LaLaGirl – Twinfinite Chaos! Parenting Multiples and Dealing with Autism

When we moved into this house a year ago, I was quite pleased about having a gas fireplace. (Actually, we have two! There’s one in the basement, too.) The only thing that bummed me out was that the built-in “media center” lacked a MANTLE. Where was I supposed to put my knick-knacks and framed pictures and whatnot?

As you can see in this picture from nearly exactly one year ago, there’s a little “bump” of a mantle barely big enough to set the remote on. (And as you can also see, it’s about time for me to vacuum the blinds again!)

No more, though. My handy enginerd husband built me a beautiful mantle! It’s made of pine, designed to match our rustico style coffee table. I LOVE it. This picture doesn’t do it justice at all – it is gorgeous in person!

I had no idea it’d be so easy for him to build, either, or I would have bitched about it a lot more right after we moved in. He built it in just a few hours, stained it that evening, polyurethaned it before bed, and hung it up the next day. And I threw all this Christmas shit up there within about five minutes of him placing the final screw.

Now, I’m dying to put all that Christmas shit AWAY so I can go shopping for new stuff to put on my mantle! Yay!

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Kayley’s bedroom had a makeover while she was away at camp. I didn’t post any pictures, because she actually did get internet access while at camp once in awhile, and I didn’t want to ruin the surprise! This is what she saw when she walked into her room for the first time after a month away:

I didn’t really do much to it, beyond painting the wall and getting the new bed set and tons of coordinating accessories. It sure made a difference, though! And you know what? I think I’m done painting murals and stuff on textured walls. It’s HARD! And it’s one of those things that looks GREAT from a distance and shittier the closer you get to it. So…I hope Kayley likes it. She seems to love it!

More pictures here.

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