tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89334976682891467432024-03-15T18:10:18.891-07:00Raising the Rhyne BrineRaising my children, loving my husband, decorating, all the OLD FASHIONED kind of way.Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-28514433406442739022015-04-11T13:10:00.004-07:002015-04-11T13:10:55.797-07:00Moved to Texas, y'all<br />
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<span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">I haven't blogged in 2.5 years, YIKES! See my last post <a href="http://mommarhyne.blogspot.com/2012/08/kitchen-remodel.html" title="">here</a>!
We have been so busy, remodeling the Seattle house, selling it, and
packing up and moving to Texas. Life has been a complete whirlwind. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><br /><br />Well,
to sum it up, back in 2010, we moved into a tiny 920 sq ft cottage
house built in 1916. It was old and so gross. We had 3 children at the
time, Carter was 4, August was 2, and Luella was 6 months old.
Magnolia was born 1 year later. Four children in such a tiny house in a
city that didn't stop raining was quite a challenge. Add a never-ending
remodeling disaster to the mix, and a husband building a web app
company from home, it was nuts.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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It took us 3 years to get the place in tip top shape and sold in 3
days with a multiple offer bidding war. It was great but crazy. We
had to pack our whole house into a moving POD, to be shipped to a
storage facility in Texas, and we packed up our minivan with clothes
for 2 weeks and headed to Texas, plans for the first 2 weeks in Texas,
but no clue after that. We found the most gorgeous piece of land, 14
acres, small cottage, 2 huge barns, and a little guest house and made
an offer 5 days after stepping foot in Texas. It took us 6 months to
close with the bank because it was such a unique property, half
finished cottage, and multi-residence, (I'll talk more about that
later), but it was so worth it. I designed an addition for the house,
we found a builder, who turned the cottage into a real home (blog more
on that process later too)... but we are back in the blogging
atmosphere. We have 29 chickens, a fully furnished 3 bedroom guest
house, an outdoor kitchen/ bbq, and are hoping to get a garden going
soon. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #464646; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">I'll
talk more about our actual move, living in a 2 bedroom apartment with 8
people for 6 months, the struggle with the banks to finance our dream,
living in the guest house, building the dream, and everything else that
we've been up to! <br /><br />I'm so glad you came to visit. I hope you can really come to visit us soon! (<a href="http://rhynefarm.weebly.com/be-our-guest.html">See our guest house here</a>) We'd love to have you! <br /><br />If you are going to be dreaming anyway, DREAM big!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />-Melissa</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-33028879368992551452012-08-14T21:58:00.002-07:002012-08-14T21:58:48.564-07:00Kitchen RemodelHello!!! I haven't posted since who knows when... Sorry! I've been too busy, demoing and building to have time.<br />
But since we just "mostly" finished our kitchen remodel, thought I'd throw up some pictures. <br />
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Before we had nasty tile floors and I had shoved our table in the corner. I replaced that smaller window with a casement window that opens up to the deck bbq area and acts like a serving bar window. I love it. I got the "new" double thermopane casement window from Second Use (architectural salvage shop) for $45. I sold the old vinyl one for $40.. yay!! <br />
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We ripped out the wall to the living room. You can see the refrigerator is now in the old range's spot. I built a little 3' wall to cover the side of the fridge and that is where the new "dining room" is. In this "before" pick, you can see the original hardwoods that were under the tile. Although in the photo they don't look half bad, but they were in rough shape. The "after" is Highland Hickory Extreme Performance PERGO. Looks pretty similar, huh? But with 4 kids, durability will always win.<br />
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This is the view from the laundry room door. I custom built the island to look like an old buffet with the smaller spindle legs. Our kitchen is just too small for the beefy kitchen island legs and I think the smaller legs look a lot older. They are large spindles, 2" squares, I got them for $2 each at Second Use. I used 12" deep drawers on the other side from IKEA and the Oak counter is also from IKEA> <br />
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View from dining / stair area. We gutted the entire ceiling to add 5 new can lights and 2 new pendants. I wallpapered the ceiling with beadboard wallpaper from Martha Stewart and painted it Behr Aqua Breeze. Love it. (PLEASE ignore the old range and microwave and imagine a beautiful viking range in it's place. It will be coming soon)<br />
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IKEA cabinets, and farmhouse sink. I built the little shelf above the cabinets, backed with beadboard and painted Behr Smokey Slate. Perfect spot for my Pyrex and vintage finds. <br />
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The counters are Wilsonart Carrara Marble laminate with a double round edge. Again, durablity wins and they look amazing in person. <br />
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Now I can keep and eye on my lil' kiddos while cooking dinner and can actually appreciate the fireplace / media center I built over a year ago (See how I built that <a href="http://mommarhyne.blogspot.com/2011/06/living-room-fireplace-reveal.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>) when I'm in the kitchen.<br />
<br />Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-5028829541515019002012-01-22T10:50:00.000-08:002012-01-22T10:59:29.455-08:00MoneyMoney is a funny thing. I've been thinking a lot about it. Most people assume we are poor because of the size of our house. How do I feel about this? I don't know.<br />
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We live small on purpose. We have a plan.<br />
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<ul><li><strike>Go small (live in 400 sq ft with 3 kids at the in-laws for a year) </strike><span style="color: #38761d;">COMPLETED</span><strike><br />
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<li>Stay small (live in 920 sq ft with 4 kids in a rainy city)...CURRENT (will be a rental soon)</li>
<li>Buy a medium size house in Texas to live in for a year (this will happen in 2 years,this will also turn into a rental)</li>
<li>Build our dream house with no mortgage (this will be completed in 3-4 years)</li>
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I think most people don't stay small enough for long enough. They are always trying to catch up instead of waiting til they can just really explode. <br />
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Living small is hard. I have 3 kids in one 8'x7' bedroom with no closet. All of their clothes are in one dresser and the coat closet. The baby still sleeps in our room and her clothes are in a plastic container under the bed. Our bedroom is 9' x 13' and housing a king sized bed. But we do have our own bathroom, that is nice. Ok... I lied. It's really not that hard at all, it's tight, that's all. Living on the streets, that would be hard.<br />
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Redneck and I both feel like we "have it all". We feel like we ARE the Jones's... you know the phrase "Keeping up with the Jones"? It's funny because no one but us sees us like that. Everyone thinks we are poor and deprived, but I couldn't be happier. A bigger house and living in sunny weather, that's just an added bonus.<br />
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We are spreading our manure right now... so our garden looks pretty bare to outsiders. But living in the "dirt" (the starting ground), we know the richness we have invested deep down and it's only a matter of time til everyone else will see why we invested in "manure" instead of a "ready made potted plant".<br />
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It all started because I bought a pound of yellow yarn to make Rapunzel's hair. Spent an entire evening walking back and forth between our master bath towel hook and our back door handle, wrapping the yarn around so could get a giant 20' long, 2" thick, Rapunzel pony tail. Then I started thinking that the hair would look stupid just randomly hanging around the room. It needed to hang from something. So I started making up the plans. Plus, it would keep the kids busy during the winter and we can move it outside come summertime.<br />
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So, I got a 30" wide, 6' high concrete form tube. I don't know if you have ever built anything out of concrete, but liquid as a mass is strong and will break through almost anything. So this concrete form is strong, 1/2" thick, non-corrugated cardboard, and super heavy.<br />
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The kids loved it, even before I built anything with it. <br />
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But here it is as "bones".<br />
Then I cut 2x12's to have a 30" radius and screwed 3" exterior screws through the form and into the stair tread. Looking up from the entrance. Each stair is about 12" high.<br />
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Then I wrapped the upper chamber in 1/8" hardy board. Then painted stones, faux plaster and wood on the top, then vines, and more vines. Then hot glued some old flowers on... and wha-lah!<br />
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Ok, so the frame took 2 days to cut and build (that's with 4 kids, no babysitter), then another day to paint, but all and all, for entertainment all winter... WELL worth it. <br />
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It stands 8 feet high now. But when we move it outside (in May or June), I'll build the vaulted cone roof and it will bring the total height to about 14 feet... I'll also be attaching a slide and swings. But as for now, we have working shutters and pulley...<br />
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Doorway to the stairs...<br />
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And the best part, the wall / door opens (not an easy feat) so we can get the munchkins out who refuse to come down when it's time for bed. <br />
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And the stairs going down...<br />
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A little much to be considered mere "decoration for the party", still need to make a purple banner with suns, hang some "Wanted Flynn Rider" posters, but I think we'll be just fine. Got the hair draped aroud the room...<br />
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I'll be sure to get a picture of Luella in her Rapunzel dress carrying her frying pan, in front of her tower on her birthday. Gosh, I hope that dress doesn't restrict her climbing ability, hmm...<br />
But there you have it... my own homemade Rapunzel Tower<br />
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So here is what we started with.<br />
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The ugliest red stone, nasty tile floors. And compared to our newly remodeled main bath (<a href="http://mommarhyne.blogspot.com/2011/02/bathroom-reveal.html" target="_blank">View HERE</a>)... I hated using this bathroom. The cabinets were upper cabinets with no shelves and see that aweful nook behind the shower. What am I suppose to put there?!!? I swear the old owners searched the dump for this bathroom. And what's sad is this bathroom is a "new addition", built a few years before we purchased it. So pathetic. Please notice the single pane window. You could literally feel wind blow through around it.<br />
So I gave it all away on craiglist. And while Redneck was picking up the counter at Second Use, I also had him grab some cheap awesome cabinets with awesome inset pulls...<br />
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totaled at $55 for the cabinets plus $125 for the cabinet = $180 for this awesome double vanity<br />
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But they would obviously need a facelift. I had to rip everything out. The drawers were standard 24" deep so I had to do a complete overhaul and rebuild them to only be 12" deep so they wouldn't hit the sink drain and install new 12" drawer slides.<br />
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A lot of sanding and priming and some "Swiss Coffee" Behr white paint (same as main bathroom) and we had some progress.<br />
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Then the window... the awful window that wind blew in around, single pane and single pain!! So, I found a wood casement window at Second use for $20 but the hinge was broken and it was about 6" more narrow than the old one. Repairing this window was one of the most complicated things I've done. There are hundreds of different sizes and types of casement hinges. Stupid me thought "one size fits all". Lucky for me, found a great site online (<a href="http://www.hardwaresource.com/">http://www.hardwaresource.com/</a>) with the most helpful owner EVER. Took a couple weeks of emailing back and forth but got that fixed and functioning perfectly, then had to re-frame the window opening so that required ripping off all the vinyl siding. I planned on doing this all along because when we installed the huge slider (<a href="http://mommarhyne.blogspot.com/2010/09/laundy-room-progress.html" target="_blank">View HERE</a>), there was a transition in the vinyl that we took off. But I wanted it to be all a continuous wall of siding.<br />
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Ok, back inside....Of course I had to rip out the tile floor to install it properly and I had some left over vinyl from the main bath remodel that fit perfectly. <br />
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Then there was that awkward nook space so one day the perfect 15" wide cabinets with thick glass shelves came up on Second Use for $25, so you better believe I loaded all 4 kids up and headed straight to Second Use. With some more white paint and mod podge some fab fabric on the back...<br />
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And wha-lah... Progress.<br />
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Then I bought a fade translucent film for privacy, you can't see through at all at the bottom and it fades up so you can see out the window at the top. Of course I still need to install trim around the NEW casement window. There will be beadboard over the hole under the new perfume cabinet and around the entire bathroom... but its coming along. Don't even get me started on the ugliest track light EVER...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, not the best analogy but all my life, I've been scraping by with "just enough". Way more than enough to be grateful for but never really enough to be able to bless other people beyond their wildess dreams. As a child, we went back to school shopping at Goodwill, my choice. I have always been very frugal, I didn't want my "wants" for cool clothes to come in the way of my parents bills. I had no clue how much they made a year, we had a nice house, but for some reason, I don't think I deserved it. Why? I have no clue. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've always been very self-sufficient. I never want anyone else's help, I never want to bother someone else with my problems or my desires.... including God. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, I titled this blog "The Fruit Tree" because I am realizing that is what we are, that is what God made us. We are planted once, when we are small, things are more of a challenge and we hardly bear any fruit at all. It almost seems like the harder we work to grow, the less fruit we bear. I am 28 years old, and this is what I have felt like my whole life. I have felt like I will never get ahead... that's because I have been being pruned : A very good thing, but it sure looks ugly, doesn't feel very good and results are never immediate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.statebystategardening.com/enewsletters/2010-july/images/smaller/howto_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.statebystategardening.com/enewsletters/2010-july/images/smaller/howto_001.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't get my wrong, I am blessed beyond words. I have 4 perfect,beautiful, healthy children, an amazing husband, a nice warm house, food in the pantry but never enough to be able to take the woman with two kids off the street and give them a place to live. Never enough to send my 62 year old mother who works 50 hours a week on a cruise with her sister.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Being a parent has taught me so much about God. If my children were sitting on the floor in the pantry eating a bowl of rice, completely content and very grateful they had food, but I had an entire Thanksgiving feast for them in the beautiful dining room; I would want more than anything for them to come partake. But they said "No mom, we are grateful for our rice and this floor to sit on so we don't have to sit in the dirt. Thank you so much mom for this rice." Seriously, what parent wants that for their child and I feel like so many of us feel like that with God. The feast is there, HE made it for YOU. And just because you partake, doesn't mean everyone else can't. There is more than enough for everyone, why do I limit God?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/97167/97167,1275589094,2/stock-photo-large-group-of-yellow-apples-on-the-ground-under-apple-tree-54530698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Back to the fruit tree analogy, starting out, it's been rough for us. We lived with 2 children on my parents property for about 2 years, paying rent only a couple of times. My parents were barely scraping by but still wanting to help us. Redneck was working about 60 hours a week and things just weren't clicking. We cried a lot during that time. My parents ended up foreclosing and we went to go live with Redneck's mom and step dad about the same time Redneck decided to start his own programming business. I was pregnant with Luella at the time and we moved into the upstairs bedroom that had a bathroom and a small attached nursery room. It was 400 sq ft for (soon to be) 5 people. Luckily, I have amazing in-laws. They were so generous to let us live there and to make matters better, Redneck' mom and I get along great, we are both very creative. I ended up delivering Luella in their bathtub. We lived there for a year and then bought our current house. Now we have 6 people in 920 sq feet. I love this house and Rednecks business is doing great; but for some reason, we feel like we are about to get kicked down again. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/97167/97167,1275589094,2/stock-photo-large-group-of-yellow-apples-on-the-ground-under-apple-tree-54530698.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/97167/97167,1275589094,2/stock-photo-large-group-of-yellow-apples-on-the-ground-under-apple-tree-54530698.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What we need to realize is we are a bigger, stronger tree now and the storm has passed. We grew during the storm and now we are producing fruit, just the way God wants us to. He wants us to thrive, get better, grow bigger and bear more fruit. We are a perennial, not an annual. He designed us to stick around, not have to get re-planted every year and start all over again. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know in this recession, a lot of people are going through the storm but it will pass. God wants us to bear fruit. I was raised in the "God wants you to be a millionaire" church then my parents started going to a "God wants you to have nothing and die to yourself" church. Why is everything so extreme? Of course God wants us to succeed. He called us to help the needy. How in the world are we suppose to follow HIS commandments if we are convinced that God will only ration us "just enough" for ourselves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQTt3rNxhGPLsOJso0XZLSXqc-kyvMh1sj2a24jAYezD40dgTr3oA" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQTt3rNxhGPLsOJso0XZLSXqc-kyvMh1sj2a24jAYezD40dgTr3oA" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">People help people. Money does not help people. A family puts aside $10,000 to take a needy family in and help them get on their feet, nurture them, love them, make them sure that they are equals. Give that needy family $10,000 and no people and they just feel like a charity case. They don't feel like they are worth more because of the money, they feel like they are worth more because of the people, because of the love. The best way to help the needy is not be needy yourself. God wants us as fruit trees to flourish, to feed others and to use our seeds to plant others. The bigger we get, the more we feed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/AD320E/AD320E13.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/AD320E/AD320E13.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Trees : Grow as big as you can, produce as much fruit as possible, prune often and share your seeds. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Be used by God.</div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-59373492245124579132011-09-25T21:09:00.000-07:002011-09-25T21:09:23.004-07:00Disneyland Trip 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuLiLdt62xt70l2KG5xPkFua1TkjQEr8hEf4mFrwxRb0VJY1Kt6XoUPInf_7HfAy77wFKzawXDfLAkxmnUQ-AN6Nvs4ezwemJsRVjvNN1oR-bo_J2TF6z5RJ2nNjj-Tm5Qqkg3KNojRE/s1600/DSCN1537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuLiLdt62xt70l2KG5xPkFua1TkjQEr8hEf4mFrwxRb0VJY1Kt6XoUPInf_7HfAy77wFKzawXDfLAkxmnUQ-AN6Nvs4ezwemJsRVjvNN1oR-bo_J2TF6z5RJ2nNjj-Tm5Qqkg3KNojRE/s320/DSCN1537.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>We went to Disneyland last week. We took all four kids (Carter 5, August 3, Luella 1.5, and Magnolia 3 months) and Quadsie (our four seater stroller). We stayed for a week and it was a blast. We tried all the character dining and absorbed at much 80 degree California sunshine as possible.<br />
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First day we started with character dining with Minnie's Breakfast at Plaza Inn right in the park. So much fun.<br />
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Second day we ate breakfast at Surf's Up with Mickey at Paradise Pier Hotel and it was our favorite. Great food, not the most selection but the best quality of food, and by far the most characters. Our babes had a blast.<br />
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Third day we went to the princess breakfast at Ariel's Grotto. Honestly, it was quite awful. Very rude staff, crappy food, and the princesses were not very nice and only spent about 1 minute at our table. Maybe we'll go again when Lue is a little older, in a few years, but would much rather head back to Surf's Up with Mickey.<br />
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Fourth day we at the Chip and Dales Storytellers Cafe. It had good food but definitely not child friendly. They had a few bear characters, pretty good food but nothing outstanding... but I'm definitely not complaining.<br />
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Fifth day we used our "Morning Madness" and got into the park and our early and rode "Finding Nemo" with barely any wait, and then Stephen took both boy on the Matterhorn and they loved it. Then we went for brunch at Minnie's Breakfast, so convenient and always great characters.<br />
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We rode a few rides, went to lunch at our favorite Mexican place, Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante. So quiet and gorgeous... and amazing fish tacos. <br />
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It was such a great trip. We had a blast. We stayed right across the street at Best Western Park Place Inn- Mini Suite and the service was great. I just feel so blessed that I get to let my children enjoy this. I have the most amazing husband in the world and he pretty much read my mind the entire trip, not to mention sponsored the entire thing. We can't wait to go back next year, I'm hoping with just a double stroller, but we'll see.Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-1665261970664255772011-08-08T10:43:00.000-07:002011-08-08T10:43:39.833-07:00Curb Appeal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuTkZTMwEOdFBuHXuijKn4ZeZpUw9wuZ_xxni_jRQsWxlBXiyC1txj-WySGltF-gyZhZpDw22yemxHgrv-B0sccK3m6dCDFR6NNCKgCHiLASaYy6vaRozyC1jjVwAp8Pybl4fr9rPFYE/s1600/train+waiting+daddy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>I have been longing to build a roof over the front porch ever since we moved in. But 4 kids is turning out to be a lot more time consuming than anticipated, LOL. Who would have thought?<br />
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Only took 10 months (well,it took that long to wait on some sunshine)<br />
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Obiously the railing is yet to be completed<br />
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And with the left over decking, I build a planter box. I love free<br />
And the shot from Google Maps... YIKES<br />
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Oh well, it hasnt been all work<br />
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We went to see Thomas the Train<br />
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And lots of fun in the backyard<br />
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This is what occupies most of my time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Said with a huge smile)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's 3 weeks old today and I love feeling that my family is complete.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some 4th pictures</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpKJzaSZa-IXr9XmUZKwJYLUnPMRxveVnaUR86u68JxEGg-DWHNZ7G9NLdbpTWMRg-BykWrGxXl_VE3XGgvPM0c5M8XUHg0xDxcYzHwJ3IeGhq0kj7UxyHzWeEpw19V04TaGad0PYiiE/s1600/Nolie+4th.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The kids had fun</div><div style="text-align: center;">And we've finally rebuilt the front stairs...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6qp_iC2Jjg5OyKZKQVjdMS2m-Tu4clHWm875ea4sJC33NjhuAtx01zVIgx_2axF-E93Pur2QNpm0BsBXXxGYDMYpcd-KZipbp9Kpf1-GAXXSXiXzL0Lg_zIA4fbPU8YLtj3AgP4Yfwo/s1600/Stairs1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6qp_iC2Jjg5OyKZKQVjdMS2m-Tu4clHWm875ea4sJC33NjhuAtx01zVIgx_2axF-E93Pur2QNpm0BsBXXxGYDMYpcd-KZipbp9Kpf1-GAXXSXiXzL0Lg_zIA4fbPU8YLtj3AgP4Yfwo/s320/Stairs1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">More to come on that later. The finished product looks great. Post pics soon!</div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-30489869978193179962011-06-29T17:23:00.000-07:002011-06-29T17:23:12.229-07:00What's a Brine?<div style="text-align: center;">Raising the "Rhyne Brine". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's my blog name but it's much more than a cute rhyme.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.american.com/graphics/2008/february-02-08/Salt%20feature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://www.american.com/graphics/2008/february-02-08/Salt%20feature.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="pronset"><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: block; margin-top: 8px;"><span class="prondelim">[</span><span class="pron">brahyn</span><span class="prondelim">]</span> <span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"> </span></span></span><span class="pg"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">noun,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">verb,</span> </span></span><span class="secondary-bf"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">brined,</span> </span></span><span class="secondary-bf"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">brin·ing.</span> </span></span> </div><div class="body" style="text-align: left;"><div class="pbk"><span class="pg"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">–noun</span> </span></span><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">1.</span></span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">water</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">saturated</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">strongly</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">impregnated</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">with</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">salt.</span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">And it's all based around this:</span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;"> </span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">Matt 5:13-16</span></span></span></div><div class="luna-Ent"> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23248">13</sup> “You are the <u>salt</u> of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.</span> <br />
<span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23249">14</sup> “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23250">15</sup> Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23251">16</sup> In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.</span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gbcdecatur.org/files/SaltOfTheEarth1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://www.gbcdecatur.org/files/SaltOfTheEarth1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj"> </span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj"> </span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj">I am raising my children to be very salty, much like a brine. I want them to be so salty that Jesus is all people see when they look at our family. Granted, if you looked at them at this very second, you would see a very cranky 3 year old whining something at his older brother who is bossing him around because he put the wrong toys in the wrong box. And a one year old who just trampled through her brother's train track creation, now both boys are upset... at least the 11 day old babe is sleeping peacefully. Oy.</span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj"><br />
</span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj">So, this salt business is a work in progress. You have to sit in the brine awhile to get salty right? </span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj"><br />
</span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj">So there you have it, that's whats in our name! :-D</span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="woj"> </span> <br />
<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;"> </span> </span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-82993901509077775822011-06-18T17:17:00.000-07:002011-06-18T17:17:21.403-07:00Look what I got...<div style="text-align: center;">Baby #4 arrived early this morning at 3:41am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYqHJepC74Z5okN0W3_A1B4SrZ8Dmel5RcEgMtU7XTQGIdfTurW5imAVod17fGT38nWFNjbq7J5sK6a4L8Dp0LpldjZYARIiS66XW66Od2mMRwoXkJtbMHYDCSkn6uaWpuUI9rlgEES4/s1600/3+hours.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYqHJepC74Z5okN0W3_A1B4SrZ8Dmel5RcEgMtU7XTQGIdfTurW5imAVod17fGT38nWFNjbq7J5sK6a4L8Dp0LpldjZYARIiS66XW66Od2mMRwoXkJtbMHYDCSkn6uaWpuUI9rlgEES4/s320/3+hours.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Magnolia Joy</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">June 18th, 2011<br />
8 lb 8 oz<br />
21" long</div><div style="text-align: center;">14.25" head</div><div style="text-align: center;">(my tiniest baby)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDMTCRVCm6m6lNhxHCP6v5_EnO_2XOda7n74Z-c_x0FNZKJYcYU1Xx-OTRaWOMAqh1eRd-wUF3govLguT7FTKuYB-oRT6Qcu3-SHdFFno4Tw_5lUQMNysseLcN-fDPVnRsN6AFybJ-Io/s1600/10+hrs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDMTCRVCm6m6lNhxHCP6v5_EnO_2XOda7n74Z-c_x0FNZKJYcYU1Xx-OTRaWOMAqh1eRd-wUF3govLguT7FTKuYB-oRT6Qcu3-SHdFFno4Tw_5lUQMNysseLcN-fDPVnRsN6AFybJ-Io/s320/10+hrs.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Contractions started about midnight and right off the bat were 45 sec long and 3 mins apart. (You are suppose to head to the hospital when contractions are 1 min long and 5 mins apart). I hoped right in the clawfoot tub, the most relaxing place to labor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfPayQTJktS-90DIiONm46Lm0UCOQkn7iWPRm8d2QU3ekc3q0Y_CRQ9hZMHcgYlJacbn2hvo7qNI0Q2tCUQiL1P1lIqbAWX8h1lSfiSyoiRjBt2MYGPOSPYcG_VPqBs78SYGJuDkoL-A/s1600/Clawfoot+tub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfPayQTJktS-90DIiONm46Lm0UCOQkn7iWPRm8d2QU3ekc3q0Y_CRQ9hZMHcgYlJacbn2hvo7qNI0Q2tCUQiL1P1lIqbAWX8h1lSfiSyoiRjBt2MYGPOSPYcG_VPqBs78SYGJuDkoL-A/s320/Clawfoot+tub.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> We had planned another homebirth but labor is a weird thing. Contractions hurt bad... but in between contraction you feel 100% fine. <i> </i> I kept telling myself that the contractions would peeter out and didn't end up having Redneck call the midwife until 2 am. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Turns out my midwife was just finishing up another delivery in Puyallup, about 45 minutes away. So she wrapped up there and got to our house around 2:35 (she sped, hehehe). Contractions continued to get stronger and finally had to push at about 3:30. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA20d1c78-oX1_L22DON8Rh_epY4c5MJBytx5SFdGrqRyZl0xp1Kt6Jw8gG_M3Tcp3AEoY3Nvgyd3W78xThexRS-Fsk5U27IXL1rMJfaGT1WGn1QlgltpdjUYcTmWwJpbu39VbQw4sjM/s1600/legs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA20d1c78-oX1_L22DON8Rh_epY4c5MJBytx5SFdGrqRyZl0xp1Kt6Jw8gG_M3Tcp3AEoY3Nvgyd3W78xThexRS-Fsk5U27IXL1rMJfaGT1WGn1QlgltpdjUYcTmWwJpbu39VbQw4sjM/s320/legs.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 2 pushes and Magnolia was born at 3:41am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtnh_Zb252FY3NmO-PGMcsiJ_4gPPkggR4nFqL6IBjdMYLQR9X3GLN7jF9cdidrqchXTK69Shnn6ARvl1suxz28AP2V_KBn-t5ovysZDRxrXixd7rZ7dmG9-qXjnKzt-Ix0aIZIB1B80/s1600/hands.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtnh_Zb252FY3NmO-PGMcsiJ_4gPPkggR4nFqL6IBjdMYLQR9X3GLN7jF9cdidrqchXTK69Shnn6ARvl1suxz28AP2V_KBn-t5ovysZDRxrXixd7rZ7dmG9-qXjnKzt-Ix0aIZIB1B80/s320/hands.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 3 other short people that I claim as my own, slept through the entire thing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My awesome midwife, Ann Olsen, and her daughter (aka assistant) got me all set up in bed, everything cleaned up, baby weighed and checked out, to McDonalds to get us breakfast and back, and were gone by 6am... and my kids still hadn't woke up. We got about an hour of sleep in before they eventually woke up and the boys were very excited to meet their new lil' sissy "Nolie". Luella, on the other hand, could care less. I think she thinks I'm holdimg a doll or something, she hasn't even given her lil' sis a second glance, LOL. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQveOOxGOQGqe-j58Fjpqg9D-KD1og8quyrbxVQUjfjkzVHJaDm7Qqc6UMrfa8xZzM0NsAEbiKv0S_SH5mD5HmMFQjsUxHRWUiTQuFsntK1ndhanazTTap8O_nxU_aPGOkfq8Z1H1Hc_E/s1600/sissies1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQveOOxGOQGqe-j58Fjpqg9D-KD1og8quyrbxVQUjfjkzVHJaDm7Qqc6UMrfa8xZzM0NsAEbiKv0S_SH5mD5HmMFQjsUxHRWUiTQuFsntK1ndhanazTTap8O_nxU_aPGOkfq8Z1H1Hc_E/s320/sissies1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TZFcJdiGurVlC7vBHIgeHmyzQWPlsTwRO96xFiJ0TS5V7fFbe4WlV5N7HQBAOR36cc0EeKS2kOtUviVUt80jdpfJ2vOw2IcqE9Fvw3MFkZHuTryfjs5WJKUvjKQ8snaqa9ol6LMkuqk/s1600/sissies2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TZFcJdiGurVlC7vBHIgeHmyzQWPlsTwRO96xFiJ0TS5V7fFbe4WlV5N7HQBAOR36cc0EeKS2kOtUviVUt80jdpfJ2vOw2IcqE9Fvw3MFkZHuTryfjs5WJKUvjKQ8snaqa9ol6LMkuqk/s320/sissies2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But all is well in the Rhyne household and my family feels so complete. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Nolie is nursing great and sleeping a ton!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-21567891977182623712011-06-10T13:45:00.000-07:002011-06-10T13:45:53.195-07:00Living Room Fireplace RevealOh my. How long as it bee since I've blogged??? First my camera went dead, just bought it (Nikon Coolpix) 6 months ago. THen my computer got a wicked virus and wouldn't let me on the internet.<br />
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Now I have a new laptop.... YAY!<br />
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So when we first moved in,we had the most dysfunctional living room EVER. The wood stove sat in one corner and took up 1/6 of the (already tiny) living room. So one day I ripped that out!<br />
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Then (since I am a SecondUse.com stalker) I found an older looking gas fireplace for $65. SOLD<br />
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So here is the progression.<br />
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Then we got it all framed out and wired in. It was quite complicated actually because I wanted to use EVER nook and cranny to store something or other.<br />
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Behr "Lightweight Beige" but the lighting make the room look yellow (and using a camera phone since my camera is broken).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguue6Q1l5woHaud5iyrSjIbO5VL6trRKOG1UsG2SLNm1lMNr5puYu_FCq4gkEshxsJvEeS1L_t9KjxHWbYlhicU9bWr8KB26qQn8rJQn9AxwnY1JvCYyI6Y_J-RsTsHxbgkwAoQ-jla6U/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguue6Q1l5woHaud5iyrSjIbO5VL6trRKOG1UsG2SLNm1lMNr5puYu_FCq4gkEshxsJvEeS1L_t9KjxHWbYlhicU9bWr8KB26qQn8rJQn9AxwnY1JvCYyI6Y_J-RsTsHxbgkwAoQ-jla6U/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> My favorite parts and why it took so long to build (6 weeks total). Behind the tv is a deep nook that is storage for the power and internet router and wireless modem. The mantel flips open (like mailbox) to store Comcast box and Blu-ray player. There is a channel behind the tv that goes down to the storage box to bring the cords up and hide them. And the fireplace sides swing open to hold all the dvds.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKRByYduFmuPFo_Z65dnKHNaORLleOPkqTNGheQJg9wem5uuuKmEM_lI4fePXcbQd3jQsp3ok-vjTTRjrgtYvC8h9wr5NPhe46snTwivjJilcrZCEB_o5su5fs9B02k5Risdwd73p560/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKRByYduFmuPFo_Z65dnKHNaORLleOPkqTNGheQJg9wem5uuuKmEM_lI4fePXcbQd3jQsp3ok-vjTTRjrgtYvC8h9wr5NPhe46snTwivjJilcrZCEB_o5su5fs9B02k5Risdwd73p560/s320/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Another view from the desk. The floor is HIDEOUS, I know. It will soon be dark wood to match the mantel.<br />
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So there you have it. And now, Luella can't reach to turn off the tv everytime the boys want to watch Thomas the Train. Seriously, every time it would come on, she would walk over, push the power off and walk away. Gotta love it!<br />
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And now I sit here.... 39 weeks pregnant and finally REST!! Hahaha, just kidding. Just fixed the garbage disposal and tomorrow will be installing our new dishwasher... Woot Woot!!Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-44734718101078707472011-03-28T11:26:00.000-07:002011-03-28T11:26:54.034-07:00Servant's Heart<div style="color: purple; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"How do we know if we have a servant’s heart? By how we act when we are treated like one!" -unknown</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.followtheleader.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/servant-leadership.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://www.followtheleader.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/servant-leadership.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">As a mother of 3 (and another one on the way) and a husband who works from home (who leaves messes throughout the house during the day as much as the kids), most days you feel like a servant. Cleaning, cooking, laundry, repair (wo)man, grounds keeper, poo cleaner, and the list goes on.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've always adored my mother. She has the best servants heart that I've ever seen. She always wants to help, give of herself, to help you and doesn't even think of what she will get in return.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vaS6eSfUFg69SILarhX7YN4J-v2OzBgakJoptLCefvRfdz68GuBlPozdTNZHYiutIixRF9ahNE40hUOx7Uaz-Wxb4mgu0dBU2PC_2wymqTCPQI3m6aJ9_OfSLrclxmb3XbuN3sGPkLQ/s1600/IMGP2500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vaS6eSfUFg69SILarhX7YN4J-v2OzBgakJoptLCefvRfdz68GuBlPozdTNZHYiutIixRF9ahNE40hUOx7Uaz-Wxb4mgu0dBU2PC_2wymqTCPQI3m6aJ9_OfSLrclxmb3XbuN3sGPkLQ/s1600/IMGP2500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vaS6eSfUFg69SILarhX7YN4J-v2OzBgakJoptLCefvRfdz68GuBlPozdTNZHYiutIixRF9ahNE40hUOx7Uaz-Wxb4mgu0dBU2PC_2wymqTCPQI3m6aJ9_OfSLrclxmb3XbuN3sGPkLQ/s320/IMGP2500.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Gloria</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;">She is my hero and why I named my daughter's middle name after her, Luella GLORY</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="messageBody">"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." -CS Lewis</span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">As a mom, it's so important to realize that you are awesome and just because sometimes you feel like a slave, you are NOT. You are an heiress to the throne. You were given a great responsibility that our culture seems to think is not very glorious. I would do anything for my children, I think most mom's would. Being a mother has taught me so much about God's love. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Lus-nRqtYI8Ntko_NHa8mWSy-twv6IBNJpjcm6h9xbcZRnwidq7uruxRUnOfVqetE1oXlkyRgp2d0r2QUzLXGmNWkHOk-6rxMDoKe-dBELWigWwCUbSZHBbWgXTHMuwJZ_rAmwKu120/s1600/Nates+Camera+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Lus-nRqtYI8Ntko_NHa8mWSy-twv6IBNJpjcm6h9xbcZRnwidq7uruxRUnOfVqetE1oXlkyRgp2d0r2QUzLXGmNWkHOk-6rxMDoKe-dBELWigWwCUbSZHBbWgXTHMuwJZ_rAmwKu120/s320/Nates+Camera+005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I would do ANYTHING for these 3 beautiful short people</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwu9Lg_avwNGnvTE5oXXzMAor-mT4bxUr9UVBdWUyQvLZHKD6MZy7-DKL3uzjeKOmgA0K0mKxHwJg35CpCs2Ru9xluXN3bppQlKCdhOujU_c1-WUyXfYNPWC-rayQV2NpOtpjtz4scPI/s1600/Nates+Camera+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwu9Lg_avwNGnvTE5oXXzMAor-mT4bxUr9UVBdWUyQvLZHKD6MZy7-DKL3uzjeKOmgA0K0mKxHwJg35CpCs2Ru9xluXN3bppQlKCdhOujU_c1-WUyXfYNPWC-rayQV2NpOtpjtz4scPI/s320/Nates+Camera+006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> The King of Kings thought that you were worth so much, that He died for you. He purchased you. YOU are of ultimate value to HIM, the MASTER of the universe. And He came to earth to show you His love, to be nothing for YOU, to serve you. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Not that our mothering can even compare to what Jesus did, like 0.0000000001% of what HE did, we get to do. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">SERVE</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">GIVE</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Put ourselves LAST</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is a blessing</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kingdomservants.org/gfx/jesusservant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://kingdomservants.org/gfx/jesusservant.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think that most mom's don't like feeling like a servant because they don't see the blessing in it. They feel like they need "me" time and that is what our culture has taught us. But the truth is : </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">It's NOT about you</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the sooner we realize that, the sooner we can be the most effective, best mother and wife that God wants us to be. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's like when you go on a diet. And eat really healthy all week, then completely gorge yourself every Saturday. 4,000 calories of cake, chocolate, bacon, pizza and everything you can think of. </div><div style="text-align: center;">By doing that, it completely ruins all the work you did the whole week to eat healthy and you feel like your weight isn't moving... because it's not. With dieting, the most important thing is to change your relationship with food. Treat it as just a fuel to keep you moving and keep you healthy. You can't hate everyday you are eating healthy and just dream about your binge day all week. You will go NOWHERE.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the same with being a mother. We need to realize that being a servant is awesome. It's a blessing that we get to have our children, mould them, love them, and SERVE them.... just like Jesus serves us. We can't be dreaming about our "ME TIME" while we are busy going about our motherly duties. We need to be dreaming about how we can serve better, not get out of serving.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a message to myself and anyone else who agrees. It is my daily goal... hourly goal. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Matthew 23:11-12</b></span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="reftext"></span>The greatest among you will be your servant. <span class="reftext"></span>For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.</b> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I sometimes catch myself grumbling as I'm putting away the mountains of laundry or mopping the kitchen. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <i>"I wonder what it feels like to always have clean clothes, clean kitchen, food ready at meal time and never worry about where it came from. I bet (Redneck) doesn't even know how to turn on the washing machine" </i>Grumble.. grumble... grumble</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Then that small voice says </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Not as good as it feels to get to be with your children all day and make food with groceries from money that YOU didn't personally earn, or wash the clothes with water that you didn't have to leave the house to earn money to pay for."</span></span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">. . : : END OF GRUMBLE </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>: : . .</b></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span></span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">There I went thinking about "poor me" when really I should have been praising God for being so blessed. GUILTY.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Proverbs 31 woman does NOT think of herself</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">A wife of noble character who can find? <br />
She is worth far more than rubies. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17296">11</sup> Her husband has full confidence in her <br />
and lacks nothing of value. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17297">12</sup> She brings him good, not harm, <br />
all the days of her life. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17298">13</sup> She selects wool and flax <br />
and works with eager hands. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17299">14</sup> She is like the merchant ships, <br />
bringing her food from afar. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17300">15</sup> She gets up while it is still night; <br />
she provides food for her family <br />
and portions for her female servants. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17301">16</sup> She considers a field and buys it; <br />
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17302">17</sup> She sets about her work vigorously; <br />
her arms are strong for her tasks. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17303">18</sup> She sees that her trading is profitable, <br />
and her lamp does not go out at night. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17304">19</sup> In her hand she holds the distaff <br />
and grasps the spindle with her fingers. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17305">20</sup> She opens her arms to the poor <br />
and extends her hands to the needy. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17306">21</sup> When it snows, she has no fear for her household; <br />
for all of them are clothed in scarlet. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17307">22</sup> She makes coverings for her bed; <br />
she is clothed in fine linen and purple. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17308">23</sup> Her husband is respected at the city gate, <br />
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17309">24</sup> She makes linen garments and sells them, <br />
and supplies the merchants with sashes. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17310">25</sup> She is clothed with strength and dignity; <br />
she can laugh at the days to come. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17311">26</sup> She speaks with wisdom, <br />
and faithful instruction is on her tongue. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17312">27</sup> She watches over the affairs of her household <br />
and does not eat the bread of idleness. <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17313">28</sup> Her children arise and call her blessed; <br />
her husband also, and he praises her: <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17314">29</sup> “Many women do noble things, <br />
but you surpass them all.” <br />
<sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-17315">30</sup> Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; <br />
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. <i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"></span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> VERSE 31 does NOT say</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">She takes a day to herself, goes to the spa, forgets about her children and husband and just indulges herself because she deserves it.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Our culture wants us to think it does. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">It's not about us </span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-29312850726781182682011-03-10T17:40:00.000-08:002011-03-10T17:40:52.963-08:00Master Bedroom Plans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa7EijihWgYZk5z_hIjGOe-UzsbSARF9-IxfdrjM4lAQs_cHgJFsyKMzQwnt5djn8w8yd-bOGXbHNquJecl-0CAUvJgHV_yTUgHOTXwML9SjcCuOwSEEUxTM0UmTFzoHtvl6hkr7orfo/s1600/Master+Butter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa7EijihWgYZk5z_hIjGOe-UzsbSARF9-IxfdrjM4lAQs_cHgJFsyKMzQwnt5djn8w8yd-bOGXbHNquJecl-0CAUvJgHV_yTUgHOTXwML9SjcCuOwSEEUxTM0UmTFzoHtvl6hkr7orfo/s320/Master+Butter.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>We really really need a new mattress. <br />
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Nothing is as simple as that in our house. Our current mattress is HORRIBLE and a queen we were given by an old friend. The problem is that our Sleigh bed (currently in storage) is King size. Hubs is 6'4", and I am 5'10" and we usually have a child sleeping with us. A KING is mandatory.<br />
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So since our bed is tucked in what used to be the closet, there is 72" clearance. I need at least 76" to fit a king mattress. And I don't want to buy a new queen just to not use in a couple years. So, I am going to have to alter the closet. Remove some studs. Move some electrical. Replace with new trim.<br />
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I've always loved this fabric<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqVhUBd44iwJjc08uK1GikKolzxleRECgGHrUO7Fa2GtpkrUhpVcfiyZkawwc0bOPvuy2N-sXb4LD_sy69wO1jM6nklT0m_pmNvbz9iD7Abhp3WKgSBIWOToTAPSvb44P_Xj-y__RzXE/s1600/xprd363291_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqVhUBd44iwJjc08uK1GikKolzxleRECgGHrUO7Fa2GtpkrUhpVcfiyZkawwc0bOPvuy2N-sXb4LD_sy69wO1jM6nklT0m_pmNvbz9iD7Abhp3WKgSBIWOToTAPSvb44P_Xj-y__RzXE/s1600/xprd363291_m.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this Butter paint from BM</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXl2HRbvvfk_QEyrJQk7u2iLZplMA6ydKk7-YLiQ2Awooz87Ia-RRUSOhfDlHW35ylG3O9Oo3N5ojZ998YKSDccSnd6NAraWffYfROc3Bs5Ad1CPL_qYiHITzRkID5XoNTjFFzr-FvWI/s1600/butter+BM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXl2HRbvvfk_QEyrJQk7u2iLZplMA6ydKk7-YLiQ2Awooz87Ia-RRUSOhfDlHW35ylG3O9Oo3N5ojZ998YKSDccSnd6NAraWffYfROc3Bs5Ad1CPL_qYiHITzRkID5XoNTjFFzr-FvWI/s1600/butter+BM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, we'll see what I can do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Need to get rid of our gloomy bedroom. In Seattle, we see enough gray blue in the skies, I don't need it in the bedroom too.</div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-18368430886892257422011-02-24T20:18:00.000-08:002011-02-24T20:18:45.418-08:00Frugal Friday<div style="text-align: center;">Today I'm linking up with "Frugal Friday" at</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/jmrammell/shabbynestbutton.png" /></a></center><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2011/02/frugal-friday_24.html">http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2011/02/frugal-friday_24.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, most wouldn't think that a complete overhaul bathroom remodel would be Frugal but you'd be surprised.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Normally, I don't like spilling the beans on money. We don't have a lot of it, and if I have some, I feel like I'm bragging. But our entire bathroom.. ripping out all joists, replacing all walls, etc totaled out at </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">$1,154</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">FOR EVERYTHING.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To me, that is a steal. My goal was to get it under $800, (I had $400 / month remodel budget) but you know how all the little things start adding up. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Vanity $100 (used craigslist)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Floor joists / subfloor $300</div><div style="text-align: center;">Vinyl and tape $85 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Drywall and supplies $80</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beadboard $80 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pocket door frame $100</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pocket door Revamp (with plexiglass and vinyl sticker) $70</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paint $60</div><div style="text-align: center;">Trim $50 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chandelier $45</div><div style="text-align: center;">Electrical wiring/switches/outlets $20</div><div style="text-align: center;">Plumbing pipes, valves $30 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Faucet $90</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (2) Rob hooks $30</div><div style="text-align: center;">Screws, nails, misc $14</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Seems like a lot of money to me but considering it probably adds about $10,000 equity in the house... </div><div style="text-align: center;">seems like a great deal to me! </div><div style="text-align: center;">And now I get to enjoy it, instead of doing it just to get it sold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-65911210009276610802011-02-19T17:40:00.000-08:002011-02-19T17:44:59.456-08:00Bathroom Reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6vIh-nxKSVU8o8krPgHvIQc3GkbuUSlZEencVqj_QqjZ2EY4hy-QObmA1hSTsz49Szv3J7nw_EeLfQOkgQXqNJXTitUpII78p9VjNqRkepmpUV2d3VSBjnpiFXcJ0zaXPEQI88DF8JU/s1600/DSCN0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It all started when I found this vanity. I thought I'd use it to do this... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4ID7Nw-2SZnuE3QrCrE2xf6gR_v4iZRojGyizCCNXwLathN6Wx2dLyIq5D8nJuqdEb6EbQCM0TzdAN6OImg7LE5kdth56-bBAKswWCcS7jgfYPXKjhICfLt012pgrBmQjay0CTbng7o/s1600/DSCN0227a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4ID7Nw-2SZnuE3QrCrE2xf6gR_v4iZRojGyizCCNXwLathN6Wx2dLyIq5D8nJuqdEb6EbQCM0TzdAN6OImg7LE5kdth56-bBAKswWCcS7jgfYPXKjhICfLt012pgrBmQjay0CTbng7o/s320/DSCN0227a.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Simple remodel. Remove the double vanity... replace with single.. gain space</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6vIh-nxKSVU8o8krPgHvIQc3GkbuUSlZEencVqj_QqjZ2EY4hy-QObmA1hSTsz49Szv3J7nw_EeLfQOkgQXqNJXTitUpII78p9VjNqRkepmpUV2d3VSBjnpiFXcJ0zaXPEQI88DF8JU/s1600/DSCN0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6vIh-nxKSVU8o8krPgHvIQc3GkbuUSlZEencVqj_QqjZ2EY4hy-QObmA1hSTsz49Szv3J7nw_EeLfQOkgQXqNJXTitUpII78p9VjNqRkepmpUV2d3VSBjnpiFXcJ0zaXPEQI88DF8JU/s320/DSCN0090.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yea right~!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetmu6Qm2gPOMtjJTtgbJ2kTaQKJwi-zdAtxbl6G-gS_M5tWzJspYNlpSjw-NbB56_2C3z5etczzZdPsKF3tAOO9xE_JQAMp85j5Fa3zE_F_OIG1OGMozXEp5cSx5JIlM6dxgEnQe3Ph4/s1600/1+Bathtub+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetmu6Qm2gPOMtjJTtgbJ2kTaQKJwi-zdAtxbl6G-gS_M5tWzJspYNlpSjw-NbB56_2C3z5etczzZdPsKF3tAOO9xE_JQAMp85j5Fa3zE_F_OIG1OGMozXEp5cSx5JIlM6dxgEnQe3Ph4/s320/1+Bathtub+wall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ended up ripping out EVERYTHING, replacing joists (all of them), all subfloor, new vinyl, new walls, etc..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp8_z40q4Oyw-7XaeF_IUob_2iaVqaK10plFZblEK_B3ZD-59yYavgB-gM1Axuf__QyEoRZDEkIssIsrLqh7KT35deVrljMlcdJs2-qJgYb5xSV5Yyjm1VCjKjtluwcsqN3sG4V0OT1g/s1600/DSCN0294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp8_z40q4Oyw-7XaeF_IUob_2iaVqaK10plFZblEK_B3ZD-59yYavgB-gM1Axuf__QyEoRZDEkIssIsrLqh7KT35deVrljMlcdJs2-qJgYb5xSV5Yyjm1VCjKjtluwcsqN3sG4V0OT1g/s320/DSCN0294.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was tricky because we couldn't remove the clawfoot tub down the 24" hallway. So we had to rip out half the floor, replace everything.. then move the clawfoot to the "new" side and replace the other side. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some process.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In moving the clawfoot around, I realized it would work much better on the "vanity" wall. So I rearranged the plumbing to accomidate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrHVrR4F1KV_vjJe1NAwtmc3-hI-tZRrJiLZ4yoPYDQ1KDuobOgaWtbREBM4va_jRroWZhyYuX8oeoo7G8FseFJjYwO9gosizK9IDvmeyinacVICZd_ePzZRjvs12Na4wCBbR7HzJaTM/s1600/DSCN0275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrHVrR4F1KV_vjJe1NAwtmc3-hI-tZRrJiLZ4yoPYDQ1KDuobOgaWtbREBM4va_jRroWZhyYuX8oeoo7G8FseFJjYwO9gosizK9IDvmeyinacVICZd_ePzZRjvs12Na4wCBbR7HzJaTM/s320/DSCN0275.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So... without further ado...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The sink got moved to the tub pluumbing area. So much more spacious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The large mirror right as you walk in is the old vanity mirror that was horizontal. I glued it onto some hardboard, let it sit for 72 hours. Then I screwed the exposed hardboard into studs then trimmed out the rest. The tub still needs a D shape clawfoot rod and curtains, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://common2.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/4780/1986417/1/Accents+D+Type+Rod.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://common2.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/4780/1986417/1/Accents+D+Type+Rod.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a glass shelf over the toilet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZGkzkeO7Bd2mYMODCJlY0HJazTiwXMqAfKOi1A-_uXK0cNiThYFbd32SeUrsE0JdEIWTHSVdgrn67AHZE3eL0d2sUCXsc2cjIIvpsTXXDzccbc_6QYqoUytH5g3E5ujDG9Ai1otU_cg/s640/Glass+Shelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZGkzkeO7Bd2mYMODCJlY0HJazTiwXMqAfKOi1A-_uXK0cNiThYFbd32SeUrsE0JdEIWTHSVdgrn67AHZE3eL0d2sUCXsc2cjIIvpsTXXDzccbc_6QYqoUytH5g3E5ujDG9Ai1otU_cg/s320/Glass+Shelf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But it's been 7 weeks and my husband is done having a construction zone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br />
</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>COLORS</b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tub and vanity</div><div style="text-align: center;">Behr Eucalyptus Leaf </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXM178h-IlLp71nhjbA2cwDzUfCSMhpOzjmGwu5BbQX43BlBaUxkow5fORGaz479-U3ODJpLwnJKEqPLqk-krKjw5MhZSfWRS6-cp4JLvtjBSS8ZiiXEqoRSdModW8iqylkFhJenBsSg/s1600/Eucalyptus+Leaf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXM178h-IlLp71nhjbA2cwDzUfCSMhpOzjmGwu5BbQX43BlBaUxkow5fORGaz479-U3ODJpLwnJKEqPLqk-krKjw5MhZSfWRS6-cp4JLvtjBSS8ZiiXEqoRSdModW8iqylkFhJenBsSg/s1600/Eucalyptus+Leaf.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The upper wall in Satin</div><div style="text-align: center;">Behr Aqua Breeze</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs76pgs4e1xO0cRGP7LTri5Xs0HkvPCdYArJ-Ef8JjKP2ZPcjtX885_dZKOQr8cGjLn7TIFJiksks9clWK46okbuU6DwHT4lRi10jVe76JlK54cDy-h5Qmjma0WZv-qNSSPD4FpbT9vkA/s1600/Behr+Aqua+Breeze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs76pgs4e1xO0cRGP7LTri5Xs0HkvPCdYArJ-Ef8JjKP2ZPcjtX885_dZKOQr8cGjLn7TIFJiksks9clWK46okbuU6DwHT4lRi10jVe76JlK54cDy-h5Qmjma0WZv-qNSSPD4FpbT9vkA/s1600/Behr+Aqua+Breeze.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the beadboard and all trim in semi-gloss</div><div style="text-align: center;">Behr Swiss Coffee</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7IKalbhhqEGHhAnOfminnQyIumR2zJSDzCygUEH7lGaG0hqlxS7Zp3k-zmsL7nBKL2cgUr0iWFTdaZ6b8xgioAhPhYmrEbw6Jj9sadR1ICnKh4Y3bA6mPH0oLmsqc4_uzKe4pD9ApgE/s1600/Swiss+Coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7IKalbhhqEGHhAnOfminnQyIumR2zJSDzCygUEH7lGaG0hqlxS7Zp3k-zmsL7nBKL2cgUr0iWFTdaZ6b8xgioAhPhYmrEbw6Jj9sadR1ICnKh4Y3bA6mPH0oLmsqc4_uzKe4pD9ApgE/s1600/Swiss+Coffee.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighgIZ2MJ2mKyvISGuNii3e9QgXdjyh-DRDi-ENxUs1YU-2Gb2F-uBdCJtwPnNP37HBEE1iGvH_SaQro47tutVBFFZZ7fidz3GaBGr8FEtD3VlCJxIudzpSrXeujUDoMlysEfbZz7vjGE/s1600/DSCN0432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-90598735432805283582011-02-01T18:15:00.000-08:002011-02-01T18:18:05.172-08:00Making the faucet fit<div style="text-align: center;">I was so excited when I got my faucet in the mail from CSN. I got <a href="http://www.csnstores.com/asp/show_detail.asp?sku=EDE3044&PiID=4294638">THIS</a> one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://common2.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/4780/2148549/1/Hot+Springs+Vintage+Classic+Bathroom+Faucet+with+Buckingham+Lever+Handles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://common2.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/4780/2148549/1/Hot+Springs+Vintage+Classic+Bathroom+Faucet+with+Buckingham+Lever+Handles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It called for a 4" holes and that is what mine were, so I thought it'd be fine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PKG3y5rb79Bo2CZlG_qWhUd-R3jVSPiz9kN2Yuu33B3fwetxyghKHrYDXUZSXPCip-1YoxeZl3tcQVpYPd0liW61leBMVq_MOJszVYa2sBUylqHTRvr2DZVyeOMtN8-OwsLdondHIQU/s1600/DSCN0370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PKG3y5rb79Bo2CZlG_qWhUd-R3jVSPiz9kN2Yuu33B3fwetxyghKHrYDXUZSXPCip-1YoxeZl3tcQVpYPd0liW61leBMVq_MOJszVYa2sBUylqHTRvr2DZVyeOMtN8-OwsLdondHIQU/s320/DSCN0370.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But what I had was (3) 1" holes... and what I mainly needed was just a single 1.5" hole in the middle. With the water supply lines and the screw to secure it, it just wouldn't come close to fitting. I could dress all the kids (30 minutes), load them into the car (10 minutes), drive to Home Depot (20 minute), unload the kids (5 minutes), buy a 1.5" carbide bit (15 minutes + $20), drive home (20 minutes), and unload the kids (10 minutes). That's almost <b>2 HOURS</b>!!! (and $20 plus gas) So I just decided to use what I had.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not own a hack saw... shameful, I know. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgest0fPXfnUvPDdcxmD4wu4SQb4egAT4hAfhrByeGTCtUaqtK-Onx-cWPcaEXcdWxXvTzUvE7Ne3y6xRIvoalx8lPz9R3fynxd9qhOTEbNcsWTNbjKE-Ed_k9UQ5wa5T8GKJXJ3PkGh8g/s1600/DSCN0371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgest0fPXfnUvPDdcxmD4wu4SQb4egAT4hAfhrByeGTCtUaqtK-Onx-cWPcaEXcdWxXvTzUvE7Ne3y6xRIvoalx8lPz9R3fynxd9qhOTEbNcsWTNbjKE-Ed_k9UQ5wa5T8GKJXJ3PkGh8g/s320/DSCN0371.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I took my wood saw and SLOWLY sawed 1/8" deep into the porcelan. This took about 30 minutes but it seriously felt like forever, especially when 30 minutes = 1/8" progress! <b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>That's ONE HOUR and $0</b>. A much better choice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxWzjWJc_mzaUFWJM3U4fN0OCH9C7ZF7NL5DJM9kwUkUFRzdQN2DiezJ_PwbP1ouHVQ0qocsvf8caW1mmSldxDgMNdUjLvl0rfUIbFkjxDeSZDC5BZ2gbTVmdj5bNuei7gL260LQ8aL0/s1600/DSCN0373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxWzjWJc_mzaUFWJM3U4fN0OCH9C7ZF7NL5DJM9kwUkUFRzdQN2DiezJ_PwbP1ouHVQ0qocsvf8caW1mmSldxDgMNdUjLvl0rfUIbFkjxDeSZDC5BZ2gbTVmdj5bNuei7gL260LQ8aL0/s320/DSCN0373.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I could start chipping away with my wood chisel, I know, fully equipped with all the RIGHT tools (**rolls eyes**) This took another 30 minutes and was quite messy with porcelain chips flying EVERYWHERE. I went about half way down, then turned it upside-down and started chipping from the bottom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnhMm-hxug8htx_nt-9MnvFcDKjxWMF8VqhBFiBmH8jSsZo6JmKBEDl-t0PbxbxtVJvqpLNGih9Mt1iVsbzFZDubSRDyS3GqqhCl9ilDveKcnjC0Zq6otGg0Gsmoy4YAlYg18nUlF_78/s1600/DSCN0375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnhMm-hxug8htx_nt-9MnvFcDKjxWMF8VqhBFiBmH8jSsZo6JmKBEDl-t0PbxbxtVJvqpLNGih9Mt1iVsbzFZDubSRDyS3GqqhCl9ilDveKcnjC0Zq6otGg0Gsmoy4YAlYg18nUlF_78/s320/DSCN0375.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sanded the edges and there you have it... ugly as can be! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm18mwhinCzrj0nVRG7-S6fJ8o2IC_nbQ0cWeODbL2YIse8tF8tf4Av0C-9cceUdyxYp6vR6qg-e68zrmjICKYPcOAtRC2oCPIsPJsENFakX2NJC7Zm3vCs-7uZHmPb4vgijh4DBdsCM/s1600/DSCN0376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm18mwhinCzrj0nVRG7-S6fJ8o2IC_nbQ0cWeODbL2YIse8tF8tf4Av0C-9cceUdyxYp6vR6qg-e68zrmjICKYPcOAtRC2oCPIsPJsENFakX2NJC7Zm3vCs-7uZHmPb4vgijh4DBdsCM/s320/DSCN0376.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But the faucet now FITS... and you can't see any ugliness at all. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this faucet, so old fashioned looking. All the old fashioned looking ones I would find had cold and hot levers. With kids, I am just afraid they would only turn on the hot and scald their lil' hands. So, I can't wait to get it all hooked up! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGGCTTeSKF4N5F-NAAK20Ygy54HwAoBJ2fyMsqFT-5lKHFNEV3iGF5Xj9p9E0HotghO4oJlp2NckqOeCJX58MdEeMVYL5YvVpXeJD1KFFAltLmWt158F1YMofaZGEOp_4kU2nRUkPt7g/s1600/DSCN0378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGGCTTeSKF4N5F-NAAK20Ygy54HwAoBJ2fyMsqFT-5lKHFNEV3iGF5Xj9p9E0HotghO4oJlp2NckqOeCJX58MdEeMVYL5YvVpXeJD1KFFAltLmWt158F1YMofaZGEOp_4kU2nRUkPt7g/s320/DSCN0378.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I'm waiting for my February remodeling budget allotment, which is why the walls are still lacking drywall and beadboard. </div>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-61130254512308531022011-01-24T13:56:00.000-08:002011-01-24T13:56:41.010-08:00Love me some TVIn our house, we have one 32" LCD tv in our living room. That is all. Not that we are against more, we just have been putting our money towards the bathroom instead. So... since the boys bedroom is right on the other side of the living room wall, the tv get turned off as soon as they are in bed, 8:00pm. <br />
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We really need a tv in our bedroom. But right now, I just watch movies on the iPad (currently on Season 3 of Prison Break via Netflix) and Stephen watches movies on his iMacBook or works late. I really like the idea of <a href="http://www.tvstands.com/Corner-TV-Stands-C17518.html">corner TV stands</a> because our bedroom has such a weird layout. <br />
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I like this one but it needs to be higher. I'd probably add legs to it to raise it up an extra 12".<br />
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I just want to start watching my shows instead of being stuck watching whatever movies are on instant netflix. We will probably be moving our 32" to the bedroom once we remodel the living room, add the fireplace and get a bigger 42" for above the fireplace. Our living room is so small, 12x14, anything larger than 42" would just be tacky.<br />
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I love the look of this one (tv is a little too big) but old world cottage feel.<br />
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And the frame built around this one.<br />
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Does anyone know where you are suppose to put the dvd player and cable box. I want it hidden.. but where?Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-69324293677322444972011-01-23T22:26:00.000-08:002011-01-23T22:32:09.796-08:00Bathroom InsanityRemodeling so VERY slooooow when you are the only one working on it (ok Stephen helped with the demo)... and you have 3 kids, all 4 and under... and another one on the way.<br />
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We got the floors completely ripped out... all the way to the "joists"... they were actually 2x4's.<br />
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Fixed them with 2x6's and proper blocking<br />
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Then... turned around... had to move the 30" wide tub that wouldn't fit out the 24" door, to the new floor and repeat on the other side.<br />
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Remove flooring and 2x4 "joists"... look at nasty rotten wood, figure out to to "repair it"<br />
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Replace with 2x6 joists and blocking<br />
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And then add subfloor. We did 2 layers of 1/2", to keep level with the hallway.. then 1 layer of 1/4" birch plywood that had to be perfectly leveled and smooth .... screw holes had to be filled and sanded, along with joint cracks.<br />
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We had to cut the 12' wide vinyl to be 5'9". Carter (4.5) and August (2.5) were big helpers. We didn't have much space so we had to cut 3' at a time.. then roll it up, then roll 3' more out to cut... repeat for 12'.<br />
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Vinyl over my beautiful birch plywood. Perfectly smooth<br />
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Got the toilet installed and still waiting on the faucet for the sink.<br />
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Now for the outlet moving, switch moving, sliding pocket door installation, drywall, beadboard, paint, trim. I'm Tired!Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-8091833397814676442011-01-18T12:42:00.000-08:002011-01-18T12:42:58.649-08:00We are having a baby _ _ _ _ !<div style="background-color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;">I had my 18 week ultrasound and the baby was VERY cooperative. </div><div style="background-color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;">So we are going to have another<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #674ea7;"> </span><b style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #674ea7;">baby GIRL!!!</b><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span>She measured right on track for everything 18 weeks, 3 days. My perfect lil' sweety!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #d5a6bd; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: #d5a6bd; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWtMhbF_sVAQb7W4TI543MR2C1wCymFmKseLmbwHLltoPv0Vn2juPOlqgdQPL_rr1QJQPf9mJuoHAWSefAJ0IUzO0pzlPnjZ2u1xm9ceNN2pBYd5pifWXVtPDPDY9pSnZ0lKYozvHKSc/s1600/pinkcaboose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWtMhbF_sVAQb7W4TI543MR2C1wCymFmKseLmbwHLltoPv0Vn2juPOlqgdQPL_rr1QJQPf9mJuoHAWSefAJ0IUzO0pzlPnjZ2u1xm9ceNN2pBYd5pifWXVtPDPDY9pSnZ0lKYozvHKSc/s320/pinkcaboose.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I got a new vanity for Christmas for a great deal from a lady on Craiglist. (It will be painted)<br />
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My original intention was to remove the old vanity that was completely worthless as a double vanity because barely one person could fit in the bathroom with where everything was positioned.<br />
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But after I started ripping up everything and moving the clawfoot tub back and forth because it's 30" wide and we have a 24" door (yay me). But I realized, the tub will be awesome where the double vanity used to be and all I would need to do is just move the drain... With putting the vanity in the new spot, I would have to move the drain, and hot and cold water.<br />
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And the sink will go right next to the toilet (not moving the toilet.. not that crazy). But the floors are all different materials, not level, the tile was glued down, I think, but it didn't hold at all. I will be giving away all the salvaged perfectly whole tiles on craigslist. Hopefully someone will want them, LOL. They are heavy and I don't want to take them to the dump. <br />
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In the mean time, the floor are dry rot and will be entirely replaced tomorrow (by yours truely) and we will be installing new vinyl. And since the budget is TIGHT (like jeggins tight), the walls wont be finished til next month. But I just want to get the tub and toilet installed again, so the bathroom at least functions! <br />
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I'm so excited! I'll post pictures of the tub and floor when we get it in!Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-59631354052310477672010-12-24T22:15:00.000-08:002010-12-24T22:15:47.499-08:00Living Room Dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3N8GjQlz-gGSEDAb1KBPDuxiLfgSjbGJ3PTYgeWMdMqCoKuRS3hMRqcBB_VUOFBW0h1A6Q5yei6bpjTFnBQ6XE2nn3iEG3NQ0LrsRjp2-OUw-IB_6_0igjJl8rFJ-VeaHy1t_w39fc/s1600/DSCN0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3N8GjQlz-gGSEDAb1KBPDuxiLfgSjbGJ3PTYgeWMdMqCoKuRS3hMRqcBB_VUOFBW0h1A6Q5yei6bpjTFnBQ6XE2nn3iEG3NQ0LrsRjp2-OUw-IB_6_0igjJl8rFJ-VeaHy1t_w39fc/s320/DSCN0032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I have 3 children, can you tell? In a (blog) world where everyone's living room looks like a show room, lets get real. We live in 920 sq ft. The wood stove HORRIBLY placed in the right corner, takes up about 1/6 of the tiny floor space we have and it's got to GO! <br />
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I would go insane following my children around, picking up their toys, in between laundry, kitchen cleaning, meal making, etc.<br />
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But one day, (in the next few months), I will be installing a gas fireplace, right where the kid's bedroom door is. The armoir will be gone and the den door will be moved there.<br />
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The upper beams will resemble this, along with the fireplace and tv. (Beam not pictured but 14" down from ceiling). The windowseats will be the front door (left) and den door (right).<br />
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I'm thinking about a very beige/ warm palette. I'm not a fan of <a href="http://www.allmodern.com/Art-and-Decor-C32889.html">modern decor</a>, you know me, I'm a country girl. But have decided that I will be getting this convex mirror and painting white, then sanding it.<br />
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I'm going to put it on the stair wall so "in theory" I can be in the kitchen, look back at that mirror wall and see the kids playing. (see it edited into the photo, haha)<br />
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Then there's the flooring. I was going to go with this IKEA antique<br />
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But have since found this Armstrong vinyl, that I could use throughout the kitchen, laundry, and bath, without worry of water damage. And it'll be seamless! I've haven't priced it out yet at Lowes, but I like it alot. <br />
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And since in about 3 years, we'll be renting this place out, we want the least maintenance and the MOST durable. From what I've heard, tenants are very nice to homes that aren't theirs, so I'm just thinking ahead. <br />
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What do you think, vinyl too lame?Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-82137465307963793452010-11-30T15:21:00.000-08:002010-11-30T15:23:39.085-08:00We are EXPECTING...It's official..... due June 15th (although all my children like to be fashionably late)<br />
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I have one of these lil' humans growing inside me! <br />
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We are feeling so blessed!!<br />
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You are 12 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 10 weeks)<br />
<ul><li>The fetus is now about 2<b>.</b>5 inches (6cm) length and weighs about 0<b>.</b>7 ounce (20 g). </li>
<li>The feet are almost half an inch (1cm) long. </li>
<li>The fetus starts moving spontaneously. </li>
<li>The face is beginning to look like a baby's face.</li>
<li>The pancreas is functioning and producing insulin.</li>
<li>Fingernails and toenails appear.</li>
<li>The baby can suck his thumb, and get hiccups.</li>
</ul><img align="right" alt="12 weeks" height="180" hspace="2" src="http://www.baby2see.com/development/week12.jpg" vspace="8" width="123" /> From this week you may well be able to hear the <a href="http://www.baby2see.com/im/heartbeat.au" target="_new">baby's heart beat</a> through a doppler monitor on your tummy. You will notice that the rate is up to 160 a minute, double that of a normal adult. <br />
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Your baby now has a chin and a nose and a facial profile. Vocal chords are complete, and the baby can and does sometimes cry silently. The brain is fully formed, and the baby can also feel pain. The fetus may even suck his thumb. <br />
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The eyelids now cover the eyes, and will remain shut until the seventh month to protect the delicate optical nerve fibers. The hair is on the head and the fingers and toes have developed soft nails. The kidneys are developed and begin to secrete urine.Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-6393326481429981192010-11-22T17:06:00.000-08:002010-11-22T17:06:50.995-08:00Christmas Shopping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://storeimages.apple.com/1770/as-images.apple.com/is/image/AppleInc/MC413_AV1?wid=45&hei=40&fmt=jpeg&qlt=95&op_sharpen=0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.5,0.5,0,0&iccEmbed=0&layer=comp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<u><b>Redneck: </b></u> I have no clue. He has a MacBook Pro, an iPad, and an iPhone 4. What else could a man want. I could get him a <a href="http://www.luggage.com/Briefcases-C73741.html">briefcase</a> for his business trips every couple months but I don't know. What does he want? Probably a .....<br />
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<u><b>Carter </b></u>: He loves Buzz. He wears his short sleeve pajama shirt almost every day. So I got him the long sleeve version.<br />
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And that's all so far. He'll be getting a good Buzz with wings, a Woody, some tinker toys, and who knows what else.<br />
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August : He likes Woody (because his brother tells him to, so he does). So I got him matching jammies.....<br />
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And he'll also be getting a good big Buzz, since they always fight over it, and probably a Woody doll and some Lincoln Logs.<br />
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<b>Luella : </b>Not a clue. She turns 1 on Dec 14th, I think she needs a dolly stroller but we really don't have room for it. <br />
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I have no clue what to get her. She'll definitely be getting a Jessie doll, since we have the cloth Woody and Buzz.<br />
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But other than that? oy! <br />
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Hope everyone is having a great time getting all their shopping done! <br />
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<h1><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h1>Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933497668289146743.post-4375537525416755492010-10-26T15:21:00.000-07:002010-10-26T15:26:44.456-07:00Mud Room Wall RevealI have been working on this mud room wall FOREVER, it seems.<br />
So here is where we started. Plain wall. (ok, I forgot to take the REAL before, but you get the picture)<br />
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I put the ledger board up, a 2x6.<br />
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It stayed like that for far too long. But then I got the mirrors and rest of trim installed, all using leftover trim that the previous homeowners left us. <br />
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It took forever because what I really needed that I didin't have.. BEADBOARD. So once I got a day to borrow the van and my mom to babysit my babies, we were in business.<br />
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I got the hooks at IKEA. (5) for $10. Love them.<br />
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The seat is only 7" deep. (That's a sample of the IKEA flooring) It's enough for half a butt to sit on and take your shoes off but definitely not a "sit and relax seat".<br />
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But my favorite part is the seat is actually the old window sill from the same laundry room. (What Hubbys hand is resting on). You can read about that renovation <a href="http://mommarhyne.blogspot.com/2010/09/laundy-room-progress.html">HERE</a>. I just loved the aged look. I had to scrap layers and layers of paint off and cut it to size but I love the outcome. The mix of old and new.<br />
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And it matches the flooring we are going to install.<br />
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IKEA. Tundra, Antique Effect.<br />
And there you have it.<br />
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I absolutely love it. It feels like it's always been there. Can't wait to get rid of that ugly tile... oh well, another day.Momma Rhynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951834889507557noreply@blogger.com6