Seats six with two leaves

Okay, so I've finally dug myself out. We are in the house now, and save for the obnoxious boxes of high school memorabilia and a few things in the garage and the guest bedroom- we're unpacked. Loving the extra space, I have to say.

The bare, white walls were getting to me, so I enlisted my new friend Erin to go along with me on the search for home decor. Why is it that I can picture it all for someone else's house, but mine- well, that's another story. Anyway, Erin has become a great friend, and her eye for good stuff has been uncanny. Throw in the fact that we have lots in common- including 2 boys, and the same taste; and I've made myself a new friend, I think. We hit the jackpot over at Kirkland's Home, and it was a great day!

I also had the quest for furniture hanging over my head. I decided to make a little extra cash by selling off the stuff that doesn't match the new house, and using the proceeds on new stuff. I also came across what I thought, at the time, would be the ultimate way to find dining room furniture. However, after rushing over to see this guy's "Elegant Dining Room Furniture" (painted a brown "wood" color, instead of refinishing, to cover the scratches), and having two sets that actually would've been good finds sold out from under me; I quickly realized that Craigslist was not going to be the way to go for that sort of thing. Poor Martin- he endured numerous emails from me, all exclaiming, "This is it! Look at this one!" Plus, phone calls, and the mad dashes across town to get the right one, all before I was finally handed precious advice from my new friend Jennifer, to head over to Furniture Buy Consignment in Frisco. And, there I found it! Girls, most of you know, I'm not ashamed to gush about a good deal, and this was one! And, between that, and the cute counterstools Martin picked up on clearance at Home Depot, it's starting to look like a home. And I'm proud to say, I actually put two of those barstools together myself, thank you very much.

So, life is settling in, and Mason has recently been getting off at the right bus stop, which is great, and better on my nerves than his previous mishaps. But that's another blog.

Have a very busy weekend coming.... Friday, is of course, Halloween, and Saturday we have a yard sale to get rid of the mountain of miscellaneous junk that currently sits in my garage. Then, Saturday afternoon, we'll dash over to the airport to pick up Manfred and Barbara for their visit, which we're very much looking forward to.

So that's it for now. I have deeper issues that I really should divulge, just for the sake of keeping my blog on it's normal serious note, but for now- No, I'm not going to do it.