tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68585288485237589362024-03-13T12:57:20.494-07:00The Newlywed's ParadiseOk, so it's not a big fancy home, but it's our home and we love her!Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-84982869812051643472012-05-17T11:34:00.001-07:002012-05-17T11:34:07.460-07:00Is There Anything Better...<div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, if I could just stop him from waking in the middle of the night for a bottle, it would be wonderful! Any tips?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-89358848282169818232011-11-30T17:58:00.000-08:002011-11-30T17:58:15.649-08:00Introducing...<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Clinton Washington</strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our little Clinton was born on 11-11-11, weighed 8lbs 3oz, and was 21 inches long. I cannot begin to tell you how lucky we are! He is just such a good baby. Even lets mommy sleep a whole 4 hours before his next feeding at night! Wooo Hoo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His birth is another story. I was dilated at a 2.5 a few days before his arrival and ready to meet the little guy. I woke on 11-10-11 at 11:50 pm with contractions. At 2:30 am on 11-11-11, my contractions were 4 minutes apart and starting to get stronger. When we arrived at the hospital, I was a 4 1/2. The nurses kept saying he was sitting pretty high and will probably lower by the time I am a 10. The contractions were strong and it helped so much with me standing or swaying. Laying down made them worse...much worse! At about 5 am, I was given my epidural and was at a 6. After a small nap and watching reruns of, In Living Color (anyone remember Wanda?) on You Tube, my OBGYN came in to check on me. It was about noon. I was at a 9 and starting to feel the urge to push, which was <u>not</u> comfortable at all. I actually found that more painful than the contractions. My doctor explained that I needed to wait at least an hour to see if my cervix was fully ready and to see if the baby had dropped at all. He was a negative 2 at this point. They gave me a little more pain meds to help me from pushing. An hour went and past. Clinton only dropped to a negative one. At 2:20 pm, my cervix was ready and I was at a 10, but the little guy still hadn't dropped. I had also developed a fever, which concerned the doctor that the baby may have an infection as well. My doctor suggested that I try pushing, just to see if it would work at all. Her main concern was I would exhaust myself and she was starting to lean towards a C section. I was determined, let me tell ya! After a half hour of pushing, Clinton finally came into the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are so happy to finally be parents!</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-66504226472563183012011-09-30T06:59:00.000-07:002011-09-30T06:59:55.638-07:00Kitty is Good Luck!<div style="text-align: center;">You know how they say when a black cat crosses your path, it's bad luck? Well, this cat is anything but that! Kitty is the sweetest of them all. <em>(You can read Kitty's rescue story <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2009/11/work-kitty.html">here</a>)</em> Everyday, Kitty thanks us for taking her into our home with lots of snuggles and purring. She even nudged the cable guy the other day while he was working! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since she has been apart of our family, Clint and I have developed a soft spot for black cats. Halloween, Kitty is honored very well in our home. She even sports a <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/10/one-year-later-kitty.html">Halloween bandanna</a> the month of October...maybe not by her choice. Naturally when we are out and about in the stores and see anything black cat related, we tend to want to buy it, but we don't want to make our other furry babies jealous with everything Kitty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Any other black cat lovers out there??</span></strong></div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-50905042814109864152011-09-15T08:52:00.000-07:002011-09-15T08:52:31.586-07:00Nursery Progress: Before the Shower<div style="text-align: center;">Hooray! This weekend is our baby shower!! We are super excited to see all the generous gifts Baby V. will receive and to celebrate with friends and family. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clint and I have been super busy trying to get the nursery in order before the shower. Since we live in a smaller home, it can get cluttered very quickly, so we had to organize the best we could before the new stuff was introduced to the room. I thought i would share with you the progress.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First off, I have to explain how lucky we have been with the thrifty finds and gifts! My cousin was sweet enough to give us the crib they used! We had to store the swing and toddler car seat in the crib because our lovely kitties seem to think they are beds for them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And those pictures above the crib...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are actually birth announcements my grandma made when I was born. She used felt to cut out the objects and glued them to paper. On the back of each is the announcement of my birth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The rocker we decided to go with was a Craigslist find for $25.00. (You can see the makeover of the rocker <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/11/old-rocker-new-look.html">here</a>) It is actually super comfy and we did a test run by holding our kitty Dora in it. She fell asleep...YAH it worked! I know...we are sick people.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found the shelves at Target. The city painting I scored at a garage sale for $0.25 and to get that sucker custom framed was $88.00! I say, it looks mighty fine on the shelf frame less.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shelves we used as book shelves are from Ikea. They are actually the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70177062">Ribba</a> picture ledges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, the room is small. It is so difficult to photograph without a wide angle lens. Also, it was a tad difficult to fit all the furniture we needed. We decided to make this awesome vintage dresser into the changing table to cut back on space. The dress was another Craigslist find for $30.00. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's all starting to come together! There is still lots to be done, but it is nice to finally see it taking shape. What do you think?</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-7485930167214944252011-09-02T10:09:00.000-07:002011-09-02T10:09:01.594-07:00Keep Smiling...<div style="text-align: center;">Last Thursday, the day we finally got our power back from the storm, we got the phone call. My grandpa had passed away. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was one of those grandpa's everyone wished they had. He was always smiling, laughing, and gentle as ever. He was a huge animal lover. He would tell us stories of growing up in Oil City, PA, with his pet chicken, which was later served as dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He grew up poor and without parents in his teen years. At 18, he enlisted in the army and served in Italy till 1945. He came home in January 1946 and married my grandmother, who he had met by <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/02/love-story.html">writing love letters</a> to during the war. He loved his family, his wife, and his 1988 Chrysler LeBaron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer time was always my favorite time to spend at my grandparents. He would sit on the front porch of their Detroit home and tell us the name of every person that lived in each home on his block. As the people moved out of the neighborhood, my grandparents started to see a change in culture. Where it was once an all Polish neighborhood, turned into many different cultures such as Arabic, Mexican, and African American. Of course, being very old fashion, my grandparents did not take kindly to this. About 4-5 years ago, my grandparents got new neighbors, who were Arabic. My grandpa had fallen in his backyard and could not get up. My grandmother was inside and did not know. The man (who was Arabic) next door saw my grandpa and rushed over, carrying him into my grandparents home. After that, my grandma would buy their children gifts and speak so highly of them. It's funny how perception changed...for the better.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After my grandma passed in 2008, we worried he may be lost without her. We moved him into an assisted living, where the staff instantly fell in love with the man we knew. He would trick the cute, young women staff members into helping him with things, such as unplugging his TV and asking them to help him fix it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, he is back with my grandma, where I am sure he is driving her nuts with telling her how cute she is or how much he loves her. That man was not shy when it came to showing his emotions towards us or her. Yes, I am very sad I lost him, but am so lucky I got to spend 31 wonderful years with him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">I have to hear your best grandpa stories now...</span></em></strong></div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-59140073616913741212011-08-23T06:25:00.000-07:002011-08-23T06:25:30.141-07:00When it Rains it PoursLiterally. <br />
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Last weekend, August 20th to be exact, I planned to show off to the blog world our very cute <a href="http://www.woodwarddreamcruise.com/">Woodward Dream Cruise</a> BBQ. For those that do not know. Woodward Dream Cruise is a 16 mile cruise event where old/new classic cars cruise Woodward Ave in Michigan. Basically it turns into a traffic jam for 12 hours. Since I live so close to the event, we have a BBQ every year with a few friends and watch the cars drive by. Ok, I people watched more. This year, the theme should have been, <em>"I survived Dream Cruise 2011."</em><br />
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The day started off normal. I made cute cupcakes with cookies that looked like wheels, and made super cute car themed decorations. I had planned to photograph the whole thing to show everyone. Well, things didn't go as planned.<br />
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As I set up the BBQ and Clint grilled, we noticed the clouds rolling in. While our guests played ladder ball, the thunder started and they quickly moved to come inside our home. Out of no where, a sheet of rain flew in! We all ran in laughing and soaked. As I grabbed towels, instantly, the power went out and the wind picked up. I then heard someone say, "Oh my god! Did you see your car??" I ran to the window to see our car covered under a tree. The tree then blew over to our neighbors car, where it landed.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This explained why the power went out. We could not even begin to express the shock. All of this happened in a matter of seconds and was over before you knew. They called this a straight line storm. 65 mph winds caused all of this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is now day three without power. We had to throw away almost everything in our fridge and freezer, and still can't fully access our backyard due to downed power lines. Try explaining this to two doggies that love roaming their yard. We also have to shell out a big deductible for our home owners insurance. Not only did trees fall in the backyard, but they fell on the fence, and branches dented our siding and gutters that flew against our home...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our neighborhood looked like a war zone, filled with tree branches in the roads and power lines on the sidewalks. Most of the storm damage has been cleared, by now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing I want to point out about power outages. They surely do bring people together. We are so blessed to have wonderfully helpful neighbors and each other. We are so lucky no one was hurt in all of this and thank our lucky stars the trees missed our homes! Things could have been a lot worse...I don't even want to think how!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-17459581797211536632011-08-16T16:59:00.000-07:002011-08-16T16:59:57.483-07:00Turning Subfloor into Flooring<div style="text-align: center;">The room we call the <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2009/06/need-your-help.html">breeze way</a> (the connecting room between our kitchen and garage) is not a room we use often. Mostly during Christmas and the summer. So when it came to flooring, we could not bare spending more than we needed to in this space. A couple years ago, we had <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-nightmareblessing.html">ripped out the carpet</a>. <em>I am sorry, but cream carpet with muddy dog paws do not go together. </em> That left us with the ugly subflooring.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i decided to take on a weekend project and paint the subflooring with floor/deck paint. The project ended up taking longer than I thought. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the removal of all the staples from the carpet and padding, we were left with lots of small holes and gashes in the flooring. It took a day to wood fill all the holes and cracks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the flooring was prepped, next came painting. Try doing this in the dark with no overhead lighting. Not a smart move on my part.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the paint dried, I wasn't sure if this was the perfect fix. I thought, maybe this was <em>too</em> cheap of a fix.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, once the furniture came into place, I actually loved it! It's amazing what a Pottery Barn Outlet rug can do for a space :-P.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To this day, no one can believe we just painted the subflooring.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In due time, we have very large future plans for this space including the removal of the drop ceiling, painting the brick, and replacing the doors and windows. Once I hit the lottery, you will all see the vision. </div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-61047136442052998052011-08-08T18:16:00.000-07:002011-08-08T18:16:09.251-07:00Nursery Beginnings<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not usually one who digs wallpaper often, but, the wallpaper in our guest room was always my favorite. It was that perfect touch of vintage without over powering the room. A few years ago, I had some left over paint from our bathroom and decided to paint below the chair rail. The color is Behr Parisian Taupe in semi gloss. It was the perfect cozy guest room for us!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We always knew we would use this room as the nursery. It is the smallest room in our home, perfect for a small one. It also had the best closet for storing baby odds and ends.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly, the wallpaper came down and left us with a bunch of holes and wall repairs. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Don't worry, I saved a piece of wallpaper to frame for baby.</em> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It also left us with that awful orange color! Yikes!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the spackling and sanding were complete, next came the paint. We toyed with the idea of painting the top half a different color. I had already had my mind set up on painting the ceiling a soft blue. Behr Waterfall Mist, to be exact. In the end, we realized the color below the chair rail was really the best choice and our favorite.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We could not be more happier with our decision! The room feels warm and cozy. I find myself walking in and out of the room and staring at the walls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>More to come...</em></div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-56419729617385657332011-07-28T08:29:00.000-07:002011-07-28T08:29:14.036-07:00Chaising Love...<div style="text-align: center;">I have been dreaming of a chaise in our bedroom for a long time. After we found out about <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2011/04/something-is-happening-in-november.html">Baby V</a>, I fell in love even more with the idea of having a chaise in our bedroom to nurse at night in or rock baby back to sleep. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then the new <a href="http://www.arhaus.com/">Arhaus</a> catalog comes in the mail...BAM!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Now <a href="http://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/chaises/30672CHBVW/">this</a> is all I can dream of. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh Arhaus, how I love you and wish I could afford you...</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-34964709880652021592011-07-22T09:53:00.000-07:002011-07-22T09:53:21.123-07:00Wild and Crazy...Not ReallyWhere have I been?? Gosh, things have been a little bit of a blur lately. It all started with the first trimester of pregnancy. Even though I didn't really have morning sickness, the nausea was pretty bad at times. Then came the tiredness and my allergies for Spring. By May, I started to feel like myself again and we began working on the nursery...<em>more on that to come</em>. I even did a few other fun projects around the house and felt like a happy pregnant woman. Then came June ~sigh~... June was not a good month. <br />
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Do any of you remember my <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/06/surprise-pain.html">kidney stone</a> I had last year? It happened again. This time, the pain started at work during my lunch. I called Clint and told him I thought I had a stone. I then called my OB. They told me to go to the hospital. The drive home was fun. I thought I was going to rip the steering wheel off the pain was so bad. I got to the ER, where I thought I was suppose to go. I later found out the ER doctors should have taken me immediately to labor and delivery to make sure everything was ok with the baby. Instead, the ER doctors and nurses kept me there for 8 hours with no food or water. I had to constantly remind them I was pregnant, which I find crazy since I had a belly showing. I was in the hospital for 3 days, on so many pain killers, and threw up more times than I could count. The Urologists seem to think I would pass the stone, but they had no idea if I had a stone because they could not do an MRI on me. I went home. <br />
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For a week and a half, I felt great. No pain at all. The following week, the pain started on my drive to work. After 3 hours, I could barely stand it. Back to the hospital I went. This time, I went to labor and delivery, which took me in right away. I was admitted again, this time for two days. <br />
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There is one thing I should explain about kidney stones. One minute, you can be in the worst pain ever, and the next, you are fine. It all matters if the stone is moving. In my case, when the Urologists visited me, I was in no pain. This time, the Urologist told me I was having "pregnancy pains", and I should have taken a vicodin to help with the pain. Would have saved me a trip to the hospital. I was fuming and it took everything in me to not take out my IV and stab him in the eye! I knew the pain I was having and knew vicodin was not going to do anything, but make me puke. They sent me home with lots of vicoden.<br />
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Three days later, the pain came back. Luckily I was at home. It was a Sunday. I kept saying to myself, it will go away. Twelve hours later, it didn't go away. I had Clint up all night with me as I cried and kept saying I did not want to go back to the hospital. I took vicodin...it did nothing. Clint finally convinced me to go. As I waited, I heard one of the nurses say, "She will probably pass it", but I was so exhausted and out of it from the pain meds to even scream back a nasty remark. They kept asking me on a scale of one to ten, how bad was the pain. I kept saying, "Ten!". I even think one nurse did not believe me. She said, "Now you know, a ten is suppose to be the worst pain imaginable". I started to think, what is with these people?? Do they think I am making it up? Do they think I LOVE coming to the hospital three times in awful pain? <br />
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That day, the same Urologist, that I wanted to murder, came in. This time I was in awful pain when he saw me. No pain meds were taking away the pain at all. He said, since this was my third visit, he felt a procedure needed to be done to see if there is a stone. Off I went to the procedure right away. Instead of putting me out, they decided to give me something similar to an epidural, where I was numb from the waist down and awake the whole time. After a half hour, the doctor came up to me and showed me a picture of what looked like a tooth. It was my stone. A whooping 1 CM! For those that do not know, 1 cm is about the size of a pea...maybe even bigger. There was no way I was going to pass that thing on my own, considering the size of the tube it had to go through. I right away pointed my finger at that doctor and said, "SEE! I told you I had a giant stone!" He laughed and apologized. He was lucky at this time I could smile, as well. On June 29th, my 31st birthday, I was home and so happy it was all over. <br />
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Since I missed over 10 days of work, I was pretty swamped and have finally caught back up. I would say I am ready to deliver with no fears of pain. Anyone I talked to at the hospital said their kidney stone pain was way worst than giving birth. So, labor, I am ready for you!<br />
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All in all, I have been wonderful lately! I am ready to jump back into the world of blogging and hope to catch up with all my blog buddies! Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-9789488828236923482011-05-11T04:29:00.000-07:002011-05-11T04:29:09.035-07:00Inspiration Struck? Maybe...<div style="text-align: center;">I happen to be going through old photographs at my work when I came across something I found very interesting.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out that floor!! Is she not pretty or what?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clint and I have been searching for inspiration for kitchen flooring. You see, the floor that is in there now drives me Charlie Sheen <em>CRAZY</em>! The design is ugly and it is the worst to clean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we did a small, much needed, <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2009/04/fin-lly.html">makeover</a> to our kitchen a few years ago, flooring was not in the budget. We decided to suffer with it till we could afford something better. Plus we had no idea what we wanted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had to take many things into consideration. We have a galley kitchen. It is also the walk through to the basement. So, the flooring gets a lot of foot/paw traffic. </div><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We thought about hardwood, but realized it would not hold up very well. </div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We considered stone/tile, but it would just be too cold in the winter and I did not want to be on my hands and knees scrubbing grout. </div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cork flooring seemed to be a good contender, until we saw the prices.</div></li>
</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, one day, while strolling through Home Depot, I ran across vinyl tiles. Not the peel n stick kind. The kind that you use adhesive with. Our home was built in 1948, so staying true to the home's style is important to us. We considered doing a check board pattern, but I just was not completely sold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is when I ran across the chevron pattern in the photograph above! It just feels fresh, yet vintage. AND with the tiles costing close to $1.00 a piece, it is right up our alley! Plus, they are completely doggie proof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-57802531766047996462011-04-12T12:36:00.000-07:002011-04-12T12:36:32.977-07:00Something is Happening in November<div style="text-align: center;">Clint and I are expecting! I am 9 weeks along right now. If feels like 9 months already! hehe....not really. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We learned on March 11. I had been feeling very dizzy for a few days. I really did not think I was pregnant, but something told me to buy a test after work. Instantly, the test was positive. It did not hit me for a few days after. Even thought we wanted this very badly, I was pretty overwhelmed by the thought of having to care for another human being in less than a year. One day, I was the happiest ever. The next, I was a stressed out mess. Luckily, it has passed for now and we are both happy as a clam! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We decided to wait to tell our families until after our first appointment. To our surprise, they wanted to preform an ultrasound, where we also heard the heart beat. It was pretty amazing. They actually thought I was farther along than I really was. Turns out I was only 7 weeks along at the appointment. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We decided to surprise my parents by taking them out to dinner for their anniversary. After we ordered our food, we presented them with a card. Inside the card was signed from us, our furry babies, and Baby Viers. My mom just gave us a look and said, "What is with the Baby Viers?" Clint told her we are expecting. She froze for a moment and looked at me then looked at Clint, then me again. Then came the tears. After she scarfed down her food, she ran over to Kate Spade and bought the first diaper bag she saw. There was no stopping her. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one to be exact</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So far so good, though. I have been lucky enough to not develop much morning sickness (knock on wood). Just a little nauseous at times. I am mainly tired. Naps are a must! Meals are not so fun right now either. I hate cooking right now and certain foods just make me gag. For example, I love red peppers! Right now, the word makes me want to puke! I can't even look at what I just typed! My biggest craving is slurpee's. After I have one, I feel like a million bucks! I try not to have them often though because of the sugar content.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I apologize for not being around much lately. For about three weeks now, I have just been so exhausted. It's amazing how it just hits you. I have been dying to show you projects we have completed around the house and cannot wait to update you on our bundle of joy! Bare with me right now...YEAH!</div> Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-88994320791900366082011-03-08T04:17:00.000-08:002011-03-08T04:17:24.231-08:00Happy Fat Tuesday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zb3qAMhqbA1LgES-aQtzR7-zNlOe61K-1SIYQlVGAu0mlVes-H0-Khi3pKGmI2-_7LWEfjMP3zet5CAM9xZnD6b-5WCRI99S93_P8CMpYlbSJ-Mres6LsWm49-7M3Ig4m3yzkVeAoybd/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zb3qAMhqbA1LgES-aQtzR7-zNlOe61K-1SIYQlVGAu0mlVes-H0-Khi3pKGmI2-_7LWEfjMP3zet5CAM9xZnD6b-5WCRI99S93_P8CMpYlbSJ-Mres6LsWm49-7M3Ig4m3yzkVeAoybd/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I found this the other day in a drawer and could not stop laughing and had to share. I worked at a daycare while in college years ago. Mr. Paczki was a coloring activity for the students. Don't eat too many today :-) </em></div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-75795564404451353312011-03-02T04:37:00.000-08:002011-03-02T04:37:31.497-08:00Here I am!<div style="text-align: center;">First off, I am very sorry for the sudden stop in posts. It has been a crrraazzzy few months! December, we were booked every weekend with parties and events. January was full of family birthdays, trying to get over Christmas, and snowstorms. Then in February, one of my best friends had this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Say hello to Audrey! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am a little biased, but is she not the most cutest ever?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was such an angel during our photo shoot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After lots of Audrey time in February (and more snowstorms), I thought to myself, "FINALLY! I can get back to blogging!" Started working on some projects around the house, then BOOM! Monday we were hit with this when we came home from work:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost an inch and a half of water from wall to wall in our basement. I was in tears. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of you may remember from almost a year ago, we had to install an <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/05/our-biggest-enemy.html">outdoor drain</a> in our front yard for the plumbers to properly snake our drains. We were told in a year, to have the drain snaked again to control the tree roots. Well, lets just say we were NOT happy campers. We thought our problems were over, with coming home to a surprise basement full of water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It's day three after this, and the basement is dry, but there is lots of personal damage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luckily, all the electrical stuff is ok, but most of the furniture and rugs are not. The stinky part, insurance will not cover any of the personal property damage. Only structural, which there is not any. They said they do not cover outdoor water backing up into the home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a long talk with the plumbing company, we have decided that the drain needs to be snaked every 6 months instead of a year. Not really the best answer I want to hear, but it is the least expensive right now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyways, onto the better news. We have been working hard on the house, in between it all! I cannot wait to show you more! Glad to be back :-)!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-46172810093155845012010-11-17T17:45:00.000-08:002010-11-18T11:52:43.665-08:00Office Decorated<div style="text-align: center;">After the <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/11/old-man-cave-now-office.html">paint</a> and the <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/11/old-rocker-new-look.html">rocker</a> were completed, I had to fill the empty room with some personality.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, I started with a lamp makeover. I had this lamp for about 10 years from <a href="http://www.pbteen.com/?page=viewall&bnrid=3760101&cm_ven=BrandSearch&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Brand&cm_ite=pottery+barn+teens&OVMTC=Exact&site=&creative=4760940943&OVKEY=pottery%20barn%20teens">PB Teens</a>. I decided instead of photographs, I would use tissue paper to decorate the shade.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is how it turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The painting above the dresser was a great find at a local art show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is actually of the <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1YN2_Scott_Memorial_Fountain_Belle_Isle_Detroit_MI">Scott Memorial Foutain</a> on Belle Isle in Detroit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Once the <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/11/old-rocker-new-look.html">rocker</a> was completed, it looked a little lonely.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I found this stool at a garage sale years ago for about $7.00. It had such character. Clint thinks I paid too much. But it just looks so perfect next to the rocker!<br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">While browsing through <a href="http://www.westelm.com/">West Elm's</a> site, I could not resist <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/mosaic-mirror-wreath-c069/?pkey=e%7Cmosaic%2Bmirror%2Bwreath%7C1%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Common%20Top%20Wide%20Rule%20What's%20New-_-">this</a> Mirror Wreath.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The bookshelf even received a face lift!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">While at a recent trip to Homegoods, I found these adorable book ends of rain boots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjST2S0-mLXHLU7ppDq7Ls1HGudMllB7jNbahkyMAo6nCNpjtWewkCYnbnN-PHM1EeS_E4GIi11U_XHZYnHxKoF5lDJbEs90ZLRJAR2a90WVO6hMwYn8dMuWxiW33uNSWnCnPWl0YjhAb_3/s1600/DSCN1928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjST2S0-mLXHLU7ppDq7Ls1HGudMllB7jNbahkyMAo6nCNpjtWewkCYnbnN-PHM1EeS_E4GIi11U_XHZYnHxKoF5lDJbEs90ZLRJAR2a90WVO6hMwYn8dMuWxiW33uNSWnCnPWl0YjhAb_3/s320/DSCN1928.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>~Sigh~</em>My <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/parsons-desk-with-drawers-f099/?pkey=gparsons-collection&cm_src=productsearch">Parson's Desk</a> has to be the best assest in the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcVWjhGbpsP7CdhJmLAVYwl1U17eFuhZCO4vxRNjtQx3j1SsLgtFkWu3Gryqu-408shyphenhyphen8uXO2_Ysj0tHcq_FTTZzIGRNVEw0TtxdolT5svudP7P-IUaiYCxFu3Fkh0Q4PPHh28EovvJEZ/s1600/DSCN1931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcVWjhGbpsP7CdhJmLAVYwl1U17eFuhZCO4vxRNjtQx3j1SsLgtFkWu3Gryqu-408shyphenhyphen8uXO2_Ysj0tHcq_FTTZzIGRNVEw0TtxdolT5svudP7P-IUaiYCxFu3Fkh0Q4PPHh28EovvJEZ/s320/DSCN1931.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Now the Office finally feels warm and fuzzy. Still need to add a couple more things like a rug and more wall hangings. I am thinking a mirror to bounce more light around the room. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Do you see anything I could add?</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-49623068986347526052010-11-12T03:51:00.000-08:002010-11-12T03:51:40.260-08:00Old Rocker, New Look<div style="text-align: center;">I had been in search for a chair to place in our <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/11/old-man-cave-now-office.html">Office</a> to create a sitting area. I wanted something small that could be easily moved around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Something like<a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/furniture/chairs/ankara-chair/s613994"> this</a>...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixS6k3mZa5KzO0uekm3Z-Z9Y9jKPr_EfWa9HhnX-aT0kFbaP5xV0xzWRTGfn90xVogoqTp89IwHlNNkL-qiimpyAcIfe6tkh2dfAPzfNCWTrZAVvgR8ukrPc-5WQ9-aloVhMCp2zCdn1Xe/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixS6k3mZa5KzO0uekm3Z-Z9Y9jKPr_EfWa9HhnX-aT0kFbaP5xV0xzWRTGfn90xVogoqTp89IwHlNNkL-qiimpyAcIfe6tkh2dfAPzfNCWTrZAVvgR8ukrPc-5WQ9-aloVhMCp2zCdn1Xe/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but, with a $700 price tag, it was not going to happen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I turned to Craigslist. With a little luck, I was able to find this rocker for $25.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could not decide what to do with it just yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, it lived in our garage for the summer. Since there was a small amount of rust showing on the metal legs, we knew it had to be painted. I choose to spray the rocker with a primer, then boring white to create a blank canvas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took a couple cans to completely cover the chair. Once I moved the rocker into the house, I realized the white wasn't so bad. But it needed something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day while doing laundry, I happened to notice something...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pattern on it was adorable! So, I decided to trace part of it on the back of the rocker and see how it looked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instantly, I LOVED it, but did not want to carry the pattern onto the whole rocker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a couple colorful (and on clearance) throw pillows from <a href="http://www.pier1.com/">Pier 1</a>, the rocker has turned into one of my favorite pieces in the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a total price of $50 (spray paint, throw pillows, and the chair), a old rocker was given new life :-).</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-54663416824399817332010-11-10T04:36:00.000-08:002010-11-10T04:36:29.819-08:00Old Man Cave, Now Office<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With moving Clint's <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-man-cave.html">Man Cave</a> to the basement, I was able to take back my office! There was one dark, problem though....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The paint. Ok, maybe this picture is pushing it. Do not get me wrong, I loved the color he had originally picked out, but I was sick of having to turn lights on during the day to see in there. For a few years now, I was begging Clint to let me change the color, to even just a few shades lighter. He had denied me every time. I think he liked the dark cave-like feel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even tried adding white curtains and furniture to brighten it up. Nothing worked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we decided to move his man cave to the basement to give him more space, I saw my chance. I started to think how this room would be used over the next 5 years. Office/Guest Room/possible kids room. With that said, I had to pick a neutral color that went with what I had. Thanks to a lovely gift card to Home Depot from a couple hard working volunteers at my work, I was able to nab a can of paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided on a soft yellow color. Due to the dark color, I choose the Behr paint with primer. After two coats, you could hardly tell the room was a dark cave before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">For now, the room will serve as our office. Color has surely given the room the light it needed!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">See that rocker there? Come back Friday for details. </div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-26418438763649396252010-11-05T03:47:00.000-07:002010-11-05T03:47:46.012-07:00Sad Day in Detroit<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday, it was announced that Sparky Anderson, one baseballs greatest managers, passed away. He was truly a wonderful man and showed much pride for the city of Detroit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We all have our Sparky moments here in the city. I think this one has to be my favorite. For those of you who do not know, Kirk Gibson hit a history making home run in 1984, the year the Tigers won the World Series. Sparky in this clip, gives me chills thinking of that day. The excitement on his face is priceless.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">During this game, my dad was watching my brother and I. At the age of 4, I thought it would be a great idea to push my brother off the couch, which landed him in the ER to get stitches. My dad always tells us how he was running back and forth in the waiting room of the hospital when this happened. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sparky Anderson will always be apart of the city of Detroit and the Tigers.</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-79318387429540281382010-11-01T05:10:00.000-07:002010-11-01T05:10:39.348-07:00Halloween Party 2010!<div style="text-align: center;">Last Friday night, we had our annual costume party. I must say, this was one of my favorites we have ever hosted! I stopped at nothing to create a fun and creative atmosphere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our menu included:</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Meatballs</div><div style="text-align: center;">-<a href="http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/hot-dog-mummies-715031/">Mummy Hot dogs</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">-<a href="http://www.fabulousfoods.com/usa/article/107/19011">Ghost Cookies</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">-<a href="http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/brain-cupcakes-688207/">Brain cupcakes</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">-Beer bread with dip</div><div style="text-align: center;">-<a href="http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/putrid-punch-715221/">Putrid Punch</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had found <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xi0/R-100653098/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053">these</a> black lights at Home Depot and gave our dining room a scary look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brain cupcakes decorated our Homegoods tray.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the tray minus the cupcakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had seen a special on HGTV where they hollowed out a pumpkin and turned it into a cooler with ice. Everyone got such a kick out of it and it kept our beverages cold the whole night! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also had Putrid Punch, which consisted of gummy worms inside ice cubes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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One decoration that I highly recommend when you do not want to spend a ton is spiderweb. I used 1 bag through out the house on picture frames, mirrors, and shelving. The black lights helped them stand out.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had found poison bottle goodie bags that could be personalized for our guests at Target. I included inside of them an assortment of candy, gummy teeth, and eye ball boucy balls, as my brother calls them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the chalk board in our kitchen. Yes, I am an artist :-P</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone loved our bedroom <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/10/spoken-up-house.html">stairs</a>, that could be seen from the hallway. Dora was our Vanna White.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, we did not have much to spend on our costumes this year and it was hard for Clint and I to agree on a couples costume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brother is the interesting looking fellow in the Detroit Lions snuggie and white wig. When I asked him what he was, he said he could not answer my question. Clint is suppose to be Lil John. My brother's girlfriend is a witch, and a very cute one I might add. I am suppose to be an 80's chick. The leg warmers were actually my mom's. Gosh, looking at that picture, Clint looks like a kid next to my brother! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I promised everyone next year, I would be more creative on my costume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a great time and are looking forward to next years! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*I apologize for the blurry pictures. My SLR's battery died right before the party, so our point and shoot was all I could use. It did not like the lighting.</span></div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-24395150857684673792010-10-27T10:45:00.000-07:002010-10-28T08:16:15.758-07:00One Year Later - Kitty<div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe Kitty has been in our home for almost one year? You can read Kitty's story <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2009/11/work-kitty.html">here</a>. If you have not, it has a happy ending :-).</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">She is the happiest Kitty in the world! When I come home, she is running up the basement stairs to greet me. When I am watching the Real Housewives or HGTV, she is there to keep me company. Most of her days now are spent on the back of the couch, staring out the living room window. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since she is an all black cat, Clint and I were very excited to make her a "decoration" for Halloween! Kitty is now sporting a Halloween bandana. She was not too thrilled with it, but after 15 minutes, she could care less.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even some of our decorations ressemble Kitty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Our other two cats, Dora and DJ, do not seem to mind her. Unless it comes to catnip time. I have never seen a cat do what Kitty does. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">She will take the small pile of catnip and roll in it. Sometimes she will do a double roll! Dora and DJ are not amused.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Needless to say Kitty has been a blessing in our house hold.</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-56779975931813224602010-10-22T04:53:00.000-07:002010-10-22T04:54:24.219-07:00The World is a Strange Place<div style="text-align: center;">On October 20th, 2008, my grandmother passed away.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday, October 20, my best friend's grandmother passed away. She died of a similar illness that my grandmother did, congestive heart failure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, maybe not everyone would find this strange, but for some reason, it felt like my friend Denise and I were connected by this. We share that day for the same reason now. It makes me teary eyed to think of what we both have lost, and happy that we had our grandmothers in our lives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If your grandparents are still alive, make sure to give them lots of hugs and kisses!</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-65032548398899720052010-10-20T04:42:00.000-07:002010-10-20T04:42:22.903-07:00Front Door Redo<div style="text-align: center;">Thank god paint is not permanent. We painted our front door a color we thought would be perfect! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI0noAzCQki7oeNJykW82rXZMpyjDONPtheCdHkzxQSHhEhHe1PVjWD_aRhyTq2j9DAzw6UdcDXFoLjMdQeFT82vaMlrmkSUzAKXNlm79AW7uiG_NhQ44PUrZF4vvIooGHs8teW5Xgw-i/s1600/DSCN1763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI0noAzCQki7oeNJykW82rXZMpyjDONPtheCdHkzxQSHhEhHe1PVjWD_aRhyTq2j9DAzw6UdcDXFoLjMdQeFT82vaMlrmkSUzAKXNlm79AW7uiG_NhQ44PUrZF4vvIooGHs8teW5Xgw-i/s320/DSCN1763.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">First off, thank you for all your <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-was-i-thinking.html">advise</a> over this situation. The color was so-so. Nothing special and a little too pastel for my taste. It needed more of a wow factor. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Take two</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbvkOxJU9tLjsaAXAoqs-gtci3YNma6jPU5Mdr3re8nB9HjcrcMGgmr7SxA4ls3gytxzLKNgPjOVtG_s0c4V85jIii2vnU-OcQOB2S4IuqwUkTo0zDrRfw2j5otJxrp5ch_4nDsxWuDsn/s1600/DSCN1810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbvkOxJU9tLjsaAXAoqs-gtci3YNma6jPU5Mdr3re8nB9HjcrcMGgmr7SxA4ls3gytxzLKNgPjOVtG_s0c4V85jIii2vnU-OcQOB2S4IuqwUkTo0zDrRfw2j5otJxrp5ch_4nDsxWuDsn/s320/DSCN1810.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Much better! This color made our wood work pop! Exactly what we were looking for! Also, looks great with our fall decorations.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>What do you think?</strong></div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-65011223726013952912010-10-07T03:55:00.000-07:002010-10-11T03:49:17.115-07:00Spooken Up the House<div style="text-align: center;">Halloween has to be one of our favorite holidays! What other holidays can you decorate with bats, blood, skulls, and ghosts? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This year, we decided to change it up a bit. With a recent trip to Michael's, I had found an adorable Happy Halloween banner by Martha Stewart.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a costume party every year with our friends, so we thought it was fitting. I also used ceramic pumpkins and kept out our black candle holders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did something completely different this year. We decorated our stairs to our bedroom! You can see our stairs from our hallway, so it was the perfect area to add a little touch of Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are also Martha Stewart, found at Michael's. The best part, we fooled our kitties into thinking they were real rats!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both the banner and cutout rats were under $10 total! Anyone getting into the Halloween spirit? I know some of you are!</div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858528848523758936.post-13921607464321263252010-10-04T17:22:00.000-07:002010-10-04T17:22:46.535-07:00Believe It Or Not...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our back porch. I know! It looks like something out of an abandoned home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For quite some time, I have been meaning to get to this area. Time just was not on my side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since money is tight, we dug deep in our basement and found what we needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, I had to sand off any loose left over paint. Afterwards came a washing with mild soap to get off any dirt and mildew. Next, I applied left over Behr Premium Plus paint with primer for the exterior, that we had used on our <a href="http://danielleandclint.blogspot.com/2009/08/our-mini-barn.html">shed</a> (check out that makeover...whoa!).</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/AVvXsEjGesy3nu_h9w8PGWVRZCc-Jm4z5GdGlWsujZv8w0g9K5CarwXcBONJEdZmaM5CI-h5OXSKXYVGYztTFePKDQwAYpuD_43lGiIeufUxN5L6i6xlDrFI7hC9a1-dzw0kWRZLLGyApFoa_7rF/s1600/Porch+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGesy3nu_h9w8PGWVRZCc-Jm4z5GdGlWsujZv8w0g9K5CarwXcBONJEdZmaM5CI-h5OXSKXYVGYztTFePKDQwAYpuD_43lGiIeufUxN5L6i6xlDrFI7hC9a1-dzw0kWRZLLGyApFoa_7rF/s320/Porch+1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ox modeling his new back porch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because we have dogs who LOVE mud, we did not want to paint the floor of the porch too light a color. Also, the porch would of shown wear right away with regular paint. We choose to use left over floor paint that we used in our tool room. The paint works on porches and cement.</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/AVvXsEgE1V4JTfUqTGm4ligwk4hRkjCMmyf9YHezeqxOhUJJ8j9BOpAAkHr4nzTgaNUdg_0hhCW1X7jnQPmB-OOks9l3U5DV4OiTgP_LLIfhUplxitcnpItPY9m5cQgKomNQ9clGTYCSkQ1UYBfl/s1600/Porch+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1V4JTfUqTGm4ligwk4hRkjCMmyf9YHezeqxOhUJJ8j9BOpAAkHr4nzTgaNUdg_0hhCW1X7jnQPmB-OOks9l3U5DV4OiTgP_LLIfhUplxitcnpItPY9m5cQgKomNQ9clGTYCSkQ1UYBfl/s320/Porch+3.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yes that is mud already on the stairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are madly in love with it! A brand new outdoor rug from Ikea ($7.99 folks!) ties it all together. As Clint said, it looks like we rebuilt the porch! </div>Danielle and Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018158052588426noreply@blogger.com10