tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30808859033184085582024-02-07T08:24:54.157-06:00Spacey LacyLacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-29617221680480033222012-05-18T17:00:00.002-05:002012-05-18T17:00:59.675-05:00Summer timeI haven't died or completely forgotten about my blog. The truth is hat I'm just super busy right now and haven't taken the time to update my blog. And now that it's warm outside we are busy painting, planting, playing, and all that fun and not so fun stuff that happens when the snow is gone here in North Dakota. So please forgive my absence and lack of posts. I will be back and hopefully with some fun new stuff to share. Unfortunately I can't guarantee any consistency right now. Hope you are soaking up the beautiful sunshine.Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-47156658479137672482012-03-23T09:42:00.000-05:002012-03-23T09:42:00.735-05:00pinterest love...cafe curtainsSo I've decided to go with a cafe style curtain for our kitchen window above the sink. We need something for privacy but also want to let in light. Here are some cafe curtain inspiration from Pinterest.<br />
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<br /></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-7231078237580140062012-03-18T21:24:00.000-05:002012-03-18T21:24:09.699-05:00and then there was tileI'm a few weeks behind on posting on my blog. I'm gonna blame it on sick kids, too many home projects going on at once, and warm and unusual weather that has drawn us outside to play and soak it all up. <span style="font-size: large;">Today it was 70 degrees!!</span> I'm hoping this warm weather isn't followed by a blizzard because one thing I have learned is that anything can happen when it comes to weather here in North Dakota. <br />
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<em>Anywho....onto my latest kitchen update</em>... The countertops are in and I <span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span> them more then I expected. (I often second guess myself) We also have finished tiling the back splash and that too turned out fantastic. My kitchen already feels like a completely different (and better) kitchen. <br />
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The best part was that my husband tiled it himself. <span style="font-size: large;">That man is so handy.</span> The great thing about my husband is that he doesn't have any prior knowledge or experience with home renovations, tiling, remodeling, etc. He's (<em>well, we really</em>) are learning as we go. He's very direction oriented and does a ton of research before starting a new project. I'm the complete <span style="font-size: large;">opposite</span>. I jump into projects without directions or a plan. I do things on a whim. It drives him nuts. Luckily, most of my ideas are realistic and do-able. And when I get in over my head my husband is always there to help me out even if he isn't happy about it.<br />
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So that's it for now. Next thing we are working on is lighting, bead board accents, and window treatment.Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-23061015831286522472012-02-28T09:00:00.000-06:002012-02-28T09:00:02.030-06:00moving along<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our new countertops are here and awaiting installation. </div>
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We are waiting on the arrival of our sink. We ordered it from Home Depot along with our faucet but only the faucet has arrived. </div>
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So for now the countertops sit in my craft room.</div>
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But while waiting for the sink my husband removed the tile back splash and we will have our electrician come in and put in new outlets and bring those babies up to code in the next week.<br />
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It's coming along. Hopefully my next progress report will include pictures with our new counters in.</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-11084391060730389352012-02-24T08:00:00.000-06:002012-02-24T08:00:14.826-06:00Friday LOVEInstead of my usual Friday Pinterest love post I'm gonna share some <a href="http://www.houzz.com/" target="_blank">Houzz</a> love today.<br />
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Last week we headed out for our usual winter trip to Minneapolis for my son's doctor's check-up with Shriner's Hospital. He usually goes 2-3 times a year depending on what medical treatment is needed at the time. This visit was just a check-up which was so nice. Last time he had to get Botox injections. The great thing about Shriner's hospital is that even during those 'hard' visits my son doesn't really see them as all that hard or scary thanks to the awesome people at Shriner's. From the moment you walk into the lobby you are greeted with smiles, activities, games, toys, familiar faces, etc. They are like a second family to us and we love catching up with our favorite nurses/doctors when we go.<br />
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My in-laws flew out to our home and drove to Minneapolis with us. They live in Arizona and so it's a great treat for the kids when they visit. Now that we are a family of 5 we no longer can fit grandparents or really anyone else in the van with us so they drove a rental car. We also found that we needed a really big hotel room to house us all. We stayed in a 2 bedroom penthouse loft at the Marriot. It was like a mini apartment.</div>
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My favorite part was the fireplace which we took full advantage of. Here is one of my many attempts to get a picture of the kids in front of the fireplace.</div>
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If you look closely to the far left of the photo you can see my father in law's knee. He was trying to assist and get my kiddos to pose for the camera. He's always helping out. He's cool like that.<br />
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My kids' favorite Minneapolis activity has to be Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America. My son is a roller coaster junkie and I think this trip converted my daughter into one as well.<br />
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My favorite stop was Ikea. My husband and I zoomed through this store in a record (for us) 1 hour while my oldest son played in the play area, my toddler slept in her stroller, and my hubby wore the baby in his Baby Bjorn. We were doing some serious shopping/multi-tasking but it was so much fun.<br />
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you're the MILKY to my WAY, <br />
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Everyone is on<a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank"> Pinterest</a> these days and there is no wonder why. It's AWESOME!! And somewhat addicting as well. I'm sure if you are anything like me you have many folders on pinterest. Heck, I even have a folder for haircuts and styles I love. Yeah, it's that bad. But it could be worse, right????</div>
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We used them in our <a href="http://www.spacey-lacy.blogspot.com/2011/07/bathroom-remodel-photos-finally.html" target="_blank">bathroom remodel</a> and I still love the way they dress up the vanity. <br />
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So clearly I wanted to use them for the drawer handles in the kitchen, right? Of course. And because I shopped around for the best deal and paid under $2 shipped per handle I was overwhelmed with joy when I found out the same store on e-bay was still selling these pulls. <span style="font-size: large;">(doing my happy dance)</span> In the few stores I shopped around for similar handles they were priced from $5 and up. </div>
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As soon as they came in my husband put them on my freshly painted cabinets. What a difference some shiny new hardware makes, right?<br />
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We kept the round knobs for the cabinets. They are a satin nickel finish and match nicely with my new cup pull handles.<br />
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I have painted a good amount of furniture and my biggest complaint is that the paint often chips. I have tried many different primers and approaches to painting but the end result is often the same...the paint chips.</div>
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And then I came accross this<a href="http://j-a-girl.blogspot.com/2009/10/you-ask-you-receive.html" target="_blank"> blog</a> and decided to go ahead and try the bonding primer. What did I have to lose, right? I chose Valspar because I buy my pain from Lowe's.</div>
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It turns out bonding primer does actually bond pretty well to what you are painting. So I knew that I would use it to repaint my cabinets. The last thing I wanted was any chipping after all my hard work.<br />
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The process of painting the cabinets went like this:<br />
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<li>clean cabinets</li>
<li>lightly sand the surpface with a 220 grit sand paper</li>
<li>wipe clean</li>
<li>paint with bonding primer using a small foam roller to avoid brush marks</li>
<li>let dry (dries fast)</li>
<li>2nd coat</li>
<li>dry</li>
<li>and paint my white satin finish paint on the cabinets (2 coats)</li>
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Yes, decided to paint our white cabinets white again. You just can't go wrong with white cabinets.<br />
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<a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2012/01/how-to-paint-your-cabinets-aka-hallelujah/" target="_blank">Check out how Young House Love paints their cabinets.</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.320sycamoreblog.com/2012/01/how-to-paint-kitchen-cabinets.html" target="_blank">320 Sycamore also shares her tips for painting cabinets</a></div>
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<br /></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-61043212096471811342012-01-31T09:14:00.001-06:002012-01-31T09:14:00.266-06:00kitchen budgetWe have decided to keep our original cabinet to save some money and because they are solid wood and with the exception of needing some new paint in good condition. This will save us a ton of money. However we will be replacing the following:<br />
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<ol><li>countertops</li>
<li>tile backsplash</li>
<li>sink</li>
<li>cabinet harware</li>
</ol>We will be adding the following to give our cabinets a more custom look:<br />
<ol><li>crown molding to the top of the cabinets</li>
<li>beadboard to the side of the peninsula and a few accent areas</li>
<li>a new frame around the fridge</li>
</ol>We will be doing all of this with a budget of ...............drumroll please........................<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">$1,500</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, only $1,500. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can save a lot of money doing your own work.</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-43355520793132134682012-01-24T20:54:00.045-06:002012-01-24T21:14:50.337-06:00We are at it again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We bought this home when I was 6 months pregnant with my daughter. She is now 2 years old. In about three years we have managed to make over a dozen updates to our home and continue to work on it weekly. As rewarding as it may be sometimes it feels like we will never stop working on our home. Not to mention that having 3 children makes it hard to get much done around here but we do what we can, when we can. Our last big project was the main bathroom in our home. You can read about that <span id="goog_1060074593"></span><a href="http://spacey-lacy.blogspot.com/2011/07/bathroom-remodel-photos-finally.html" target="_blank">here<span id="goog_1060074594"></span></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The truth of the matter is that we actually really enjoy (most of the time) remodeling our home and making it "ours". A few months back we talked about making some updates to our kitchen but then as usual we got very busy and it was put off. It wasn't until we had a dishwasher leak that required all new flooring that we realized that NOW is the time to work on the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cue....our next project. The kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm gonna attempt to blog about the whole process. I can't make any promises but this is my goal. I'm often asked how we did something when it comes to remodeling and I find that many people think many simple projects are 'too big' or 'too hard' for them to do themselves so they put it off unti they have the money to pay someone and then it often doesn't get done, right? Been there. But have no fear. If we can do it, so can you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So let's get started. Here is our kitchen before we moved in. The previous owners' style was a little out of date for me but they kept a very tidy and clean kitchen. Very impressive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QzOa8Ye0chE/SgDJdmDq_EI/AAAAAAAAB6I/st8oEvMJO8Q/s512/CIMG1359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QzOa8Ye0chE/SgDJdmDq_EI/AAAAAAAAB6I/st8oEvMJO8Q/s400/CIMG1359.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
Here are two more views.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is our kitchen now. As you can see we have already started some work (like removing some end caps at the end of the counter). We also replaced all of the appliances. I wish my counters were as clean as the previous homeowners. (sigh)</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWOB8otlElxJCJvhxvcgO_Nh5BBJWUr7dbM0bP7LiLaw2VQRqmwnagj48yWWb7THEGAmnPguk8Ecv4FpGOdhgOFmwrEV2NAGsUyg2boa4mA2MIHocH6d6r48EquvJCqvzlIa5kqiM3Q4/s1600/IMG_1272small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWOB8otlElxJCJvhxvcgO_Nh5BBJWUr7dbM0bP7LiLaw2VQRqmwnagj48yWWb7THEGAmnPguk8Ecv4FpGOdhgOFmwrEV2NAGsUyg2boa4mA2MIHocH6d6r48EquvJCqvzlIa5kqiM3Q4/s400/IMG_1272small.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6i_Vu_rTp5PzeGPYrGwaIqAgOWU8pdO7K3CnXZDxkOMWgVzUw2ngTp5aa15FEIp0op5SvW0S-eyZXuzHZLGkE4YMlgMhgBKELxg__begGzih4NTeddCxpzuwXzx4iJdETkgcqwDh_5dY/s1600/IMG_1270small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6i_Vu_rTp5PzeGPYrGwaIqAgOWU8pdO7K3CnXZDxkOMWgVzUw2ngTp5aa15FEIp0op5SvW0S-eyZXuzHZLGkE4YMlgMhgBKELxg__begGzih4NTeddCxpzuwXzx4iJdETkgcqwDh_5dY/s400/IMG_1270small.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">So there you have it. The beginning of our kitchen remodel.</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-19417367910840239502011-12-22T13:40:00.000-06:002011-12-22T13:40:20.193-06:00Christmas 2011<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;">Every year I like to post pictures of our home all Christmas"ed" out. Unfortunately this year I wasn't able to go all out because we had to replace our floors due to a water leak. In fact we are still installing the baseboards but at least our flooring is in and it's quite beautiful. </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 />
</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;">We hardly have any snow this year. Just enough to dust the trees until it melts (but I'm not complaining at all). So here is the front of the house as you enter our main front door. I'll avoid any snowless brown grass photos for you. My mother in law and I made this garland many years ago and it's held up so well. I strung lights on it this year and put it around our planter box.</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 />
</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;">The snowmen wreath is a University of Arizona wreath which my husband loves to display. If he had it his way our whole home would be decorated in Arizona Wildcats stuff.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkwJ_QRKwhfoi-61igGfElgfWKe5-0iVuViDCS8IqgagduIlTJJGzq65g4a58GOMR9RiF0rVZnqM66BjYOCF9-hHyCDd5ZG5HBQUwrqqbo9V0l2-GSYMWMP9_zXPhxL897pAYBev2SIA/s1600/xmas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkwJ_QRKwhfoi-61igGfElgfWKe5-0iVuViDCS8IqgagduIlTJJGzq65g4a58GOMR9RiF0rVZnqM66BjYOCF9-hHyCDd5ZG5HBQUwrqqbo9V0l2-GSYMWMP9_zXPhxL897pAYBev2SIA/s320/xmas1.jpg" width="298" /></a></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;">So come on in...</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuZicBQONK-41XCqeixrxtEtoT6lUOaeDNCFX-v-eskn-8yoH8KLKsMGvcFyJ_h0l0rbc3mfvQi6WTvmcuPcEqXL_xjgbIZUeppSGmN4DX_1sc-JK24dEZrhIzcgvZ3gJjStCvAfHKt0/s1600/IMG_1195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuZicBQONK-41XCqeixrxtEtoT6lUOaeDNCFX-v-eskn-8yoH8KLKsMGvcFyJ_h0l0rbc3mfvQi6WTvmcuPcEqXL_xjgbIZUeppSGmN4DX_1sc-JK24dEZrhIzcgvZ3gJjStCvAfHKt0/s320/IMG_1195.JPG" width="213" /></a></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;"><em>(I made this rag wreath with scraps from a quilt I made the first year we lived in North Dakota.)</em></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 />
</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;">The entrance is simple but I love it. My son made the green wreath on the left. I'm all about homemade decorations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypZb7ZIt0Gql4PBrDLNWaLfjtB2gVJgpb9p54g5cTIuG3FyUN2JlfgJ7jkA3tPKfHeg1DhebspAgOIXv19lZmFZJP5KomggaUZf5z9cALWcdb7ewm2Egv7o5VRdN2roKUImZKtuk0qjA/s1600/xmas2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypZb7ZIt0Gql4PBrDLNWaLfjtB2gVJgpb9p54g5cTIuG3FyUN2JlfgJ7jkA3tPKfHeg1DhebspAgOIXv19lZmFZJP5KomggaUZf5z9cALWcdb7ewm2Egv7o5VRdN2roKUImZKtuk0qjA/s320/xmas2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And continuing on to our dining area. On the left we have our Christmas cards on display.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you sent us a card, then it's on display here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this little snowman. He makes an appearance every Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And into the living room where the stockings are hanging above the tv (since I didn't finish my stocking holder I started this year, shocking...I know). I don't know why this picture came out crooked. I'm thinking I was trying to avoid a dog or child from being in the photo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>They love to sneak in my pictures.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpRBUx-WWinnPGfBCOKaP2bh2qPGtZCKE6oc5SC7cCFjQy5A8svnrYDTvy-A8_z_Fu1JgPPrYjmq4b6i1Amt1e9x8Ei-t7RXJv6OJYuu0KLsGGzWIwtx70Jj2SenUQSKnsM_bMFDYyRQ/s1600/xmas6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpRBUx-WWinnPGfBCOKaP2bh2qPGtZCKE6oc5SC7cCFjQy5A8svnrYDTvy-A8_z_Fu1JgPPrYjmq4b6i1Amt1e9x8Ei-t7RXJv6OJYuu0KLsGGzWIwtx70Jj2SenUQSKnsM_bMFDYyRQ/s320/xmas6.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>(we watch Elmo daily)</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And last but certainly not least...our tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE0OEBtLiqaIL509eiWoaBTXmjCKoZQkL11GF37eFEiSJFtU71aHbdJtFrO0E40m3UiSMxjffCcklf_qB0NKKONq2qjZGk2O6evCS1l0tikinHJwBZr-2nBdwXkJYen2Qy_yguG17-5I/s1600/xmas7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE0OEBtLiqaIL509eiWoaBTXmjCKoZQkL11GF37eFEiSJFtU71aHbdJtFrO0E40m3UiSMxjffCcklf_qB0NKKONq2qjZGk2O6evCS1l0tikinHJwBZr-2nBdwXkJYen2Qy_yguG17-5I/s320/xmas7.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It looked so much nicer a few weeks back when I first put it up. The kids decorated it and did a great job BUT over time my darling 2 year old daughter has added and removed so many ornaments that it's looking a little sad these days. But at least it's still standing. I was certain that it was gonna get knocked over a few times. lol </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Well, that's it for us. I've actually enjoyed keeping the decor simple this year. Have a </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas!</span></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-14846034611575001012011-10-22T13:42:00.000-05:002011-10-22T13:42:04.477-05:00as if I have the time<div style="text-align: center;">I'll start this post off with a cute baby picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303891_10150367220764661_676789660_7931599_151964713_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303891_10150367220764661_676789660_7931599_151964713_n.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>It's weird to say that he's now almost 8 weeks old. Weird because it seems like we just brought him home but at the same time it's like he's always been a part of our family. <span style="font-size: large;">Does that make sense?</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I am extremely busy these days with my three kiddos and feel like I spend <strike>all</strike> most of my time changing diapers and nursing the baby. I keep reminding myself that soon enough he will be older and I will sleep again and hopefully have some time to do something other than change all these diapers. After explaining how busy I am these days it's gonna sound crazy for me to now mention that I want to update our kitchen/dining area.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">You see it all started when we bought this new dishwasher.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our old dishwasher was on it's way out and when this <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Frigidaire+-+24%22+Tall+Tub+Built-In+Dishwasher+-+Stainless-Steel/8414156.p?id=1181831569202&skuId=8414156">dishwasher</a> went on sale a couple weeks back we took it as a sign and jumped on the deal. I'm excited to say we have now replaced all the appliances in this house.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ok. so back to my never ending story...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Getting a new dishwasher had me thinking it was time to start thinking about finally updating our kitchen. <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">I wish I had a current picture handy of our kitchen but I have a sleeping baby in my arms and won't be getting up anytime soon.</span></em> Nothing super major but just some fresh updates to make it ours. I was thinking some new paint on the cabinets, new lighting, some curtains, new dining chairs, and maybe a new countertop. And then I came across this picture.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I heard angels singing.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, there were no angels but I fell in love with this kitchen from the blog <a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/our-house/">the lettered cottage</a>. I love so much about it that I don't want to waste your time breaking it all down. I shared it with my husband and he <strike>didn't object</strike> loved it too so it looks like we are gonna use this picture as our motivation for some of our kitchen updates. There are a few things I'd change so that the kitchen flows more with the rest of the house though. Probably use some darker colors that match our rung under our dining table giving the kitchen a warmer feeling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there you have it. My post about a beautiful kitchen update that I may never have time for but enjoy dreaming about anyways.</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-71642117672102550202011-10-10T13:12:00.001-05:002011-10-10T13:15:19.710-05:00my baby story #3Let's see where should I start? How about the morning of August 30th at 5:30 am. This was the day I was I scheduled to be induced. I was 39 weeks and 3 days pregnant. My first delivery went all wrong and my son has problems now from all the complications that took place from my delivery so each delivery afterwards has been scheduled a few days early with my doctor on hand in case any complications arise.<br />
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So here I am at 5:30 am calling the labor and delivery department to find out when I am supposed to come in for my induction. I did this same exact thing with my last pregnancy so I expect the nurse to tell me to eat a little something and head on in to the hospital. Unfortunately, that didn't happen this time. This time 10 women went into labor the previous night and the labor and delivery department was packed. I was told that I would be called as soon as a bed opens. I'm totally bummed but try to go back to bed and rest up since I am certain they will call very soon.<br />
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12pm- I was losing hope that they would ever call. My husband kept telling me to call my doctor, to call the hospital back, to call my senator, etc. Ok, the last part was a bit dramatic but you get my point. I called my friend Jessie and complained about how bummed I was. She came over shortly after with a box of baby clothes and diapers her little boy grew out of and a bottle of castor oil. Up until this point I was certain that I did NOT want to try the castor oil but I was depressed and feeling like I would never have this baby (yes, totally dramatic). Jessie made a mint chocolate chip/castor oil shake and I drank it up. Looking through the baby clothes she brought over helped me feel a little better and so I decided to join my family on a walk a few blocks away to get some tacos for lunch. I quickly realized that leaving the house was a BAD idea after drinking the castor oil and I basically ran home to the bathroom (yes, tmi) avoiding food entirely and feeling like I was gonna die. My stomach was cramping so bad. I started to have contractions but was in so much pain that I couldn't tell what was a contraction and what was gas from the castor oil.<br />
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3:15 pm- Sure enough, while I am laying on the couch doubled over in pain the nurse FINALLY calls and tells me they are ready for me.So we pick up my son from school and give the kids a kiss goodbye and get in the car. We live over an hour from the hospital and shortly after getting on our way my contractions started to get worse. They were about 10 minutes apart. We stopped to get some food before we got to the hospital and at this point I was in a lot of pain. I honestly can't even remember what I ate. <br />
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5:30 pm- We arrive at the hospital and I am in labor with contractions 2-3 minutes apart and I'm dilated to almost 6 cm. They decide to skip the pitocen since I no longer need to be induced cause I'm in labor. The doctor pops my bag and they start entering my information as fast as they can. My sweet husband lets the nurse know that I prefer an epidural and they better get on it soon. <span style="font-size: large;">Yeah, he's a keeper.</span> The nurses were afraid that there might not be enough time for the epidural and gave me a pain pill of some sort. The pill works and I am now as high as a kite. The doctor finally shows with an epidural but I don't remember much of that. By the time I get my epidural I am 7 cm dilated and moving along fast. They keep informing me to let them know when I need to push which makes me think my little boy is coming soon. I still feel the pain from the contractions and let the nurse know so she ups my epidural. Looking back now I realize that was a mistake because I'm pretty sure now that I was feeling so much more pain cause it was just about time for me to start pushing. <br />
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9pm-ish- I am 10 cm dilated and my doctor is on her way. I am told that there won't be any practice pushes because this baby is coming too fast. She shows up and I start pushing. I realize now that the extra meds from the epidural was a mistake because I don't feel the urge to push like I should. I pay really close attention to my body and the nurse and push with the next contraction. I do this 2 more times, each time it's easier for me to feel when to push and on the third set of pushes my son is born.<br />
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9:48pm- Our sweet boy is born and nothing else matters in the whole world as I hold him and fall madly in love with him. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jIMs666PQkPF36TvZw-4e07J-E-sun_MdoSGb1T52DxxPaM8lWeRc0ZzhE9VxNT3dOFuzNsWlmYJM21vElyIk_7BQe7Uo02N_o0K5UmOTdiHeiWn7a5JJN3RTQ3MYU8zuw3Hjk1KUWU/s1600/IMG_0900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jIMs666PQkPF36TvZw-4e07J-E-sun_MdoSGb1T52DxxPaM8lWeRc0ZzhE9VxNT3dOFuzNsWlmYJM21vElyIk_7BQe7Uo02N_o0K5UmOTdiHeiWn7a5JJN3RTQ3MYU8zuw3Hjk1KUWU/s320/IMG_0900.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>My labor was very easy and short but the downside of this was that my legs were numb for quite some time afterwards since my epidural was given to me just an hour or so before the birth. Both baby and I ran into some problems after the birth but we are both doing better now and he is a happy and healthy little boy. I honestly couldn't have asked for a better labor.<br />
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So I'll share a quick picture with you until I can get my birth story up with some good pictures.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW4wJ1HWlI0uvF0odz9_FTitMit66PAh46Et-k5nPSmjyFz_JEY3W73sahqkQK5x0-K7v3h-Kfdx7bIGWN1tubv4DumPmKNYNDs_KfvoSncThw-hxK-gjSxycZEYcU69aP2dqq5266MY/s640/blogger-image--353508178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW4wJ1HWlI0uvF0odz9_FTitMit66PAh46Et-k5nPSmjyFz_JEY3W73sahqkQK5x0-K7v3h-Kfdx7bIGWN1tubv4DumPmKNYNDs_KfvoSncThw-hxK-gjSxycZEYcU69aP2dqq5266MY/s640/blogger-image--353508178.jpg" /></a></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-48831467559391459702011-07-29T12:26:00.000-05:002011-07-29T12:26:49.284-05:00a shared roomWhen we found out we were having a baby boy we had some serious thinking to do over the bedroom situation in our home. We have an extra bedroom BUT it's on the opposite side of the house and I like my kids all sleeping near my room at night in case of an emergency or something. Yeah, I'm kinda crazy like that. And the extra room is about half the size of my kids' current rooms so we would be downsizing furniture and more. Oh, and did I mention that my kids when babies, rarely sleep in their own bed. My toddler is still snuggling with me at night. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So it was an easy peasy decision to keep all kids on one side of the house and make two kids share a room. I figured that since my 7 year old son is the only kid who actually sleeps in his room and sleeps through the night (not to mention he has school and doesn't need to be woken up by a baby at night), that he would keep his room to himself. He was kinda bummed though. He wanted to share with the baby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the only photo I can find of my daughter's room before we started turning it into a boy/girl shared room.</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyfLgEB2wdajdTlv4LSJCXVcDrLJ8vgdT1gntvurxQ5CM2NwtynQ4RU8Ud8QsNqvC9TwOMmQJsg9W6cQj1UKaitnTE-_GjOcP9g3fjW8r-DXqMg4o6tv4kdVzpoNfyc_kzHyVzPe_c_c/s1600/5212_113554929660_676789660_2143688_8225159_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyfLgEB2wdajdTlv4LSJCXVcDrLJ8vgdT1gntvurxQ5CM2NwtynQ4RU8Ud8QsNqvC9TwOMmQJsg9W6cQj1UKaitnTE-_GjOcP9g3fjW8r-DXqMg4o6tv4kdVzpoNfyc_kzHyVzPe_c_c/s400/5212_113554929660_676789660_2143688_8225159_n.jpg" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;">We painted the pink room a neutral green and pulled the crib <strike>none of my kids have ever actually slept in</strike> back out of storage and set it up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZHROvWTKsJBVGUJo3gnGXGB2D_7f0B0yzcXhOHQhmHEoEtVzmwQ1PRjl0FduLTMd5XtLgyKBjA5_RGnN4BMHn99x2c6_FxWHW8dx1hzlFYzcX8I3f9EakjOfhIT3HKQatFIvvSlyYLs/s1600/IMG_0829cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZHROvWTKsJBVGUJo3gnGXGB2D_7f0B0yzcXhOHQhmHEoEtVzmwQ1PRjl0FduLTMd5XtLgyKBjA5_RGnN4BMHn99x2c6_FxWHW8dx1hzlFYzcX8I3f9EakjOfhIT3HKQatFIvvSlyYLs/s400/IMG_0829cropped.jpg" t$="true" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a few little decorations and a simple mobile to go over his crib. I kept it simple. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> <span style="font-size: x-small;">I may add a pillow or another pop of color though.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The baby boy has the left side of the room and my daughter has the right side. Behind his crib is a little toy/ cubby nook where each kid has a few shelves and toy bins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSEP991UCVB9cdvVEN9ocYzUNTle9m4DqGUFxsPB1gru8Wu1JyJ_up5rimN6gpnZmD81KrLluNYPO8rOtpHO-2FIWiD8MLMwAMF9kYjmqbIQHy_QQpaZbod3w3nlaLWqBe5G46PW5Qb8/s1600/IMG_0831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSEP991UCVB9cdvVEN9ocYzUNTle9m4DqGUFxsPB1gru8Wu1JyJ_up5rimN6gpnZmD81KrLluNYPO8rOtpHO-2FIWiD8MLMwAMF9kYjmqbIQHy_QQpaZbod3w3nlaLWqBe5G46PW5Qb8/s400/IMG_0831.JPG" t$="true" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">I bought a super plush crib sheet hoping it may help the baby love napping in his crib. You can buy one </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carters-Velour-Plush-Fitted-Chocolate/dp/B002UD65PE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311959621&sr=8-1"><span style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I attempted t o get a good picture of my daughter's side of the room but the kids were having so much fun playing that I didn't want to shoo them out of the room. As you can see it's still a work in progress (like much of my home<strike> life</strike>). I need to figure out window treatment and some wall art still.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My kids love playing with the baby's car seat, swing, and well all his gear. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEMbh_awBRkxYkAgJh6ymqIrL7D_z9GaJ3THbEsD0vkfuDf5WvSQkibTxcyEK6q4njDHaDaa3801LatsEYZyXYX3vAiMtJWSN6-0IfCmTfi-i2DXff3OZmecCEkKM5OtLXzOm5NL4sRo/s1600/IMG_0827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEMbh_awBRkxYkAgJh6ymqIrL7D_z9GaJ3THbEsD0vkfuDf5WvSQkibTxcyEK6q4njDHaDaa3801LatsEYZyXYX3vAiMtJWSN6-0IfCmTfi-i2DXff3OZmecCEkKM5OtLXzOm5NL4sRo/s400/IMG_0827.JPG" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I am a bit biased but they are the cutest kids in the world.</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-21842921410323006382011-07-15T16:05:00.000-05:002011-07-15T16:05:33.100-05:00making the old new againI was looking for a rocker/glider type chair to use for the new baby but didn't want to spend $200 and up on it. After asking around (gotta love facebook) I had a <a href="http://maddysvoice.blogspot.com/">good friend</a> offer up this rocker/glider chair that she no longer had the use or space for. So it was completely free to me. It works great and is pretty solid but I wasn't crazy about the fabric cushions and considered painting the wood.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should have taken photos of the process but I was kinda figuring it out as I went and doing it all with a toddler in my way. I basically covered the old cushions tightly with the new fabric inside out. I then pinned it, sewed it, and turned the fabric right side out and sewed the back or bottom seams. I tried to follow the layout of the old cushions but also make it more modern by skipping the buttons and trim on the new cushions. I think it turned out better than expected. And the ruffled pillow (from Pier 1) helps add a little pizazz as well. Not bad for $6, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-72032395625011092152011-07-12T10:42:00.000-05:002011-07-12T10:42:08.492-05:00We've been featured!<center><a href="http://www.remodelaholic.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab229/remodelaholic/RemodelaholicFeaturebutton.jpg" /></a></center><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I am excited to announce that our recent bathroom remodel has been featured on the fantastic blog the Remodelaholic. If you are stopping by from Remodelaholic to see the bathroom remodel post you can find it <a href="http://spacey-lacy.blogspot.com/2011/07/bathroom-remodel-photos-finally.html">here</a>. I will try to update the orginal post with any answers to your questions that come up. Thanks again for stopping by!!</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-38849014597668785052011-07-10T21:17:00.000-05:002011-07-10T21:17:37.434-05:00blueberry pie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/site/allrecipes/area/community/userphoto/big/43060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/site/allrecipes/area/community/userphoto/big/43060.jpg" /></a></div>This is by far one of my favorite pies and this recipe is so easy and sooooo yummy!<br />
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3/4 cup white sugar (plus a little extra for sweetening the crust)<br />
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3 tablespoons cornstarch<br />
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4 cups fresh blueberries<br />
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1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie (I often just buy a double pie crust from the store's refrigerated bread area)<br />
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1 tablespoon butter<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). <br />
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2. Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries. <br />
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3. Line pie dish with one pie crust. Pour berry mixture into the crust, and dot with butter. Cut remaining pastry into 1/2 - 3/4 inch wide strips, and make lattice top. Crimp and flute edges.<br />
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4. Brush top if crust with a little water and sprinkle some sugar evenly over pie crust.<br />
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5. Cover edges of pie with aluminum foil to prevent burning<br />
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6. Bake pie on lower shelf of oven for about 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-58919785504754643402011-07-06T09:08:00.003-05:002011-07-12T10:48:40.256-05:00bathroom remodel photos (finally)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZhsRUjm3DiSrvxbrQ74PVQsRZ3Hq7tEFyb0ofO6A8LdeMuGNEWN9WJJgCu7iBC1tdrLo1f5SM9ukV1X4FXiLajiDMHUMDIZeCF_QPqJq8D-EzShlx-VuOucz3fh5K4vsROVE15kyT5I/s1600/bathroom7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZhsRUjm3DiSrvxbrQ74PVQsRZ3Hq7tEFyb0ofO6A8LdeMuGNEWN9WJJgCu7iBC1tdrLo1f5SM9ukV1X4FXiLajiDMHUMDIZeCF_QPqJq8D-EzShlx-VuOucz3fh5K4vsROVE15kyT5I/s400/bathroom7.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I have been talking about our bathroom remodel for months and although there are still a few things to complete it's pretty much done. It felt like it took forever at times. I think that's probably because my husband <strike>and I did</strike> it all (with the exception of plumbing and major drywall work).</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So here are some before photos from when we bought the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5bXgg6WsjFHJtN3rCvw89YpcQT4QuplE4fAeXgbUGaxAIsTG7_5QspgHnL-Sr4CEw9LVH_JOwA-pb-HJoYyRN-GcMYLQ8R20PDA8PC5GH6o2mBaxJ4zjD0vpNkcA6l1t3qrhyphenhyphenUR-8Ug/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5bXgg6WsjFHJtN3rCvw89YpcQT4QuplE4fAeXgbUGaxAIsTG7_5QspgHnL-Sr4CEw9LVH_JOwA-pb-HJoYyRN-GcMYLQ8R20PDA8PC5GH6o2mBaxJ4zjD0vpNkcA6l1t3qrhyphenhyphenUR-8Ug/" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitN1JMREVshC9kDVlJb5smwVVnhtP5e-4xp9WRNZ1TfqdyWQ_DMwLzIxlzJzM1LZx4-m1OL513miDaVM3PGIZND2_znVEVyqWcQxieU5lsIpgb7oHj7OsuzSjMBRvR6SqriRVdB41hhqE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitN1JMREVshC9kDVlJb5smwVVnhtP5e-4xp9WRNZ1TfqdyWQ_DMwLzIxlzJzM1LZx4-m1OL513miDaVM3PGIZND2_znVEVyqWcQxieU5lsIpgb7oHj7OsuzSjMBRvR6SqriRVdB41hhqE/" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYri5aBNTmJzWPHWwfarq8UxQ84eYnc7GLWa5mzw9_lNvOYRGXhc_u8Fu_w8O4gQbynwSuwD_VaOXYjcjCYSqGay59RviImFbJQNAn7kmUNfn8NgJTsqv8jWPnaK_b4cMEiwcAmx93uoM/s512/Cimg1371small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYri5aBNTmJzWPHWwfarq8UxQ84eYnc7GLWa5mzw9_lNvOYRGXhc_u8Fu_w8O4gQbynwSuwD_VaOXYjcjCYSqGay59RviImFbJQNAn7kmUNfn8NgJTsqv8jWPnaK_b4cMEiwcAmx93uoM/s400/Cimg1371small.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here are some photos after we painted and started the work.</div><br />
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I am proud to say that we bought just about everything on sale. We waited for sales and deals on what we needed and we bought the items as we went. It took us a little longer that way but we have a brand new bathroom with fancy hardware, granite counter tops, and more and we paid a fraction of the retail cost on it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, so you waited long enough. Here are the after photos.</div><br />
Here is the view as you walk in the bathroom.<br />
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The medicine cabinet pictured below still needs a handle but we will raise it up about 6 inches (like we did with other handles in this bathroom) to avoid little fingers from getting into bad stuff. <br />
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We bought our lighting fixture and pulls/handles on E-Bay. I love the brushed nickel. Oh, and the vanity is a taller backsaver model which is such a nice feature (even for my short 5'4'' self).<br />
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The grey-ish paint color is by Olympic in their zero voc line. It took us a few tries to find the perfect shade so I don't have a exact name for you. We did however start with the color Quill as our starting point and went lighter. I do see there are some numbers on the can which I am guessing is the formula. It's 101-5, 105-30, 107-8</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-77961056890298194172011-07-05T09:27:00.002-05:002011-07-05T09:27:01.363-05:0031 weeks and counting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P3BmXh43-ba4uWAEuRq5CnsIPtcJx43YwtblqbDpWYwtZv6-hyTi9XjAwX78-K6JCrZuBa6L0hTPwyXUxS6_n4RRvYOLI4Xg2F7009Uq7DUF5rY59WQVlI2L8pnOy_efrjEJz6-2KJo/s1600/31weeks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P3BmXh43-ba4uWAEuRq5CnsIPtcJx43YwtblqbDpWYwtZv6-hyTi9XjAwX78-K6JCrZuBa6L0hTPwyXUxS6_n4RRvYOLI4Xg2F7009Uq7DUF5rY59WQVlI2L8pnOy_efrjEJz6-2KJo/s320/31weeks.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am almost 8 months pregnant looking like an over ripe tangerine. I swear my belly is <span style="font-size: large;">huge</span>. If only my chest would stop growing so you could tell. Ahh, the joys of pregnancy!</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-49610182624850293482011-07-02T12:38:00.000-05:002011-07-02T12:38:58.574-05:00my baby must havesSeeing as how this is my third pregnancy I have managed to get down what is worth the money at the baby store and what is a waste of my money and space. Of course things change over time and I had my first baby in 2004. It seems like every year there are these new fabulous items for baby that were unheard of the year before. Here is a few of my favorite things and I even threw in a few new items I'm excited about trying so I bought them to try with this baby.<br />
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The Moby Wrap. I made my own with my last baby and loved it. This time I'm going for the real deal. <em><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></em><br />
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</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080885903318408558.post-78624715471564104622011-06-25T08:51:00.000-05:002011-06-25T08:51:54.088-05:00terrible me<div style="text-align: center;">It's been months since I posted an update on my blog. To be honest I have considered whether I wanted to close it down or maybe take a break from blogging. I'm sure many of you moms out there understand how hard it is to find the time to blog (or take 15 minutes for yourself a day). To make matters worse my awful 5 month long morning sickness just made it even harder to find any time to blog or do pretty much anything. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">But....I kept finding myself missing my blog and wanting to share my projects or news with my readers and decided after a nice break I'd like to come back and start blogging again. I'm sure with a new baby due less than 2 months away I won't be posting regulary but I will be posting again. Lots of updates coming soon!</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368281139792349866noreply@blogger.com0