Greta and I made it all the way to Idaho. She didn’t nap the whole drive. (!!) After about 2 1/2 hours of talk radio and reaching back and tickling her feet for entertainment, I realized she wasn’t even looking tired. My heart was sinking–I guess the Benedryl I gave her for her runny nose wasn’t making her drowsy because I had to mix it with juice for her to actually take it. Dang. I pulled over and put The Prince of Egypt on for her. Harrison (our Acura) has a dvd player. We rarely use it, but for this kind of occasion, I was so grateful we had it. She watched the entire movie without making a sound and that got us all the way to Rigby. I let the menu screen replay for 15 minutes and we were there.
Nothing is baby proofed. Piano music and books and purses and whatever else is within Greta’s reach is getting moved around, but she is being gentle, and I am going 2 miles a minutes trying to keep up with her and making sure everything gets back to where it was. Meanwhile, everything in my reach is getting moved around, too. I am not tackling any paint projects (we’ll save that for a summer trip when I have more time), but the pictures in the house are being moved all over. I’ll be sure to snap some pics and share, because I am sure someone has a home that could be improved with a few flips of some frames. Stay tuned for that.
Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
We have teamed up with Loloi to create a line of rugs that are as affordable as they are beautiful. This collection houses a great mix of traditional and modern rugs, in cottage-y colorways, as well as vintage-inspired beauties that you’ll want to roll out in every room.
We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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that’s a mighty classy name for a car. mine is named Dallas. naming cars is the cool thing to do.
Ha! Yep. Little Typo. Thanks. All fixed.
I thought you lived in utah?