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It Only Took Two Years…

Wedpm11 Aug201183102 2011America/New_YorkpmWed, 31 Aug 2011 14:25:00 -0400Thupm19 May201953103 2019America/New_YorkpmThu, 30 May 2019 15:24:43 -0400 Christine

The back bedroom has finally had it’s makeover. Ta-da!

I can’t believe I started clearing out this room back in November 2009. Then we dropped the ball. Then the room accumulated more junk. And we were pretty much back at square one.

Well, all that changed this summer. Sadly, our favourite mattress store has closed it’s doors for ever. But we did get a terrific bargain on a king size foam mattress. That was motivation enough for me to get moving again.

I cleared the room out in a matter of days, and my lovely friends Marc, Josh and Kolby spent an entire Saturday helping me paint.

I didn’t have the heart to tell them that I hated the first color I picked out- too little boy’s room blue. Sunday morning found me at Sherwin-Williams, picking out another color. I settled on Drizzle, in case anyone is interested. It was my first instinct, but I chickened out and went lighter. Lesson learned.

So, Lewis and I spent the next two weeks repainting and trying to make all the edges nice and crisp. No small job, as anyone who has ever applied the zillionth coat of paint to plaster in an old house knows. Oliver kept us company. And his bone kept him out of the blue paint.

Finally, we were done. We were able to set up the frame and the mattress, move the dressers back in and then I got down to the fun stuff. Decorating.

Here is my continually evolving design board. As you know if you’ve been following along, I have the dressers. I also have lamps very much like these two. I purchased the cotton coverlet from WalMart and ordered the ceiling fan through amazon.

I’ve been trolling etsy to find a seashell wreath like the one above. So far they’ve been too expensive. I may end up crafting my own. The two doggie prints are from etsy as well.

I’ll probably have to wait until next summer to order the sheet sets from L.L. Bean, since they’ve sold out for the season.

Obviously we need a headboard and we have not yet installed the new fan. That will probably change the lighting in the room. Curtains have yet to be finalized. Lots of little items yet to be settled.

Whew. Well, that’s all for today. Maybe some more details in the future.

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Just Because We’ve Been Quiet Doesn’t Mean We Haven’t Been Busy!

Monpm11 Jul201173108 2011America/New_YorkpmMon, 25 Jul 2011 20:00:00 -0400Thupm19 May201953103 2019America/New_YorkpmThu, 30 May 2019 15:24:37 -0400 Christine

Can anyone guess what is happening here? This is just a sneak peak. More to follow soon!

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Big ‘Ole Pile of Dirt

Tuepm11 May201153105 2011America/New_YorkpmTue, 24 May 2011 17:35:00 -0400Thupm19 May201953103 2019America/New_YorkpmThu, 30 May 2019 15:24:40 -0400 Christine

Hello all! Blogger is back, we’re back, all is good.

We did have a few minor projects this winter, I’m sure I’ll get around to telling you about them eventually. Nothing too exciting.

But for now, we are working in the yard. Last week we had a yard of garden soil delivered.

Oli is longing to dig into all that dirt!

This helped us bulk up the garden beds along the house, and gave us more to work with to create a slope away from the house. Which in turn should helps keep the basement a little more dry. We hope.

Lewis sent me that picture during the day, and I went home expecting to be moving dirt around all evening, but guess what? He had it all done! Amazing.

This coming Saturday we are meeting with a landscaper. I’m so excited. He said he can work with us, come up with a grand plan that we can do in stages. That’s just what I need. I’ve been tinkering with this yard for 7 summers now, and quite frankly, I just don’t know what I’m doing.

Two years ago mom and I started to move large rocks and cement rubble to the narrow side between the house and the factory’s fence, but I said stop. We don’t know if we are doing the right thing or making it worse. We have such a steep slope, and I want a professional to tell me what needs to be done to correct that and make yard maintenance easier. I’ll let you know what happens.

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Oliver’s Recovery

Wedpm11 Apr201143001 2011America/New_YorkpmWed, 20 Apr 2011 13:35:00 -0400Thupm19 May201953103 2019America/New_YorkpmThu, 30 May 2019 15:24:43 -0400 Christine

Oliver, modeling his donut pillow. A wonderful alternative to the cone. This one is the Kong Cloud collar. He’s tolerating it pretty well. We practiced for several days before the surgery. Short times, loads of praise and high-value treats made it all worthwhile. By the night before his surgery, he even fell asleep on his side wearing it.
The vet was pleased with his surgery yesterday. They were able to remove all the lumps and are sending them for testing, but he seemed positive that everything would be alright. He did say Oliver has a high likely hood of getting more of these fatty lumps in the future. Yeah. We kind of figured that.

They removed a hardened piece of earwax from his eardrum and we are hopeful that it was the cause of all his ear problems over the past few months.

And finally, his teeth got a cleaning and are now pearly white. Oli says more butcher bones will help keep his teeth clean. And truly, a $1 bone from the butcher does a better job than any of the expensive teeth cleaning chewies on the market.

The vet techs said he was a very good patient. He was very cooperative and sweet.

Here he is today, fast asleep, recovering from yesterday. He has six shaved spots, one from the IV and the other five have stitches where they removed the lumps.

He was happy to be home with us last night. Even happier to finally get some water and small meals. He’s been so good that we haven’t even had to use the special collar!

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Ever Wonder What Oliver Looks Like Under All That Hair?

Wedam11 Apr201143011 2011America/New_YorkamWed, 13 Apr 2011 11:40:00 -0400Thupm19 May201953103 2019America/New_YorkpmThu, 30 May 2019 15:24:47 -0400 Christine

Here is my hairy golden retriever. He normally look like this, or even more hairy. But, he is having surgery next week to have a few lumps removed (nothing to worry about!) And those lumps are difficult to find under all that hair. We definitely don’t want to put him through surgery only to miss one, so we took him to the groomer to get an extreme summer haircut. Now he looks like this.