A few quick links to start your weekend off with a smile.
Shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! A really amazing film!
The PENStory
Stephen Wiltshire can draw completely accurate panoramas from memory
See what Kiki and her dolly Coco were up to in Paris: Kiki & Coco in Paris.
Make this really cool marble run out of a cereal box! Made by Joel
Have a wonderful weekend y’all!
Join me for my victory lap will you?
The difference is pretty striking don’t you think? Most of what needed doing was to muck out all the stuff they didn’t use anymore. It’s pretty much the first major step in any job of this kind.
Okay, on to the big reveal! I totally feel like Candice Olson right now!
Gavin’s room before:
Remember the trains? That’s what started all of this.
(Drumroll)
Gavin’s Room Now:
He had less to store so I removed the shelves looming dangerously over his sleeping head. Same with the book shelf. Jef cut it down and put a top on it.
I know you think I’m mental by getting rid of most of his storage, but in this case less is definitely more.
More room for art, of which Gavin made!
Kellen’s Room Before:
Dreary right? Isn’t this the color they use in mental hospitals?
Kellen’s Room Now:
Much better. From mental health to metal health.
You should have seen the look on the guys face at Rodda when I asked him for the charcoal paint.
I put the posters in frames to avoid tape allover the walls. The poster I made was done by taking the picture at the largest resolution setting of my camera and then blowing it up to 20 x 30 at http://www.Picnik.com
So, done and done!
The boys tell me they are very happy with their rooms.
They put up with me very admirably while I was living out my teen bedroom fantasy at their expense.
I’m still working on popping in to admire my work or tidy up. I’ll let go soon boys, I promise.
3 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
3 smashed up Oreo cookies
Blend until smooth.
Drink with goofy expression on your face.
Who was it who said; “I love deadlines, I love the whooshing sound they make as they rush by.”
I thought I’d pop by and explain why I’ve been away from the blog for a bit.
First reason is that I have finished the kids rooms! *fanfare* The kids are pleased and so am I. Just a few final touches and they will be ready for the big reveal.
Also I’m working on finishing up the cookbook. I’m working on the all important index right now. It’s a pain. I’d much rather be taking photos of food, and then eating the food. Then there is the proofing and submitting and…and…and…
So my goal of the book being available by August may or may not come about.
My husband jokingly asked me, “What are you going to do with your self when you finish all these giant projects?”
Oh hell, I don’t know actually!
So the painting is getting easier. It’s seems every time I start a painting job I have to relearn how to do it. Once I get going however it’s hard to stop, because everything needs a new paint job! After I complete the kids rooms I intend on painting the bathroom.
I’ve discovered something about myself this summer. White walls annoy me!
In the meantime the boys have been sleeping on the couch and the majority of their stuff is sitting allover the sitting room.
Check!
Well, but not really.
Let me explain. I made that entry on my life list quite awhile ago. Things were different. And by things, yes I mean money but, also my perspective.
The thought of a grand loving gesture on a milestone occasion like Jef’s 40th birthday was very nice. Since then however, I changed my mind. The Life List is not written in stone, plans and circumstances change. If you’ll excuse the colloquial, shit happens.
Since the recent loss of my Dad I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what is really important and the value of the things that matter. In this case, the plan of 40 presents for my husband’s 40th birthday. It would have made me feel awesome. Jef would have been very appreciative but would he have felt more loved with more gifts? You know the answer.
So here’s what we did instead.
I spent the afternoon decorating his chair at the table with balloons and crepe paper streamers!
I made him bbq chicken enchiladas
I made him 4 gifts. Things I thought he’d like and use.
Calling cards with pictures I took in his wood shop.
A big coffee mug etched with his initial
Handmade t-shirt for jogging.
His all time favorite caramel corn.
So, making my husband feel special on his 40th birthday?
Check!
I can always tell who the brides are at the salon during the summertime. They are the ones in tears or shouting into a cell phone at their mother. It’s incredible how a wedding can turn a perfectly sane woman into a raving shebeast.
My advice? Elope. You’ll be your Father’s favorite.
I’m not helping am I? I was kidding! You remember? Humor?
Well I’ll be no help but these guys will.
Just-just put down that monogrammed cake knife!
Maggie’s uncomplicated advice about wedding etiquette at The Morning News.
Check out Jordan’s website. She’s a San Francisco based party planner with some really great DIY projects.
The one and only, for better or worse, Martha Stewart Weddings.
Offbeat Bride offers ideas and solutions for your one of a kind weddings. They don’t think the glow in the dark cumberbunds are a weird idea.
Gorgeousness is affordable! Hell it’s FREE over at Download & Print. Unless you like complicated and expensive?
Very Strawberry
1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries
1 cup Hagen Daz Strawberry Ice Cream
1/2 to 3/4 cup cold milk
Colin Rich has a wonderful hobby!
The balloon was launched at 5:37pm (PST) from Oxnard, CA and reached an altitude of 125,000 feet snapping photos and recording video along the way.
The balloon burst, the parachute deployed, and the payload floated down for 35 minutes, landing near an old olive orchard Northeast of Santa Paula.
Check out his website! Pacific Star
Now go see video of Pacific Star 1
Kathleen Rear 