September . . . .

  

…..what I remember MOST about September,
is that I turned 50. 

And the best present was the surprise I got when I saw my kids sitting on our deck when I came home from work on the Friday before my B-Day.  How my husband arranged it and kept it a secret was beyond me.  And to most this may not seem too awesome but our kids drove from Alberta to Manitoba, took days off work just to come celebrate with me.  THAT was very special to me. 

 

Here are some photos of the weekend.  

 

My son-in-laws Birthday was a day before mine so we went go-carting and spent a great day in The Forks in Winnipeg.  Here we are, left to right,  our son-in-law and our daughter, our sons' boyfriend next to our son, and then my hubby and I.  After this, we had lunch at the Forks and a boat ride.

 

Thanks to my hubby and my kids for an awesome September!

Either you LOVE IT or you DisLike IT

 

I purchased a solid wood door at a garage sale, probably beginning of summer, and it sat in the garage until I knew exactly what to do with it.  I finally got around to painting it.  See …..

 

Here’s the door actually hung in our entrance.  My hubby just finished hanging it and you wouldn’t think that such a big deal but the door was SO heavy and we didn’t want huge nails in the wall.  So, he made an angled wood hanger and the door just hooks over it.  Very smart.  And a lot less holes in the wall.

NOW, I’m excited about adding shelves on the top and bottom for baskets, a mirror in the middle and hooks for miscellaneous items such as dog leashes and scarves.  And yes, if you did notice, I will be attaching a door knob.

I think I like how it turned out.  I used my own recipe for Chalk paint and used light and dark wax to achieve the effects.  A lot of time can be used up sanding and distressing and waxing until you get the look you love.