Random Ramblings

I am not sure I have anything half-way intelligent to say these days. But, just in case you are wondering, here's a sample of what's in my head:

1) eggshell or satin? flat?????  hhmmmmmm....


2) I have a crush on SW dovetail

I am wondering if this is the kind of crush where it turns out that you like him more that he likes you. Ya know? I am looking for a long-term commitment here. Decisions, decisions...

3) glass front cabinets or solid? mullions?

4) White? Off-white? Whipped Cream, Snow, Ibis...???

5) I saved $80 on paint because I bought it during the Memorial Day sale! SCORE! I hope we like it!! :)

6) I think I forgot to put a trash can in the virtual kitchen! Damn! Back to the planner...

7) I wonder how much it would cost to have someone do this for me. Would it be worth it?

8) Why don;t contractors answer their phones? Just to annoy me???????

9)   pitter-patter, pitter-patter

photo courtesy of dutchboy.com

That's the sound my heart makes when I look at pictures like this. But, the truth is that my kids would have this room ripped apart and covered in graffiti before dinner that same night. *sigh*

10) I want this island.

photo courtesy of kraftmaid.com

...and the range hood.

Mothers (very be-lated post)

I can't believe how long it's been since I was able to stop in and blog a little! We finally got the entire contents of our lives packed away into neat little brown boxes and stashed inside a storage unit. And now the wait begins... It will be roughly a month before we move in to the new house. In the mean-time, we are trying not to overwhelm my mom as we camp out at her house for a few weeks.

For Mother's Day, my Girl Scout troop (and many others) went to the ballet. This year, we saw Sleeping Beauty; last year it was Swan Lake. It's a nice getaway for the moms and their girls to just have a little time together. On the way home, we hit the cupcake shop.

Don't those look YUMMY????

I have to say that the best one was the most unexpected one (s).

While they were all SCRUMPTIOUS, the toasted coconut sent me over the moon. And the chocolate, chocolate mousse was unexpectedly perfect. I figured that one was a just one to get for the kids, but it ended up being so light and yummy!

What a fun day.

I realize it has taken me forever to post this....there are so many things going on that I am not even checking my email! (unheard of!) What I really want to post about is all the decorating stuff swimming in my head now that we are so close to moving in to our new house. I may follow in the footsteps of some of the great bloggers before me and cut the length of my posts down to glorified facebook posts by slapping up paint swatches and fabrics, etc. So for now, this blog may become a bit of a decorating notebook for me...as I have time. Please follow along and let me know if you have any great ideas for the decorating projects we are attempting.

xoxo

I am popping in to say a quick hello and to let you all know that I will be on Tatertots and Jello this week!



Although I am up to my ears in packing tape and boxes, I did take some time out to have a little fun with the "little people" in my life. Please check it out!



I also wanted to share a few things with you while I am here. Call them "tips on moving", if you will. I know I am not the only one who is going to be moving this year since 'tis the season. All of you Bree Hodge types (or whatever her last name is now!) can tune this part out since you already know everything there is to know about all things domestic, but for the rest of us, this moving thing is no walk in the park. For one thing, it is taking waaaaay longer to box up the entire contents of the lives of six people than I expected. Way. For another, it is not cheap. I mean seriously, how many times can we run out of boxes, or tape, or food??? I guess a lot, because it seems like someone is always having to make a run to the store. I have also learned that although boxes made from recycled materials sound like they are eco-friendly, the fact that you have to wrap them in twice as much tape to try to compensate for the fact that tape does not like to stick to it's recycled surface, might negate any "green' potential.

My advice would be to buy more that you think you'll need, then double it. Save your receipts in case you over-buy.

Although I'd love to hang out here and visit you all, my eyes are drooping, so I am off to get a good night's sleep, so I can tackle another mountain of laundry and pile of brown boxes tomorrow. But please go check me out on TT&J this week!