The Real McCoys: January 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Remodeling on a teeny tiny budget....

It ALWAYS begins with cleaning my room....
Todd and I were actually working together, I know...hard to fathom
really....so I had this idea a few years ago about getting 2 six foot mirrors
to replace the mirror that I "donated" to colin for another project so,

I have had 2 mirrors and 1 chandelier for a few years, waiting for the time when we could actually afford to redo the flooring and the horrific vanity in our 26 year old bathroom...we still didn't have the money but we had the goods for at least 1/2 of the project , so why not?

I had mismeasured, yes I said that I mis- calculated the size of the mirrors and that sconces would not fit in between!

This must be true because colin the electrician came over and actually measured.

Todd casually mentioned that we should hang 2 chandeliers in FRONT of the mirrors...HMMMMMMM......not bad.
I called my friend Cheryl and asked her if she still had the other chandelier that she ordered at the same time(4 years ago) and after she crawled through her attic, lo and behold, there it is in the middle of her garage in her new house! Cost? trading her out by designing and arranging her interiors in her new house! priceless!

So........ this little project cost us 23. bucks for paint! Todd, you are so creative, who knew? I did!

here he removed the old fixtures and the nasty medicine cabinet on the side wall

he is painting it the prettiest shade of medium lavender

not fully cleaned nor accessorized but you get the gist of the plan

here is part one of our little makeover...It has started the juices flowing and we have some
other ideas that we would love to implement in this bathroom so check in soon!

well, maybe not too soon, this only took us 4 years to decide!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Heaven in a wrapper

A couple of weeks ago
Kristen from Ty,Kristen & Leo.blogspot.com
posted a little article about this candy bar.

Not just any candy bar but white chocolate and
coconut!
here is an excerpt from Kris' blog:

Now I know this probably doesn't look very appealing to very many of you, but I love white chocolate and I absolutely adore coconut. I mean, you could give me a plate full of mud and I would happily eat all of it if it had enough coconut in it. I've been eyeing this baby at the store for months now and I finally got to try it. Let me tell you, it was heaven in my mouth. I might have peed a little with excitement when I took the first bite. And then I ate the entire thing (minus one square which went to Ty) in about 23 minutes. It was delectable.

I must admit I'm a bit sad to have discovered this little gem just in time to start a diet. But I guess it won't last forever. (Read as: "As soon as I get pregnant again I'm running to the store for a little reunion.") Until then, farewell my friend. I'll never forget you.

This pretty much sums up my feelings on this little bit of Heaven....
It must of buried itself deep into my psyche because seriously until I was in Target today and ran into it, I didn't really give it much thought.
but O M Gosh!
It is scary good.
Thanks for the tip, Kris

Monday, January 19, 2009

Thought for the Day.....

A female humpback whale had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines.

She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat.

She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a
Line tugging in her mouth.

A fisherman spotted her just east of the Faralon Islands (outside the Golden Gate ) and radioed
For help.

Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only
Way to save her was to dive in and untangle her -- a very dangerous proposition. One slap of
The tail could kill a rescuer.

They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her.

When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles.
She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, nudged them, and pushed gently,
Thanking them.

Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.

The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the

Whole time,

And he will never be the same.

May you, and all those you love, be so fortunate...
To be surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the

Things that

Are binding you.
And, may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude.

I pass this on to you, in the same spirit.

Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly,
Laugh uncontrollably...
Never regret anything that made you smile...........

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

New Year ~ New Wheels

New Year's Eve......

Jolie...Marina....Blu ....Makenna and I all decided to go on an adventure!!

Phoenix Tempe and Mesa finally (1.6 billion) got the Light Rail up and running...

they are pretty fancy busses and if you are not on time restraints, can be kinda fun...

We chose to board and play in Tempe at the same time the Insight Bowl was playing and the entire city was getting ready for the Fiesta Bowl Block Party ....

this was not a smart move........Everytime a team would score a touchdown, there would be loud fireworks...the boom hits right in the middle of Mill...it felt like we were in a war zone.....

As you can see by our lovely pictures (porta potty's are such a great shade of blue)