House Tour is winding down

We had such a great time on Lookout Mountain, although there were still about 10 people we wished we could have visited. We were able to see many good family friends who graciously carved out time to spend with us. WH picked up a boatload of coffee from Greyfriar's to hold us over until we visit my parents in July and get down that way again. (It really was a lot easier not being a coffee snob.) The only eventful thing that happened while we were away is that Coop locked our keys in the car after church on Sunday, while it was running. Our fault for leaving him unbuckled in the car, and this time the parents learned a very important lesson (although you can be sure he heard about how foolish it was and what consequences we all had to endure because of it). Thankfully, we'd just added roadside assistance to our insurance policy so they were there 45 minutes later to save the day.

It's so nice to be home, and since I am my mother's daughter everything is always righted and put back in it's place within 24 hours (more or less) so it really does feel good to be here. We even dumped out all the toys today and resorted. After the ironing (which I'm about to do while watching the "scary" parts of the Babar movie with the kids), my next goal is to get the guest bedroom in order. Unfortunately, the Spare 'oom, as we like to call it, has become a drop-off place for everything else so I can feel like the rest of the house is in order. The only way to get the Spare 'oom organized is to haul everything out except the bed and dresser, and then find a new place for all the rest. It's one of those jobs that isn't really fun (at all) but will be so worth having finished that I'm actually motivated to tackle.

Here's a shot of my dining room curtains (unassuming, but they make me happy). The table is askew because we're trying our hand at starting a few things from seed this year, and their need for sun takes priority over the table being centered under the light fixture. I finally made my husband happy and sewed some button holes in our old duvet cover and turned it into a shower curtain for the master bath. Once I get all these major "new house" projects finished I can start on my pet projects...to be announced later.
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An hour later...scary parts are over, kids are in bed, and the sink is still full of dishes and the ironing is not quite done. Don't think I'll get to the spare 'oom tonight but it's not going anywhere.