The WORST room in the house...

I hesitated to show this room because it is SO bad. But, maybe I can inspire someone who has an equally bad situation!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppWt_t03T24MMuz3-ixjFBCEbAy0zKvpRn9MiZTM6U0kB82iGZugxykEk2koH_k-NIzllocZi86GjsRZbMreTevwV002ikf_ScKmYezLHKiegy3nxknzFJkbgDPXGpCneJwZ92FJXyg/s1600/girls1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppWt_t03T24MMuz3-ixjFBCEbAy0zKvpRn9MiZTM6U0kB82iGZugxykEk2koH_k-NIzllocZi86GjsRZbMreTevwV002ikf_ScKmYezLHKiegy3nxknzFJkbgDPXGpCneJwZ92FJXyg/s1600/girls1.jpg" /></a></div><br />OK, before you call one of those TV shows about hoarders, let me explain! My two girls, 9 and 11 are crammed in here like sardines. This room is small, and as they grow they have expanded all their stuff. (They also have rooms at their Dad's house, so don't feel too sorry for them!) I must say, that the above photo is not how it normally looks, but how it looked as I began the transformation!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtROnVIRGhKFwFVsq4Youh-ThOGfx8BRtIMBP_5M42yzlWvPLX1nlOZ-a1crvx4-JGsQqJKIG7v59Q7w3EhsWLB29tvXFkRT3yG6RVlv9Qaql0dEFkr75GYKvy90hJAhCOiG4VLmaTFw/s1600/girls2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtROnVIRGhKFwFVsq4Youh-ThOGfx8BRtIMBP_5M42yzlWvPLX1nlOZ-a1crvx4-JGsQqJKIG7v59Q7w3EhsWLB29tvXFkRT3yG6RVlv9Qaql0dEFkr75GYKvy90hJAhCOiG4VLmaTFw/s1600/girls2.jpg" /></a></div><br />There is hope...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHQlqga6V6W4bcBspBIYMAwrrtu3WnDsVRgMnnd4FPtSqoHp_7EyHji2pnVSZNOc-B65P4EL4csNsoB4rmHcrdBx9WWTdyIqcT51_U5YBrmchcPZtWE94dcQ1ZxXvrQCBUNSLuhOuhg/s1600/girls3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHQlqga6V6W4bcBspBIYMAwrrtu3WnDsVRgMnnd4FPtSqoHp_7EyHji2pnVSZNOc-B65P4EL4csNsoB4rmHcrdBx9WWTdyIqcT51_U5YBrmchcPZtWE94dcQ1ZxXvrQCBUNSLuhOuhg/s1600/girls3.jpg" /></a></div><br />It will include this antique dresser of my grandmother's which I stripped of 14 layers of white and gold paint...but you can't see it yet.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJyz6zm5vmcLvSVIdOkrnn1mi0rjuoQCN8sQQWbt3R5zJ9A7eE69O70AY9bz8tU9g8jRN6SsjkEwtKY01I82oztoIdzdnRj-MPlIUhDkug0pc1tDWtCmrBALsVPa59AufkuC929B6Qg/s1600/girls4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJyz6zm5vmcLvSVIdOkrnn1mi0rjuoQCN8sQQWbt3R5zJ9A7eE69O70AY9bz8tU9g8jRN6SsjkEwtKY01I82oztoIdzdnRj-MPlIUhDkug0pc1tDWtCmrBALsVPa59AufkuC929B6Qg/s1600/girls4.jpg" /></a></div><br />This huge two-piece armoire which was a $100 craigslist find...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqemrXCjfNUgA6qNnmnF_-Wb3-3igiI170H3GIzHw2VT1bbh8MfxhpDVIGvVhxRstG6sLLkV6LsIg5-EeY_-seShf4mrz4XZdw2hzyCbLdRl2xOsNMGRnoilrYaaN0JFXTQzry39xF5Q/s1600/girls5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqemrXCjfNUgA6qNnmnF_-Wb3-3igiI170H3GIzHw2VT1bbh8MfxhpDVIGvVhxRstG6sLLkV6LsIg5-EeY_-seShf4mrz4XZdw2hzyCbLdRl2xOsNMGRnoilrYaaN0JFXTQzry39xF5Q/s1600/girls5.jpg" /></a></div><br />And a lot of work:-) That is what I'm doing this week, and I hope to have it back together for you in a few days. I need prayers, patience, and several pots of coffee:-)<br /><br />See you soon...

The WORST room in the house...

I hesitated to show this room because it is SO bad. But, maybe I can inspire someone who has an equally bad situation!! OK, before you call ...

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~~~Time To Celebrate Our Freedom!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HI and welcome!!!!!! I set this table last night while the light was fading then this morning took some more pictures. So, this post is picture LADEN! Hope you don't get bored:):) I cut some of my gorgeous hydrangeas for the centerpiece and placed a flag in there too. We used to have Monarda growing all over the place but it all died out, and that makes me sad, because it looks like red FIREWORKS!!!!!!!!!! It is a perfect flower for a 4th centerpiece. I also got these little buckets at Christmas Tree Shops and filled them with goodies!The table cloth is round but has no hole so we had to take the umbrella down for this table!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iJbBFA7gTk49FhUJuj-SSAd37wbRevaWaWKUyeiwl-kZ8sgYjt3l-mMqEKl69gYEjf828LED_L0JqZVe7C1kBa5AOE67WCPE6PKD7jJik1XTHzqLQHnRZR-maR-1Zrv6IJHyxvikG-Cy/s1600/IMG_7750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" /></a></div> Over the tablecloth I placed a red straw palcemat, a white charger, red dinner plate, blue solid salad plate, red star salad plate (paper) and the star appetizer plate. I love to STACK dishes. I learned this from Yvonne at Stonegable and I think it makes a table so much more interesting!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUShpN6sV72sI-6L6JLeVy9BjWnHGlrHbz5RguKQ6_CXDgYAQTnhKrrGr-KOi12iS4mMLvdH5KoN5nweCfIhJhhDcMl7JO6Dc3ZeL-XuaS4VBqHuNtWXq_ieTUy-4TeqrG3YNf_52zbwKX/s1600/IMG_7751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> The "napkins" are dishtowels from Dollar Tree!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlXSKploQsAECJsqdg85M5hDFBjmk9EAD0Ty7BvhFB3pp26l4Wlx5JHRMoEykshIAPmFp5Ev6w0Z5buK-Z6iBjX0XgF9yjWPT6xbrQEEEcb1V_W0bbuuyikpJL5Oc3Jok4IoIJtbR-vWF/s1600/IMG_7752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMD8UBiNvqjK8MaH3BfUTjLr3iupcXZZ11Qxi-kspjmFdNl7TrQn8mOP4pOwtbf4MPQZ_nFr1D9v914ZRPBe_01CB5lvA46NSCN1R6valdAs15gJ85AyyWK6p3OjcVM77De9UQaEclhFKA/s1600/IMG_7753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> This is new flatware this year from Marshalls (Home Goods). I just love it, all swirly and happy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxZFqvTJmgKHs1y7mwtU2K2AxS1-JZqCMElDatyE4egQvYavKlqQwiI6eODnbG4DxkmwVgyB3Po5eFEQdz6r1ZoGLbKyxtlQA27eP4-DOvE7ERGs9ZDEz_CZzU_duWvPfN84KAXOTcqq0/s1600/IMG_7754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wIj6seZ6DKPovueNrr6TK3UTVAq-mFD_u-GElUuzq2TOobLLOAxu79BNrSQwRMxKH059tA0oQl-uFzTvAm5exDe5t7i1-GRTS_4N-_7QTTFgqhXD-PI65ms3sQYkYiwL23TbGZXCjs-r/s1600/IMG_7755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG55raxFY8AJAAI_cN4riv6BWMLsU4nZgdX7Lfo50aik3FWeP7WrTlg5tOq7SWdXF6QGVXdJFs3HHojUFoTjHQYeT8y4ir5Ae7L1qliS0-TFlzXu7Dgmn_zXZ7Wan0VwH-ZrD9ooktUN5/s1600/IMG_7756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> The blue water goblets can hold iced tea or water....or beer!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpscAyg6xOB5uirTaE2cxEsZd55DhNFNhT5x8tbkGwutIExf1-4Reu2hjTH4neBP0-WpxQIhrOKq6MAah4f0LdCC4huMzIsEOKeHEOuXXqQurcth2hFnKxCHf0Tldzc8yaynuoxRIyqQ2/s1600/IMG_7757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" /></a></div> I found these cute flag S and P at TJMaxx several years ago.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH5ibuo_aVXJYB5FGcYJ8q0bi6jS_BjAaDYEnznUjJQ5mF3JrHR9G3B6UcwT5719KjCRXQK5AFexHWvncJH3ILlaj1ODlQ7-Vu2uFlDAgrajeM_IUwF-GzQgAn4Cv_J9tCRP_DiBykpT0/s1600/IMG_7758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gWmUhl9x0LG_nYqs9mJ5qVDDBASWts5OeBFUVnR1FEG5fM_Wr5L9m9iBe-8-6BXxYGZrxWcL8yDsg_XWURHQcXphyphenhyphenaDoZP0PeryS8_EtmrtObLK0CZFh7T0J71mygBp1GRxA92GGvAeo/s1600/IMG_7759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSHPcwRBRxHkgpxesR6Szugfu8SqaKaE2JWkdfpwqD58kpDwhgu3hBpilEDKexoiAJLAn2zdP_PJL-aFvT8EnO1beka5h1-9cciH9ijtgQxQVgmCbcywb-ZrlQZNJ02CG_lcFcT2s9dkX/s1600/IMG_7760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAvm2_0DIpPe_vBOzlqcLPbuh89Hp7nQPh02B_uQWN99IQ9V2NkQpHm8pFHBJ6X8T-o2kqeOUph3Rhupf2eQas4m_qxaXCIyzvu1Ge8n3YhL_iZJuhj_DJUWH38EhrJcvsvAdN0P3IaX-/s1600/IMG_7762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I scattered some candies around the table too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVqZlbi_3C9SrFWZ2bgDVJ8RYwXl9LusDNioygsJVl8D47pU3VJefGlMQ5UOt3RRZ3OYYGcIVY0LgsEYc3E-Dy920Smjy4-FOZutSBGGYacl1xWRGK1WlstEQakbR0-Y_HJyzeDde7DdI/s1600/IMG_7763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> It was VERY humid last night so the vase is SWEATING....so was I!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudyK58Ji3h1E0i6kBgaByG9YFHjyiHrnbz4NJoX2iemBuCIIVh99_5plTikzPouWYttOLLUjgqsnidMm0A5zoMV4YsVtTt4bf3LoheKkE6CCW7EGkQdnu2Is4ucnIbhmCFkykIr_LaXl4/s1600/IMG_7764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiYla3pXGnG1KZOYOkJwPcSKgGVtttTl7zPIoDYl-aVW9cqxkBmVMGHonar6W-xPHnD4CdvUiKxASDZxr7MqGiEP6M-l9T0T0Th3x75X7daPpkFrmTD-w1pW3AFFf4hdsc5WVShHJXFR0/s1600/IMG_7768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbu4O9jMA4Pos9aftYfNaII1WyRK-H7UDsaDP2CJMkmX27p4LDe_FjPt0vY3vU-khUcipygWA0MjJihZsbZj4p1KMCixLgqbQA5Xmij8DlvXZ0jTB7aegisJfacGQKHHuv9tbCdC0qyOwp/s1600/IMG_7769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Even though this plate is paper, I think it is so cute and wanted to use it too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHubH2QIhsq3JmkTWVvHFdv7O1WY2hrCSOFjiBr1FBNM6LjkpFtFI77JdILyWNuqJfNKOcqnpR-PpoVrg7obx_euUL90_ZpzeHdwlpsbuL90RPYNkRQqNonMYgj5rs69G9pgv613qdKXxa/s1600/IMG_7770_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" /></a></div> The star martini glasses will hold strawberries and blueberries over ice cream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjlXgPs57zJiaxyY4bLlhmJ6yiX32nO-e4178I-RVRWDQwsCdseTMUuW8D2AZg9FTyjwDCu9rBm_zZPTFLNbatJ0BHqH40F0frOCAx8_Q4tYSf3Svh6mG0XK7XCQUGLhcjePRU7Xuz__L/s1600/IMG_7771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I have 2 red stars and 2 blue stars. Forget where I got them, several years ago too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBJ9WF9qYjM_tUOSPvpZ6AoTJqTSBTIFj8asKEZ5-SJsCr6cyjnU70tkgDTWwnE4K2WZqou-7ncT1of27aeOrpG8lNPp_MQE_gNUDlwG4lA_1jGlUVjqc0WY6Wy3H81_QULZ3Yvz6AERj/s1600/IMG_7772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAtcxUgcZ0DXqPDezHy3snyYPTQmHYgIkXzrKYoxu469ixKfLhz89HLL2XtabaZW0lnN5Mh3eoHYFZJfkGC0AOjkuE3RCvtDVohkYSsmfVR5y3OfnT8P3oPBGPFt-qUpgI2wLaCinh6LQ/s1600/IMG_7773_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj556qxDCRqViYqnFbHuPZZk96W1y2ukC9jUkUyWAdTPjLoBiNqd8iB0YpxOsuPDSKvzXPyYOCv1jWpF2eqtMHXVGQ5IOg4HkNdJy048zyK3OJQMKSyUdImTfoYhdUINo4phCN-IucnjieL/s1600/IMG_7774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKdqHjz4MIqittGkx_D6-91HimAZugKvDSbD7nMSNzOUZ-icriv-rBPxryaynjjsBIYChb-cquPaLjlQtma31jUZD-BM5wBg3oA6dSESQRS4ZRjbto4gGaHRW_Dfkiv3QTPoLpJs41GhY/s1600/IMG_7775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYtaAZm5L9F7l6D4UFBjo46L6w95xc2D42oKdtmVC0TRO1e7s-bbIllzo_iJtFRUDuT5FEGWVcMb7181H55B6oWshwltuYvxfyojEketUvuIT8EvM8BwEfK8IzYV8mZ1GG1VOXPiB08R0/s1600/IMG_7776_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQAPX5srxe7OLJwiJ7jd8qveSXXXoQB283kVJ1kdU-FxMlFY488CMNaLefGriQOae-ohkgS8ks8aRwZ1n_epqGW1v6NBD-YWy0EF1jABlbxoOHZuDGPm01eybS3OizyNNL7usYS9VkxNk/s1600/IMG_7777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Here starts the pictures I took this morning. It is VERY sunny today, and HOT again but I am NOT complaining:):) I washed the tablecloth and it shrunk some so I put the solid blue cloth under it today. I had brought everything in last night because we were supposed to get some showers overnight. So, yes, I did this table TWICE for you all. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuLaAjB4AR_uhW7BQ4H5vwH-NgCgPS8xjmmVWHOCHYv0X07kEFwjAYNb7YYEZ42gpcQVtaWRtrydLWn6BwTR3jElACS7LVGhckL0YTS5q7u8S-Tte229YGv_T_OwOrOETMievLm2hfx53/s1600/IMG_7778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoA4B18Q9G1uT1PhsGc3yHt0jYrePAH3LDMW6t-wZU31JDZ1Rw74UiNUvyvd9NVUXDzmSBsPlV738T-fBot0A4Nxn0opv0XG9d1dKOSmD26QUzbCyEU5dZDHIIpO18lWoII0uKbnNhDVQY/s1600/IMG_7779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I added this lantern too. I have 2 of them but only used one so as not to crowd the table too much.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68gWCTd1TCfQ54uyCp4sx6wcL23QrQfxmk_wUcTIMKIhqgMArt-3lhyphenhyphenWEsmVg3w8axPfFtrbQYhop3VkULokQ_on1qJs3shhx4Rv9QOUX8QOhFb_u9Pn9H2MvyGBggqVxhIQgIRLka3ti/s1600/IMG_7780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> A red votive inside.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8STALZtVaCoca3jIQKMSAx-H7Gq295tqD8uPsRIapK2FBZXWrmMdywj1tGWar3OcvpjL6fQwyRx_S_Ze-Y-BJZw1ECLwDpKMW05eI0vJHFUdZv_Hkcy5CQKyF0dED-n-zhIvIFQpHDgn/s1600/IMG_7782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF41u2lWspOTdl9veO8G_4Mw8PZC_7zUSxaQqmei6bEHtr6M-Q8T757a02u9lSUlzHbDRlaXwDxQVRmChahbjXEoq71iGqonPId_qY-rKwGpWZk1i1uiqQzkym8lPFDAbksNK-tPbGWeUd/s1600/IMG_7783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXthZIoL8GpOE_b6wicfNQFcjgmQMSDXQxCS5tAga8q_hkdO2KYXQldDM_3aNrNNM9oGWgA-1k-Jz4sKBETh1NKEDcBBbY0xb2DL0E-DP9-UMpQr_1HSsSG_UiImQYjfjXOgYsYbDSbIA/s1600/IMG_7784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Birds eye view.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Z2vik4mXm4p_xKyVi2PAwoAJsA3SykQHFub3wlp8d7gdNS1sbUudEBVSgwE9sWuHfZNXAkKJuo4JHt_SRlbveRh60Pxnh6u4MtUNz4AKDXCw9CYEhYgIpWyuySTRyHIw64HQgRGoCk0_/s1600/IMG_7785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH-igcmC0vX44bMczRRpWFjaQzLQ341m2fo5g77mIXFr7SNelUNTP9otquhLNqDk6fdqt7MHTN7eTp6F8nai_rRcdurTsnUXktqjZv1h0OjKPKN_1mNdsdfBgmgxBSyxR59Vy0LnGoHBw/s1600/IMG_7786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GQFTy5CZrmqro9xLuX8OwEi6KN9JJZD4KIqPYx7DbBC_-K5l1LP__DDTa0U1OuIUlmoLo2u-iuVActCkQ5K4o9rxa-4nkhbIkmm7EeVijQJfzucZRJ6j43yUIE1wcfV488K_vkhhYuuX/s1600/IMG_7787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArrRiJgUuFdPdJf9V8y8BK-lYiJW-8X_-Pu716dTI3LPJ0a853y4S2e1XCffJs205O-s-PUM14YoTnZwlOkVxY18o80mvyLMlkEGVDqHXzmr2v0WnwjjZqKYI-DFidGQujw2fttaj5b_B/s1600/IMG_7781.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div>I wish you could ALL join us for our 4th celebration. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and are able to celebrate our freedom with family and friends. I am joining Susan tonight at BNOTP for Tablescape Thursday: www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com  Please go over and see all the wonderful tables!!!!! Once again, thanks so much for stopping by!!!!!! XO, Pinky I am also joing Kim at Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday  <a href="http://www.savvysouthenstyle.blogspot.com/">http://www.savvysouthenstyle.blogspot.com/</a>   <a href="http://isavortheweekend.blogspot.com/">http://isavortheweekend.blogspot.com/</a>, also joining this wonderful Patriotic party!!!!! Go see some great inspiration!

~~~Time To Celebrate Our Freedom!!!~~~

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Going White in the Bath...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Let's get this out of the way: I am a person who loves color! I tend to surround myself with it because it makes me happy. However, white has been everywhere for a while, and I couldn't help but imagine what this bath would look like with fluffy, white towels and accessories. So, using things I already had, I tried it. Take a look...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GCVsBEA65rsFidM-vfyqLh3_tokbP_1jl1GBca3UoVnoQaFjU9gBOxZugAukfUJpx2nvz5TOKrvYFt57PhSIqd7ncgqltlwZEswn1z7qMYRdGUH_YBxXP-H6-KnwcktWxVspK-dYtw/s1600/whitebath2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GCVsBEA65rsFidM-vfyqLh3_tokbP_1jl1GBca3UoVnoQaFjU9gBOxZugAukfUJpx2nvz5TOKrvYFt57PhSIqd7ncgqltlwZEswn1z7qMYRdGUH_YBxXP-H6-KnwcktWxVspK-dYtw/s1600/whitebath2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqbk0RXe1p9VlfIS4aTVPjt8v87ECiqVwkCQ53fadOBW41RPAWtI8QKfTnopnnuLv3vcjvD_Sl-qMfM2kU0HuS0RiUNdJDRb83VlEbQJ4-RfMY0xW60vMcR8AmZdnY1yASBMFRBHNgA/s1600/whitebath3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqbk0RXe1p9VlfIS4aTVPjt8v87ECiqVwkCQ53fadOBW41RPAWtI8QKfTnopnnuLv3vcjvD_Sl-qMfM2kU0HuS0RiUNdJDRb83VlEbQJ4-RfMY0xW60vMcR8AmZdnY1yASBMFRBHNgA/s1600/whitebath3.jpg" /></a></div><br />I don't normally have any faux foliage, but I had this faux orchid and thought since it is white, it would work here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsQD-rlqn7vKjoG4DCvSbNykEI2L2RfDYVLQ6TaoZwkhQMeh52u9Cm446Y2sFjfZcEgqSB3d3o6cHkHaRPemhEfV2v95fqohxyr5Oy9_LNM_Z6x1nheJ3aRnERF54GavQP5sp-IeaVA/s1600/whitebath5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsQD-rlqn7vKjoG4DCvSbNykEI2L2RfDYVLQ6TaoZwkhQMeh52u9Cm446Y2sFjfZcEgqSB3d3o6cHkHaRPemhEfV2v95fqohxyr5Oy9_LNM_Z6x1nheJ3aRnERF54GavQP5sp-IeaVA/s1600/whitebath5.jpg" /></a></div><br />I had a large palm tree in the corner here which I loved, but it does not do well there in the winter. I decided to try something different, so I brought this Moroccan shelf in from the dining room and this peace lily. My real orchid on the step is just about to bloom, and I cannot tell you how excited I am to have kept it alive for over a year!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmb4MxZjCR-J-KnTcPqKvmFFCN3hpomU4onGLgIkel-4DTD3GPRm-YkgniojzSpK4oTR3NBhfA5Nxya9CKc4nyuPe0NvbHw9BUq4qlgSZ_HMLzcpQI65nk7vf1f-A0c3-c8xUiLTQOQ/s1600/whitebath6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmb4MxZjCR-J-KnTcPqKvmFFCN3hpomU4onGLgIkel-4DTD3GPRm-YkgniojzSpK4oTR3NBhfA5Nxya9CKc4nyuPe0NvbHw9BUq4qlgSZ_HMLzcpQI65nk7vf1f-A0c3-c8xUiLTQOQ/s1600/whitebath6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really thought the white would give it a more "spa-like" feel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo0XeJQFavM152yPZ5bMwCgD3_9yk6szveij7q4j-ox6HEUQc8JH9BbL0od8DsUoID6dNUJKN95rm2HIVqPXjdFBjzI9ZOi8GHDutNJ6L36ipZvmA0nmPUPJMbaZNzMkn0LznKCwVHg/s1600/whitebath7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo0XeJQFavM152yPZ5bMwCgD3_9yk6szveij7q4j-ox6HEUQc8JH9BbL0od8DsUoID6dNUJKN95rm2HIVqPXjdFBjzI9ZOi8GHDutNJ6L36ipZvmA0nmPUPJMbaZNzMkn0LznKCwVHg/s1600/whitebath7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, I must say, I prefer it this way!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42adBnstW89Z5u6opUuz6KMbHdHSuzUwsu6pW74c-99tvFEX80tO5r2IGqMClm8pzwCFR569gOpRMsCn8gQGt3qAItgZd2Atcs6gwACaSO7l50_Mh2I2xAQsno3ncaRq7qyYENwwcOg/s1600/2bath5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42adBnstW89Z5u6opUuz6KMbHdHSuzUwsu6pW74c-99tvFEX80tO5r2IGqMClm8pzwCFR569gOpRMsCn8gQGt3qAItgZd2Atcs6gwACaSO7l50_Mh2I2xAQsno3ncaRq7qyYENwwcOg/s1600/2bath5.jpg" /></a></div><br />You can see the original bath <a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2009/11/south-to-old-san-juan.html">HERE</a> and decide which you like best. Sometimes a little change is all we need to reaffirm that we were on the right track to begin with:-)<br /><br />BTW...this is a budget bath! Peel and stick tiles, laminate counter with ceramic tile edging, sink faucet was a $59 overstock.com special, mirror trim is reclaimed from my great grandmother's guest house, and I did the texture on the walls myself.<br /><br />I'll be joining Kim at "Savvy Southern Style" for <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a> so be sure to stop by there!!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!! After working on a baby shower this weekend, I'm now hard at work trying to make something nice out of my girls' room. It is a disaster in the worst way, so I'm hoping a week is enough time!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA7_qzscWH9xquYlEnmeLvb2HaPQk6BaoPSjeLch9RdUujDi4UcUw-E7rEzMvOOdsve93c-bkXIX57k8q2fhXTjeE0CeeEg1kNlgBdu8ADRLTjxuhwjh3SOB2oWscN26AWMj8D2_yGA/s1600/th_wowuswedparty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA7_qzscWH9xquYlEnmeLvb2HaPQk6BaoPSjeLch9RdUujDi4UcUw-E7rEzMvOOdsve93c-bkXIX57k8q2fhXTjeE0CeeEg1kNlgBdu8ADRLTjxuhwjh3SOB2oWscN26AWMj8D2_yGA/s1600/th_wowuswedparty.jpg" /></a></div>

Going White in the Bath...

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~~~What the HECK????~~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had some good rain here today but no wind so I don't know what made this big branch fall from a HUGE beech tree in our side yard???? We just discovered it. It hit an apple tree on the way down too. I think the apple tree will be OK, I hope! The beech is  pretty near the house so I guess we are going to have to have it checked, if  IT came down it would devastate the house!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLACUsftPrZY0gKeJYYPiJlvU6sIfcRq3x9smeKkrERbA-9yjYHuABxNej9IQ0JdCj5SQKdDDtgPgpKoU4UcksNZwsbWhSHyFtSSX_hKhjdPqvIFinDRWCL3SmJJdp7hJjpH4fDZXjdTN/s1600/IMG_7739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> It is a large branch that splits into 2 branches, as you can see here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUREmvBITHKeP4lH_NDbM0rBY4wmbP0AFyVFGCEb8Wu9lkO-x1CaZOwKc6ainyFOnUcJbsgPXyrzzjNb_XXhgirozRE-7vFWSvqPWv06ZfjmDRPJ2gBcTx4xZpzPUeoPJSke9iQ1kPUKJ_/s1600/IMG_7740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> This is the beech that it fell from. The tree is about 80 feet tall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX11_ZvdvzimDcAf8wN5L3_ZtV83xnqEdvB-mZiY2R7Chrgrg70g4jLZWtja3fFMaMKbNoCjV4fdRiVg2kN5BJmsMplayekwxbcuL79ZvVfbSyIrK7PyHJdY7I0kCxSZ_JFxMtkq2dtJIg/s1600/IMG_7741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I just heard on the news where a tree came down at a campground in N.J. today and killed a man and injured his wife. Now I am getting nervous!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially because my "office" is right where the tree would hit:(:(<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5PP8A_4lAnYaHEO4UFFCsIWFtqns3elka6wvY5oCCULfKVX8v_U5VsH5E5iF3I7kQ7_Qs585vjm2YZc0yNEfQa6xCBSDsZhCL5meZ1B2FNdi1NBoK9J_PrQD46a2vHE8Xh0ppImNVOgG/s1600/IMG_7742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ00RgtMe2q9JGkcaOCQ5TzROHKFlavMKXGJlAagoec63VYhCv0VBteLc7RprBWNDgLtiL-wvP9Rt1nUjbjFr43O5ax8nA-GLWb5xVWQvP_K64W6-UuulkO_db6IzltPkRAWLqpQDBnT1/s1600/IMG_7743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> At least some of the apples are low enough now for us to reach.....before the SQUIRRELS get to them:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFugCJ2ZfWN-O_0h2sRJr5U9HAb6GSbPBVOxijbCtYUBvfX4GbyDbCtF9496f29e_JTqkKtvSWUFrxiYQKxfE0QxlF-W1VFP4u31VZeSu5F80GZ8uGOg305e0WDe4jcqvQs7hqf44vVpT/s1600/IMG_7744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> It came this close to the house. This side of the house is where the 4 large rhododendrons came down this winter and we haven't replaced then yet. Trying to decide what we want.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNvjXAMdbaK1t6W3RMPISbqKpxzjmR3HgmKwUtE9AFnmEaQ00WrrmgyA5XizxFKdek6zyyerdEyEru1zAGNIP8FFzzW3Js5tfElE4qUODTJ1VZxdi9AG0yaCD7iYrzHWTF0ZbHNJq9AmL/s1600/IMG_7745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1qUWgfUANi_r59u6jIdsR1rZnyxADb4BrtBXFzltCmaSA6fGrRoxzHkYAwqJaOQn9kYEhGxKj4_KgwdM2FAt4LmXmWBL-UzUoLDKZUrubitO5GKxwmQX72CFpkmQAwWfwYuzwKYs37Xs/s1600/IMG_7746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> On a HAPPIER note: all my hydrangeas are blooming beautifully right now. I will be cutting some after dinner for my 4th of July tablescape. I wanted to do it today, outside, but the rain stopped me. Hopefully I can do it tonight or tomorrow morning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXuJyGKQIPOkNu-zfeuM6crTG2aegwMNupOdRwc0484bAcs3OSLOwngCbt5lR9SvTAp1S5V7B7Vyvvq3hZ6ali0xXzLtfBttXx3mPwWD_9oWtuIcESqh93e28zyuExw0cbGlKJmAbKBw8/s1600/IMG_7747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFJV7iXXXtZHOe3xg2KeDgyVNK55cv5Wz3A7TColSgv2cIs_j2EUlgelKHn0SyMRf_szOGxBCHA8peXujgXL6Pic95OilRnmIovMabXnlZ3d_Ap9Jxaz-S3meHqDniIjYwSVq7mnDZ_DK/s1600/IMG_7748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Such gorgeous color! This bush is the one that for 25 years has been SNOW WHITE!!!!!!!!!????? Have no idea why it turned BLUE this year!!??<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ncKRByX1M-UjV8r4uVJXewCKNqrcxDWxJrCAcszkURPxFrwivEqW74rxWzlf-DwYDnn4XGF38Sgn3M6FH-N2ucDCH4jAua8AHNhV4eq0VzQqc4lYD49Y72BRDJ6rfPcnDjcfLXiIBKSh/s1600/IMG_7749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div>Thanks so much for stopping by. I love to see your comments so please let me know you were here! I appreciate every single one of you! XO, Pinky

~~~What the HECK????~~~~

We had some good rain here today but no wind so I don't know what made this big branch fall from a HUGE beech tree in our side yard???? ...

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