stranded
Due to very cold conditions here in good ol’ Kenosha the kids are out of school today. That means I have the joy of entertaining the girls all day without the option of sending them outside to play. It’s not so bad because they really have become wonderful playmates for each other and will disappear playing in their make believe world. I’ve heard Mimi pretending to be a baby while Annie is the mother. They’ve also played vet where Mimi is the puppy that needs to be nursed back to health. Or store is another favorite. It’s all good to me.
I bought them some educational computer software a few weeks ago (Office Max was offering 20% off a bag full of items). The girls asked if they could play. I more than happy to get them set up for that. As you can see they aren’t letting the cold get to them as they are wearing their summer dresses with sandals even.
I have made some more progress on the Roman shades for our house. I completed both the dining room and den shades. Mike was gracious enough to help me install them one night. However, we ran into a snag. Somehow I made 2 of the dining room shades about 6 inches too wide. GRRRR! Those have not been installed yet, but you can feast your eyes on the den shades. The close-up gives a better idea of color/pattern. It’s hard to get a nice picture of the whole room since the sun is shining so brightly through those windows. I haven’t had the motivation to fix the dining room shades. It’s more about being angry at myself for making such a stupid mistake.
As a Christmas present to myself I bought new bedding for our bed. Our previous bedding was purchased when we first got out of dental school and has gotten quite dingy and faded. Even Mike mentioned a few months ago that we could stand to use some new sheets. Of course, he didn’t realize his comment would be interpreted to mean that we needed all new bedding and new throw pillows. However, I did find some fabulous bargains on all the components paying less than 50% for all the items. Of course, I’m still waiting to install the curtains for the room (yes, you read that right, no Roman shades for this room), so I will refrain from posting pictures yet. Sorry!