2.13.2011

What we’ve been up to…

As you recall, Nick is slowly recovering from a broken leg. He is now bumbling around with a cane and is getting along quite well! We joined the local YMCA to help with getting his leg working normally again. That has been great for us and we are looking forward to the playing squash again someday! I’ve started meeting friends for Pilates over my lunch hour – what a killer core workout and a energizing break in a busy work day.

So after taking a few months off from house projects, we recently jumped back in. We finished the basement bathroom – (remember the one we plumbed last summer?) All that was left was a little drywall, tiling, and installing the fixtures. Feels great to have it checked off the list! Here are a few pics of our new guest bathroom:

BEFORE

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DURING

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A story about the tile: The challenge was not so much the tiling, but rather finding a grey tile for a great price. One tile shop said, “Grey is a specialty color. We usually don’t stock it.” What! A specialty color? Interesting because all they had was beige… Whelp. It pays to shop around and be patient because we did find a “specialty” grey in our price range.

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WOOHOO!

Yes! It is just about ready – just need to put up a shower curtain, towels, etc. So…who will be our first guest?


Coming up next: The Laundry/Utility Room

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2.07.2011

Put a Bird On It

2.01.2011

Owls & Elephants - Baby quilt finished!

Finished size: 32 x 40 inches (crib size)

Flannel back for soft-cuddliness, owls peeking around the edge, giraffes on the go, bikes just hanging out, elephants lined up for dinner, and dots will be dots. It is now ready to meet the soon-to-arrive little boy or girl – J & A, you will be great parents!

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1.29.2011

Owls & Elephants – Baby quilt preview

Almost done! Here’s a sneak peek:

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1.25.2011

National Pie Day observed

Thanks to my friend Rachel of Rachel’s Cooking, I learned that Sunday was National Pie Day! So I made a delightful cherry pie in honor of the holiday. (Cherries picked from our friend S & L’s cherry tree.)

No pictures of the cherry pie – we dug into it too fast. But here are a few other pies I made last week. The “house” pie, was for Nick’s every other Tuesday lunch at work where they discuss crazy architecture ideas. And then I made us a N & H pie! Yum!

At our wedding, (almost 4 years ago!) we had pie instead of cake. All the neighbor ladies brought homemade fruit pie over for a grand total of 40 pies! My oh my! It was wonderful!

1.14.2011

The Mary bag

I made my sis a reversible purse and zippered pouch for Christmas. It was sure fun to make – and I even tried it out for a weekend to “break it in”. I really wanted to keep it! Here it is:
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Want to make one too? Free downloadable pattern available from VeryPurplePerson. Happy Sewing!

1.10.2011

Calculator watch

Nick surprised me with a hilarious Christmas gift – a calculator watch!


It makes me smile every time I look at it. The fiscal office gals at work really want one. I frequently stop by their office to help compute tough numbers now that I have this watch. It has all the best functions + – / x. It will be perfect for the upcoming tax season and for unit pricing at the grocery store...


I am now officially a nerd. A nerd with the funniest husband ever!
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