Nine Lessons Learned

Since all these house posts are getting to be a bore for some of you (especially grandparents), here is a more personal post. :) Lets look at some of the lessons learned by Calista recently.
1. You can get a lot of free canned vegetables (and more) by rolling catalina coupon deals at Acme.

2. You can get around the swimming pool just fine without swimming by hitchhiking on all your cousins.


3. Sisters are great for snuggling!

4. Mascara, and other things in "Deluxe Beauty" kits make you look "gorgeous" and make mom and dad "crazy".

5. Driving cars is fun, but tractors are even better.

6. Good friends will always be good friends. Thanks for visiting, Lukas! (Doesn't the second pic look like a bad engagement photo or something?)

7. If at first you don't take a nap, just find somewhere comfortable to stand up and zzzzzzzzz..............

8. Snow in NJ is cold... and fun to throw at Daddy.

9. Christmas is really fun, but best of all is remembering the birth of the baby Jesus.

Reveal #3: the Dining Room

 

BEFORE: The dining room was just white, no wallpaper (hallelujah!) but plenty of holes to patch. Ms. Purcell liked to adorn her walls well.

 

This was what it looked like when we closed on the house.

 

and Now: Nicely painted in a color called "Ivory". It does look yellowish in some light though. We actually tossed (freecycled) the brass candelabra light fixture the first week we were in the house and traded it for a less formal but more functional ceiling fan.

 

There's not much else to say about the space except that we love it.