Thursday, July 06, 2006
Thursday Thirteen
1.On Saturday, the furniture store will deliver the Little Angel's new bed to Guppy's house. They will be camping, so I will be there to supervise.
2. This bed is an all-in-one, with dresser drawers, a desk, a bed on top and a trundle bed, and storage behind the desk and drawers. When I paid for it, they knocked off another $100 because they said it's a discontinued set.
3. The extra $100 is fine with me, because I have to buy her a new mattress. The one she has is top of the line, with pillowtop on both sides, and it is too thick for a bunk bed. It comes up above the safety rail.
4. I bought canopy beds for my other three granddaughters, although I don't think any of them still have that bed. There was no room for a canopy bed in the LA's room.
5. Both my daughters had canopy beds, too. Can you guess what I always wanted and never had?
6. The Professor is hot-natured, and for years a canopy bed was out of the question because the canopy blocks air circulation. Now we have flip-flopped: at night I am kicking off the covers and he is pulling them up to his chin.
7. My headboard is the old sounding board off an upright piano. I loved that piano so much. It didn't have the best sound, but it was carved and beautiful. It fell out of the back of a truck and was destroyed (it still hurts to think about it.) I painted the carved flowers on the sounding board to match my bedspread, and hung it on the wall.
8. The Professor says he is willing to have a canopy bed now. My first thought was, no, I can't give up my piano headboard! Then I realized I can hang it on the wall anywhere.
9. When I get my new bed, which won't be until the remodeling is done, I am going to buy a crocheted canopy. I am NOT planning to crochet it myself. Trust me, this is a big sign that I am getting sensible, or maybe just getting old.
10. Twenty years ago I would have designed the pattern and made the canopy. Thirty years ago I would have crocheted a dust ruffle, too, and probably some sachets in the same pattern so my closet would coordinate with the bedroom.
11. Once, when I was married to my kids' father, I decided to give him a surprise birthday party. I made 6 or 7 batches of lasagna, and since I didn't have a freezer, I was taking them to my neighbor's when he drove up and caught me. I babbled something about being so proud of myself, I had made all this lasagna so we could have it whenever we wanted, and I was going to put them in the neighbor's freezer.
12. To my amazement, he bought that story. All my friends said, of course he believed me, it's exactly the sort of thing I would do. I remember thinking how wrong they were -- I would never have made more than 3 batches just for us!
13. Funny, nowadays it takes at least 3 batches of lasagna when the family gets together. But it makes me feel so good to see them taking second and third helpings.
Happy Thursday, everyone!
2. This bed is an all-in-one, with dresser drawers, a desk, a bed on top and a trundle bed, and storage behind the desk and drawers. When I paid for it, they knocked off another $100 because they said it's a discontinued set.
3. The extra $100 is fine with me, because I have to buy her a new mattress. The one she has is top of the line, with pillowtop on both sides, and it is too thick for a bunk bed. It comes up above the safety rail.
4. I bought canopy beds for my other three granddaughters, although I don't think any of them still have that bed. There was no room for a canopy bed in the LA's room.
5. Both my daughters had canopy beds, too. Can you guess what I always wanted and never had?
6. The Professor is hot-natured, and for years a canopy bed was out of the question because the canopy blocks air circulation. Now we have flip-flopped: at night I am kicking off the covers and he is pulling them up to his chin.
7. My headboard is the old sounding board off an upright piano. I loved that piano so much. It didn't have the best sound, but it was carved and beautiful. It fell out of the back of a truck and was destroyed (it still hurts to think about it.) I painted the carved flowers on the sounding board to match my bedspread, and hung it on the wall.
8. The Professor says he is willing to have a canopy bed now. My first thought was, no, I can't give up my piano headboard! Then I realized I can hang it on the wall anywhere.
9. When I get my new bed, which won't be until the remodeling is done, I am going to buy a crocheted canopy. I am NOT planning to crochet it myself. Trust me, this is a big sign that I am getting sensible, or maybe just getting old.
10. Twenty years ago I would have designed the pattern and made the canopy. Thirty years ago I would have crocheted a dust ruffle, too, and probably some sachets in the same pattern so my closet would coordinate with the bedroom.
11. Once, when I was married to my kids' father, I decided to give him a surprise birthday party. I made 6 or 7 batches of lasagna, and since I didn't have a freezer, I was taking them to my neighbor's when he drove up and caught me. I babbled something about being so proud of myself, I had made all this lasagna so we could have it whenever we wanted, and I was going to put them in the neighbor's freezer.
12. To my amazement, he bought that story. All my friends said, of course he believed me, it's exactly the sort of thing I would do. I remember thinking how wrong they were -- I would never have made more than 3 batches just for us!
13. Funny, nowadays it takes at least 3 batches of lasagna when the family gets together. But it makes me feel so good to see them taking second and third helpings.
Happy Thursday, everyone!
7 Comments:
What a great idea for a headboard!!
But a canopy bed would be awesome too.
I don't blame you on the crocheting, years ago, I too would have spent the time, but now, who has the time? I started a bedspread about five years ago, it is still yet unfinished.
Maybe someday. :)
I have no idea WHY you have no time to crochet a canopy and all the matching accesories..lol With all the time you always have on your hands and all..lol
and mmmmmm lasagna...man you just had to mention lasagna huh..lol Hmmmmm isn't there some sort of occasion( gup's birthday) that would call for a get together to make lasagna? * insert subtle hint here * Especially the portabella kind :)..lol
Happy Thursday...you may want to check in at the TT hub to generate more visitors :)
Hey... my b-day is coming up..... I'll pass on the portabella stuff, but lasagna does sound awfully good right now......
How beautiful....an amazing family I see in this T 13!!
I laugh at the crocheting antics and thoughts...yep, that would be me too. I'm in the middle of an afghan project for a friend online and tho, it's still fun, I have to ask myself 'why do I get myself into things like this'.
Then, the story of the piano/headboard. How awesome is that? Would love to see a pic of how you painted it!!!!
And the canopy beds? Yep, me too. Tho I actually never wanted one for myself, I did want one for my daughter. And she got it whether SHE wanted one or not!!
Thanks for the visit today.
Happy Thursday.
What a great idea for a headboard. When Sarcasmo was 5 I bought a second (at least) hand piano from a music student who was moving. My husband and his brothers who are not piano movers borrowed a truck to bring it home. I was quite distraught when my BIL entered the house with the frame for the keyboard around his neck. He said they took a turn too quick! Believe it or not it still plays today.
You must be a great cook! The quiche turned out very well, BTW. Thanks for the recipe!
You know, I never wanted a canapoy bed. A friend of mine had one and it looked funny in her room. We grew up poor and my sister and I had to sleep in the same double bed. Last year we bought a sleep number bed and we love it.
My family loves lazagna too.
Post a Comment
<< Home