Category Archives: Our House

05.07.13

Weekend Recap.

Last weekend is a blur.  I arrived home on the Red Eye at 8:30 am Friday after the longest trip ever.  I have never had to de-board a plane because it was hit by the car loading the luggage… before now.  I arrived just in time to celebrate Lou’s birthday at school. (Stay tuned for pictures of her partaay.)

 Then we ventured to the American Girl Store to pick out her first doll… Let me introduce you to “Allie.”

 Saturday hit like a ton of bricks.  It was time to celebrate this little nugget and her First Communion.

I’ll be damned if we can ever get a decent family picture… Lou looks like she’s on suicide watch here.

 Of course she’s happy as a clam in this shot, right about the time that I was reaching for my sunglasses.  Grrr…
My pip-squeaks.

E’s favorite gift?:  My mom’s rosary.  What a great surprise from Grandpa!

Oh, and remember that back porch I was yapping about?  We are making progress in the backyard… More to come!

Happy Tuesday!

04.16.13

Weekend Happenings…

There were a lot of happenings at Casa de Salmon this weekend.  There was…
Too much shit in one room happenings…. To make room for
grasscloth ceiling happenings…  in addition to
 Hick’s Hexagon laundry room happenings.
Project truffula tree happenings were all over the garage.
 There was also some pick up my tweener’s reupholstered desk chair happenings.
 
I can’t beleive I tried to go here on a Saturday happenings.
 Leftover candy in my purse lunch happenings.  Sidenote:  Airheads are gross.
Refurbish dining room buffet happenings.
 Celebrating E’s Exceptional Explorer award at Fatly’s  (Oh, I mean Friendly’s) happenings.
Took all day on Sunday to get this puppy back together happenings.  I am in love.

03.20.13

Grandin Road: Benched.

As many of you know, we are undertaking some serious landscaping projects.  I have been on the hunt for the perfect bench for my front yard for months.  Suddenly, I found it. 
 The bad news is that it’s from last year and no longer available.
The good news is that it brought me to Grandin Road, who has a TON of great outdoor furniture pieces.  Check, check ’em.

02.21.13

Back Porch.

Awwww… sookie!  I’ve been scheming over our back porch y’all and it is going to be GOOD.  I am hoping that I can scrape together the cash to get this project started in the next couple of weeks, but that will be determined after I do my taxes next week. ;/  Grant it, my backyard is a postage stamp…. and has quite a few ahem, challenges… but I am always up for a good challenge.  Here are some pictures to let you know where I am going with this one….

02.20.13

Round Here

I finally got some cabinets for my laundry room.  (Ikea, of course.)

Bought these babies at Marshall’s for $4.99.  I also made a lot of progress in the Guest Bedroom…

I hung up some prints from Annie Flynn.
Finally got the bedding sitch squared away.
And will be hanging these ASAP.  Now let’s talk about this. 
 E had a Father-Daughter dance last Friday. First and foremost, the fact that I was able to get her out of sweatpants and a tee shirt deserves some serious props.  But how could this possibly be my little baby?     I can’t stand it.