Vic painted our white mantel this weekend – it’s now a gorgeous distressed black to match the island he built. I’ll take pics once it’s properly decorated.
I then realized the small fruit pics I had to the right of it were not sufficient. The space was crying out for a couple of 16x20s of the kids. I’d have gone larger, but the space wasn’t big enough, alas.
I had an image of Ava already set aside (this one):
But needed one of Aidan. Let me just say I am SO GLAD my photographer’s kid has finally gotten over the camera phobia. Whether it’s because he’s 8 – or because he knows if he doesn’t make normal faces that it’ll be TWO pictures of Ava up there – I’ll never know. But I did get this:
Handsome devil. I can’t wait to get them up on the wall.
Ava did get 3 shots this morning, but survived with flying colors. One of the shots, however, seems to have turned her into a boy. At dinner tonight she kept taking mouthfuls of food and spitting them all over herself. Hmmm……
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In other (more domestic news), I thought I would share my solution to the dreaded “junk drawer.”
I do think every home should have one or two, but I had about 10. And – while I knew where everything was – whether it was in the top right drawer in the kitchen by the fridge…or the top left drawer in the hutch in the living room…or the middle drawer in the buffet in the dining room…NOBODY else did. So whenever anyone was looking for something? “Mooommmmm!?!?!?”
I feel a collective nodding of the head by all the moms out there.
So on Sunday afternoon, I emptied ALL our junk drawers onto the living room floor and let Aidan sort them.
Now, before you think I’m cruel, you must understand that the poor boy inherited his mother’s OCD. Which means that – for him – getting to sort stuff is akin to a trip to Disney. Well, maybe not Disney, but at LEAST the park. At least.
Then I pulled out all my Iris drawers (that used to…ahem…store scrapbooking supplies), plopped them in the pantry, and every bit of “junk” got its own drawer.
Power Supplies (for the iPod, camera, Gameboy, Nintendo, etc. chargers that multiply like rabbits)
Staplers (why we have 5 staplers is beyond me, but we do)
Tape (adhesives, tape, packing tape, etc.)
Velcro and Pads (furniture pads & velcro)
Extra Pens & Pencils
Playing Cards & Candles
Glue
Remote Controls (!)
Band-Aids (coming soon)
Keys and picture hangers (does anyone else have 5,000 keys that you have NO idea what they’re for?)
Ahhh….
I then let Aidan have his icing on the cake by giving him the label maker to use. Yes, I see there are typos, but I’ve promised myself I will leave them for at LEAST a week before correcting them. Or at least 3 days. Or 4.
Now…my junk drawer days are over. Whenever anyone asks? “It’s in the pantry!”
by Lisa
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