weekend recap

oh there you are ;) ok..i left yall hanging, but i have returned with lots of happenings. this past weekend my dad drove through on a business trip, and spent the night with us. it is funny to hear how much my parents [who see hudson about once a month] say how much he has grown. since we see him everyday it is harder for us to notice.  he was impressed that hudson is a roll over pro and has crazy good head control. he even can sit up with out assistance for a short while [this is a brand new trick].

i remember thinking before kids when i would hear parents talk about mile stones...ZZzzzzz...blah.
but now i get it. it is so crazy that they just wake up and decide to to something new. it is amazing.

what else is amazing... the cracktastic pasta that i made for dinner on saturday. try it. easy. yuengling didn't hurt

we also started sleep training mainly because his naps during the day were so inconsistent. he would want to be rocked, nurse, walked ect. which was and still is so cute, but lil hud is getting pretty heavy for momma..so we decided better break habits now [for the both of us]. we used the controlled time crying technique and it has really worked. now he plays/self soothes himself to sleep during nap times, and is taking much longer more restful naps. he also now likes to sleep on his tummy.

i can check off a few things on the list:

  1. shelves project - update...i have measured and drawn up plans..now just construction left
  2. build bench...legs purchased just have to find wood
  3. cut down rug/buy new rug
  4. frame artwork - check
  5. restore tables [coffee table + occasional table] - check

here is the finished product of the occasional table. i decided after sanding to paint the table instead of re-staining. i would have had to re-stain the table close to the original stain [very close to the floor color] and i wanted more contrast..not finished being staged [imagine those gold frames hanging above]. it is a blue/green number..custom mixed valspar paint. i love it.

and at last here is my pretty little coffee table that was saved at a local flea market. she rests in my keeping room which ill be talking about soon on this blog. here she is also on a popular home decorating magazine cover..all she needed was a little brasso and tarn-x

this is a in progress picture. i need to get a picture of the final product, but will just have to leave that for the keeping room posts.

happy tuesday! hudson is off to gigi and pop's [mr. b's parents] & we are going out with some friends..dirty martini please. extra dirty
-K