First - I booked our summer holiday today! Yahoo! We are using our Airmiles for both the tickets and the car rental. Love that! A note for those planning vacations and needing a vehicle that seats 7, book way in advance. It is nearly impossible to get a mini van at somewhere with a major airport nearby. We ended up flying into a city between our two east coast destinations. We're okay with that, it's only a 4 hour drive in either direction. Exciting! Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia here we come! We're also meeting up with family in Alberta on either end of the trip as well and visiting the fabulous Drumheller - dinosaur central. :)
Second - I have been having my furniture prayers answered. Haha! I was looking for pillow inserts the other day so we could make custom throw pillows. I couldn't find any in town. Then yesterday, lo and behold, someone selling down throw cushion inserts. Heavenly! Also, I had a furniture rearranging epiphany last night at about 3 a.m. (my best ideas often come at 3a.m., followed by my brain shutting down at 3:05a.m.) and that epiphany involved a certain size and style of side table. Guess what was for sale at the house I was picking up the pillows from? Yes, the table! For $5. $5 for solid wood that my kids could leap off of without damaging it. Funny how your furniture hunting criteria changes with small kids - can it be washed? What happens if someone uses it as a super hero launching pad? What if they fall over and bump their head on it? Plus, I picked up a white, narrow dresser for the girls' room for $20. Awesome! Oh, and there was the bedside table I picked up earlier in the week. It has three drawers, is the perfect height for our bed, and it means I have stashing space for my books, knitting projects, assorted bits and pieces for Judah, and space for my alarm clock. ;) It never hurts to pray about the little things...the last thing on my list to find - a rug for the living room.
Third - Tomorrow I start work on an outdoor screened room. This is the area to be screened. I will be painting out the green posts white and then fixing screen down that whole long side. We'll also rig up some sort of privacy screen at the far end. I love the summer heat and the long days but I'd much rather do without mosquitoes!
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