Thursday, January 29, 2009

Snow Days


Snow days. Kids in pjs. Sledding. Cocoa. Wet mittens and cold toes. Snuggling on the couch. Reflecting on all I'm thankful for as the day winds down.
A Warm home.
A present husband.
Kids that play well together most of the time.
How snow gives me a fresh perspective and the landscape a new dress.
Neighbors with snow blowers.
The wonder that still flutters inside as I peak out the window when I awake to fat snowflakes and deep piles of white.
Flying down a hill on a sled with my kids.
Candlelight, soft music and flannel sheets.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Before and After

It's been a while. I'm realizing I have these windows of time where I don't feel that I have a lot to say on my blog. Many blogs I follow manage to give a photo and a sentence or two here or there. I think I'm going to pursue a happy medium. Authenticity with frequency. Not waiting for the perfect picture or deep ideas. Just more of real life through my eyes.

This is a project I'm really proud of. We were given a hutch and a writing desk from my parents that they no longer had room to display. It didn't quite match our home.
Before:


I was going to paint it cream and white, but my mom suggested black. (Thanks Mom!) I changed the hardware to brushed silver and found a curtain panel on mega sale at a store that was closing. I cut pieces of fabric to fit the spaces, used a spray-adhesive by 3M and used an old credit card to smooth the fabric out from the center. The edges are a bit frayed, but they are hard to see and the overall effect is just as wonderful as I'd hoped.
After:
I'm loving my surprise birthday gift from my husband and my parents. A Cannon EOS Rebel Digital Camera. Adam found the body of the camera on Craigs List and was given the lenses (yes, 2!). Adam got to shop for the bag--which he LOVES. He's all about the right storage container for the job. It brings him joy. Here are a couple of pictures from my first days with my new gift.

The two pictures of me were taken by Adam. The last one is looking out the window of a condo we stayed in at the end of December for a week. Our porch opened up to a golf course. The morning light on the frosty grass took my breath away every day.