I've been shopping

Long days at work are easier to bear when I know that I will have a package waiting on me at home. They are even easier to bear when I order said packages at work. Not that it happens all the time or anything...
I'm definitely addicted to Overstock where I constantly check for new items (because I have looked at everything else). I also have an eBay problem. I like to just look at art that is cheap and "ending soonest". That's how I scored this awesome castle drawing in a gold frame. The owl was 4 bucks at T.J. Maxx. Love this owl!


And here is a runner rug I found on Overstock. It's a little small for this hallway. maybe I should have measured first before impulsively clicking. Oops. I still love it though and kitty avoids it (which is a plus). Yes, I know my floors need cleaning.

Oh and my chairs. Sigh. Overstock again. Sorry for the tile mess in the background. It really distracts from their awesomeness. These were about 60 bucks a piece which is amazing if you compare these to similar chairs out there.


Well, that's what I have been doing besides pulling up crabgrass. I hate crabgrass.

Found: One French Drain

Luke and I said goodbye to winter and starting doing some work on the outside of the house.

This photo sums up what we have been doing. I have been planting, and Luke has been french drain hunting with his metal detector. I planted some lady ferns in the planters by the porch stairs. It's been 2 weeks and no sign of baby ferns. I am so impatient.

Luke started messing around in the gravel driveway and found the hole that the gutter is supposed to run into. He rented a snake and got out his metal detector. I knew that thing was eventually going to be useful.

He used the metal detector to find the end of the snake and started digging. He eventually found the exit point in the drainage ditch by the road. We hooked the gutters back up and now our Porte Cache/Carport doesn't turn into a pond when it rains...which has been a lot lately. Why would someone cover that up?

A Shiny New Shower Pan

Things are really coming along now in the master bath. Bill started building the shower pan, putting up the Hardibacker, and tiling the floors and walls. Check it out!

First he laid down a layer of concrete and made a nice slope to the drain.

Two days later he came back and put down blue plastic and the 2ND layer of concrete. It sounded so complicated when Luke and I looked it up online. If we knew it was that easy...


He started tiling the shower walls this weekend. I think I like our tile. Okay, I do. There was just so much to choose from, and I can't help but question my decisions. I'm no professional designer. I wish we could have done the entire shower in the glass tile, but it would have pushed the budget beyond our means.

Here is a close up of the glass tile. It actually looks pretty good against the porcelain here. Maybe I do love it?

Oh, and we got a new window. It's super energy efficient and it lets in a lot more light. It cranks out towards the master bedroom deck... just in case you ever want to toss something at someone in the tub. This custom window was ordered and installed by Ted Tolen at Unlimited Windows. Want one? Call Ted today at 615-254-6700. His service and expertise are unrivaled in the Middle Tennessee area. Oh yeah, he's my dad too.