Saturday, April 26, 2014

living the life of a loo redo



   Blogger's own home: she painted the cabinet with Valspar Lime Twist and papered (over old paper) with Sherwin Williams' Ink (name of book). Penny tile is original. See 10-26-11 and 5-18-12 posts. So cute!


I miss my ole blog! I feel like it is always the thing to get pushed off the never-ending "to-do" list and this makes me sad. I so often don't know how I am feeling about life in general until I sit down to write about it! So here I sit to type instead of finishing up the dishes with Dawn. :) Feeling a sudden compulsion to blog immediately if not sooner, I promptly neglected the dishes and rushed to the couch to begin a small summary of our lives of late. We are doing well! Landon has been expertly re-doing the loo, which was what I thought would be a somewhat small project. NOT. Sawdust, Sheetrock dust, insulation, and dirt covered the house from tip to tail. And has stayed that way mostly until I have been attacking it today. We do love the new loo though! Bye bye  to the following: old, unused, huge Jacuzzi; ugly, country blue counter top, chintzy gold half-working light fixtures, and cracked, mended {with some yellow stuff that always made me think of urine} shower. Hello classy black counter top, new closet, sparkling white shower, and brushed silver light fixtures and cabinet handles! Fresh paint in the tint of Martha Stewart's "Dolphin" which is a pale, fresh grey, will hopefully soon be gracing the walls. Also the cabinets will be transformed from yellowish oak to a glossy white. Since the pot for our master bath is basking in sun out in our front lawn, we have been using our hall/guest bathroom. This has resulted in me becoming totally repulsed at the orange walls this small dungeon of a room!! Orange, I have learned, is NOT a calming color! I become very agitated and slightly nauseous when I have to spend any amount of time there. Come to find out, Daniel has been having these same feeling for quite some time now, but has kept them bottled up since he thought I was deeply in love with our orange loo. This will never do!! We will attempt another loo redo as soon as the time and funds are available. I'm thinking a very pale mint for the walls, and accent colors of cherry red, emerald, lime, navy or royal blue, black and white wallpaper on one wall... maybe some British nick-nacks? It's been fun to brainstorm and gather ideas! As long as there is NO ORANGE involved!!!
   Daniel has been breaking his back dozing and hoeing while putting up with the dozer and 'hoe breaking their backs. Repairs are not for the feeble-minded.
   Well, my friend Dawn is impatiently awaiting some assistance with dishes, so I shall return to the work wither it goest where I go, and lodgest where I lodge.

@Cristi Postolache Postolache B - Love her black, white, and green bathroom! With Thibaut's fun Rio wallpaper in Black and White #Thibaut  

entry with graphic black and white wallpaper

Bright Mint Green Walls Highlight the Bright Red Clawfoot Tub in this Bathroom - on HGTV

Sunday, April 6, 2014

my friend Dawn

I guess I'm still feeling poetic due to the WHCS Poem Fest we had Friday night. We had a wonderful time and the children were so proud of the amazing job they did with reciting their poems, making tarts, bagging party mix, and serving the crowd. It was well worth every ounce of effort it took. Yesterday, since I had largely ignored housework for the past three days, I had the most majestic mountain of dishes and felt a surge of thankfulness for my dear friend Dawn. Hence this poem. Today I made Frozen Mocha Cheesecake Dessert for Mamalisa's belated birthday supper, along with Shrimp and Mushroom Pasta, and Ceaser Salad. We had a lovely evening with Mom and Bill. Now I need to finish making lesson plans, check some tests, and give Dawn a call as I have a small smattering of dishes to do. Have a good evening, everyone! 


I want to tell you about my dear friend Dawn.
She's always there when hope is gone.
She's steady, dependable, I can call her anytime.
And believe it or not, her favorite thing is GRIME!

Dawn loves to see the dishes piled high,
What makes her sing, makes me cry.
She gets right to it, and attacks with glee
Every stuck-on noodle of last night's spaghetti.

She smells of the islands, of a tropical clime
When Dawn does the dishes we have a good time
For the scent of pineapple takes us far far away
To a place where grease is not a part of our day.

Even though she's so helpful and cheerful and bright,
I can't quite convince her to get this thing right.
I want her so badly to do the dishes herself.
But she insists on waiting for me, the unselfish elf.

She says she just can't do the the dishes alone.
That I must gird up my loins and not groan.
That blessings will come as we work on together,
And she'll always help me no matter the weather.

So I sigh and tell Dawn that she can have it her way.
Just so she'll help me get through each fray.
Because she is the best friend that there ever was
And boy can she can make the most beautiful suds.

She makes washing dishes almost seem like fun,
And I'm almost surprised when we wash the last one.
But maybe one day she will surprise me and say,
"You know what, I'll do the dishes without you today!"

{SMF- 4.06.14}