Wordless Wednesday...sort of

I don't mind that his fur is wet because this means it rained--a lot!!!  Here's hoping Tropical Storm Don brings us even more rain, but please Don, do not become a hurricane.

All About Art

Our dining room finally has art!  After one year of searching for the perfect piece for our dining room wall, I finally found it.  This was delivered yesterday and we love it even more in person:

And, for those of you asking about the art project I mentioned in an earlier post, here it is:

I painted the canvas gray and used a stencil I found on Etsy to create the image.  I am pretty proud of myself being that I am the most un-artistic person you will ever meet:)

AND, to wrap up the previous post about the front door project Jeff started a few weekends ago, here is the finished product:

We are very pleased with the result (and glad the project is behind us).

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

I love surprises...

...especially when they are in super cute boxes like this

I arrived home to find a package I was not expecting sitting in my yard (always a nice surprise).  What an even better surprise to find what was inside this adorable package--

Cookies!!!  Compliments of Haute Mama Dessert Co. www.hautemamadessertcompany.com

Thank you Christine at Sewell Infiniti for the cookies:)

And to make this even better, it's Friday!  Have a great weekend everyone--I'm off to eat a cookie.  Who am I kidding, probably more like three.

Front Door Saga--Part II

Yes, the front door drama continues.  We finally finished stripping and sanding all of the paint late Sunday afternoon.  I spray painted the hardward and Jeff tested the stain on a sample piece of wood. Looks great.  He bought Minwax Jacobean stain, which according to Minwax looks like this:

Our front door looks like this:

Slightly darker than we wanted (and a lot darker than the sample). Oh well, I like the color but we'll see what Jeff plans to do.

Other news for the day--it's finally raining!!!  I love thunderstorms but not so much at the office.  It's so creepy when my office windows creak and shake.

I have a Vitex plant in my backyard, which usually stands about as tall as the fence.  We must have had a nice downpour because this is what I found when I got home today:

And, a big shout out to the G-Ps.  Thanks so much for the wonderful snapper you generously shared with us from your recent fishing trip. My new must have in the kitchen was so good on the fish!

Well, I'm off now to find something to make for dinner:)

NOT a relaxing 4th of July weekend

So, the husband decided earlier in the week that he wanted to work on a few projects around the house over the long weekend.  Great, I say, what type of projects (do I really want to know the answer?).  He responds by saying he wants to paint the trim on our house and refinish the front door.  WHAT?  All in three days?  He says not to worry--I roll my eyes and move on.  Saturday morning he returns from Home Depot with bags full of supplies, paint cans, a roll of brown paper and a water hose (the one thing we did need).  I make the mistake of looking at the receipt (I could have bought a great pair of shoes for what he spent).  Anyway, I promptly tell him I am going shopping and will stay away as long as I possibly can.  I return with a few things for the house and supplies for my art project (more info. on that later) and find this...

Notice the blue/gray strip at the top.  This is what our entire door used to look like.

Today is really no different than yesterday--more old paint removal.  Did I mention that our door has 83 years worth of layers and layers of paint?  This means layer after layer of paint remover.  Please pray that  the husband completes this project before he goes back to work Tuesday.

On a much more exciting note, the Lawson's welcomed a new member to the family on Wednesday.  Kimmy and Jon have a beautiful new daughter--Lainey Elizabeth.  She just could not wait to join the fun that is our family, so decided to make her big debut one month early (and on Pop's birthday, no less).  Can't wait to meet her tomorrow!