Weekend Happenings

Oregon is kind of whacky. On the first day of spring we got 1.5 inches of snow. That was Tuesday. By Friday it was sunny and wonderful out! We got A LOT done this weekend. Friday was filled with cabinet fun! I also went to one of the three Goodwills within a mile of my house and found some good things. The best find was this desk organizer that someone had taken the time to paint a beautiful green, then they donated it and I snatched it for 1.99!!

Saturday (another beautiful Spring day might I add) we were supposed to go help my parents move their wood stove for cleaning but by the time we got there the project was done so we went out to lunch in Forest Grove. Some good ol' english food and a couple rounds of Jenga later we headed back up to their house.
Next stop was his parents house where we met the newest addition to the Carey clan puppy Tucker.

We also saw baby J for the first time since her birthday bash seen here. The little 15 month old has taken her first steps and couldn't be cuter doing so!


One of the silliest things about our Carey family is when O "works like a man". Meaning anything from shoveling poop (one of his FAVORITE past times) to watching papas do handy work. The best moments in his life are when he is helping spread manure or in his language "banure" in the pasture. I have memories of him sitting in the back of a pickup hands folded under his chin watching the Sh** fly behind. This weekend he was on the back of a quad watching the banure go. He has learned how to be somewhat of a ladies man, or a dork, you pick. Either way I think he is the cutest.

Grinning and pulling the throttle.

We then headed home and I accomplished something I had been waning to do for a long time- painting the master bath to match our bedroom! I had been waiting for the pedestal sink and ugly cabinet to be removed so this was my chance and I wasn't going to wait a minute longer. I was even able to get hubby to help. He was reluctant but I simply couldn't reach high enough above the shower! He's a wonderful help when he wants to be ;)

Sunday we headed out to run errands. I like to get things done before the crowds emerge from church or hangovers on Sunday morning so we went to the mall at opening 10AM and got my ring inspected/ cleaned. We then were off to the place where dreams come true- Home Depot. We got a towel rack and faucet for our bathroom. Seemingly boring things but to me they bring joy to my life.

As it was another gorgeous day out and our front yard is lacking in the beauty department we decided to give it some TLC that it so desperately needs.

Taken in 2011 but you get the idea. Not much has changed. Yes, we are "those" neighbors.

Our original plan was to get a bull dozer out to level the playing field so to speak. I decided that we should atleast try to scrape that last layer of white rocks off on our own. Was it worth it? Yes indeed. I spent 3 hours hoeing (yes, I know how that sounds) and shoveling. We got the rocks into pile throughout the yard.

 The next step was putting the rocks into buckets to be transported to the farm.

A good portion of my time was spent pulling up landscaping cloth or weed block. Do you have any ideas what took so long to pull up? Of thats right all the weeds that were growing ON TOP of the block. You see the trees in the first pictures on the right? Those were not planned I found out, those are WEEDS. I could start a nursery!

End result to some may seem like nothing. To us, the people who have been staring at sparse white rock for 13 months this is a MAJOR improvement. The rocks you see are simply going to be tilled in. The brown is the excessive amount of barkdust or mulch that was used for "landscaping".

 Dweet has taken a liking to the new cabinets, who wouldn't?

This is a post I wrote back in March 2012 that was never finished due to the "lack of space" issue I had. Sorry but I hated seeing it as a draft when it had so many pictures1

My Babies

I take way to many pictures of my animals. But they get along so well now so I have too!

Don't mind my mess

She hides under the bed all the time and leaves her legs hanging out like the wicked witch of the west!

This is what love looks like.

This is how I ride. 

Two second before Dweet was sniffing a sleeping Delilah. I swear it was cute.

Delilah's Splint is off- do a happy dance!

Saturday morning we all took a moment of silence in hopes that Delilah's splint would be removed for a few reasons.
A. Poor Dear has had it on most of her short life
B. Its expensive to keep going every weekend to get it checked out!


So as you have guessed from the title it worked! We took her in, they took some more x-rays (ouch $$$$) and she was good to go. She has an infected dew claw so she is on antibiotics for awhile. Other than that she is just limping around trying to get back to normal. She is working on building muscle up on the bad foot. Its quite pitiful how she has it dangle there. She was so used to using it as a crutch that it has to be a hard adjustment.

 

Poor leg

Noticeably different sized legs

Not putting weight on it.

Remember the person who wrote "My Mommy did this to me" on Delilah's cast? She gave this to me. Hilarious? NOT.

Want to see the progress of x-rays? Check out these posts one and two.
Way to go Delilah! My little healer.

Master bedroom update.

Lately I have been wondering about the energy of our home and what I can do to improve it. I have a few Feng Shui books that I dug into this morning. It was determined that we had bad energy in our master bedroom which is unacceptable. That is where you need to have positive energy flow. 


One thing I cannot change is the ceiling fan that is supposed to be chopping our energy up. We just installed it this summer for air flow. 


We don't have mirrors in the bedroom. Something I just discovered. This is good for a bedroom because you want the energy to move slowly not bounce around and that is what a mirror does. I learned that the bathroom door needs to stay closed and our bed wasn't placed properly. I have always wanted to change the layout but just couldn't get myself motivated to move it around. 


I read that you should have full vision of the entire room from your bed. 

Old arrangment- fail. Our backs were to the entry.

New arrangement - pass. We can see all!

Your bed should be as far away from the door as possible. 

Old arrangment- fail. It was right next to the door. Oops.

New arrangement - pass. Now in far left corner and door in front right. 

It's good practice to have plants to round out the sharp angles from dresser and chest. You should also have three or five in the master. We have three real plants (all animal friendly). 


See the large palm next to the dresser? I was recently able to get it replaced. My animals LOVE to eat the plants in my house. The grass outside is not enough. So with Home Depots wonderful customer service I learned that if a plant dies within the first year of owning it you can return it and get a new one. Just save your receipt and the planter box it came in! Added bonus - it doesn't have to be the same plant. I opted for the same because I like the height it gave. I don't plan on making this an annual activity but since I am just learning I took advantage of the opportunity!

What have I decorated this room with?
Starting from the top:

• Ceiling fan from Home Depot
• Vase=gift. Flowers in it? Dried valentines flowers from our first v-day in 2006!
• Canvas engagement photo- shutterfly
• Vase = goodwill find. Flowers in it? From a cute little store in McCloud, CA last July.
• Our "for decoration only" marriage license and frames from Michaels and JoAnns. 
• Duvet and shams Pottery Barn's Organic collection on sale last March.
• Red pillow - BBB
• Blue blanket - Ikea, has a matching pillow case somewhere...
• Bedside light - originally from Ikea I got it at Goodwill for a dolla - HOLLA!
• Rocking chair - belonged to hubby's great grandma.
• Night stand. I recently inherited this from my grandparents. It was a yellow wood with some old handles. Some sanding, antique white spray paint and new knobs later it matches the dresser.
• Love Chest from my mom
• Dog beds on sale from Petco
• Dogs from OFOSA ;)

Other side of the room

• All our wedding cards strung with miscellaneous ribbon.
• Words from Kohls on sale
• Miscellaneous accesries from Ikea, Home Goods, Kohls, TJ Maxx, Marshalls and JoAnns.
• Teal futon chair from Ikea. 
• Plant and pot from Home Depot.

I hope this new energy flow will improve our sleep and relationship! Maybe Delilah will start listening? Wish us luck!

365 Days

Is how long our little family has been living in this beautiful home!

Dweet loves moving strictly for the use of boxes

Bye bye apartment living!

So many things have happened this years. From changing the front door hardware on move in day, to new fridge, washer and dryer and tearing down the view blocking wall.

All within the first seven days!

Then we painted our master bedroom. I had the hardest time picking a color and hubby isn't any help. I ask "do you like this color?" he grunts "yeah" so it's all on me. I had a few swatches picked out but hadn't settled yet. I saw a commercial for 50% off and immediately went and randomly picked Sherin Williams Spa. It's a little bright but I like it. I guilted hubby to help paint! Yay for teamwork. I will eventually paint the bathroom the same color but a waiting for the new cabinet instillation.

Staged

New mattress. 

New blinds in the master.



Replaced the brass light fixtures for more "us" lights from ikea and home depot.

Mom and I painted the trim of the house.



Hubby and his dad built the beautiful entertainment enter. The house came with one that we weren't particularly fond of. To be honest it was gone the first night too. The bonus was that it has a mini fridge spot. Necessary 5 feet from the normal sized fridge of course.

Staged house, notice the bar to the right. Gorgeous right?

So we lived with this for a few months.

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Added a gallery of where we have been.


When the end of summer rolled around we got a leak. Its the weirdest thing and only drips when its NOT raining...Luckily for us Oregon has more rainy days than not. Sadly its coming out of our hood over the stove and its really weird. Who has leaks when its sunny? These people do.

When we moved in we noticed the lawn border was upside down, so hubs and I turned them over.

We tried to complete the rock to lawn makeover. Again still in progress.

Not to mention adopting two dogs! Whew. I hadn't realized all we accomplished this year. Can't wait to see what the future brings!

Mandatory end of post animal pics!!

Lilah's new and hopefully last splint!!

Dweet studying hard for mid-terms

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Caught red handed! Making a mess

Delilah has taken over Dude's bed