2.02.2007
I am the Crafty One!
Sometimes - I , well, I just amaze myself.Doodles would say that I watch too many HGTV and TLC Home Decorating shows, but you know what? Sometimes, the great ideas just pay off.
I bought the following lamp base (2 of them) for $4.99 each, and then I found the lamp shades elsewhere for $7.99 each. I wasn't sure how they would look together, so I shopped for some trim to try and dress them up.
What do you think?
The final result:
I wonder what else needs some trimming. Just give me a hot glue gun and watch out!
I am thinking that I need a mirror above the fireplace - ooh, which we finished in black granite. Maybe I can trim that...LOL.
Oh - what about my new drapes? I made the tie backs with tassels myself!
Labels: family, family life, friends. housework, house, remodeling, shopping, Teri, women, work
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11.01.2006
Fake.
Oh - how I hate F-A-K-E people. You know the women who sit around and try to gossip, but basically compliment each other and their kids while bragging on and on about something - which is really about nothing.I hear them in the grocery store, in the school yard, and even hear them on the Internet.
"Oh - You are so great."
"No, you are great."
"Well, you are pretty."
"Oh - you are pretty."
"My kids are great."
"Yes, your kids are great", while thinking to herself ...but mine are better.
"Did you see so and so and her new Prada bag?"
"Yes - I did."
"Can you believe..."
"That she is so pretty?"
"No you are pretty."
and
on
and
on
and
on.
I swear when I hear these gabbers gabbing away, I have to physically remove myself from the area before I throw up.
What is with these ladies (you know the ones) and the endless competitiveness between them? Keeping up with the Joneses has gone way too far. And I just can't stand to hear about it anymore.
Let's get real ladies. Be yourselves. Stop being such a faker, schmaker!
Labels: family, family life, friends. housework, gossip, ladies gossiping, women
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10.29.2006
Christmas Lists.
Is it too early for the kids to make their Christmas lists? Is it too bold of me to post it here so everyone that buys for them has a clue into what their little hearts desire?
According to Toy's R Us, it is not. Why, you may ask?Well, the ONE & ONLY BIG TOY BOOK full of battery operated plastic thing's that my kids are hoping will soon become theirs arrived in today's paper.
And Grandpa was extra nice to bring it on over!
Toys to me = one pain in the ass.
We all know that most of the toys will soon get shoved in the back of the closet - or possibly in the trash. And don't even get me started on how damn difficult it is to open a toy these days. With so many plastic coated metal ties wrapped around each toy in about 12 different places, opening the toy itself can sometimes spoil the fun.
Lest, we not get off subject here. Christmas Lists.
When first presented with the BIG BOOK ...Joey & johnny were non too impressed. But this evening, Joey decided to take a better look at it. He liked checking the check boxes next to the toys he desired. And he wrote his name next to them to, as if Santa might, perhaps, well - get confused as to whom they were meant for. Well, he initially came up with 6 toys - FOR HIS BIRTHDAY (11/23) - he said. Then he realized he would need to check off some more as those 6 toys could not possibly cover Christmas too.
Do we even have XBox 360? No - but he checked games off for that system. To which I asked him how would he play such games - to which he decided to not only put a check in the box next to the XBox 360 - but a huge circle all around that item. Oh yeah - that is what he wants. Sorry, Joey. That is not going be happening. Enough video game systems are taking up space in this house already. Let's stick to the GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, Gamecube, Playstaion 2, the PSP, and the original XBOX. Really, I think he has enough systems to contend with.
So back onto the lists. I lost count after 20 items he checked off from the BIG BOOK. And here is my quandary. Would it be correct to say - posting the kiddos Christmas lists here online, with links to what they want so they can get their each and every wish? Or should I let it be and have them just expect the gift cards to places they never go, and let them put on a smile and say "Thank You", just what I wanted. Or should I be so forward and suggest something they really want. Which - hey, they most always get anyway. I am just thinking of the rare scenario that inevitably happens every year.
Am I feeding too much into the commercial aspect of the Holiday? I mean, it is about giving, more than receiving. Right? But let's face it - kids (at least mine are, being the lucky ones that they really are) are on the receiving end of hoards of gifts during the holidays. Is it too much to ask to make it easier for them to get what they really want, while helping those buying the gifts have an easier time of it?
Things that make you go, hmmm. I am perplexed!
Lest, we not get off subject here. Christmas Lists.
When first presented with the BIG BOOK ...Joey & johnny were non too impressed. But this evening, Joey decided to take a better look at it. He liked checking the check boxes next to the toys he desired. And he wrote his name next to them to, as if Santa might, perhaps, well - get confused as to whom they were meant for. Well, he initially came up with 6 toys - FOR HIS BIRTHDAY (11/23) - he said. Then he realized he would need to check off some more as those 6 toys could not possibly cover Christmas too.
Do we even have XBox 360? No - but he checked games off for that system. To which I asked him how would he play such games - to which he decided to not only put a check in the box next to the XBox 360 - but a huge circle all around that item. Oh yeah - that is what he wants. Sorry, Joey. That is not going be happening. Enough video game systems are taking up space in this house already. Let's stick to the GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, Gamecube, Playstaion 2, the PSP, and the original XBOX. Really, I think he has enough systems to contend with.
So back onto the lists. I lost count after 20 items he checked off from the BIG BOOK. And here is my quandary. Would it be correct to say - posting the kiddos Christmas lists here online, with links to what they want so they can get their each and every wish? Or should I let it be and have them just expect the gift cards to places they never go, and let them put on a smile and say "Thank You", just what I wanted. Or should I be so forward and suggest something they really want. Which - hey, they most always get anyway. I am just thinking of the rare scenario that inevitably happens every year.
Am I feeding too much into the commercial aspect of the Holiday? I mean, it is about giving, more than receiving. Right? But let's face it - kids (at least mine are, being the lucky ones that they really are) are on the receiving end of hoards of gifts during the holidays. Is it too much to ask to make it easier for them to get what they really want, while helping those buying the gifts have an easier time of it?
Things that make you go, hmmm. I am perplexed!
I don't want to offend anyone. I just thought it might make life easier for all involved.
Hmmm.
Hmmm.
Labels: boys, Christmas, daughter, family, family life, friends. housework, girls, holidays, presents, shopping, son, teens
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10.22.2006
Sunday - Sunday - Sunday!
Sunday.What a wonderful day.
A day with the family.
A day to hang around. Go nowhere. Stay in jammies 'til noon.
Fun!
Ugh - the phone rings. The conversation between hubby and caller goes somewhat like this...
"Excellent!".
"When?".
"No problem. See you then.".
I asked him who it was, and he said friends were on their way over to see the house. Now.
I yelled up to the kids to get their rooms spotless and pronto!
Hubby took care of the downstairs, I went up to help make the beds, as Joe-Joe and Jon-Jon try, but they haven't perfected that just yet. But they picked up their rooms mighty fast.
I realized I was still in my pj's/sweats. Ran to get a bra on, it was the least I could do, and grabbed the vacuum on the way up. As I was finishing up, I noticed them at the bottom of the stairs.
Geez - could they have not heard the vacuum and admired my new laundry room / mud room / entrance way / office on their way in? And how 'bout the $2500 washer and dryer - now that takes some admiring. But seems they were none too impressed, and just wanted to see the upstairs.
So, hubby gave them the 10 cent tour, and they were here for a whole total of 20 minutes.
They liked it. They were especially impressed by hubby's freehand artwork on the kids walls. Which, hey, it is impressive. But what about my new washer and dryer? They noticed that on the way out - to which the wife wanted to go shop for a new pair as soon as they left.
Anyway - they were gone.
Phew - can I get back to my Sunday now?
Maybe it will teach us that we shouldn't answer the phone on Sunday! Now there is an idea!
Labels: family, family life, friends. housework, house, life, remodeling
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