I finished it this weekend.  And by “I”, I of course mean we.  Jeff had to put up the hardware for the drapery and hang the wall art so that everything was all even and stuff.  When you ask an engineer to hang a picture you’d best be prepared for an arsenal of hi-tech laser leveling [...]

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*****Updated to announce that Jen at Our Daily Big Top is the winner in the Fliggity giveaway!*****
 
A certain someone is having a birthday next week.  I won’t mention any names but I will give you a hint.

And yes, I am heinously biased, but how gosh darn cute is that?!
Last year I found the cutest felt [...]

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This is my dining room. 

Clearly it has some issues.
It has good bones I think.  That is, if you consider the mirror, furniture, and words printed on the wall bones.  I like those things.
(Translated from Italian, those words say - It is written: Man does not live by bread alone).  Because you might have been wondering.
I [...]

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Saturday was the big day.  The big shopping day that is.  I have to admit to being slightly neurotic the day before.  I spent lots of time going over your comments about where to go and what to buy.  I visited more online retail sites than I care to admit to.  I even compiled a [...]

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     Do you subscribe to Consumer Reports?  I do.  The website, not the magazine.  In fact my subscription has sort of crippled me in that I can’t make a major purchase anymore without obsessing over researching what those who’ve gone before me have to say about a certain product.
     In the spirit of sharing good information [...]

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     You know how Oprah does those “Favorites” shows at Christmas? 
     Surely you do. 
     For those of you who spend your time hiding under rocks though, Oprah’s Favorites shows highlight some her favorite products for the gift giving season.  And if you’re a kazillionaire like her, then you can actually afford to buy some of the products she favors for [...]

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     Perhaps you’re one of those super organized women who cooks a month’s worth of dinners and stows them away in the freezer so as to save time later.  If so, I totally hate you.  But I applaud you nonetheless.
     As for me, I’m a bit challenged when it comes to that sort of thing.  [...]

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     Mr. Fed Ex man came through for me today, big time.  BIG TIME.
     I pre-ordered this little diddy a couple of weeks ago and I have been dying for it to be officially released so that I could give it a whirl.  And lo and behold, here it is.  I can’t wait to slip [...]

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     I got such the deal on the cutest patio dinnerware on Friday night.  Now before you run out to try to score the same deal I got, I should tell you: it was a one time thing.
     My kids had their annual community fair at the school on Friday night.  This event isn’t one of [...]

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     Look what came in the mail today!  I won these adorable luggage tags in a giveaway over at Musings of a Housewife.  They are made by My Charmed Life and they are going to come in really handy when I’m trying to discern which bag is mine as a ton of lookalikes go trolling [...]

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