Well, summer is nearly over. I've turned off the A/C. Evenings are finally cooler, the humidity should be decreasing, too. Football, volleyball, and school activities are starting again. I'm grateful to have Cathy's family here, so that I might be able to attend some of my grandkids' activities! I wish I could attend them all!
Doug painted my front door for me this morning (Labor Day). I thought I wanted a dark gold color, but it looks more like baby poop actually! Think we'll be changing it to a dark barn red color REAL SOON!
I've also added a picture of my new dining room furniture. It looks small, but there is an 18" leaf for the table, so I'll be ready for future family dinners!
I'm also trying to come to grips with my age this summer. I'm figuring out where to shop for clothes that will fit my expanded girth! What is up with that? What cruel joke is being played upon me? I used to be able to bend over to tie my shoes with great ease, but now find myself huffing and puffing as though my lungs were being pushed up into a smaller space! The eyes, the ears, the SKIN! Oh...woe is me!
Doug and I have developed a taste for Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy this year. A seasonal beer, it is brewed in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and is billed as a "Weiss Beer with Lemonade". It's wonderful! (Could that be the cause of my lost waistline? I miss my waistline!)
So, today Doug is painting my accent wall in the living room. What used to be "funeral home" green, is now becoming a dark sage green ("Intense Oliver" to be precise...don't you love the names of paints and/or nail polishes?) I've got some new wall art and will be changing up the top of the piano, too. For now, I'm going to pack away Beethoven & Kevin's winter scenery. I've used them for more than 15 years. The photo is beautiful, Kevin took it coming home from a Christmas gathering at my sister's house one year. We stopped on a bridge, and he got the shot. Everything was covered with ice...it was a Wonderland for sure. And Beethoven is something we picked up at a flea market in Arkansas. They will be new again at a later date...just wanted to change things somewhat. Hope everyone likes it. 
And with the leftover paint, Doug covered the "baby poop" gold color on the front door that I asked him to put on it last week! I like this so much better!
