Summer Days

Oh the lazy days of summer. I love summer.

• Sleep overs
  
• SLEEPING IN ( this is the one I will miss most)
  
• Swimming


• Going to Lunch with Friends


• Napping


• Playing Legos


• Casual Suppers


• Staying up late
  

I will miss the summer days. School starts on Monday. It is bittersweet.

Little Boy Room

Well I have been busy for the last few days working on getting my youngest sons room complete. I will not call him the baby of the family, EVER. I am also the youngest, and my mother to this day calls me the baby. It's something I do not like, so I will never call him THE BABY. I digress.

Anyway, we have lived in this house for 2 years and I am finally getting around to decorating the kids' rooms. My plan was to spend the summer getting it all done. The best laid plans never pan out.

Here is a view of his room in our old house. It wasn't much, but he was in transition to the toddler bed so it looked a little empty. I am using alot of the same accessories for his new room. I still love the circus toile so I made new awning window valances that need to still be hung. His new room has 2 smaller windows now. I am repurposing the old valance in his bathroom. We bought him a twin mattress and frame and I am going to attempt an upholstered headboard.

I went to IKEA and picked up this Hemnes dresser.Photo courtesy IKEA

I can't decide whether to leave it white or paint it dark blue like this one from Pottery Barn Kids.

Photo courtesy Pottery Barn Kids

Any suggestions on what I should do? I don't really like white furniture in a boy's room. Maybe I should put it together and live with it for a while. If I do decide to paint it, does anyone have any tips for painting IKEA furniture. I want to spray it, but I read somewhere it won't stick. What to do, what to do?

I should be finished with most of the room by the end of the week, (still need to sew a dust ruffle and a sham) and will post pics when it's finished.

Hooked on 3D Movies

Well this has been the summer of 3D movies. My kids love them!! I didn't always think the story lines were that great, but the 3D effects were all very good. Today we watched this movie at home.

I thought the 3D was very good, but I wished I had seen it at the theater. I thought it would be scary for my kids, but they loved it.

Here are some of the other 3D movies we have seen this summer:

I think my favorite 3D movie of all time would have to be Journey to the Center of the Earth. Probably because I had not seen 3D like that before. The story line was also good for an adult.

Here's what I'm hooked on. Now go take a look over at Julia's Hooked on Houses to see what everyone else is hooked on today.

The Incredible Shrinking Man

Almost 2 years ago my husband set out on a quest to lose the weight he gained after we got married. I guess I was a really good cook, NOT! We ate out alot.

Here's the before.

Here's after he lost 90 pounds.

I am very proud and a little jealous. I did lose 50 pounds but gained back 20, so now I still have 80 to lose. It's a never ending battle for me.

He's taken cycling back up and was in his first race last week.

He did pretty good for his first race in 22 years. He didn't crash and he didn't come in last. We were very proud of him.

Paris Part Deux (Part II)

I am finding it very hard to be consistent with my blogging. I have the best of intentions, but most of the time I just peruse everyone elses blog. I stay up late at night peering into other peoples lives when I should be sleeping. It is so addictive. I am going to try to concentrate on keeping up with my own blog first before looking at everyone else first.

Even though my trip to Paris was several months ago, it is still fresh in my mind. It was by far the best trip I have ever taken. I think it was mostly because Paris was the place I wanted to visit the most. My husband travels there all the time on business, in fact he is going on Sunday, but I have not had the opportunity to go with him. It would be nice to go with him someday...

What else did we do in Paris? Well we spent the better part of a here.

Chateau Versaille

The home of Louis XIV was all grandeur and splendor. The French are very into likenesses and the halls were lines with statues of famous french men.

On the ground of the Chateau were beautiful gardens, more statues and some other residences including the domicile of Marie Antoinette.

The remaining days were spent revisiting the Louvre. We didn't see everything the first time. Walking around Ille Saint-Louis. Walking through the Musee D'Orsay, and visiting the artsy district of Monmatre. Monmatre is a little gem, and we found the most delicious gelato.

Someday I will return. But for now, I will always have Paris!

Paris- My Dream Trip

This past spring break I finally took my dream trip. If you didn't get where from the title of this post, it was Paris. My whole life I have wanted to go there. It was especially cool since I speak french. My french was a little rusty ( I don't use it much in Atlanta ). My first language is english, but my parents thought it would be a good idea to send me to a french school when I was younger. I am originally from Canada.

So off we went. I went with a good friend and my husband stayed home and took care of the kiddos.

We packed alot into four full days. I was ready to come home on the fifth day because my feet hurt so much. The first day we didn't even get to our room until after lunch, but we went out and went here.

The Mona Lisa is so much smaller than you think it is. While I was walking through the Louvre looking at all the fabulous art, I wondered what makes this painting so special? There were many other pieces I thought to be more grand and more beautiful. I guess I'll have to do a little reaserch on that one

After the Louvre we walked throught the Tuilleries Garden and ate a baguette at an outdoor cafe. I had to keep telling myself that we were really there. It seemed like a dream. I giggled a little when I saw a lady in high heels walking a little poodle just like here. It seemed like such a cliche.We then went on a boat tour on the Seine River. It was amazing. We saw this monolith

We decided we had to see it up close so off we went. My favorite shot of the Eiffel Tower was at dusk taken from the Arc de Triomphe. So beautiful!

That was just the first day. I think Paris deserves more than one post, so more tomorrow.

Back on the blogging bandwagon!!

Well I have been absent on this blog for quite a long time. I hope the 3 people that used to read it will come back again:) This past year was very busy for me. I took a part time time job being a teacher's assistant at the preschool one of my sons attended, I started a purse and jewelry home party business and I have been doing alot of custom window treatments. I haven't had the time to blog. But now that summer has arrived I'm not quite as busy. So stay tuned for more blogging.