Sinks & Faucets

The faucets & vessel sinks are in, but still no plumbing.. not too far away though:)

Monday Music

Sunday..

I love Sundays..for some reason they feel longer than Saturdays..isnt that strange? We were busy this afternoon with our normal Sunday afternoon stuff, but one special thing added to the day, was going to see BalletMet's Nutcracker downtown. It was beautiful & so much for fun for all of us. I didnt take the camera, so no pictures to post of that. Imagine lots of snow, sugar plum fairies, dancing flower ballerinas, a theater filled with lots of excited little ones. Maddie couldn't stop asking questions during the performance. Her favorite character was the funny grandma in the beginning scene. Jack liked the fast dancing children.

I also made a version of the "Maple Rosemary" by Catherine Newman http://family.go.com/blog/catherinewman/maple-rosemary-popcorn-1008185/ My rosemary has withered away, so I didn't have any to add nor the cayenne pepper. I followed her recipe exactly minus those ingredients. The kids loved helping. Their favorite part, I would say was popping the corn upstairs:) I moved our machine to the kitchen for this recipe. & they loved melting the butter & mixing in the maple syrup. I thought it was going to be tricky to make, but it was easy & I think the popcorn came out yummy... a bit bland so I can see how the rosemary & cayenne could spice it up some. It was easy to put in containers..I reused glass jars from pickles & pasta sauces. Made a sweet little treat for friends & family.

One Moment..

On our walk today..

More Gift Making..

Maddie & I made a few cat nip pouches this morning...




Lou had a blast...



And then took a nap.


Later in the afternoon, Sally had some play time too. Moo isnt a fan of the nip, just the heat vents on a cold snowy day like today.

Bathroom Update

It's been awhile since I updated the progress we are making in the bathroom..(maybe I should rephrase,) the progress John is making in the bathroom. He's pretty much done it all, thanks babe!

The walls are now, 'liveable green" from sherman williams. It's a bit scary going from the dark brown walls, which I liked to the light, bright bathroom. I was ready to say goodbye though to the brown, which was here when we moved in & the same color as our bedroom. It feels good to have picked the color even though it's still growing on me. John says, "it's here to stay," so I'm optimistic that when it all comes together, it'll feel complete when the green.






The faucets came yesteday..I dont have pictures of those, they are still in the box. But hoping to be able to brush my teeth in my own bathroom this weekend. We are still deciding on the faucets for the tub & shower. The shower door had to be special order, so it'll be 2011 before it's installed & ready to be tested out:) & the hardware is here, but still be put on the cabinet doors.

So mostly the new completed updates are the walls, counter, sinks (kinda) & tile. We both love the tile & John did an awesome job with all the geometry involved. I'm glad we went with the border that matched the floor vs. the backsplash border we picked. We orginally thought about putting the small tile all the way around as the border.

I'm excited & antsy to have come this far with another home improvement project. Hopefully the next post on the bath will show it all done!

Gift Making..

You can never make too many wristwarmers...right?



Neckwarmer/Wristwarmer Set



Peppermint Bark adapted from Bon Appetit 12/98 found on Molly Wizenberg's blog http://orangette.blogspot.com/2008/12/look-at-that.html
I read her book, "Homemade Life" a few summers back & totally recommend it even if you aren't a foodie. I definately dont consider myself one, but I love learning about family recipes & her story is one about more than just food.