Where Will July Take Us?

I wonder where July will take us...I have been dreaming lately...

I actually LOVE this house too...

And this one...


When I dream of the home I want to live in forever so many ideas run through my mind.  I like so many different elements that I am not sure where I would start or how I would pick.  I like the log cabin look, I like modern, I like country, I like Victorian...I just like sooo much! 

And who would love this?  It might be a little too modern for me but you get the idea...I don't want stiff...

I want my home to have some charm.  I do not want a cookie cutter house.  I would live a big wrap around porch with a porch swing in the front.  I don't necessarily want to be in the country, but I really don't want neighbors so close that I can see into their house.  I'd love a backyard...some rock landscape and some grass.  I'd like to have a small garden.  I'd like to live somewhere that has actual seasons.  I would like large mature trees in the back and maybe even an apple tree. All of this near the city....keep dreamin right?  We'll see. 
For the inside I'd love vaulted beamed ceilings; open floor plan; double sinks (granite) in all the bathrooms; a garden tub and separate  marble shower in the master bath with the toilet separate from the sink and shower area (with a door); in the main bath upstairs I would really kind of like it to be a lot like the master bath; I'd like a 3rd full bathroom with just a tub/shower, sink, and water saving toilet; a fireplace in the master bedroom, a fireplace in the great room, a separate family room, a formal dining room, an eat in kitchen, a den, 5 bedrooms, a large master bedroom with a sitting area and a big window so I can sit in the chair and read and 4 other large bedrooms all with walk in closets, a finished basement (man cave), finished 3 car garage, a huge patio with a built in BBQ, a sun room, a pool (maybe); hardwood floors and maybe slate in the bathrooms, as far as paint goes...warm colors-nothing too dark and not start white all through the house...and the kitchen....well, every woman wants their kitchen...and I like different kinds of kitchens...

I have seen classic kitchens and dark kitchens with all the amenities...I am not sure what I would pick when it came down to it.  I like light, natural light, so maybe I should stick with a classic kitchen with stainless steel appliances of course....

See, from all the pictures above I just don't know what I would pick...I want warm and cozy, big with a lot of natural light...oh boy...I am going to have to start putting a binder together of all the things I love.

Until next time...keep dreaming...where will your dreams take you....

Courtney's Big Bash

I remember now that I wanted to tell all of you that Courtney turned 11 on February 12.  The limo picked up the kids (and Nana Marian) promptly at 12:45pm.  At 1:10 or so all the kids piled into the limo (laughing and carrying on) and we headed to Yogurtland.  All the kids got a yogurt and my mom, grandma, Kaci and I sat around and listened to them chat.  They were HYSTERICAL!  Then they headed for a drive to PV and got to Color Me Mine a little before 2.  All the kids did their art (which I have to pick up tomorrow) and then we headed over to Islands for a bite to eat.  After that the limo brought them all back to my house for cake, ice cream, and presents.  The cake was a one tier cake with a 3D art palette on the top with two edible paint brushes. (pictures to come after the move as my camera  cord is packed.)  CK made out like a bandit!!!  The kids had a pillow fight and parents started to arrive.  Three of the little girls spent the night.  They all left around 9am Sunday morning.  It was quite a fun day and I know CK had a blast!  Geesh...what will I do next year?  Maybe a movie theater birthday?  I have no idea.  Nana Marian has big plans for birthday 13!  Shopping in NYC!!! SAHWEET!!!

Gnomeo and Juliet

When Kaci was just a wee baby we took her to the movies a couple times.  Both time she slept through the entire movie.  Not today!  today I took the girls to Islands for lunch and to see Gnomeo and Juliet.  the movie was very cute.  Kaci did pretty good.  the seats in the theater are new and they are awesome!  I think she had the most fun lifting the arm rest up and down.  She did manage to sit and watch ALL the previews and about 40 minutes of the actual movie.  She definitely liked the singing and dancing parts!  She was groovin in her seat.  It ws fun!  Thanks mom for the tickets...we had a great time!

Over the course of the last week I thought of a million things I wanted to blog about and of course right now I cannot remember a single one.  Geesh...

Well, until next time...