tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14475605356993918712024-03-04T23:39:55.319-08:00Feathers In My NestLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-38766497989706965582013-02-04T11:36:00.004-08:002013-02-04T11:38:47.379-08:00Our Living Spaces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ok, Ok, I know already! Go ahead and take a looksie first, I know you are all dying! Boy did I ever feel the peer pressure to get these photos up! You know who you are ladies (wink)! I hope it is worth all the hype and speculation! It has been two years already since we moved here into Mark's childhood home, we have so many little things left to do but I have to say I felt a huge sense of relief and accomplishment when the carpet in the living room was pulled up and the hardwoods were laid. Hubs did such a great job don't ya think?!!!There is so much to show so I figured I would start with the spaces that we live in as a family just about 99% of the time, even though the kids rooms are right off the family room, they always seem to bring their stuff out into the family space. This house is turning into the cottage in the woods that I knew it could be and it surely feels more and more like home. I will try to give a quick little caption under every photo with the details. </div>
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First order of business in this house that was accomplished was hanging this chandy from Ballards Designs. LOVE it!!! Love the oversized look, it is visible from just about every room in this house so I am so glad that I decided to make it large and in charge!</div>
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Since the house is pretty open I try to make the transition from each room seamless. Carrying the same colors and textures throughout the spaces seems to make the rooms feel like one big room. Same Ikea slipcovered furniture, just new pillows in my current favorite shades of gray and chartreuse. Found these pillows in Wisconsin at Gordmans and they became my starting point in here .<br />
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Found some wonderful greeting cards at Iron Grate over the weekend and I framed them with my Dryads Dancing frames and hung 3 on each side of our couch/window, I really like the look of it! <br />
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Original artwork in the form of greeting cards at $7 a piece, priceless! <br />
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Here you can start to see the new floors that we laid. I chose Hand Scraped Maple Country wood floors from Home Depot, I love the wider planks and warm, rich color. It really added alot of character to the rooms. My cute little coffee table was a Craigslist find for $45 from Tag. <br />
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Antlers are so hot right now and I love having a pair that were my Dad's. (Um from a deer he got, not actually from his head, my Dad was not Bambi!)<br />
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I have gotten rid of so much stuff since moving here, which means only very special items get displayed, this is from my Grandmother, my parents sent these candle holders to her when they lived in Germany before I was born. <br />
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I had the buffett and chairs from my sister, and just a few weeks ago I got the table to complete the set, she is going to move and I was helping her and she said I earned it!! Woweee! It is from Ethan Allen. <br />
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This cute little book table was a find at Salvation Army, it was like new and I snatched it right up, even on the extra 20% off day! Lucky Ducky I know! Sorry it is blurry, I still don't have the greatest balance when I kneel on my bad leg. <br />
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Love my candles burning in the winter, this is apple crumble by Bath and Body works, my favorite scent!<br />
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These pillows have a story, they are made by Hable Construction and are quite expensive, meaning I would never purchase them on my budget. I had seen them in my favorite store Pizitz in Seaside a few years ago. I went shopping at a consignment store while in Florida one day and they had a pair of these for sale, in my budget! I snatched them up so fast the lady's head was spinning, she had no clue what she had! These are the kinds of souvineers that I bring back from vacations! <br />
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I love the gray and chartreuse together! <br />
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My succulents are still alive Susan! The ladies at Violets Blue told me that they were easy to take care of and they were right! <br />
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My Grandmother's piano is finally back in our house, Myah is taking lessons and I love to hear her play!<br />
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The paint color on our walls is, are you ready for this... Sandy Hook Gray. I chose it a few years ago, but since the awful tragedy took place there, I really want to repaint, it actually really bothers me. <br />
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Just purchased this tv cabinet at Meijers a few weeks ago, need to find the right baskets for those two slots. And I need to get rid of those cords! <br />
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Sorry for the crummy photo, my wider lenses are being borrowed right now so I couldn't get a good shot of the whole room, I promise a better shot of the whole view shortly! <br />
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Love these cards! <br />
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Hubs has redone all the trim in rooms,including a new transition to the foyer, love the wide trim details! <br />
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This huge PB frame is still a favorite piece of mine! <br />
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I added these other PB frames that are ancient to each side of the big one and put a photo that I had taken at a sunflower farm. I love sunflowers!<br />
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I am trying to bring in some more white ceramic pieces to make the house seem not so old and chippy! <br />
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The floors looks great with my PB Outlet jute rug, I would like to have a rectangular one eventually but this one was under my other dining table and I didn't have any other space to put it. <br />
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Reminders of other past trips to Seaside. <br />
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I had a 12x12 canvas made of Dayton with his senior picture! I would like to get another one eventually of Myah. <br />
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Hope you enjoyed this little sneak peak into our Living Spaces! Be back soon with lots more to show you!!!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-18370853363341272932013-01-16T11:41:00.002-08:002013-01-16T11:48:59.437-08:00Hello? Is this thing on???<br />
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Wow, do I ever get the biggest loser award in blog land, where the heck did the months go??? Last post was on Mel's house, oh my!!! Sorry folks, major busy life going on here. Never fear, Leslie is here! And I am more anxious than ever to start posting regularly again, truth is (now I sound like my 17 year old on FB) I just didn't have much to show as far as the house was concerned, so many projects were unfinished and were waiting for other parts to get finished first before we could move on. And the fact that the best diy hubby in the world had back surgery in May and didn't go back to work until December, meant alot of projects were at a standstill till he felt better. He didn't think it was funny when I said "well, I can just do it". Thankfully he is way more skilled at running power tools than I am so I just pretended to act like I NEEDED to wait until he got better to put a new window in. Well, hold onto your boots ( well, Uggs up here in the north) ladies, I am ready to show you all the changes that have taken place in this little cottage in the woods. It really doesn't even look like the same house that hubs grew up in. I just wanted to give you all heads up that soon I will be posting lots and lots of photos for your viewing pleasure. I have to laugh when I look on Pinterest and I see photos of my home and I don't recognize them at first because I change everything so much! I really like my new simple and fresh approach to living. I hope you do too! A few hints of what's to come, lots of gray, chartreuse, white, hardwood, vintage, modern, cozy and very causal. What a cliffhanger huh? See you all soon!!!!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-55763042966083389252012-08-20T19:11:00.000-07:002012-08-20T19:11:27.742-07:00My sister's home. {Pretties and Posies)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /> My sister Melanie, closed her blog, Pretties and Posies last October. She took a break last August and decided to permanently close it shortly after. When she closed her blog she promised her readers that I would be posting pictures of her updated home on my blog. Well.... here it is. </div>
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When my mom was so sick last year, she moved in to Melanie's house for a month. Before her move, Melanie spent lots of time but little money updating from her vintage style to a cleaner, coastal style, ridding her home of all of her loved but worn and dusty vintage pieces. </div>
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Her kitchen stayed the same except for a few minor changes. She changed out her green depression glass and borrowed some of my ironstone to add to her milk glass collection. Now her cabinets are filled with white dishes of all ages.</div>
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Her dining room was updated with a smaller pedestal table to replace the large farm table she had before. She had her old dinng room chairs recovered with slipcovers made from canvas dropcloth. </div>
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Not much was done to her family room. She added some blue patterened pillows and a striped rug. She also updated her end tables and sofa table. She is still working on some finishing touches. Someday she will get it done.</div>
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The girls' bedroom was painted and redone last fall as well. It fits in with the rest of the house with its coastal feel.</div>
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The sunroom.</div>
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<br />She still paints once in a while. This one hangs above the loveseat in her sunroom.</div>
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Her Master Bedroom.</div>
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Melanie's walls are still Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue. After 6 years, she still loves the color. she added some soft yellow accents and purchased new nightstands to replace the vintage dresssers that used to sit on each side of the bed. </div>
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Her husband, Chris built these bookshelves and replaced the chandelier with this hanging drumshade. </div>
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She had these chairs slipcovered in canvas dropcloth as well. I love the way they turned out!</div>
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That's it. The tour of her home. Melanie recently opened her blog, <a href="http://prettiesandposies.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Pretties and Posies</span></a> back up after receiving requests from her blog followers. She will not be posting anymore, but if you want to check out her previous posts, it is open so you can browse... and pin if you want to. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I am always getting asked about what we wear for our beach photos, I thought this might be a good time to address all the questions because many of you are taking family beach vacations this summer. With a little pre planning you should be able to pack clothes that coordinate with each other before you go. This year I had several people comment on our attire for this years shot. I have to say, we already had everything in our closets so I didn't have to buy anything new, which is even better in my book!! I started with my dress, I found this sweet thing at Marshall's last year it is made by Max Studio. You could find dresses similar to this just about anywhere this time of year. I then when to my hubby's closet because lets face it, he has the least amount of clothing to work with! This shirt was a purchase from Kohls a few years back. Khaki shorts are always a must for our photos, they just work with everything and nothing says beachy like khaki! My son Dayton had this cool plaid shirt from Aero and even though it was a plaid it had all the colors that I was looking for so I went for it and love how it looked. Little Myah's outfit was also from last year, I had purchased this swimsuit cover up in Seaside at Ducky's toy shop it is made by Karmal Living. I love looking at the clothes while we are on vacation, especially summer-y stuff because we can't buy that stuff all year long up here in the north. The head wrap was purchased from the same place, I love how it keeps her fly aways from flying away while we are on windy beach. Which also reminds me to tell you to basically shellac your hair with hairspray before you head out otherwise you will not like the way your bangs are flying in your face the whole time. I never have taken our photo with us wearing "color" but I was really pleased at how we complemented the water and sky. A few other hints that I have learned the hard way are: Take photos on a not so bright evening or morning, shadows can be really tricky and we tend to be squinting more on bright days. I like photos when the water is a bit calmer too. Look for a spot where there are not too many visitors, get as close to the water as you can and have your photographer be at a 45 degree angle shooting you so mostly water is in your background, not shell seekers! I take most of our photos on the last night that we are there, we have great tans and everone looks relaxed and happy! Go out of your comfort zone when looking for something to wear, I never wear long, strapless dresses but this one is so comfortable and I really wanted to cover the large scar on my leg in case you could see it in photos, I also think it makes me look thinner than I really am, who doesn't like that!!! Ha! Just be casual, my favorite photos of our family are like this one below, not really posing at all, just being us. Keep it simple, I could have put a cool new necklace on but I really wanted to keep the relaxed feel so I opted not to fuss myself up too much. </span></div>
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I took these of Myah a few days into our vacation , I usually get more of her than Dayton because she is a more willing participant! For now at least! This was a skirt I found at a second hand store a few years back it is a Children's Place brand. I just paired it with a simple white cami. <br />
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I love just letting her play in the ocean!<br />
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Our friend Abbie was along on this trip so I caught one of her doing a jump, love her simple jeans and cami too! <br />
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I also knew that I was going to trash this skirt, I wanted her to get in the water, I have done this before when she was really little too and just love how it looked!<br />
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Bare feet are a must in beachy photos!!! No shoes!!!!<br />
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Make sure to get one of just you and your sweetie pie! <br />
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And some of just the kiddos playing around! I have become an orange freak lately! Love that color!<br />
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I always take this shot every year, I love looking back and seeing how much they have grown! <br />
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I always can find the handiwork of some creative kid on the beach so I try to snap a few of a sandcastle while we are shooting. <br />
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<span style="color: black;">Same outfit for Myah last year it still fit this year so I used it again! </span></div>
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I also took thise of just her as well, I paired a Target bathing suit with a sweet tulle skirt borrowed from my niece. I loved using her little Asian umbrella as a prop. <br />
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This was my khaki and white year, you can always go with this option, it is classic. <br />
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White polos for the guys with khaki shorts. <br />
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Old Navy ruffle dress for Myah.<br />
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I love using a few props, like these pencil starfish. </div>
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You don't have to travel to the ocean to get great beach photos. We live in Michigan and are blessed with miles of gorgeous beaches with the Great Lakes. This sweet eyelet dress was from the Gap, they always have a sweet spring white dress each year. </div>
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Again, just the kids being the kids, I love this one of Dayton holding Myah's hand, even though you can't see his face you can feel so much emotion.<br />
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I hope I have given you some good ideas, go looking through your closets and see what coordinates, it doesn't have to be all matchy matchy to look great! <br />
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Send me a postcard!!!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-32025810814802840562012-06-15T11:27:00.003-07:002012-06-15T11:27:48.478-07:00Remember Me????<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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Well hello stranger! I know, bad blogger award coming my way right?! Truth is, my blog has taken a way back seat in my SUV. So much has happened since my last post. Part of me wants to blog about it so that I don't forget, other part of me wants to forget it. <br />
After our fall in August with the broken bones, wheelchairs, walkers, turning my leg into a bionic woman's etc.... I just got really burnt out on the house. So much work, no way to get it done. I learned to just let stuff go, really hard for a girl like me! I hired a cleaning lady even! I am happy to report that I am doing much better, still feel tinges every now and then just to remind me that I am the bionic woman but all in all, just happy to be able to ride my bike with my puppy in the basket. A dream come true really! In February my 16 1/2 yr old son came in and said something to me that no mother wants to hear, "mom, I found a lump, down there...." cue my heart stopping.... he ended up having surgery to remove a cyst the size of a postage stamp that, praise God, was benign. He missed almost a month of school due to the recovery and pain of it all. We thought we were all pretty much healed up for a while and Myah broke her wrist on the playground, a slight break but still ended up at the ER. Those people call us by name when we walk in now. Right about then we had our spring break trip planned to Florida. A week before we left, Mark had an altercation at work trying to arrest a bad guy and ended up getting hurt after 4 people fell on him, causing a bulging disk in his lower back and pinching his nerve. He has been in so much pain for the past 2 months and finally had surgery 2 weeks ago to remove the bulge and put the nerve back where it belongs. He is still in alot of discomfort but glad to have the surgery over. His younger brother Eric got married a week ago and bless Mark's heart he tried his best to enjoy it! <br />
So now that you have our medical history, lets get to the real reason you are here.... photos of the house and projects! I still have so many areas that are just not right yet but I am banking on yard sales to help me out of that jam. I have enjoyed living back up north and seeing the different treasures that you find in different regions. I've kind of gone back to my vintage roots, I love pieces that look like you could have pulled it from your neighbor's curb. I also have acquired some sentimental pieces from my hubby's side of the family. With a much smaller home to work with I am trying to be more choosy with the items that I display, family items always come first in my book! I also have been keeping a mostly black and white scheme, remember a few years ago when I showed you Aunt Penny and Uncle Ron's house, well, she had lots of black and white ticking and toile accents and it looks so classic, so I am giving it a whirl. I love how a dark piece can ground all the white in the room. <br />
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The new entryway host my starfish collection this summer.<br />
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Got this cool cupboard for our bedroom, it was one ugly piece for $15, a few coats of paint and she is a beauty!<br />
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The lady practically begged me to take this half table ? home with me! <br />
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Got this metal cutie just yesterday, my hobs lobs basket fit on the shelf perfectly!<br />
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This fern came from California, dragons tail I believe it is called. I just potted it in a small celery vase with some moss and it seems happy!<br />
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These shelves have given me 16 fits, I finally have them the way I want them, these<br />
office pieces came from my hubby's family. <br />
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Paper plates and napkins on the table, it IS summer right?!!!!!<br />
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Dining room wall, my $5 mirror with my $1 picture. <br />
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My ironstone collection is growing, I pick up pieces at thrift stores and yard sales, I put my <br />
vintage silver pieces behind the white dishes for a bit of bling. <br />
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Old family keys, probably the key to Grandma's heart!<br />
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The key to my families' hearts are to EAT! <br />
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Got this cutie pie at a sale for $10, it is perfect for storing the puppy chow. <br />
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My mother's day gift, antique round graters, hard to find these, I have a votive inside them and they look so pretty at night. <br />
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Found this basket in Florida at the goodwill, perfect for coralling things by the stove. <br />
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In Myah's room, another vintage chalkboard, this one is special, hubby's grandma played with it!<br />
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Hmm, looks like my knob needs a screw!<br />
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I about fainted at an estate sale when this platter was $5!!! Can you say, MINE!!!<br />
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Well, summer is here in the North and I am going to get out and enjoy as much of the sun as I can, I heart the mower calling me! I promise to be more faithful with my posting, I love looking back at my posts and seeing how much things have changed! Please leave a comment if you stop by, I miss my bloggy friends! Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-36966869298972077562012-03-13T20:22:00.000-07:002012-03-13T20:22:26.107-07:00Launching of My New Jewel Kade Business!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvowN15WtiQHeXNt9t7_pvGJqNwxaEYCYkfnqf2psyKp3QRE_h3V1ZZYyjLAk2-ffq7_fsbpsHO0bcQA05_ZKjNv9jFbh52S3jwUeukX_av0q535GMyN0a5300q5Bgm3No7QkJd45kvY/s1600/products_sample.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvowN15WtiQHeXNt9t7_pvGJqNwxaEYCYkfnqf2psyKp3QRE_h3V1ZZYyjLAk2-ffq7_fsbpsHO0bcQA05_ZKjNv9jFbh52S3jwUeukX_av0q535GMyN0a5300q5Bgm3No7QkJd45kvY/s640/products_sample.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am so excited to announce the launch of my new business venture! I have been wanting to find a charm company that can produce custom photo charms for my photography business, I found that and so much more!!! One day while I was in Target with my mil, I was wheeling around on my wheel about and saw another man walking into Target at the same time wheeling on one too! We both stopped and laughed at each other and shared our "what did you do to your leg" stories. I noticed his beautiful wife was wearing the most gorgeous cross necklace that I had ever seen with and equally gorgeous pearl necklace. I had to ask her about it, she said "it is Jewel Kade". Come to find out my mil asked me later "how do you know those people?" I said " I don't!" She laughed and said that the husband of the beautiful necklace wearer was her old boss! I tried to remember what that lady had told me I got home and googled all things with Jewel in the title, and after intense searching found it!!! It was a direct sales company started by a woman who wanted to create a way to carry her children's photos near her heart. Ok, right up my ally right!!! <br />
Then a few months later I asked Myah's piano teacher about a pearl drop necklace that she wears with her children's photo on it, I heard the words "Jewel Kade" come out of her mouth and I said , where can I get some! She took me into her bedroom and showed me her personal collection of jewelry and then she did the best thing any good piano teacher would do, she gave me a catalog and a name of a woman would could get me some of these goodies! This was in December, I booked a show and could not wait to see this stuff in person! Well, as our luck would have it, another medical crisis reared its ugly head for Dayton, this time a very scary one that required surgery. Thankfully all is well now a month later but I did have to postpone my party due to his health at the time. So finally last week I hosted a small get together at my sister Melanie's house and when my little Jewel Kade Stylist arrived I could not wait to see the treasures! The jewelry is so pretty, sparkly, sentimental, girlie, all things that I had hoped it would be, even more! I would have loved to have had a special charm to wear while we were waiting to adopt Myah, or when my Dad passed away, or when I was cheering Dayton on during baseball games. Oh the possiblities! I am in love with this collection! So much so that I decided to join the company as a stylist! I went to a meeting last Monday and it was so hard for me to focus on what they were saying because of all the shiny things!! I am really going to try to make a go at this! You can imagine the mounting medical bills that we have had this past few years, they are really adding up and I am really limited as to how long I can stand on my feet. So I thought why not combine my love for this jewelry with my need to bring in some extra income!?? I have the sweetest lady who I have signed up underneath. She is only the 12th person in the company to have signed up to be a stylist. It is an upcoming new and exciting direct sales business, I am hoping to say that I was part of it "way back when" . I would love to build a team all over the USA, there is a great need for new stylists! If you want to be part of my team please let me know and we can talk! I also have a website that you can check out for yourself, you can even order online if you wish and it can be sent right to your door!!! I know you ladies will flip for this stuff, it is so much fun!!! You can layer, or go simple, either way, each piece makes a statement! I have been searching for a line of jewelry like this for so long! Go to my website at <a href="https://leslieschultz.jewelkade.com/">https://leslieschultz.jewelkade.com</a> and let me know what you think!!! I am over the moon excited about this awesome opportunity!!!! Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-61005398231917053892012-01-16T11:22:00.000-08:002012-01-19T05:38:00.680-08:00Simplify<div style="border: currentColor;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHD5cVKG1gcoUQpXyDoS6dcCpwuExVRoRG228LCE8uLNjjuxR3FdYrEgc1WBubuTIpetkHgXvb18mHiJ6ODDJLlicaJ00VShINtQMI9QTj63ZgkD1A4Zd7AXDDM4K2X0h9of9ignjf8o/s1600/%2528159+of+161%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHD5cVKG1gcoUQpXyDoS6dcCpwuExVRoRG228LCE8uLNjjuxR3FdYrEgc1WBubuTIpetkHgXvb18mHiJ6ODDJLlicaJ00VShINtQMI9QTj63ZgkD1A4Zd7AXDDM4K2X0h9of9ignjf8o/s640/%2528159+of+161%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br />
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The word for the year in my life is Simplify. Everything. After moving out of our 3 story home <br />
into a single level ranch I have had to do some major downsizing, which is a good thing. I sold pieces of furniture that I loved, parted with things I never thought I would, and am still going through boxes of sentimental pieces and deciding what to keep and what to part with. It has been a huge undertaking, but it feels so good, I have had a garage sale, given things away, donated a ton of stuff to Salvation Army and just plain tossed stuff that has just been cluttering up our home and my mind. We do not have a basement here so if I want to store something it has to go up in the attic of the garage, and well, if you have been following me for very long, you know that is the last place I want to go (after our accident). So it is either risk our lives (ha ha) or let it go, so I am letting it go!!!! One area I struggle with is with photo storage, I love to take photos and have forever, I need to find a good system to keep them protected yet out of the way, I have tons of pictures!! On my quest to simplify I purchased a Erin Condren planner for the year. I had read all about how fantastic this planner was and then when I found out that I could put my own photos on the covers to personalize it, I was sold! I am trying so hard to keep our schedules to a minimum, I feel like we have been overscheduled for years and I want that lifestyle to be in our past. We have moved home and life is much simpler (is that a word?) up north. No more rat race, speeding on expressways just to keep up, traffic backups, the need to "keep up with the Jones'", those days are gone. Now we have family meals together with our whole family and my children are getting to know their family by spending time with them, priceless to me. We have lived away for 20 years, it is a precious gift to walk into the local diner and have old friends say "hey Mark and Leslie, how are you today?" People actually know us here and they care. I prayed that one day our children would be raised the way we were,in a small town, and my prayers were answered. </div><div style="border: currentColor;"><br />
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<div style="border: currentColor;">Speaking of prayers, I have been trying to read the whole Bible this year, I saw this Bible last year on Paige's blog and found it later in the year so I saved it for the new year. We gather the kids together at night and read together, I love that time of day. (We have missed a few nights already but we do catch up ).</div><div style="border: currentColor;">We also have started budgeting and doing the Dave Ramsey program. Wouldn't it be a huge relief to be debt free one day! The big expenses are coming up soon and we want to be sure that we are more prepared for them, (Dayton goes to college next year, wants a car, etc...)So wish us luck!!!</div><div style="border: currentColor;">All of these plans are to help us get simplified, organized and give us time to enjoy the little things in life. <br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/word-of-the-year-link-party-2012" title="The Lettered Cottage"><img alt="The Lettered Cottage" src="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj29/LaylaPalmer/Linky%20Buttons/This_Little_Word_Of_Mine_2012.jpg" style="border: currentColor;" /></a></div></div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-78477162059094920812012-01-13T16:50:00.000-08:002012-01-17T08:09:30.054-08:00The House Is Coming Along Nicely<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know, I know, it is about time right....???? It has been almost a year since we moved in and we still have a long ways to go but it is good to see progress along the way. The main part of the house has been almost completely remodeled except for the family room, we just painted in there, we will eventually add wood floors in there too after the rest of the remodeling is done. The only room I did not get photos of today was our bathroom remodel, I will have to save that for another day. We have worked painstakingly on this house. If you remember, we moved into the house where Mark grew up and added on a wing to the house for his mom. We added on a new master bedroom and have just recently "moved" into there, so there is still lots to do in that area, plus the next phase will be adding a little office, laundry room and a bathroom off the master bedroom. The space is already there it is our old bedroom so we have some walls to knock down and put up and hopefully it will all go together pretty easily. Our injuries have hindered our ability to do things at our "normal pace", ya know work all day, work work work till we get it done. Well, we sure have learned alot about our patience, because this project is taking us forever. But that is ok, we are do it yourself-ers so we are used to things not always going our way, mostly we use plan b, c, d, e and sometimes f ! It is very exciting to see the house take on our personality, it is such a comfortable and homey place to us, we are living a much more relaxed, family oriented lifestyle these days. That is what the northern air will do to you! So without further ado, I will now show you a glimpse into our "new" home, please keep in mind that we still have a ton of little details to take care of, we call them winter projects, so don't pay attention to some missing trim, outlets, fixtures etc... we are living in the mess while we work on it! </div><br />
Welcome, this is where you will eventually walk into our home, however there is no sidewalk on the other side of this door yet, we have to wait till spring for the cement, so for now it is just the puppy door and the spot where the old house meets the new. We uncovered this cool wooden siding that used to be the outside of the house from the 1950's, it had that cottage feel to it and I mentioned to Mark that I would like to keep it exposed instead of drywall over it, so a coat of paint later and we are in love with the look. I added some coat hooks from Hobby Lobby, a family photo, hung an upside down planter for a mini shelf (we are really tight on space in this area) and it works perfectly as a little foyer. Notice our new front door, I chose to paint it a welcoming red color. Come on in!!<br />
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I searched a long time for a sign for this area, this one by Danielson Designs is perfect:<br />
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Relax, let your guard down, feel free to be yourself, when you are here you are home with family<br />
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We love having company, our house is always welcome to visitors, this is where you will enter the family room. <br />
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I really used what I already had in this home, I found a few new accessories but that is about it, most everything I have had This table has been in my family longer than I have! <br />
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Have a seat!!<br />
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The old front door used to be in this opening (above), we are going to open it up a bit when we do the next phase. Our new bedroom is now accessed past the doorway. <br />
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We painted the bookshelf in the dining room and brougth my photo albums out of storage ,what a perfect place to store them. <br />
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One of the first things we did last year was put up this oversized fixture from Ballards. I just love it!<br />
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A look from the kitchen into the dining room,(above) and from the family room (below), I have loved adding bits of black and I am so pleased with the classy-ness yet casual-ness that it provides. <br />
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I love our hardwood floors, Hand Scraped Maple Country from Home Depot, can't wait to have the rest of the house in these! We put them in our new bedroom too, oh be still my heart!!!<br />
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Talk about matters of the heart, my hubby has the sweetest heart, he left me a little note this week while he is gone. <br />
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There is not alot of natural lighting in here so lighting was important, I chose to have lights put into our cupboards and it makes such a difference. <br />
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Onto the new parts of the house: Above is the shot of the foyer from the outside, notice our snowfalling!!!We chose slate tiles for this space. <br />
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My old suitcases make a nightstand for hubby!<br />
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</div>I have had these frames forever, last week Mark's uncle brought over some old photos from his parents farm, I framed this one in particular, the day that farm was sold, in the early 1900's, you can see the buggies and horses on the farm. I kept it the focal point by only adding scrapbooking paper in all the other frames, keeping with the muted tones. <br />
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</div>A little old sliver and shine in here gives this room just a bit of elegance. I tried to use newer accessories and it just felt like it did not fit the rest of the house, so I went with my old standard vintage pieces to give me the feel that I wanted in here. We still have lots of little things to do in here, we just put a door and closet doors on this week!<br />
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I had originally picked this quilt up at Marshall's/Tj's etc. not sure, for Myah's room last year, it ended up not working in there so I pulled it out of storage and love how the gray and taupes helped pull our room together. <br />
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Looks like my shade needs adjusting!! Must be from the last party we had , ha ha!!<br />
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Oh how we love our little Yorkie, Asher!!! He is so sweet! <br />
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My old window just had to find a spot in this house!!!<br />
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The view from the other side, that door will lead to our bathroom, and I am still unsure as to how I am going to cover up that beautiful electrical box, any ideas! Oh yeah, and don't make fun of my old lady walker, I still use it now and then!<br />
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Love the double fan from Lowe's reminds me of Florida! Don't laugh at my tv on my chair, my hubby has to hang it on the wall! <br />
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My sister gave me these gorgeous chairs to use, I have to find a fabric for the pads. My mom gave me this table from her garage, I am not sure if I am going to paint it or not yet!<br />
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One of my favorite spots in the house, the bottom photo is of a camera that my grandmother gave to my mom when she was 19 and went to live in Germany after dad was drafted. <br />
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For the past 4 years we have been getting live Christmas trees, we cut our own down at a tree farm, we love doing this as a family, each year hubby trims off a sliver so we can keep it with the date on it. <br />
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This tiny print is a purchase from Pizitz, our favorite place in Seaside, in honor of our 25 years together last year.<br />
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I did keep some of our grandmothers cookbooks, along with my own favorites in a basket on the island.<br />
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Loving my little baby brownie camera!And some things are still my favorites even if they were someone eles junk! I hope you enjoyed this little tour of the areas of our home that are pretty much finished, it has taken alot of blood, sweat and tears to get to this point but it is all good, I feel so content here, we all do! To see some before photos go<a href="http://feathersinmynest.blogspot.com/2011/03/kitchen-remodel-part-1.html"> here</a>:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Jx0XRceSwTfaqT_jALyF16EOoG6MNH56ybBO518rKAYkFLrooDTuTudFJObPAuT63vZQh1CzCyT_tUcb2TUWws9GngfivRtBkY8EmDh4ty2k7eqVAK8Q2UCsoIve87YectMxfsgMTkA/s1600/Santa2011+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Jx0XRceSwTfaqT_jALyF16EOoG6MNH56ybBO518rKAYkFLrooDTuTudFJObPAuT63vZQh1CzCyT_tUcb2TUWws9GngfivRtBkY8EmDh4ty2k7eqVAK8Q2UCsoIve87YectMxfsgMTkA/s320/Santa2011+046.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>Happy Holidays to all my friends and family in bloggy land! I did not fall off the face of the earth, just been tending to our health issues, which are coming along pretty well, I just finished up my physical therapy and Mark is still going. He ended up having a broken elbow after the fall, unfortunately they found it later and it had started to heal already. We have been through alot these past few months, years, etc. but we are not going to complain, we are blessed in so many ways, especially to have each other, there is no one I would rather have by my side than him. My leg is healing, it has been a long haul. We are taking a break from the construction for a while so we can heal ( and save money for the rest). But we are in our new bedroom, and the house is decorated for the holidays and it feels so cozy and warm here. I promise to post some photos soon, the house has changed so much! Even in a wheelchair I was cleaning the new additions, trying to get it done sooner! We also just added a puppy to our lives, he is just precious and I never thought I would be so in love with a dog!! He is a little Yorkie named Asher! I never got my Christmas cards out this year, I have just not had the time or energy to do them. I did take these photos in the fall, balancing on one leg so I figured I had better share them, who knows maybe a New Years letter will get sent out, I can't promise anything! Anyhow, I am off to get ready for the holiday celebration at my mom's house, it is certainly different being "home" for the holidays permanently. No packing, driving, stopping to go potty, etc... it is nice! I pray you all have a special holiday season with your loved ones, we have so many wonderful things to look forward to in the new year, weddings, weddings and more weddings! Thanks so much for all of your kind words and prayers, the time I was laid up seemed to go pretty quickly thankfully, I still have a long way to go but I am taking it day to day, I will never take the ability to walk for granted again! <br />
Blessings my friends!!! Love, Leslie<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The broken....</span><br />
I had to think of a catchy title for this one. So I stole a title from one of my favorite artists and people Mark Schultz. I apologize for my lack of blogging, it has been a crazy summer, one full of construction and doctor visits. Between my mom and my son Dayton we kept the ER busy. And then last week I did a doozie on my own leg. My hubby and I were taking things down from the attic in the garage for my mil and he decided to use a step ladder instead of the pull down attic ladder. I had just got the words out of my mouth "this is not a good idea...." and next thing I know hubby is hanging on for dear life to the rafters, 12 feet above me, the ladder twisted and came out from beneath him. He fell on top of me and I broke my ankle/leg in 3 places, and ambulance ride and ER visit soon followed and I had surgery the next day to repair the breaks. I have a plate and 9 screws in one side of my leg and a few screws in the other side. Bummer. The worst part is that I cannot put any pressure on it for 6-8 weeks, I am already going stir crazy. I am so thankful that I was there, it could have been so tragic for my husband. My new best friends are, a walker, a wheelchair, crutches and now a roll a bout. I had the stitches taken out this week and a boot put on my leg. The Dr. seemed pleased with my progress so that was good but I am really struggling with the day to day life. My hubs hurt his elbow in all of this and needs an MRI next week. I need his help for almost everything so we are quite the pair. It is amazing how a freak accident can change your life in an instant. I am using the handicapped bathrooms and realizing how difficult it is to maneuver. Believe me this experience has not been lost on me, I will never use the handicapped bathroom again, I have had to wait several times for people to finish their business while the other stalls are empty, opening doors is just about impossible, I pray that someone is in the restroom to help me get out. Hubs has had to join me in the ladies room a few times, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do right!!!? And I cannot wait to drive, having my 16 year old drive for me is nerve-wracking!!! Everyone has been so helpful though, from meals to visits, to sharing of equipment to make my life easier , I am so blessed and so thankful that I am living near our family and friends again. I did this last year with Dayton by myself and it was not easy, so I appreciate all of the extra hands. People keep calling me a hero and saying that I saved hubby's life, I don't know about all of that, what I do know is that he is worth it. <br />
The house is coming along, we finally have the structures up for our addition and my mil's hopefully drywall will be next, I am itching to get it done, so much to do and I am laid up. I am going to take this time to get do things I never take the time to do, like reading my books, getting caught up on my photos, get a website and logo made for my business ( in the works), write thank you notes, watch Pioneer Woman on the Food Network, get caught up with blogging again, do some Christmas shopping online so that it is done early!, learn to knit, get organized, take care of myself, send out we have moved notes ( 7 months late!), play with my new camera and lenses, all the things that I never sit down and accomplish. I am so behind... in so many ways. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Beautiful.......</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the view when you first walk in to Robin's beautiful home. Love the warm woods, the beams, the color on her walls, and the gorgeous woodwork. Loved it all!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>So I decided today to give you a little treat. The Beautiful part of this post. A few weeks ago I visited the gorgeous home of one of my adoption buddies Robin. We traveled to China together 5 years ago to bring home our little girls. Robin is the sweetest person I know, sugar sweet. Robin and her husband Greg have recently purchased an older home on some acreage and spent the past year renovating it. Robin has such a way of making a house a home, I fell in love with it the moment I stepped inside. She so graciously allowed me to take some photos, I know you will love it as much as I did!!! Enjoy the tour of Robin's Nest! <br />
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Great idea! She said most of her knobs came from Hobby Lobby!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQlrg9jUwd4mNfBt6zg26fi_DAC3O_rG32QAffAWDjZnE6mWVnvYutSGE9b8DoRF66WyvQiE03HGNhy5g4l4D4fiwE_GYX7heuH5PVeFw_Jkg8I_jq0Wpu6jCGhLh0SMAcHQK1fuGLnc/s1600/pillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQlrg9jUwd4mNfBt6zg26fi_DAC3O_rG32QAffAWDjZnE6mWVnvYutSGE9b8DoRF66WyvQiE03HGNhy5g4l4D4fiwE_GYX7heuH5PVeFw_Jkg8I_jq0Wpu6jCGhLh0SMAcHQK1fuGLnc/s640/pillows.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Anyhow,we have been in this house for 6 months now and have kept my beachy theme going strong. I have been craving a bit of color in the house but didn 't want to make a huge committment in case I get sick of it, (which happens). I found my inspiration in the cutest little cafe in a local hotel. We went there the first time on Valentine's Day and fell in love with the decor, a little bit vintage, a little bit French, a bit modern, clean and white, yet warm and inviting. I think the punch of red that is carried throughout the cafe caught my eye. After our new wood floors were in I realized that I could easily add some red too, not a ruby red but a tomatoey red, not really bright. After a trip to the PB Outlet I snagged a couple of red pillows and a few bunches of red apples ( I am not usually a fan of fake fruit but I like these so I broke my own rule). I don't have any photos of the room just yet but I thought you would like to see my inspiration. I am hoping to go there this weekend for my birthday! Hint hint!!! I did not take any of these photos, I found them on the web.Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-29009892345115985042011-06-24T20:42:00.000-07:002011-06-24T20:42:40.228-07:00I'm A Little Bit Country!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKcbHHDGaBd7E7yF5a85Yfn2-Mg3XfkLFqlasM6sCxpoAkB6WwrTn0e8x7gzMNd8La8K_K4-9dTPRRQYC9IKVEesSbaQktx8YJK3CsVEPo6JunhAHYuIBI8_HD8G_-s5iz_zh1N6PcF8/s1600/%25286+of+34%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKcbHHDGaBd7E7yF5a85Yfn2-Mg3XfkLFqlasM6sCxpoAkB6WwrTn0e8x7gzMNd8La8K_K4-9dTPRRQYC9IKVEesSbaQktx8YJK3CsVEPo6JunhAHYuIBI8_HD8G_-s5iz_zh1N6PcF8/s640/%25286+of+34%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a>We have been country before country was cool. I remember Mark listening to country music the first time I ever rode in the car with him when I was 15, he was singing along and I thought, "who listens to country?" Since that day 25 years ago we have attended many country music concerts, Alabama was our first one together ( and provided many good make out songs hee hee!!) We have seen Reba the night before her band died in a plane crash, we have stayed in Shenandoah's hotel rooms ( we knew their nephew), saw the Statler Brothers, yes we are THAT country, Clint Black, Martina McBride, Faith and Tim, Rascal Flatts, Diamond Rio, The Judds (I actually touched Wynonna's hand!), Kenny Rogers, Collin Raye, and some others that I just can't think of at this hour! So when our Spring Break trip drove us through Nashville a trip of the Country Music Hall of Fame was on our agenda! I grew up in a family who loves bluegrass, I remember my Great Grandpa and his children sitting around playing and pickin when I was little. Music has always been around me. 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The project that just won't end... our kitchen. After looking at these photos, I see so much more that needs to be finished! (frown!) But it am not a Debbie Downer so I am basking in delight from having the new hardwood floors put in yesterday! What a nightmare getting these, but so worth it!!! We were on a roll, the cupboards went in fairly quickly, had to wait for the counter tops, then the wait for flooring came, set us back a month and a half. Oh and lets not forget the fact that we had to get all new appliances at the last minute, had to move the old ones back into the old house. Fun times! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we chose stainless appliances and hopefully one day this upcoming weekend we can use them! We are really getting sick of eating out! Five months people!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweet hubby did a wonderful job with the subway tile backsplash, love it!!! </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M1fhL_qOeGpMNtcQM73eboBjWy0a-t05r_uwTSSk4fPJ6lmsgTAEjG_mR4WaIACST0QtHPas5fnbqcjOES4SCLsMo6zv3Xqt5stBx3sGBFsr1nGJ4QBbGlKE2jQrvJwRX-YTtMu7Hd4/s1600/%25287+of+7%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M1fhL_qOeGpMNtcQM73eboBjWy0a-t05r_uwTSSk4fPJ6lmsgTAEjG_mR4WaIACST0QtHPas5fnbqcjOES4SCLsMo6zv3Xqt5stBx3sGBFsr1nGJ4QBbGlKE2jQrvJwRX-YTtMu7Hd4/s640/%25287+of+7%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I am loving all of the changes taking place, no matter how long they take, I like to see progress! Sorry for the lack of posting, we have been super busy around here! I now have a 16 and 6 year old, Dayton went to prom, is now going to be an 11th grader in the fall and has a sweet little girlfriend. He also played baseball and no injuries to report for the first time! Thankfully! Oh and is getting his license next week. Myah is going to be a first grader, played tball with her cousins, is in the gardening club, and got her ears pierced and bangs! Life is good for her! We are all adjusting well to our new environment and love being near our family. Mom has been struggling lately with her breathing and has been in and out of the hospital, which makes my moving here all the more validated. It is so much easier to help when you don't have a 2 hr drive in between you!!! I will be back with more updates I promise, I just have been swamped lately. Our addition starts soon and I can hardly wait to expand into our new spaces! I am really wanting to fuss with the kitchen things aren't how I want them to be exactly but for now it is a functioning space and I can fuss later!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-86255465218935040362011-04-28T19:26:00.000-07:002011-04-28T19:44:53.065-07:00I'll Be Watching!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2lrEVBQtBz1lUVM9wuHIxiBsIWyc2H3dxQbOQ4bEgL35Mv6mC78B3CMRvi5P5yCXeYj5QXJWyMUhN9ZTalMrFNAvOiDL20JAP-NDhWpp14LAlUUkaC_TRi_I96e5LwnJyxwOKEUPPUY/s1600/Prince_William_Kate_Middleton_April28newsnec-300x199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2lrEVBQtBz1lUVM9wuHIxiBsIWyc2H3dxQbOQ4bEgL35Mv6mC78B3CMRvi5P5yCXeYj5QXJWyMUhN9ZTalMrFNAvOiDL20JAP-NDhWpp14LAlUUkaC_TRi_I96e5LwnJyxwOKEUPPUY/s640/Prince_William_Kate_Middleton_April28newsnec-300x199.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I will be one of the billion people getting up at 4 am to watch William marry his Kate! I am a huge lover of all things royal so I am over the moon excited! I can't wait to see all the pagentry!!!!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-24880276143079183962011-04-14T16:33:00.000-07:002011-04-14T18:37:13.139-07:00Kitchen Remodel Part II<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We have been working so hard around here lately, we ended up waiting 4 weeks for our counter top to be made and delivered. On Monday 3 men arrived with my beautiful Corian counter top and I have never been so happy to have a functioning kitchen in all my life. While waiting, we took a vacation to the Emerald Coast, our favorite getaway! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_4uOIxWdhTDBaDZiHHsueX5f8-OpwCJSjz4ztUlbX29EerxkePPCzQpIFRoAXoPby_3-V2L3idpd7M5RMThfQHd0bbWzpCqjk-Rf1U66BtEhshyphenhyphen74Q9jmdfd_OmqtcoDuHee89R8A6mQ/s1600/florida2011part2+082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_4uOIxWdhTDBaDZiHHsueX5f8-OpwCJSjz4ztUlbX29EerxkePPCzQpIFRoAXoPby_3-V2L3idpd7M5RMThfQHd0bbWzpCqjk-Rf1U66BtEhshyphenhyphen74Q9jmdfd_OmqtcoDuHee89R8A6mQ/s640/florida2011part2+082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Armed with a new camera and lenses I was ready to take tons of photos. Truth is, I just relaxed and rested up, it has been such a long cold, snowy, winter around here, it felt just wonderful to soak up the sunshine and take long walks on the beach. I am sure you want to see photos of the kitchen progress so here you go, we still have alot to do but I can at least use my appliances, counters and sink. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VPbcvYC-YBHJhBZgeiwRvF3jg_IYVgbAKTzZ5E4SzgCCgCE8YRDb9bkivFJyltsDzpkdMDqmXTFVuVG5gEl_gzYt3MMfEKIMfd08VcmkhBpw_7JIgezsR11LwwyprUXaECwzDayH3YIK/s1600/%252817+of+23%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VPbcvYC-YBHJhBZgeiwRvF3jg_IYVgbAKTzZ5E4SzgCCgCE8YRDb9bkivFJyltsDzpkdMDqmXTFVuVG5gEl_gzYt3MMfEKIMfd08VcmkhBpw_7JIgezsR11LwwyprUXaECwzDayH3YIK/s640/%252817+of+23%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> I can finally make a meal in my LeCruset pot that my sister gave me for Christmas! I love the crock holding my utensils. My Grandma once brought me fresh morrel mushrooms in this years ago. Yummy!<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbX6P7DuV3DjX6B8eJ9f5uFxFZbVq_ucF-KwtttBAai26j2vpALkqaFnj8oHbTjF8Ul_uee2wzko14vRuPmblha8HtPl_O1ptirxixSHOuMkkyg8CKcY-qWHp_zzrJV14zKUBHTm4kgyy/s1600/%252818+of+23%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbX6P7DuV3DjX6B8eJ9f5uFxFZbVq_ucF-KwtttBAai26j2vpALkqaFnj8oHbTjF8Ul_uee2wzko14vRuPmblha8HtPl_O1ptirxixSHOuMkkyg8CKcY-qWHp_zzrJV14zKUBHTm4kgyy/s640/%252818+of+23%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Subway tile and dark wood floors are on the agenda, along with finishing the trim on the cupboards. I purchased the new faucet with my gift card that I received from Lowe's!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9293FFJjf1u8HxAcdteR7PA5dyb40rFJoJmEPuV7eGlIwAfw8URUpvFg0nPwwxHTTNccFgDwDKq1SE0SMZCp5VczsNcYPkJM0Tlv4ms3IzR4JztED_dWyu0O5jdKSAnyS3p2IateX6ixY/s1600/%252823+of+23%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9293FFJjf1u8HxAcdteR7PA5dyb40rFJoJmEPuV7eGlIwAfw8URUpvFg0nPwwxHTTNccFgDwDKq1SE0SMZCp5VczsNcYPkJM0Tlv4ms3IzR4JztED_dWyu0O5jdKSAnyS3p2IateX6ixY/s640/%252823+of+23%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The dining room is ready for some great meals to come out of the kitchen!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IgEm5T7mMkQGemgTt1M5e0xtb8YdpOVzamA4xXq9bwR4lRx4MvPHAHTh17KaxCwdo30hSrlqfU5D1LBB6o81AIC8pEfrlQrxBpVAWbXeHe4GC0O7KM210SQwkW-f-VTfM0AFxAM6Mkxx/s1600/%252813+of+23%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IgEm5T7mMkQGemgTt1M5e0xtb8YdpOVzamA4xXq9bwR4lRx4MvPHAHTh17KaxCwdo30hSrlqfU5D1LBB6o81AIC8pEfrlQrxBpVAWbXeHe4GC0O7KM210SQwkW-f-VTfM0AFxAM6Mkxx/s640/%252813+of+23%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Oh, and my Dayton has made the baseball team, I never dreamed my son would be sporting my colors!! He actually hit for the first time in a year last night, my whole family was there, I love living back at home. Today the physical therapist cleared him from his shoulder break. Thank Goodness!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjne_eknsuOWZ8ftWSyKY81W3GNna3i_mdW7MFqeD-U1CTs6t0lSpmSovwyeGKGP0YVtPfVcLhHnQ_DyvtVDxkP-yIwJ8ext9r927yI5-Ab0wMM7Ph4DuMXlj0UbqJGFCCGQosvIhyphenhyphenVPIka/s1600/beach1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjne_eknsuOWZ8ftWSyKY81W3GNna3i_mdW7MFqeD-U1CTs6t0lSpmSovwyeGKGP0YVtPfVcLhHnQ_DyvtVDxkP-yIwJ8ext9r927yI5-Ab0wMM7Ph4DuMXlj0UbqJGFCCGQosvIhyphenhyphenVPIka/s640/beach1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> And just cause I love them so much I had to show you my sweetie pies! Oh how we love the beach!!!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO-ygAEYN9gshdoBbNmqWvYXUSqNfEvJSiSq2Yz0yANx8ezmTrkIRB8ckZUgoT516VVGj79iU4xgEBysQIAHRsDMqznzFTn1mG4q59RYLDC0pLJerRoAgycLDTyVPhVfLnTNAY0EzfEPi/s1600/florida2011+056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO-ygAEYN9gshdoBbNmqWvYXUSqNfEvJSiSq2Yz0yANx8ezmTrkIRB8ckZUgoT516VVGj79iU4xgEBysQIAHRsDMqznzFTn1mG4q59RYLDC0pLJerRoAgycLDTyVPhVfLnTNAY0EzfEPi/s640/florida2011+056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I am starting to feel short around them!!! At least I have Myah still little for a few more years!! Dayton will be 16 in a few weeks, I just cannot believe how fast the years are flying by!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacECqMwrJ5GZERUYop0IGRxVzJ6hSY_sX_4GTWOT6Iw3Ja6oaYv7MQJDfLN9Bp7o2JCkGH87HW0w3Fmx1Bdi4vgHEmAy5oWP-7JVn1MDRcm28G0tVLn7x8NHQCuozj-bnGWitXZS-hsrH/s1600/p11294484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacECqMwrJ5GZERUYop0IGRxVzJ6hSY_sX_4GTWOT6Iw3Ja6oaYv7MQJDfLN9Bp7o2JCkGH87HW0w3Fmx1Bdi4vgHEmAy5oWP-7JVn1MDRcm28G0tVLn7x8NHQCuozj-bnGWitXZS-hsrH/s320/p11294484.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>Sorry for the delay in posts, I have been so busy with life and remodeling, I wanted to post when I finally had something to show! Oh and while we were on vacation my mom called me to tell me that they found Mr.Cole's remains... 2 doors down from her on the lake. His body had traveled 3miles down the lake, 2 months had gone by that he was in the icy waters.... this weekend we are attending his memorial. Thank you so much for your prayers for this special family. May he rest in peace.Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-9546681002409677782011-03-16T11:42:00.000-07:002011-03-16T11:42:51.781-07:00Dining Room Reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbjkdvDDWSNaqFFbD6jY2P4e68xvgTPrTeWEN65Lu92DQrUromVxzSSBjkz5nPB-NIly9TANuERHBSfhUje_njq5nurdjN-ekd9puTLZclnnOspiuWdC62IA80UT5BwGRzZOhx700Tm7D/s1600/%25286+of+38%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbjkdvDDWSNaqFFbD6jY2P4e68xvgTPrTeWEN65Lu92DQrUromVxzSSBjkz5nPB-NIly9TANuERHBSfhUje_njq5nurdjN-ekd9puTLZclnnOspiuWdC62IA80UT5BwGRzZOhx700Tm7D/s640/%25286+of+38%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Loving my 12 light chandy from Ballard Designs, I wanted a significant piece over the round table, this was just perfect.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqU7PVcR4g2p-7McNimV1nAXe3LSHFe3gOauUZ9y8f5gV_TZU1d3AyC2KRPbIPOEF0zeOGzHuCNKh2kiL4_LUf-GGjtZbMphu5aDsvRUWcSgIb7vgSN_yDE-6H9Xd_9gBmB1EmoMCLL6du/s1600/%252811+of+38%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqU7PVcR4g2p-7McNimV1nAXe3LSHFe3gOauUZ9y8f5gV_TZU1d3AyC2KRPbIPOEF0zeOGzHuCNKh2kiL4_LUf-GGjtZbMphu5aDsvRUWcSgIb7vgSN_yDE-6H9Xd_9gBmB1EmoMCLL6du/s640/%252811+of+38%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> I found this awesome column for $35 at my antique mall. The mirror was a $4 gar.sale find last summer.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73COjyoTN6WNo4iFyEQcPY-55BYQaqXMBDfIZDnxobuVcTbDXD0E1YGD6oY8sWWbd5FF4IYtIPF34NYIec9duW3mmtdvfJlW2hQc55oq4e83zEbYU04900LScy6N1rGKWeTQQI5SZwBK6/s1600/%252819+of+38%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73COjyoTN6WNo4iFyEQcPY-55BYQaqXMBDfIZDnxobuVcTbDXD0E1YGD6oY8sWWbd5FF4IYtIPF34NYIec9duW3mmtdvfJlW2hQc55oq4e83zEbYU04900LScy6N1rGKWeTQQI5SZwBK6/s640/%252819+of+38%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The cigar box was in some of my Grandmother's things, the binocs were from a g.s.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTL_TSGYxsHJ7QMRN5QLeUEIskeGTHp1_aK4KzGMchb2zBnsLk9M5NMZnf0WcK-QwflSU-W7XTvPa2bJ6N24GtjTAlyM67C1Y91ceh_UJjGgqH5gjPd5zXbwNLK60pAYMNvKOG-jXvYvtL/s1600/gunsandhouse+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTL_TSGYxsHJ7QMRN5QLeUEIskeGTHp1_aK4KzGMchb2zBnsLk9M5NMZnf0WcK-QwflSU-W7XTvPa2bJ6N24GtjTAlyM67C1Y91ceh_UJjGgqH5gjPd5zXbwNLK60pAYMNvKOG-jXvYvtL/s640/gunsandhouse+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I am so excited about having glass doors, you have no idea! I wanted you to see how high they are, my hubby is 6'2", he has been so wonderful, staying up late working hard to get this done for us. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DW8vV_NV7zu6ApdrZHxcdts2usMkSbUeB9CxuUq7NI780FM-zynbagig6_izCzf3vg4M4V6T7gExjErGcH1Z9BJgpfdDKW15A56tZxc81j9juD1YyOSb-_NZ80o1KkKJ8PR3lnNzyXBD/s1600/gunsandhouse+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DW8vV_NV7zu6ApdrZHxcdts2usMkSbUeB9CxuUq7NI780FM-zynbagig6_izCzf3vg4M4V6T7gExjErGcH1Z9BJgpfdDKW15A56tZxc81j9juD1YyOSb-_NZ80o1KkKJ8PR3lnNzyXBD/s640/gunsandhouse+010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So my first choice for countertops was a marlbe looking granite, loved it! But way out of our budget so we went with the Corian countertop. We ordered ours from Lowes and right now they have a deal where you get free undermounted sink with your order ($400 value). So we were pumped about that. It is going to be a few weeks before the countertop is installed, I can hardly wait! Lowes also has a deal going on right now if you purchase a gift card (over $500) they will give you 10% gift card starting March 18th. We purchased a gift card in the amount of our counter top and in a few weeks we will have over $200 worth of Lowe's credit coming to us. We thought that was worthy of passing along to you guys! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cOktZMDe-u_Aov-eSU7CPWp0jLpmRp2xpMRZZhlig2IFfv0I5YhETZzijRiYqj_fOFQxIg2W9o6luwVEKdCFA-eFdXO9ErLvWILGgunn2VfUlqMguQTd5uZcDTSwl_-mz-pdYBeZ18fa/s1600/%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cOktZMDe-u_Aov-eSU7CPWp0jLpmRp2xpMRZZhlig2IFfv0I5YhETZzijRiYqj_fOFQxIg2W9o6luwVEKdCFA-eFdXO9ErLvWILGgunn2VfUlqMguQTd5uZcDTSwl_-mz-pdYBeZ18fa/s640/%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
We painted the wall in the dining room and purchased an awesome rug from the Pottery Barn Outlet. Things are taking shape! We also hung a new chandelier in the dining room , it is large and grand and I love it! We are not done with it yet, I need to clip the chain and maybe add some shades, I found it at Ballards. <br />
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We are going to put in darker wood floors eventually and paint the lovered doors white. The knobs still need to go on the island and wood blinds need to be hung. I have a new light fixture to hang over the sink, I need to find somthing else for the ceiling lights. We are also going to attempt a subway tile backsplash. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTXGZ2lv53i-7gDHnV5__VWeWqzIVXDVRFyaSwOJQaTlkCPCfEteiByZ4UT0GjbtfpCs2Jf9fkIHgETDE9uANPe5RQ6dhE4XbnaKhYEyh1gNg3NspwQ2T1l0VIuZsbUdrrnZXlX_qpHjR/s1600/%25288+of+22%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTXGZ2lv53i-7gDHnV5__VWeWqzIVXDVRFyaSwOJQaTlkCPCfEteiByZ4UT0GjbtfpCs2Jf9fkIHgETDE9uANPe5RQ6dhE4XbnaKhYEyh1gNg3NspwQ2T1l0VIuZsbUdrrnZXlX_qpHjR/s640/%25288+of+22%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>I had put this pillow sham and bird photos in my cart about a month and a half ago, the sham was the only one sitting in a clearance pile for $3.50. I carried it around in my cart and tried to find things to match. I was afraid it might be too bold for the cottage feel that I was going for in this house. So I put it back. This past weekend I went back to our old house and hit the same Homegoods. Would you believe this cute sham was still there?! I took it as a sign and rolled with it. The next aisle over was this green glass lamp, I have to say I am finding myself adding hints of lime throughout this house and it fits the beachy, lake, boho relaxed feel that I want to create. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UhLREtIG-FSHbhM39-cKu1v_1OQDUOaT1Yg2i_tDn8TamjAsYJKriAHEaNzjXXlsi6dCIa77cLqHgJghy3cG74vpL-YQnaCPmAIC0xXnXIEo0LBU2-TSkvapbGGT4BfCGC6TmkoZkHDT/s1600/%25289+of+22%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UhLREtIG-FSHbhM39-cKu1v_1OQDUOaT1Yg2i_tDn8TamjAsYJKriAHEaNzjXXlsi6dCIa77cLqHgJghy3cG74vpL-YQnaCPmAIC0xXnXIEo0LBU2-TSkvapbGGT4BfCGC6TmkoZkHDT/s640/%25289+of+22%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>These bird prints were also on clearance this time. Funny I just saw them in Target yesterday. Love the Boho feel to these too! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyclVTH1ryIMo3TDVLZto5geWmr0zCx8JkPuCPlXNCG80KgWF-wmNMoatIpBr-HeQEbLjaJWpPEllMCgL7LeOp8aduJou71GhVgCXiE00-c0uNHLjwENo9zTOqEz5EY89jTVF7kI-spiY/s1600/%25283+of+22%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyclVTH1ryIMo3TDVLZto5geWmr0zCx8JkPuCPlXNCG80KgWF-wmNMoatIpBr-HeQEbLjaJWpPEllMCgL7LeOp8aduJou71GhVgCXiE00-c0uNHLjwENo9zTOqEz5EY89jTVF7kI-spiY/s640/%25283+of+22%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>I have been searching for a colored cork board for her room and wouldn't you know it, over in the next aisle was the lime green one! All of the sudden her room was taking shape in my cart, I caught people looking in my cart, probably wondering who would ever put all of those funky things together! Umm, that would be me!! I have to say that this little desk area won Myah over! She is my little creative girl! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDY43q4Ty2oYphmT2Pl3hiJJg-lwQTxlZLAJvxZcafHwJcHafnmY2iE6EaaRJ8s-9L0J8xbrdBctEZI379szqCgvZpEz7CrzjOdU_thH0boaUMUItV4m_19_524gPmmPp-YSKIb17zq2y/s1600/%252811+of+22%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDY43q4Ty2oYphmT2Pl3hiJJg-lwQTxlZLAJvxZcafHwJcHafnmY2iE6EaaRJ8s-9L0J8xbrdBctEZI379szqCgvZpEz7CrzjOdU_thH0boaUMUItV4m_19_524gPmmPp-YSKIb17zq2y/s640/%252811+of+22%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I added her little antique McCoy Chinese girl vase, remember when I bought this ages ago??? I can't wait to fill it for her! She actually has such a pretty view out her window, she will see the gorgeous lilacs when she wakes up every morning. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your prayers for Mr. Cole, they are still searching for him, it has been a week now and still no sign of him. :(</div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-66842873832804257142011-02-13T21:30:00.000-08:002011-02-14T05:27:35.946-08:00Matters of the HeartI would love to write a real mushy gushy post on here about how much I love my man, but you already know that. What you do not know is that my heart is aching, heavy and hurting on this Valentine's Day. I don't want to be a huge downer on here but we need prayers, huge prayers. Let me give you a little history lesson. When I was little girl I joined a track (running) club, I started running competitively at 10 years old. I would not say I loved running but it seemed to be my niche. I hated practicing, running long distances and aching muscles. I ran in Jr. High and eventually joined the High School track team. I was a freshman, new to the team with alot to prove and not alot of confidence. Enter my coach, Mr. Cole, a soft spoken, gentle, kind man who had a warm heart and a simple grin. He did not get riled up, I never saw him angry or ever heard him yell at any of us. I kind of stayed under the radar my freshman year, the older girls got the good positions and relay teams. I was a sprinter, I loved the 100, 200, 400 relay and 800 relay. I somehow qualified for the regionals as a freshman, maybe Mr. Cole just put me there, that would be like him. I ended up surprising everyone that day when I took third in the region, finishing in front of my team mates. It was like I came out of nowhere. The next year I became a more important part of our team and got the good positions and got to be part of the relay teams, I was thrilled! I went on to run all 4 years of my high school career and ended up winning the conference champ in the 100 for 2 years and also took 4th in the state for our relay team, we actually were a pretty successful team and as much as Mr. Cole could have bragged about us, he never did, he was a wonderful example of good sportsmanship. All of my success I owe to Mr. Cole. He encouraged me and molded me into becoming a better runner than I ever imagined I would be. I loved that man, everyone did. <br />
Last Saturday night we were at the local ice rink watching our friends play hockey and I noticed a display in the arena that had a photo of Mr. Cole and said he had been inducted into the Coach's Hall of Fame last October. I saw his sweet grin and knew that he was the one person I could not wait to see now that we are living back home. As odd as it sounds I really thought about helping him with the track team. <br />
You can imagine how devasted I was when last week my brother in law called to inform me that he had been out on a call the night before ( he works with the dive team for the police dept). My breath literally stopped when he told me they were looking for Mr. Cole. The weather has been just awful since we moved back, we had a blizzard last week and then bone chilling temps followed. The wind chills were in the negative numbers. <br />
There is a long lake that turns into a river in our community. This is the lake that my parents live on, where I grew up. Mr. Cole lives at the north end of the lake near the river in a beautiful old home that I am sure he lovingly restored. Apparently, Mr. Cole was going to look for his missing yellow lab, Joe, his truck was found running near the river bank, door still open and footprints slipping into the icy waters but none coming out. They figured he was trying to get his dog out of the waters and he fell in himself. No one is for sure what happened but there has been a huge search going on in our tiny community since last Wednesday and no sign of Coach. He was also a shop teacher in our district and had recently retired, he is 62 years old and still runs marathons. He is also still coaching track and cross country. The man was loved in this community by everyone. <br />
Sadly,there is still no sign of him. The searchers have been using divers, air boats, helicopters etc... and finally yesterday they found Joe's remains about a mile and a half from Mr. Cole's home on the lake, in the ice. My heart cannot even fathom what his family is going through. We just want closure and piece of mind for the family at this point. Our lake is fed by a dam and it is 11 miles long, the search is very difficult right now because the lake is frozen. <br />
This weekend I found the little ear cuff that he had given me as a graduation present, it was a one of a kind metal flower piece in a silk oriental bag. Such a precious treasure to me now. I have been driving up and down the road that runs parallel to the lake and praying for him and his family. Our little community is pulling together and volunteering to search, feed volunteers and pray. That is about all we can do right now. I am asking you to join us in the praying portion, we feel so helpless and want to find him so badly, he surely did not deserve to die this way.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62uRDAR6N_ORpEIIl_VRCAtwBSFTQUEElXtYmC2pwj2Er0NU6LEWm0JxHYebvGE1bvYYVRAHGP338xpd6lxeEG1tX0jrScnqvApVw6y8fL8qEgW83rTjWzufMbsoG5Kn4GQ4wih2xkTNj/s1600/729jpg-fb8c0423b04fb23f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62uRDAR6N_ORpEIIl_VRCAtwBSFTQUEElXtYmC2pwj2Er0NU6LEWm0JxHYebvGE1bvYYVRAHGP338xpd6lxeEG1tX0jrScnqvApVw6y8fL8qEgW83rTjWzufMbsoG5Kn4GQ4wih2xkTNj/s640/729jpg-fb8c0423b04fb23f.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">People have said that he and Joe were always together. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My mind has hardly drifted to any other subject this past week, he is constantly in my thoughts and prayers. The weather is supposed to be warming up this week so I pray that they find him soon now that the ice is shifting and melting. I will keep you posted as soon as I find anything out, I just know you are all my little prayer warriors out there and we could really use them right now! I know I am going to be holding on to my sweetheart even tighter this Valentine's Day. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacECqMwrJ5GZERUYop0IGRxVzJ6hSY_sX_4GTWOT6Iw3Ja6oaYv7MQJDfLN9Bp7o2JCkGH87HW0w3Fmx1Bdi4vgHEmAy5oWP-7JVn1MDRcm28G0tVLn7x8NHQCuozj-bnGWitXZS-hsrH/s1600/p11294484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacECqMwrJ5GZERUYop0IGRxVzJ6hSY_sX_4GTWOT6Iw3Ja6oaYv7MQJDfLN9Bp7o2JCkGH87HW0w3Fmx1Bdi4vgHEmAy5oWP-7JVn1MDRcm28G0tVLn7x8NHQCuozj-bnGWitXZS-hsrH/s320/p11294484.jpg" width="206" /></a>God Bless You Mr. Cole</div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-70646870354454012602011-02-07T11:00:00.000-08:002011-02-07T11:02:04.548-08:00It's Good to Be Back Home Again<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">After a few whirlwind months we have finally arrived back home again. And it feels wonderful! We have been unpacking, unpacking and more unpacking but hopefully soon there will be an end in sight. In true Leslie form, I had the house accessorized after the first day, Mark left with the kiddos for a little while and I went to work, I have to have a place for everything in order to maintain my sanity. Tomorrow demo starts and I expect life to be chaotic for a while. I am excited about the end results though. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8TQ_97mnzNaEibgNQZwmi0jpjCFt9IjM3Ce4uPq8dx0Dk6g4CK3EYY3K0vIsSiZgVH8QWR28UhZJjB7LXpwTEx8z3yA8t5e-rC-WYOo7znasVQxb6Ys_Yb7AABu2kgSHGmMK4WnXSO6D/s1600/new+house+2011+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8TQ_97mnzNaEibgNQZwmi0jpjCFt9IjM3Ce4uPq8dx0Dk6g4CK3EYY3K0vIsSiZgVH8QWR28UhZJjB7LXpwTEx8z3yA8t5e-rC-WYOo7znasVQxb6Ys_Yb7AABu2kgSHGmMK4WnXSO6D/s640/new+house+2011+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I really wanted to feed the birds once we got back up here so my mom bought us a birdfeeder as a housewarming, it took a few days but finally we saw some birdies! Mark hung it in the lilac bushes for me! I cannot wait to see these lilacs bloom!<br />
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The kitchen will be the first of our renovations to tackle. Have you seen the new Martha line at Home Depot??? Love it!!! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8wKv467EVUAfIvkkR7EIy80DL7qhDvbuYPKEq1W8AxiZLm1o30eKQ3IDLt87YJPpN1IGAKGb_wXyaVvhwX2sY2Ko4uV74DCxn1AH868MCZNWzVKqrgXIi3xheSFQH3-jnmoIbCg6jphI/s1600/marthastewartkitchen2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8wKv467EVUAfIvkkR7EIy80DL7qhDvbuYPKEq1W8AxiZLm1o30eKQ3IDLt87YJPpN1IGAKGb_wXyaVvhwX2sY2Ko4uV74DCxn1AH868MCZNWzVKqrgXIi3xheSFQH3-jnmoIbCg6jphI/s640/marthastewartkitchen2.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-74370099258077741792011-01-26T19:40:00.000-08:002011-01-27T16:09:49.628-08:00Our Silver Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Love is not a matter of counting the years... But making the years count. ~ Michelle St. Amand ~ </span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg-cS7MdWZc8Mrasyq-j6NnN9Fq0B09JjxV4qh7ldYztzZGKr4579TzdPZmYwgf5XpTPJzP6eluHB7mcyeekVYwAqEtg2R_AVLjBjG7EcEftX_9V5KnWE1zfWseSybvHdEi_UvRISel8m/s1600/scan0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg-cS7MdWZc8Mrasyq-j6NnN9Fq0B09JjxV4qh7ldYztzZGKr4579TzdPZmYwgf5XpTPJzP6eluHB7mcyeekVYwAqEtg2R_AVLjBjG7EcEftX_9V5KnWE1zfWseSybvHdEi_UvRISel8m/s640/scan0005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met in elementary school and started dating in high school, I was a sophomore on the Varsity Cheerleading squad and he was a senior on the basketball team. If you zoom in closely you can see his class ring on my left hand! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NB3_W3yOKlhaKXS3rFr3NAYzZbjYpxc4NxvNOytKwym3tFd6eFNKxZHBB5EgV6Vs2t3KEUTd0A0fJ30JCdD7dNqT9zhvCoVkdOxV1JXA_Xy07ZohvkVeNHHiCzsx_tACbbcoqNuymLYt/s1600/scan0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NB3_W3yOKlhaKXS3rFr3NAYzZbjYpxc4NxvNOytKwym3tFd6eFNKxZHBB5EgV6Vs2t3KEUTd0A0fJ30JCdD7dNqT9zhvCoVkdOxV1JXA_Xy07ZohvkVeNHHiCzsx_tACbbcoqNuymLYt/s640/scan0002.jpg" width="454" /></a></div> For our 1st anniversary together we had these Valentines photos taken, we look so young!! Him: 18 Me:16<br />
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My hubby and I are celebrating our 25th dating anniversary today. We started dating when I was just 15 and he was 17. This day has always been so special to us, just as important as our wedding day to us. Our love has grown in so many different ways through the years, but one thing remains the same, I am his and he is mine, all mine, all his. I love him so deeply, I really cannot describe how much he means to me. I thought it would be fun to let him have a chance to write on here for a change. I still have his class ring in my jewelry box. I chipped the stone shortly after he gave it to me and he nicknamed me "chip" for a while, that little chip is such a sweet reminder to me of how our life has not been perfect but through all the flaws we are still strong as ever. I love you sweet baby, you are my world! <br />
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Twenty five years ago today I asked Leslie to be my girl. That was the best decision I have ever made. We have been through so much over the years, but one thing has always stayed true and that is our love for one another. She is my best friend, my favorite companion, she makes me laugh and brightens my days. There is no one else I could ever imagine spending my life with. She is a wonderful mother and a great best friend. I sure do love her....<br />
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He is so sweet, bless his heart he is falling asleep on the couch and he sat up and wrote this for me. He has been working so hard lately on making our transition from this home to our new home, he sacrificies so much so that his family can be happy and comfortable. God has truly blessed us with a wonderful marriage and family way beyond anything that we could have imagined on that Super Bowl Sunday, January 26, 1986. Remember when Refrigerator Perry was in the Super Bowl Shuffle video? Yes, it was THAT long ago!!! And we have said Happy Anniversary every month to each other on the 26th ever since!!<br />
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Then and Now, I just had to see the comparison for myself!!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-68625310450626487252011-01-18T12:36:00.000-08:002011-01-18T12:36:46.285-08:00Good Things Come To Those Who Wait<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXZbrGNFPBlPLxrbK3nOogMyilphNRN23Wk1xQDDuvWJ611SXvT6zWVN9HpqwImezdyEfiYr_gYxSgcCmC67OvwziljArvlIaLVwHbR2Fzkk3k7n1RD_rex3whZn-f-TGao7TFTTgIpvz/s1600/%25281+of+1%2529-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXZbrGNFPBlPLxrbK3nOogMyilphNRN23Wk1xQDDuvWJ611SXvT6zWVN9HpqwImezdyEfiYr_gYxSgcCmC67OvwziljArvlIaLVwHbR2Fzkk3k7n1RD_rex3whZn-f-TGao7TFTTgIpvz/s640/%25281+of+1%2529-5.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG5X75obkORc1Ju4T8Gub77kjXfSmI2eUGnXWe3FheYQY-HlA0vduWQPACD9sIUWMG20gXKeoa7UTsjbCrg90QXu1fmkDBon0HmWRz46AdCN8hDBBHGZRGLjVtKSmwoAw0-FSP9oARBaX/s1600/%25281+of+1%2529-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG5X75obkORc1Ju4T8Gub77kjXfSmI2eUGnXWe3FheYQY-HlA0vduWQPACD9sIUWMG20gXKeoa7UTsjbCrg90QXu1fmkDBon0HmWRz46AdCN8hDBBHGZRGLjVtKSmwoAw0-FSP9oARBaX/s640/%25281+of+1%2529-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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I had to add this one, Redwing is a special song in our famliy!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447560535699391871.post-52128358666322619802011-01-14T10:38:00.000-08:002011-01-14T10:58:37.972-08:00Makes Me Smile Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/RI-l0tK8Ok0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Today is the 2 year anniversary of my Dad's passing away. I am trying to find as many things to make me smile today as possible. My Dad's dear friend sent this to me, he was the last friend that my Dad talked to, he flew in from Florida just to say goodbye. My Dad has spent a few weeks at Mayo clinic and my Mom says that they listened to people play this piano in the lobby. This precious video is of a sweet couple, Marlow and Fran Cowan who are 90 years old and married for 63 years. The lady looks so much like my Grandma it is scary! I am a lover of all things to do with piano music and old people, seriously! They sure know how to tickle those ivory's!!! I thougth I would pass this along to you all today, to make you smile too!!! ***you will want to pause my music at the bottom of my blog in order to hear this **** Scroll through the link on YouTube to see an interview and more concerts with the adorable couple, they are so sweet, I could just eat them right up!!!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13163358139696174064noreply@blogger.com7