now coming to you...

from a brand new desk!!

i had bought this before leaving for iowa, but did not have time to assemble it and "settle in" before hitting the road. i had to dust it all of before beginning the assembly process, it sat around our dusty house for so long... but it's together and it feels nice. the desk is a bit higher than the card table i was using for the computer so it helps my posture. a bonus, i think!

i'm trying to post a picture from ikea's website but blogger ain't having it today. so here's a dandy little link :)

and here's my version. it would look much more organized with some woven baskets hiding all my stuff but those are an extra $16 each so that won't be happening soon.



i haven't even filled up all the cubbies yet!! i stole the lamp from my husband who wasn't really using it anyway (despicable me!) and now the top of my armoire is practically empty.

the rug at the bottom rocks, yes?? i swear i'm NOT 80 years old, but i do have cold toes 90% of the time.

this whole "workstation" (as IKEA terms it) was $119. if i ever decide i hate the desk part, i can disconnect it and still have the cubbies to use either vertically or horizontally.

we live about 5 miles from ikea, this may not be a good thing.

home again! (jiggety jig)

hello hello!

after 18 days staying with my parents in iowa, we decided they'd had enough and we headed back home to virginia. it was a nice trip, we really had fun. we hit adventureland in altoona, went to the maytag pool in newton (reese went on her first ever water slide ride and LOVED it!), hung out with the relatives around the pool in bussey, and pretty much just had a wonderful time hanging out watching the hummingbirds around my parent's deck.

we managed to plan a 3 day camping trip during the only 90+ degree weather that we had, but there was no where to swim because of the high water central/southern iowa has received this summer. the peters family only lasted 2 days in the tent, then we headed home and left grandma & grandpa in the a/c'ed camper for that night.

i managed to sneak away for a ladies' evening with some high school friends, wish i could have planned another one of those outings. cade had his 6th birthday while we were there and received 3 lego kits, so we might have to purchase another shelf for his room, he's running out of display space.

we just got back last night around 10pm. the kids let me sleep in til 8 and haven't bugged me for lunch yet, so i guess i'll go see what photos we came home with!