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September 2012

The Farmhouse Table

by Kay~Kacey on 9/24/2012

So SuperGuy made me a custom made farmhouse table that will perfectly fit in our new breakfast nook. The one with the pretty windowseats!

kitchen window seat

Love, love the window seat with the beadboard. Just love it. Anyway, SuperGuy made me this farmhouse table just for that space.

pine farmhouse table

It’s pretty, too, isn’t it? He made it out of pine because I’m going to paint it. See the pretty tapered legs he made?

finished farmhouse table

It turned out so nice! Oh, in case you were under the impression that he ever cleaned up his messy garage? Let me dissuade you of that silly notion! (oh, my gosh, that link to the messy garage post…it was from 2008, just saying….)

handmade farmhouse table

Sorry, got a bit distracted there for a moment. I have heard rumors that his woodworking junk stuff things are headed to the new place, so I’ll actually, you know, be able to park in the garage. What a concept!

Sorry, distracted again… Anyway, I love the little details on this table. I know that no one will ever see how cute this looks where he put the side supports together. But I just love it. So, of course I took a photo of it to share.

DYI farmhouse table legs

He rounded the edges of the table. Nice little details.

farmhouse table edges

Then we moved the table over to the garage at The Love Nest. It sits here patiently waiting for me to paint it.farmhouse table in garage

But, I admit, I’m scared I’ll mess it up. It’s so pretty… I bought this Annie Sloan paint to paint the table. It’s a similar color to the teal we chose in The Great Teal Debate.

Florence Chalk Paint

Anyone ever use chalk paint? Its supposed to cover anything without priming. I’m hoping a bit of the knot holes and imperfections will still show through. After the teal color, I hope to paint white over it, then distress some areas down to the teal. Wish me luck…

Where Does the Time Go?

by Kay~Kacey on 9/22/2012

Just yesterday he was my baby…

I know, super cute kid, right?

Well, he had his moments of rebellion and really. bad. hair. (though I love the curls…)

Here he is with Louie. Louie is pretty darn cute too!

Though…this picture just about captures Timmy’s impishness and humor…acting like he’s going to shoot an egg as his momma.

Happy Birthday, sweetie! You are my favorite!! (make good choices and don’t over do it…you know, remember the saying “What would Matthew do.” :rofl:  )

Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

by Kay~Kacey on 9/21/2012

We just got back from a very brief trip to Estes Park. Love it out there. While out there we took a short hike to Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Such fun. The trails winds by three lakes.

Nymph Lake

Nymph Lake Rocky Mountain National Park

It was just gorgeous with all the lilies floating in the lake.

Emerald Lake hike

My sister and brother-in-law and my niece went with SuperGuy and I on the hike. I think they are all a bit tired of the bazillion times I stopped to take photos… This next one  is Dream Lake. (I think…my sister has me so confused on the order of the lakes on this hike…)

Dream Lake Rocky Mountain national park

This one is either looking down on Nymph Lake or Dream Lake (once again, blame my sister…)

Looking down at dream lake

It was perfect weather, and a not very long hike. My sister, brother-in-law, and niece are hard core hikers, so this was more of a stroll for them. My sister commented on how weird/strange/nice it was to actually stop and enjoy the views on a hike… :hysterical:

Emerald Lake

Emerald Lake…well, you can see where it got its name. Such a beautiful color. After reaching Emerald Lake…some of the hikers had to take a brief nap in the sun…

napping after a hike

Not to disappoint…of course I got a pointing photo. Oh…and a glamour shot of my sister… 😉

hiking in rocky mountain national park

My sister, my brother-in-law, my niece and I all went to Cheley Camp in Estes Park when we were kids. So Estes holds a special place for all of us. We had a fabulous time, and I’m ready to go back right now. Seriously! I need to go to the mountains every so often to recharge my soul.