Making Progress...

Finally, the dining room window treatments are complete! Only two years in the making... Thank you Mr. Phil for building my creation! What a beautiful way to hide my mistake. I bought this fabric about a year and a half ago. I quickly made use of about three yards to cover my dining room chairs before I really knew what I wanted to do with the windows. When I finally decided on drapes, I realized I'd used too much of the fabric to allow enough yardage to cover from the top of the window and reach the floor. Then, when I tried to find a companion fabric to create a topper, I just couldn't find anything that worked...not that I didn't try. Anyone want to buy about 6 yards of fabric? So, my solution to the problem? Make the drapes anyway and cover the shortage at the top with a wooden cornice. I'm really please with the final result.



Reagan's room isn't quite finished, but close enough. I've got some decorative painting to complete on her dresser, and she's getting a black writing desk for Christmas that will complete the new look.

I made this topper from the bag that the bedding came in.

The girlies have an advent calendar that they look forward to opening each day in December. Saturday, their goody was to create a gingerbread house. I assembled the walls for them and turned them loose. They did a great job and had loads of fun. I have to admit (for Heather's sake) that after a few starting photos, I left the room. For me, it wasn't to prevent myself from getting upset with them or yelling or what have you. It was so that I wouldn't take over the project or give too much input. We all have our faults. :)

Finally, our dear friends Scott, Wendy, and Tyler King came over Friday evening. Wendy emailed me last week saying that they had a bathroom leak in their shower and wanted advice on tile, fixtures, etc. How ironic that we are going through the exact same thing, so they came over to look at our changes and visit for a while. As anyone who has gone through any sort of renovation will know, we had more unforeseen problems. When the girls and I got home Friday afternoon, we arrived to find that the cabinet guy had accidentally busted a water pipe in the bathroom and had to turn off the main water line to the house. Mind you I had company coming at 6:00. Long story short, the plumber didn't arrive until 7:00. All's well that ends well though. We had pizza and a great time despite being unable to use the potties for a few hours.

The kids had a great time playing together.