A new blog and other stuff

I've been so absorbed with making diapers lately, but I didn't want this blog to get completely bogged down with all the diapers and such. So I made a new blog, specifically for my cloth diapering adventures! That way, if you don't care one way or the other, you don't have to see all the absolutely fun and adorable diapers I've been making, or the kids wearing them when we get to that point. But if you do want to see, you're welcome to visit Fluffin' it up! I've already made a lot of progress since the last time I posted.

Anyway, in other news, Jeff has been making a lot of progress in painting. We stopped by the house really quick yesterday to get the vacuum and the dolly, and I got to see how far he's gotten. Go figure, I forgot to bring the camera, oh well. The accent wall is completely painted, a gorgeous dark green. The living room has also been painted, and the dining room. Pretty much all that needs to be done now is the kitchen and the hallway. It's really neat, the white paint we chose to use on the living room etc. has really brightened up the upstairs. It used to be a dark cream color, which was okay, but now it's bright and cheerful. I can't wait until it's all done!

Also, we bought a kitchen table yesterday. We've been using a small round table borrowed from my parents for a while. It has met our needs wonderfully, but with another one coming along, and a much larger dining room to fill, we wanted to go ahead and buy a 6-seater with an extending leaf. You know, the kind of table that we'll own for years and years, that will seat a nice big family. So we visited a furniture store yesterday to look around. I knew right away as soon as we walked into the store that we absolutely would not find anything in our budget there! We were walking around past tables that cost $400-$1200, which we simply would not be willing to pay.

Anyway, we walked all the way through the store, admiring how pretty everything was, but pretty sure that we wouldn't be buying any of it. Then we came to the back room - the room where they keep the as-is stuff, the stuff that nobody would want to buy at full price. And we saw our table.

It was a rich brown color, big enough to seat 6, or eight with the leaf in. Simple, but pretty. Exactly what we were looking for. The only thing wrong with it is that the leaf doesn't lock in completely - there's a tiny gap between the pieces which could be easily covered with a table cloth or a centerpiece. The price - $147 - was enough to convince us that this was the table for us. We've been keeping an eye out at D.I. for tables, but the offerings have been scant, unappealing, and of low quality. A new table at D.I. costs $248, so we knew we were getting a great price. Now all we have to do is pick it up and put it in the dining room.