Fearsome Friday...

Since I missed Wordless Wednesday :( It is Friday the 13th after all.

Living room update

We painted the living room! I went with a charcoal gray. I'm glad it's done because painting is the worst!!!!! I'm thinking I might have to hire a professional next time. It looks really good as long as you don't look too closely at the trim ;)

This is the test patch I did.



and the finished product!

I'm in love!

You may remember these chairs I got from Goodwill. I think they were $45 for the pair (maybe $65), I can't really remember. Here is a reminder of what they looked like before...



Here they are in my living room after their transformation!



I'm in LOVE!!! I know what you're thinking...white? Doesn't she have a 2 year old? Yes, I do, but my white couch has made it unharmed for 9 months so I have hope for my chairs :) The truth is that this room is really only used when Joey and I watch Swamp People together and when we have company. Even then, everyone usually gravitates towards the kitchen anyway. I will buy a comfy, dark brown couch from Finley's playroom which is where we do our lounging around. That is definitely next on the purchase list.

The dining room is coming along too. I still want to get rid of the blinds, find something for the center of my table and get the furniture refinished, but all that can wait. You've come a long way baby ;)

Before...



Almost done!




I'm a long way from marking this task off my 2011 to do list, but I'm making progress. I have faith that at least 5 rooms in my house will be done by next January.

Happy Friday!!!

While we were out...

We had a good time in Birmingham while we were waiting for our power to be restored. We went on a lunch date with Melissa and Nick to The Depot restaurant in Helena and then let them play by the river. At one point Finley and Nick were holding hands, but I didn't have my camera. Shame on me! That afternoon, we went to Stacy's to play with Riley and Payton.



Saturday we went to Grammie's to play with Anna Grace and Drew. Then we went to Riley's birthday party.



We went to my sister's friend's house to visit and they had just gotten a new puppy. Finley had the best time with that puppy. I would love to get her one, but something is holding me back. What could it be? The mess, the house-training, the hair, the expense...now I remember ;) Anyway, she kept saying things like, sweet puppy, hold you puppy and where'd he go? It was really cute. I wish I had taken a video.




Saturday night we had dinner at Chuy's with Joey's parents, Drew and Anna Grace and my sister. We got a table outside in a corner. It was perfect! Finley was so good and we actually enjoyed our meal. Have I mentioned eating out with Finley is a no no? We just don't even go there. Afterwards, Joey and I went to Mountain Brook Creamery for dessert.

Sunday we got up, packed up and headed home. Joey cooked Ramen noodles on the gas grill and Finley helped Joey clean up the yard.




We are so glad to be home!!!

Grateful for small losses.

People lost possessions, homes, cars and even their lives in the tornadoes last week.



All we lost was our freezer stockpile. Easily rebuilt, at little cost. We're so thankful!!! I'm not going to say it didn't hurt to throw all that food out though ;)




Thankfully, we had no damage to our house or to ourselves in the storm. We lost power on Wednesday afternoon and it came back on yesterday evening. We've been in Birmingham since Thursday and decided to come back last night, power or no power, because Joey had to go to work today and we were ready to be home. We thought it would be tonight before the power came back on, but we were pleasantly surprised last night when everything started beeping and the air conditioner came on (best sound in the world). I hope all my fellow bloggers stayed safe during the storms!!!

Wordless Wednesday.

It's a hard knock life...

Finley received this outdoor oasis for her birthday so we decided to give it a spin the other day because it was so pretty outside. It came complete with a slide, a water fountain and a swaying palm tree. I don't remember having inflatable pools like this when I was little. I think we swam in a creek or a hole in the ground or something ;)