Life...and some Chocolate.....

The canopy in Savannah's spot in or room
(I did it myself, embroidery hoop, pottery barn duvet and two cup hooks)

Joyelle's canopy with the fake vines on top...opinions????

JJ's fake canopy with a metal airplane wall art

Opposite wall of the kids beds did a couple new Uppercase Living

on some canvas..don't think I am done with this one..maybe some

polka dots....

This is JJ's ;)

Life sometimes gets crazy!!! I have had quite a month....the baby-Savannah fell right before Christmas and broke her wrist, Christmas, New Years, Joy's 3rd birthday- the baby fell again and this time a skull fracture (she is ok and it really doesn't even bother her),found out my little sister is prego with baby #2, baby Savannah turned 1, and Savannah's wrist cast removed!!
(Savannah is the third child and she is fearless!! and maybe a little accident prone)
So, what I am trying to say, life has gotten in the way of blogging....guess that happens sometimes... we have been working on the house some... the curtain rods are up in the living room, put some new decor in our master bedroom, made some canopies for the kids room and did some more organizing of the guest/craft room as in I finally hung up all my fabric...
I don't have any photos mainly because the baby is sleeping in our master bedroom and Joy is sleeping in her room.. and I really don't want to wake either of them up to take a photo :)
So, I will post this and then later today (hopefully) will get the photos of the new additions in our home...

Oh... I almost forgot... I made the most amazing Molten Lava Chocolate Cakes... I adapted the recipe from The Pioneer Women's blog.... here is my version
1 stick of butter
2 heaping T.of cocoa powder
2 T of canola oil
Melt all this in the micro. for 1 min. stir really well then micro for another 3o sec. Let sit for about 5 min. to cool a bit so eggs don't curdle
Add to this, stirring till smooth:
1/2 cup of sugar
2 eggs and 2 egg whites (adding one at a time and stirring really well)
then add 7 T of flour and a dash of salt
Pour into 4 really well oiled dishes (I used my little clear glasses from Pampered Chef-about 1 cup capacity)
Then bake in the oven at 425 for 13-15 min. it should be soft on top. Then invert on a dessert plate and eat with ice cream and choco. syrup drizzled on top or whipped cream or both!!!
My hubby thought they were so amazing and he really doesn't even like chocolate...

Updated: Jan. 31, 2010

Here are some photos of some more projects we have done on the house... ok mainly decorating projects.. :) gotta love decorating :)

I've been published

Yep, you read that right...I have been published, not on the blog, just a recipe I made up for some yummy muffins. I made them about 2 years ago and they turned out really good and made them constantly for about 3 weeks, until my family would eat them no more....well, I saw an ad on Martha Stewart about readers sending in their recipes.. so I did... well I heard nothing more and low and behold about 2 months ago a food editor contacted me... she had made the muffins and wanted to put them in Martha's newest publication: Everyday Food. Of course I said "heck, yes" and sent them the necessary legal papers (ok they sent me something to sign and I did and sent it back). Well, since then we moved and our regular computer still sits on the computer desk, not hooked up...so I realized that my recipe might be in the magazine by now...they had stated sometime between Jan-March... so here is the pics for the recipe.
-Fawn

The Kids Room, Part ONE

This is a blank wall... yes I know I took a photo of a blank wall...
it was supposed to be the BEFORE photo of the kids room, but
I forgot to take a photo of before so I went into the living room and
took a before picture of the blank wall so you can see what the before was...a blank wall....



This is the first layer, the stems/leaves of the flowers....



Ok, it is now done........cute huh!! I purchased two sets in two different sizes so I cut them up
individually and applied them in a rather random pattern...


This is just a close up pic.....

That is Joyelle "talking" on the phone and to show your the size of the flower border....

Ok, hope you enjoyed the newest addition to the kids room, yes this is a boy/girl room, but our son actually liked the flower garden and he has more appropriate boy expressions for his area of the room......

A few of my favorite things....

These are a few of my favorite things....
Yes, I am humming the song.....
1. my favorite set up for a kids room in my favorite combination of all...red gingham/check
from PB

2. I love this kitchen.... love the colors...lights... shelves...backsplash... Love it!!

from Sarah Richardson Cottage

3. I love corner banquettes...ok, I just love banquettes...

4. I love LOVE LOVE wainscotting and beadboard and big soaking tubs and

huge "I can even dance in here" showers.....

6. Oh, did I mention I love dining banquettes... nope I didn't think so..and this one is

in green my favorite color......

7. I love built in beds for kids rooms and this one is my alltime favorite

a magic little bed for each child....couldn't you just see and hear the giggles

and stories being told...... by Jane Coslick Designs

Ok, I guess that is enough for now.... hope you enjoyed them!!

quite a weekend...

Well, lets just say I am glad to be done with that weekend...
1. Son has a fever... cold..sinus thing, oh and he keeps wanting to throw up
2. Princess is constantly coughing, constantly coughing, constantly....
3. Baby Girl fell off the couch and has of all things fractured her wrist....
4. On top of everything... my hubby did get the green paint up in the living room
and I managed to paint the stairs hallway.....
No pics yet, but soon, very soon.....

Living Room-some progress

Our living room.... was painted a grey DEARY blue and my dh always said it was a color
that "makes me puke in my mouth" I know gross!!! He said it not me...
Anyways that was one of the first things we wanted to change and here he is
starting the color change....we went to Sherman Williams and picked out a lovely
Cottage Cream color (that is what we are going for in our home an Alaskan Cottage)
and he got started that day.... though the pics below are him painting the blue
ceiling into a white ceiling....

Here is before picture of the living room....the star tieback and couch are staying the

rest is changing.... now the paint doesn't look too bad in the pictures, but you have

to trust us it was just dreary!! it basically matches the color of the sky on a cloudy day..

We are hoping to finish it today and tomorrow so will post the new living room and colors soon!

Progress....Master Bedroom

Our Master Bedroom.......
It is a work in progress...
This is a few days after we moved in as you can see just a bed on the floor...
the room is actually quite a bit bigger, it is just half the room in the photo...


Our New BED.....yes we finally got a King bed, and I got the Pottery Barn Bedding I have had in
storage for the past 2 years finally out and we get to use...awwwwww.....LIFE IS GOOD!!




Our newest Uppercase Living expression and yes I have found the one my soul loves....my sexy hubby :)



More photos to come as we add the curtains and artwork....

Our Master Bedroom is a work in progress...

It is the one room in the house that really doesn't need much

work...

This is a few days after we moved in, notice the bed on the floor..