Think Pink

This is my first attempt at a whole room makeover. I'm playing it safe: it's the little girls' room in the far corner of the basement.


This is my inspiration picture:

This is the room before, half torn apart:

These are the fabrics I'm using:

I have nothing pink in my house, so this is a big leap for me. But the carpet is dark pink, so I thought I'd stick with it.

Abie, Where Are You?

At approximately 2:30 this morning, Piper stood up in bed and called, "Abie?....Abie?....Abie?"

Piper, Abe, Amanda

Then she sat down and jabbered earnestly for a few minutes, punctuating her comments occasionally with "Abie." She had important things to say to you, Abe.

Abe, Piper, Holly

You may ask how I know this. I was lying beside her in her newly-acquired Big Girl Bed [translation: a twin mattress on the floor].

Note: Abe is Piper's cousin; son to my sister, Amanda.

New Home

Here are some before and afters of our new home. [The before pics were taken while the previous owners were still living here.]

View from Entry:


Living Room:

(no before pic, just before decorating)




Dining Room from Kitchen:

there was a wall separating the two rooms before

during


after



Kitchen from Dining:

before - there's that wall again


almost done


Kitchen:

before and during


after


Family Room Bookcases:

before and during


after

Family Room:

before


after




A few concerns:
-How do I accessorize the dining room? It's a little cold and bland.
-What in the world do I do with the built-in planter in the living room?

Summer Highlights

Annie, Erin and Sicily on the Fourth of July


Bronwen and Erin. No, we're not in Alaska; it is Logan on the Fourth!


Rachel, Bronwen, BrinDee on their 4th year Girls' Camp hike to White Pine Lake


Riding a Mule in Island Park: Bronwen, Ethan, Dalton, and Carter


Jason looking scruffy after backpacking three days in the Sawtooths with Scott


Sicily finally lost a front tooth!


Jason and Piper at Bruno Sand Dunes State Park


Dalton cooling off in Boise


Crimson Trail, Logan Canyon


Dalton and Ethan "stuck" in a crevice, Crimson Trail


Piper loves to listen to Bronwen practice the piano; it's very soothing.

Sunriver, Oregon

August 1-8, 2010 The Bill and Dedee Dalebout family took a trip to Sunriver, Oregon, where we vacationed twice as kids. We stayed in an awesome house (Thanks, Mom and Dad!)and played for a week.
The Sunriver gang cycling
Sunriver Mosquito Breeding Grounds

School

School started last week. We miss the kids during the day. Piper cries when they leave and is giddy when they come home.


Bronwen: Sophomore


Ethan: 8th Grade


Dalton: 5th Grade
Sicily: 2nd Grade

Home for Sale

Our house is for sale! We are being adventuresome and moving around the corner. Boyd and Carma Israelsen's home has always caught our eye and we've had an informal agreement with them for years that whenever they were ready to move, they would call us first. So they called us a couple of weeks before Christmas, just as we were finishing a major front yard remodel. Bad timing. Their house is a little bigger than ours; off our soon-to-be-more-busy street (new neighborhood being constructed a few blocks up); and best of all, though it has been immaculately maintained, it has not been updated yet. We decided to go for it. Meanwhile, here are some shots of our beloved home as it is now. [Boy's room was too messy to make the cut]