Showing posts with label decorating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorating. Show all posts

Saturday, February 27, 2010

new couches

After much searching, we finally found the leather couches we've always wanted. We loved our old comfy couch, but it just wasn't enough seating for our family of 7. Granted 5 of the 7 have very little bums, but it was tight, especially for family home evening and scripture study. So we got 2 full size couches, and now we are set. The day we got them Dave went over the new couch rules with the boys - no climbing on the back, no sharp objects, no food, etc. The very next day he found 2 thumb tacks on one of the couches. Grrrr.

When they first delivered them I was a tad stressed. They were so dark (it was hard to imagine what they'd look like from a 2" color sample), and they seemed heavy in the otherwise light room. But after a day or two of adjusting, I love them. I love the smell of leather, the soft feel, the contemporary look. I have spent less time on the computer because I'd much rather sit on my couches while nursing. Now we just have to decide on an arrangement. I like having them across from each other - it looks so beautiful in the room and is great for conversation. But Dave likes them in an L-shape facing the T.V., because otherwise one couch has its back to the T.V. and there's no room to play the Wii. I see his point, but I'm just not liking it as much. I say we get rid of the T.V. and just sit on our couches and look at each other.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

It's That Time of Year Again


The days are longer (which means our kids go to sleep later and wake up earlier) and the days are getting hot. It's supposed to get up to 99 by the end of the week. I'm not ready for the heat! I'm perfectly happy with the ideal weather we've been enjoying for the past few months. Too bad it can't last forever.
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We had a lovely birthday dinner last night. We took a cake and candles to the restaurant. It was very slow there and it felt like we had the place to ourselves. Spencer loved his combo platter - everything, that is, except for the oysters. I explained to him that no one in the world likes those except my dad. So he wanted to save them for him, but I thought it would stink up our fridge. Dave said, "You can take it to school for show and smell." That really cracked him up. Then we went to Michael's, and Spencer picked out some ocean decor for his room - a fish net, an anchor, some fish wallies and some stamps. The kids had a blast exploring that store. And luckily the place was practically empty so we weren't disturbing anyone.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Happy Birthday Spencer!

Spencer helps paint his ocean wall.
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I moved that heavy bunk bed all by myself! I didn't want to wait until Dave got home.
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Doesn't the shark's jaw look awesome up against the blue wall??



Spencer turns 8 years old today! Wow. Time for him to start being accountable and everything.
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Ever since his ocean unit in Kindergarden 2 years ago, Spencer has wanted an ocean room. But since I am so slow to do decorating - not that I don't want to do it but because I'm indecisive about how to do it - it hasn't happened. Plus I wanted to make sure it wasn't just a passing phase. Well his love of the ocean has only intensified. Now he wants to be a marine biology photographer when he grows up. Last year when he got $20 for his birthday, he spent it on a real shark's jaw. When he got a couple dollars from the tooth fairy, he bought a prehistoric shark tooth (just trading one tooth for another much cooler one). When we go to the aquarium he is like our own personal tour guide, telling us all the facts and impressing all the elderly volunteers.
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So for his birthday, I am giving him an ocean room. When he came home from school yesterday, he was SO excited to find me painting his room and said it was his best birthday present ever. Tonight we are going out for seafood, his favorite. Actually all my kids love fish, which is weird to me because I didn't learn to like fish until after I was married. I made cupcakes for his class, and I'll make a cake for tonight, and then we're getting together with the family this weekend for a big family party - it's also my nephew's birthday. This is birthday season. And we still have half a cheesecake we need to eat.