I let somebody new give me my high/lowlights today. The photo's show more of a contrast than really is there. Probably the bad lighting in here. I think it turned out okay although the lowlight turned out more brownish red than I'd like. I had about 3 inches cut off a couple weeks ago too. That should do it for another 3 or 4 months I hope.
Jen reports that the Chicken Tetrazzini was a big hit in the Heath house. Thanks Eric for testing out the recipe and to Jen for letting me steal the photo off of her blog.
This is the main room, the front desk is under the clock. Jewelry is to the right of the desk.
This is a peek inside the book room. It needs to be reorganized and new shelves are planned for the other side of the room that is not shown. Spinning racks are there now and look kind of junky. We have a lot of books!
This is the children's room which is behind the front desk. You can see we've run out of hanging space.
This is the kitchen room. Around the corner is a dressing room and another room for men's items and then that leads to working hallway and the sorting room that is lovingly referred to as the "Morgue." It used to be cold and gloomy in there but now with the heater, shelves, island and a coffee pot it's getting rather homey. I'll snap a photo of that room someday.
Here's the other side of the main room. The shelving that you see on the walls were originally used to display eye glasses, now perfect for knick knacks. The only room that I didn't get a picture of is our high end room used for very nice clothing and antiques, linens, purses and anything deemed "frou-frou." It also houses a beautiful hutch for display only. I spent 4 hours working on Saturday. Shirley & Jean were working so we had a lot of fun. I decorated the front window with floral china and books and then worked in the kitchen room reorganizing. Of course I found some fun items, 3 cream cereal/soup bowls, some items for Shari's birthday, and a pretty green checked tablecloth. I brought in a big box of stuff so it's okay. My rule there is that twice as much goes in the store as goes home with me. Oh yes, the banners that you see in the window spell Bargain Bazaar and I made them with wall paper samples. They work well but the condensation has caused some separation I will have to repair.
This actually tastes a lot better than it looks!
I see Jen posted on American Idol and we agree on Michael. They finally got to the good part this week. The guys performed last night and we liked Michael Johns (pictured on the bottom) and Jason Castro. I missed David Archuleta's performance but Dan thought it was very good. I was probably cleaning the kitchen or something. There were at least 4 guys that we strongly disliked so I suppose one of them will become this years Sanjaya and annoy me to no end.
Let's pretend we're in Italy instead of the frozen tundra of Mn! Doesn't that image look inviting? I would like a baguette, some good cheese and wine on a sunny lavender covered hill. I'd like a wicker basket & a red checked tablecloth with that too.
Royce likes to have a little fun with Gracie. He was close by but she held on pretty good all by herself. She is a happy little girl and had lots of smiles for everyone. She likes to keep mom and dad in eyesight though or that little bottom lip starts quivering!
We had a rather pretty spread at our 4th grade Valentine Party. There were pretzels and pop too. One of the moms brought Mountain Dew! That was a hit as it usually is forbidden. :) We had orange pop too without caffeine. It was kind of cute as one girl said sorry, I'm not allowed to have MD. There's an honest kid for you! Aren't those Valentine cookies just too cute? The same mom who brought the pumpkin cookies on a stick for the Halloween party brought these and I had to snap a close-up. They tasted delicious too. She used to have a cookie business and it shows. We had a healthy treat planned (apples) but one of the kids was absent and the other forgot. Oh well.
Hi there! Just a quick note to let you know that I am still blogging. I've just been rather busy with school. We had conferences a couple evenings last week and am now reaping the benefits with a lovely 4 day weekend. I've also been lazy about downloading my photos so I have no pictures of my own to share with you just other cute ones I found online. Aren't the red shoes darling? Royce, Lynn & Gracie are in Cyrus so we are getting ready to go there. I'll probably post later this weekend. Enjoy the rest of yours! ~Laurie
I'm so glad January is behind us. I was very dismayed to hear that we have yet another cold snap ahead of us this weekend. We're using our free vacation from the cabin purchase this weekend up in Breezy Point. Shari, Paul and kids were going to join us but changed their minds due to the forecast. Very understandable as it will prevent many of the outdoor activities that we planned. Even shopping is not as much fun when you're hopping in and out of a cold car. We still plan to go and my plan is to crank up the heat and keep their fireplace running while I drink wine and read some magazines and books. We're only using 3 days of a 7 day free lodging coupon. We couldn't find anything(very limited options) else so decided just to use it up in Mn instead of letting the expiration date run out. It looks like a nice cozy cabin so I'm looking forward to our little get-away. 
Royce sent this photo and it was so cute I had to share. Gracie looks pretty proud of herself doesn't she?!
