I was hoping to share some pictures of the Country Living magazine fair that I attended over the weekend but for some reason the picture aspect of wordpress isn’t working. We had a good time despite the fact that it was LAME-O! We were really hoping to find some cool stuff but all we found was Americana and Taxidermy- no lie! If you want to see some pictures you can check out my flickr pictures here. No pictures of the taxidermy because it was bad enough having to see it there was no way I was going to photograph it. Blech.
The only thing that I found that I really wanted was that cool old Ford truck but it wasn’t for sale. Loved it- perfect for running errands around my little town- Dad keep your eyes open, surely someone has one out by you. I did end up buying the new Amy Butler book and some cool pumpkins.
But that’s it. The pumpkins and truck were the only cool things there.
Still plugging along with our construction. The three days a week when Cole goes to preschool I run into a dad that recently remodeled his whole house. He lives a few streets over. Every time he sees me he says, “I told you that you should have moved out.” Ok he did tell me that before we started but I laughed it off, after-all I have three boys that like their house, three dogs that make is hard to find a rental. Plus my oldest would freak if he didn’t have his whole routine of walking to and from school with his buddies. But….. this weekend I realized how I am in fact getting a bit construction weary. We came home from a party at a friends house down the street and everyone was dirty. The kids had been playing kick the can and ghost in the graveyard and Cole being the youngest of all the kids- was wiped out. But he was filthy. We are down to one bathroom with a shower that we are all sharing. SO the older boys took quick showers and then started brushing their teeth. Cole was naked, cold, and grumpy and yelling for someone to take a shower with him. As I am trying to get him in the shower I realize that 4 people in the tiny bathroom was crazy and there was no way I was going to strip down to help Cole in the shower when there were two older boys hanging in the bathroom with me. So I ended up getting in the shower with my clothes on and throwing my clothes over the door and was able to soap Cole up and get him to bed clean. In the meantime I am yelling various things about having my own bathroom but of course no one is listening. Crazy!
But today the plumbers put the new tub in the boys bathroom (my new tub is still sitting in my new family room- makes perfect sense right??). I was so desperate for a bath and my 5 minutes of peace that I actually climbed into the boys new tub, in the gutted bathroom with no walls- just a roughed in tub with exposed copper pipes- and with a little help from some b&bw bath bubbles, actually enjoyed my first soak in a month. So looking forward to my own tub!
Hopefully pictures will come soon.
I heart that truck! and what were those orange things with the fur?
Hi,
I’m the crazy girl that is moving to Dallas but living in South Africa just now. I’ve got to ask what area you live in because from the pics i see on your blog it seems a nice place to live. I’d like large yard and decent sized house but not so much “new construction” or vaulted ceilings; I’m much more of a rambler/cottage/traditional colonial that has a new kitchen and a great mudroom. Any of that in your town? And, is it anywhere near DFW or downtown? Those are the places my husband will commute to.
Thanks, I’ll keep looking for one of those Jordyn bags to come up for sale. I’m going to have you send it to my husband’s office as they send us our forwarded mail every few weeks 🙂
-kt
I’m Elisa’s sister-in-law, and while they used to live in Dallas, they no longer do. I do though, and I encourage you to look in East Dallas for a house. We live in a wonderful old house built in 1916. Our neighborhood is Vickery Place, and Lakewood area is also wonderful, as are the M Streets. Lots of great neighborhoods down here, all very close to downtown. Good luck!