tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74631473049835253082023-11-15T23:28:43.519-07:00Life and Home RenosMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-13862649276686678252012-10-15T22:30:00.000-06:002012-10-15T22:30:31.896-06:00To-Do ListThought I would create a little to-do list for our lovely abode and update it as we complete things!<br />
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<b>Living Room</b><br />
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<li>Finish baseboards</li>
<li>Storage for front entry</li>
<li>Picture wall</li>
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<b>Kitchen</b></div>
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<li>Countertops</li>
<li>Backsplash</li>
<li>Kitchen sink</li>
<li>New stainless steel appliances</li>
<li>Window trim</li>
<li>Window coverings</li>
<li>Kitchen table update</li>
<li>Wine barrel wine rack </li>
<li>Cabinet storage</li>
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<b>Master bedroom</b></div>
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<li>Windowtrim</li>
<li>Nightstands</li>
<li>Lighting</li>
<li>Photo art</li>
<li>Closet</li>
<li>New door</li>
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<b>Monique Office</b></div>
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<li>Refinish dressing table</li>
<li>New door</li>
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<b>Thomas Office</b></div>
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<li>Closet</li>
<li>Baseboards</li>
<li>Crown moulding</li>
<li>Desk solution</li>
<li>Storage</li>
<li>New door</li>
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<b>Bathroom #1</b></div>
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<li>Flooring</li>
<li>New vanity/Sink</li>
<li>Re-grout shower tile</li>
<li>Medicine cabinet</li>
<li>Replace toilet for eco friendly</li>
<li>Remove wallpaper</li>
<li>Baseboards</li>
<li>New door</li>
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<b><u>Downstairs</u></b></div>
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<b>Home Gym</b></div>
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<li>Paint</li>
<li>Flooring</li>
<li>Baseboards</li>
<li>Corkboard revamp</li>
<li>Towel and water station</li>
<li>Window solution</li>
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<b>Living Area</b></div>
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<li>Flooring</li>
<li>Baseboards</li>
<li>Paint</li>
<li>New couch</li>
<li>Install desk and bookshelves</li>
<li>TV storage</li>
<li>Beach theme art display</li>
<li>Window covering</li>
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<b>Spare Bedroom</b></div>
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<li>Flooring </li>
<li>Baseboards</li>
<li>Paint</li>
<li>New guest bed</li>
<li>Window cover</li>
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<b>Laundry Room</b></div>
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<li>Storage (cabinets and shelves)</li>
<li>New flooring</li>
<li>Paint</li>
<li>Window cover</li>
<li>Hide Furnace/Water Heater</li>
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<b>Bathroom #2</b></div>
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<li>E V E R Y T H I N G!</li>
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-79967480017216426312012-03-18T10:06:00.001-06:002012-03-18T14:16:23.841-06:00New Floors (Part 1 of 3) - Monique's OfficeWhen we redid the floors throughout the upstairs we left the bedrooms alone. There were two reasons 1. Money! and 2. I was dead set on carpeting in the bedrooms. Fast forward to this past Friday where Thomas informed me the flooring we had purchased oh so long ago was on SALE again at Costco. GEF 12mm Laminate regular $40/box on sale for $32/box (more details on the flooring <a href="http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Productgroup.aspx?Prodid=10353030&whse=BCCA&Ne=4000000&eCat=BCCA|20076|20238|20270&N=4011383&Mo=2&pos=5&No=0&Nr=P_CatalogName:BCCA&cat=20270&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-CA&Sp=C&ec=BCCA-EC14323-Cat20238&topnav=">HERE</a>). This exact flooring was installed in our house 2 years ago in the kitchen, living room, and hallway.<br />
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Our dog is a lunatic. As much as I try to keep her little toenails clipped I couldn't help but think about all the damage she was going to cause to our new floors. Chasing balls and running to greet people at the door (scratch scratch scratch!). TODAY: The floors are just as good as the day we installed them and boy can they take some major abuse! Everything from big spills in the kitchen to dragging furniture across them. This flooring is perfect for our house. I could not say enough fabulous things about how it has exceeded my expectations of a laminate flooring.<br />
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So anyways that same Friday Thomas did his calculations and we purchased enough boxes to complete the three bedrooms upstairs. ($559.00 for flooring in 3 bedrooms is pretty good!) and on Saturday the work began. Here are some photos of what went down..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sydney getting in the St.Patricks Day spirit?.. This is what I do while the men work.. Dress up my dog and take pictures ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken this morning. Finished office product. I finally have a beautiful place to study and I don't have to worry about spilling my coffee on white carpet!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas and Ira did an amazing job. The floor is perfect and runs seamlessly from the existing laminate. Thomas and I could not be happier! Now we just have 2 more bedrooms to do.. Stay tuned :)</td></tr>
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<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-46732574366314860262012-01-08T10:41:00.001-07:002012-01-08T13:12:00.020-07:00Cabinet Maker..Something I really want to blog about is the TV cabinet Thomas made. He has pretty incredible carpentry skills considering it all has been self taught. I am increasingly impressed with his projects! But please don't tell HIM that. ;)<br />
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The whole project took him one day and the total cost was $150.<br />
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It always begins with a pile of wood..<br />
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The cabinets open with a magnetic push latch and the hardware was purchased at Home Depot.<br />
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Plans for this TV cabinet can be found<a href="http://ana-white.com/2011/01/media-console"> here</a> if you would like to make one of your own.<br />
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Speaking of Christmas, ours was incredible. We travelled out of town to the cutest tree farm and cut down our tree the last week of November. It was dark and late so any pictures I took were at the mercy of my iPhone flash. Once we got it home we quickly decorated it..<br />
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One of my favourite gifts that I made and gave out this year were these jars full of cookie ingredients! They were so fun to make.</div>
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Today is the last day of 2011. Looking back, it has been an amazing year full of wonderful memories. I am looking forward to what 2012 has to bring and working hard to accomplish all of our goals.</div>
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Monique & Thomas</div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-50323983024098825402011-09-04T22:58:00.000-06:002011-09-04T22:58:02.616-06:00Rustic Bed Project and Master Bedroom Update<div style="text-align: center;">
I am horrible at taking before pictures. But here you can see what the walls looked like before. A yellowy beige not fun color.</div>
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We also painted a feature wall. Can you see the difference in colour? Do you like my huge TV? Hopefully that will also get an upgrade soon ;)</div>
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Here is the 95% finished product. I still need to decorate and make everything pretty. We also ripped apart the closet.. and want to put in a new fan.. and.. and.. the list doesn't end. But this is the start. :)</div>
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Plans for the bed can be found <a href="http://ana-white.com/2010/03/plans-mason-headboard-its-all-in-finish.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-34790300334294399142011-08-13T13:55:00.000-06:002011-08-13T13:55:18.305-06:00Quick and Easy Closet RedoBonjour!<br />
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Do you have a closet in your house that bugs you every time you walk past it? I do. Actually, I did! Please meet my bug:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the same paint we used on our trim to freshen up the shelf and rod. Just plain white Behr paint.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I needed some organization up top there so I chose some simple wicker baskets from HomeSense. $14.99 each they weren't the cheapest but I am liking how they look!</div><br />
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-62359191521726237682011-05-10T21:47:00.000-06:002011-05-10T21:47:44.255-06:00Spring Clean UpThis past weekend was spent cleaning up the yard.<br />
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We are doing a pretty major overhaul and I can't wait to see how it all turns out.<br />
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Here is what has been done so far..<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We planted one of our Lilac plants here. I can't wait to see it bloom for the first time! :)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you are enjoying the first little bit of summer! I know we are :)</div><br />
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</div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-81828789803697671772011-04-09T16:33:00.002-06:002011-04-09T16:43:59.912-06:00Starburst Mirror DIYDo I have to mention again how I like to save money? Well I do. So when I came across <a href="http://jandjhome.blogspot.com/2011/03/diy-sunburst-mirror.html">this great idea</a>, I had to try it. I have been wanting a starburst mirror for a while now <a href="http://moniqueandthomas.blogspot.com/2010/07/living-room-design-ideas.html">(Remember back to this post)</a> but store bought ones come with a hefty price tag.<br />
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Last week we took a trip to Home Depot and Michaels (armed with a few 40% off coupons, of course) and came home with these items.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- 12" Mirror (Michaels, $8)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Floral rings (Michaels, $5)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- Hot Glue Gun and glue (Michaels, $3 and $2)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Cedar Shims (Home Depot, $12)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not pictured</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Wire, Wall Hanger, Mirror Glue (Home Depot, $12)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before we started gluing the shims onto the floral rings we laid them all out to see how we wanted the shims positioned. Then we took them all away and layer by layer glued the shims on..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course I had to put in a picture of my Sydney bean.</div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-26363253051571074342011-02-05T18:47:00.000-07:002011-02-05T18:47:16.564-07:00Palm Tree.Yeah. I have nothing else to title this post. It all started off like any other trip to Home Depot.. until we spotted the group of palm trees. They were on sale, for $10.00 each. I don't know if it is our lack of vitamin D or if we are longing to be back on a beach but.. we brought one home. :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I take no credit for discovering this wicked-awesome-cool spray-paint. Thomas totally picked it out. I would defiantly recommend this stuff. Very easy to paint with and leaves a really neat effect.. High five Thomas. High five. $14.00 for these and I didn't use a full can. Super. Now I get to do another project..</div><br />
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Since then, we have painted. The walls are ICI Deluxe paint in 'Paddlewheel Grey' and the ceiling is ICI's ceiling paint in 'The Plaza'.<br />
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We (Thomas) also finished installing the baseboards, crown moulding, and the window trim.<br />
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I still need to paint the trim. It is an annoying job, but someone has got to do it! :)<br />
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Thomas installed the closet organizer. Rubbermaid. Simple cheap and easy.<br />
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This closet defiantly helps getting ready in the morning for work. I highly recommend wallpapering your closets! I love mine. With the new doors and organizer I can actually see all my clothes. I'm hoping to come up with some jewelry organization for one of those cubbies. I also need to paint the closet doors. All in all I'm really happy with how it turned out. :)<br />
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For this room I have visions..<br />
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.. of a crafting room. A reading room. A dressing room. A guest room?<br />
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Its a tall order. And I'm not sure there is enough space for all of the above. But we will figure it out soon. :)Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-18156574162735403982010-12-27T22:21:00.002-07:002010-12-27T22:22:31.323-07:00Bathroom Reno - Stained Vanity<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We wanted to use up some dark walnut stain we had sitting around..</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After careful consideration we decided to update our bathroom vanity. If it did not turn out well we could paint over the stain. No harm done. We disassembled the doors and drawers for sanding. After 3 coats of stain and a trip to home depot for some new hardware we have..</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't worry, we aren't done. Tiling the floor and shower is next and we are on the hunt for a new counter top. Stay tuned :)</div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-28934054192044719782010-12-19T20:56:00.001-07:002010-12-27T22:04:51.990-07:00Christmas TimeThomas was able to put up the christmas lights before the snow fell.. <br />
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We have recently returned from another sweet vacation in Vegas. It was so relaxing to just get away from the busy of everyday life. Here a few shots of the over the top Vegas style christmas decorations.<br />
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The day after we got home we got right to business and bought our first ever real tree. A recommendation from a co-worker lead us to Save On Foods for our $40.00 douglas fir. It was heavy, just ask Thomas.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We cleared this corner of our living room and setup our tree stand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our trees directions instructed us to remove 1" from the bottom of the tree. So thomas did. And I have started a little tradition with this piece of the tree that I might share a little later :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here she is in all of her wrapped up frozen glory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to defrost and fill out..<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first christmas in our first home is feeling wonderful. This tree makes the house smell amazing. With a generous amount of eggnog in the fridge and christmas music playing... Cozy is the best way to describe it. We have already had a little get together with some friends where I made a turkey for a big dinner. Want to see a picture of my golden bird? Okay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-40135267057617656062010-10-04T21:11:00.000-06:002010-10-04T21:11:37.949-06:00I see a white door and I want to paint it red...Are you ready for this?<br />
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Its my most favoritest thing that we've done in the house to date.<br />
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Its awesome.. <br />
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I'm not the greatest at capturing the before shots. So here is the door with a couple of samples on it. (apparently I need to calm down when I 'sample' a colour.. :) )<br />
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</div><div align="left">I'm sure I speak for both Thomas and I when I say we are super proud of our little bungalow. And all that we have accomplished and done here. There is still a lot of work to be done. At this point, there is no slowing us down. We are renovating machines! :)</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">What do you think? Do you like our new red door? :)</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Incase you were curious.. the total cost for this project including paint and new hardware was $125.00. Less than a new door and MUCH more fun! :)</div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-87160095249343577172010-10-02T22:22:00.000-06:002010-10-02T22:22:07.926-06:00Office Update and a exterior front door messHello! I'm almost ready to head to bed but I just wanted to do a quick update on the fun that went on today.<br />
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Firstly. We chose a color for the office. Yes! We have decided the 'Monster Truck Room' will be our new office. Heres how its went so far..<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And as for the door.. am I decorating for Halloween? Nope! .. This is going to happen. We are going to have a red exterior door. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>I also started a new job last month. I<strong> love</strong> it and already have a raise to celebrate :-) <br />
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We tackled a few small projects here and there around the house. Nothing major.<br />
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Thomas wanted to fill in the cement step that had the huge hole in it before snow fall. Handy Man extrodinaire had the step filled before I could finish cooking lunch. Take it easy villa... :-)<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">The goal here wasn't to be pretty. Its all about maintenance preventing little things from being big issues. Hopefully next year we can tackle the back porch situation a little more.. but for now.. this will do just fine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This weekend we plan on finishing up the spare bedroom and starting on the Monster Truck room. I'm going to miss that wallpaper dearly. I think I'm still going to call it The Monster Truck room even when its not..</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">It feels good to be back! :)</div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-22242660616640274362010-08-23T19:49:00.004-06:002010-08-23T20:10:36.185-06:00Living Room Window Update<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday! We had a really productive weekend and because of a certain delivery today, we were able to complete the living room window.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I can't wait for the full reveal :)</div></div>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-67250439625434188252010-08-17T07:21:00.000-06:002010-08-23T13:44:34.774-06:00Mail BoxCreative title, yes? Ahh.. Thank you!<br /><br />So just as the title might suggest, we updated our bill/junk mail reciever. The old one was a little rusty/worn and for $16.00.. We couldn't resist this project any longer! :)<br /><br />Befores<br /><center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nmCa9scdtwlXH8bDMmjJK-nf0uWHI6wbln2Av2iCXocbF_0ScYIJV0rkSlJFb5dkLKlzvs1Yx9z9QKLEV8b9ilNM0mRJgD8rOiL1Ow-54zhqznqSWc78yjz740gfOcOkq9cRbkL4j5uB/s1600/IMG_3298.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nmCa9scdtwlXH8bDMmjJK-nf0uWHI6wbln2Av2iCXocbF_0ScYIJV0rkSlJFb5dkLKlzvs1Yx9z9QKLEV8b9ilNM0mRJgD8rOiL1Ow-54zhqznqSWc78yjz740gfOcOkq9cRbkL4j5uB/s320/IMG_3298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506392418557302050" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8c8JzD6UxbrKBtipAG-OLVAesiRBgJKMBTJPA3i3LXGgGfSTuU9wmCCWKUjnHFV1JhjCb-zMIvrqL99log1qOuhhL0r4ui4q1m_1avipeani3S27ifeh1Sw71vJKGolpEHOvOJa7iJe6k/s1600/IMG_3300.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8c8JzD6UxbrKBtipAG-OLVAesiRBgJKMBTJPA3i3LXGgGfSTuU9wmCCWKUjnHFV1JhjCb-zMIvrqL99log1qOuhhL0r4ui4q1m_1avipeani3S27ifeh1Sw71vJKGolpEHOvOJa7iJe6k/s320/IMG_3300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506385684365643074" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1S92RtmGRDrxJiDh381PuJtlQtwu2A3zauCXLDWVRFh6jCCh6uaadWk-K88DNi3HxpXHZ79eFYESFlEq5ROmPdL29c8EMzlRiHDUF8Bb9oQPWd2ooG7zC4FFIb8phlTBVEa2y53FzPCPq/s1600/IMG_3301.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1S92RtmGRDrxJiDh381PuJtlQtwu2A3zauCXLDWVRFh6jCCh6uaadWk-K88DNi3HxpXHZ79eFYESFlEq5ROmPdL29c8EMzlRiHDUF8Bb9oQPWd2ooG7zC4FFIb8phlTBVEa2y53FzPCPq/s320/IMG_3301.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506385672289205938" /></a></center><br /><br />New and Improved!<br /><br /><center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qqr1nrwyRTm-2CL8xE5GSfGI0hSCJnw77ym-xalFLAcNm18W_n7uTIJqexUwvz5Ntwd-ICCHV9_gu-edx-bvoz2BAg0ziolgaw8wxRTjn-s_LsgajwOoMZX-PvzPA5LVF9RV-wRGZ-4x/s1600/IMG_3312.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qqr1nrwyRTm-2CL8xE5GSfGI0hSCJnw77ym-xalFLAcNm18W_n7uTIJqexUwvz5Ntwd-ICCHV9_gu-edx-bvoz2BAg0ziolgaw8wxRTjn-s_LsgajwOoMZX-PvzPA5LVF9RV-wRGZ-4x/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506391246664392706" /></a><br />Sydney making sure its safe.. such a good dog..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFu2lRl_Gp2l2p7tPIj-aLiUpFZrIrjXRpgHHt-dw8rYcGiZjcsXCh6QRcmPkKD4GaZGK5qwH0d-GeK797xUc1shDauQGZsAvqUde63w9RInrbb1kB_NuNvuZI0Iu67CIzi3gEv9Vdlvn/s1600/IMG_3317.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFu2lRl_Gp2l2p7tPIj-aLiUpFZrIrjXRpgHHt-dw8rYcGiZjcsXCh6QRcmPkKD4GaZGK5qwH0d-GeK797xUc1shDauQGZsAvqUde63w9RInrbb1kB_NuNvuZI0Iu67CIzi3gEv9Vdlvn/s320/IMG_3317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506388570582855954" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdpmK_uCYdBny6Ei06w_noER23ztc7-Ifgu6ODrD5vUce3saKJFS1IjJlL1n9XnroGFerXfh8-p3P_hAm5RLcQdi914Yeav6GTuNan5d8RZVO-UdUkA8-sN6Dl-7AobcqVttMtbAA0DGN/s1600/IMG_3316.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdpmK_uCYdBny6Ei06w_noER23ztc7-Ifgu6ODrD5vUce3saKJFS1IjJlL1n9XnroGFerXfh8-p3P_hAm5RLcQdi914Yeav6GTuNan5d8RZVO-UdUkA8-sN6Dl-7AobcqVttMtbAA0DGN/s320/IMG_3316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506394368957303394" /></a><br /><br /></center><br /><br />Now does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove the rust stain on the siding left over from the old box???Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-50872672087086735732010-08-15T22:32:00.000-06:002010-08-16T08:55:34.490-06:00Photo Walk 2010My sister and I attended Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walk this year.<br /><br /><center>More info <a href="http://worldwidephotowalk.com/">HERE</a>.</center><br /><br />Thousands of people participated from all over the world and it was a bunch-o-fun! Here is our little Edmonton group..<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4nvXOKEcnKKXUMrIsGUlnFID_1levQHjN7M7W8kJidYzUuAAAUx2gz_ZnWGQD11kZgJBjM17zMsZ9X_rtRgcgv0-7AmPSDBUfcvt_Tvy9pWcc9gyPTTpjll2gUmJV0seHhAgN2oPN3BR/s1600/Worldwide-Photo-Walk-Edmonton1.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4nvXOKEcnKKXUMrIsGUlnFID_1levQHjN7M7W8kJidYzUuAAAUx2gz_ZnWGQD11kZgJBjM17zMsZ9X_rtRgcgv0-7AmPSDBUfcvt_Tvy9pWcc9gyPTTpjll2gUmJV0seHhAgN2oPN3BR/s320/Worldwide-Photo-Walk-Edmonton1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505005513440348962" /></a></center><br /><br /><br />My sister is amazingly talented in photography. My pictures are boring and dull compared to hers.. But I gained SO much knowledge by going on this walk with her.. about my camera and its functions.. My big sister is the <b>best</b>. :)<br /><br />Here are a few photos that I shot. I dont use/have photoshop so these are straight from my camera. I hope to get it one day but for now.. au natural :)<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJJCqMNucusB5qiGhX1JPdjLx8mSN9mnMcQxSZQMCzneUc5GtnoeCUkVfCSFErteBXk-Zf2lTmQKbr6fKjUU1nkhAK49vYmdz87SfWS6JK97I9HNr7AF7Nn-35LMfofbe1lESzqV8bBr0/s1600/IMG_2984.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJJCqMNucusB5qiGhX1JPdjLx8mSN9mnMcQxSZQMCzneUc5GtnoeCUkVfCSFErteBXk-Zf2lTmQKbr6fKjUU1nkhAK49vYmdz87SfWS6JK97I9HNr7AF7Nn-35LMfofbe1lESzqV8bBr0/s320/IMG_2984.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505009079561360818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQPzSUChPLjdJLIi3yBMF3H9PLkwWLMR_n-5n4BYBu4tY4MT-m6rl87LfCv8TuUNdC2K6IfXU_YP64CSt8w-OTx8vizkkaQ2zRdedx3VDUBEijX1Ovq0LVXaIavBnWE5oR7yzjwznEi7r/s1600/IMG_2949.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQPzSUChPLjdJLIi3yBMF3H9PLkwWLMR_n-5n4BYBu4tY4MT-m6rl87LfCv8TuUNdC2K6IfXU_YP64CSt8w-OTx8vizkkaQ2zRdedx3VDUBEijX1Ovq0LVXaIavBnWE5oR7yzjwznEi7r/s320/IMG_2949.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505009068256746274" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoRhQ6AoXxuaaWVCpMq2eL6sVW1UYDmk8E1GJ3aZVtvQ_HI1tEfx0oZqMW1hjjt7Fjkfj7ggIV0unJtzA7szVV_wNM6k4_XeDpKIJ8C5s_mS6o0tbGvztHiSaZBhsPKbXScob8X_YOjIf/s1600/IMG_2904.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Usually I'm running around campus like a chicken with my head cut off.. that day I was taking my time and absorbing all the beauty. It was tons of fun and I will definatly be taking part again next year!Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-57246748169075888302010-08-10T11:09:00.001-06:002010-12-30T13:24:52.408-07:00I want to share a secret..Well its not really a secret but not many people know about it.. Have you ever been to a store and the product you are buying rings up more expensive than what the shelf said? Most Canadian retailers follow the Scanning Code of Practice. Which just so happens to give you that particular item FREE up to $10.00 if said situation occurs.<br />
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On a recent trip to Home Depot we walked passed the clearance lighting section and stumbled upon these for $15.00! <br />
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That was a pretty decent price, right? $7.50 a light. Not too shabby. Okay. So we pick them up and make our way to the check out. <br />
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Our lights ring up to $19.99. Whoa. Hey. Settle down. <br />
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I let the cashier know about the mix up. And sure enough the computer was wrong. So she manually adjusted the price to $15.00. <br />
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I then informed the cashier about the Scanning Code of Practice which her employer is a part of and participates in. She had no idea what I was talking about. She asked a co-worker who told her about it and BAM.<br />
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I scored me two new exterior lights for $5.00!! Woohoo!<br />
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So the first light we chose to update was the back porch light. Nothing pretty about this..<br />
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Down ye' come..<br />
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Up ye' go..<br />
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just keepin it real, showin you my cement step with a chunk out of it.<br />
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Now that I'm done talking like a pirate. What do you think? :)Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-35843634352719492442010-08-09T20:49:00.000-06:002010-08-11T11:04:37.206-06:00Kitchen Table RedoWhen Thomas and I moved into our house we were given a table and chairs from family. We had also bought some chairs off of Kijiji with the intent on fixing them up one day. Well we did and here are the deets! (Ha! Deets!)<br /><br />Befores: <br /><center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XyFzqV4WhFWJfZsLQJkeq0Yp2vgbUgf-7kplsq8JFQr1phXPVuY3NNeY95-Vol-TXTyF_ofwrXmhJrKPJDlTyt-kMDiEnhcQ8XirzCMBDKRfHmi49_9SqfTDo00Sbdw9RqzLeHhRMr_o/s1600/IMG_3197.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XyFzqV4WhFWJfZsLQJkeq0Yp2vgbUgf-7kplsq8JFQr1phXPVuY3NNeY95-Vol-TXTyF_ofwrXmhJrKPJDlTyt-kMDiEnhcQ8XirzCMBDKRfHmi49_9SqfTDo00Sbdw9RqzLeHhRMr_o/s320/IMG_3197.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503609548381350050" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySzpFGNgOeuoKvUKacpCX6fZx_Cdq-CtdMAdWZaqSz6TnzvlIO6hwabya9Q6v7LvFt_SK1p5SKEdws4_5kEfZKVUDLoXzEDDKdF9X4URuQ9on1M1Ly-SFfg0yqK_h7VvXK5QYhkcN_CzK/s1600/IMG_3199.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySzpFGNgOeuoKvUKacpCX6fZx_Cdq-CtdMAdWZaqSz6TnzvlIO6hwabya9Q6v7LvFt_SK1p5SKEdws4_5kEfZKVUDLoXzEDDKdF9X4URuQ9on1M1Ly-SFfg0yqK_h7VvXK5QYhkcN_CzK/s320/IMG_3199.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503609561889335362" /></a><br /></center><br /><br />So the white chairs are from Kijiji and the all wood chairs were given to us with the table. I like how they are mismatched. :)<br /><br />Heres what I used.. weapons of mass creation I tell you..<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQeBaicYwng80xIVIg_pZ56esRTdgGF9N1k8VAG69iTvyO4NGbAnIMmgGmeSHCo6NhE-fv_nfcdC33g6xYxRLClSG_IId-Vks9BdQreDTS60NUNzDLNsMcAAiGNDrxznU3MrF0bqz2xg0/s1600/IMG_3204.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQeBaicYwng80xIVIg_pZ56esRTdgGF9N1k8VAG69iTvyO4NGbAnIMmgGmeSHCo6NhE-fv_nfcdC33g6xYxRLClSG_IId-Vks9BdQreDTS60NUNzDLNsMcAAiGNDrxznU3MrF0bqz2xg0/s320/IMG_3204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503611060869360882" /></a><br /></center><br /><br />Okay. So. Once upon a time I sanded the white chairs a <b>little</b>. But. I did not sand anything else for this project. Nope. What about the table and chairs that were clear coated? No. I refused. So I gave everything a good prime (note: 2X coverage.. yeah.. it works as good as it sounds.)<br /><br />Chair before:<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2x8mWqf2F12VaYYghj-2eg1w3SWREqSGl2HObaPZbTOW28ZsaN1G7PcDZjgChSK4Pup2HZncORopY6xHJRK3v25lnKJos8BH2jsJj-ii1ZsCsrbJjsfVBryZB5m8Q6hrisC_9GpXqfQX/s1600/IMG_3212.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2x8mWqf2F12VaYYghj-2eg1w3SWREqSGl2HObaPZbTOW28ZsaN1G7PcDZjgChSK4Pup2HZncORopY6xHJRK3v25lnKJos8BH2jsJj-ii1ZsCsrbJjsfVBryZB5m8Q6hrisC_9GpXqfQX/s320/IMG_3212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503612070025625138" /></a><br /><br /></center><br /><br />Chair Primed:<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlRcOFi_-MsK8b3xgOsfU_xFk2M7fRLi0jr5gGPIiwqtMpoBeB_KhXqaYbwGPYUqed0OpuQpTOlbtIapFZNvSWfDhWUJzlR0Puj3IO9n34myGtCiMiYVfxX89rlzK6CvZ-1uYJc6KB048/s1600/IMG_3213.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlRcOFi_-MsK8b3xgOsfU_xFk2M7fRLi0jr5gGPIiwqtMpoBeB_KhXqaYbwGPYUqed0OpuQpTOlbtIapFZNvSWfDhWUJzlR0Puj3IO9n34myGtCiMiYVfxX89rlzK6CvZ-1uYJc6KB048/s320/IMG_3213.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503612494780665138" /></a></center><br /><br />Chair Heirloom Whiteded (whhhaaatt?) :<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxVH3FSih3z5-UWx1sWn3P0sIa3a0UydcSNjnUjoh2q2LEXYVZlfmRzg06zCMgO12G4c26qpu83YX3GrdSPHl7RJUD-CwSljCNllM0xQj91dj63mNEyAWBNNog0tlzyYwn6l-iAZEQ2U9/s1600/IMG_3224.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxVH3FSih3z5-UWx1sWn3P0sIa3a0UydcSNjnUjoh2q2LEXYVZlfmRzg06zCMgO12G4c26qpu83YX3GrdSPHl7RJUD-CwSljCNllM0xQj91dj63mNEyAWBNNog0tlzyYwn6l-iAZEQ2U9/s320/IMG_3224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503613652217760050" /></a></center><br /><br />And then I applied the clear top coat and I'm going to assume you dont want to see pictures for all four chairs sooo.. moving on.. <br /><br />Table befores:<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysBcd_scm3iFqYsL8fWw9ihxlzU6Gyj-nxUOUMDMbIKzOjtg5FDjWZBtCvZ0gQYMzMUTG3l9PCRLtYx43ytw-dUqOZZU8qF3-DBRShTk9Z_Q6As6jOTzybTmf7GAMBifIYjHA4R3BBuke/s1600/IMG_3320.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysBcd_scm3iFqYsL8fWw9ihxlzU6Gyj-nxUOUMDMbIKzOjtg5FDjWZBtCvZ0gQYMzMUTG3l9PCRLtYx43ytw-dUqOZZU8qF3-DBRShTk9Z_Q6As6jOTzybTmf7GAMBifIYjHA4R3BBuke/s320/IMG_3320.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503614699523413218" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzySsDQL1SVGcgTQsSO8UGsXX5-QRvxDAf1cQwn9Rg02vtw8LAIfDl3QnEN0jfRpW9dXq6Rk4vZpdbYIDe5btzOLRTzFwsOTNzLQOfnfGmhEXdU50jTyYZd-h7swK09UsXI8ga8LdY6eX/s1600/IMG_3233.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzySsDQL1SVGcgTQsSO8UGsXX5-QRvxDAf1cQwn9Rg02vtw8LAIfDl3QnEN0jfRpW9dXq6Rk4vZpdbYIDe5btzOLRTzFwsOTNzLQOfnfGmhEXdU50jTyYZd-h7swK09UsXI8ga8LdY6eX/s320/IMG_3233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503615296248550114" /></a><br /></center><br />Okay so thats not the table.. but aint my little helper cuuute? :)<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOl79VepxbrHUplddMyByPS0ZEHU7jJijvrD_6Ry0Vu2FhRpeJcoSYLBQMaIJatEAnbLAzeTCLsFB9G0w3cIaMmZWhS_YMoa6VEMaKEvIB_xrCh2QQTaYMZGQTq_6pH569sXpSV9VMYdt/s1600/IMG_3327.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOl79VepxbrHUplddMyByPS0ZEHU7jJijvrD_6Ry0Vu2FhRpeJcoSYLBQMaIJatEAnbLAzeTCLsFB9G0w3cIaMmZWhS_YMoa6VEMaKEvIB_xrCh2QQTaYMZGQTq_6pH569sXpSV9VMYdt/s320/IMG_3327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503615982605435362" /></a></center><br /><br />I also added these felt pads to the bottom of the chair legs aswell as the bottom of the table. It makes moving them around a lot easier!<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQCF5zk0ny6fQgJbXH8jQVkdGi2nuogcyIvTVx2UcNbBeSinxa5_qtDtGBIpiyAo3-4QYlqnn89nPUFusivFMbK11yssHvZBVV-j74Ty2R0NnlasKef-CWt_kEYZxLeljm9vBo-ljZOY2/s1600/IMG_3292.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQCF5zk0ny6fQgJbXH8jQVkdGi2nuogcyIvTVx2UcNbBeSinxa5_qtDtGBIpiyAo3-4QYlqnn89nPUFusivFMbK11yssHvZBVV-j74Ty2R0NnlasKef-CWt_kEYZxLeljm9vBo-ljZOY2/s320/IMG_3292.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503618415072604114" /></a><br /></center><br /><br />Are you ready? Heres the big after.. it makes me oh-so-hap-ee!<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MNeceeFtkpDDD1pXJLNVivzC6vWfEEeABg7J9c-I-704OnRvgqbxsNQFeNcl-WFNFyNsqtpRFJFNAw6T4f5PS4Z04z1tDLjzJOL2v8zSwpsZA9hqNF_Le5gCvbRaLot6JQq4O3biwh0o/s1600/IMG_3421.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MNeceeFtkpDDD1pXJLNVivzC6vWfEEeABg7J9c-I-704OnRvgqbxsNQFeNcl-WFNFyNsqtpRFJFNAw6T4f5PS4Z04z1tDLjzJOL2v8zSwpsZA9hqNF_Le5gCvbRaLot6JQq4O3biwh0o/s320/IMG_3421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503617618863543330" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBYmFjTi8KzhyPsLU1PJGH3XaC4vSj3wGXJcbegwYBjqx-odgRJ4y20zv9PkONVXuZJ42nZPDpsBu0tcsnfzOgapSpPSot1g5aG5l-Yk10QNMy0pDVTY2BwSqb4O9-yX2Aj5lfGeSVx_e/s1600/IMG_3391.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBYmFjTi8KzhyPsLU1PJGH3XaC4vSj3wGXJcbegwYBjqx-odgRJ4y20zv9PkONVXuZJ42nZPDpsBu0tcsnfzOgapSpPSot1g5aG5l-Yk10QNMy0pDVTY2BwSqb4O9-yX2Aj5lfGeSVx_e/s320/IMG_3391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503617976451009186" /></a></center><br /><br />I really hope you like them! :)<br /><br />I can't wait to post more and show you what we have been up to!<br /><br /><center><a href="http://domestically-speaking.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg35/cherrycab/blog%20extras/powerofpaintbutton.jpg" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.shanty2chic.blogspot.com/"> <img src=" http://www.eightcrazyimages.com/Shanty2/withoutHubby.gif " /> </a><br /> <a href="http://www.inthefunlane.com/"><img src="http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww267/fabkcreative/client%20blogs/FCF-button-1.png" /></center></a>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-24776953159981979392010-08-06T11:03:00.001-06:002010-08-06T11:37:23.199-06:00I promise this long absence from blogging does not mean zero house progress. Oh.. quite the opposite. Heres a little inspiration I've been working off from <a href="http://www.shabbychic.com/">Shabby Chic</a> . If I could live in a Shabby Chic store I would. I just love everything about Rachel Ashwell's design.. amazing! <br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUih2aNdFixQKU-lwNpyolrRvLPD0MwSVFIzZAnUt_UZEbHl-fvZxFAlvxbH67ngSwno1m5wnV_o9IHBB4YxwlBvsgSgrkC0Rqe6ayHC2qy_XTpqegveomxnaPnxN77pbREaZd0Sd94Cnv/s1600/shabbychic-kitchen-l.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUih2aNdFixQKU-lwNpyolrRvLPD0MwSVFIzZAnUt_UZEbHl-fvZxFAlvxbH67ngSwno1m5wnV_o9IHBB4YxwlBvsgSgrkC0Rqe6ayHC2qy_XTpqegveomxnaPnxN77pbREaZd0Sd94Cnv/s320/shabbychic-kitchen-l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502344217801762114" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfBVslLQJdeoQgD-9knb6Bf1E0GBGoa6bms_t0ixdGeHB0jrhI5cKkxtxo6V7_E1vs3n8KOdvQCrPNU2RMY9t9KgMGPa65Lw4HmWLvTvYLhbYcwfOEsdqMUi8X6j0kUUYGzmDAactX9dY/s1600/shabbychic11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfBVslLQJdeoQgD-9knb6Bf1E0GBGoa6bms_t0ixdGeHB0jrhI5cKkxtxo6V7_E1vs3n8KOdvQCrPNU2RMY9t9KgMGPa65Lw4HmWLvTvYLhbYcwfOEsdqMUi8X6j0kUUYGzmDAactX9dY/s320/shabbychic11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502344214146769538" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HM2pT9QDwjcMDnDKTZdAB4jHCtnyP4ZQa0IBXAEtocr_bLf62IWBJM54oJQtQHahKH2vkK1hXuwfqJ0kpKblba9KfkZML8HX8kI93JUsWt6lHZEYmPJlXDHThiidhtpcnWMAUpED8utt/s1600/shabby_chic_table.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HM2pT9QDwjcMDnDKTZdAB4jHCtnyP4ZQa0IBXAEtocr_bLf62IWBJM54oJQtQHahKH2vkK1hXuwfqJ0kpKblba9KfkZML8HX8kI93JUsWt6lHZEYmPJlXDHThiidhtpcnWMAUpED8utt/s320/shabby_chic_table.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502344204823847042" /></a></center><br /><br />ohhh ok and maybe a sneak peek at whats getting freshend up this weekend..<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4moGYge16Foj4vGBnXksIKyajumgOiJimWmfT9CRZZlDc5TFwumZrYp2yMyNHfpOLfUNO0KptDJWFLVMI_mz4fJx_2D4X9If0edUG9ylpxQDOgn9lQ-V2HkMBnM9ecb6-n4bCOR028D1/s1600/Ada+Dresser.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4moGYge16Foj4vGBnXksIKyajumgOiJimWmfT9CRZZlDc5TFwumZrYp2yMyNHfpOLfUNO0KptDJWFLVMI_mz4fJx_2D4X9If0edUG9ylpxQDOgn9lQ-V2HkMBnM9ecb6-n4bCOR028D1/s320/Ada+Dresser.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502345106877388754" /></a></center>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-63723132227356482062010-07-29T13:01:00.001-06:002010-08-11T10:25:39.686-06:00Stop and smell the pretties<center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ5ZCg_bJtXBjUF_x1YmTcEM4sDjo_tcEPYxNPEj8NGEjwhmTSo4_tp2jMstsoqEUKyg-neG5rl3UAk96RpiItpjsv-P548imgSOfFghgSRwD9ucN9y8XpkFLPzk2AaEtbd5KScVp93_N/s1600/IMG_2426.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ5ZCg_bJtXBjUF_x1YmTcEM4sDjo_tcEPYxNPEj8NGEjwhmTSo4_tp2jMstsoqEUKyg-neG5rl3UAk96RpiItpjsv-P548imgSOfFghgSRwD9ucN9y8XpkFLPzk2AaEtbd5KScVp93_N/s320/IMG_2426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499405736213340770" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_D1jEZypx_A0PTKUyPTCvRAmtM7v41Bc682ind-NC0HE_GabAHXwrLtWfwZS6W8m4uombJxUWY8795dYL13GsKOWe4OSKnpr6XtKCUbBXGpeSUbAaNqVnkxTUnGN39scxYyFq_XB0Z7M/s1600/IMG_2115.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_D1jEZypx_A0PTKUyPTCvRAmtM7v41Bc682ind-NC0HE_GabAHXwrLtWfwZS6W8m4uombJxUWY8795dYL13GsKOWe4OSKnpr6XtKCUbBXGpeSUbAaNqVnkxTUnGN39scxYyFq_XB0Z7M/s320/IMG_2115.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504188584650594242" /></a></center><br /><br />I have really enjoyed the suprises my garden/yard has given me since we moved in. I haven't quite found my green thumb but I'm sure with paitence and practise it will come..Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-28346257821714879112010-07-21T12:32:00.000-06:002010-07-21T12:40:22.761-06:00Photo Session Sneak Peek..We had our pictures taken by a local photographer Jill Coursen on Sunday. If you are looking to have something similar done I HIGHLY reccomend Jill. All I can say is this gal is FULL of talent. <br /><br /><center><br />Check out her website<a href="http://jillcoursenphotography.com"> here.</a> <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLCywTVPgNDJacZg_BjEuJhSaxPGX-fFoDDe8Gg8YsB0lsRXzH76OSPoTX5vKvJbpcC7H8pwIT2hyphenhyphenpIfFjAFp1xuKDoS1qCMnvLvB2Cltux9Ezl9bhBTHXpHe2q3hut26vGuRvoox6xjI/s1600/Sneak+Peek.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLCywTVPgNDJacZg_BjEuJhSaxPGX-fFoDDe8Gg8YsB0lsRXzH76OSPoTX5vKvJbpcC7H8pwIT2hyphenhyphenpIfFjAFp1xuKDoS1qCMnvLvB2Cltux9Ezl9bhBTHXpHe2q3hut26vGuRvoox6xjI/s320/Sneak+Peek.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496430448127273826" /></a></center>Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463147304983525308.post-67968909495981921792010-07-13T12:04:00.001-06:002010-08-23T13:44:09.785-06:00Quick Kitchen Light UpdateThis project took 2 hours from start to finish and it has turned me to the darkside! I want to spray paint e-v-e-r-ything now. <br /><br />Here are some before shots of my kitchen light fixture..<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk0F8zpH4WsZFMG9gWiuZgwGgWH1JYANoxqdtuUGFMZM5EkoggujShcV6xJLFz_SMH2yi-FM6XdN9mJRMe-kyMbC9-v8eejqoGBbdIZV-Fo-llb_NkCw-dTG-0zuPBA0K2ixGr6uUWO1g/s1600/IMG_2396.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk0F8zpH4WsZFMG9gWiuZgwGgWH1JYANoxqdtuUGFMZM5EkoggujShcV6xJLFz_SMH2yi-FM6XdN9mJRMe-kyMbC9-v8eejqoGBbdIZV-Fo-llb_NkCw-dTG-0zuPBA0K2ixGr6uUWO1g/s320/IMG_2396.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493454286035125522" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-owmWChyA6o_bSOg6nTGS0mcxpnYawKYb87kH5-xq7BB7EWSild5EwIp6wslNgUKh1N5DRi8OtWHleTmj0soYAzSZdSNn5Sh9uvAnT9rixYThcLeVUuzCeMNamcx6Wq-Hpnvj1W05wMc/s1600/IMG_2395.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-owmWChyA6o_bSOg6nTGS0mcxpnYawKYb87kH5-xq7BB7EWSild5EwIp6wslNgUKh1N5DRi8OtWHleTmj0soYAzSZdSNn5Sh9uvAnT9rixYThcLeVUuzCeMNamcx6Wq-Hpnvj1W05wMc/s320/IMG_2395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493454922148237570" /></a></center><br /><br />First I took everything apart..<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwevlp25ttq4yqjWNAiYlFF8wVKIFgnLJXxTeoyOyVUos0_zqJJGgzTL3sgPoDmA2eR24eJikURryeP4dh7eaHN-FOuS1fx35BaxISgE-7CsEq2jFcF11DM2Kx6KZvfbefqgtaYA5bp1EQ/s1600/IMG_2408.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwevlp25ttq4yqjWNAiYlFF8wVKIFgnLJXxTeoyOyVUos0_zqJJGgzTL3sgPoDmA2eR24eJikURryeP4dh7eaHN-FOuS1fx35BaxISgE-7CsEq2jFcF11DM2Kx6KZvfbefqgtaYA5bp1EQ/s320/IMG_2408.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493456530974792594" /></a></center><br /><br />And taped off anything I didn't want to get paint on..<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xC1O2_6FucD6yGtN7PKSA1qLG7VKMWD658AZtkGIc3jMWocAID16LdM5l7UJvhyOwV73gVdeSVRV8om8xcrkmKwJ3lyCt3zc8P7lGZYXnXAV8UoZIbo02pWaSdLexVf80OzwtOeNvovg/s1600/IMG_2413.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xC1O2_6FucD6yGtN7PKSA1qLG7VKMWD658AZtkGIc3jMWocAID16LdM5l7UJvhyOwV73gVdeSVRV8om8xcrkmKwJ3lyCt3zc8P7lGZYXnXAV8UoZIbo02pWaSdLexVf80OzwtOeNvovg/s320/IMG_2413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493456539878119586" /></a><br /></center><br /><br />Here is the amazing product I used! Its 'Oil Rubbed Bronze' from krylon. I picked up two cans at Wal-Mart for $3.97each. It's awsome! <br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfazYRrJLntQkm9HejeoHQ7HCz0GGPDOXlVLa0ulaBKkmQ-D3YKT9-A985Q3iw2ethkox7LsvyyTG9an2gOb4ibKD79uSpz0AkKzrsm1Y2oCzbDhTBpTZRouHCD8edyMbhd71KT9B_qZUt/s1600/IMG_2415.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfazYRrJLntQkm9HejeoHQ7HCz0GGPDOXlVLa0ulaBKkmQ-D3YKT9-A985Q3iw2ethkox7LsvyyTG9an2gOb4ibKD79uSpz0AkKzrsm1Y2oCzbDhTBpTZRouHCD8edyMbhd71KT9B_qZUt/s320/IMG_2415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493456549693927698" /></a></center><br /><br />Definatly spray paint outside with large enough piece of carboard for your project! My poor poor grass got a nice new ORB finish aswell.. :(<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EXCkvnaLEUz-Qgrcc2UTGsDtUUWHepoFFZmqX1gbVoseV7xGovIlD08eBcJc9ezDrAVDL3bRyfBriUhuNb9SkFTUPxppKku_vFJSmz84OOkXwvOI-HL52kIJcrVfKp_lUoAzU8m-1iWN/s1600/IMG_2420.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EXCkvnaLEUz-Qgrcc2UTGsDtUUWHepoFFZmqX1gbVoseV7xGovIlD08eBcJc9ezDrAVDL3bRyfBriUhuNb9SkFTUPxppKku_vFJSmz84OOkXwvOI-HL52kIJcrVfKp_lUoAzU8m-1iWN/s320/IMG_2420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493456564667099954" /></a></center><br /><br />And here is how it looks now. I have a few touch up areas I need to address but for now I like the results! What do you think?<br /><br /><br /><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrDeLtsrtEdYOVlimNS9uTLaPha8HHAvBrUCdG-3FGKNm1pwefOILc5LhL_Wu57UYp4UEia723wlRNxXlqJKddWiTUa2IabwughVhgi2uXfYZqRd2nujUMkScsPNSokb1GzICsVC-WihH/s1600/IMG_2455.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrDeLtsrtEdYOVlimNS9uTLaPha8HHAvBrUCdG-3FGKNm1pwefOILc5LhL_Wu57UYp4UEia723wlRNxXlqJKddWiTUa2IabwughVhgi2uXfYZqRd2nujUMkScsPNSokb1GzICsVC-WihH/s320/IMG_2455.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493459298854004658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPyuMSP3NWKwwJnFDzetjez-C-8PNLtTBtWngdDWh1oNFDPu2usBFPqWy3A4QQlwPNYCVc4miEOy1x0QMQto234lFp0tbO8-67iEKyXIoXf9Mj36Nqy9mOcaeOKHJo29wsZvatr-Qjgl4/s1600/IMG_2441.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPyuMSP3NWKwwJnFDzetjez-C-8PNLtTBtWngdDWh1oNFDPu2usBFPqWy3A4QQlwPNYCVc4miEOy1x0QMQto234lFp0tbO8-67iEKyXIoXf9Mj36Nqy9mOcaeOKHJo29wsZvatr-Qjgl4/s320/IMG_2441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493459307145907362" /></a><br /><br /></center><br /><br /><strong>Total cost? $8.33 plus 2hours of time. Not bad eh?</strong><br /><br /><br /><br />And a quick suprise.. our neice Emily had a present for us..<br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3jUE4wsK3lnps6zofQb8mlacCCuOtz2gO_HJYigOZFyufqtz1kVXOs1F-1LYWS1mcPIQti0nKLwJ04Hc0Qo43yfm8kDGgSgIsqovtEYFhOrlJg1nqoeu2enzLo52x3QorAo17lIRtmg-/s1600/IMG_2462.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3jUE4wsK3lnps6zofQb8mlacCCuOtz2gO_HJYigOZFyufqtz1kVXOs1F-1LYWS1mcPIQti0nKLwJ04Hc0Qo43yfm8kDGgSgIsqovtEYFhOrlJg1nqoeu2enzLo52x3QorAo17lIRtmg-/s320/IMG_2462.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493459315339181666" /></a></center><br /><br />Flowers! Isn't she sweet? Love love love that little girl.Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04103187049744619663noreply@blogger.com3