tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24730124954372183142024-02-21T10:00:48.276-08:00Fernandes--Party of FiveFawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-84514363944206333322017-11-01T10:14:00.001-07:002017-11-01T10:14:29.684-07:00Be Safe While Having Fun<div>
How to be safe while having fun.</div>
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By Sam Fernandes </div>
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Have you ever seen a football player, or teammate limp off the field? Probably so. </div>
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Tackle football is a harmful sport for your health and life. There is an alternative way to play football, and still be heathy. Flag football. Flag football is not as rough and it can save you from the many head, neck, and shoulder injuries. </div>
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In flag football you get just as much exercise as tackle football. Amazing catching still occurs in flag football. Outstanding gear in tackle football awes the crowds, but you still juke, out-spirit, and sack other players.</div>
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Flag football isn't very popular right now, but it will be if they know that it is safer. Make records while they're still there, but before long there will be no records to be broken! </div>
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That is why I think flag football is safer, more enjoyable, and healthier than tackle football! </div>
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Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-30803397491747333342017-09-20T09:41:00.000-07:002017-09-20T09:44:51.710-07:00When we went Tide Pooling <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The moment I
saw the vast ocean I was thrilled.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When we
arrived, everybody was there: Gramma, Papa, Aunt Annie, Uncle Daniel, Aunt
Julie, Uncle Don, Makoa, Tasi, Mom, Dad, Sam, Sofia, and me. When we went down
the trail, we saw people in wetsuits, and I asked, “Who are those people?”</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Gramma
replied, “They are abalone hunters.”</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We went along
the trail, turned left, and to the ocean, we go. We came to some rocks and stepped on squishy
things that squirted out water. “What are those squishy things?” I asked.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Daddy said,
“They are anemones.”</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But then Gramma told us we went the wrong
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Finally, we got to the tide pools that
Gramma wanted. The rocks had slippery algae, and I didn’t want to fall, but I
didn’t want to squish the anemones either. “I don’t want to get pricked by the
sea urchins,” I whined.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“You’re fine,”
soothed Mom.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ll go over where Sofia is</span></i><span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, I
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When I got to
where Sofia was, I climbed up a hump, and saw Daddy down over a cliff. “Come
down here,” called Daddy.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“It’s so
steep,” I called back down, but anyway I tried! There were mussels as I went
down the cliff. “Put your legs out,” instructed Daddy. After me, Sam climbed
down, then Sofia, then Tasi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After we all
climbed down, we followed Daddy. “There’s an Abalone!” whispered Gramma.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Cool!” we all
replied in unison. We had never seen one before.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“The tide is
coming in,” warned Gramma. We would have to go back.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> “Look what I found!!!!” yelled Mommy as we
were going back. I came hopping along
the rocks to get to her.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“An octopus!” I
wowed. I marveled at the sight, but wait! An anemone was trying to eat it, but
it couldn’t: there was no water near them! When the octopus got out of the anemone,
Gramma picked it up! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Do you want
to hold it?” she asked. After we all held it, Gramma put it in a tide pool near
to us. Next, Gramma let us pick it up one more time and then she put in the
open sea. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sam found a
tiny starfish, but after a while Tasi found an even smaller starfish! We played
a little more and then it was time to leave! “Noooooooo!” I groaned. “I like
the tide pools!” </span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #47d2e1; font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As we all left,
I rode with Aunt Annie and Uncle Daniel. We went super fast! When we got back
to our cabins, we were worn out! “That was fun,” we agreed.</span><span style="font-family: "microsoft himalaya"; font-size: 32.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-67513720342295441932017-09-04T06:52:00.000-07:002017-09-04T06:52:08.710-07:00The Most Optimistic Flag Football Game Ever<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
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going to be a great game. I stepped out of the car, and it was a sunny day. Ben
and I looked around and saw all of the teams in our group practicing. Then we
spotted our team, so we jogged over to practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Eric, Braden, and Jason. They were throwing the football with coach. He said,
“Ben & Sam, come join us!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bauhaus 93"; font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Before we knew it, the game was
starting! Dillon and Cason were up at the coin-toss. We were facing the Texans,
and I was confident. The Texans won the coin-toss so they received.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bauhaus 93"; font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It was mid-game now and we were
winning. There was a run by Cason. Then to my surprise, the next play I was
racing downfield and Dillon threw it to me! For all of that, there was a
defender right behind me. Therefore, with all my strength I out-sprinted the
defender. “TOUCHDOWN!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bauhaus 93"; font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When the game finished, it was a
score of 7-52, Raiders’ game. We shook each other’s hands. After that, Maddox
said, “I got two touchdowns. How many did you get?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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end-of-game prayer, and went home.That was surely the best game of my life!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-74804690736812113632013-10-28T15:30:00.001-07:002013-10-28T15:30:57.872-07:00New DirectionPlease don't confuse this with One Direction--I don't need a bunch of crazy Directioners stalking me :) <br />
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No, this is about the New Direction of the long-dormant blog, Fernandes, Party of Five. Three years later, I'm ready to pick up the trail, this time veering into homeschool world. We've started homeschooling our three kids, one in grade 3 and two in grade 1-ish. Since I'm trying to back-pedal in my Facebook usage, I thought this would be a great forum for the grandparents to keep up on what projects we are doing. And also to prove to myself that we actually <em>are</em> accomplishing something. Occasionally. I will also be having the kids post some of their writing assignments online, because everyone knows that when you are writing for an audience, your focus grows sharper! So without further ado, I give you the Fernandes Academy of Fine Arts and Practical Living (FAFAPL)!Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-72796208112404508372010-09-13T19:42:00.000-07:002010-09-13T19:42:42.592-07:00Keepin' busyNow that Sofia's in school, me and the boys have found new ways to entertain ourselves.... Don't judge.<br />
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</div><div align="left">You like the name? Sofia came up with it. She said that's his name because he's a cat, and he keeps coming back. So catback it is.</div><div align="left"><br />
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This afternoon I got the rare inspiration to get the kitchen cleaned up. Not spotless, mind you, as evidenced by the dishes in the sink, but I got all the counters wiped down, the dishwasher running, and even swept and mopped the floor. <br />
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</div>This is the symbiotic relationship we have.... I clean all day, the kids destroy all day. If it weren't for them destroying, I wouldn't have to clean. If I didn't clean, they would have no inspiration to destroy. The cleanest room is the most enticing. Punks.Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-45018128815678704962010-01-14T09:12:00.000-08:002010-01-14T09:12:54.460-08:00Split personality ahead....So I've decided to divide myself. Oh yes. This blog, Party of Five, is going to be reserved for my family-type postings. All of my crafty business (such as it is) will now be posted on the other side, <a href="http://craftyfawn.blogspot.com/">Crafty Like a Fawn</a>. You can catch my first crafty posting about my dresser re-do, over there right now.<br />
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I'll have links to both sides, but feel free to check both out :) thanks, ya'll, and peace!Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-74696721606775922032010-01-13T20:21:00.000-08:002010-01-13T20:21:39.091-08:00Grandbaby alert!I've been getting complaints from a certain Grandmother that there is a lack of pictures on my children lately. So, so satisfy her-who-will-remain-nameless, here's some loveliness for you....<br />
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Sam:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A backseat photoshoot with the boys, Sam:<br />
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</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-1234101803670100612010-01-13T19:23:00.000-08:002010-01-13T19:36:44.358-08:00Bathroom update<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnIaOXrMiLHzUFULLmUWYhhXzGGg5tQAfwbJKqMosN1pSNG1njA4X9et4EPX88F6YEXN4-42oPa7Pl8TYqEIoSh4bCX0ceOZNdLoZFv0L9OWNiwrHR6yTrLrssDxGuWDZ-4RdHnnrCBs/s1600-h/DSCF1097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnIaOXrMiLHzUFULLmUWYhhXzGGg5tQAfwbJKqMosN1pSNG1njA4X9et4EPX88F6YEXN4-42oPa7Pl8TYqEIoSh4bCX0ceOZNdLoZFv0L9OWNiwrHR6yTrLrssDxGuWDZ-4RdHnnrCBs/s400/DSCF1097.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IiKOmqAnyVZchCpA_R5sXdwUKE0HOnamZ1hRRXoipGJRqV_Q5uHmHld81GBB3hkwjYOLWEejMtdTUO7kif8wJsezaou7I_tre5Q8ZWmaLzBAd0zr9-8uK7d6ZMap4K3heOIZHbWIAzw/s1600-h/DSCF1100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IiKOmqAnyVZchCpA_R5sXdwUKE0HOnamZ1hRRXoipGJRqV_Q5uHmHld81GBB3hkwjYOLWEejMtdTUO7kif8wJsezaou7I_tre5Q8ZWmaLzBAd0zr9-8uK7d6ZMap4K3heOIZHbWIAzw/s320/DSCF1100.JPG" /></a><br />
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So this has been a long time in coming. When we first moved into this 1990 house, the kitchen had been updated nicely, but the bathrooms, not so much. The kids' bathroom was wallpapered in blue country floral, and the floor was dingy, yellowing sheet vinyl flooring.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I had already repainted the doors from that nasty contractor beige to a nice crisp white, and changed the door handles from brass ugliness to satin nickel.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yuck. The masterbath was also papered, a nice pink something-or-the-other, and when we (tried) to take it down, it was awful. They had not sized the wallpaper, and had put it up directly on the drywall. So that came off in chunks. Nice. I did not want to go through that with this one, so I researched painting over wallpaper. Not ideal, but best under the circumstances. <br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I ended up priming with an oil-based primer (didn't really like it, I hate cleaning with mineral spirits. It was also very thin to apply). I did this because if you use a water-based primer, it could at some point loosen the wallpaper underneath, and then you'll have peeling, painted wallpaper coming down on you in the shower. Not fun.<br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I then painted two coats of Oops! paint from Lowes. After I stood back and looked at it, I hated it. I had gone from 1990 floral blue to 1993 Florida peach. On the can, it had looked more brown, but no such luck on the walls. I tried to live with it, really I did. For several weeks. I couldn't take it any more. I didn't have any budget left for real paint, so off to the shed I went. I found a lovely gallon of partially used tan left over from another part of the house... not peach, this time! I painted the cabinets dark brown, and voila!<span id="goog_1263435450122"></span><span id="goog_1263435450123"></span><br />
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Linking to Transformation Thursday at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2010/01/tiny-transformation-thursday.html">Shabby Chic Cottage</a><br />
</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-70005444089653536052009-12-28T14:19:00.000-08:002009-12-28T14:19:32.862-08:00A sneaky peaky....Got tired of my blushing pink bedroom. When I saw two gallons of oops paint at Lowes, I grabed 'em. Here's a peak, because the room isn't exactly clean yet.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and I lack curtains. And bedding.<br />
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</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-31349500726995913632009-12-25T11:23:00.000-08:002009-12-25T11:36:13.900-08:00The Lumps Don't Lie....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-16009961528512167702009-12-07T13:41:00.000-08:002009-12-22T06:08:31.901-08:00From floral to festive in one fell swoop<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nphQ5DVFHhF5HN-vqCtrpkJB5Lr9Poks__dNWyENX7_PBGWV0WkX-6vQTt06tW3H0YSDNvCW7jBvqYEDLDUJzGCqKDTLW2ivrcdONU4M4cr34HnO2SSJDSpHfcRpRjKNRv-KIseU-kU/s1600-h/DSCF1086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nphQ5DVFHhF5HN-vqCtrpkJB5Lr9Poks__dNWyENX7_PBGWV0WkX-6vQTt06tW3H0YSDNvCW7jBvqYEDLDUJzGCqKDTLW2ivrcdONU4M4cr34HnO2SSJDSpHfcRpRjKNRv-KIseU-kU/s640/DSCF1086.JPG" /></a><br />
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<center><a href="http://asoftplace.net/"><img alt="DIY Day @ ASPTL" border="0" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Kimba/kimbaDIY125.png" title="DIY Day @ ASPTL" /></a></center>Linking to <a href="http://www.reinventedkb.com/2009/12/trash-to-treasure-tuesday-wrapping.html">Trash to Treasure</a> on Reinvented <br />
</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-17679444079052397862009-12-06T11:15:00.000-08:002009-12-06T11:15:27.409-08:00Not as dramatic as planned.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA0fEGeATy0h8oQ0n-3-GpfL52VWOIEKf5ljUVHXmaQ01ulhx5VrUDK71FYdempoUYYCBaviiEsvEQrFFMzVv-vVtsR49xEC2xdhMiGqLUAzK_EOGflgCDbWDXBefjmkG45UaYCE4Q-E/s1600-h/DSCF1314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA0fEGeATy0h8oQ0n-3-GpfL52VWOIEKf5ljUVHXmaQ01ulhx5VrUDK71FYdempoUYYCBaviiEsvEQrFFMzVv-vVtsR49xEC2xdhMiGqLUAzK_EOGflgCDbWDXBefjmkG45UaYCE4Q-E/s320/DSCF1314.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>I found this fabulous chair at Goodwill the other day marked $6.99. I grabbed that sucker and hauled it around the store with me, not trusting its fate to the hands of another. My original plan was to sand & paint it black (surprise!) and reupholster it with the black & white damask from my <a href="http://fernandes-party-of-five.blogspot.com/2009/12/laundry-room-makeover.html">laundry room</a>. But as I ran my hands over it, feeling for rough spots I would need to fill in, the chair almost cried in my palm. You see, the wood was lovely. Not in perfect condition, mind you, but so rich & good. I know I like my spray paint, but I have no illusions as to the profession nature of my abilities. I instinctively knew that by painting her, I would cheapen her. So I decided to leave the wood & just reupholster her.<br />
I found my fabric today in the Red Tag Clearance bin at Joanns. $6/yard, and some quilting batting later, and this is what she looks like now:<br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So while she may not be the dramatic transformation I had planned, the colors actually look really nice in my neutral living room. Welcome home, little lady!<br />
</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-2985678436163754772009-12-01T08:40:00.000-08:002009-12-01T08:40:28.210-08:00Laundry Room MakeoverMy husband doesn't understand--it's the Laundry Room, for cryin' out loud! Why bother making it look good? I'll tell you two reasons:<br />
1. I spend a lot of time in there. Seriously, folks. Three little ones? I practically LIVE in the laundry room. And doing laundry every day is bad enough, I don't want to have to suffer it out in an ugly room.<br />
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2. The laundry room is small. With limited time and a more limited budget, it's hard to pull a whole room together. I don't know of any room in our house that I am fully satisfied with. But since I'm doing a very small room, it's a lot easier to get more of what I want done. And a disclaimer: I'm not completely finished. There are a couple of areas that I still need to work on, but it's a whole lot better!<br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, have a good look at all that clutter--shoes and bags of clothes to share on the floor, my DIY supplies piled on the counter. Yikes. And take a lood at those cupboards! I do NOT love the pink wood. Ugh. <br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So I mentioned in <a href="http://fernandes-party-of-five.blogspot.com/2009/11/goodwill-rescue-part-iii.html">this post</a> that I didn't like my new coat rack blending in with the walls, so I decided to paint them. My color scheme was inspired by this wall art I picked up a while ago at Hobby Lobby, but never put up because it didn't match: <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a couple of things happened here. Obviously, I painted the walls & cabinets. The wall color is one that the previous owners had left in the shed, so it was obviously free. The cabinets was from a gallon of Ooops! that I had picked up from Lowes months ago for $3 because I loved the color. But since I'm generally a neutral (read: boring) decorator, I hadn't used it. But I LOVE it on the cabinets! The rugs were stolen from the master bath, and are not permanent, but I like the look for now.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did buy that material specifically for that window. I bought a yard (way too much) for 50% at Joann's, I think it was about $13/yard. The curtain rod was left over from the boys' old room. I'm thinking of spray painting it black. In front of the window is a silver metal hang bar for clothes--hideous! I thought about taking it down, but there's also the wood supports on the side that would look odd all by themselves. So I used some of my extra fabric to make a little cover. I just sewed a long tube and slid it over. Didn't even hem the ends, just tucked them it. Awesome.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is above the cabinets, and I'm not toally satisfied with it yet, but it's a start. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The birdcage is $3.99 from Goodwill, and started out like this:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The plate was $3 from Ross, and the plant was comandeered from elsewhere in the house. I don't like the plant up there, though. Looks a little too 90s for me. So that's a work in progress.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also a work in progress is the lighting. Currently, there's this:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm thinking if anyone is interested in getting me a Christmas or birthday present, something like <a href="http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=157380-22685-5102-07&lpage=none">this</a> might be nice:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But you know, whatever ;)<br />
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</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-78508046819810898072009-11-23T15:12:00.000-08:002009-11-23T15:12:10.090-08:00Birthday lovin'My boys are three now. Okay, well they've actually been three for almost a week. You know how that goes. So here are my big, grown-up boys: <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweet boys, it's a miracle we've made it this far, and we've only called 911 once! I love you as a pair, but I love you so much more individually... despite your genetics, you are two distictly wonderful boys. Please make it to your fourth birthday ;)<br />
</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-19611464422634587622009-11-22T13:05:00.000-08:002009-11-22T13:05:52.823-08:00nature's bountiful harvestWe found a surprise in our sadly, sadly neglected garden. <br />
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</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-19810135809837052002009-11-19T18:08:00.000-08:002010-01-07T06:41:42.459-08:00Goodwill Rescue, Part III<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I wasn't planning on a part III, you know. I was so happy when I turned <a href="http://fernandes-party-of-five.blogspot.com/2009/07/goodwill-rescue-part-i.html">this</a><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And now I can't get my copy to the left margin. Fantastic. I guess we're going verse style today.<br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I was very pleased with my pretty little coat rack. It's been very useful in the laudry room, too. Perfect for hanging the dress shirts and such right from the dryer. <br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The only complaint was that the lovely porcelain white color kind of blended in with the softly green walls. But what am I to do, repaint the walls a different color just so it stands out more? That's just crazy talk.<br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">What I did was paint the laundry room walls, the cabinets, AND the coat rack, to make it stand out more. <br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'm super excited with the result. But since I'm still trying to finish up the accessorizing of the laundry room, I'll give you a sneak peak, via the redux redo coat rack. Here she is, in all her cranberry glory:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Also linking to <a href="http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/search/label/Before%20and%20Afters/">Mustard Seed Creations</a> Before & After Party<br />
</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-10736088053222957222009-11-10T07:03:00.000-08:002009-11-10T07:03:22.781-08:00So do I go to detention?I've been playing blogger-hooky. I've been working on the kids' bathroom, and I was going to post about that, but turns out I hated the color I painted it, so it got a re-paint. I still have to do the floor, and a few other little projects, then I will post some pictures. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, this is my three lovelies looking happy for the camera. No amount of begging, pleading, silly voices, or entreating would induce them to smile. But at least they sat there. And didn't cry. That's a step in the right direction.<br />
</div>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-30815667297707298492009-10-06T21:36:00.000-07:002009-10-08T07:16:49.801-07:00I'm so happy, I could spit.Well, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, knowing how I detest body fluids. But I am very pleased with myself. <br />
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</div>You can see in this picture that I have many blank, empty, LARGE walls in my living room. Actually, in my entire house, but that is not the point. The living room is where we hold our weekly vespers program, it's the first room you see when you walk into my house. And it's bare. I can't use the excuse that I'm still settling in, because we've lived here for 3 1/2 years. I'm just design-challenged. <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But I finally decided to do something about it. It all started with this stack of frames:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Five of them I found at Goodwill for $.98 each. They had some 70s flower photos in them. Ugh. The bright orange and green ones used to hold alphabet cards that spelled the twins' names in their nursery. They've been sitting in my closet since the boys moved to their "big boy" room. So what am I going to do with all these odd frames? Spray paint them, of course! They turned out to be exactly the same size, even though the styles were slightly different. <br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">So now I have a bunch of black frames. What do I do next? Wait for a few weeks for inspiration to strike, that's what. Finally I decided to do a patch of botanical prints. Problem was, I couldn't find any. I found a few free ones online, but our color printer got fried by some lightning the other night, and I didn't really want the hassle of printing them somewhere else. So I looked at Barnes & Noble for a botanical print book instead, you know, the coffee table kind.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">No such luck. They didn't have anything to mention. Bummer. I looked around online for some books, but when you can't really look inside to see, I wans't going to risk not getting the full-size prints I needed for this project.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">But today was my lucky day. I went out while Filipe was home on a conference call, and on my way to Borders, decided to stop by Half Price Books first. I went over to the Gardening section, and SCORE! found a reference book of wild flowers of America, with 400 full-color, full-page prints! Oh, I was in heaven. And better yet, the book was only $7.98! <br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">The hard part was choosing which prints to use, although I suppose I can switch them out at will. <br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyways, I used a scalpel (yes, we have those around here) to cut out the pages I wanted, used one of the backings of the frame as a template to cut the picture to size, and got everyone lined up.<br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I took the pictures downstairs, got a big sheet of paper (really it was four sheets haphazardly taped together) and laid the frames out in their grid. I spaced the frames, measuring and squaring carefully, then traced around each frame. I then measured and marked where each of the hanging thingies goes. I found this method on <a href="http://jennalou.typepad.com/jenna_lou_loves_you/2009/10/diy-art-under-for-under-50.html">this blog</a> and it really worked well for me.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">That was the end of the hard part. Now I just tapped in my nails where I had marks, and hung my frames. They came out even! I was so excited.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And now I'm in the process of rearranging the furniture in the living room. I just can't leave well enough alone. But I am happy with this project because it was very difficult finding large art to go on this wall, and because this project was so awesomely cheap-- a grand total of $15.68. Can't beat that, folks.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And now I've finished rearranging the furniture, so here's a view of the room now:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, I think I'm one step closer to that homey living room I'm going for. Now I need some valances or something, maybe. And a few end tables. And maybe another soft chair. Yeah, that ought to do it.<br />
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<center><a href="http://asoftplacetoland-kimba.blogspot.com/"><img alt="DIY Day @ ASPTL" border="0" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Kimba/kimbaDIY125.png" title="DIY Day @ ASPTL" /></a></center><center> </center><center>I'm also participating in <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2009/10/place-to-rest.html">Transformation Thursday</a> on <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Chic Cottage</a></center><br />
<center><a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Shanty 2 Chic" border="0" src="http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad205/whitters015/hubbypic.gif" /></a></center>Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-7553118618575742502009-10-05T16:43:00.000-07:002009-10-06T06:34:29.869-07:00Happy Anniversary,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSt4kmwLzff149dnJa-JiNyLnJDy8v4YU_LMYIUY9G9EoyNn2HLYXEBHrN_XYmG7jYj78CCFEqK2H1acweX7hPGEix0IIuLnGZQkgwzJEdoyMtoG69nxel5fRHn2TeADtU_-TeY1Rh1OE/s1600-h/DSCF1073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSt4kmwLzff149dnJa-JiNyLnJDy8v4YU_LMYIUY9G9EoyNn2HLYXEBHrN_XYmG7jYj78CCFEqK2H1acweX7hPGEix0IIuLnGZQkgwzJEdoyMtoG69nxel5fRHn2TeADtU_-TeY1Rh1OE/s320/DSCF1073.JPG" /></a><br />
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Happy Half-Dozen.Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473012495437218314.post-79373474660658263432009-10-01T06:30:00.000-07:002009-10-01T12:34:20.245-07:00An odd sensation....So I happened to find a link of my <a href="http://fernandes-party-of-five.blogspot.com/2009/09/goodwill-rescue-part-ii.html">Goodwill headboard rehab</a> to a <a href="http://www.10marifet.org/yazi/yatak-basliginin-donusumu">blog</a> in Instanbul. Thanks for the link! But let me tell you, it is the strangest thing to see your projects featured in another language. I kind of wish I knew what they were saying.... anyone here translate whatever language they speak in Istanbul?Fawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847821432133676692noreply@blogger.com3