Pretty in Pink Saturday!!!

Thank you to our gracious host Beverly at
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
for another beautiful pink Saturday!!
It has been taking me nearly all week to stop by all the blogs
who participate in pink Saturday!!
There are so many creative and talented people out there!!!

Last week we spent Friday evening driving an hour away to pick up this sweet table and chairs set for my kids.
It was a craigslist find and I am so happy I found it!
My little one was quick to help decorate it with flowers and tea cups.
I think we'll have many tea parties here this summer!!!

Here is a pic from the corner of my dining room. I am still playing around with the setting and not sure what else I need here.I love the little lamp but I think it needs some height. I might decoupage a cardboard box here and prop it up. The candelabra was a thrift store find that I shabbied up!!!
This summer we have plans to add beadboard in the dining room. I can't wait!!!

So here we go...another summer.....another long, hot summer.
I will be spending my days at the library, making arts and crafts and entertaining many many kids!!!
Boy do I look forward to those summer nights in the pool.....
ahh...relaxation and fun!!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Jenn~

Rebecca is Having a lovely giveaway

Please pop on over to visit Rebecca and see her amzing super duper givesway!

http://rebecca-gatheryeroses.blogspot.com/2010/06/shabby-cotttage-chic-give-way.html

If you're anything like me, and love to drool over pretty pics of homes and creations, then you need to see this blog!!

I know I can be really bad and sit at my computer for too many hours daydreaming over blogs and pictures!!

In fact I don't even buy magazines much anymore as they seem to have the same homes over and over. So I sit here, browsing thru blogs and thinking what I can do next around my house!!!

Maybe I'll get some of the laundry done soon!!

Jenn~

It's a BOY!!!

We found out last week that our new addition in October is a BOY!!!!!!
I am so thrilled and super excited- I can't even put it into words!!!!!!
I found this adorable outfit and had to have it for our baby!
I will be buying alot blue and green outfits now instead of pink!!!!
So today....Maddie and I walked around the house and took some random pictures.
She loves to pose for the pics but often she stiffens up! What a doll!!!

We shot a pic of my WhinenRoses sign I bought on ebay about 4 yrs ago.
It is so sweet looking!!

Then we walked into the kitchen and got a pic of a tea set for one I had bought from Goodwill a few years back! Maybe someday I'll use it, but it so much more fun having tea with the little ones!!!
I was popping around on some blogs today and was reading about where people put all their stuff. Well mine is basically all around the house and I had some in the garage.
I decided to take over a small closet I have and this is what I have so far put in there!
eventually I will take the whole closet over!!
Space is definitely a issue in our house- with our large family, storage is a big problem!! Someday the kids will be grown and I'll have plenty of rooms for my treasures, but until then I have all the treasures I need sleeping and messing up those rooms I have!!
Big hugs,
Jenn~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PINK SATURDAY

Happy 2nd Birthday Pink Saturday!
Bev at
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
is hosting another beautiful Saturday packed with pink goodies and loveliness!!!
I love waking up each Saturday and pouring over the many pages of beautiful pink posts and pictures and I have made some nice friends too!!
Everyone is so creative ! I wonder if I am the only one who studies all the pictures and wishes I was in the middle of all that pink!!!
In case you don't know pink is my favorite color (along with green)!!
To celebrate this special occasion we baked some cupcakes and made special drinks. Ok- chocolate milk and whipped cream!! Yummy!!!
It even take better in my pink polka dot mug!!

We set the table .....

And welcomed in new and old friends to spend the beautiful weekend with!!

So come on in....the cookies are still warm and there is always a fresh cup of tea, or chocolate milk to be enjoyed with the best of company!!

Happy Birthday Pink Saturday!!

We love you!!!

Hugs,

Jenn~

P.S. We are posting early as Saturday AM my family and I are hosting a benefit garage sale/bake sale for our kitty Snap who needs surgury!

Wish us luck please!!!

Howdy

Nervous and excited too!!!!

Tommorow I go for another sonogram and we should find out if the little bean is a boy or girl!!

I am very excited!!!

As soon as we find out- I will post to my blog!!!

Did I mention I hate my foyer floor?

As we are working around the house, something will get fixed and cleaned and other things happen!!! Bad things!!!
Like you find more work that needs to be done and more things need upgrading, which leads to more money!!!
The whole house has wood floors and I love them!! But my foyer....... now in my opinion it should all be matching. Hubby at first, didn't want to put the wood there because of the moisture by the door, but I guess my constant bickering about the floor is getting him to change his mind.
So now one weekend he will lift up the 2 layers of linolium and break the ceramic tile underneath, level the floor and put down the wood.
Now we run into a small problem.... I bought the floor at Sams Club last year and I need to make sure they still have it!!!
So thats my job right now.... off to Sams to find my floor and hope they still carry it!!!
I'll update you all on my adventures!!


So the weekend we finished up with touch ups and I got a great idea for the foyer doors. We have our front door and the garage door here and I wanted crown moulding, but as we all know that can be pricy.
So I - yes- me, myself and I- came up with the idea to make our own crown moulding for above the door.
At Lowes I bought 1"x 4 and the pretty blocks and we made our own.
How do you like them?



I think they add detail and a more custom look to the house.
After we finish the floor in the foyer, then I am on my way to find a new front door.
Going to any home improvement store would be too easy for me!!!
I am going to set off to save a few dollars and look on craigslist and thrift stores with building materials to find my perfect door!!
A beautiful door with an oval window !!!!
Can't wait to replace the door!!! I'm sure it will look great!!!!
So off I go to on my adventures of making our house a home!!!
Jenn~

Pink Saturday

Welcome to Pink Saturday here at whinenroses.
Another fine weekend and I can not wait to surf all the lovely blogs to see all the pink pretties of the day!
Isn't this little book so sweet? It is written by the Dutchess of York Sarah Ferguson. I plan on putting together a little tea party with my little one and reading the story to her. We can dress up and eat some pink and white pastries and enjoy our chocolate milk!!


Here is a picture of the window in my dining room. I found the valance at a thrift store for 2.00 and fell in love with it. The sweet pink roses fit my decor so well. Had there been two available I probably would have put them in the little girls room.

Angels...angels....I have them all throughout my house. You can never have too many angels in your house!!!

I just love this pink glass bowl!! I found it at Goodwill for 5.00 and knew I had to have it!!

I don't know much about it, but if anyone does feel free to leave me a comment so I can start looking for other pieces like it at local thrift stores.

This week has been another hectic week. We are painting the trim around the whole house little by little. Only two of the bedroom were already done so we still have a few more rooms to go.

Our master bathroom and bedroom are finished, the small hall leading to the master, part of living room and the foyer are just about complete!! Yipee!!!

We only have the dining room, kitchen, living room, hallway, and 1 more bedroom and bathroom to finish!! Almost there!!!

I am getting so tired easily these days and we found out I am now 14 weeks along in my pregnancy. Hopefully next month or so we'll know if our new bundle of joy will be a boy or girl!!!

I am so excited!!!!

Well finally I would like to say a big Thank you to Beverly at

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ for allowing me to be a part of Pink Saturday!!!

I would love to be in it every week, but life has been a little crazy lately and I am trying to not spend as much time on the computer and more time on the house and with the kids before the new baby gets here!!!

Happy Saturday!!!

Love and hugs,

Jenn~