Some New Things To Come

What do you think? I got my new Crate & Barrel catalog and fell in love with these pieces...Ive been looking for a bar set, but have been hesitating because I have no clue where to put it and I think I found a place...in the living room, closer to the kitchen under the stair rail, if that makes sense, I will just push my china cabinet back a bit and get rid of the sofa table in the entrance and replace with the bench set. What do you think?


Ok excuse the quality of the picture, I thought taking a picture on my phone would be easier. Here is my cabinet and I would want the bar to the left of it....I would move the cabinet more to the right. The bar IS only 35 inches....so its not huge. What do you think...nah or ya? I dont know.

Here is the whole wall....over to the right is the sofa table and I would get rid of that and put that bench set there and that is smaller and so the cabinet moving over wouldn't be too big a deal. So the whole wall would have 3 pieces on it. Honestly speaking, I was always discontented with the bare wall to the left of the cabinet. Help me please. ***oh and take a gander at that stair railing.....soon it will be the color of my furniture! I had a "wood guy" come and give me an estimate on restaining my whole kitchen and stair railing and he gave us a killer deal, too good to pass up! So that will be happening! Yay!

She is 6 months old

Quinn Analeigh is now 6 months old!!! She is a growing baby girl and gets prettier and prettier everyday. She is such a perfect baby, so easy. She is as happy as can be. She loves her brothers more than anything and they still love her! haha They all light up when they see each other, Jack is so good at making her laugh. Oli is the cuddler, he will hug her all day long and smother her with his juicy kisses!

Right now she loves to talk....she just babbles and babbles, she cracks her self up. She doesn't crawl but she sure knows how to get around! She rolls and scoots backwards wherever she needs to go.

She enjoys her solids and has started on carrots and LOVES them....she loves them so much she shares the wealth ....with her hair, her cheeks, her clothes.....haha

She still sleeps through the night. She will fall asleep anywhere from 630 pm-730pm....depends on how shes feeling and how her naps where that day. I just lie her in her crib and she puts her self to sleep...YES! I've been longing for a child that would do that!

Right now shes teething and its very very painful for her. Shes not a fun girl when her gums itch! I tell hubs, shes a girl, shes drama what do you expect! I love it. Her and her daddy have a very special relationship....theres not a day that goes by that he doesnt tell her how beautiful and special she is, and she just looks at him and opens her arms to him. I hope they keep that relationship forever.

Does he get a say?

So, Ive been speaking with friends about different things, the baby, redecorating different stuff like that where people tend to have different opinions about things. I was realizing that my husband and I are really different from a lot of other couples. I guess Im pretty bossy as discovered a few posts back relating to my astrology sign but in these sort of opinionated situations, I've never known anything different other than getting what I want.

So I got Quinns ears pierced....no I didnt ask my husband if I could do it. Shes a girl, its what girls do. Yes I told him that I wanted to get it done and NO I didn't stick around to listen what his opinion of it was....to be quite frank, it really didn't matter. But in all honesty, my husband most likely didnt have an opinion. Speaking to a friend of mine, her husband is dead set against them getting their daughters ears pierced. He says no way jose....

Redecorating.....As my post states last night, I got a wild hair and needed to do something to the bathroom. I asked my husband for money, but I didn't ask what he wants in a bathroom that is his. Although he did tell me he liked his bathroom the way it was, bare bone. I didn't listen because, well, I guess he really didn't care because he handed the money to me anyways.

Now on to something a bit different. Im looking for bedding for our room....not sure if you remember the damask chairs we have....but they are black and white damask chairs in the sitting area in our room. I dont want to do that type of bedding...I want to have a splash of color. I cant think for life of me what to do. Im thinking of red....maybe black bedding, I have no clue. Obiviously a printed pattern is out of the picture. Then I saw a blog where the girl just redid her room, it is so chic and pretty and I thought it would go perfect, take a look, I would just incorporate some black in there.....what do you all think? Anything goes.

Heres a few comforters that I liked...none of which would be appropriate, except for maybe the red, but they are cute to look at, all from Macys.





So anyways.....is this just my relationship that is like this or do most people have this sort of husband gives wife what she wants relationship? For you women that have men that have strong opinions I totally applaud you, because let me tell you, my husband would probably be replaced if he tried to fight me on this stuff (totally kidding)....or am I? haha YES.

Mini Redo

Today I was doing my weekly bathroom cleanings. I was cleaning our master and we have the big bathroom with shower, tub and sinks with the separate toilet room. This is the bathroom that normally only hubs uses...lately Ive been using it too and I hate that I had never done anything with it. So I was inspired. I decided to ask for $100 and get some stuff for the bathroom to make it a little more comfy. I didnt know what I had in mind, pretty much anything to liven it up....I thought I would know when I saw it!

Ugly, bare, boring bathroom

I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and took all my coupons....they were also having a great clearance sale there too! So I used all my coupons and stayed right on budget! I bought the shelving to store hubs magazines and toilet paper. A toilet paper holder, a picture and a valance and rug. I bought the lid cover but we have over sized lids and it doesnt fit, I have to take it back and get one that fits. But here is the bathroom now!

More life

Because I owe you......

So this is follow up to my previous post that I will not link back to because Im lazy and I was already not going to do this post but like my title says....I owe you.

I just want to clarify that in no way what so ever am I responsible for any good outcome in this sticky icky not so good for most situation as I now get was kind of implied in again my previous post. I was merely saying that I just dont stress, when most people in this situation would.

Ok so .....lets rewind to last month. Hubs works for a Fortune 50 company and is a Service Center Manager (he runs the Vegas operation). There was word out that BIG NEWS, BIG CHANGES were coming and would be announced in a month. Everyones pants were in bunches with good reason. In the past year hubs has gone through 3 different district managers....the CEO resigned, lots of firings of other managers and such. I've never been worried about hubs jobs. All his managers love him, not because hes lovable, because hes definitely not, and you know this if you've ever met him, but because he gives his all and he gets things done productively, he effects the companies bottom line in a good way. He is always used as examples to everyone in our region. He takes pride in his work, I mean, hey THEY came to him and recruited him, so they already knew he was a big deal. Ok ok...sorry, I just love my husband and all that he is.

So hubs is worried and says "i think there is going to be a merger and Im going to lose my job"...I say "no way, your not gonna lose your job, call Rich (boss man) and ask if your safe" ...hubs "hes on gag order, no ones gonna spill" me, "he may not give you details but im sure he will either say, dont worry or he doesnt know whats going on". Sure enough boss man says, "dont worry".

Fast forward to 2 days ago. Conference calls, web meetings galore...I get a text. Oh FYI...there are several small companies inside the one BIG company hubs works for. ok ok, text "we are merging, no more "my company" (the smaller company hubs works for). My terminal will be gone come January, I told you we were fucked" I write back...."for sure YOU though, did they just say all you guys are gone generally or did they say YOUR NAME and told you that you were gone too?"

Nothing back. He calls, I miss his call. I call, no answer. He texts, Ill call you in a bit, boss man is calling me personally.

Boss man calls and tells hubs that he is his first call he is making after the conference call. They are opening a new merged company for the South of Vegas that hubs will be now running after his building closes in January or he can take a fat ass severance. We were worried that if he was let go and he has only been with this company for 3 years that we would barely get a severance. I guess we forget, big companies take care of people. Ill just say the severance would have been hefty or is hefty if we choose to take it, which we wont, hubs loves his job and this is even bigger opportunity for him.

So no one else knows whats going on...yesterday hubs had to break it to all his employees that they will be merging and may be losing their jobs, which is total crap that they are making him say that with out further information pertaining, either they will or will not lose their job. Not even the big dogs know exactly what is gonna happen, it really changes daily. So he had a script to go by and couldnt veer off. It went better than he expected, thankfully and the security that the company called in to protect hubs were not needed. I kind of laughed at that.

Our friends who hubs just hired a few months ago will also be affected. They just moved here from California for this job and now he may not have it. I feel bad.

Anywho this is my news....could have been bad. Real bad. But wasn't at least not for us. Ok that sounds bad. My heart goes out to the other families that I have gotten to know who are out of jobs.

As a whole 2000 people will be out of jobs nation wide and only 3 are being offered positions with the merged company and hubs is one of them.

One might call it a "gift"

I've always known.

I've never thought much of it......

Until today.

Major stuff is going on and we are under strict gag order.....until tomorrow. This is huge, life changing/altering kind of stuff for hundreds of people.

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Hubs is a stresser, in a huge way. He stresses about any and everything and nothing can make him feel better but actual, in writing facts about the situation that will make it better. Living with this, being the kind of person I am is..... complicated because I can not relate to what he is going through in these situations.

Me on the other hand. I do not stress. I don't know how. Im not wired that way. My thinking is, it could be worse and it WILL get better. I know I have a choice and being unhappy isnt fun so I make the choice to not be and then I tell myself, God isn't in the business of ruining people and lives, he's in the business of GREATNESS. I'm a trusting person and I put all my trust in God and he has not failed me in my 26 years of life. Also, Im a Scorpio, we are problem solvers not problem criers. I have an issue I figure it out, I don't complain. I was reading my astrology book last night, just to and realized that I am a true to form Scorpio. Here are some excerpts from the book.....

"Scorpio is the sign of beginnings and endings, the sign of life and death, the sign of extremes."

"If your stuck in a difficult situation ...scorpio will be the sign you can call on. A Scorpio who loves you will never let you down. Need a fun lunch date? Call Aquarius. Want a fun night out on the town? Set your sites on Sagittarius. Just murdered your worst enemy and looking for a place to bury the body? Make no mistake: Scorpio is the sign you want to accompany you on that Norman Bates-style ride. "

"For Scorpio, revenge is a dish best served cold and your best bet is to make sure you never get that dinner service."

Even though none of those quotes embody what Im trying to say, they are still intense and get the message that Im not one to mess with. Im passionate and will do anything necessary to get done what needs to be done. I dont sit around and wait for things to happen I make things happen, it kind of excites me to show that I can make things better. So I guess problems/issues are where I excel...rather than worrying and stressing I'm a go getter and I take that problem and smush it!!!

Tomorrow....I will blog and spill.............

Redecorating.....gone crazy.

Its that time. I need a face lift in a few rooms. Especially my living room. The rooms that will be getting done will be, kitchen, living room and master bedroom. The master still hasnt been finished, so all thats going on in there will be to get it done!

The kitchen, I want to stain the cabinets and the stair rails. We have wanted to do this from the beginning but had to hold back on a few projects. Now its time. Tuesday, we have a carpenter coming for some estimates on that! I want to do a dark wood like the rest of my furniture just for richness!

The big big change will be in the living room. I have had the same decor in my living room for about 6 years now. I have always been happy with it and it never bothered me until now. It still doesnt bother me but I need something new. Im going to re-upholster the couches, put up wainscoting, repaint and all......Ive been searching on line and in mags for inspiration. I want something still cozy but fresh and clean. Here are a few pictures that Ive been looking at.

The first picture is a picture of the wainscoting, the same pattern we did for Quinnies room but I saw a show where they painted it black....I need this! So Im thinking black wainscotting with a white wall above.

Hubs totally digs the purple in this living room....I like it a lot too, so it seems that we may go with purple but incorporate tons of white to brighten it up.

This is pretty too, I love the splash of green

Hubs and I both likes the blue and grey and we both arent even big blue fans, theres another pic of blue too down below

The colors are just so pretty together....the actual decor on walls not too crazy about but this pics are mainly for color combos

I love love this...imagine this with the black wainscoting and splashes of purple.....Yes Im a little over the top but I want rooms to reflect me.

Another room with purple that I love, in this rooms case we would add more black because I have deep black wood furniture

I think I like the freshness of this room with the green, I wouldnt have the tree pillows but I like the color combo....just not sure its me.

Im pretty lucky that my hubs is on board with this huge project! Hes totally open to different color pallets too! He picked the purple room! Im still doing some searching so I anticipate to start this project in the next month possibly, if Im pretty comfortable with what I've chosen as far as colors and fabrics for the couches are concerned.

What do you all think of these ideas....any one have any other color combos that go well together?

Bang Bang.....

went the earings!!

Baby Quinn got her ears pierced this weekend. It was not planned, I knew I always wanted to do it but everytime I passed the places, I just couldnt bring myself to go in and do it! So this weekend I was at the mall with my momma and I said, ok lets do this! I didnt plan on it so I didnt have my camera! So these are all pictures taken by my mom with my phone. She was such a good girl and just cried at first, then once I picked her up and cuddled, she was all good. Right after we went to go eat and she was all goos and gaas, giggling it up. I think she thinks shes a little diva now, haha she IS!!

posing, not knowing what shes in for, "I got this mom"

Marking her ears

OH NO!!!

Dont be fooled by the rocks that I got, Im still, Im still Quinnie from the block!

Miss Priss