dogs, garbage, we take it all...

Hello, again!


 I know today I promised there would be a picture of a stunningly perfect window collage on my wall. However, life happened and what didn't happen was that collage wall. In case you're wondering why it never came to be, let me give you a run down of my day... While I was ever so graciously slaving over a warm breakfast of toaster waffles for the kiddo's, my son started screaming bloody murder. Naturally, I thought someone had broken an arm or leg or lost a limb. When I came bursting into the room and realized there in fact had not been any causalities of the extremity sort, I was relieved, partially upset I stopped inhaling my coffee, but mostly relieved. He was looking out the window clearly very distraught about a small dog wandering around our house. She was obviously freezing to death, probably hadn't eaten in days, scared and lonely (see how my thought process works before caffeine?). Considering I had never seen the dog in our area before (we have a lot of dogs that wander aimlessly in our neighborhood) I decided to wait and see if she would attack my fiancé who was unknowingly working on something by the garage. There she went, right up to him, but no attack. The coast was clear. I threw on my boots and ran outside, flannel pj's and all (the neighbors inevitably thinking "there goes that crazy lady again"). She followed me right inside and made herself at home, on my pile of clean laundry. Hmm. She helped herself to our dog, Angus', food and water. Angus' was not very hospitable and is still pouting about our new house guest. 12 + hours in, no tags, no response to FB posts or flyer's and tomorrow we will see if she is chipped. 1 stray dog, + 2 smitten toddlers - collage wall = one exhausted mama. I don't think there is anything we won't take in... be it junk, garbage or animals.

We did tear apart our dining room table bench because I thought the legs would be perfect for a mini farm house table for the kids. Tyler did some constructing and with some stain and chalk paint the table was born! Then I decided I liked the table as a coffee table and that the kids will have to share, for now. Bottom is after assembly + dark walnut stain, top is chalk paint before distress and wax and middle is final product! I will find time to take a better picture, for now, bed.