Strike Two!

<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!  </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 it the weekend yet </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;">because I really need to sleep in!  </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 feel like I have been going </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 going and going. </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 post title is Strike 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;">If you read yesterday's 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 talked about not really liking </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 blue and white dishes </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 black dish cupboard...  </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;">Well, Strike Two came about last night.   </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 told you Mr. Beaux was going away </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;">for the weekend right?  </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;">Well, last night he was doing some things </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;">around the house for me before he left.  </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 of the things on the 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;">was to help me put on the new bed-skirt </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 had ordered from One King's Lane. </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 had come in the mail while I was away.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="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/AVvXsEhdqXXOSlDwapYyVJwd7atVN-5L_q5THHKQkmotu7KC4erRMJChLi8N_WaHRDxvl3OPKYUwFH0cd2_8PjDH9UMO8TP4v2nL9ll1wCzt3hcxuaCfY4PahIbJNNBecsuQvRgbOl8xNihBDLep/s1600/Product_FRL10781_Image_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqXXOSlDwapYyVJwd7atVN-5L_q5THHKQkmotu7KC4erRMJChLi8N_WaHRDxvl3OPKYUwFH0cd2_8PjDH9UMO8TP4v2nL9ll1wCzt3hcxuaCfY4PahIbJNNBecsuQvRgbOl8xNihBDLep/s1600/Product_FRL10781_Image_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></i></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" 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: x-small;">One King's Lane</span></span></span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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 was really excited when I saw </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 a few weeks ago online.  </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 the same fabric as my curtains </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 pillow shams that I sewed.  </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 thought it would be the perfect finishing </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;">touch to the whole room...</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 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/AVvXsEi_3p-HlPj95DK53qpoOTQzl_ul_fHS45ilGh-QkgURtR9Q4bN-Ap2I9dZg8ZCRpAJppJL1NL2wB-ZWkBhJ7Fc4YVzYPiiEF7j1am-DfNGvCHUABfphXGkMnxNjjpzsofY_86Ed3GkmV2x7/s1600/IMG_2334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3p-HlPj95DK53qpoOTQzl_ul_fHS45ilGh-QkgURtR9Q4bN-Ap2I9dZg8ZCRpAJppJL1NL2wB-ZWkBhJ7Fc4YVzYPiiEF7j1am-DfNGvCHUABfphXGkMnxNjjpzsofY_86Ed3GkmV2x7/s1600/IMG_2334.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">YIKES!!!  </span></span></i></span></b></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's nothing like the photo online.  </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's very seafoam green </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;">not the pretty soft shades of blues </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 thought it would be...  </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/AVvXsEgx4Fv4UNLEbCwdIAbtOfJaxkR0r0npnHd-VFSiBQ8XIWI4szUJ09I53VseEVjEFOwM-urkex8K_W2SFk_WZeCHOjWwJ6Y1stUhhfb_D-bKHzE5RqstNCaI21dlyeLX4euGFQKAMbxrNvFf/s1600/IMG_2333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Fv4UNLEbCwdIAbtOfJaxkR0r0npnHd-VFSiBQ8XIWI4szUJ09I53VseEVjEFOwM-urkex8K_W2SFk_WZeCHOjWwJ6Y1stUhhfb_D-bKHzE5RqstNCaI21dlyeLX4euGFQKAMbxrNvFf/s1600/IMG_2333.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;">We put the bed back together last night </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 thought that maybe I just needed </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 get everything on the bed </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;">before I made a final judgement.  </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 know that it is hard to tell for sure </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;">by these pictures, but every 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;">I walk in the room I cringe!  </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 didn't even bother to iron 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;">because I knew I would be sending it back!  </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/AVvXsEhrrbbl6il4mzoeNkifbWMf-IUm_pzhuTUQQR7OdDdAXLzo1C_J6rfcRscoragOawy6tFyHu-6hraM7gTEvF9G7OOydKlJM8df_Bvmu47gBoknV3PS-kxsgV2kzSx6aGOG78SQVhcQgqDMX/s1600/IMG_2332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrbbl6il4mzoeNkifbWMf-IUm_pzhuTUQQR7OdDdAXLzo1C_J6rfcRscoragOawy6tFyHu-6hraM7gTEvF9G7OOydKlJM8df_Bvmu47gBoknV3PS-kxsgV2kzSx6aGOG78SQVhcQgqDMX/s1600/IMG_2332.jpg" width="534" /></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;">Of course in the photos </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 looks like it's the perfect match.  </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;">Maybe I can Photoshop it in real life?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">UGH!  </span></span></i></span></b></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 not even sure if I can return 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;">It might have been final 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;">I will have to call and plead my case </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 the wonderful customer service reps </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;">they have working for them.  </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;">Well, thank goodness everything else </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 life is going well!  </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;">Miss Beaux and I have big plans </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;">for the weekend that involve </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;">homemade ice cream!  </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;">Now that makes everything better doesn't it?  </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;">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>

Strike Two!

Hello!   Is it the weekend yet  because I really need to sleep in!   I feel like I have been going  and going and going.  My post title is S...

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