This is what Finn looks like after he hits the side of our house full force while pushing his dump truck and watching the neighbor kids.
Little Miss L. donning her Sunday best.
"Yes, I just dumped salt on the counter."
"Aren't I sweet?" 
Today I finished the last two of six roman shades (with a little help from Finn who "wurk haas," which means, "work on the house).
Ta-da! Two in the kitchen...
...two in the bedroom...
... and two more on the other side of the bedroom. I'm thinking with the leftover gray fabric, I'll either make an upholstered headboard or cover some large pillows instead of a headboard.
This is a shot of Finn watching Bambi for the first time. He was mesmerized, surprisingly. I never did make it through the whole thing as a kid and he likes it apparently. He laughed out loud at some parts.
I gave Lucy a bottle just to see what she would do (Whit- does that bottle look familiar?) She did okay, and I thought it was funny to watch her grimaces and reactions. 
So, I think I'm gonna go with the suggestions of using this in the kitchen.
And probably use this in the living room as a curtain.
Then, I found this yesterday at JoAnn's and I thought it was so modern, yet comfortable. I think I'm gonna make Roman shades for my bedroom with it. 
After deliberating all day about which fabrics to use, I saw these tranquil spaces on Domino and found my answer: none of the fabrics! (Or at least use toned-down ones). I hope to create something tranquil and soothing, like the above pictures. I guess it's back to the drawing board. Thanks for all your input and suggestions. They were not lost on me. I am taking it all in.... 
Above is one fabric in my bedroom.
Here's what maybe some panels would look like (sort of).
I need some curtains in my bedroom and got some fabrics at JoAnn's last night for a steal. But, what do you think?
Same fabric in living room. (The beige stripe matches my wall color exactly).
Another fabric in living room. I like it paired with the stripey fabric. Does it look too upholstery-ish for curtains?
Same fabric in kitchen. Does it look kitchen-y enough? I thought it would look cool as a Roman shade in the kitchen...
And, here's another fabric that Whitney gave me, in the bedroom.
Here's a close-up of this fabric. I love it! Would it look good in the bedroom, or kitchen?
Here's one of the windows in my bedroom. How would you hang curtains in here? Or, would you do a Roman shade so as to not hide the molding around the window?
Here's the other window in my bedroom. Notice how there's not alot of room on the left side for a curtain panel to hang. What would you do?
I need your input! What do you think?
When Whitney comes to town, it can only mean two things: lots of good photos and good food. She very graciously did a family photoshoot for us this weekend. I was happy with the pictures, but I was NOT happy with my own hair. Why can one never be satisfied with her own hair? So, here you go, just a random sampling. Enjoy your Tuesday! I will spend mine doing the usual: dishes, laundry, holding, cooking.
So, I will rumenate. Rumenate on things that are going well in my life. Like these curtains I put up last night.
...or this piece of Whoopie Pie cake that I ate to get over feeling depressed about my ticket!
...or these silhouettes I got for a steal at a yard sale this weekend.
This is our yard at 10:06 AM...
...and another view at same time.
And this is our yard at 3:18 PM. (I'll take a better picture tomorrow so you get the full effect). Gone are the trees growing through the hedge, the weeds in the flower bed, the overgrown branches of the burning bush and a host of other things overgrown. It looks like our yard got a haircut! My mom is a workhorse and doesn't quit. I had to pry her hands away from the loppers to come in for dinner (not really, but almost).
She also plays with Lucy...
...and reads to Finn. If only she could stay longer!
