Hello! Thanks for all your well wishes for my phone a friend adventure~I feel three times smarter from all of the trivia I've been scouring over in the past couple of days. :)
My sister had to sign a million contracts saying she would not say anything about what happens on the show, but I can tell you I didn't get a call and that it will be broadcast on Aug 9 during prime time. Most of me is relieved, but a little part of me wants to see how I would have done. :)
She's having a blast in New York with her husband.
Old Navy wasn't so great for me this time around. My store didn't have the selection they usually do, but I did get a few things. The add'l 50% is over, but here is a friends and family coupon (thanks, Victoria!) for 30% off at Banana Republic, Gap, or Old Navy through the weekend.
I did have good luck at Dillards though~they are having add'l 40% off their clearance (including home and furniture!!) through the weekend and I got some great deals on good school shoes for the kids.
I have also put some shelves in the hutch ~ they had a few built in shelves already, but the adjustable ones were missing. So, I just got some cheap wood at Lowes, had them cut it to size for me,
and then I got this cute scalloped trim at Michael's for $1 each. (back by their wood crafts and dowels)I attached to the edge with liquid nails,
spray painted it a cream color to match the rest, and then rested them on those little shelf holder supports that fit into the holes. (is there a name for them??)
I also made a fabulous discovery: remember the little clock (looks like Pottery Barn, but I'm pretty sure it's not) that I got for 50 cents that they said didn't work?
Well, I put a battery in, and it works!!
Yahoo! The alarm also works as I found out at 3:30 a.m. when my husband was out of town and it went off and I could not figure out for the life of me what it was. Scared me to death! I thought it was a bomb signaling that it was about to go off. Anyway, I gave it a new home on the shelf next to a "happy" sign I found on a Target endcap this spring for $3.24:
So, the walls are painted, the desk is finished, I'm finishing the cabinets, and I should have a complete laundry room to show you Monday!
Remember that there is no natural light in here, making for some not so great pics:
I have also put some shelves in the hutch ~ they had a few built in shelves already, but the adjustable ones were missing. So, I just got some cheap wood at Lowes, had them cut it to size for me,
and then I got this cute scalloped trim at Michael's for $1 each. (back by their wood crafts and dowels)I attached to the edge with liquid nails,
spray painted it a cream color to match the rest, and then rested them on those little shelf holder supports that fit into the holes. (is there a name for them??)
I also made a fabulous discovery: remember the little clock (looks like Pottery Barn, but I'm pretty sure it's not) that I got for 50 cents that they said didn't work?
Well, I put a battery in, and it works!!
Yahoo! The alarm also works as I found out at 3:30 a.m. when my husband was out of town and it went off and I could not figure out for the life of me what it was. Scared me to death! I thought it was a bomb signaling that it was about to go off. Anyway, I gave it a new home on the shelf next to a "happy" sign I found on a Target endcap this spring for $3.24:
So, the walls are painted, the desk is finished, I'm finishing the cabinets, and I should have a complete laundry room to show you Monday!Remember that there is no natural light in here, making for some not so great pics:
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