"Touchdown Jesus" is gone. Everyone keeps talking about how sad it is...and that they hope they build another one to replace it...
If Jesus were here on earth, do you REALLY think He'd like to see a 60ft statue of Himself?
On the insurance claim, will the church site it as an "act of God"?
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Thankful
More often than not, I am asking Cory to do some kind of project on the house. Usually it involves re-doing something that looked perfectly fine in the first place. Nonetheless, I am starting to feel like I am becoming one of those people that think "nothing is ever good enough." I find myself complaining about our home purchase being one that I regret - wishing we would have bought a house with a lower purchase price, or bought one for more that needed less work.
Then - I get a photo text from my Mother-in-Law, who has recently moved to a trailer in Florida. Suddenly my 1533 square feet seem like a castle. I have a room in my house that never gets used. I have real wood trim around my doors and windows. My halfway-done house is really not so bad. It's actually fantastic. We worked very, very hard to be able to purchase our first home, and I should be more proud of that instead of not being satisfied with the inside! I admit, I am a true perfectionist and decorating/designing is my hobby (so what do you expect?). Things will get done around this house, even if it takes the full 5 years that we originally planned to stay here (who knows? we could end up lifers!). I really feel thankful to have what I have. I never thought we'd own a home right now, definitely not in this end of town, absolutely not of this size, and 100% not in Arcanum. My husband must really love me. Ha!
Then - I get a photo text from my Mother-in-Law, who has recently moved to a trailer in Florida. Suddenly my 1533 square feet seem like a castle. I have a room in my house that never gets used. I have real wood trim around my doors and windows. My halfway-done house is really not so bad. It's actually fantastic. We worked very, very hard to be able to purchase our first home, and I should be more proud of that instead of not being satisfied with the inside! I admit, I am a true perfectionist and decorating/designing is my hobby (so what do you expect?). Things will get done around this house, even if it takes the full 5 years that we originally planned to stay here (who knows? we could end up lifers!). I really feel thankful to have what I have. I never thought we'd own a home right now, definitely not in this end of town, absolutely not of this size, and 100% not in Arcanum. My husband must really love me. Ha!
Monday, June 7, 2010
UPDATES!
I've decided - I'm going to put more work into this blog and less into Facebook! Coming soon will be a NEW layout (it bugs me to no end how hard it is to read what I type on here) and tutorials for many things, plus stuff about the fam. I recently deleted my family blog because I couldn't manage two blogs at once! I'm hoping to actually get a good blog going and maybe get some followers! Look for major changes in the near future!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Laundry List
We have so many projects to do around the house.
Yesterday, we painted the guest bathroom. It has ugly pinkish-beige tiles in it. I was trying to make the tiles appear more beige.. and I was wrong, wrong, wrong! I needed to make the tiles look pink! (to my taste, anyways). So, the bathroom got painted a neat grey-green. Almost sage-y.
We missed a few spots, so we'll be back to the store for another gallon or so.. but I say make it two so we can paint our bedroom the same color.
So what if I have an issue with living with color? Maybe I just haven't found the right colors to "live with" yet :)
The roof needs done. Unfortunately, that will take a home equity loan which cannot be taken out until the one year anniversary of our loan (per loan rules). So, that will probably get done next year.
Our top priorities now: replace the patio door and replace the carpet in the front room.
I'm definitely picturing a dark, grey-brown frieze under my toes in the near future.
Yesterday, we painted the guest bathroom. It has ugly pinkish-beige tiles in it. I was trying to make the tiles appear more beige.. and I was wrong, wrong, wrong! I needed to make the tiles look pink! (to my taste, anyways). So, the bathroom got painted a neat grey-green. Almost sage-y.
We missed a few spots, so we'll be back to the store for another gallon or so.. but I say make it two so we can paint our bedroom the same color.
So what if I have an issue with living with color? Maybe I just haven't found the right colors to "live with" yet :)
The roof needs done. Unfortunately, that will take a home equity loan which cannot be taken out until the one year anniversary of our loan (per loan rules). So, that will probably get done next year.
Our top priorities now: replace the patio door and replace the carpet in the front room.
I'm definitely picturing a dark, grey-brown frieze under my toes in the near future.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The Kitchen Connection
You see that "table-scape" down there in the previous post? Yeah, that's gone already. For now, it has been replaced by a bird cage that I knowingly copycatted off of Laci Sando. I have a few neat ideas for this bird cage and adding a few things to it to make it a cutesy spring centerpiece for the table.
I'm dying to do work to my kitchen. I would love for it to be finished. (I am aware that nothing is ever "finished"). I've decided for sure to paint my cabinets, which are practically primer-white at the moment. I'm torn between two shades of taupe. I never knew taupe could be such a touchy color to paint with. You don't want too pink, to green, too yellow, too grey.. you get the picture. We bought a new light last evening for our kitchen also, which I am extremely anxious to put up. It should give off twice as much light as our old Ikea track light! (Don't worry, the track light is getting put in the laundry room... nothing can be left unused!) I'll try to post a few photos in my next post. Remember, this blog is a work in process! I even have to remind myself of that :)
I'm dying to do work to my kitchen. I would love for it to be finished. (I am aware that nothing is ever "finished"). I've decided for sure to paint my cabinets, which are practically primer-white at the moment. I'm torn between two shades of taupe. I never knew taupe could be such a touchy color to paint with. You don't want too pink, to green, too yellow, too grey.. you get the picture. We bought a new light last evening for our kitchen also, which I am extremely anxious to put up. It should give off twice as much light as our old Ikea track light! (Don't worry, the track light is getting put in the laundry room... nothing can be left unused!) I'll try to post a few photos in my next post. Remember, this blog is a work in process! I even have to remind myself of that :)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
My first!
Think, "Spring"!
My favorite color this spring is robin's egg blue. Is there any other color that even sounds more spring-y?
I would love to try to incorporate a little bit of this color into each and every room of my home.
So far, I've put a little "table-scape" together.
Melamine cookie jar in 'Vintage Teal' - Target
Lantern - Ikea
I'm not even sure these pieces will stay on the table. I've got a few ideas of arranging them along my kitchen counters and bringing in some teal, green, blue and yellow accents (hanging mugs, tea towels and whatnots) to welcome spring!
My favorite color this spring is robin's egg blue. Is there any other color that even sounds more spring-y?
I would love to try to incorporate a little bit of this color into each and every room of my home.
So far, I've put a little "table-scape" together.
Melamine cookie jar in 'Vintage Teal' - Target
Lantern - Ikea
I'm not even sure these pieces will stay on the table. I've got a few ideas of arranging them along my kitchen counters and bringing in some teal, green, blue and yellow accents (hanging mugs, tea towels and whatnots) to welcome spring!
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