Due to some technical publishing errors, I have a 3x super sized post for you!
Friday --
I have a lot of ideas floating in my head. Some of them come to life, most stay in my head. My MIL's (mother-in-law) birthday was coming up and I was trying to think of something to get her. You know the kind, one of those people who pretty much has everything. And then it came to me. A coffee table. She has a pretty mod coffee table but the top is glass and she nears an anxiety attack when the baby visits. So I looked for a coffee table but was pretty underwhelmed with what I was find. Then I found a blog made my an ordinary stay at home Mom that happens to make her own furniture. Not just any furniture but super cool knockoffs from the big wigs at Pottery Barn and Land of Nod. So that was it, I decided I was going to make her a coffee table. Make. Me, who doesn't even make beds. I made the mistake of telling the husband my idea. He thought it was brilliant of course but then he began to think it was his project. So it slowly transformed into a team effort. He wouldn't allow me to use the saw so he cut the wood, I assisted with the construction and even drilled, countersunk, and put screws in. We both sanded and stained. And in the end after a few leveling difficulties we had a coffee table. A pretty awesome one if I do say so myself.
(This is the crappiest finished project photo ever, it was raining and I was trying to take a photo inside the garage, but it didn't capture the color at all and I couldn't get a good angle. Blech)
Here is the pottery barn inspiration.
I've already purchased the wood to start our next project!
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Saturday Salutations --
Dear Sprinkles Cupcakes, your website has been saying you were coming to Houston for over 2 years now. You teased me with your deliciousness when we vacayed in Cali. I wept for you when we left but felt secure since your website said you were arriving in "Summer 09". Summer came and went. You changed your website to "Fall 09" then "Winter 09", then finally a more exact date (not that it means anything to you) was given: "February 10". So I once again have checked your website hoping for an exact date and it now reads "March '10". Seriously? My stomach is growling.
Dear Jamba Juice, why don't you have a drive-thru?
Dear C-Phen DM, why don't you list on your little side effect handout that you could possibly make a normally sweet 19 month old into an evil being?
Dear Sickness, if you could please go away at some point during this week, that would be fabulous.
Dear Kitchen Drawers, thanks for just sitting around while I was trying to organize you and your contents, you could have at least given me a hand.
Dear Georgia & Labopotamus, if you could stop this shedding nonsense that would be terrific.
Dear Inventor of Snack Trap, you really deserve to be rich, I hope you are.
Dear HOA, I really hope that when you sent me a letter about the 3 little weeds in my front mulch (that are dead none the less, it's winter) that you also sent letters to the builder about the unsold lots that are overgrown.
xoxo, Mallory
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My Life Monday --
Busy week this week!
1. We have about 4 things on the playgroup calendar that we will be participating in this week. I'm also attending a friends Scentsy launch party at the end of the week. Around those activities I need to make a trip to the outlet mall, grocery store, library, CarSpa, and some other places that will probably pop up along the way.
2. We are wayy into the Olympics too. I didn't think I loved them as much as the Summer but as long as I DVR ahead of time I can fast forward through the dull parts. The Girl is fascinated with, I think it's called Alpine Downhill (?), where they ski down a bit and then jump, she thinks they are flying and loves it.
3. Operation Deep Clean and Lysol begins this week too. We have family coming in next week that cannot stay with us if we are still sick, due to transporting germs to MD Anderson, so on top of attempting to get well at warp speed I also need to hose down the house in Lysol to try to rid of all of these upper respiratory germs we have floating around. I need to do a triple vacuum of the carpet and the furniture to try and get as much dog hair out of the air as possible.
4. I did a mega batch picture order last week; I realized I don't have any pictures post her first birthday up around the house so that needed to change. I'm doing a picture wall on our main eat in kitchen wall since it's a pretty big focal point when you enter the house through the courtyard. I hope to have the husband hang everything this weekend and then all that will be missing is the dining room table that we are in the process of making. My next photo project will be our bedroom, we have two very large walls that are blank, I need to pick out new bedding before I start on that project though.
Time to get started on our week...
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