Office in Progress

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Into the Closet

While we have so many other urgent things to do in the house, and many more that have a greater priority, we decided to turn our guest room closet into our office. Like many people, our guest room has to also function as an office, and it's not ideal to have a messy desk in a room that company will sleep in, so... we decided to take everything out of the closet... perfect timing because my parents just had a garage sale... and designed the whole space for an office. We're starting with an old antique desk I found for a mere $25. It took some convincing for Gary to agree to build onto a desk instead of building it from scratch, but in my quest to mix in something old with something new, I was able to make him see things my way. Take a look at the current before picture. I'll update again soon, since Gary has been working on it most of the day.

They Were Lost, but Now They're Found

A few days ago, we found our kittens! They had been missing in action for almost two weeks. They were carefully tucked away under the house by their persnickety, but very loving mother. Camryn played dress-up with one of them (the boy!), and here are some pictures...

Shari's Big Summer 2008 To-Do List

It's that time of year again... School's out for the summer (yipee!!!), so that means it's time for my annual "Big Summer To-Do List." I look forward to one day when the list consists of little to nothing except for sleeping late, catching up on some reading, and strolling through downtown looking for that special antique to go in that special place in the house.

Speaking of the house, it's my goal to accomplish the following this summer (not necessarily listed in any particular order of priority):

_____ Paint downstairs porch/brick steps

_____ Paint fence (I'll have some help on this one!!!)

_____ Paint utility room

_____ Put down new floor in utility room

_____ Restore old green cabinet

_____ Clean out guest bedroom closet so Gary can make a built-in office space

_____ Have carpet installed in house (I'm keeping my fingers crossed on this one!!!)

_____ Stencil crown moulding in living room

_____ Stencil/faux paint in dining room

_____ Paint ceiling in back entryway (after Gary puts up trim)

_____ Paint ceiling in downstairs bathroom (Ugh.. I do NOT want to do this!)

_____ Have electrician install outlet in kitchen island


Six times... that's the number of times the word "paint" appears in my list. Oh, how I long for a summer with no paint!!!