this is what you last saw......obviously we (me, I) started painting!what do you think? most of the painting is done! woo hoo! just the oven left. we're painting it silver. can i just say, i adore the stripes? i actually hopped up and down with excitement after pulling the tape off. ha ha. i should have taken pictures of that, and the handy little … [Read more...]
we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming…
December 16, 2009 By 8 Comments
...with sadie's christmas dress! tada! says sadie.these are the best pictures i got. she's not so much for the standing still lately, and it's too cold and wet to wander outside. i had to sacrifice my cell phone in order to get anything decent. the things we do for a picture! oh well!i made it from my mom's pattern. (which she informed me she did … [Read more...]
as of this morning…
December 15, 2009 By 20 Comments
...this is what we have! me and my dad are a lot alike. we tend to obsess over projects until they are done. hence, we have worked on this kitchen 7.5 hours since yesterday morning. hah hah. wow. we are crazy or something. case in point: my dad came up with this clever idea to light up the window (and outdoorsy picture i plan to put up behind it), … [Read more...]
getting there…
December 14, 2009 By 27 Comments
my dad called me this morning. "I have a few hours, want to come over and work on the kitchen?""can mom watch sadie? yes? i'm there!"so this is what we got done. it's going pretty quickly! obviously, on the right is the fridge/freezer, and on the left is the oven, in the middle will be the sink, with a cabinet underneath. i plan to make a window … [Read more...]
rough
December 13, 2009 By 5 Comments
it may not look like much, but here is the start of sadie's play kitchen! my dad was awesome enough to help me cut and measure and attach wood together this afternoon until we got this! it may not look like much, but i'm soo excited to have this project started. hopefully we can work on it again soon...so it can be done for christmas! i'll keep ya … [Read more...]
molly monkey
December 12, 2009 By 12 Comments
well, she's finished! i spent afternoon nap finishing her up and working on another present, too...i guess it finally hit me that christmas is in two weeks and i'm running out of time to procrastinate! darn. here's where i found the pattern. … [Read more...]
oh christmas tree..
December 10, 2009 By 5 Comments
oh christmas tree,oh christmas tree!thy presents are so tempting...(do not fear, i stopped her from opening it. barely.) … [Read more...]
why my mom rocks
December 9, 2009 By 5 Comments
i called my mom yesterday, griping and moaning about sadie's christmas dress.my "practice dress" was....let's just say, i'm not going to be showing that one off. i was inspired by this dress and these dresses, but didn't have a pattern or idea of how to make it. mom to the rescue! she MADE me a pattern last night. yes, MADE!while she baby sat … [Read more...]
currently…
December 7, 2009 By 6 Comments
...cold. i know, i know. cali's not "cold"....brainstorming sadie's christmas dress....working on christmas presents!(a monkey for sadie...you would not believe how much she loves monkeys nowadays!)...can't believe it's (christmas) in less than 3 weeks!...sore from working on christmas presents. (you'll have to wait and see....)...wishing glee … [Read more...]
kitchen…
December 6, 2009 By 16 Comments
after dinner last night at our favorite local taqueria (yum), rory turned to me and said the three words women most love to hear. "let's go shopping" am i right girls? you know i am.we had rebate money from rory's phone burning a hole in his pocket, so we went and spent it on christmas presents...for sadie. we found, like one or two things for us. … [Read more...]