2009 August | Lola B's

a room with a view…

August 31, 2009

I am a girl that you might end up hating at the end of this post.

I hope not though.

It’s not my fault that this is the room that sold me my home…and if you’ve been reading this blog for a while…then you know that i posted on it once before.

I’m happy to tell you that this room is finally complete……..well…….nothing of mine is ever complete…

so for now….it’s complete….but in another year…it might change.

You are about to enter my favorite room of the house…..

my boudoir….{i hope that doesn’t mean something like ‘bottom’ in french….because that for sure would not be very funny….nope…not at all…..}

While i was sick on my deathbed on Saturday….i sent my …oh..so….willing husband to Ikea….{and don’t “oh poor bryan” to me……he couldn’t wait to get out of the house by himself…} to pick up this dresser. It’s part of the Hemnes collection, and normally…i love a good solid vintage piece…but girls…..the door to my closet is teeny tiny…..so i had to have something that bryan could put together once inside the closet. It’s a perfect fit.

….and yes…..what you see are more hatboxes……please don’t scold me.

….and i found those fabulous vintage kitten heels at a flea market….unfortunatley…they are 22 sizes to small….

they actually fit Lola pretty well….

seriously….were all women like a shoe size 5 back then???

The walls are wood…and i painted them cottage white…..but some of the walls are lined with linen now…even the ceiling. The room is an A frame and we think it probably used to be a nursery or a tandem third bedroom.

I just want you to stop right here and let me explain the shoes.

They are not all mine.

I actually borrowed most of them from my friends just so i could fill up the shelves and the picture

would look o.k.

really.

kinda.

well……maybe most of them are mine and 4 pairs belong to bryan. …….but the reason it looks like i have so many is because i’ve never thrown a pair away…..

really.

kinda.

o.k….so i have a shoe problem.

I know for a fact that i am not the only girl here going to therapy right now….

okay.

i’m dealing with the problem.

seriously…..

remember the doctor took away my credit card.

I even love the scratched up painted wood floors…….though….painting them white…..is on my to do list.

so……..

I just wanted to let you know…i did survive that horrific cold…..and it feels like fall here…already….eeek.

I don’t know about you…but ….. I.love.layers!

and boots…..especially knee high boots……knee high riding boots…..knee high riding boots in plum….

Dang that Doctor….

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life on normal lane….

August 30, 2009

I have to admit…..when it comes to traditions that we as a family adhere to…….i fail.

It’s probably because i grew up with not doing them as well as my husband……..but I’m a changed girl.

I happened to be reading NieNie a week ago and she talked about how they have a back to school party….and i just wanted to have my own twist….it’s the least i could do for the kids. So…we made breakfast for dinner and i made these cupcake ice cream cones for dessert.

Let me tell you….i scored some major points that night….

I’ve had a lot of time here on the good ole computer this weekend……because this dang head cold knocked me down.

I don’t know about you…but i rarely get sick and when i do…..it’s hard to tell myself to relax.

I was lucky to have all the kids in school Friday….and then Bryan even got them out of the house for half the day Saturday……but i kept sneaking out of my room……and either starting a load of laundry….or unloading the dishwasher……….

maybe it’s because i know it will all pile up on me if it don’t……

but…..

i did…….

and i spent some time on the computer……….

first i want to say thank you for all of your wonderful words…..

second….i wanted to touch on the subject of having anonymity on blogs.

I have a handful of readers that have blogs that are by invite only…..and came across a bunch more of you

that were thinking of doing the same……

I came across this blog about a family who found out that their family picture was being used as an ad in Prague {Czech Republic}……and she assumed that it was probably just lifted right from her blog or facebook.

I’m not going to lie……

i definately think about my content……..you all know my kids names….you know the town i live in…..you could probably pick my house out if you drove by it….{it’s the one with the toys strew all over the yard}

some of you even know my address because you’ve come to my house for a “shop lola b’s'……

so for me….i can’t really hide….nor do i want to.

What i’m curious about…is that are you nervous…….or does something like this cross your mind at all?

For instance….when my blog friend Wendy from Shabby nest came to visit….she politely asked me not to show her kids picture…even though i begged to be able to do a post on her visit…..but i understood where she was coming from….

so….don’t worry…i don’t plan on going private…but i am interested in hearing your thoughts on the issue.

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in the garden….

August 28, 2009

Sweet Friday to you.

Life is so full of up’s and downs……are they not? I sit here and soak in the peace and quiet……because i deserve it.

what?!?!

whoa?!?

Did i just say i deserve it?….

maybe i shouldn’t have said that….

or should i ……

oh dear……now i’m in a bit of a predicament…….because i just said something out loud and all of you just read it….and now what are you going to think of me?…….

let me say it again……i’m sitting here in the peace and quiet and i totally deserve it.

I might even sit out in the garden today ….

{if the freakin rain would stop and my head would quit pounding because of the horrific cold that attacked me as of yesterday..}

my hubby told me i just had a bit tooooooo much champagne and that is why my head hurt last night…..well…i thought…possibly….that could be it…but my throat hurts as well……and i know for a fact that even though i had 3 glasses of bubbly yesterday…..it doesn’t cause a sore throat and runny nose.

o.k…….

back to my predicament…..

should i have told you that i deserve the peace and quiet?

I write here on this little thing called a blog…….i write about my children…i write about my life…..i write about my shop…..my home…..

i let you in to my life.

I’m telling you this because i received a little note….from a reader…..

this reader…. told me that i’m not very inspiring anymore.

anymore.

so i had to sit on that for awhile…..

I mean….i realize…..i don’t show pretty pictures ALL the time and i don’t only focus on talking about my kids and the up’s and Downs that it brings….

i could change ……

but that’s not who i am……

i am kasey….

i am ‘one girl talks’……

i talk about shop.style.life.family.

seriously…..has anyone ever told you that your kid is just ugly?

U.G.L.Y

no……

because nice people just don’t do that.

so…..with that being said…..i’m heading out back into the peace and quiet that i sooooo totally deserve {and yes…i just said totally…even though i know it’s not the 90′s anymore..}

and i might even pop a sudafed or two…..{seriously….i had to give my drivers license to the pharmacist in order to get sudafed….and for her to tell me that… do i know i just got a box of it 6 mo ago???? like i’m selling the stuff …..}

or i might lay on my hammock….looking at my english garden.

I think i forgot to tell you that i was studying to be a “master gardner”.

I failed.

They came and walked around my backyard……and i guess i never realized that those large stalks growing

all over the garden were actually weeds.

In England …weeds are the norm…and run rampant in gardens…..hence the word “English Garden”.

I have one of those……an English garden….

and i have a mind that wanders……but you know what…

it suits me.

Have an inspiring weekend…..