Friday, February 1, 2008

Progress

Yes, there are still two days left in the "Give Away", but I really need to make a new post. It is hard for me to see the same post for days at a time. I know some of you who suffer from the same disease I have (blogitis) can relate! Here are a few pictures of the progress we have been making around here.

1. Zayde's birthday party is Saturday night! I wrapped his gift yesterday, and I wanted to show you the cute birthday cake ornament I bought at Christmas! I LOVE buying gifts for kids!







2. The ginormous flowrbeds outside are finished! David worked two weekends ago on them to get them finished up, and they look really nice under the big trees. Though we own over an acre, we built our house on the smallest tip of that acre, closest to the road because we are in a subdivision. As a way to cut back on mowing, these flowerbeds will help take up some space around the house! Now, all we need is warmer weather and we can start landscaping! David worked for a landscaping company several years ago, and he loves creating garden-like spaces. I can't wait to see some plants out there!









3. A few posts ago, I bought some pillows at T.J. Maxx, and I wanted to show you how fun they look in our bedroom! Our bedroom, as opposed to the rest of the house, is really calming. The walls in the rest of the house are lime, deep chocolate, red, orange... but our room is so soothing in yellow, blue, and brown. This bench is a great place to put shoes on, or lay folded clothes from the laundry room! David and I made last summer out of our old kitchen table. Click here to see how it was made: http://davidjessicamccash.blogspot.com/2007/08/operation-kitchen-table.html









4. Bichon's buffet in the laundry room is finally complete! (Until I find something cute and change it again!) My friend, Amy, painted this "B" for Bichon at Christmas and it looks so sweet above her toy basket. I painted the bone over the summer while we were still under construction. I wonder if that dog has any idea how much I love her? Probably not, because it is a ridiculous amount of love.





5. The garage is slowly, but surely resembling something I am proud of. David has been working hard to ensure some organization down there. We do have a big garage, but the last thing either of want to is to have it look like an episode of Samson and Sons. David made a peg board to hold his tools he needs regularly, and we installed a few free standing wall units to add shelving. One area is still a mess, and I take complete responsibiliy for it- the yard sale pile. This June, I hope to get rid of the clothing, home decor, and odds and ends gathering dust in the corner behind the motorcycle.













Thanks for stopping by!

31 comments:

  1. Jessica

    Did you get my email about the verse?

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  2. Hey Jessica, I wondered what you were doing with your 2rd day off for the snow/ice. I see you are walking around taking new photo's. I always enjoy new photo's. Why isn't Bichon in any of them? I miss her. She has such a sweet personality.

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  3. Hi Jessica,
    The house is looking great, I love the colours in the bedroom they are lovely and calming. I know what you mean about cutting back on the mowing, we put in lots of large gardens here to try and cut back. The problem is that when you have a larger block the scale of all your projects like fencing, driveway, turfing and garden beds is so big.
    Cheers Linda

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  4. That is cute wrapping paper. I like the ornament!

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  5. I totally have the illness - I can't go more than a day without posting.
    Your house looks great! The landscaping looks really good - I know what a huge job that is because I have re-done ours the last 2 springs - but not this year - it is done!
    I ask Scott all the time if he thinks anyone out there possibly loves their dog as much as we love Dawson. I guess you might understand! :-)

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  6. ...."I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me" is from Phil 4:13

    This is it and I like the idea with the verse around the pink ribbon. Also, I like the ideas of the colors. Let me know if you get this under comments in my blog. Thanks again.

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  7. Wahh! Can you hold a "blog sale instead of gargae! I would LOOOVVVEEE to go through your rejects! LOve your house. The bench is really clever.
    I check all blogs on my distraction list (and then some) everyday as it is a newspaper. I love to read them. Keep posting!

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  8. I love the bench! What a creative idea. :) As always I love seeing pictures of your house for inspiration on decorating mine. :) Have a great weekend!

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  9. The pillows look so cute on your bench--what a great idea! My David also worked in landscaping. Isn't that handy? :)

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  10. Your husband did a great job with the beds. They will look fabulous this spring with the plants put in! You'll have give us an update with photos!
    Thanks for stopping by my little blog. I can't believe you only charge $35 for the tiles. Thats an amazing price! I was expecting them to be alot higher. I'm definitely thinking about getting one for my mothers flower garden.

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  11. Your landscaping is going really well. Tell your husband he's doing a great job! Can't wait to see how they look when finished...

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  12. I found your blog on www.bloggygiveaways.com. I am from AR also, but we live in Missouri now. My husband is in the Air Force and I am in school getting me degree in early childhood/elem ed. I love your tiles. You are so talented and yalls house is beautiful!!!!

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  13. Hi Jessica! I found your blog through Kelly's and just want to say I enjoy it! You are just so creative! And also inspiring for me to be more creative. Have a great day!

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  14. omg you and your blog are so cute!!! i will be def coming back here on a regular basis - i strive to be as cute/crafty as you!

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  15. you're welcome. i'm going to have to steal your line "i'm a slave to the color brown." LOVE IT! i can't wait to be graduated with a real job and eventually buy a house that i can decorate as cute as yours! i'm obsessed with blue and brown and i wish i could steal your bedroom. i also love tjmaxx :)

    zumba is SO MUCH FUN! you have to check it out :) :) :) one of our slogans is "ditch the workoug, join the party"
    go to www.zumba.com to learn more!
    also there are brand new zumba infomercials - check them out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ISC_wmCE44

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  16. Love the pillows girl! So cute! I'm heading off to TJMaxx tomorrow after I pick up the boys. They had a sleep over tonight. :o)

    Cute wrapping paper too! Hope all is well!

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  17. Girl...everything is looking just FABULOUS!! I too strive to be as crafty and cute as you!

    Your house is really coming along! I wish mine was a little more organized! I am working on it, but because my hubbs did so much of our house himself, there are still things unfinished! Like my master closet is the only one with shelves!! And not ENOUGH shelves at that! He is pretty busy with other jobs right now, so I am trying to be understanding, but I could be getting SOOO much done if I had shelves in other closets AND in my laundry room. Oh well! Eventually I will get them.

    Oh I know ALL about giving some good puppy love!! I had a yorkie that my hubbs gave to me when we were still dating. She was my baby until we had Landon. She turned 10 in October, but passed away about a week later. I was devastated. I totally loved her like she was my child!!

    I am also very impressed with your garage! It looks SO organized!

    Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

    Hugs!
    Charity

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  18. Beautiful! You are motivating me to get off my arse and start organizing and decorating! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  19. The flowerbeds look great--now you get to plan what plants you want to put in them! The fun part! And the bench and pillows look great--restyling is so much more sentimental and homey than using something brand new! Love it!

    And I like Bichon's little area. I need to copy that idea for our girls! And yes, we love our babies more than anyone should love a dog!

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  20. Your house is so cute! My husband also loves landscaping...thank goodness I don't have to worry about it! Can't wait to hear about Zayde's party!

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  21. Thanks for your sweet comments. I enjoy visiting your blog and I've linked you to mine as "Inspiring Jessica!" And you are a pro at photography! You could have a second career...

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  22. Your house is beautiful Jessica! I think you could host your own TV show :) Martha Stewart, watch out!

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  23. The dreaded garage is on our list. I keep saying this is the month we'll tackle it, but we've leaved here almost 2 years now.

    Love the buttercream wall color with the chocolate and tiffany blue in the bedroom...great color combination!

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  24. everything looks so nice! the pillows are perfect for your room! and B's little doggie bone picture, bowl, etc. are just adorable. :)

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  25. I love your bench in your bedroom. Awesome idea.

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  26. The pillows look great! We will definitely have to go shopping together sometime!! I hope Zayde's birthday party was fun. Can't wait to hear all about it!!

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  27. try going to www.zumba.com and click on "find a class" you can search for instructors by zip code! you need zumba in your life :)
    have a good day!

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  28. Your wrapping, the ornament and card were all so cute! Zayde will love it one day, too. :) He is going to look like such a little stylin' man with his Calvin Clein outfit!

    I think the 'B' looks perfect there with her bone. She is such a pampered doggie!

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  29. Hey, Jessica! I found your blog through Candy's and I just love reading it! (Hope you don't mind a new reader) I love all of the stuff you've done in your home. That bench is great!

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  30. I love yalls house, I love the flower bed, I love it all!!! =)

    I was wondering what you were going to do with those pillows...you took a pic and never really posted about them! That is such a COOL idea with the kitchen table! I wished I could come up with stuff like that! You are sooooooooooo CREATIVE!!!!

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  31. Gotta love progress!

    We always have one of those "garage sale" piles too. It feels so good to get rid of stuff throughout the year but by the time spring rolls around. It can start to look out of hand.

    By the way, how did I get so far behind on your site? Sorry about that!

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