home tour

sister...you've been more than patient.

a great Pinterest idea!! i used burlap (my new FAV fabric!), cut fresh greens and little red berries. i then glue gunned the beans out of it. i found monogrammed, sparkly letters at Walmart and added them to the back of the chair so everyone knows where to sit. (ha,my family would laugh me out of house if i told them we were actually going to be dining here! we don't 'do' fancy. PLUS, we are a family of FIVE, not four.)

nothing spectacular about this picture but thought it was a cool shot. (thanks hon)
 

playroom.

crappy pic but here it is. wish i would have taken more up here. this was the cutest room in the whole place.

big ol' popcorn machine (can you say "nightmare"?)

this is my 'fun' tree. all the kids ornaments... i love this tree!.

this is the GIANT Falcons logo that lis painted.

isn't it AMAZING??

he was giddy.

again, bad photo quality.
and yes, he's throwing a football at me.
missed the catch.

this is the south wall of sam's room. rye and tim put up this massive sheet of galvanized metal.

it's a dry erase board AND a it's magnetic!

for a 12 year old, this is the bomb. (see, i even know the lingo.)

north wall of the playroom.

again, another one of lisa's canvas masterpieces!!

this is in the boy's room. i loved this tree. big bulbs like we had when we were kids.

i didn't want to buy all new ornaments for ANOTHER tree so i had copies of some of their favorite football pictures made and hung them on it.

dad built the shelves above the closet.

trophy's on it are compliments of my children, my hub (yeah, 1983!) and brother, tim. (1980 something)

dad and i built this chalkboard.

ok, so HE basically made it. i stood there, told him how big it should be. he measured, cut and hung it.

oh, i did do the chalkboard paint.  

also, you'll notice all their football cards stacked above the molding. dad got out his router and 'rounted' a thin line towards the top. just thin enough to slip their cards in. super cool.

 the Patriots and Titian's canvas's are also handcrafted by miss crafty pants, lis.

laundry room. notice the new paint color?

AND the cabniets are finally painted white.

and

the Santa costume was my father-in-laws. every year he used to show up in this at Christmas.

after he died, it went into a box up in the attic until it found a new home.

i not only love the santa suit but i love the memories it brings back to my hub.  

past Christmas cards displayed.

our room. how dang cute is the little giddy up on the bottle of wine??

thank you Pottery Barn.

again, our room. so peaceful.

the tree.

402 ornaments. (i counted them as i was taking them off)

2100 lights.

excessive? yes, i do believe it is.

well, it paid off.

Grandiflora www.grandiflorahomeandgarden.com had a tree 'trimming' contest and the likkels took home the grand prize.

$50 buckoroos to spend at their store.

yippee.yi. yo.

front door.

ho. ho.ho.

just keeping it real.

a ridiculous amount of nonsense. 

who would've guessed?  

my most prized Christmas possessions.

compliments of Sam and Max. Sam just informed me that his sheep is hanging out with Max's party and Max's Shepard is hanging at his! either way, i love the 5th grade school project. next year i'll have one more to add to the mix.