I'm thinking about getting this bedding for the guest bedroom. I would probably paint the walls the light blue color that's barely in the duvet cover, and then put the red chair-and-a-half in there since it would match. Is this too bright? Or would you want to stay in a room that's more relaxing?
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Games Closet
We have a whole closetful of games in our basement, and Layton had a really great time playing as many of them as he could while he was here.
Here Layton and Heinz put together my dad's old Mouse Trap game from the late 1950s. Not one piece is missing! I love the font on the game. So retro!
Then we attempted to play Don't Miss the Boat.
Then Heinz fixed the motor for Mr. Mouth. The box said that it was from 1976. It was originally my cousin's and then he gave it to me.
We also played Skittles (a really old-fashioned game), Yahtzee, Sequence, table tennis, and Memory.
Here Layton and Heinz put together my dad's old Mouse Trap game from the late 1950s. Not one piece is missing! I love the font on the game. So retro!
Then we attempted to play Don't Miss the Boat.
Then Heinz fixed the motor for Mr. Mouth. The box said that it was from 1976. It was originally my cousin's and then he gave it to me.
We also played Skittles (a really old-fashioned game), Yahtzee, Sequence, table tennis, and Memory.
Monkey Cupcakes for a Little Monkey
Yesterday was Julia and Ryan's son Liam's first birthday. I made monkey cupcakes using Magnolia's vanilla cupcake recipe with the chocolate buttercream. The face is a vanilla wafer, and then the ears are made of Nutter Butters. I wish I had a photo of the chocolate icing that Liam smeared all over his face!
Caramel Apples
Sunday, October 5, 2008
New Living Room Color
I painted the living room Marblehead Gold. I think it's hard to see the differences in colors in these pictures, but it's a big improvement. The first color was very cool and olivey; the new color is much warmer. I was going to paint some high-gloss vertical stripes on the walls but it didn't exactly work out.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Read My Friend Michael's Article
My friend Michael in New York got a gig writing movie reviews for Examiner.com. He gets paid per page hit, so let's help him make some money! Click this link to read his first story.
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