C'est Bone

Countertops and floors

2012-01-28T10:13:00.000-08:00

Hooray! The countertops are finally in. No more boards balanced across the cabinets.

We also have our new cork floor in as well.

The lesson today is that slat flooring cannot be turned on 90 degree angles.

My original floor design was sort of a basket weave. Since we learned that flooring all has to go the same direction, our pattern is now an Atari Breakout inspired design.

Bye bye fugly floor!

We Have Cabinets!

2011-10-23T21:00:00.000-07:00

We finally have all of the cabinets in with doors on them.

Oh except for the one over the fridge. We have to cut that one shorter so we can put new floor in underneath the fridge.

This week's task is to get the countertop ordered.

Pretty cabinets all in a row.

2011-10-17T04:29:00.001-07:00

For the new kitchen, I wanted a lot of space between the counter and the wall cabinet, so I chose the Akurum horizontal model. My plan was to have a shelf underneath the cabinet for my pretty dishes. I've always liked open shelves and have been accumulating nicer dishes for this reason.

In order to accommodate my storage needs and fit the space, I mixed 3 of these horizontal cabinets with the microwave cabinet and the tall pantry. You are given a handy long strip of wall bracket for your cabinets to hang from. However, for some unknown reason different cabinets have the holes at different heights. The 3 vertical ones all went up together nicely, but we had to cut the bracket and lower it for the microwave cabinet. Same for the pantry. The bracket is easy to cut, but some care had to be used since you want to screw the it into a stud.

Also you can see we had to cut the cabinet to accommodate the stove vent. (These vents will prove to be pesky as you will see with the sink install.) The cabinet was easy to cut, so not much of a problem there. The stove ended up moving over a few inches, so we went with flexy pipe instead of moving the vent over as well.

Domsjo- uh oh.

2011-10-11T07:58:00.001-07:00

We decided to go with the Domsjo farmhouse sink. This sink fits with the Akurum sink base, but you won't use the cross bars that come with the cabinet assembly. Since the Domsjo sink is so deep, it comes with metal cross bars that are installed lower than the wooden ones.

We didn't realize this when we assembled our cabinets first. The husband had attached this cabinet to one next to it and the wall before opening up the sink. We had to cut the wooden cross pieces out in order to install the metal ones.

The next issue was the space for the pipes. Since this sink sits lower, you only have 23"of height for the pipes. The old vent went into the wall too high for the new sink and we thought we might have to put all of that black pipe into the wall. Luckily the home store had a vent termination piece that fit.

So the lesson we have been learning is,"yes it saved a lot of time to assemble all of the cabinets first." However, it would have been very helpful to open the accessory pieces for each cabinet as well.

I do love this sink and am glad we went with this one instead of another stainless steel sink. This is the smaller size, but it still has a huge bowl. So I have more sink volume now than I had with the old double sink.

Kitchen demo

2011-10-07T18:52:00.000-07:00

The first weekend, the upper cabinets were down and off to Habitat for Humanity.

The lesson here-don't give only half of your cabinets to charity. They weren't too pleased with the idea of waiting for the base cabinets. HfH wants all of the cabinets at the same time.

We just weren't able to pull out everything or get it all over to them at once.

The next weekend, I got the paint mostly done. This is the second color. The first was a grey that made me very unhappy so I went with my backup color; light blue. Much easier to paint the room without the cabinets.

We got 2 new cabinets up on the wall. We are living out of that red tub until we can get the pantry in. It's not completely primitive though. That's mac n cheese on the stovetop.

Space Age Kitchen 2

2011-09-13T21:52:00.000-07:00

I think we've picked out our floor and back splash tile.

Now we're leaning more towards a stainless steel countertop.

Space Age Kitchen

2011-09-12T20:44:00.000-07:00

So now that the cabinets have been chosen, I'm trying to pick out

backsplash tile, countertop, and flooring.

This is a shiny, silver tile that I think looks cool.

Recycled glass and concrete countertop.

Cork floor; Pyrite color.

I like the floor and the countertop, but not sure if I like them with the silver tile.

I really like this skinny tile, but not sure how 'spac-y' it looks.

Bedroom Before & After

2011-08-29T14:18:00.000-07:00

When we first looked at Tilly Ranch, I was adamant about getting the grooming out of the house as soon as possible.

The large, spacious master bedroom had vinyl flooring with a lovely built in, raised tub.

Not quite the amenities I was looking for.

Now this is my favorite room, soon to be eclipsed by the kitchen I hope.

I think the headboard needs a picture in the middle, and more pillows!

Kitchen Remodel

2011-08-26T12:34:00.000-07:00

After 3 1/2 years, we are finally getting to the kitchen remodel. It was always on the back burner till I heard that IKEA was coming here. Once I knew that, I started working with their online kitchen planner. Very easy to use by the way. We went through many iterations until settling on the final design.

Well it just got delivered today. At least a lot of flat boxes got delivered today. We'll slowly put cabinets together while looking for flooring, countertop and backsplash tile.

My goal is to have a new kitchen in time for Thanksgiving.

Creative Repair

2011-05-21T08:48:00.000-07:00

So the last Creative Repair was applique. This one is stenciling. Aside from worn spots in clothing, I also find mysterious stains on them. I mean really, I don't remember spilling that much. You'd think no one would let me out in public if I was such a sloppy eater.

So for those weird mystery stains, I turn to stencils. These are a great and creative way to hide the fact that you are messy. Who's to say you didn't buy your pants that way huh?

Any stencil will work. I found a great book called Stencil 101 by Ed Roth. Tulip fabric paint has worked for me with great success. Just follow the directions on the bottle. Using a spray adhesive on the stencil keeps the paint from bleeding underneath and don't forget to heat set it with an iron after the paint is dry. No problems in the wash.

The nice thing is you can add more stencils as more stains appear. I think I'll try different colors till I achieve that graffiti look.

Creative Repair

2011-05-13T08:06:00.000-07:00

I have the hardest time finding pants that fit. If they fit in the hip, then I'm left with a big gap at the waist in the back that I could fit a walkie talkie in.
It seems that pants nowadays are straight from the waist down like guys' pants. It's like women don't have butts anymore. Who are these flat butted, no hip having women?

So when I do find a pair that fit, I wear them till they wear out. And where do my pants always wear out? Why on the inseam. Thighs. It's because of my thighs. (I tried to come up with some clever joke about friction and starting a fire, but they all sounded dirty)

Hence my new found talent,creative repair. Rather than throwing out a perfectly fitting pair of pants, I patch the holes. Now I could, and have, patch with the same color fabric, but why not take this opportunity to be a bit creative?

So with this pair, I decided to patch down both inseams with a floral print. (It is Spring you know) The result is something different looking that solves the threadbare problem.

To do this repair job, I cut 2 panels from a floral fabric and iron Heat N Bond on the back. Then I iron my patches to the pants. Next, I ripped open the outside seams so I could sew around the patches. I know some people will roll up the leg to fit it on their machine, but I find it's easier just to rip open the pant leg and then sew it back up afterwards. Especially with long patches like I'm using, but I do this with patches on the knees as well.

I will use a large busy print for repairs in case (oh who am I kidding? When.) this fabric gets a worn spot. I cut a large piece, in this case a big blossom, and sew it over the existing patch. This technique will also work for covering stains. That's right folks, pure class over here!

For more info check out Craft: they have a series of posts on mending and repair.
enjoy.

What the Pho?

2011-05-09T19:57:00.000-07:00

Birthday dinner tonight and I made my first pho.
I saw this demo on Martha Stewart Living and seeing how simple it seemed, I decided to give it a try.
The recipe is from Laurie David's new cookbook The Family Dinner
and is on Martha Stewart's site .

I like that you serve the broth in a teapot.
This was a great excuse to use the pot from my grandmother's tea set.

It was a fun, hands on dining experience since you add your ingredients to your bowl at the table.
All in all a yummy, easy dinner.

Nu Shoes

2011-05-01T06:55:00.000-07:00

To my delight, I learned we have a Steve Madden here in Denver.
So of course I ran out and spent a ridiculous amount of money on some super high wedges. I got brown since I already have some Steve Madden knock off wedges from Target in black. Brown shoes (especially studded) always evoke more of a western vibe to me so they usually go with jeans. I also tried them with my plaid drop waist dress and a little denim swing jacket.

It seems that my dresses are all about 2 inches shorter than I would like.
Not sure how that happened.
I'll add "making a slip" to the growing list of things I want to accomplish while the baby is with grandma.

2011-04-27T07:47:00.000-07:00

I'm back at the library more so I can break out the pretty clothes more often.
Nothing groundbreaking here, a t shirt and jeans.
This shirt has all the detail in the back, so I wear it with my hair in tails.
My 1969 jeans and island hut shoes topped off with a flower for a springtimey look.

2011-04-26T07:53:00.000-07:00

I bought this dress and cardigan at Target and am in love with them.
I wear them over pants for a more relaxed look, and with boots when it's a bit warmer.

2011-04-14T05:52:00.000-07:00

same look. two color ways.

2011-04-11T08:43:00.000-07:00

Socks with open toe shoes. Always been a favorite look of mine.

2011-04-07T12:40:00.000-07:00

My interpretation of Rodarte Spring 2011.
This is an infinity skirt I made years ago with some fabric that I couldn't bear to cut into.

Rodarte Spring 2011

2011-04-07T08:41:00.000-07:00

Here's that western shirt again. I think I want to take it in at the sides so it doesn't feel so loose.

2011-04-05T09:50:00.001-07:00

I don't know why I never thought of these pants with this dress. I'm certainly no stranger to pattern mixing. I'm liking this one so it will be added to the rotation.

2011-04-04T12:37:00.000-07:00

A little chilly again today so more layers. We made a trip to the ARC today to drop off donations and sadly the Erte tank top didn't make the cut. I've held on to it for years and it just wasn't inspiring me. Maybe someone else will have more luck.

2011-03-31T20:02:00.000-07:00

This cardigan polka dot combo was a favorite of mine when I was at the library.
I found the shirt at a Goodwill and took it in. All of these pieces are years old. When i find something that fits, I wear it out.

These are the most expensive shoes I've ever owned. They're from Anthropologie and I love the carved wooden soles. They remind me of Carmen Miranda.

2011-03-30T08:49:00.001-07:00

Living in Colorado means layers since the weather can change by 30 degrees in one day.
You also need to carry a messenger bag to hold your layers as you peel them off.

Rodarte Spring 2011

2011-03-29T16:47:00.000-07:00

Now this look I like. I got this sundress a couple of years ago and never wear it without a shirt underneath. Too much cleavage. I also like it belted ala Michael Kors. I tried bagging the dress above the belt, but it added more bulk than I needed. I have plenty of bulk on my own thankyouverymuch.

Michael Kors Spring 2011

Marc Jacobs Spring 2011

2011-03-25T16:40:00.000-07:00

This one is sort of 'meh'.
I like the tank top because the pattern is Erte-like, but I'm still not sold on how it fits.
I also look really hippy in this pic. Hopefully that's just my funhouse mirror.
Let's just go with that.

2011-03-24T08:50:00.000-07:00

I love dresses over pants. I know a lot of folks don't but I do and I'm glad that they are back in style. (Not that that's ever stopped me before)

Chanel Spring 2011

2011-03-23T11:15:00.000-07:00

I know I wasn't supposed to buy anything more, but I needed a white t shirt. That is a closet staple and I didn't have one. I love this sequin tank top but it needs layering. I'm also loving my Steve Madden knock off wedges from Target. I think this whole outfit, save the tank, is from Target.

I've also been Shrinky Dinking like mad lately, and cannot stop making chandelier earrings. I am teaching a dink class at the library next month so I will probably be burnt out by then.

2011-03-22T08:54:00.001-07:00

Today's ensemble is nothing exciting. Everything old except for the sequin tank top that I got on clearance. I do like the cuffed pants with flats. It's sort of my nod to Audrey Hepburn.
I used to dress much more kooky when I was at the library. I was always striving for the 'naughty secretary' look. Then we opened a doggie daycare and my wardrobe became junky pants and a t shirt or sweater. Now I've decided that I will treat every opportunity as a party. I will dress up to go to the store and save the boring stuff for working around the yard.

Much more exciting grocery store wear.

Spring Cleaning = Refashioning

2011-03-21T08:41:00.000-07:00

So the weather is warming up and I'm feeling the need to purge. But in the interest of cutting costs, I'm going to give my clothes one last chance before deciding if they need to be donated.

So today's refashion is a pearl button western shirt I got from a yard sale, 1969 flared jeans from the Gap, and last year's wedges from Target. It's sort of my Western Redux look.

Dimply Plum Cake

2010-09-22T14:41:00.000-07:00

Got some lovely plums from Jena's garden. I have never eaten a plum nor knew what to do with them. Then I found this recipe on Smitten Kitchen. Not bad, darker than I would have liked; should've taken them out 30 seconds earlier.

8 layer jello

2010-09-07T18:36:00.001-07:00

Millions of peaches

2010-09-05T11:12:00.000-07:00

So for all of you that know me (and that should be whoever reads this), you know that I have had an aversion to cooking. So I was pretty excited today to accomplish the culinary task of peeling peaches.

Whipping up some peach shortbread for tomorrow's barbeque, now I just have to make some more ice cream for it.

10 layer jello, there is peach in there somewhere.

Smells yummy.

barefoot in the kitchen

2010-08-20T16:59:00.000-07:00

been busy this evening in the kitchen (no comments from the peanut gallery)
got this recipe for ice cream going in the freezer to go with this recipe for cake later.
got this recipe for Ratatouille's ratatouille in the oven with some meatloaf. smells good so far.

looks good and tastes good as well.

homemade cake and ice cream came out yummy too!

now we're off to the Carnation Festival to watch some fireworks.

Pet Portrait show at Whole Foods

2010-05-23T06:51:00.000-07:00

Pom Poms

2010-04-02T10:05:00.000-07:00

staying busy with pompom making. my goal is to make a rug in time for Fresh City Life's Pom-pom-a-thon in June with Brini Maxwell.

every lunch a picnic

2009-12-08T09:16:00.000-08:00

love love love this lunchbox. i think this is totally DIYable even in a regular sized lunchbox.

Mad Men yourself

2009-07-31T10:26:00.000-07:00

My new favorite toy.

New Toys

2009-07-19T12:56:00.001-07:00

so one of the kids' hobbies is de-stuffing their toys. someone told me about unstuffed toys so i decided to give it a try. using what fleece i had, i made some flat toys.

so far, quality control has given them a paws up.

Cookie Disaster

2009-06-26T07:08:00.000-07:00

How did I get pot bellied pigs from a slender dachshund? Now it's potato salad for the picnic tomorrow.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-20T05:20:00.000-07:00

Day 24

a couple more things out of my doxie walk fabric.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-19T05:51:00.000-07:00

Day 23

cupcake pincushion rings, my design.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-18T05:50:00.000-07:00

Day 22

10 minute pillowcase apron by Betz White.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-17T05:45:00.000-07:00

Day 21
faux bois stuff i had done earlier. leaf bowl, pinecones and trivet by Martha Stewart and the stick toy is my own invention.

2009-06-16T17:07:00.000-07:00

"There's something in the air," thinks Max

"Clouds to the left."

"Clouds to the right."

"Tornadoes for days. When did we move to Kansas?"

30 days of crafts

2009-06-15T17:54:00.000-07:00

Day 20

I learned how to do fabric stenciling at an FCL class. Now I'm raiding Mike's closet for shirts. The middle one is a bot hard to see, but it 's a deer coming out of the pocket. The water tower reads "Save Ferris"

added: these were the first run where i used paper ink instead of fabric ink. so into the washer, and out comes the ink. i had to pick out all of the embroidery and redo the stenciling.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-14T07:27:00.000-07:00

Day 19

Tree slice coasters. I was on a faux bois kick a while ago.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-13T07:24:00.000-07:00

Day 18

These are some paintings a I did a couple of years ago when I worked at the aquarium.

California Trip

2009-06-13T05:53:00.001-07:00

Zion National Park. Very beautiful.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-12T07:22:00.000-07:00

Day 17

Dog Costumes
The bees are their new costumes for the Wienie Roast and the fish are from a couple of years ago. We'll see if there are any takers.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-11T07:19:00.000-07:00

Day 16

Here's another craft I didn't make, but it still counts.
These are done by my friend Lara's mom Mary.

California Trip

2009-06-10T18:00:00.001-07:00

Bryce Canyon

This was fabulous. We stood at the rim and saw people walking among the hoodoos below. We were so excited to find out that you could go down to the bottom of the canyon.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-10T07:17:00.001-07:00

Day 15
Flair! We're halfway there!

30 days of crafts

2009-06-09T20:13:00.000-07:00

Day 14

A couple of totes from the shop.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-08T19:03:00.000-07:00

Day 13
Doggie neckties
I don't think the wieners will have a career as catalog models. They can't sit very still.
These are what the daycare dogs are getting next week in honor of Father's Day. Every month I try to make a giveaway to celebrate the holiday.

California Trip

2009-06-08T08:15:00.000-07:00

The next stop was Capitol Reef where we saw some petroglyphs.

California Trip

2009-06-07T18:15:00.000-07:00

First stop: Goblin Valley Park, Utah.

Tell me that doesn't look like a T-Rex

This park was cool cause all the rocks looked like mushrooms

30 days of crafts

2009-06-07T06:22:00.000-07:00

Day 12

Stuffed wiener ala Alice Apple.

California Trip

2009-06-06T16:40:00.000-07:00

So we began our trip the evening before with Sam's Gaying Away Party at Tracks where we saw the fabulous Tammie Brown.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-04T09:12:00.000-07:00

Day 11
Fabric birds designed by Michael Fulkerson.

Right now they are all on one branch. I want to split them up to sell.

30 days of crafts

2009-06-03T09:08:00.000-07:00

Day 10
quilted coasters from Denise Schmidt's book

30 days of crafts

2009-06-02T09:06:00.000-07:00

Day 9
The ever popular coffee cups sleeves

30 days of crafts

2009-06-01T09:04:00.000-07:00

Day 8
Cards with a pocket so you can put a photo in them.

30 days of crafts

2009-05-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

Day 7

Fleece dog toys. I'm teaching a class on these for Fresh City Life next month.

30 days of crafts

2009-05-30T08:58:00.000-07:00

Day 6
My aunt made these beaded pendants, but they still count towards the goal.

30 Days of Crafts

2009-05-29T06:41:00.000-07:00

Day 5
More flower brooches ala Betz White.

30 days of crafts

2009-05-28T07:59:00.000-07:00

Day 4
dog coat
blurry dog coat

30 days of crafts

2009-05-27T07:57:00.000-07:00

Day 3
Some pincushion rings

30 days of crafts

2009-05-26T07:50:00.000-07:00

Day 2

Since I am going as All About Paws, I also want to include some dog crafts.

Here's a bag out of some wiener fabric I got from Repro Depot.

30 days of crafts

2009-05-25T07:38:00.000-07:00

So Tran Wills of the Fabric Lab and the Shoppe asked me to join her Renegade Craft Fair she is holding on July 4. Tran is the gal to know for the local craft scene.

I have been raiding my craft vault and getting together as many hip crafts as possible for our booth. My goal is to make something every day to stock up the inventory.
Today's craft was making rose brooches ala Betz White.

Tilt Shift

2009-05-08T13:47:00.000-07:00

I've been playing with TiltShiftMaker.com I used one of Mel's pics of downtown Denver.

Derby Day!

2009-05-02T14:39:00.001-07:00

Mint Juleps and fancy hats all around!

Doors Open Denver

2009-04-21T05:35:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was Doors Open Denver which is a free event offering behind the scenes access to many of the city's notable buildings. Every year I try to go somewhere different as there are about 50 different sites.

Mel and I at the Paramount Theater.

The Daniels & Fisher clock tower is my favorite as DOD is the only time the public are allowed inside. This year we got to see the 17-21st floors which can be rented out for events.

Sts. Peter & Mary Episcopal Church

New stuff

2009-04-16T06:19:00.000-07:00

Our new mailbox

A new bloom

New slippers

Master bedroom

2009-04-09T07:09:00.000-07:00

Here is the lovely before of our master bedroom. Note the dual functionality of it with the raised bathtub. Those closets were full to the brim with trash when we bought the place. (like everything else) This was the first big remodel we did before moving in. We had a plumber run water lines to the garage and move the tub to the new grooming shop.

Mid remodel. Sam and Mel were instrumental in the setup.

Here is Sam utilizing our new and improved ,but not finished, grooming station. I believe this was a particularly stinky pup.
Voila! A finished room finally! Much more enjoyable than before.

Botanic Gardens

2009-04-08T09:44:00.000-07:00

Just a little trip to the gardens before our membership ran out.

The Day After

2009-03-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

The sun is out and the snow is already melting. Ah lovely Colorado.

inside today

2009-03-26T08:23:00.000-07:00

This is what it looks like outside,
so this is what's going on inside.

oscar party - UPDATE!

2009-03-20T18:00:00.000-07:00

this year's oscar party was much more fun than many previous ones. we had ballots and bingo plus some thumbs up/down cards for rating the clothes. mel also brought her 'oscar' and we had photo ops of us accepting our oscars.

Why Wyoming

2009-03-16T09:32:00.000-07:00

Well Mel wanted to see Laramie. After exciting Laramie, we went to Vedauwoo to climb on rocks.

We decided this was our album cover. Very Joshua Tree, no?
Mike is continually amazed by what life has to offer.

The new house

2009-02-18T08:04:00.000-08:00

The new house is slowly coming together and I wanted to post some before and after pics.

Sophia Lamp

2009-02-17T19:31:00.000-08:00

This lamp/earring holder has been making the rounds in the blogosphere. I loved the idea and needed some earring storage myself. My lamp came from Target a couple of years ago and does the job just as well. The lampshade was my least favorite aspect about the lamp and I often thought of replacing it. Glad I didn't.

I love it when it turns out you already have something that you didn't realize was especially cool. Mike and I are trying to not buy anything unless we really need it as opposed to want it. That is much more difficult for me as I often see things I want, but don't need.

out of bed, lazy head

2009-02-10T07:41:00.000-08:00

Colorado winters

2009-01-16T11:54:00.000-08:00

more of the upham house II

2009-01-12T14:59:00.001-08:00

The tile work that we did. I learned a lot from this experience. Never do light tile and/or light grout again. It will NEVER stay clean. Black tile and grout, totally awesome.
I need to take some photos of what we've been doing in the new house. We are completely moved in, but we are not unpacked. I have stuff that still needs a home and pictures to hang. Plus we need to carpet the bedroom and eventually redo the kitchen.

more of the upham house

2009-01-05T11:26:00.000-08:00

The many incarnations of the dining room. Gads, I hated those light fixtures. Too bad there aren't any pics of the horrible valances and blinds. Those were the first to go.

We will miss that light fixture. We wanted to take it with us, but it's ridiculously heavy and required a scaffold to hang it.

bye bye upham house

2009-01-05T11:20:00.000-08:00

December 31st brought us a lucky end to the year. We put the house on the market and within a week we had an offer. Even though we only got to enjoy the improvements for a short while, I believe they helped tremendously with the sale of the house. We will miss the Upham house.

the end of the night

2008-12-26T07:46:00.000-08:00

Dinner so far

2008-12-25T16:22:00.001-08:00

more christmas

2008-12-25T12:57:00.000-08:00

Max is jealous of Tucker's toy

2008-12-25T10:32:00.000-08:00

christmas morning

2008-12-25T07:09:00.000-08:00

more craftiness

2008-12-08T20:12:00.000-08:00

oh that martha. these pine cones are from her november issue of living. it took me a few attempts to get it right as evidenced by the progression. but they turned out cute, i think.

candy attempt

2008-12-08T20:01:00.000-08:00

i want to make edible gifts this christmas and this was my first attempt. i could have gotten more out of the batch, but who can pass up eating oreos?

right now they look like poop.

i got a nice steam facial out of the double boiler while i worked.

lesson learned: don't let the balls cool on a baking rack. the chocolate dried them onto the rack and they cracked when i pulled them off. also i think i'll use dark or bitterweet chocolate instead of milk.

Thanksgiving so far...

2008-11-27T12:21:00.000-08:00

mine and mel's

my other contribution

turkey's done!

my contribution

our appetizer spread
cheese ball turkey & Mel

staying busy

2008-11-21T11:29:00.000-08:00

Periodically, I make little crafts in an attempt to pare down my scrap piles. So we have more cup cleeves, coasters and new for '08 Flair! I figured I'd put it out in the shop and see if I can sell some as holiday gifts.
So the pile goes down,but then I see something fun and have to but more supplies. Faux bois is everywhere so I made some log slice coasters, wooden buttons and from Martha Stewart, log trivets. A friend has been knitting some fabulous, huge cowls and I'm making the buttons for him.

So that's what I've been up to outside of doggie daycare.

Keeping Busy

2008-10-30T08:17:00.000-07:00

So now that the wedding's over, we've returned our attention to the daycare. We have not been able to get access to the business website which chaps my hide. Personally I think we should deduct from our monthly business payment, the money we spent on business cards and t shirts that I put this address on.
For now I've updated the blog in lieu of an actual website. So if you want to see what we do with the puppies all day, be sure to check it out.

Update: I just heard from the gal who did the website and it looks like we are ready to pop now. I don't understand all the computer talk but Mike does which is all that matters. So we should be able to start re-doing the website soon!

More Wedding Porn

2008-10-10T06:09:00.000-07:00

Ahh the wedding. After a proposal on Valentine's Day and months of preparation, the actual wedding zipped by very quickly. My advice, get everything locked and loaded in advance so you can sit back and take it all in on the day of. I had a super fabulous time and I hope I didn't forget to say "Hi" and "Thanks" to anyone there.

And man the pictures!! I was starving after the ceremony but couldn't get away due to pictures. But now I have lots and lots of pictures to look over to remind me af that fabulous day!

And the food! What a spread. Everyone brought such wonderful food! I'm only sorry I couldn't sample it all. Of course now we have tons of cupcakes left over. I think I'll take some to Chris (my wedding planner) since he was the one who recommended we have a large supply of cupcakes. I'm sure he won't mind.

wedding recap through photos

2008-10-05T20:43:00.001-07:00

wedding teaser

2008-09-22T19:40:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the delay

2008-09-19T14:26:00.001-07:00

i have been busy getting wedding stuff done. i will have a big post with pictures of the wedding. as for now, i have too much running around to do.