new (old) coat rack.

We were using a hall tree on our landing area for hanging our coats & the dog's leash. There's not much space to begin with because we have the baby gate (ie pet gate so Bentley doesn't escape down the stairs & out to the street). Mom made this new coat rack for me & I just installed it myself using the new cordless power drill dad got us for Christmas.

It's definitely cuter than the old hall tree we were using &it gives us a little more foot room too. Of course, temps have been in the high 70s - 80s for the past couple of weeks so I think we may be packing away our winter coats!

Pacers vs Knicks.

We went to the Pacers/Knicks game on St Patty's day with my brother & my dad. (I was the only one who wore green!) An usher told us on the Saturday night games everyone can go down to the court & shoot a free throw. I thought this sounded like fun... everyone else didn't want to wait in the line. So I settled for a group photo courtside.

life's adventures card.

I used this kit (Unity March 2010 KOM) for the Chick Challenges #22.

This was the sketch.

meet Lita.

I picked up Lita from a shelter in New Castle last night. Her time was up & luckily I was able to go get her after work, otherwise today... she would no longer be here. We're fostering her for a week & then she'll move on to another more permanent foster home. We can only do temporary fostering now with Bentley because he's enough of a handful himself.

The shelter information says she's a Lab mix, about 30 pounds, & about 10 months old.

She's not listed on the Love of Labs website yet because she's brand new but she will be soon. If you're interested in meeting her & adopting her, visit here.

spotlight artist!

I was chosen for a spotlight artist at City Crafter for challenge #99 with my "do all things" card! Cool! :)

Choco.

Just found this layout I never shared about our sweet foster boy, Choco. I did this in January, shortly after he was adopted. Hope he's doing well.

what I'm loving Wednesday.

I'm linking up :
+ I'm back on my double shift on Tuesdays for the rest of the month & it makes me happy. Not only does it mean an extra day off work a week (because if you're gonna be there for 8 hours, you may as well stay for 16!), it means I get the whole bed to myself to sleep on Wednesdays. Having the whole bed to myself makes me a happy girl :)

+ This weather! Spring has arrived. I checked the forecast & this week + next week = 70s & sunny! Holy cow I'm happy. B & I went for a run out on the trail before work yesterday. We are so out of shape.


+ What else makes me happy? Well, I ended up winning this challenge! How cool :) I never win anything!

+ I am re-reading the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. I read them several years ago, up until I was caught up & waiting for her next release. I think I was on like number 14 or something. Anyway, I lost interest while waiting for the next release & never continued the series. It is hilarious. Laugh out loud funny. I giggle constantly & TJ looks at me like I'm crazy. With the movie One for the Money out (which I haven't seen yet but am dying to!), I was inspired to start re-reading the series. Oh, how I've missed it. Freaking hilarious. If you haven't read these books, you must!

 

+ Saturday is St P's day. I had to work last year. This year TJ & I are going to a Pacer game with my dad & my brother. Pacers vs Knicks.

new dining room lighting.

I mentioned a few months back that I found an awesome light at our local Treasure Mart for a steal at $20. They have many similar at Shades of Light, which I love, but are way too expensive. I absolutely LOVE just about everything in the Shades of Light catalog. But I can't afford it. Here's one I found that's really similar to mine:

star lantern $299

Anyway, I found this steal of an awesomely pretty light for $20, spray painted it ORB & Rick hung it for me this weekend:

newest Ikea purchase.

new purchase

Found on Craigslist for $200. We picked it up Saturday afternoon. It's in almost perfect condition, it fits *perfectly* into that space, & I love the Hemnes collection so I just adore this. We have like 1400 sq ft but it's a bad layout & basically no closet space. In the second bedroom, the closet is home to the furnace & electrical box. We did hang a small clothes bar in there for some coats but mostly my Ikea wardrobe is in that room & acts as the "closet." This will be great for more hanging clothes storage & I shoved TJ's luggage in the bottom drawer & a bunch of blankets in the top drawer. It really will hold a lot of stuff. It retails for close to $400 so I am thrilled we found a great deal!

wardrobe in 2nd bedroom

Kony. 2012.

Watch the video.

*I'm a featured peep!*

Holy cow! My wish card was featured at the Chick Challenges {with Ippity}!

Feb running stats.

Total Distance:	5.74 miles
Total Time:	1:01:25 min
Run Distance:	5.74 miles
Run Time:	1:01:25 min

wish.

For the challenge at the Unity challenge blog. I made this for my aunt; her birthday is next week. She has two dogs & she will like this. I used the May 2010 Unity kit of the month, August 2010 Unity kit of the month, & A Love Beyond Measure. I also used Paper Pups.

where's the toilet paper?

When I'm on the computer or scrapbooking Bentley usually is by my side. He sometimes brings me his toys, sometimes (not often) sprawls out on the floor by my chair, but mostly he likes to look out the windows. I usually leave a couple of the blinds up enough for him to peek out & enjoy the view.


Yesterday he wasn't with my in the office/scrapbook room but that's not unusual. He's pretty well behaved, doesn't usually get into stuff, & has only chewed up a runner (well, 3 total), a pair of slippers, & the foam filter for my vacuum since we got him in September.


Yesterday, I turned the corner to see this...

Don't let that precious little face fool you. [Although he IS super cute!]


He stole the roll of toilet paper out of the bathroom & chewed it to shreds!

make a wish card.

sketch

make a wish

I made this card for the sketch challenge at the chick challenges with {Ippity} using Life's Little Moments set. I really like this set & can always use a birthday card. I used my Cricut to cut out the "make a wish." I've been playing around with it & figuring some things out & have more projects in the works.