each other history means a LOT!  </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 love our family, </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 love our extended family </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 I love our life.  </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;">None of that would have been possible </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;">without this guy!  </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;">He is funny, sweet, generous, </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;">loveable and the single hardest working man </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 have ever known!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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 am truly blessed.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div>

My Wedding Anniversary!

Today is our 32nd wedding anniversary! My gosh we were so young! In 1982 at the age of 20, I had no idea what our future would hold, a...

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Doesn't Take Much To Make Me Happy...

<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 are having a fantastic weekend!  </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 have been busy, busy, busy!  </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 slept in today and woke up </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;">in such a great mood.  </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 have been fighting with my sinuses lately </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 it always seems to get me down.  </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;">Literally and mentally!  </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 today as I was puttering about the house, </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 looked around at all of the things </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;">that made me smile </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 wanted to share them with you.</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/AVvXsEhFvd-4bY5zkPF-9Zh320vqULku6ihE4w8hPe6jzXCLN7c8mMlWLWv1V-m4D_y2M8aE5cTt_ptH3wzTzEbmFBIRVoaTYIErX0TizmwR7b2dKMHG8nPHo6WoPwxqxeS1AHTzFmzptXsMWYHz/s1600/IMG_2407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvd-4bY5zkPF-9Zh320vqULku6ihE4w8hPe6jzXCLN7c8mMlWLWv1V-m4D_y2M8aE5cTt_ptH3wzTzEbmFBIRVoaTYIErX0TizmwR7b2dKMHG8nPHo6WoPwxqxeS1AHTzFmzptXsMWYHz/s1600/IMG_2407.jpg" width="578" /></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;">HYDRANGEAS!   </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;">These are from our Costco trip yesterday.  </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;">The hydrangeas in my garden are doing well also.  </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 mostly have green and white this year but that's OK.</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 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/AVvXsEjFUb2vGz6jarp9RfA4LJNJtJj40ZPZRgPMeTowf2dkvK5iCmOiTdZ55I79SRwAbiBc50lM4M4SND-IMmqwsVKihpfTM8fi1weYhOygI5TzILV1tibmkFuHkq9kiYn-wkNHb3LXd5mnR_U9/s1600/IMG_2410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUb2vGz6jarp9RfA4LJNJtJj40ZPZRgPMeTowf2dkvK5iCmOiTdZ55I79SRwAbiBc50lM4M4SND-IMmqwsVKihpfTM8fi1weYhOygI5TzILV1tibmkFuHkq9kiYn-wkNHb3LXd5mnR_U9/s1600/IMG_2410.jpg" width="486" /></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;">GRAIN SACK TOWELS </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;">These new kitchen towels make me really happy!  </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 was out looking for new kitchen rugs </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 came across these cute grain sack towels.  </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;">Every time I walk by I just smile!  </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;">See, I told you it doesn't take much...</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/AVvXsEjak8pgmTCQDYefCEGAn2WDM4hyphenhyphenvrvqcBa-kJUrQ_w9IIu3CFog7eKhOyuAzzWvhwv9ZafGMHqpLQjVtLRHnp0ioYFq5SlqytIZgpuXdmNtpRSLdwhNcmGBwQx3Ho-T8IHkfBdFaQ5EJwF4/s1600/IMG_2412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjak8pgmTCQDYefCEGAn2WDM4hyphenhyphenvrvqcBa-kJUrQ_w9IIu3CFog7eKhOyuAzzWvhwv9ZafGMHqpLQjVtLRHnp0ioYFq5SlqytIZgpuXdmNtpRSLdwhNcmGBwQx3Ho-T8IHkfBdFaQ5EJwF4/s1600/IMG_2412.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;">SUNSHINE </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;">The Sunshine after the rain today.  </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 rained all morning which was just fine with me.  </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 now the sun is out and the yard looks so pretty.</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/AVvXsEjjnZWgAcO2usrrzmfU7P4Xhi0yrqb7BrKP3CLae1xsbu7fl9ngf3ajZFTPHe5qRheoOQOrK6h6ickQN6uzKh8qeYZE_sC7Ib90d2Tk2ux8wcP5JuKxd1M-n_GoYJVA2csM4n_z3C925VRN/s1600/images1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnZWgAcO2usrrzmfU7P4Xhi0yrqb7BrKP3CLae1xsbu7fl9ngf3ajZFTPHe5qRheoOQOrK6h6ickQN6uzKh8qeYZE_sC7Ib90d2Tk2ux8wcP5JuKxd1M-n_GoYJVA2csM4n_z3C925VRN/s1600/images1.jpg" width="400" /></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;">PANDORA</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;">Pandora on my television!  </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 upgraded our Directv recently </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 got the whole Genie system.  </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;">So much FUN!  </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 love having Pandora on the TV!  </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 currently have it programmed to Disco </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;">just to bug the heck out of 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;">YES, I do that!  </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 that's probably where the title came from...</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;">sidenote... I am addicted to Song Pop!  </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;">Please help me before</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 have to enter the 12 step program...</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 really rock at it tho)</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPf3mCzIGX7cq1L3LS8RulFa80jTqtZRfOEwEadoP18cZNoZ31e-Tk8mQGCVbpQ4fyvFDbIT7DEYMb9e0eU-NNwNjz-b3xbngy6u1Zm3J5f7ytRGuOxBRa5G_PM88M6mBtp3mA4uV5_d4/s1600/IMG_2397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPf3mCzIGX7cq1L3LS8RulFa80jTqtZRfOEwEadoP18cZNoZ31e-Tk8mQGCVbpQ4fyvFDbIT7DEYMb9e0eU-NNwNjz-b3xbngy6u1Zm3J5f7ytRGuOxBRa5G_PM88M6mBtp3mA4uV5_d4/s1600/IMG_2397.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;"> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">KEY LIME PIE</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 this Key Lime Pie yesterday for dessert.  </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;">Fun fact:  </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;">Did you know that Stressed </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;">spelled backwards is Desserts? ;)</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;">Can I just tell you that being a food blogger </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;">would be a million times harder.  </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 could barely get a photo before </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;">someone scooped up the plate </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 started eating it!  </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;">Which brings me to the last thing </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;">that makes me happy!  </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;">The whole family was here </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;">for dinner last night!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now that REALLY makes me HAPPY!</span></span></i></span></b><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What makes <b>YOU</b> happy? </span></span></i></span><b><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Have a wonderful Sunday!</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><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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Doesn't Take Much To Make Me Happy...

I hope you all are having a fantastic weekend! We have been busy, busy, busy! I slept in today and woke up in such a great mood. I ha...

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