Thrifty Thursday

Not a lot of BS on this one.

We've been looking for a couch.

We almost came to blows at one point, and are not afraid to admit it. We went back to one store three. different. times. to look at the same couch.

Then we bought it.

Thirty minutes later we returned it. I am not joking.

Furniture shopping stinks.

Two days after that fiasco, I saw an ad on craigslist. My hubs happened to be in town, so I emailed the seller, asked if the couch was still available and gave him my hubs cell phone number. Then I left to run my own errands.

My husband bought the couch and picked it up the next day.

I still hadn't seen it.




I think he did a pretty good job!

Daybook 02-07-11

Outside the window... cloudy gray sky, cold air, good weather for hot chocolate-coffee and staying indoors!

Getting an earful of... Wii games. My youngest has strep throat and is living on the couch.

Grateful For... Urgent Care facilities less than 10 miles from home.

Reading... A Biblical Walk Through The Mass. Highly recommend! This is based on the new translation of the Mass beginning this Advent season.

Creating... a clean, healthy home. I'm trying!

The Learning Room... Term 3. We need to change things up a bit. Last week was horrid.

Liturgical Year... St. Josephine Bakhita, St. Appollonia, St. Scholastica, Our Lady of Lourdes. Lots of tea party material!

Hoping and Praying... my son recovering from strep, my friend and a successful pregnancy, my niece and a successful pregnancy, my mom's upcoming surgery, another friend's wife and her treatments, my BIL, several other personal intentions.

The Kitchen... plenty of leftovers from two days of birthday parties, so no cooking today!

Favorite Things... being home with my kids. I know I've stated this before, but it is at the top of my list.

Plans for the Week... Catholic 101 class, Parish Council meeting, wrestling, 6th grade Religious education, Homeschool coop, and dance. Of course, attendance is dependent on my sons recovery from strep throat!

Fix It Up Friday

A new feature!

How would you like to help me redesign, redecorate, reorganize, re-anything my home? I have run out of ideas and I need inspiration.

I'll tell you what I like - warm autumn colors and clutter-free horizontal spaces. I like aspects of many design styles, but would not want a room filled with only one style.

So, here are a few pictures of our kitchen/living room/my office/winter homeschool room.

For reference, the room is 15' 7" wide by 25' long. The oven and sink are on the south wall, and there are sliding glass doors on the north wall of the living room.

Yes, that is a stuffed carp on the wall. It's a record. It can't be moved.

Have fun!

Thrifty Thursday, continued

Because she asked... 5 large shelves!!

Thrifty Thursday

So I thought today was Wednesday.

That's what happens when you are a family with two children and then one night you encourage six other children to come and stay for two nights and days. We are having a great time....

On to the BS.

I think my Father-in-law (FIL) wishes he had Caller ID so he would know when I'm calling. Our conversations usually start with me asking what he is doing, then asking if he'd like to help me out, and then describing the predicament/situation I'm in.

I could be stuck in a ditch during the day.

I could be broken down on the side of the road in the middle of the night.

I could be at a thrift store and need a truck to haul the fabulous but ugly cabinet I just bought super-duper-cheap....


He generally says yes, and then comes to help. Sometimes he gives me looks, and shakes his head, because he thinks I bought something completely ugly and useless.

But I ignore him, because I see the potential.


Kitchen Pantry Cupboard, purchased 2005