New Kitchen Decorating 2015: Reviving Leather Furniture

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Even though I know I posted last week, </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 feels like it was ages ago.  </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;">Let's get all caught 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;">We are back home from 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;">and back to work.  </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 first days after vacation are hard!  </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;">Laundry, groceries, cleaning, etc...  </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 to mention getting caught up at work.  </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 had a great time with Mr. Beaux's brothers </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 sister in laws.  </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 time just flew by while we were </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;">fishing, hiking and boating.  </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;">Even though we were 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;">to relax and rest, </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 did have a full work day on 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;">It is amazing what you can get done </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 six pairs of helping hands!</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/AVvXsEgBPGrR9C2Ti7_bvf2VNThW26855vWzpTZTmqmLkRTzr2TIpf4R3ijEVWrZEa0IZVE-OMKrfaElDrcc-A8qXCGzyxwoe5FPUs-4vfZbQRCB8jcJzKIzsk-F8zI1iovJnoUVQzAaj9ppXu3_/s1600/IMG_2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPGrR9C2Ti7_bvf2VNThW26855vWzpTZTmqmLkRTzr2TIpf4R3ijEVWrZEa0IZVE-OMKrfaElDrcc-A8qXCGzyxwoe5FPUs-4vfZbQRCB8jcJzKIzsk-F8zI1iovJnoUVQzAaj9ppXu3_/s1600/IMG_2017.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;">And it's easy to convince your worker bees </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;">to get busy when the scenery is this beautiful!  </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/AVvXsEjo74H9vkKiPYAG4A36Q-9oQOiL1_7hSjFV6fcG4cZoIxkU3S-fWDANVLLdN1Mapo0s8kSSYZprll8m4BUVW1FGMBell0XeZ_YKO2RMexhCyJOBdrk8S2BP8ZkDsA0YazMbkL-UJttu580j/s1600/IMG_2151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo74H9vkKiPYAG4A36Q-9oQOiL1_7hSjFV6fcG4cZoIxkU3S-fWDANVLLdN1Mapo0s8kSSYZprll8m4BUVW1FGMBell0XeZ_YKO2RMexhCyJOBdrk8S2BP8ZkDsA0YazMbkL-UJttu580j/s1600/IMG_2151.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;">The first project on our list </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;">was this outdoor table/firepit.  </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 wanted to get rid of the firepit </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;">because it was a liability to 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;">while we are renting the house out to vacationers.  </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 just didn't feel comfortable </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;">having others use it while we were not there.   </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/AVvXsEiHeIJ6BupTvWqx3J5PSyGZJx-ogxM6yde8i4cLkutG4Cz_iSwJmCeAE-wrWHSw0z_Qode_CxT0xA6NGQtieWntK0xXaEeGQJ61XTEC-HB-JD0gbVhxSjX5gJrnprsYiJyec9-uN4zN-thc/s1600/IMG_2153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeIJ6BupTvWqx3J5PSyGZJx-ogxM6yde8i4cLkutG4Cz_iSwJmCeAE-wrWHSw0z_Qode_CxT0xA6NGQtieWntK0xXaEeGQJ61XTEC-HB-JD0gbVhxSjX5gJrnprsYiJyec9-uN4zN-thc/s1600/IMG_2153.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;">It also had a few broken tiles </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;">from careless renters.  </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, I just can't  stand throwing 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;">or giving away a perfectly good table! </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/AVvXsEiKXKJ9m01x0lu0TEg0c2ZdfiTiKWMjX8W_qwx2jCLlDnJZlKSRAoGm-T85ugM-_5x1FL8siVk3u8ybw3hzz3IZFp4LVqHzbbk2SQQmgfthQbGmuYbtHrGEEilY1LVIPlS3suGG7OE2k3M0/s1600/IMG_2159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXKJ9m01x0lu0TEg0c2ZdfiTiKWMjX8W_qwx2jCLlDnJZlKSRAoGm-T85ugM-_5x1FL8siVk3u8ybw3hzz3IZFp4LVqHzbbk2SQQmgfthQbGmuYbtHrGEEilY1LVIPlS3suGG7OE2k3M0/s1600/IMG_2159.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;">So, I had an idea!  </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;">First we replaced the broken tiles </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 new tiles from 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;">then Mr. Beaux fashioned a new table top...</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/AVvXsEjckpIJAjwyqaFC6sXcewU4lhngWZrJEfAZBaHEM6UXtBaGtAlM3pPK4wviAsoauy0Cxt1iNbzlB5np6jnCIx8wcYhaNYPkoJo-vB0mWwiYjmiDVyXzwOB0JhoC_kk5tChL_eec1eZ5o5ag/s1600/IMG_2170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckpIJAjwyqaFC6sXcewU4lhngWZrJEfAZBaHEM6UXtBaGtAlM3pPK4wviAsoauy0Cxt1iNbzlB5np6jnCIx8wcYhaNYPkoJo-vB0mWwiYjmiDVyXzwOB0JhoC_kk5tChL_eec1eZ5o5ag/s1600/IMG_2170.jpg" width="502" /></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;">Out of leftover wooden floor boards.  </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 Hero!</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/AVvXsEjnvq5ANSoRH0uw2K9NHJFChgzqmS3wShdQYe15VUz96nXANRSSQhh9W8I3mmVdwlTvRyYl2cBNTYdj-82nnpbUec5yIxPDxLs_d6OSf-A4Yscz-82cmlKlqxj7NCAvfXCqM1s8AotaMtsQ/s1600/IMG_2160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvq5ANSoRH0uw2K9NHJFChgzqmS3wShdQYe15VUz96nXANRSSQhh9W8I3mmVdwlTvRyYl2cBNTYdj-82nnpbUec5yIxPDxLs_d6OSf-A4Yscz-82cmlKlqxj7NCAvfXCqM1s8AotaMtsQ/s1600/IMG_2160.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;">He cut each board to fit, </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;">glued it 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 then stained it with stain </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 we already had.  </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 Brother in Law </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;">sealed it with a few coats </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;">of Thompson's Water Seal.</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/AVvXsEhqnkX4IrN2b0FFX5H73OcNXCCkQyjiNjzXuK236q6dghZo36211psOnAK8xBJEsjXO_rVbhLjjHDTAZQ9enLKmiSBXhBYtNQEJ5WXTOUgvQdqQHWLOB8VWuKIFjR9Bc-FwRoTqgINC3jID/s1600/IMG_2165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnkX4IrN2b0FFX5H73OcNXCCkQyjiNjzXuK236q6dghZo36211psOnAK8xBJEsjXO_rVbhLjjHDTAZQ9enLKmiSBXhBYtNQEJ5WXTOUgvQdqQHWLOB8VWuKIFjR9Bc-FwRoTqgINC3jID/s1600/IMG_2165.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;">A FREE upcycled project!  </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/AVvXsEjMEivDnx9BVPsXHemZJguaTepyGq1Dt_9X6jCyoTePDFr9Hhl5to5jL3cgEb5hKoSfnTaUgzcj5rHsXJbe8W53rc9e9mhf9roNa_vndvaj1yO0m2ZpUI3CaUPff3czHLoT1oEMRzaGP7IW/s1600/IMG_2168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEivDnx9BVPsXHemZJguaTepyGq1Dt_9X6jCyoTePDFr9Hhl5to5jL3cgEb5hKoSfnTaUgzcj5rHsXJbe8W53rc9e9mhf9roNa_vndvaj1yO0m2ZpUI3CaUPff3czHLoT1oEMRzaGP7IW/s1600/IMG_2168.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;">And you can't beat the view!  </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/AVvXsEjDDQeclqSJKI9HqdJp3lZERK5OIopVSvLm39o3dp9TQNnuYPr4wxUh9TOcsLBihFEpAcZepLHy24U5vJVL-LE8PoaV7dOru5laS3SZxjV3giZ7sT-0F-FaH_YEob5XUGhF0lk8gvK4RMPv/s1600/IMG_2146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDQeclqSJKI9HqdJp3lZERK5OIopVSvLm39o3dp9TQNnuYPr4wxUh9TOcsLBihFEpAcZepLHy24U5vJVL-LE8PoaV7dOru5laS3SZxjV3giZ7sT-0F-FaH_YEob5XUGhF0lk8gvK4RMPv/s1600/IMG_2146.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;">Our next project was this bench </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 the mudroom.  </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 had become all dinged up and scratched.  </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/AVvXsEg4gN4bnBfbkvQUo3Noh4RiwDmVrYJyqcayMvjmaT4qkgcPpTU5zy6ZGnLamt78FunbRXz0Sb9LhmI5RSjn81Rraxv8D3zXZ3y_sLErblBmLP1TMKVl3J6k9ZhH_Qsj26I6ulhDPb0PN_Fh/s1600/IMG_2147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gN4bnBfbkvQUo3Noh4RiwDmVrYJyqcayMvjmaT4qkgcPpTU5zy6ZGnLamt78FunbRXz0Sb9LhmI5RSjn81Rraxv8D3zXZ3y_sLErblBmLP1TMKVl3J6k9ZhH_Qsj26I6ulhDPb0PN_Fh/s1600/IMG_2147.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;">It looks like someone </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;">left something wet on it in this spot.  </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/AVvXsEi5CY5PH9KmNLjQDVEcfrWdtAl-lhLrOp3rt-3VqktcN7Ze5np0wAzyirum7Q6P_lLE5_hezYyDEPD1i8MOZJPqMgDlpy-7FH8YeQR-FgPNpGrHfJs1BwvO0RQvhDbgeEje2Rr6KyByGkCC/s1600/photo(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CY5PH9KmNLjQDVEcfrWdtAl-lhLrOp3rt-3VqktcN7Ze5np0wAzyirum7Q6P_lLE5_hezYyDEPD1i8MOZJPqMgDlpy-7FH8YeQR-FgPNpGrHfJs1BwvO0RQvhDbgeEje2Rr6KyByGkCC/s1600/photo(3).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;">All fixed up with a coat of Formby's Tung Oil.  </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 like Restor-A-Finish </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 they only carry it at Home Depot.  </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/AVvXsEhihaN_pTh1KDYe6-gPV5-7Rbay2DZhR48tfNHBihYGaQfdg2jDhvRdYl1OWyPv6sQOunGaHdOiDgCNGR3j1ASt-Obzn_yOTe_TQEL8ns6_56vNcmG5N7cHNkmuCu0ncTL0D9mdJC2kGo0r/s1600/photobench.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihaN_pTh1KDYe6-gPV5-7Rbay2DZhR48tfNHBihYGaQfdg2jDhvRdYl1OWyPv6sQOunGaHdOiDgCNGR3j1ASt-Obzn_yOTe_TQEL8ns6_56vNcmG5N7cHNkmuCu0ncTL0D9mdJC2kGo0r/s1600/photobench.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 it worked almost as well!  </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 also oiled up all of the </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;">wood furniture with Lemon Oil.  </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 gets so dry 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;">You have to protect your furniture!  </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/AVvXsEixox_jR3yh-7kw6F7q15ASYHh3jU5pwMT8AOWeZvto0o6wFukWnVz7dGKzX4rYCy1whoiQ0tT-xswGq1CWzFrD6X-QX8enPWEAYXH1aXcac7ofrIS5-EIfU_tnQyuikVKgYx7enovuWLbj/s1600/IMG_2172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixox_jR3yh-7kw6F7q15ASYHh3jU5pwMT8AOWeZvto0o6wFukWnVz7dGKzX4rYCy1whoiQ0tT-xswGq1CWzFrD6X-QX8enPWEAYXH1aXcac7ofrIS5-EIfU_tnQyuikVKgYx7enovuWLbj/s1600/IMG_2172.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;">And, speaking of protecting your furniture... </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 leather sectional was looking pretty bad.  </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/AVvXsEghJMpxYyQtxEQOPHCWaiO4RhUwVznu_AuD02elw9Z2Z_mBlyjBEYM9zwtTtJRyO9tl0OkuASLkA85N6R6cdPE5oQg4kzwgG0Q0csZlvUKPx9c7STih7_KTmqR0suyv49yb04T7-jvXmOrZ/s1600/IMG_2176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJMpxYyQtxEQOPHCWaiO4RhUwVznu_AuD02elw9Z2Z_mBlyjBEYM9zwtTtJRyO9tl0OkuASLkA85N6R6cdPE5oQg4kzwgG0Q0csZlvUKPx9c7STih7_KTmqR0suyv49yb04T7-jvXmOrZ/s1600/IMG_2176.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;">It was dry too and had lots of scratches.  </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 picked up some Leather Revive </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;">spray at 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;">It was inexpensive </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 I thought I would give it a try. </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/AVvXsEgyu7WTdNQbkkGLJkcSmf-lgcbfpEG3DI1ShfOjDtGCrgQ5DIEStjXrhJa6k8A8BBF80WBkP-w7dq_wnsYS6oMg1tx2v4XUs1Io73qAEK_XrVKjfx9aVcXbYk4oRXatEBkspxzU4een3L1S/s1600/IMG_2178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyu7WTdNQbkkGLJkcSmf-lgcbfpEG3DI1ShfOjDtGCrgQ5DIEStjXrhJa6k8A8BBF80WBkP-w7dq_wnsYS6oMg1tx2v4XUs1Io73qAEK_XrVKjfx9aVcXbYk4oRXatEBkspxzU4een3L1S/s1600/IMG_2178.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;">Here is a good before and after shot.   </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 just spray it on and wipe it off.  </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/AVvXsEim2fiXska1q_NQEbd-oa2W9XUQjzajosNzp7gdjIJh6Oc1PhAnUYyjETdzDS_0sIuSCDrXuOd_RdJdq5R83c93jrIIUtDRRDhV9S4wW41cAoxj1-LBJDLwr_adEwXjX44kaYw4g_33KWR4/s1600/IMG_2179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2fiXska1q_NQEbd-oa2W9XUQjzajosNzp7gdjIJh6Oc1PhAnUYyjETdzDS_0sIuSCDrXuOd_RdJdq5R83c93jrIIUtDRRDhV9S4wW41cAoxj1-LBJDLwr_adEwXjX44kaYw4g_33KWR4/s1600/IMG_2179.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;">WOW! </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;">Looks a TON better doesn't it?</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/AVvXsEgJ9J100-HZ4XzpKpS8gdypo2BGQHWB4R_2I8Ok5neGhri0umONJxQXyGV-hfnOOO6pZFU_gB4qP-I5JCFWESO2Syl3YYIHps25-Pp1TzPDq8MODwVtj-gIGDHj7O7wpRLhHmYyr8H4ODcA/s1600/IMG_2250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9J100-HZ4XzpKpS8gdypo2BGQHWB4R_2I8Ok5neGhri0umONJxQXyGV-hfnOOO6pZFU_gB4qP-I5JCFWESO2Syl3YYIHps25-Pp1TzPDq8MODwVtj-gIGDHj7O7wpRLhHmYyr8H4ODcA/s1600/IMG_2250.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;">Not the best photo, but the sectional looks brand new!  </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/AVvXsEj6a63TIJkcTA-S0v707YkM-_ePqy0WyPIa119MRv63BuTVLrRLebujlkNS6JMmHB6ehVaYSwr4H2qp-YeUQX0Gr92mCs6lt_SSu65DVQAgWIubBwl5SEP_1pNxs43SqjiZ1EAxbJVL7HBZ/s1600/IMG_2149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6a63TIJkcTA-S0v707YkM-_ePqy0WyPIa119MRv63BuTVLrRLebujlkNS6JMmHB6ehVaYSwr4H2qp-YeUQX0Gr92mCs6lt_SSu65DVQAgWIubBwl5SEP_1pNxs43SqjiZ1EAxbJVL7HBZ/s1600/IMG_2149.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 stopped in at Habitat For Humanity Restore </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;">to browse around and we found </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 cute bench.  </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 don't know why I am obsessed with benches!  </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 thought it would make a good coffee table </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 our downstairs area.  </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 thought it would be pretty indestructable 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;">It's funny how you start to think </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 way when you are renting out your house!  </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/AVvXsEi0ZvzJNrXM_-A29WvAdLn04kEQ9mG1Nj_1jngT8WxJO3KXztLrySMhEA0B5LgBYGMW7kP5Ta2gbcLyKAJOEQ1cNnpl-UWGWDr_U9GiKvUSNhvCqBShSyCVr0L73pl2UOlHIekkjGYAj53T/s1600/IMG_2150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZvzJNrXM_-A29WvAdLn04kEQ9mG1Nj_1jngT8WxJO3KXztLrySMhEA0B5LgBYGMW7kP5Ta2gbcLyKAJOEQ1cNnpl-UWGWDr_U9GiKvUSNhvCqBShSyCVr0L73pl2UOlHIekkjGYAj53T/s1600/IMG_2150.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;"> It was only $75 and they were having a sale </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 the 4th so it was 10% off.  </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/AVvXsEhz_0AX1PVvDk5icTq01WgElGp55kLGzK9WxR1QHmUBXPeES3ikoO0Q57PRu_dsl_80t775XAH44FrNL0nqhLeSggwSh906DFfdJcTKHvMBvRjqAPfjMtottPDYHj625DSUsEnIhk1cr105/s1600/IMG_2155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_0AX1PVvDk5icTq01WgElGp55kLGzK9WxR1QHmUBXPeES3ikoO0Q57PRu_dsl_80t775XAH44FrNL0nqhLeSggwSh906DFfdJcTKHvMBvRjqAPfjMtottPDYHj625DSUsEnIhk1cr105/s1600/IMG_2155.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 it down to the bare wood.  </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 decided to leave the green </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;">because it looked woodsy.  </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/AVvXsEjtxdh9oPFIoGn8f-H1m4-FbjJPkpWTHQmAO597cRK9pn_jYPc3iwkntXcjpWo_BrT8NOAoWCsjrrGVdtltNC-EOWFyfkoWh4QEQQNbLqYVfzYlagnuFcF-yxUeSrGqoY6nnjA-Pbykuj6C/s1600/IMG_2158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxdh9oPFIoGn8f-H1m4-FbjJPkpWTHQmAO597cRK9pn_jYPc3iwkntXcjpWo_BrT8NOAoWCsjrrGVdtltNC-EOWFyfkoWh4QEQQNbLqYVfzYlagnuFcF-yxUeSrGqoY6nnjA-Pbykuj6C/s1600/IMG_2158.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;"> He stained it and my BIL </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;">put three coats of poly on 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;">It's funny that after he stained 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;">I thought to myself, </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;">maybe we should have left the wood naked </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 just put the poly on...  </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 was thinking the same 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;">But the stain was already on </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 what are you going to do!</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/AVvXsEhTqPlFu0sjbPaDH7vBatVNpt9vujkyBo0ALmmITPgW49S9jp7A5KkzM9NUSfpYOH_J5uJyVHWuQoQsx4yvcHKr1FXppGlMFj1N2mHx-5bh9rfXUmb3bZijV_RGS8GWXQE0N7zpzXdVXj8G/s1600/IMG_2267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqPlFu0sjbPaDH7vBatVNpt9vujkyBo0ALmmITPgW49S9jp7A5KkzM9NUSfpYOH_J5uJyVHWuQoQsx4yvcHKr1FXppGlMFj1N2mHx-5bh9rfXUmb3bZijV_RGS8GWXQE0N7zpzXdVXj8G/s1600/IMG_2267.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 mean, I don't HATE 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;">but the raw wood would have been a nice change.  </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/AVvXsEiOWSRhsW8-Dc8A6QLHlYOtR3n58fFP42Qdb5NIdCd-Q6i1pcEbVdZOm_yU9LiLxCsP7N9Ced4hVuSObfvOLi-cQXTXQNSW3g3DWaail1Ip3z7JZtt0I2OLdZpAbKTCUghhRBLiesq4Dmdi/s1600/IMG_2269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWSRhsW8-Dc8A6QLHlYOtR3n58fFP42Qdb5NIdCd-Q6i1pcEbVdZOm_yU9LiLxCsP7N9Ced4hVuSObfvOLi-cQXTXQNSW3g3DWaail1Ip3z7JZtt0I2OLdZpAbKTCUghhRBLiesq4Dmdi/s1600/IMG_2269.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;">Don't you want to put your feet 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;">The kids are mostly down 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;">playing video games and watching movies </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 I am glad we found something </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 can't harm too 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/AVvXsEhnrnRCDrAdphjQ3DDS-bpdLiNuOQU57Jlm7yFWsj9_UeMZxxEgFbMBN9NtHyMAC_LQ3a6g__mwTLzmrAJ-hwbcxePQZIG9aHPG8wGvDdYWaEggNYpUKZ4pLZEtcJ3AuFn4X1olYqPTP1_1/s1600/IMG_2243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrnRCDrAdphjQ3DDS-bpdLiNuOQU57Jlm7yFWsj9_UeMZxxEgFbMBN9NtHyMAC_LQ3a6g__mwTLzmrAJ-hwbcxePQZIG9aHPG8wGvDdYWaEggNYpUKZ4pLZEtcJ3AuFn4X1olYqPTP1_1/s1600/IMG_2243.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;">Our other chores were washing </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 of the blankets and comforters </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 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;">organizing and inventoring the kitchen, </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 painting the front door!  </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;">Whew!  </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 one day!  </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 were all tired so we ordered pizza </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 just hung 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;">I really was glad to have all of the help </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 great company too!  </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;"><br /> <br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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