Small Changes

this morning
i stayed home from church
because of a migraine

with a few medicaments
the headache cleared
and i got a little

bored

so naturally
i decided to do some window treatment
rearranging

i had purchased some
burlap coffee bags from ebay
a few weeks ago

(5 bags for around $10)

with the intention of using them as curtains
in my kitchen

after debating the best way to do this
with myself
(the only sure way to ever win an argument)

i went with the easiest method
as you'll soon see

here is a reminder of the kitchen curtains before

white curtains
with ball trim

and here it is now

i didn't take whole room shots
since my kitchen currently wants a bit of
tidying up

or

as we say around here

'redding up'

obviously
i haven't taken the bags apart to sew a rod pocket

yet

and i don't know if i will

because i like them as is

just hung on cup hooks
screwed into the window frame

here's a close up of one bag

and then

since i had some extra white curtains lying around
i decided to switch out the dining room treatments

before

and

after
(including the family photo that is currently crooked in the frame)

it's now
much lighter and brighter
in the room of my home that is blessed with the least amount
of natural light

hubs isn't sure about those burlap curtains

but i love 'em
not least because they were dirt cheap

what do you think?

Saturday Blog Hop

i enjoyed the last hop
so this one is

just for fun too



want to join too?

Fridays Unfolded #3

welcome friends
to


last week was such fun
to see the posts that you linked up

my friend nikki from thrifty decorating
showed us a sweet idea for displaying wall art



out of old cupboard doors

sugared grapefruit (my favorite kind)
displayed her craftiness showing us how she made
matryoshka coasters



so pretty and unique

faith
from her blog
sojourn of faith

shared a little of her soul
with us

i loved this quote from her post

These past few days, Christ has been wooing me back to Him.  He whispers to my soul as I slosh mop water onto tiled floors, as I scribble lecture notes, as I sing hymns during chapel services.  He loves me.  He is pursuing me.  And I am somehow still trying to deserve Him.





something i know i struggle with too




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i can't wait to see what unfolds this week

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1. Valentin Mantel 2. Tom of Maine Giveaway 3. Missing 4. Tom Selleck Cake 5. Science Fair Hate 6. Luvely Liv 7. And its all OK 8. LesaPea (Follows Back) 9. Romantic Valentine Wreath 10. A Year Ago Today. . . 11. New American Idol Judges 12. Sweet Dinner Roll Recipe 13. follows back! 14. So Easy Being Green 15. The Single Nester 16. Southern In My Heart

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Tom Selleck Cake

some of you might already know about
this ooey gooey cake concoction
under its other name

'better than sex' cake

i make no editorial comment on the above name
except to say

this cake is really (really)
good

to make

bake up any chocolate cake in a 9 by 13 pan
when cooled, poke holes in cake with the wrong end of a wooden spoon

pour over cake
one can of sweetened condensed milk
one jar of caramel ice cream topping

slather over cake
one container of non dairy whipped topping

sprinkle over cake
chopped up heath bars or
(our favorite) snickers bars or
whatever candy bar floats your boat

chill
if desired

dig in





p.s. i'll be linking this post up to



i hope you'll join me in linking up any project, recipe, craft, creative post
or anything thats 'unfolded' for you lately

see you friday

Open Skies

praise Him under open skies
everything breathing praising God
in the company of all who love the King
i will dance, I will sing

it could be heavenly

turn the music loud, lift my voice and shout
from where I am
from where I've been
he's been there with me
he's built a monument
his very people
so let his people
sing, sing, sing

and it's so wonderful
just to be here now


lift your voice to heaven
lift up your head and sing

to the One who gave his love
this is our offering

lift your voice to heaven
lift up your head and sing
to the One who gave His son
here our lives we bring


from wherever you are
wherever you've been
he's been there

so let his people sing




~david crowder band









p.s. don't forget my fridays unfolded linky that's coming up in just two days

$100 ShopBop Voucher Giveaway

simone at the bottom of the ironing basket
one of my favorite fashionista blogs

is hosting a fun giveaway
she's offering a $100 voucher to shopbop.com

to enter
just visit



become a follower
and leave a comment telling her so

good luck!

I Hate Science Fairs

i really do

science stinks
in every way
at all times

i don't have an inquiring mind
when it comes to experiments

if i'm ever dying to know
what happens when you combine
coke and mentos
i'll just look it up on youtube

but

no matter how i resist

and i do

science fair comes around
every year
like clockwork

after spending countless hours
(at least 2)
researching online
for the perfect projects
that weren't

too messy
too expensive
too time consuming
too hard for mum to understand how to figure out

here's what i'm the kids are doing

big: tooth staining


(fortunately i saved enough baby teeth for this)
using coke, grape juice, tea, coffee, wine
(cooking, because i was too lazy to go to the liquor store)

little miss: battery testing in flashlights

(do you know how expensive d batteries are?)
if i had
she would have been testing something

anything

else

toot and sy: cleaning pennies

boring but doable
and both of them couldn't care less what project they're doing


i know what you're thinking

suck it up

it's good for the kids

at least they're learning something

yada yada yada

i still hate science fairs

and this post is the boringest i have ever written
hmph

Meet Me on Monday

okay
never done this before

but i decided to do this whole

meet me on monday blog hop
thing



so here goes

1. what is your favorite kind of fudge?
i started making my own chocolate mint fudge a couple of years ago
and it's my absolute fave

2. is there snow outside your window?
sadly, yes
and lots of it

it's been looking a lot like this lately

3. what is your favorite meal of the day?
any meal i don't have to cook
like lunch today, for instance
when we're ordering pizza at co-op

4. do you text on your cell phone?
yup

5. waffles or pancakes?
waffles
definitely