Cupboard

Before
After
{I'm hoping that was obvious...}

This cupboard is in the mudroom and I plan on putting all of the food I canned in it so I don't have to trek all the way downstairs to the basement when I what some pear sauce.

I had painted a stencil on it, hated it, and painted over it.

THAT is why I love paint.

Katie

I Have A Situation

I'm dumber today then I was last week.

Because I read a book.

Worst book I've eve.r read.

Not even kidding.

It was lent to me by a friend, because we 'have similar tastes in books'.

That is a lie.

Bryce asked me how I liked the book.

I told him it wasn't a book.

It's not even literature.

Books are supposed to broaden your views, increase your horizons.

This is not a real book.

I want those hours back.

After I finished the notrealbook, I looked at the back and read the author description.

She enjoys ventriloquism.

I should have seen that one coming.

Bryce has banned me from reading Daphne Du Maurier who is a real author and writes real books because it's making me a snob about books.

Not true.

It just better equips me for weeding out the not real books.

The problem?

This 'friend' just lent me another book by the same author, in THE SAME SERIES.

Yup, I have a situation.

Katie

*the author, title, and friend's name have been omitted to protect the innocent.

The Wall That I Built

My friend and I built this wall.

It's like, a real wall.

We used an old pallet, my idea.

We covered all sides with bead board.

Put a piece of MDF on top.

Finished it off with trim.

This was the big surprise for Bryce.

He said 'It's about time.'

But not even that could curb my enthusiasm for how it turned out.

Now that there is a wall to prevent little children plummeting to their deaths down the concrete basement stairs, I hope to use it as more of a mud room.

See that disgusting vinyl?

Despite my best efforts, it's not going anywhere anytime soon.

At least I don't have to worry about it getting trashed???

Have a great weekend.

Katie

A True Story about Real Chickens

I love our chickens.

They're super fun to have around and I like watching them waddling around the yard scratching and eating bugs.

But, they're also kind of s-t-u-p-i-d.

Our chicken coop is about seven feet tall, which, if you do the math, is two feet higher than me.

And our chickens are free range. Which means that they are free to roam around during the day, but then come back to the coop to roost in the evening.

Until one night they decided that they didn't want to do that.

They wanted to roost on TOP of the chicken coop.

Stupid birds.

Now I'm out there, and it's pitch black, did I mention? scraping them off with a 2 by 4 and it's like their feet are cemented in place.

Then I go in and retrieve the ladder, climb precariously up and have to manually remove them from their post.

They got locked in for the night....and for three consecutive days.

The girls wanted to know why they couldn't come out and play.

I told them the chickens were in time-out.

Why, the girls asked.

Well, why do you have to take time-outs?

For not listening.

There you go.

I'm an equal opportunity parent.

Rules are rules around here, and you're expected to obey, no matter the breed.

Katie

A Poll

What is the worst candy to get for Halloween?

My answer:

Banana Laffy Taffy

What's yours?

Why I'm Excited

As the eternal optimist, I'm ignoring the fact that I am completely sleep deprived, for reasons out of my control, {unless you count that I find my husband so attractive that we decided to have babies, then, yes, it would be in my control} and am putting together a list of things I'm excited about:

1. The chickens are finally laying eggs. I found two in the coop this morning.


2. The chickens are laying eggs in the actual hen house. There was some speculation on my part whether or not they would actually lay in there, seeings how they're free range and all.


3. For as s-t-u-p-i-d as the chickens are and for as close as they've actually gotten, they have not actually crossed the road.


4. Canning season is over!


5. I canned the last of it yesterday, homemade grape juice.


6. I got a project done as a little surprise for Bryce. It's not quite finished but I wouldn't post it anyway, on the off chance he would actually read my blog.


7. The cupboard that I bought for $5 six months ago is in the house ready to be painted.


8. I'm going to rent the new Jane Eyre tonight, please don't try and talk me out of it.


9. Spencer has his first tooth!

Hope something exciting is happening for you:

Katie

Possibilities

Sometimes I like to define my day according to a great blog title.

Here are some options for today:

• Pee-U, or Meg, or Adeline, all over the sheets, three nights in a row now




• It's Freezing




• Chickens are Free-Loaders




• I Need Another Vacation




• Sometimes Homemade Bread is the same as a Brick




• I'll Never Take These People to Another Grocery Store




• I Swear, I Did Not Deserve That Parking Ticket




• No Self Serve Gas is a Waste of My Time




• Living In A State Where Hitch Hiking is Legal Is Kind of Scary




• I Could Not Afford Ikea Being Two Blocks Away From My Permanent Residence




• Homemade Blueberry Pie for Tonight




• I Never Knew How Much My Kitchen Needed a Vintage Butter Churn Until My Mother-in-Law Gave Me One




• No One Has Used the Little Rocking Chair Since I Re-upholstered It...Not Taking It Personally




• An Air Mattress Is An Air Mattress, Even At A Good Friend's House




• Am Avoiding Doing a Real Blog Post




• Am Avoiding Responsibility




• Am Avoiding Juicing My Grapes




• Am Currently Taking Thoughts for Future Blog Posts

Lamely,

Katie