Dream a little dream~

Another major "event" happened this week~ we took down the crib and Nova is now sleeping in his big boy bed. Rather emotional I must say!

Some of you have asked how old Nova is... he's going to be 4 in April!

Yes, I know that's a long time to be in a crib.

However, he never tried to climb out. Never stood there and jumped up and down. I put him down, he slept, he woke up, I took him out. He's always been so calm when he wakes up. Usually lays there and talks to himself, or does sing-song noises... and if I don't come soon enough I'd get a long "MOOOOOM!"

I was so glad he was able to stay in it for so long because we worry about the stairs.

The crib in the beginning... my dad painted it red for me~My Grandpa Nova had refinished the rocking chair for my mom when she was pregnant with me.

I bought most of the bedding on ebay, nothing was from a matching set.

Awaiting baby boy...

Just a few weeks old here...cleaning the belly button.

I don't know if we have other pics of him at this age in the crib, he slept in the cradle during the day~

The night of his first birthday~ Cowboy theme

Second birthday~ Bear in the Big Blue House theme

Third birthday~ Toy Story theme, (could you guess?)

His big boy bed a few years ago. I've sinced moved it and changed the headboard. Still looking for the *right* headboard. Oh, and that's Melly. If you're making a bed, she's there! This miss-matched bedding is mostly from ebay as well. Flag pillow from Big Lots.

The bed as it looks now~

...and here's my *baby* now...sniff...

Our little dream come true!

This week...

Just sharing a few goings on from the past few days....

First of all, I just finished reading The Wednesday Letters.

It was pretty good. I got about half way through and HAD to finish it to find out what happened... so I was up till almost 3 am. It was a tear jerker! A bit of a surprise ending. One thing that bugged me though, was some of the fictional names the author used. But none of the "main" character's names really bugged me so it wasn't so bad...

My girlfriend at work had lent it to me, (thanks Mary Beth!), and I kept wondering why it looked so familiar.

Well, if you get Victorian Trading catalogs, you'll know why!

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Secondly, I've been putting off messing with the curtains in La Boudoir because I was afraid my current rods wouldn't hold the weight. And I can't afford new rods, plus once I get my footboard/cornice up the rods won't show, and untill I get to that point I don't know what type of rods I want.

It was driving me nuts tho and I finally decided that what's the worst that could happen... the drapes will come crashing down, right? I'll just make sure there's nothing breakable where they might land, lol!

Ok... so you might recall, these velvet panels came from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I only bought 4 at full price. Once I was ready to buy more they were clearanced, discontiued...SOLD OUT. Luckily I was able to order them, and they were clearanced even lower~woohoo!! I got these puppies for about $7 each! I think there are 14 total now.

ANYHOO.... I'm opening them all up and realize there are two panels that are NOT exactly the same. The other ones are a nice, slippery velvet... very shiny! These two are very dry in texture~ more dull... thus they appear a different color as well. UGH.

Here is one shown on top.

Well, I could live with them if I HAVE to, but I will see if I can get lucky enough to order replacements.

They actually photograph better than they look in person. At least since I'd be using them on top in the opposite direction, it won't be so bad if they have to stay.

Here's a pic of the window on the left, with all matching panels. See the difference? These are just "thrown up there" and not hung as I want them...

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Third~ I have a little sneak peek of the bathroom.

I watched as Kevin hung the shelving with care, awaiting treasures that soon would be there!!

Katie watched too~

The room has been finished for a while, but it's taken me forever to figure out where/how to hang everything. It all seems to be coming together now, and I'm so excited! I've had to buy ALOT of plate hangers, and still need MORE! I even asked for some at Christmas. Does that give you any ideas? Stay tuned!

I won a give away!

Woohoo! I found a package on my porch this week from Hopscotch and Hydrangeas~ It was from Heather's 100th post celebration!

Oooo, let's look inside!

I knew I was to get the cute teapot...but when I opened the lid all these pretty vintage linens kept coming out! (I told Heather I expected to pull out a rabbit!)

Then I found these darling earrings! PINK! I especially like the ones with the wooden beads. You can find beauties like these in her etsy shop, 2sisters1love.




With this cute red and white gem arriving just before Valentine's Day, I felt a little vignette coming on...

Tossed in some vintage jewelry, pearls, and chocolate... and voila! You can click the images to see the baubles better~

The crocheted doily with roses on it is one of two that my friend Jaede sent to me~

Kevin must have been inspired, because when I came downstairs this morning I found THIS!

Scrambled eggs, yogurt, and fresh strawberries. All Weight Watcher friendly! Thank you sweetie!

And thank you Heather! I love all of my goodies! I'd post a pic of me wearing the earrings, but right now I'm wearing blue sweats with paint stains, and my senior t-shirt from highschool, lol!

I'd also like to thank everyone for their encouraging comments on my porcupines!