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Show us Where You Live- Children's Room Edition

It has been a dream come true for me to design my daughters nursery. I dreamed about it for years. Our precious Ainslie is not due until the end of August but I have already begun her room. It is not finished yet. I will show you what I have done though. The big things I am waiting on are custom letters for above her crib and a mirror I ordered for above her changing dresser

The paint is Sherwin Williams Nuthatch and I love it. Complements pink very well!

The bedding came from Javis Davis . They do amazing work. It is gorgeous!

The curtains were made by Polkatot Designs


One of my favorite thing in the room is the chandelier I made. I am in love with the site Poshtots . Everything they sell is amazing. I particularly love their chandeliers. However they range from 300 dollars up to thousands. So I made my own. The actual basic chandelier came from Lowes on clearance for about $70.00. I the embellished the plain covers. The whole thing was less than $90 to make!


Of course we have three boys also and they have rooms ;) . However we have only lived here now 2 months and I am still working on the upstairs so I will post their rooms at another time.

Okay on to pictures!

Show us Where You Live Friday-Dining Room Edition

I am participating Kelly's linky party again! Click on the picture above to go to her blog and see more dining rooms! SO FUN!!
So I am way wAy late on the dining room post. I know it was supposed to be Friday..but alas it is a holiday weekend and I have barely looked at the computer since Hubby is home. We are trying to get stuff done around this house. We have only lived here about 6 weeks and there is still so much to do. I have been finishing Ainslie's nursery this weekend so those pics should be ready to go on Friday.

Here are the photos of our dining room. Just a few notes. I love the chandelier and tray ceieling. One of the things that sold me on the house when we were looking.

My China is Autumn by Lenox. It was my grandmothers and it can still be purchased. It is a classic and I love it!

The paint color Is SW Mannered Gold and It is soo yummy! We had the room painted right after we moved in and I also had the wainscoating glazed.

OKay on to pictures!

Show Us Where You Live Friday-Living Room Edition

I am again participating in Kelly's Korner home tour linky fun! The week it is living rooms! We have our living room downstairs and a gameroom\family room upstairs. I am just going to do the living room this week.









The view from the entry hall. we have a very open floor plan which I LOVE!


The view from The Kitchen.



The fireplace and mantel. I bought the clock at Canton Trade Days and I just love it!



Built in bookcase to right of fireplace



Credenza behind the sofa that I love. It has beautiful handpainting details on it and it is black and I love to add splashes of black.




Curtains. I got these at JC PENNEY online closeout. They are Chris Madden collection and I think they are really nice for store bought curtains. They are even lined.




Vinyl decal from Etsy. I love these things. They look like you painted them on there and they are really easy to apply ( well my husband applied them) and inexpensive. Easy way to add some character to a room and ETSY literally has gazillions of them.



Couple of shots of furniture. I had this chair and half custom made in this cool snakeskin fabric.




Couch. I LOVE PILLOWS! My husband does not share my love for them. He tolerated them and throws them aside each evening so he can "stretch out" HAHA!


Okay HURRY HURRY and go add you living room. Off to look at more living rooms and gather more ideas. TOO much fun!

Wordless Wednesday... Unspeakable Joy

Ainslie Kate Ryan at 23 weeks

MY American Idol Rock Night Recap

I LOVE me some American Idol. I had Bunco last night with my Sunday school class so I did nor get to watch until nearly ten o'clock and the anticipation was killing me. I told my husband he had to wait for me to watch or else. HA!
So...here is my recap.

First let me say Slash as the special guest helper? I did not even know he spoke. Who knew?

ADAM: Geez where do I begin? Let me start by saying I know the boy has mad talent. I get that. I really do. However this conservative gal cannot get past the outrageous outfit, makeup, nail polish, tongue writhing, and screaming to see the talent. I am just not a fan. Not a fan of the song he sang either for that matter. My husband likes him although he says he would not buy his record. HUH? Whatever! Not my cup of tea!

ALLISON: Oh, how I love Allison. She blows me away week after week. She is 17 people. Are you kidding? That voice and control for a 17 year old? I LOVE HER! I thought she looked amazing and I loved the song. I just love her voice and I would buy her album tomorrow. I hope she wins the whole durn thing!

KRIS : Normally I am a huge Chris fan but tonight I really think he struggled. It was not horrible by any means, but Rock just is not his thing. I think he tried really hard though and I still really like him. I hope he did enough to stay.

DANNY: Oh Danny boy are you kidding dude? Why oh why did you pick that song? No one can scream like Steven Tyler. I agree with Simon that it was like watching a horror movie and listening to the end of that song was pure torture. I am sorry but it was. Danny for me is forgettable most weeks. I think he is going home tonight.

DUETS: Danny and Kris were pitchy and the whole thing was awkward. They were not in sync and it was just hard for me to watch. Allison and Adam sounded awesome, were perfectly in sync and I LOVED IT! Really loved it. I wanted to buy that duet on itunes and of course it is not available. RATS!

Here is my ranking:
1) Allison
2) Kris
3) Adam
4) Danny


I cannot wait to see Daughtry sing in the Results show! Counting down the hours!!!

Show Us Where You Live Friday..Kitchen Edition

I know I have neglected my blog for way too long! Moving 3 times in 9 months, pregnancy and morning sickness, and soccer season can do that to a gal. But my blog will soon be getting a schnazzy makeover since I will no longer have mes trois fils. Well, yes I will still have my three precious sons, but we are adding a little princess to the mix. Yes YES! The precious little one dancing inside me as I type is a jeune fille ( little girl). We are ecstatic to say the the least.

We are getting settled in our new place and one of my favorite bloggers, another Kelly started a home tour for bloggers and I decided to participate. This weeks theme is kitchens. I have had sooo much fun today looking at everyone's kitchens! I LOVE LOVE LOVE to decorate and it so much fun to look at everyones elses style! We have only been here about a month and I still have a few things to do like window treatment and cabinet hardware but here is a bit of my style featured in my kitchen.




The best picture I could get of all of it.





One view of the breakfast nook. Currently trying to figure what to do with the windows.











We have a Butler's Pantry that connects the kitchen and dining room. On one side is this little hutch and cabinet space and the other side has a walk in pantry shown below. I am not a huge fan of the mirror backsplash and we plan to put tumbled marble there when it makes the priority list ;)






One of my favorite pieces in my home is this hutch. It was originally an orangey pine wood and I had it painted black and distressed. It has gold rubbing showing through. I love it!


My dishes are from Wal-Mart and Target and I love to mix and match them.



One of my favorite things in my kitchen. I found this little lamp at a garage sale and covered the ugly shade it came with, with this awesome dragonfly fabric and added some fringe trim to the top. You know it is always the little things that make us girls happy!


My canisters! I just love Fleur De Lis!


Photo collection. All my boys as babies in their high chairs! I think that is very appropriate for the kitchen.


Little counter display. I love to kind of smoosh up fabric remnants ( especially leopard print ;) ) and place things on them. And how I love apothecary type jars. I have them all over my house!

SO go add your kitchen now!! I cannot wait to see more kitchens!!

So Much For New Years Resolutions.....lots of updates and ramblings!

Well, I fell off the wagon. I vowed to keep up my blog in 2009 and I failed. But in my own defense we have had more than a few happenings around here.

First off, I guess the biggest news is that we are very unexpectedly expecting our fourth child September 1st. You should know that when we decided to pull our paper from the China program over the summer and be content with our 3 sons...I SOLD EVERY BABY THING I OWNED! ALL of it! God has a great sense of humor and lets you know in little subtle ways that he is in control of our lives and not US! We are all now very excited about this new blessing coming our way (and just the teensiest bit happy that I stood my ground and did not let Steven get that vasectomy just yet) However, the blog took a back seat because the last 7-8 weeks the nauseau and vomiting has been anything but pleasant for me. Well, after one trip for IV fluids, 13 pounds lost, and lots of Zofran and Phenergan, I am starting to see some slow improvement. I am even putting makeup on again! I am just shy of 13 weeks and am starting to see a small belly appear. I have moved to maternity clothes. I could button nothing although most people cannot even tell I am pregnant. However, I am a small girl at a size 2 so it did not take long even with the weight loss for things to get tight around my waist. It is all starting to feel real now. The pregnancy was such a shock that I kept thinking I would just miscarry. Well we have seen the little bean twice on ultrasound now and all is well.


I have no idea what I did in life to deserve getting to marry the best man on earth. I love my husband more than I could ever put into words. He is the most selfless, loving, godly family man and I hope that I convey to him each and every day how much he means to me. Although I know there is no way that I do.


My man loves the country. It is the way he was raised. He dreamed of buying a small plot of land and moving his family there where there was lots of space and room to roam. Enter our plan to move to Owasso and build our dream home. We moved to our new home we built ourselves on October 15th last year. I thought it would be a good compromise for us because although rural, it has some city elements
(SHOPPING) and I thought I could adapt. Friends, I am a city girl. I have tried to like Owasso but sadly I just do not. I miss my friends. I miss my mom. I miss Broken Arrow. First and foremost we are really disappointed with the school. Both of us agree on that front. Our kids are bright. I know I am their mother but they both read and do math 2-3 grade levels above their age. Steven and I both believe education is paramount for our kids. We want them all to go to college and have been saving since their birth to help them acheive that goal. The school they are attending in Owasso has not academically challenged them in any way. They never have to study and are easily making straight A's. They are both in gifted and talented and it is not a challenge either. Their previous school was amazing. The academics, The parent involvement, the amazing staff...every aspect!


We are moving back! I am praising God that we sold our home we built and have already purchased another home. We are moving back to Broken Arrow March 30th. My husband has been amazing. He has set his own wishes aside for what is best for his family. Financially he plans and takes care of us so well that even in this horrendous economy, we can make this move and we are financially stable. I am so grateful our marriage is so strong that we can take these blows and the stress of moving yet again and we are going to be just fine. No check that...we are going to better! I am just so grateful.


Everyone wants to know what this baby is. Of course we do too. Everyone in our lives is hoping this baby is a girl. So many people have said to me "THINK PINK"
Truth is...of course I would love to have a daughter but just as much I would love to have another healthy little boy. Bottom line I want what God has planned for us and nothing more. I am very excited to start shopping though and decorate another nursery. I am dreaming about it!


Okay...I have rambled enough. I am hoping to be a more regular Blogger. My husband got me a fantastic new Canon Rebel camera for Christmas that I have been too sick to teach myself to use..but I am dying to learn to take great pictures before our new blessing arrives! Wish me LUCK!