My sister’s blog

<p>Hello and how are ya? I’m knee deep in a bunch of projects in the house – after I showed you the new floors in the master yesterday I went in and tore all the door casings down to do my DIY craftsman trim in there. What the heck -- the house is already a disaster right now, why not add to it?</p> <p>So today I’m sharing a blogger very close to my heart…my sister. :) I actually have four sisters but this one is the one I grew up with so we have a special bond. She’s also ten years younger than me (she likes to specify that it’s really nine and a half) so I still tell what to do a lot. And she gets stuff for me. It’s going to be that way till we’re old and gray – I’ll be all, go get my my teeth! She’ll be all, whatever, get your own teeth! And then I’ll pull the older sister card and she’ll get them. </p> <p>Anyway. Back when I started this blog my sister Elizabeth was known as “stink eye” around these parts. She lived with us for a while after college and it’s so crazy that she’s now a married woman with a blog of her own. Sniff. They grow up so fast.</p> <p>My sister is a great cook and loves to be in the kitchen (that gene skipped over me), so that’s what her blog, <a href="http://organizerbyday.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Organizer By Day</a>, is focused on for the most part. She brought some of these over yesterday and I ate four within minutes: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-bHNGYxmPMvhf2BIHYf_yKLAxB0J5X8nMoHay_uXQe0gYbtJyntr8WrMZZK8bh6SUMCxrGRBcWuI7qqPcosMfr9IbEIf9mg33xHcVmOIEo9WJNTG7bTUpmSdGVsitwiFRiUi8b2BYjg/s1600-h/bar%252520up%252520close%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="cinnamon biscotti " border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGn5BsOWMH3smGSeVu_IVzqz6TGxdB_kY6dKmCB_Nl_27v8kK6yFXGIjM7e629-kWNQDeJ8WIvqCcRsuOXyUOI086a0AXTysy-B7DUoPFzwYBXLUsoYK6KV-FGc0QLkxHYPf7AStGTkI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="cinnamon biscotti " width="500" /></a></p> <p>I would have eaten more but she had to take the rest back home to take “pictures for the blog.” Blah blah. (It’s a little weird to know someone else who uses that phrase all the time now.) </p> <p>These <a href="http://organizerbyday.blogspot.com/2014/02/homemade-all-strawberry-cupcakes.html" target="_blank">strawberry cupcakes</a> were delish!:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRZ0EDGPS3pxuEvbPH5m2IqfKN4499BdqMCnciEPyI3x-uid-uOxH7Chact6UXA_h7_-kJxZKwtTLvFikbba52QKg_niEQJFAm1MtmIkrmFZpZiuFVIXRKKd50o-RivWtNI9JnQrPbOw/s1600-h/cupcake%252520with%252520milk%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="strawberry cupcakes" border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxnGkOGDRc1nWrPLzZhZrfd-98pbWvDe9_odDo7Fp1xeCZkBS1M4AYmS-QaCGUPG2iF9KGVlaq2alfLwAXHVb9CJLOcGzR28b7BJZB87UxHUNLMj82qUbVpYn3_BLyHzI1SCbjwCBALs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="strawberry cupcakes" width="500" /></a></p> <p>We always go strawberry picking together in early summer so I’m hoping she’ll make me some more of these. :) </p> <p>Her <a href="http://organizerbyday.blogspot.com/2014/01/20-crockpot-meals-each-under-7_8.html" target="_blank">20 crock pot meals post</a> was super popular:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYEaoaDSlEYjO2DzDwSoXROyiwaUldNATs7laVMXvhPzdMRFKj7cf30FRw-htBHoSDQZs4EYmeV6RYkxAtwXBZn_9NxvZHRXG17tf7n3ntss5AlrTghrgmjcH1o_8pr0DQmsgZzGEvQE/s1600-h/meals%252520in%252520fridge%2525202%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="easy crockpot meals" border="0" height="667" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-194m7gJKJaZ9v9lM6cHkJffnjJiyeuOzerfS1PIpzKSnMp0xxtJf5c2BXoAoi-QN_P63mQ8o5usnknVjWkRj6QhgFrVa_DDFKn640HtIOtNk255zZC4ecJSyLr9t6d_ETH20Mpispic/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="easy crockpot meals" width="500" /></a></p> <p>She makes them ahead of time and freezes them – brilliant! </p> <p>This <a href="http://organizerbyday.blogspot.com/2014/01/apple-pie-chex-mix.html" target="_blank">apple pie chex mix</a> was super yummy too:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaas_TA55NuqkXcOr1goCedGnHrYRTXckpLg0p9VuuaGF9NLGFjRiRkVCs-iIJGkycl4GngbTZ8SIzC8teuxxVG422GGbFvJwp4ao00Gly4I2XHoxDfJzPeQtc94vMT4X2Mv41plHXcE/s1600-h/red%252520bowl%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="apple chex mix" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjnNo4LmZYofjs0MBrNYRZFDvIF_fwy5eBtvN3dd28k-qRdxLXpcaPY2KSAWJrawaCE4GhnL6i0N6TXsJzS_-mFWWjTuD3EosF0mVdjcRzID9FuFrEcNSlXW9oMhOUjaBlcseWOT8dcE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="apple chex mix" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I love how she changes things up – she likes to experiment with ingredients and try new things and it usually ends up pretty darn good! </p> <p>These <a href="http://organizerbyday.blogspot.com/2014/02/homemade-white-cheddar-cheez-its.html" target="_blank">homemade cheese its</a> looked so good: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAhW-xm5aPrP7vOy1FhSTh7nS-Sr34BeouzRhhw06i8VKt6Dgs1yF8KxE1E65jzIv4vSjMRevb5I2-PJmGoEzNE09kkcJmkkiMAG5yVSMZzYAhrtQ9HJic1v9my0wQqboRCUxQFo4WJM/s1600-h/top%252520view%252520of%252520seasonings%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="top view of seasonings" border="0" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvJ0Z58Y1-LNmmDMQqgZL0-iJy8aj07NgNF18T_3N00MUrLBCKwUVMsnNeNCv96C4mYctaJMcw795cpFe5Kv7I-cVlSmWUPus8jYSBudQdl96feQnn-VlczqebqBTi-ss6VuLTM1VRpQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="top view of seasonings" width="500" /></a></p> <p>That cute cutting board was from me. Just sayin. </p> <p>And this <a href="http://organizerbyday.blogspot.com/2014/01/loaded-potato-bacon-chip-dip.html" target="_blank">loaded baked potato chip dip</a> looked amazing…but I wouldn’t know how good it tasted cause she didn’t bring me any:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8YlJZr2u3lt9N1b_RoBH63E9o3MxA7A2OoJFyuYPFTH7GP1CY3Z1E1dH-hb6aiF_nr85HZecQRjf_pm8jiw3y36dvnusZm3tivhH6najbaQnAZexKyz9QJs9kmjyze_5BniLBYp7IS8/s1600-h/up%252520close%252520dip%252520with%252520hand%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="loaded baked potato dip" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcOjHjq5O14XzS_tDlGI8_evN-eJlEg5knv1tBiSu-1eCtYMz9E-LTsvvENzCW9ot5pQRmdLYWWIY2cLs-lgqoXxXl-CVGPJ6BjFHkez0Gue2zqUbIHllcW2_n0rP_1JPwPSFFJLDeD8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="loaded baked potato dip" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Whatever. </p> <p>My sister Elizabeth is so creative and loves to craft – I thought this <a href="http://organizerbyday.blogspot.com/2014/02/call-me-corky.html" target="_blank">wine cork heart</a> was SO cute for Valentine’s Day: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjhGR7WrF4uQwOFeXAy3sR9BXLws2Hc2nJfGCUYPc7e6_e2qlGN3vRG6_8KQTRI4oRUUwVrHuIoAVJ_mnWsY2Lle8dqN3eBvXGkzQxpwD2ImcCj3kXI7wPqBIXpSiPCwE8VbKcaCnRxU/s1600-h/heart%252520on%252520the%252520wall%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="wine cork heart" border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxcXuyu6fy3NJYdwEvEJX39rXoaFtmJFkCkzhyEw_6JkB9EQsbsU7KnNvR1n41L_Az77cHWVi3dlhfvUTWMTW8qZJtG8gO4YQtMQA7zPolO8rBe-Htqi4ei8hNT3oRMBASsF1YDmNaLY/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wine cork heart" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Love it! </p> <p>By the way, she goes by Elie on the blog, but don’t listen to her. Her name is ELIZABETH. Whole word. I don’t know an Elie. </p> <p>As you can tell, it’s fun to have younger siblings, cause you get to harass them. :) But in all seriousness I don’t know what I would do without her and I am so proud of her! </p> <p>Check out <a href="http://organizerbyday.blogspot.com" target="_blank">her site</a> if you love to cook or bake or even if you just want some easy snack ideas. Be sure to tell her her awesome older sis sent you. ;) </p>

My sister’s blog

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Hardwood floors in the bedroom

<p>Hello my friends! Welcome to another (cold!) week! Hope you had a great weekend – my husband was out of town and I had finally recovered from the stomach flu, so my boy and I went out and took advantage of our beautiful weather here on Saturday. We did our Indy children’s museum, the zoo and the state museum all in one day. It was SO wonderful to get out <em>without</em> coats!</p> <p>I’m super stoked about the new floors that were installed in our bedroom over the weekend! We are slowly moving this house over to hardwoods throughout – it started with a bum fridge that leaked all over our laminate floors years ago. Because of that insurance check we were able to pull out the carpet on the main floor and put in <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2011/10/our-new-house.html" target="_blank">hardwoods throughout</a>. We do finished on site wood and I explained why I love them and the pros and cons <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/01/would-i-do-it-again-floors.html" target="_blank">here</a>. They do take longer to install than engineered floors, so there’s more patience needed. :) </p> <p>We got a quote about a year ago to have them put in upstairs but it was more than we wanted to spend at the time, so we decided to break it up. We started with the master because the carpets were truly, truly gross. Four animals and ten years tend to do that. </p> <p>On Friday they pulled the carpet and tact strips out and then laid the floor in a few hours: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiCVJn29iAQSPzTSQR_rDYP1eJELSRP1HKN5JS3RJDrWVctTVYaEibPsAbYHXayb4_zLTe_DKjYPa-Bh-_6mBsvhFepiZE0sqMuUqK6iBYcLokFn5AxW9B0qIYpCGV0KbunnnsaG1giU/s1600-h/unnamed%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="on site finished hardwoods" border="0" height="667" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcJxa0C2dnAaoANRpyYVCl5AfUbc0zPE66xreilUdTAaax4Yo9ReKaJxfBUk7hnuMoxu-0gknYRs_NE_rkFCdy7d7788YwAMfr6wpF9IiMKwJsgeoD7X5LiVqRoh0QkFFrTdR7f2pf08/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="on site finished hardwoods" width="500" /></a></p> <p>We use white oak, three inch wide boards. Back when we had them put in downstairs I wanted wider planks but was warned against them with our Midwest climate (that sometimes changes 30 degrees in 24 hours) because of buckling. I quite love the three inch though – they are classic. </p> <p>They use wood filler on the floor and then let that dry overnight. </p> <p>The next day the meticulous sanding is done and then the first coat of stain goes down. Yesterday he came back and I’m pretty sure he buffs the floor again just a bit because that first coat of stain usually has some imperfections. Then the coat of poly goes on and by last night it was dry: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_QzFogEeVZJEeckM0QmMCgtFwAHQt1oRui_UQ3RfvQv911onmpD2QQAi5uaM0iOBgxgRnfbXztKdZ5j0cPBRf8AKOug2eEQ0KGduFfOtTWvQpFe53ofO3DQU3B3tTdhQTi0UwvIZyWQ/s1600-h/IMG_8369%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jacobean stain minwax" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQDmTSI8t1V-Cbe4GkoDhwrFbU1oKncRhh0HlJfAXxylNb6zlVk-Z7Eet3EZJlA9CE4kp2wd0RiIJFCwVqSwLo0nkJJeOsboEoLRXqaqSVDqXflhhE6leuRFqQ5MXv60DIl7s73gfauc/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="jacobean stain minwax" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The poly doesn’t completely cure for a few days or even weeks but I may start moving a few things in later today. As long as you don’t drag items around it’s fine. </p> <p>As always we went with the Jacobean stain by Minwax and a satin poly: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgy9ZJMTl-GzxyHtz2Jgu2B7Gvf5WT2y4xSR3a1MP-RxSeZycmNUM6EolBa7fphI7LrN1JMCUyxpkm9rk-TTBOOdWTse-XoA-Ptig-7JFJ8iD8OMfDRy0S-uGriP7Nvj7RwPrAJumZEI/s1600-h/IMG_8370%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jacobean stain minwax" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VYBRV_QB4ItN8BdHdH5bGReiw7TH2qEw-UUpKL2UG-6AJyyPcI4jpXdAPnUyLNpiTQb6enqRkKJntpvlxefZjNxd_B9hX-RZyPLWavSHVFKTlez7N1a4iV_rEZY2m-6aa1gGk4k0r7E/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="jacobean stain minwax" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The satin poly makes my life SO much easier (instead of a glossy) – you don’t see foot prints on them at all. It makes a HUGE difference! </p> <p>Our room is big, but it looks massive without any furniture! It makes me want to just put our bed back in and that’s it: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yU3GC1665Z0sZn_2QDEVhfVM85wyWQCRVBAy79jfdNhgpmkLVNhrXUgp9g65L1TjynL8UewVo3kgWsGom69ux6eDvTwVVExkpEXc5TYGhgrl8Y7VpHgR_RsBfdL9bnft-oTmGVklDik/s1600-h/IMG_8372%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jacobean stain minwax" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwNTudLebX9JLSt_qglPm-HFNgA1vtV0j6xF0TXreXMcThFRUEGCJDN6VE1E-1Cg6vhLgGMLXhq6AIph45GreDvEnH-PUg9bHBfO3nfk8PkQSQ8MtyoPFy-YaN2DHPXjY4XiKiaSYFTQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="jacobean stain minwax" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The floors will darken just a bit over time but this stain is a good color – not crazy dark but dark enough that it contrasts against the white trim. My very favorite thing. :) </p> <p>So if I was a better planner and if I hadn’t been hit with the bug last week, I would have tried to do things like paint the walls in the room before the floors were installed and pull up the old baseboards as well. Our base is installed so dang well it makes me sweat and swear to get them out. </p> <p>Now that the floors are in they are going to be even harder to get out: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bXXx09IJmqIVUGRWT2kGlB34xL6GR7hchLeF4_rIX-lVQXKXU_HErTuYotJQMKYTa8yKNuHm_518Py58g8pn7UbmMvN6VQg5wNMQuZ1oSxNepZOFuJrfCGSNYmoEnpejCO00M84MQ6s/s1600-h/IMG_8373%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jacobean stain minwax" border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI6Mc3z0HyJhMyQfrHliHqFGAPlQsNmKQTxCwtUpBVcRb1KTMdhBNWGAdLiSfV76qMJWOkbhGbJkVo9Zdk8PGuoczL1tnBIDmQeGQblk87lMJgOaAXurEP6LYBGr7vC4s45RfnPWYvwo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="jacobean stain minwax" width="500" /></a> Grrr. I so should have done that before! I was just going to extend them using some molding but I am doing a wall treatment and really want to have a different base. So, we’ll see. As anxious as I am to sleep in our comfy bed again, I may try to do this while everything is out of the room. Makes most sense, it’s just hard for my impatient brain to accept. :) </p> <p>So I have a ton of work to get this room back in order but I LOVE the floors! And I can’t wait for <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/clearancerugs/rugs-usa-diamond-shag/grey/200OZSG09A-8010.html" target="_blank">this</a> to arrive tomorrow: </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMhJmNXjl-CE8t8ftUFot9AZHdyhp5Th39aRH-UGlt4o5TcQ2yNQp7ko3dAm3bCJucEUd8FCUOJ8KiGltdSkH_1K4AOzd4tQeVW1ncmp4nbhUcgokUfp3-J_kCJOkgdUKqsa2Z5TuSF0/s1600-h/200OZSG09A%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="diamond pattern rug" border="0" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdH8feFu2pW4GK7Y7fmcts07qisgheJNW0zf2Ih7Y3EqrNsoFp3MObWUn6jOCKmAgH0A3F_uuFF60dPHJ9P-hdLFYPdL7noDxbw9fGpqgASl6kkWKsTm0MnUdijrAXxMdleS8dTI-OpbI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="diamond pattern rug" width="550" /></a></p> <p>I hope it looks as good as I think it will! I got it 70 percent off last week and it looks like it’s 50 percent off right now!</p> <p>So could you live with hardwoods in the bedroom? We’re not sure yet if we’ll do hard floors in the other bedrooms someday or just replace the carpet. After seeing what came out of our carpet the other day I’m leaning towards hardwoods. ;) It will be an adjustment to walk around on hard floors in there but I think the rug will help quite a bit (I’m planning on picking up some padding to put under it today.) </p> <p>So far I’m happy with this change – I’ll let you know if I still love it in a few months! :) </p>

Hardwood floors in the bedroom

Hello my friends! Welcome to another (cold!) week! Hope you had a great weekend – my husband was out of town and I had finally recovered fro...

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For real

<p>Well hello and happy Friday! Here in Indiana we had thunderstorms and near 60 degree temps just last night and now it’s 35 and snowing. AWESOME. I don’t know why I always talk about weather here. Because it’s annoying, that’s why. </p> <p>Anyway, I shared all of the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/02/our-paint-colors.html" target="_blank">paint colors in our home</a> yesterday and as I walked through the house last night I had to laugh. I like to share real life from time to time and thought today would be as good a day as any. There’s a lot going on in the house today and it shows. :)</p> <p>First up, the mud room. It’s delightfully empty in the most recent pics, but we do actually use it: </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qFeJ0pRuLZ4/UweJHu_PsdI/AAAAAAAAlXo/AWVCMjetyXw/s1600-h/IMG_8343%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="mud room bench" border="0" height="675" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GAGRQ7x2P-I/UweJIe3cOoI/AAAAAAAAlXw/Os9bpIKsb9E/IMG_8343_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="mud room bench" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I gotta say, this is pure bliss compared to how it looked way back. Always a pit. It is SO NICE to be able to come in the door and hang our coats, <em>and</em> sit to put on our shoes before we leave the house. I LOVE this spot. </p> <p>The shot of our family room looks like this currently – with the random Valentine/in between Christmas/mostly empty mantel, smooshed cushions and all: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RqTUwXz1IJw/UweJKBG8BAI/AAAAAAAAlX4/YTP2Y9Hfr0E/s1600-h/IMG_8347%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="675" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cTEipgX2sjE/UweJK4ok4GI/AAAAAAAAlYA/_-nZnYbR2Ps/IMG_8347_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I cleaned and picked up before these pics, I spared you that. :) </p> <p>Remember the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/02/embracing-karate-chop.html" target="_blank">“chopped” pillows</a> I showed you last week? Well, this is how they usually look: </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mYbJqH97R7s/UweJM38zXCI/AAAAAAAAlYI/sHPb2Xcb51k/s1600-h/IMG_8349%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="675" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J6ChmIFB_4g/UweJNk8x6iI/AAAAAAAAlYQ/KFgN3CI-kdA/IMG_8349_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="450" /></a></p> <p>At least they’re not on the floor. </p> <p>I’m working on the master closet and the pile of donate/sell has been sitting around for about a week now: </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EJwcoRQ7G48/UweJOZio-sI/AAAAAAAAlYY/HLz9w2lOxBk/s1600-h/IMG_8351%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="" border="0" height="675" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mXGNV1fBUOg/UweJPtKJdVI/AAAAAAAAlYg/-Yu5Z-TciaI/IMG_8351_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="450" /></a></p> <p>The floors are filthy because of that beautiful pile of wood in our living room. The guys are here today to start the installation in our bedroom and they’ve been in and out all morning. Whooo HOO! So happy!! </p> <p>And who doesn’t love a little Christmas in late February?: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bUp44z1-dH8/UweJQEu8_lI/AAAAAAAAlYk/nfSthXT3EDU/s1600-h/IMG_8352%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="675" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PcR4OEsXdKg/UweJQy1FlRI/AAAAAAAAlYs/qbsdhOzLJBc/IMG_8352_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="450" /></a> Fa la la la la…I need to take those down. </p> <p>And this is the loft currently, with everything from the bedroom piled in: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wRoU6vuxU1g/UweJRv0GJDI/AAAAAAAAlY4/k1r4_nSHeoo/s1600-h/IMG_8353%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="654" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2YUtzPn3nnY/UweJSfKGBpI/AAAAAAAAlZA/HF1SxmCm0GU/IMG_8353_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="464" /></a>It’s going to be a fun few days, but I’m happy to live with it.  </p> <p>So that’s a snapshot of our home right now. Any projects going on in yours this weekend? Have a great one! </p>

For real

Well hello and happy Friday! Here in Indiana we had thunderstorms and near 60 degree temps just last night and now it’s 35 and snowing. AWES...

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