tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41802877150959610282024-03-05T21:19:41.444-05:00Katy Streams Her ConsciousnessA non-themed blog blog...K_Streams_Her_Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13828739368190632319noreply@blogger.comBlogger350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-13960910868109321522011-07-24T22:06:00.005-04:002011-07-24T22:36:43.873-04:00Breaking the Radio Silence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0i7WDrkY6lHfj4h-ZM8bZVrlea9I75rfCcwkljGNJa2i_QAC8BIs-mWY93jeEo_nnLLYY4iIM3LdiANRWB7xZDsXdTVvHWD75Y3eAL7Mg5IoAdm_cLczKj0WQZuiX_-AhkHccmQhtWY/s1600/Picture+8.png"><br /></a>Hey! Here I am!<br /><br />It's shameful how long it's been since I've posted here. Since early April — yikes!<br /><br />Well, here's a quick snapshot of what's happened in the last 3.5 months:<br /><ul><li>I got a new job. In mid-June, I was <span style="font-weight: bold;">recruited away from AutoTrader.com to work for a big public relations agency</span>. (Yes, my degree is in PR, but I actually have a passion for corporate communications and employee engagement, which I will continue to do at this new gig.) I'll miss my peeps at ATC and my responsibilities there, but I'm welcome to this new, exciting opportunity.<br /></li><li>Just a month into my new job, I bonded with coworkers over a terribly tragic event. <span style="font-weight: bold;">On Friday, July 15, a gunman shot and killed a woman from my building in the parking deck adjacent to my building</span> — then opened fire on a group of girls walking across the street for lunch. Two of my colleagues were shot, one of whom still has a long recovery ahead. It turns out the gunman was a security guard from our building and the shooting occurred on his lunchbreak. We don't yet know if the deceased victim was at the wrong place at the wrong time, or if she was targeted. No matter what, that Friday was a terrible, sad, senseless, disturbing day. I am proud of everyone at my new office. The victims have been strong, positive and encouraging. Everyone else has come together in this tough time to be honest about their fears and expectations: better security, our right to trust security, etc. We're all reminded that life is short and your plotted course can change within the blink of an eye. Give all your friends and family a hug and tell them how much you love them. (News story here: <a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/midtown-shooting-victim-was-1018502.html">http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/midtown-shooting-victim-was-1018502.html</a>)</li><li>I've been <span style="font-weight: bold;">blogging semi-regularly to my other blog</span>, <a href="http://www.savvyinthecity.com/">Savvy in the City</a>. Most posts focus on being able to dress well without spending a fortune (Goodwill FTW!), eating, online shopping and things to do around Atlanta.</li><li>Dan and I got a <span style="font-weight: bold;">new, sod lawn</span>! I shouldn't put the exclamation point here because as of right now, it's been more of a frustration then a triumph; we found out right as the sod was being laid that we don't have enough water pressure to power the sprinkler system we had installed... so while we wait to have a second water meter installed, my sweet (and did I mention handsome?!?) husband has been manually watering the grass in the wee hours of the morning.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">I've been playing tennis.</span> Tennis is fun — it's one of the few things that gets me off my tail and sweating. AND, in the league I joined, you pick your own schedule. It's called <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.t2tennis.com">T2 Tennis</a>. T2 is a "flex" league, which means you and your opponent e-mail and discuss a time that works for each of your schedules. No matter what your skill level, there's a T2 league that fits with your play experience/ability. I didn't play so well this season, but I'm enjoying it, and I'm enjoying Dan playing, too. (<a href="https://www.ultimatetennis.com/">Ultimate Tennis</a> is a similar deal-io).</li><li>(Nothing I've accomplished lately is earth shattering or exciting, but I can't say that I mind.)<br /></li></ul>Things I'm grateful for today:<br /><br />Family:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTLbR64vczTPLJCQ2IteBc4l0iy_xEThefo34liSEDGoRXWrEqwnBVqxoEsReMiVUOLdytqsp85ktdS-3yQIgyxOj-Jn-EEjPHAVAU1CutX-6iy3Az9lPigUgoIo6SVDJySq5U3MUzqE/s1600/IMG_3400.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTLbR64vczTPLJCQ2IteBc4l0iy_xEThefo34liSEDGoRXWrEqwnBVqxoEsReMiVUOLdytqsp85ktdS-3yQIgyxOj-Jn-EEjPHAVAU1CutX-6iy3Az9lPigUgoIo6SVDJySq5U3MUzqE/s400/IMG_3400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633111792176124466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKV4Z_JwY7AnsyUyKjHeXNZUa11AgEwWuJShKbCeeNxjhGpEffQ_GqySBI4dlDCtY0qiGiSd7JEYMSyVNT6eIFL49gEPmbPMsj4tIE_-TN3rr8T2yjCLzw7N1DFsYDF4XcAQfgATjhkA/s1600/IMG_3403.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKV4Z_JwY7AnsyUyKjHeXNZUa11AgEwWuJShKbCeeNxjhGpEffQ_GqySBI4dlDCtY0qiGiSd7JEYMSyVNT6eIFL49gEPmbPMsj4tIE_-TN3rr8T2yjCLzw7N1DFsYDF4XcAQfgATjhkA/s400/IMG_3403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633111788716374978" border="0" /></a><br />Upcoming weddings (my friend Julia's, and my brother Ben's):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzZV-aMQKDlV0cJ98pcbtYuepLARfOdzyVuLcyyNVoaH-3rP5aAD9KIhwW4zx-BUmDgdeQmuVPdnvpFXj-HyGDDJlixF9xlO6i1qEEqW0vJfSQqQVm4o5YcXK2V8dFAAjI4UkVw0U2js/s1600/Picture+10.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzZV-aMQKDlV0cJ98pcbtYuepLARfOdzyVuLcyyNVoaH-3rP5aAD9KIhwW4zx-BUmDgdeQmuVPdnvpFXj-HyGDDJlixF9xlO6i1qEEqW0vJfSQqQVm4o5YcXK2V8dFAAjI4UkVw0U2js/s400/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633112205052762802" border="0" /></a><br />Fresh fruit ripening on the window sill (from the Your Dekalb Farmer's Market, which always puts me in a good mood):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0i7WDrkY6lHfj4h-ZM8bZVrlea9I75rfCcwkljGNJa2i_QAC8BIs-mWY93jeEo_nnLLYY4iIM3LdiANRWB7xZDsXdTVvHWD75Y3eAL7Mg5IoAdm_cLczKj0WQZuiX_-AhkHccmQhtWY/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0i7WDrkY6lHfj4h-ZM8bZVrlea9I75rfCcwkljGNJa2i_QAC8BIs-mWY93jeEo_nnLLYY4iIM3LdiANRWB7xZDsXdTVvHWD75Y3eAL7Mg5IoAdm_cLczKj0WQZuiX_-AhkHccmQhtWY/s400/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633112425814575762" border="0" /></a><br />I won't be so long 'til next time... promise! But remember to check Savvy in the City for more regular updates.Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-71768631240124470632011-04-06T17:26:00.003-04:002011-04-06T17:35:20.531-04:00Maybe Not Sexy... but PopularWhat the heck am I talking about?<br /><br />I'm talking about Ranch-style homes... popular in the late 1940s - early 1960s. We live in one now. We lived in one before we bought our current house.<br /><br />So the hubs and I were good candidates for a local online article about ranches.<br /><br />Here's one of the things I said that made the article:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">“I think what’s fun about ranches is that you can do about whatever you want,” Katy said. “Some people go really modern inside and make it like a mid-century modern. But you also see people go very classic.”<br /></span></div><br /><br />Read the full Virginia Highland-Druid Hills area Patch article <a href="http://vahi.patch.com/articles/ranch-houses-sexy-or-not-they-are-everywhere">here</a>.Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-35550692810233244852011-03-02T07:27:00.002-05:002011-03-02T13:42:51.615-05:00Giveaway on Savvy in the City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlw_1yBNrFWeutSdxN9WNDVV10lc6CtTPvN7kIEKLCv-K4C26jLvjVCsLCAnNwDGKX3_2gDuF7R_Tc8b022mhnx3LqIu1HYoyMNpZJw7vWwKRqprpcvxFj6Jre-d2WY_fNxjoQcefLjI/s1600/Gran_earrings.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlw_1yBNrFWeutSdxN9WNDVV10lc6CtTPvN7kIEKLCv-K4C26jLvjVCsLCAnNwDGKX3_2gDuF7R_Tc8b022mhnx3LqIu1HYoyMNpZJw7vWwKRqprpcvxFj6Jre-d2WY_fNxjoQcefLjI/s400/Gran_earrings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579554432080871170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrlrjtnCJ7iloMuS2CPO1MkOPI8Q_O075BWG1d1C-vzNkQsvIn48wfl9jzZfhhC9VyZDNqFB3-Qt7R_nvtDcwcvBCeRa8jf153YPCSkhhA3FioETNap9iLq1HwNgNaj_qkx5j4xnMs-A/s1600/Harpsichord.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrlrjtnCJ7iloMuS2CPO1MkOPI8Q_O075BWG1d1C-vzNkQsvIn48wfl9jzZfhhC9VyZDNqFB3-Qt7R_nvtDcwcvBCeRa8jf153YPCSkhhA3FioETNap9iLq1HwNgNaj_qkx5j4xnMs-A/s400/Harpsichord.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579554431361819554" border="0" /></a><br />Pssst....<br /><br />To celebrate my birthday, I'm giving away a beautiful 40-inch onyx necklace and some fun/flirty pearl and crystal earrings (courtesy of <a href="http://www.dolmapearl.com">dolma jewelry</a>).<br /><br />Go check it out! <a href="http://www.savvyinthecity.com/">www.savvyinthecity.com</a><br /><br />(Giveaway drawing will be Wed., March 9)Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-20101915754213289242011-02-20T21:50:00.007-05:002011-03-01T20:54:43.681-05:00The Grand Reveal<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuSdVN9X9raNKZQHGMQxwz6uoLb3EYA_SOmL8Xz8lssy7W-F8OQl8TrjUuEmnv8cUNgsVTYg4IRduAsujOjhqyPWC5wVzY2YXCpYt5OCuqwgnDbm-ameG0BlALIXKiRGZyQGpf2N6tRc/s1600/Katy_Powershot+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575971701982025298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuSdVN9X9raNKZQHGMQxwz6uoLb3EYA_SOmL8Xz8lssy7W-F8OQl8TrjUuEmnv8cUNgsVTYg4IRduAsujOjhqyPWC5wVzY2YXCpYt5OCuqwgnDbm-ameG0BlALIXKiRGZyQGpf2N6tRc/s400/Katy_Powershot+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Before.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwIkWtHxpydd7Fpx_Zpv4EtOx8giycSvCH53CyzbOoghSwLbkRj1B9bE3N6bbGYq6R4ZDTu7VZDwWo6qr7lBW1UaE3B1Q88xOWEMovX8e_7ym9EZ5VFe-c7dxL_Uuzj2SeJe-jBkqk1E/s1600/Katy_Powershot+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575970683509587554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwIkWtHxpydd7Fpx_Zpv4EtOx8giycSvCH53CyzbOoghSwLbkRj1B9bE3N6bbGYq6R4ZDTu7VZDwWo6qr7lBW1UaE3B1Q88xOWEMovX8e_7ym9EZ5VFe-c7dxL_Uuzj2SeJe-jBkqk1E/s400/Katy_Powershot+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">After.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucJLULxv0P1GxWVhFmZMMnqqGjAbiGu9ff5QSEj1frr0bNoMo36KxI9-dgS16I71F8RKbfLWffRBHY4Db_fHuVU9vrwpkotHpe5xUcRAtDHCF9pR63j-x-CIYsZOTmHiQv-Fz7fUhGtM/s1600/Katy_Powershot+098.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575969964133471426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucJLULxv0P1GxWVhFmZMMnqqGjAbiGu9ff5QSEj1frr0bNoMo36KxI9-dgS16I71F8RKbfLWffRBHY4Db_fHuVU9vrwpkotHpe5xUcRAtDHCF9pR63j-x-CIYsZOTmHiQv-Fz7fUhGtM/s400/Katy_Powershot+098.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">And from the back. Our mixed materials (brick on top, wood on the porch and cement on the whole basement floor) now blend a little better.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">We are again very happy with the work of Miguel of Angel Painting. He and his team pressure washed, reglazed our windows and painted the whole exterior (brick, trim, metal poles under the carport, door, flashing around the chimney, etc.). Long gone are those green shutters with light yellow/beige trim accents.<br /><br />Paint is Sherwin Williams (shade is called "Argos"). We used semi-gloss white "super paint" for the trim.<br /><br />Miguel: (404) 438-3623. Really reasonable pricing and they're always done on budget and ahead of schedule. If you call him, tell him Katy Mallory referred you. </div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-67810125100988691962011-01-31T13:04:00.001-05:002011-01-31T13:08:34.480-05:00A Teaser...<div><br /></div><div><i>(Exciting Things Going on at Mallory Manor)</i></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZaK2pR1tid5MO77gyFWgLR4yKOhJ0iVciNGDnGPj0FgvfdSUFsi_Y4GVEBlkGykHYZHR14AZxCV7mFw5DQlhjRBzU9LC6ZPB_CurHZuoJW0SW6U05n8lT80ZwMzNojeKLr_qxLGE64I/s1600/IMG_0569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZaK2pR1tid5MO77gyFWgLR4yKOhJ0iVciNGDnGPj0FgvfdSUFsi_Y4GVEBlkGykHYZHR14AZxCV7mFw5DQlhjRBzU9LC6ZPB_CurHZuoJW0SW6U05n8lT80ZwMzNojeKLr_qxLGE64I/s400/IMG_0569.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568413320433482786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvANfJVl8O3EyS3I7IJ1ar8DUU2tPDEDwsb6yxI4F8kpoXDm_xE9MDWS5RdC38EUFcdWfNYn-vO18or74z43ItWbbW247Xc_vmOF9elQTmZfbd_IZcyo3HjO7tSg6kFIFUEyxi0h4DQQ/s1600/IMG_0568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvANfJVl8O3EyS3I7IJ1ar8DUU2tPDEDwsb6yxI4F8kpoXDm_xE9MDWS5RdC38EUFcdWfNYn-vO18or74z43ItWbbW247Xc_vmOF9elQTmZfbd_IZcyo3HjO7tSg6kFIFUEyxi0h4DQQ/s400/IMG_0568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568413314681112482" /></a>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-26244889775032526432011-01-25T07:23:00.007-05:002011-01-25T22:33:51.282-05:00A Life Fulfilled: Atlanta Becomes Savvy In The City - with a $100 Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwUr6HVvwIIFw8TAF-CJJgVfKF0uj0CrqKaF0uGjkTWiWBXd38WM4TUTBHQdW8ZGo1G7FWyczxisMfRCMaD_24P2zKBPyUHgi6LtUIA-2xfVXwUja5b_4jiA9-YyiuuWXpm0D7aSxjB8/s1600/About_Me.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwUr6HVvwIIFw8TAF-CJJgVfKF0uj0CrqKaF0uGjkTWiWBXd38WM4TUTBHQdW8ZGo1G7FWyczxisMfRCMaD_24P2zKBPyUHgi6LtUIA-2xfVXwUja5b_4jiA9-YyiuuWXpm0D7aSxjB8/s400/About_Me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566130178348073314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Most of you know by now that I have two blogs: this one and another that focuses on thrift store shopping, restaurants, fun places to shop online and a little wardrobe remixing thrown in there.<br /><br />I'm excited to announce that "A Life Fulfilled: Atlanta" is now Savvy in the City. You can access the new blog by visiting <a href="http://www.katymallory.com/">www.katymallory.com</a> or <a href="http://www.savvyinthecity.com/">www.SavvyintheCity.com</a>.<br /><br />Even more exciting is the fact that <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.csnstores.com">CSNstores.com</a> is giving away a $100 gift certificate to one of my readers</span>! Check out all the details <a href="http://www.katymallory.com/?p=400">here</a>, and if you were a reader of my other blog before, remember to update your bookmarks!<br /><br />KatyKb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-46448984018100893512011-01-23T14:42:00.009-05:002011-01-31T13:09:28.081-05:00Home Makeover: Exterior Edition<div><br />Back in September I posted about an <a href="http://katystreamsherconsciousness.blogspot.com/2010/09/traditional-ranch-extreme-bath-makeover.html">affordable renovation we did on our hallway/guest bathroom</a>.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Now I have my sights set on an exterior makeover.</div><div><br /></div><div>While we know it will be a while (as we have some other, less-glamorous projects to work on — such as improving drainage in the yard), it's fun to think about how to change and improve the outside look of our home. Currently we have red brick, cream/yellow trim and hunter/kelly green shutters. This look has got to go!</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-oVn1MrNPdv42OJ2yYNhvF97ufMdTDO_stQWpE4Uznt3XIsTT3n-lEZz40zdoqFAOn9XBrNjAFp6NiiCw92ve6Yg-WBKeEIYNIvJXPOW3zExPol8Cq0dSUcy1cPGcd1qEfPEq5aX1I8/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-oVn1MrNPdv42OJ2yYNhvF97ufMdTDO_stQWpE4Uznt3XIsTT3n-lEZz40zdoqFAOn9XBrNjAFp6NiiCw92ve6Yg-WBKeEIYNIvJXPOW3zExPol8Cq0dSUcy1cPGcd1qEfPEq5aX1I8/s400/IMG_0508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565473536819572146" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlNJNHBt6Mfj8WTAt_nl-sKXr2KVu3_xyQeEKtXajJ_VI9qZtWdkja5ZDEOBPk482x9c4rCsO23cDGApcLDR0mmYGGk5kptjaaSVqIfDXzBiSvA5AVf6G1oGEiQbCJAvvnTLGHzchvgs/s1600/House.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlNJNHBt6Mfj8WTAt_nl-sKXr2KVu3_xyQeEKtXajJ_VI9qZtWdkja5ZDEOBPk482x9c4rCsO23cDGApcLDR0mmYGGk5kptjaaSVqIfDXzBiSvA5AVf6G1oGEiQbCJAvvnTLGHzchvgs/s400/House.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565470066579737938" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Now. Also note how we have a mix of materials: some brick, some siding, etc. Around back (the exterior of the walk-out basement) is a stucco/cement type mixture. Of course the current landscaping (or lack thereof) also leaves something to be desired...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Better Homes and Gardens' Web Site has a neat tool called "<a href="http://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/exteriors/siding/welcome-to-color-a-home/">Color-a-Home</a>." While you can't upload a photo of your house, you can choose a house like yours and switch out the trim, door, brick/trim, roof and shutter colors.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoxX6b-uCmOmOSEZP933AsIhD1bTtcEaXyuFCuJrd7gdTUKUU1zcVmChoE9DKqMdaS6qgD7Gd6daYlwX1yGaiSwHLM7DFrDCBEfTIipx8FCGmd83aFjLZK2o3EMAaYzmaBhHoWie2qPw/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoxX6b-uCmOmOSEZP933AsIhD1bTtcEaXyuFCuJrd7gdTUKUU1zcVmChoE9DKqMdaS6qgD7Gd6daYlwX1yGaiSwHLM7DFrDCBEfTIipx8FCGmd83aFjLZK2o3EMAaYzmaBhHoWie2qPw/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565469657479720546" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>In my dreams. ahhhh....</i></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Wow. Isn't that better?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-40473211685565389042011-01-11T20:25:00.002-05:002011-01-11T20:37:06.497-05:00Peer Pressure: Snow PicsEveryone else is posting pictures of our Georgia winter storm, so I might as well, too... :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6rX3iV-BVpMKdxCXvZgLKQdej_HWwySjlgx8MDmDjdBBBEUQmoB7pai3WvYzjDLM26itO6jP69SJk8Hcda_HX6A1OBwllGKooZHXV6B4sEUx22khVOs6FDF5xj8FspYUCJ5bRAsk6ZQ/s1600/IMG_0495.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6rX3iV-BVpMKdxCXvZgLKQdej_HWwySjlgx8MDmDjdBBBEUQmoB7pai3WvYzjDLM26itO6jP69SJk8Hcda_HX6A1OBwllGKooZHXV6B4sEUx22khVOs6FDF5xj8FspYUCJ5bRAsk6ZQ/s400/IMG_0495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561105329348522050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yUko_6NHnxb8DCmIDo5UWN2CGJW5nxXX-76WwmErFTxepfGIfMgW6vhqsVY1QFSYusFiXM2hV0mXKkvP4igmLDDCITj_lwvUxk8ZsQ5CjBdmQbons7s-i9oPyT8fhW7Jxk05xQ64lGM/s1600/IMG_0500.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yUko_6NHnxb8DCmIDo5UWN2CGJW5nxXX-76WwmErFTxepfGIfMgW6vhqsVY1QFSYusFiXM2hV0mXKkvP4igmLDDCITj_lwvUxk8ZsQ5CjBdmQbons7s-i9oPyT8fhW7Jxk05xQ64lGM/s400/IMG_0500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561105324161229650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Cute neighbor<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0oP94MLDhStUMp0U00loFFK-yt-0qTSadJ5avPsr0aheA6a_730vCF8xzB0xsKuRdGHfMPJkuzIQ9m4lzjd1S10L4hs4MtmzBA3Lxe2cI_Rz4tr8QtqQCyvoNJskahkaUdL_7IX3o2c/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0oP94MLDhStUMp0U00loFFK-yt-0qTSadJ5avPsr0aheA6a_730vCF8xzB0xsKuRdGHfMPJkuzIQ9m4lzjd1S10L4hs4MtmzBA3Lxe2cI_Rz4tr8QtqQCyvoNJskahkaUdL_7IX3o2c/s400/IMG_0508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561105320295183874" border="0" /></a>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-3482467376476771772011-01-06T21:45:00.004-05:002011-01-06T21:48:04.720-05:00Another reason I love our realtors!This helpful reminder about applying for Homestead Exemption from Lesley (of The Peters Company). They are on top of things, despite us not being active buyers/sellers at the moment:<br /><br /><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Dearest Clients,<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Happy New Year! Thank you so much for leaning on The Peters Company in 2010 for all of your real estate needs! And, welcome to 2011!</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >With the start of the New Year, it’s never too early to begin thinking about tax season. As you know, buying a home can be a huge tax advantage, so I want to be sure that as a homeowner you know you may be eligible for a Homestead Exemption.<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Georgia allows homeowners to claim a Homestead Exemption as a tax benefit that could amount to considerable annual savings. To qualify for the property tax exemption the Homeowner must occupy the residence and file for Homestead Exemption at the county Court House or Tax Commissioner’s Office in person, by mail or on the web, depending on the county in which you reside. Filing deadlines and requirements vary by county.</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style=";font-family:";" >For your convenience, I have attached below the contact information of most major Atlanta county Tax Commissioner offices, so that you may file for exemption.</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style=";font-family:";" >At The Peters Company, Andy and I consider providing these types of value-added services to be both an honor and a privilege. We thank you for allowing us to serve your home-investment needs. If you know anyone that is interested in buying or refinancing, now is the time! Property prices are a bargain and rates are STILL at an all time low although they are slowly rising.</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Fulton County – deadline is April 1 404-612-6440<br /><a href="http://email.southernwebgroup.com/t/r/l/wjydrd/akketlu/y" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(120, 37, 21); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">http://www.fultonassessor.org/<wbr>Forms/HtmlFrame.aspx?mode=<wbr>content/Exemptions.htm&<wbr>taxyear=2007&ownseq=1&jur=&<wbr>LMparent=180<br /></span></a><br />DeKalb County – deadline is March 1 404-298-4000<br /><a href="http://email.southernwebgroup.com/t/r/l/wjydrd/akketlu/j" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(120, 37, 21); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/<wbr>taxcommissioner/index.asp?pg=<wbr>homestead<br /></span></a><br />Gwinnett County – deadline is March 1 770-822-8800<br /><a href="http://email.southernwebgroup.com/t/r/l/wjydrd/akketlu/t" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(120, 37, 21); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">http://<wbr>gwinnetttaxcommissioner.<wbr>manatron.com/Tabs/Property/<wbr>HomesteadExemption.aspx<br /></span></a><br />Cobb County – deadline is April 1 770-528-8600<br /><a href="http://email.southernwebgroup.com/t/r/l/wjydrd/akketlu/i" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(120, 37, 21); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">http://www.cobbtax.org/Forms/<wbr>HtmlFrame.aspx?mode=content/<wbr>Exemptions.htm&LMparent=189<br /></span></a></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Forsyth County – deadline is April 1 770-781-2106<br /><a href="http://email.southernwebgroup.com/t/r/l/wjydrd/akketlu/u" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(120, 37, 21); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">http://www.qpublic.net/ga/<wbr>forsyth/faq.html<br /></span></a></span><span style=";font-family:";" ></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Best Wishes for 2011! </span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > </span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Sincerely,</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Lesley Peters</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Real Estate Consultant</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >The Peters Company </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:8pt;" >at</span><span style=";font-family:";" > Keller Williams Realty, Peachtree Road</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >3925 Peachtree Road, Suite 200</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Atlanta, GA 30319</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >mobile :: 770.634.9969</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >office :: 404.419.3500 x3619</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >fax :: 678.302.9477</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >email :: <a href="mailto:andy@thepeterscompany.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;">lesley@thepeterscompany.com</span></a></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >web :: <a href="http://www.thepeterscompany.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;">www.thepeterscompany.com</span></a></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >blog :: <a href="http://www.thepeterscompany.com/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;">www.thepeterscompany.com/blog</span></a></span></p><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>The Peters are<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>the bomb!<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-56303839401520243302010-12-31T15:10:00.009-05:002010-12-31T15:42:50.080-05:00Give New Life to Wrapping Paper Tubes<div><br /></div><div>The hubs asked me to take the lights down from the tree.<div><br /></div><div>I wanted to get out of it somehow (I can only imagine how disorganized they'll be next year — lights always end up a tangled mess).</div><div><br /></div><div>But.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had an idea... and it worked!</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1. Find a few empty wrapping paper rolls; cut slits on one end. (Wait until later to cut a slit at the other end.)</span></span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5mrKnmlOCSWKomGyFONQreWVB_FaGiaJUy6XOJQFQeXqzorVDRQV6Yta7wynALIQ5eVsetqTJcvqEq4qU_z3XKfgy4vc0jdMoT0-nBgU9lG594WkNKcq7Fb9FeyMnyuXroXvWQPRT6U/s1600/IMG_6482.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5mrKnmlOCSWKomGyFONQreWVB_FaGiaJUy6XOJQFQeXqzorVDRQV6Yta7wynALIQ5eVsetqTJcvqEq4qU_z3XKfgy4vc0jdMoT0-nBgU9lG594WkNKcq7Fb9FeyMnyuXroXvWQPRT6U/s400/IMG_6482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556942866520508546" /></a><br /><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">2. Start at the bottom or top of your tree. Slide the cord end into the slit, then wrap the light strand around the tube (starting at the top and working your way to the bottom).</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaAyauxQadMdDL77n9NHYXcQtc8T19rppDUQ_Kci5CeSqol3JIJtxX_Sbwrqm1MMSmA_gO2s3vuJbfqtpO50rLY-nYrKEfm8jkMPbgXUzgtYKGvJA1jpGmHPkQIw04R20tiu5WLDXDdE/s1600/IMG_6485.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaAyauxQadMdDL77n9NHYXcQtc8T19rppDUQ_Kci5CeSqol3JIJtxX_Sbwrqm1MMSmA_gO2s3vuJbfqtpO50rLY-nYrKEfm8jkMPbgXUzgtYKGvJA1jpGmHPkQIw04R20tiu5WLDXDdE/s400/IMG_6485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556942729575760002" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3. Wrap until you reach the end of the strand. Cut a slit at the other end of the tube so you can slide the end of the strand's outlet in.</span></b></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j-8eHmZFO3lT3HwnRIREY1u1iXd4OB9wQefQfYwlLtzkKz8bf5US4RjCUKvYDX0BJh1sr-jyqc12110XgDRynfVJ14sK2afGnBHXg9fSwSOfml2KvphhXj_XvZtb2thoenAlTkukwmg/s1600/IMG_6486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j-8eHmZFO3lT3HwnRIREY1u1iXd4OB9wQefQfYwlLtzkKz8bf5US4RjCUKvYDX0BJh1sr-jyqc12110XgDRynfVJ14sK2afGnBHXg9fSwSOfml2KvphhXj_XvZtb2thoenAlTkukwmg/s400/IMG_6486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556942580878304322" /></a><br />Voila!</div><div><br /></div><div>Crossing fingers for untangled lights next year!<br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Keeping Christmas lights from tangling. Organizing Christmas lights</span>.</div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-30524007732588179992010-12-29T21:51:00.004-05:002010-12-29T22:37:33.737-05:00Quote of the Week (Atlanta Housewives Style)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugZHTbwyAFCeq59qDrN6S1oFRDHnV193IUQ6CH8vyVHAkYENks5mHIs84lCFehjAUZD241bwFy2OaM2rEGjeWekQiCt0e9-XHUkK-DVzDhhWmSbmG6rvZVPPYe2HBNKTmn4ikRvBDftg/s1600/IMG_6315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugZHTbwyAFCeq59qDrN6S1oFRDHnV193IUQ6CH8vyVHAkYENks5mHIs84lCFehjAUZD241bwFy2OaM2rEGjeWekQiCt0e9-XHUkK-DVzDhhWmSbmG6rvZVPPYe2HBNKTmn4ikRvBDftg/s400/IMG_6315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556303701141370178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sisters</i></div><div><br /></div><div>(At the nail salon, getting pedicures)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Me to my sister: "Hey! We're just like Kim and NeNe [of The Real Housewives of Atlanta]!"</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Sister: "Why? Because we don't always get along but we have fun?"</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Me: "ummm.... not exactly what I was thinking. I meant because we are out getting pampered on weekday..."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><br /></span></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-29957660494409833982010-12-27T13:50:00.014-05:002010-12-27T14:16:52.452-05:00Recapping Christmas in Raleigh<div style="text-align: left;"><br />On the twelfth day of Christmas, Raleigh gave to us...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>12 Jello Shooters</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxm97JpLwtF4thM9UDqjqkqDh6rhjZZ-I62lUD7_9EfojtOISn4EZi_VNP0NsbbGMEvhdTpa8ekX_u6vcwW6rQnBmplfjSdic1fJNizf-RxFeQji_f9enRAfyCNxlk6cpwF7BlC7ERnVQ/s1600/IMG_6427.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5L7GJt67-V2x2uq9ym7CusfdXDiKLr1g6a9dpmrZoOOpFOhTvb66-GK5E_dBOOCa1Be_0JVhkRc8Pmd4qXTU8Tvw6to0XW-C797-zGYczOJTYwe6R_lRrTahr87zuLRxrZDvV7ep4PiA/s1600/IMG_6423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5L7GJt67-V2x2uq9ym7CusfdXDiKLr1g6a9dpmrZoOOpFOhTvb66-GK5E_dBOOCa1Be_0JVhkRc8Pmd4qXTU8Tvw6to0XW-C797-zGYczOJTYwe6R_lRrTahr87zuLRxrZDvV7ep4PiA/s400/IMG_6423.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555441444459648034" /></a><br /><div><b>11 </b><b><a href="http://lifefulfilledatlanta.blogspot.com/2010/12/mini-review-herstyler-curling-rod.html">curling rod ringlets</a></b></div><div><a href="http://lifefulfilledatlanta.blogspot.com/2010/12/mini-review-herstyler-curling-rod.html"></a><b><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGNIwjjT0-E1MNu_0bsgh0Yq5orARxZoPId7oSTvCtUIflGz0TZETQK77WfYz3euNYlda9OLP3ANTOpZmd3LCeFgi6eHf2nTqNSwmH472rIbVObNQ_beviYeo-CoFgWitM_jidWYoN3k/s1600/IMG_6339.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGNIwjjT0-E1MNu_0bsgh0Yq5orARxZoPId7oSTvCtUIflGz0TZETQK77WfYz3euNYlda9OLP3ANTOpZmd3LCeFgi6eHf2nTqNSwmH472rIbVObNQ_beviYeo-CoFgWitM_jidWYoN3k/s400/IMG_6339.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555440833732234290" /></a><br /></div><div><b>10 place settings (2 parents, 7 kids, 1 husband)</b></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLQ1a-UbJWwLYcrtrsrAO1xfsGr4IiGpfwkdML7yHFUU2SzSjWUucsLOj0uYbOSXIJPANLi7Z74xpEVuX74sFqkW_CKYuQMxLFqhDMjnsWPRaF89T7N5cbghMy-Wp56apCywBtNA2nZI/s1600/IMG_6403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLQ1a-UbJWwLYcrtrsrAO1xfsGr4IiGpfwkdML7yHFUU2SzSjWUucsLOj0uYbOSXIJPANLi7Z74xpEVuX74sFqkW_CKYuQMxLFqhDMjnsWPRaF89T7N5cbghMy-Wp56apCywBtNA2nZI/s400/IMG_6403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555440466918235442" /></a><br /></div><div><b>9 ounces of mustache wax</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75iVX2OzVGRZN-x3qz8fQj4JbHgppcsVtEr0g8dxlOpPMOMwKeEu5YoOEwPJxoihJv-CZE_qFPcIk-NrVAVHLKJ4DoZDKiYCoSIA2zjtAI2VT0mKUJf0bTHNVbe2cmdvEMFXjxuZKBBI/s1600/IMG_6375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75iVX2OzVGRZN-x3qz8fQj4JbHgppcsVtEr0g8dxlOpPMOMwKeEu5YoOEwPJxoihJv-CZE_qFPcIk-NrVAVHLKJ4DoZDKiYCoSIA2zjtAI2VT0mKUJf0bTHNVbe2cmdvEMFXjxuZKBBI/s400/IMG_6375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555440234426977698" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>8 inches of snow</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYOYYbF_mzBrGko_0J_MbzQyRcKHiNWjJHOLmiGv9alCzbTYXmoJO9B7t0HdOylJrNa-kQYwg_5_m4b7qsW_Z-qFeqjxM6qwOIuDRWgKBMVhy-LUg_tgk-RjRMdHjsuDOdBsVfAIGRAs/s1600/IMG_6330.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkQtS6Y8L3VKnUpBox-O_K9LVlLiRREymPhAZt36aLHcGlH-0ZegYBNF1BA2BJmlJH2MPVXd7Hj9_0LnVjP-qbZartmkaSzXild-dgHYxLoVSJOuFM24aNOsSj8qaHTHwEotWS6M_bIY/s1600/IMG_6469.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkQtS6Y8L3VKnUpBox-O_K9LVlLiRREymPhAZt36aLHcGlH-0ZegYBNF1BA2BJmlJH2MPVXd7Hj9_0LnVjP-qbZartmkaSzXild-dgHYxLoVSJOuFM24aNOsSj8qaHTHwEotWS6M_bIY/s400/IMG_6469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555439192809815330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z0OyEoT6tEFgtbx3b8x50WC5f3bU1qOyOAUcBL5d-7OI7x7OaWya-rSirvuUHzJJM5OkMOOw4CPlbJigDnJtMr5VgSkBAbaitrMpC1NQ12yuhp_iYK8XncJI43DcRPgvUfCfiy0Sjn8/s1600/IMG_6460.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z0OyEoT6tEFgtbx3b8x50WC5f3bU1qOyOAUcBL5d-7OI7x7OaWya-rSirvuUHzJJM5OkMOOw4CPlbJigDnJtMr5VgSkBAbaitrMpC1NQ12yuhp_iYK8XncJI43DcRPgvUfCfiy0Sjn8/s400/IMG_6460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555439191212383202" /></a><br /></div><div><b>7 varieties of desser</b><b>t</b> (cookies, coconut bars, chocolate pie, pecan pie, danishes, cinnamon rolls and peanut brittle)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc5NUAiHlQE5l0Obz7KWgiLRxd3H6LVQEh2bBrhqaBFVKT1K_dSDWS5cCwvJBtvbwwwVoe2gW4t8lnrUM2oZVgq32OIvKbF3PG8bahuy3spg0KDCcGydg5iEfP_MGwsSwOzWVRBfVeb8/s1600/IMG_6373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc5NUAiHlQE5l0Obz7KWgiLRxd3H6LVQEh2bBrhqaBFVKT1K_dSDWS5cCwvJBtvbwwwVoe2gW4t8lnrUM2oZVgq32OIvKbF3PG8bahuy3spg0KDCcGydg5iEfP_MGwsSwOzWVRBfVeb8/s400/IMG_6373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555438868290163122" /></a><br /></div><div><b>6 strands of baubles</b></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7KD7dWeW1xmIvQuGxUo0y4SYSn_WIAqt2VdSeKE_eUthyphenhyphenjucLboCAjdkey1n_XNuVWRIKg4FinwovB_Gncj-7-u0N2WIt-U-s6mK3ACc9NJDVdNHRBHcVq9YQSRbaqG7i69DiM7j-Wg/s1600/IMG_6405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7KD7dWeW1xmIvQuGxUo0y4SYSn_WIAqt2VdSeKE_eUthyphenhyphenjucLboCAjdkey1n_XNuVWRIKg4FinwovB_Gncj-7-u0N2WIt-U-s6mK3ACc9NJDVdNHRBHcVq9YQSRbaqG7i69DiM7j-Wg/s400/IMG_6405.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555438625121174802" /></a><br /></div><div><b>5 hours of dancing (Paul's party!) </b></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3G5mVMaxZDEF8_HpHwGdY9IRik_730FWSemw577QCGC-zN2q69ptf983vTe7FxYaCHdR01k5QvLxQddJsJ-HcbSmSjc43Gxvn3oplm3Uvzt729PQg6jIseEGFdGjT6-IUDb5V0Y6WJXE/s1600/IMG_6437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3G5mVMaxZDEF8_HpHwGdY9IRik_730FWSemw577QCGC-zN2q69ptf983vTe7FxYaCHdR01k5QvLxQddJsJ-HcbSmSjc43Gxvn3oplm3Uvzt729PQg6jIseEGFdGjT6-IUDb5V0Y6WJXE/s400/IMG_6437.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555438389840048034" /></a><br /></div><div><b>4 idiots watching a turkey fry</b></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90-iArS555Uef9wZWUYIf0bwXI0IJ_GZmFI4xECshLWQ4XXkqkoU-21BzsmLEjC48K6S4syVUna99rIz4sVla4RqK7J0DutaIABgTtZWsVrirj5WljNo7PUJhtoFOdkNyaam3eQ79XpE/s1600/IMG_6414.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90-iArS555Uef9wZWUYIf0bwXI0IJ_GZmFI4xECshLWQ4XXkqkoU-21BzsmLEjC48K6S4syVUna99rIz4sVla4RqK7J0DutaIABgTtZWsVrirj5WljNo7PUJhtoFOdkNyaam3eQ79XpE/s400/IMG_6414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555437948424932690" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3 new watches</b> (Anna was one of three that received a new watch from Santa)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxm97JpLwtF4thM9UDqjqkqDh6rhjZZ-I62lUD7_9EfojtOISn4EZi_VNP0NsbbGMEvhdTpa8ekX_u6vcwW6rQnBmplfjSdic1fJNizf-RxFeQji_f9enRAfyCNxlk6cpwF7BlC7ERnVQ/s400/IMG_6427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555441447713502354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>2 sisters named Katy/Katie</b> <i>(I have a stepsister named Katie!)</i></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYOYYbF_mzBrGko_0J_MbzQyRcKHiNWjJHOLmiGv9alCzbTYXmoJO9B7t0HdOylJrNa-kQYwg_5_m4b7qsW_Z-qFeqjxM6qwOIuDRWgKBMVhy-LUg_tgk-RjRMdHjsuDOdBsVfAIGRAs/s400/IMG_6330.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555439914839902002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>And 1 cod fish face!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuFz-cBFm9mCTlyTLGGs3sjrCesgw1-nNHczOZPhnLDMme5c9kZ-N9NUP3ot8y3a5m8SumbOMfRUWz_44y5XigXw5xKf3oNRT0OI18BL4dRHyH28IqTp7eEoQFBMlrgVskkNuynf6KTw/s1600/IMG_6443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuFz-cBFm9mCTlyTLGGs3sjrCesgw1-nNHczOZPhnLDMme5c9kZ-N9NUP3ot8y3a5m8SumbOMfRUWz_44y5XigXw5xKf3oNRT0OI18BL4dRHyH28IqTp7eEoQFBMlrgVskkNuynf6KTw/s400/IMG_6443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555437040269805842" /></a><div><br /></div><div>What a great Christmas holiday! Thank you to my dad and Susan for hosting an awesome Christmas week gathering. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>(Hope all your holidays were fabulous as well!)</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>- Katy</i></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-77149031309998547462010-12-12T21:29:00.008-05:002010-12-30T08:57:29.878-05:00Story Time: Holiday Edition<div><br /></div>Being in that I'm a semi-new employee at my company (<i>eight-ish months in</i>), I felt compelled to make an appearance at our corporate holiday party.<div><br /></div><div>The hubs and I suited up in our best cocktail appropriate attire and headed up to the Cobb Galleria (<i>big events facility in metro Atlanta</i>).</div><div><br /></div><div>We followed other cars and the parking attendants' light sabers to a parking deck flush with the facility. I left my coat in the car, making the executive decision that a coat check might be more trouble than it's worth.</div><div><br /></div><div>We entered the party and double-checked with a banquet employee to make sure we were in the right place. Check. We quickly made friends with the photographer, the wife of a company structural engineer. She was hilarious — encouraging people to take photos in front of the Christmas tree and telling people they ought to come back after a few more drinks. The photographer, who's name I can't remember (Lisa maybe?) introduced us to her husband. I learned he works with the Facilities department on waste water and building management projects. I shared with him that I'm in a semi-small part of our organization that sells advertising to the car manufacturers (Ford, Toyota, etc.). I asked him if he'd moved to the new office yet. So we talked for a few minutes about the new building and how nice it is and about an interior fountain that's not going to be installed after all (<i>I didn't know there were plans for an interior fountain!</i>).</div><div><br /></div><div>Dan and I mostly hung out on the periphery. We were nervous to sit down at a table and get engrossed in conversation because we could only stay for an hour or so. After all, we didn't want to miss my bro and his girlfriend's annual tacky sweater party. Keeping to ourselves wasn't challenging, as I didn't really see anyone I knew. I mean, I heard that a lot of people opt out of this party for other Saturday night plans, but I was hoping to see a colleague or two.</div><div><br /></div><div>Xylophones were chimed and dinner was served. The long drink line prompted a good idea on Dan's part: me go stand in the drink line while he went to grab a plate of food for us both. While Dan was in line, a woman asked him, "So, do you work for Arcadis or does your spouse?" Dan took a moment to reply but said, "my spouse." The woman replied, "Oh, what group?" Dan found the answer that made the most sense at that point in the conversation: "National Accounts." The woman seemed like she wasn't familiar with the department but didn't ask questions.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dan and I found each other then found a vacant table where we could sit down. He told me about his conversation in the food line — and we promptly inhaled our food, hoping that no one would talk to us or that no one would ask me anything else.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">And that's how we found out we were at the wrong holiday party... for 45 minutes. That's right... my employer's name also starts with an "A" but it's definitely </span></span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">not</span></span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> Arcadis.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-6875660391654188752010-11-27T22:26:00.009-05:002010-11-28T20:38:24.903-05:00Traveling = Invitation for Murphy's Law<div><br /></div><div>Murphy's law has its way of descending on me when we have well-intentioned plans of traveling — and getting out of town on time.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a little recap of Wednesday afternoon:</div><div><ul><li>I cannot locate my husband's great aunt's china that we were supposed to bring to Nashville after looking everywhere possible — and spot a leak from under the water heater</li><li>I call husband who tries his best to instruct me on how to inspect the leak, which is frustrating for both of us because I can't really describe what I'm looking at very well and he's not there to see it in person</li><li>Husband walks me through how to turn off the hot water valve and gas line; he texts our tenant to say we won't have hot water for a few days</li><li>I start loading up the truck with my stuff, husband's stuff and the dog — in the rain</li><li>I drive over to husband's office to pick him up with dog in back of truck in hopes of continuing on our way... only to see that our dog pooped in the bed of the truck sometime on the ride over</li><li>I scrape up most of poop using a Kroger plastic bag</li><li>We drive to the closest gas station (2 miles away); husband tries to get dog's poop from in between her toes and under her toenails</li><li>In the mean time, I go to wash my hands and buy a hotdog because I didn't eat lunch</li><li>Husband asks me to wipe the bed of the truck using baby wipes while he continues dealing with dog poop in between dog toes</li><li>I set down hotdog in its packaging on console in truck</li><li>I miss husband putting dog into cab of truck</li><li>After some light scrubbing, I open truck door to sit down and eat my hot dog... only to see hotdog has been eaten by dog</li><li>Husband finds some humor in this while I do not; I toss the hotdog bun in its box at husband and get ketchup on his shirt (I thought the packaging was closed)</li><li>Husband is not amused</li><li>We each apologize</li><li>We get on road to brave traffic to Nashville</li><li>Sister calls and says she is locked out of our house, where she planned to spend the night (whoops... I forgot to leave the key out for her)</li><li>I coach sister through breaking into our house, hang up the phone</li><li>I announce to husband, "why don't we just rear end someone to really put a bang in our travel plans?"</li></ul><div>All that being said, we finally made it to the Nashville area and had a great time. With 30-plus of Dan's family members, 8 large dogs, great food, precious kids and karaoke, how could we NOT have a blast?</div><div><br /></div><div>Pictures:</div><div><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm0FSZA0DMfWiAH04yr3OW2tQwjxNwBVxsPpbbrL33Dh8bs2fSyn1f-J2MVBZMSwryn9P7N8t8fvRyEJ1drEb6FvAoPPD0NJKxejvP8rW-l3MGDF9BzTJ3L1Cdo3rDFOAo61X_ZYkwIQ/s1600/154665_465002269562_753804562_5643687_7162300_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm0FSZA0DMfWiAH04yr3OW2tQwjxNwBVxsPpbbrL33Dh8bs2fSyn1f-J2MVBZMSwryn9P7N8t8fvRyEJ1drEb6FvAoPPD0NJKxejvP8rW-l3MGDF9BzTJ3L1Cdo3rDFOAo61X_ZYkwIQ/s400/154665_465002269562_753804562_5643687_7162300_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544779300960056402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKWh6gddm36pBD94xwWXqvFgFouEux9CMpqRw114dkA43wzSu8-JI2EctY3mvNV6dGLyp3YXaXEFgH04M82DrRrUJKN25joLkhdgaUxVdysF3A5vntzM-8f-W_WSbi0vrrzWHZR42D4o/s1600/148556_172356009455350_100000428553737_475088_1876442_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY9P2VdM9cuWmAR_Mlzufoh2bzWpng25TMBxr6PiC4QkxUM7EiNlTHanj87Kjigu2sbcY0FH3OOZRw32kTXYUyqQM4VXv_Wh4J4wiov12PzDJakvhzomV5l1O2Aa-6kSDTdRt3tJzJ1s/s400/75604_172355669455384_100000428553737_475069_398585_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544778640486296994" /></a>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-11656125499253034202010-11-05T18:47:00.005-04:002010-11-05T18:58:56.435-04:00Halloween 2010 Costumes Revealed<div><br /></div><div>At work on Monday, I told people we dressed as an airline pilot and a flight attendant... though as a couple we had a different name for our costume. Can you guess?</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccM9hbpvKL48W6fkAduwvvyKqO83_YxL32OFVA6OrhQxDT7KagLbNSqJrK3vZklwJldOfB76UY-0VknWb1ZnVc9ivGo41kCk0nk4KD0fYyhAgJBEgE7ai-E4_B8QU4sSCJ058lyNdoVk/s1600/IMG_6176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccM9hbpvKL48W6fkAduwvvyKqO83_YxL32OFVA6OrhQxDT7KagLbNSqJrK3vZklwJldOfB76UY-0VknWb1ZnVc9ivGo41kCk0nk4KD0fYyhAgJBEgE7ai-E4_B8QU4sSCJ058lyNdoVk/s400/IMG_6176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536203105795484274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_WoXTuYfHQ3KzhETy4UcO3pD_f2YmwKoI-EjDOn_Ok5JjgUFFu4tWeuz3L7zz9IMQKt_VnrgVlpuUchxYIGn0PBayDQ1Fl-DcuMfRog_hVR1zs5rDztkqVJE6luuXUodPxV_8Ccbewg/s1600/IMG_6179.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UW5NQqIaoV-wzdxV0GNDtwmgNUJRS5ReyXlywi7_wvnorwxygXnDNiXCqP9CaIVXZX9NQy263A3zBbC_XxZ0HMO2JI8TR_TCrKeb0a7QhTaC3LJHAa77VyhD2c65DlHKT-2EA31R4cs/s400/IMG_6172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536202681745824658" /></a><br /><div>Friends were:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Oitjlf1ed5tV7wj1a13TF9RH-ELT05JBGeZp9DA8z2rvRFc4LUG1jlROYh2VLwDGFTP85MHfDxB4u5u30YMFrVwIGad4Yn9nPVjV4uvWu5sxg0U9_WjGa71mj4DB3xjzDrKwF_QUkW8/s1600/IMG_6175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Oitjlf1ed5tV7wj1a13TF9RH-ELT05JBGeZp9DA8z2rvRFc4LUG1jlROYh2VLwDGFTP85MHfDxB4u5u30YMFrVwIGad4Yn9nPVjV4uvWu5sxg0U9_WjGa71mj4DB3xjzDrKwF_QUkW8/s400/IMG_6175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536202192908203842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kat Von D and Bret Michaels</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSeeXAlLZgmman6GvAfEEjxWcfWlZRcrwGS76dJe4_NOorJxNSwrnBeKeclwJnbu1Gh6wq2SowGTYViUv2lnnI-6fZhAzkMzBQ-7o1ZmDcwxVyAWBETheOU4dJ_1oIAaADZ8Y58ATDIM/s1600/IMG_6178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSeeXAlLZgmman6GvAfEEjxWcfWlZRcrwGS76dJe4_NOorJxNSwrnBeKeclwJnbu1Gh6wq2SowGTYViUv2lnnI-6fZhAzkMzBQ-7o1ZmDcwxVyAWBETheOU4dJ_1oIAaADZ8Y58ATDIM/s400/IMG_6178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536202186015307618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The rabbit from Monty Python and a Ghostbuster</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz8HVyGz6Bdt0-p2mHl5jcsnoDTMfOirw_JPOdCDlAQ8zHjYK-QAw4r3NxZ9-ZNYKfWOo0CvvkIZd7dmceGwe1S0P0Pfnrt_sASzpNdDjswXv2bvHLozmDkP7r0NSXNQdOPTjsZX0jI0/s1600/IMG_6177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz8HVyGz6Bdt0-p2mHl5jcsnoDTMfOirw_JPOdCDlAQ8zHjYK-QAw4r3NxZ9-ZNYKfWOo0CvvkIZd7dmceGwe1S0P0Pfnrt_sASzpNdDjswXv2bvHLozmDkP7r0NSXNQdOPTjsZX0jI0/s400/IMG_6177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536202179481270514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A peacock (or showgirl - you decide) and The Joker</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijllqUzu2gsrc7-X7IJNRZ3aLc2iepfBMC4UKvHxt1a52_zSbcKsNEqXVWaCshnLQGuXdC5TOQCE1Wd8fCjq1hiXD25Yv601J1IbVAEao_MttKHKIx7sceBopHVnaubPlCVxLPqEuIYvY/s1600/IMG_6158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijllqUzu2gsrc7-X7IJNRZ3aLc2iepfBMC4UKvHxt1a52_zSbcKsNEqXVWaCshnLQGuXdC5TOQCE1Wd8fCjq1hiXD25Yv601J1IbVAEao_MttKHKIx7sceBopHVnaubPlCVxLPqEuIYvY/s400/IMG_6158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536201700745710050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mG6i9bsG3HjFEEb705DXVc_xaKMhxT8AIPt3p-Qlq_PqBCz3F7ivWVACPeR7RzlTWQBJMzJ39ohCZKpieL88hECLmEw-4MUuue9WeSmV8g8sLDov0e6hBPEDnHiJhxOUqQPAmqdeu68/s1600/IMG_6156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mG6i9bsG3HjFEEb705DXVc_xaKMhxT8AIPt3p-Qlq_PqBCz3F7ivWVACPeR7RzlTWQBJMzJ39ohCZKpieL88hECLmEw-4MUuue9WeSmV8g8sLDov0e6hBPEDnHiJhxOUqQPAmqdeu68/s400/IMG_6156.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536201699047668178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlrdwFOQ0sqfiX1TPf1QIXI1tPxXvLtjqGvloFIHKTAa4325GmgHje4axnSu5_M7lWnFJ8ByJecHn6FgMB-y3QGlqgfVxgv0N0htV5Iq2l0RwRzY2ABOh8RRt24ldxc_4nP3yGq6sAXA/s1600/IMG_6215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlrdwFOQ0sqfiX1TPf1QIXI1tPxXvLtjqGvloFIHKTAa4325GmgHje4axnSu5_M7lWnFJ8ByJecHn6FgMB-y3QGlqgfVxgv0N0htV5Iq2l0RwRzY2ABOh8RRt24ldxc_4nP3yGq6sAXA/s400/IMG_6215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536201693984991970" /></a><br />Sorry for the delay... I killed my laptop charger this week and had to wait on another one to arrive.<div><br /></div><div>Lurve me some Halloween...</div><div><br /></div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-27121648781452906562010-10-28T07:30:00.000-04:002010-10-28T11:31:51.478-04:005-Minute Funny BreakThis has been cracking me up since I watched it last weekend:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xLd22ha_-VU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xLd22ha_-VU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I mean, the lyrics to Pearl Jam's Yellow Ledbetter are pretty hard to understand... watch the video... hilarity ensues.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(Kudos to James Wiersma at the basically now defunct "</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://anthologyofjw.blogspot.com/">The Anthology of James Wiersma</a><span style="font-style: italic;">" blog for passing this link along to my hubs)</span><br /><br />p.s. Safe for work. I think.Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-72901158341401756852010-10-10T18:47:00.010-04:002010-10-10T22:45:21.740-04:00Domestical<div><div><br /></div><div>I'm still here!</div><div><br /></div><div>I've just been busy traveling for work, traveling for fun/family and being domestical.</div><div><br /></div><div>Aside from racking up frequent flyer miles, I finally made one set (two panels) of curtains using that <a href="http://katystreamsherconsciousness.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-drape-plan.html">fun brown and creme-colored print fabric I bought a while back</a>. (<i>And oh, Erica and Julia, Hancock Fabrics never contacted me after I filed my detailed and mostly polite complaint...</i>)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0x_UFnehdcu-Ibd1tiHJPkn_sPzxaqPOD_zhvozWMnW9FD4-C4pvjQUyErYPQARh99oigDAcJTlKo9k8L4vcti9hLiUTZHm3eEAPG4SyqBrFCiaUNg2s9JZ56AS72Ng9VPoW0RdfU2qw/s1600/IMG_5931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0x_UFnehdcu-Ibd1tiHJPkn_sPzxaqPOD_zhvozWMnW9FD4-C4pvjQUyErYPQARh99oigDAcJTlKo9k8L4vcti9hLiUTZHm3eEAPG4SyqBrFCiaUNg2s9JZ56AS72Ng9VPoW0RdfU2qw/s400/IMG_5931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526555071950317138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopCxfSC9yV-ZopuYbrUxmaQQdMUWuvl1V_h4KeQv8TfAIZ_FkxghJPiFWup8WI0aCIvsBm6hJSDt0w9gANOJcIB3GXVeKZXirUe_9ut13TQ2kEhn0leUp-_YWodOQKvDh9lE-PapbgK0/s1600/IMG_5932.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopCxfSC9yV-ZopuYbrUxmaQQdMUWuvl1V_h4KeQv8TfAIZ_FkxghJPiFWup8WI0aCIvsBm6hJSDt0w9gANOJcIB3GXVeKZXirUe_9ut13TQ2kEhn0leUp-_YWodOQKvDh9lE-PapbgK0/s400/IMG_5932.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526554444627341906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Fabric from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.fabric.com">www.fabric.com</a>.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu-wJoFIWfU3mJxZ3F8721c9lA7loUD0GiZUulJl0azGONmDaZLN-7AB8LTVE7THMfTMNA6xNe8jm8pzZLiZvM_xg7WqfU4ziiMBNfxBQNlU2i2ARveLmAldQ0A19jbqdANBfUZSqZYU/s1600/IMG_5926.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu-wJoFIWfU3mJxZ3F8721c9lA7loUD0GiZUulJl0azGONmDaZLN-7AB8LTVE7THMfTMNA6xNe8jm8pzZLiZvM_xg7WqfU4ziiMBNfxBQNlU2i2ARveLmAldQ0A19jbqdANBfUZSqZYU/s400/IMG_5926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526554195390811810" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyUwWb4DlbBS-AgY4SrgrnBMGtkTRESPzvHsduzMReuEMZ0f8MZErPE7T_-mBjsDmpdqBprrR7oUj1EENx763TnuQ0f3vdc6OMTA7ALcmNDn7fvdFkqD0q5AH77bEFBPgLEq0zUcCQVQ/s1600/IMG_5933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyUwWb4DlbBS-AgY4SrgrnBMGtkTRESPzvHsduzMReuEMZ0f8MZErPE7T_-mBjsDmpdqBprrR7oUj1EENx763TnuQ0f3vdc6OMTA7ALcmNDn7fvdFkqD0q5AH77bEFBPgLEq0zUcCQVQ/s400/IMG_5933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526553994067239282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Note to self: buy a new ironing board pad. Yours is looking a little sketchy.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B2EBRMzsPArGXDtBBCsycRp4p_9klFwuo76xLkBsDO2j70m_eoSa2nbzxVuTkxI-4hkg_fz399xwjtDZwwPoy41T1qriZnCEZXBn4MsYYNma_zRDRmkj5Nqa3VUZKK1JbJ8a1F7bAfk/s1600/IMG_5268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B2EBRMzsPArGXDtBBCsycRp4p_9klFwuo76xLkBsDO2j70m_eoSa2nbzxVuTkxI-4hkg_fz399xwjtDZwwPoy41T1qriZnCEZXBn4MsYYNma_zRDRmkj5Nqa3VUZKK1JbJ8a1F7bAfk/s400/IMG_5268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526553804172578562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The bedroom. As you can see, it's rather neutral and plain, so I wasn't afraid to use a bolder pattern in the curtains. And brown and cream go well with the light celery walls.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWyTxqcPosspzXgLBpDsDaQ9VD_fUbSfICpWLftWTRqIR3GJMHksixykey6Zhs2quA7fA59mK51Pk1iZnlkWV5nXHkcwrGSYJkpV7EHCPS_aXUrNhMUirA-sDqgPB2ij70kJg417EAH0/s1600/IMG_5946.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWyTxqcPosspzXgLBpDsDaQ9VD_fUbSfICpWLftWTRqIR3GJMHksixykey6Zhs2quA7fA59mK51Pk1iZnlkWV5nXHkcwrGSYJkpV7EHCPS_aXUrNhMUirA-sDqgPB2ij70kJg417EAH0/s400/IMG_5946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526553296006792226" /></a><div><br /></div><div>About these drapes:</div><div><ul><li>I used a liner/backing material for the first time. This helps block out more sunlight but creates a little more work when hemming. With the first panel, I tried to do lose running stitches between the two fabrics to hold them together. That didn't work so well... I used pins for the second panel and that worked much better.</li><li>Fabric is by Waverly and feels very durable/substantial. And it arrived in less than a week (double points!).</li><li>I didn't do it purposely, but using a geometric pattern made cutting and measuring easier than if I'd used a solid print. I could pick a line and follow it across </li><li>For consistency (okay, I admit it... laziness and lack of sewing skills), I used the <a href="http://www.target.com/Iron-Clip-Drapery-Rings-14-pc/dp/B001CJCCDG">O-rings with curtain clips</a> again for these. The alternative was creating tabs or folding over the fabric so the rod would slip in. Unfortunately the rings I bought didn't match the curtain rod/hardware so I spray painted them with a metal-friendly spray paint (Rustoleum, I think, from Home Depot).</li><li>Overall, I'm happy with how they turned out. Scratch that — how they've turned out so far. I still have two more panels to make.</li></ul></div></div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-58710016811379983762010-09-27T21:25:00.003-04:002010-09-27T21:41:44.495-04:00Butterscotch Chocolate Martinis<div><br /></div><div>I hosted a few old — and a few newer — girlfriends for a grown-up slumber party a few weekends ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>We played games, told stories, enjoyed a tasty dinner out (Iberian Pig in Downtown Decatur) and stayed up 'til the wee morning hours giggling and chatting.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also tried out a new drink recipe. Ever since I tried <a href="http://www.binnys.com/spirits/Pinnacle_Whip_Cream_Vodka_19926.html">Pinnacle's smooth and affordably priced whip cream flavored vodka</a> ($12 for a 750 ml), I knew it would be a great addition to a decadent martini.</div><div><br /></div><div>Girls' Night Butterscotch Chocolate Martini</div><div><ul><li>1 ounce Pinnacle Whip Cream vodka</li><li>1 ounce butterscotch schnapps </li><li>2 ounces milk (I used 2%)</li><li>teaspoon chocolate syrup (or to taste — I used light Hershey chocolate syrup)</li><li>(Combine in a martini shaker with ice; pour through strainer into chilled martini glasses)</li></ul></div><div>Another thing I liked about this recipe is that it doesn't break the bank. For about $30, you probably have 20 martinis' worth of makings.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3BEAS-o2PfSe7QhfUBBzHlMWYYbONEBUZ-x768r3cwDwsThe7k4ujvaLQiubxTWVnHJTC_XyoRycLDZGCcosG1qOmekvCXZi8Cp5Il0uvuhSYs1iNGJLHyUfyl8k03csRNLyV4qrUV8/s1600/IMG_5793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3BEAS-o2PfSe7QhfUBBzHlMWYYbONEBUZ-x768r3cwDwsThe7k4ujvaLQiubxTWVnHJTC_XyoRycLDZGCcosG1qOmekvCXZi8Cp5Il0uvuhSYs1iNGJLHyUfyl8k03csRNLyV4qrUV8/s400/IMG_5793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521770326633390386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yes, I am perfectly aware those are margarita glasses... I couldn't find the martini glass box in the basement.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKO5zoD_2vfmCzW-EpIhJ-JjwQuh092b0PtT6C0fhGfC_sd_qKPa8btDqS8GrYLhHUdSlBGk1F1bKGMOVr8Xtxhr2HhpO2HokfM9TErvO89K_tXnJ_2Wtw-3i3j2R3RaSIwlH6N8IsAR4/s1600/IMG_5804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKO5zoD_2vfmCzW-EpIhJ-JjwQuh092b0PtT6C0fhGfC_sd_qKPa8btDqS8GrYLhHUdSlBGk1F1bKGMOVr8Xtxhr2HhpO2HokfM9TErvO89K_tXnJ_2Wtw-3i3j2R3RaSIwlH6N8IsAR4/s400/IMG_5804.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521770056384766178" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsBiNQ9C5-CmJ2R6tyju0J73OFOfIxwN8uSE2CZEUESxNpJVPFARJ006E0EcJp-W2t2AywMswESllft116vbtOu5VQmVd6yHjl8WL61eowV1Vh2kFa8mxDHeui4JGovl5gCrMJepJD74/s1600/IMG_5802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsBiNQ9C5-CmJ2R6tyju0J73OFOfIxwN8uSE2CZEUESxNpJVPFARJ006E0EcJp-W2t2AywMswESllft116vbtOu5VQmVd6yHjl8WL61eowV1Vh2kFa8mxDHeui4JGovl5gCrMJepJD74/s400/IMG_5802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521769876093965602" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYCUV2G539h8-Qan1mAoINfWhQgk_7HDG_iCKuUcMyqJZX1RTfKTS3O-Rt6h3oyHLpw4TMadZwaqq-V6swKlLLoRdQNi-KlZQ7stPJwjWOMYTzm_DnfV4Wz_EWsQ5Ew6VVrJV2dDEmjE/s1600/IMG_5803.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYCUV2G539h8-Qan1mAoINfWhQgk_7HDG_iCKuUcMyqJZX1RTfKTS3O-Rt6h3oyHLpw4TMadZwaqq-V6swKlLLoRdQNi-KlZQ7stPJwjWOMYTzm_DnfV4Wz_EWsQ5Ew6VVrJV2dDEmjE/s400/IMG_5803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521769872832569762" /></a><br /></div><div>Long live girls' nights!<div><br /></div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-57109029917698526542010-09-19T22:21:00.002-04:002010-09-19T22:22:56.361-04:00Giveaway on my other blogI'm doing a giveaway on my other blog for a $80 gift certificate to <a href="www.csnstores.com">CSNstores.com</a> (retailer that offers all kinds of things ranging from furniture and decor to shoes and kitchen gadgets).<div><br /></div><div>Check out all the details <a href="http://lifefulfilledatlanta.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-first-blog-giveaway-win-80-gift.html">here</a>.</div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-31362875773280110822010-09-19T20:52:00.006-04:002010-09-19T21:04:21.794-04:00Neighborhoody Excitement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX35QRX0a8CixPW3Ze7NzSClZVXEE2B0IL0oq7o_OvpoDmFJj62p0Fu_cnqWBKduA5fcXQEYZPWSs7GxZpL3l3-AsGQqSKKhKpTCXWvAoYblB6t88bu5OBjDUdZg-V23zGgf_rxqWu6sM/s1600/IMG_5832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX35QRX0a8CixPW3Ze7NzSClZVXEE2B0IL0oq7o_OvpoDmFJj62p0Fu_cnqWBKduA5fcXQEYZPWSs7GxZpL3l3-AsGQqSKKhKpTCXWvAoYblB6t88bu5OBjDUdZg-V23zGgf_rxqWu6sM/s400/IMG_5832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518794589535593762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlayP3yANYo4v_9gAVGU60rQXr3DBJw_xL8hX-xDPQA3WK3BjUHbR1hj3Uf64Vmwswx1XbU2lxj4ZflcxCLNtMRUe_wUDFbrKi2DPly8k0lLsEgPjsYirKKP6bbWPwrHaal1p57jfoUKs/s1600/IMG_5830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlayP3yANYo4v_9gAVGU60rQXr3DBJw_xL8hX-xDPQA3WK3BjUHbR1hj3Uf64Vmwswx1XbU2lxj4ZflcxCLNtMRUe_wUDFbrKi2DPly8k0lLsEgPjsYirKKP6bbWPwrHaal1p57jfoUKs/s400/IMG_5830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518794343739394482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai-bm1I4X1wUu0fdtkZFeewt3s8ZIUVTLuifI5xwGrTR-O4cLRUI7ZKQFWMb3AYNqppi72FLZ7yOjbD4lWVnqqiKLGCJsbF0fpGuozZEvzDZOdQUDGyBIr5oNuCMRnL3DzOnrcQ9k_70/s1600/IMG_5831.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai-bm1I4X1wUu0fdtkZFeewt3s8ZIUVTLuifI5xwGrTR-O4cLRUI7ZKQFWMb3AYNqppi72FLZ7yOjbD4lWVnqqiKLGCJsbF0fpGuozZEvzDZOdQUDGyBIr5oNuCMRnL3DzOnrcQ9k_70/s400/IMG_5831.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518793936226246754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rEMhtP6B_H8l-Hc9yMCDlCnPtrvZhsMD17lajwNNnzT8S6eStk7vDsX36J3KFeCPP57Qmy14S3NNA2WIXsvNacuRw-GVs5eSy8gKKqxAURuImv-szU2Tr1sGX5RFk6n0KQKItNPughA/s1600/IMG_5829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rEMhtP6B_H8l-Hc9yMCDlCnPtrvZhsMD17lajwNNnzT8S6eStk7vDsX36J3KFeCPP57Qmy14S3NNA2WIXsvNacuRw-GVs5eSy8gKKqxAURuImv-szU2Tr1sGX5RFk6n0KQKItNPughA/s400/IMG_5829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518793922471308482" /></a><br />We had a little excitement around "Mallory Manor" on Friday.<div><br /></div><div>I drove up to our house after work and thought to myself, "weird, I don't remember Dan doing any yard work — specifically pulling up any bushes — in the last few days."</div><div><br /></div><div>Then it donned on me... "that's not yard work refuse..."</div><div><br /></div><div>Someone totally plowed over our wrought iron mailbox, the shrubbery next to it — and our official City of Decatur road sign (our only claim to fame for having some Decatur property). That Decatur road sign was about 8 feet from our mailbox, so the person must have been ALL up in our yard. Yikes. Good thing no one was parked in front of the house right there; the rogue car would have nailed it.</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to her Carolina front license late, the woman who accidentally ran over our mailbox left a note saying she wanted to pay for the damage. We called her, and it sounded like she was having a tough day (trying to bring a friend to Cerebral Palsy rehabilitation when she had the wreck), so we told her not to worry about paying us back. (Not to mention our mailbox arrangement really needed a forced makeover anyway).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-16561534692838491102010-09-15T22:49:00.020-04:002010-09-16T22:49:45.316-04:00Traditional Ranch Extreme Bath Makeover<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, extreme may be a massive exaggeration — but we did just make over our hallway bathroom in our little 1949 Decatur brick ranch.<div><br /></div><div>We reglazed our yellow tile to white, took down the wall paper and painted the walls light grey, installed a new slate floor — and put in a new light sconce, fan/light, vanity, sink faucets, shower turns, etc., etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both our styles are rather traditional (but not stuffy traditional) so we went with what we would picture in a 1940s bathroom but not quite so retro. I hear the word "transitional" thrown around to describe casual, traditional with a hint of modern — maybe that's us.</div><div><br /></div><div>This has been probably the biggest transformation in our little casa. Over the past two months, we spent about $3,000 on updating this bathroom (in our minds, less than if we had gutted it and re-tiled it).</div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJgF6Meeqn9KnCYyvN7qtWb-IZQswFd0pLY_HuCYdEbite9HIOnHZYKEE3Anui6ciKwqXJL-f1csxVeW5yfJkv8vW8AtOP0RB4a3ojc0BdV5-LVvFSzSdr-Eb5ldEbQWeDr5g8TU6K-0/s1600/IMGP0012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJgF6Meeqn9KnCYyvN7qtWb-IZQswFd0pLY_HuCYdEbite9HIOnHZYKEE3Anui6ciKwqXJL-f1csxVeW5yfJkv8vW8AtOP0RB4a3ojc0BdV5-LVvFSzSdr-Eb5ldEbQWeDr5g8TU6K-0/s400/IMGP0012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517343369862760818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yikes! We had the toothbrush holder and soap holder tiles taken down when we had the tile reglazed from yellow to white.</i></div><div><br /><div>AFTER<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-UlJ8ns059gSzrOtJ-OtqUjjtE43x-cD8mOhv-G2fLwBlhrtDaD2cxEmoPwoPV3uE0Q5qQ26mJkHdqM7_xnoyeLPF9c-PNtFL_AziOt1rB4XJ5BreABpZvDDbwt4P-Jv7Pir7nY3Ygs/s1600/IMG_5757.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-UlJ8ns059gSzrOtJ-OtqUjjtE43x-cD8mOhv-G2fLwBlhrtDaD2cxEmoPwoPV3uE0Q5qQ26mJkHdqM7_xnoyeLPF9c-PNtFL_AziOt1rB4XJ5BreABpZvDDbwt4P-Jv7Pir7nY3Ygs/s400/IMG_5757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517343122537464770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Vanity cabinet and medicine cabinet are from Lowe's. They weren't part of a set but felt right together. I believe the vanity was $250 or $300 — and medicine cabinet/mirror was about $120. Chrome faucet is <a href="http://www.moen.com/">Moen</a> and was $92. The new vanity cabinet is shorter and narrower than the old one, which is good since the bathroom is small. We had wanted a faucet with the same turn-style knobs we have in the shower — no luck. One negative to keeping the original tile is that the mirror has to be really high to be above the tile. Folks 5 feet and under probably can't see their reflection.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOd9M1L9oIrzzO3V9F1VTaGh9MdRgwFGX2oKQdBVHWDQ2YSWLM2nRoWESUfRTPRM5FPNypouboLkThWbW4ELq5BxWnn1vli_K1ymU0o2Oh6XDxZ-t1xdNRD3DBBklcQm_DEN1pep3k5s/s1600/IMG_5526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOd9M1L9oIrzzO3V9F1VTaGh9MdRgwFGX2oKQdBVHWDQ2YSWLM2nRoWESUfRTPRM5FPNypouboLkThWbW4ELq5BxWnn1vli_K1ymU0o2Oh6XDxZ-t1xdNRD3DBBklcQm_DEN1pep3k5s/s400/IMG_5526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517342789103746690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Because I couldn't be there when he worked, I left our painter Miguel sticky notes with what I would like done ("e.g., sand, skim and paint").</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjig2sOJimiD_kScT10kcWNowkA9d3YKDTs09rmDATW1Lr4YWAHalquoNUPexVuBpNMn06E0O2xdnsPQ7q7q7dBcdxUsHR1Z1LfEjgKQTNS3Lda81XuK2QwCA7cjlOniomENa1Bvq6dx3w/s1600/IMGP0018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjig2sOJimiD_kScT10kcWNowkA9d3YKDTs09rmDATW1Lr4YWAHalquoNUPexVuBpNMn06E0O2xdnsPQ7q7q7dBcdxUsHR1Z1LfEjgKQTNS3Lda81XuK2QwCA7cjlOniomENa1Bvq6dx3w/s400/IMGP0018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517342094330171202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wallpaper was a shiny dark yellow and cream damask. I doubt it was original to the house but it was probably here for at least 30 years.</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg9EW5-unrarL24-0VTvhm_9LuXdyCwa4Z-fxieU-aG0j24Mfvcn7nyEdJbMoR3t9qTPE1lTT-G2mdZB2bduDzdK-IPRWYQB9dn4sUcQFaEXiczpru8sEiv9lX3zVp0-MNT0EmvdT9Fk/s1600/IMGP0019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg9EW5-unrarL24-0VTvhm_9LuXdyCwa4Z-fxieU-aG0j24Mfvcn7nyEdJbMoR3t9qTPE1lTT-G2mdZB2bduDzdK-IPRWYQB9dn4sUcQFaEXiczpru8sEiv9lX3zVp0-MNT0EmvdT9Fk/s400/IMGP0019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517342089612234706" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>AFTER<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTar2m8biCyrCyi91-cJCsMRSZd7FJbiexD_MieOtJm3fSuetc6HJm5ghPQxff828waIRP19emRwy11OfCAKpJ5T1leXqfPo8-sLHhy-DT8XViCg3otPqGu-Oxpy0wbembDMpp9_7qal8/s1600/IMG_5755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTar2m8biCyrCyi91-cJCsMRSZd7FJbiexD_MieOtJm3fSuetc6HJm5ghPQxff828waIRP19emRwy11OfCAKpJ5T1leXqfPo8-sLHhy-DT8XViCg3otPqGu-Oxpy0wbembDMpp9_7qal8/s400/IMG_5755.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517341361774319458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Can't remember the exact color of the paint, but we chose another Martha's Stewart color from Home Depot (a light blue-ish grey) but had it matched at Sherwin Williams because we really trust their paint. Light sconce is from Lowe's (maybe $15 for the chrome hardware and $10 for the globe).</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">BEFORE</div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPhT2IVzXyv-B0jJc9KVBbbqb43y9jyRUViKQjI5gOHSVZIDMWYqOmSjhuWC050SxSicfLt0T3oWQfpvfap0RLJCAdyZffcsL3NCUUxvCULYS9RbgVr4ldPNcpBbKmPkqHHPH5n3p2js/s1600/IMGP0013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPhT2IVzXyv-B0jJc9KVBbbqb43y9jyRUViKQjI5gOHSVZIDMWYqOmSjhuWC050SxSicfLt0T3oWQfpvfap0RLJCAdyZffcsL3NCUUxvCULYS9RbgVr4ldPNcpBbKmPkqHHPH5n3p2js/s400/IMGP0013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517341061038630962" /></a><br /></div><div>AFTER<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsuKgctXSGZ4841vSc0Q70qKqT8cVPilBKUrrhMB7GxUV8NVeTgajW1JI6BVNqrX5vcu58kCHqz_m1MaZM8TAM2ruREyu1cBW1_gVaZCWe_SI-QIt2lojkrvwlj7Qs0heYWLS0_7L4fc/s1600/IMG_5759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsuKgctXSGZ4841vSc0Q70qKqT8cVPilBKUrrhMB7GxUV8NVeTgajW1JI6BVNqrX5vcu58kCHqz_m1MaZM8TAM2ruREyu1cBW1_gVaZCWe_SI-QIt2lojkrvwlj7Qs0heYWLS0_7L4fc/s400/IMG_5759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517340835441836498" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xpYwXL2nIDRywb_jjGFYww4q8mlTx_mGopOtJLkFl4XAF6nnC8b-P3v8_-w6BVAYppEm4f6psuaGPXQP9t6hVTzy-CjtzLVpfKyfubEXMDDbuRZ0twMSM5H9MftSyZoVofZE5XJmYF4/s1600/IMGP0010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xpYwXL2nIDRywb_jjGFYww4q8mlTx_mGopOtJLkFl4XAF6nnC8b-P3v8_-w6BVAYppEm4f6psuaGPXQP9t6hVTzy-CjtzLVpfKyfubEXMDDbuRZ0twMSM5H9MftSyZoVofZE5XJmYF4/s400/IMGP0010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517340617927699314" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>AFTER<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyAdC_9j0ZPN-9ZlMdCUWdm3eLxechNWvz5hwbrLQWF17LHvtaEi1mG7u4o-d7vImj_NW6eGddFY3gQA2pN69X_TltYP3_8HwP6YSiyiV661Obc1MtAXdbLo4Fz0cLCEj-FXu-P-nqbU/s1600/IMG_5753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyAdC_9j0ZPN-9ZlMdCUWdm3eLxechNWvz5hwbrLQWF17LHvtaEi1mG7u4o-d7vImj_NW6eGddFY3gQA2pN69X_TltYP3_8HwP6YSiyiV661Obc1MtAXdbLo4Fz0cLCEj-FXu-P-nqbU/s400/IMG_5753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517340110626247794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>New shower fixtures are <a href="http://www.pricepfister.com/index.aspx">Price Pfister</a> via Amazon.com. Including the "rough in" (or behind the scenes parts), I think these were about $250.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlF_Ajo8vO-ScyCKWyM2eCrSe4BAR_TdKPrf3yfmKL9VjZsx1bpZkMzXkGNGafJg600Z9GUuWtOPcPnShZMlcTrjRW8Aa379Qh6nyHs_l11Wc_STOEa78fy5c3VN7o9NswTxpyLpztIhY/s1600/IMGP0015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlF_Ajo8vO-ScyCKWyM2eCrSe4BAR_TdKPrf3yfmKL9VjZsx1bpZkMzXkGNGafJg600Z9GUuWtOPcPnShZMlcTrjRW8Aa379Qh6nyHs_l11Wc_STOEa78fy5c3VN7o9NswTxpyLpztIhY/s400/IMGP0015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517339833012242786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I was SO over this white hexagon bathroom tile. I mean, it's neat and retro, but it looked dirty and dingy all the time (even right after cleaning).</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>AFTER<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ2Y5552o6zWsLWV1h58rBwUy648cokq_AWIYFmVRw0712iUJ5EGX9pMEs5t2_w0F3gFrt0SxMgs6fg7DlkV5ErG2mzRMD_INKuVozyRPATAObSSqRRIfSJizMzY1jlD3C_hSBIjjsZo/s1600/IMG_5760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ2Y5552o6zWsLWV1h58rBwUy648cokq_AWIYFmVRw0712iUJ5EGX9pMEs5t2_w0F3gFrt0SxMgs6fg7DlkV5ErG2mzRMD_INKuVozyRPATAObSSqRRIfSJizMzY1jlD3C_hSBIjjsZo/s400/IMG_5760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517339538919421058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Replaced the floor with dark grey slate tile (12 x 12 inch). The actual color is darker than what the photo shows. I LOVE the tile. Dan's still not sure that navy is the right rug color choice — but we're working through it.</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01Up-SuBmm9jfJ0kgpB7fXpmhSBEoPckFpfNoZ0fOLjAicRk0xfqgTLKLjIkZVNdyxVoE0rIvg-tmKaRlvZUtVJWckm9MBtuoXupNuGwnz00vgbggNAPaYBT48Ty0LMqIlLCSGbbo66s/s400/photo3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517686163928110770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Lastly, two custom-framed watercolors we picked up in Italy on our honeymoon. (In case you you don't remember, <a href="http://katystreamsherconsciousness.blogspot.com/2008/10/anger-and-disgust.html">I lost our camera so we have no photos)</a>. Got these framed at Hobby for about $110 total including frame, matte and glass.</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJgF6Meeqn9KnCYyvN7qtWb-IZQswFd0pLY_HuCYdEbite9HIOnHZYKEE3Anui6ciKwqXJL-f1csxVeW5yfJkv8vW8AtOP0RB4a3ojc0BdV5-LVvFSzSdr-Eb5ldEbQWeDr5g8TU6K-0/s1600/IMGP0012.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJgF6Meeqn9KnCYyvN7qtWb-IZQswFd0pLY_HuCYdEbite9HIOnHZYKEE3Anui6ciKwqXJL-f1csxVeW5yfJkv8vW8AtOP0RB4a3ojc0BdV5-LVvFSzSdr-Eb5ldEbQWeDr5g8TU6K-0/s1600/IMGP0012.jpg"></a></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We used <a href="http://www.porcelaininnovations.com/">Porcelain Innovations</a> to reglaze our tile and install the new floor. We are really happy with the most important part: the tile reglazing. However, there were some little things that lead me to say I wouldn't recommend Porcelain Innovations. The owner was tough to get in touch with sometimes and they had excuses for some things that didn't get done the way we wanted them. For example, the work was done while we were out of town, and we were excited to come back to a finished job. Porcelain Innovations neglected to tell us they messed up our towel racks (took off the plastic coating and tried to paint them) and accidentally ripped our new, professional paint off the walls because of taping off the tile for reglazing. Granted, it may have been that the paint wasn't dry enough just yet — but they could have sent us a quick e-mail while we were gone to say, "hey, wanted to let you know that..." And they were the ones who recommended we have the painting done BEFORE they come to do the tile. They also said they would install the threshold but decided not to. I don't know... I just left the whole thing with a kind of bad taste in my mouth related to customer service, communication and having to convince them to come back and fix things. Anyway, they did come back to fix most of the things we weren't happy with so we still are overall satisfied. Including the old floor being demo-ed and the slate being installed, the tile work was $1,800. It does look good.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry for the rambling.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://katystreamsherconsciousness.blogspot.com/search?q=angel">Angel Painting</a> (Miguel!) did our painting. We spent about $300 with him in the bathroom — but well worth it. The walls were raw plaster and needed to be smoothed with mud and sanded down to be even. He also patched holes where the medicine cabinet and light fixtures once were. I should also mention that Miguel came back out to re-do where the paint was messed up without excuses or requesting additional money.</div><div><br /></div><div>Corey with <a href="http://www.highpriorityplumbing.com/">High Priority Plumbing</a> has done our plumbing work (installing new fixtures). High Priority is so easy to work with because their office folks are very communicative — and the prices are reasonable and and the work is quality. Angela at the office responds quickly to e-mail communications, and they're always able to give quick turnaround time appointments. Corey (the technician we use) is friendly and courteous. He calls on his way over to let us know he'll be arriving soon — and he calls following his appointments to tell us how they went. My favorite thing is that he sent me a text message photo of our new faucet before he left our house. Love it!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-46454832829835751382010-09-12T22:27:00.012-04:002010-09-12T22:59:27.777-04:00S.B.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFAFvEJ_kYkp9snNPHpnixLc0KYet9qX9rowhmoFdxF4A6zgsmk-3k0i1uhgc_ojVY_92m6m2pydOIFxIThPe2KBNKUO-FaE5KJv3RyesgTZi69mRe6VyIe2ZSUsfB_6HCINOxCErkOo/s1600/IMG_5593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFAFvEJ_kYkp9snNPHpnixLc0KYet9qX9rowhmoFdxF4A6zgsmk-3k0i1uhgc_ojVY_92m6m2pydOIFxIThPe2KBNKUO-FaE5KJv3RyesgTZi69mRe6VyIe2ZSUsfB_6HCINOxCErkOo/s400/IMG_5593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516224134629877506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb73LmfxBhInzIs0Qgu-XulgMFxMT2fLC140gyMSmTvLd-44DTBynrDjo1UKM2-6T29HC1p7itX6RMtfYpc3hI3gFuaXYGY3ywq4ppj7Mc_yzxFD2nQUAPjkzAB-UHqzvGX7Qm9miOcWU/s1600/IMG_5585.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwIiKzpVOMYPW4L1Quzf3b2KrkjzNPr5jm4DMrPiPNDIUUK2JnARYxu77q48upyWTgDHiy8c5X5vMJ5EuZwEa6woOmc6stxY71A13oJ8JLPmDLnwu7zoiFgszgEYXZWwyI_Yr0piTV7s/s400/IMG_5690.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516220195238106994" /></a><br />Dear Steve and Cath —<div><br /></div><div>Thank you for treating us to one of our best vacations in a long time.</div><div><br /></div><div>We...</div><div><ul><li>Did a little of the "tourist" thing</li><li>Ate (and ate like kings — the food you make at your house is better than any restaurant... and the cheese, oh god, the cheese!)</li><li>Drank (wine and micro-brew tastings were fun outings)</li><li>Pacific coast kayaked... complete with dolphins that swam up around us</li><li>Had our first acupuncture experiences </li><li>Rummaged (successfully) for thrift store treasures</li><li>Lusted over (and later enjoyed) beautiful produce at the Saturday farmer's market</li><li>Admired and bought unique pieces at the Sunday "art walk"</li><li>Took amazing walks on that amazing Pacific coast beach, complete with gorgeous cliffs to one side and surfers to the other</li><li>Enjoyed the cliffside hot tub</li><li>Talked and laughed about life, memories, those loved and lost, favorite fonts (?), books, movies and more</li><li>Got to know each other better (I married into a fab family)</li></ul><div>Steve, I definitely can understand how you met Cath and immediately followed her over to the West Coast — what a lady. </div><div><br /></div><div>Such an amazing trip — and I feel like — a good taste of California. Santa Barbara is beautiful and you have such a wonderful life there. Thank you for having us into your home and entertaining us for four days straight. Somehow you managed to keep the days busy but relaxing and carefree, and I'm already planning our next trip out. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div>Katy and Dan </div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-68844815161754261442010-09-08T20:59:00.002-04:002010-09-08T21:02:11.880-04:00Confession<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">In my mind, one benefit to having dinner guests is that they give you a reason to spruce up around the house — and put small scale renovation projects in high gear...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-21593451363639631502010-09-01T19:50:00.008-04:002010-09-01T20:01:50.131-04:00I Usually Don't Give Money to the Homeless<div><br /></div><div><div>Sorry for my absence. Out of town work training + 'lil vacay to California = extreme lack of posting.</div><div><br /></div>But I had to give it to this guy!<div><br /></div><div>(Click for full-size images)</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELv0yZeYpBO54YRh3f0mIvjAe3WJWYMcdgcbVdeRcRUWF_L898emysRzu1uT9Nves5z2VI3B-y7U9yguFPLameevXXC5voeUqBqPDkRI3CK5KU0UJzZ4iCRnIxTdtbGUrbBOsiurKQjY/s1600/IMG_5623.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELv0yZeYpBO54YRh3f0mIvjAe3WJWYMcdgcbVdeRcRUWF_L898emysRzu1uT9Nves5z2VI3B-y7U9yguFPLameevXXC5voeUqBqPDkRI3CK5KU0UJzZ4iCRnIxTdtbGUrbBOsiurKQjY/s400/IMG_5623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512099548496367122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZJXVpj-IITtVAfaQ6zKx73wy2kLZEYXDBt0FtK5Tqr2q62zpVjpmON-EOX4lTuHutjW5blrmgUSftNVp5QtRKKQcUAshTM5e63yH7pFmdV82U3MR001pkEPFxIJGmQId7IA15Lp7zyM/s1600/IMG_5624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZJXVpj-IITtVAfaQ6zKx73wy2kLZEYXDBt0FtK5Tqr2q62zpVjpmON-EOX4lTuHutjW5blrmgUSftNVp5QtRKKQcUAshTM5e63yH7pFmdV82U3MR001pkEPFxIJGmQId7IA15Lp7zyM/s400/IMG_5624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512099254842578610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqkEb4wJXM2f_NMqKGOKf13MpdRWfZyunteQiIlgaijd_SilUDb5dndeM52anT6UpST1YIb9xIvzjcRRGxqQ9hCR4VZauaqkN1RucofsZSoHKu-Asn9RcE6WgntqZfpWm64yFPOoZfGE/s1600/IMG_5625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqkEb4wJXM2f_NMqKGOKf13MpdRWfZyunteQiIlgaijd_SilUDb5dndeM52anT6UpST1YIb9xIvzjcRRGxqQ9hCR4VZauaqkN1RucofsZSoHKu-Asn9RcE6WgntqZfpWm64yFPOoZfGE/s400/IMG_5625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512099076874655522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fSfBXVjnFdt_dWUCBqx3QjTsSEuCA3ZgSK4aguIlK5nCHp27AW_lE5jxXwVhgCV_-WHKe_WfppdLzqWl1hluhgO8HeMcHNZ-24uLOdftHeqVv7BKR1G2DDupgu68hO9x2ScxemUFoTU/s1600/IMG_5626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fSfBXVjnFdt_dWUCBqx3QjTsSEuCA3ZgSK4aguIlK5nCHp27AW_lE5jxXwVhgCV_-WHKe_WfppdLzqWl1hluhgO8HeMcHNZ-24uLOdftHeqVv7BKR1G2DDupgu68hO9x2ScxemUFoTU/s400/IMG_5626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512098210861553778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73Mm_X2xSbJBbmesUOMi8M7CIpGQKHzDSiMYARe8w2LagwswEFmBaQyWq0yDAEFi2al75-0e3AabYXyiYWnlUbeXk68di66TgUcktYkmmjjDrKy6yun5GFtqsr_hH-kj9qYb22JUfdcQ/s1600/IMG_5627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73Mm_X2xSbJBbmesUOMi8M7CIpGQKHzDSiMYARe8w2LagwswEFmBaQyWq0yDAEFi2al75-0e3AabYXyiYWnlUbeXk68di66TgUcktYkmmjjDrKy6yun5GFtqsr_hH-kj9qYb22JUfdcQ/s400/IMG_5627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512097455184706882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbAdoAtCeQC1_gv8OWIbVZk8IfHjrQtwFVFAXY_QzQULl56RmfbWfoS89_Z5E1h3EeA9DY9A0UWZYP8eW_eAnOFG_QOqtL_5bVuqcp5AUpK8ootFhuU2aDAVefX6biIfvz9jwHczvgtI/s1600/IMG_5628.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbAdoAtCeQC1_gv8OWIbVZk8IfHjrQtwFVFAXY_QzQULl56RmfbWfoS89_Z5E1h3EeA9DY9A0UWZYP8eW_eAnOFG_QOqtL_5bVuqcp5AUpK8ootFhuU2aDAVefX6biIfvz9jwHczvgtI/s400/IMG_5628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512097255784587458" /></a><div><div><br /></div><div>Part installation, part arcade game — these three pieces encouraged us to chunk out some coin.</div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180287715095961028.post-50275797106118242382010-08-16T22:29:00.005-04:002010-08-16T22:40:52.213-04:00What Says Dog Lover More Than A... Well, You Decide for Yourself<div><br />I woke up early the other morning with a headache.<div><br /></div><div>I looked in a few intuitive places (my toiletry basket, the medicine cabinet, the linen closet) for some Aleve...</div><div><br /></div><div>No luck. So I talked myself into waking my sleeping husband to ask him where it was.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Dan, where's the pain reliever?"</div><div><br /></div><div>(without missing a beat) "By Roxxi."</div><div><br /></div><div>You've seen Roxxi. If your memory is escaping you, here's a photo:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycsrS1WHCNY8YqTiOVPp-oCz1eLWTNCLWQQemAa1VhVtxJL6cWQWrY0wizmWVaMPYJiqQ5mZA_oJg_fYx9sDQawn7BKsJ0pR33g9efBeRjowoZXvNxWDV1DQJmWrQaTWvORsvvTt-Jhw/s1600/IMG_4100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycsrS1WHCNY8YqTiOVPp-oCz1eLWTNCLWQQemAa1VhVtxJL6cWQWrY0wizmWVaMPYJiqQ5mZA_oJg_fYx9sDQawn7BKsJ0pR33g9efBeRjowoZXvNxWDV1DQJmWrQaTWvORsvvTt-Jhw/s400/IMG_4100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506202903387796434" /></a><br /><div><div>So I go back out of our room, into the living room — near where Roxxi sleeps. I have no idea why Aleve would be "by Roxxi," but I keep looking (on the built in cabinets, the mantle, the coffee table). Still no luck.</div><div><br /></div><div>I go back to husband.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Dan, I hate to ask you this, but can you show me where the bottle of medicine is?"</div><div><br /></div><div>He gets up and walks directly to it:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG42UWWK2PIvakJimRSS4riXIURXxNpxGGg8iVAOX4YBmugrg8mEXeCjAcRC2Bpzb64tg8ChF-j6BXwnjTbctVafBGlp_NFRQbg0aNj8yhKkYKGA9W99Yl4Eg4r1z7TIxzelhW2EQu4EA/s1600/IMG_5505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG42UWWK2PIvakJimRSS4riXIURXxNpxGGg8iVAOX4YBmugrg8mEXeCjAcRC2Bpzb64tg8ChF-j6BXwnjTbctVafBGlp_NFRQbg0aNj8yhKkYKGA9W99Yl4Eg4r1z7TIxzelhW2EQu4EA/s400/IMG_5505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506202322926333346" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Oh, stupid me! I should have known he was referring to the ceramic Rottweiler that's temporarily hanging out in the kitchen.</div></div>Kb_Malhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024296469850144938noreply@blogger.com3