wallpaper murals

I'm a bit hesitant to let anything pretty hang just above a little girls bed... I can just see it now, one day I'll be walking past just in time to catch all three girls jumping on the bed to see who can reach the "prettiest one", and it will be bye-bye pretty. But 'L' has a vision, and as a savvy chick with great taste (but no kids), she is determined to create a room dreams are made of! So, I will...

yippee!!  it's friday!  as soon as i finish packaging a ton of boxes, i'm off to the mountains for the weekend.  ryan offered to drive us there but i'm not sure his ride is safe for the kiddos :)  have a great weekend!! xo- Shan...

My hubby is a gamer...was a gamer? Or is it once a gamer always a gamer? Getting married and having children forced him into gamer retirement. Once or twice a year he pulls out the Wii for his three little "mini-me's" to play with him...they bond or whatever. I was really hoping he wouldn't pass on the gamer gene on to our girls...grrrrr, can you tell I'm kinda anti video game? I suppose I shouldn't...

don't you love that quote....so true and something that i have to remember when decorating my own home....*images courtesy of gretchen o, fern living, knitofac...

]fall is in the air!!!  yippee!  i ran out and got a new door mat for the occasion....and my husband may or may not have said "what's up w/ the equestrian theme outside"....men!!!*images courtesy of cape cod collegiate, crush cal de sac, womac interiors, houzz,...

I actually fold laundry in my bedroom, partially because the TV is in there, but mostly because I have not yet learned to tame the beast that is my family's laundry and often need a place to leave it until it can be folded. Thus the need for hangers nearby my bed/folding station.This is how I stored my hangers before (brace yourself). >>>That scary scary old broken basket ended up in my room...

My daughter has a "fairy godmother" who we'll call 'L' (that's "Aunty L" to the girls). Well, she's actually just godmother, but I'm pretty sure she made the special title of "fairy" after granting a pretty princess pink bedroom wish! One day 'L' calls me excitedly and requests to make over her god-daughters bedroom (technically we do the whole"spiritual guardian" thing, but since no one knows...

red is a color i don't use a lot....but after seeing these images, it makes me what to add a little in my house.....or my closet :)...

So I have a little difficulty with keeping up with laundry, it's all good. At least I put the folded clothes "neatly" in my drawers. Ehhhh...or something like that...  Ok, so maybe my drawers could use a little TLC. I swear it didn't start out this way. We used to be so happy together, we worked hard for each other... *sigh* this relationship clearly needs some work. I know what I...

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bright white....that's what i need right now.  i stayed up too late last night.  i'm not a good sleeper when my husband is away (luckily he's on his way home now).  so i stay up really late listening to all the sounds, triple checking on my sleeping kiddos, watching horrible late night tv, looking at pinterest...i wish i was just the kind of person who got into bed and fell fast asleep....

I have such a nice little brother, and not just because he gave me this awesome key chain! Can you say "product love"? (!!) Typically I don't like key chains or anything besides my keys hanging from the ring, but this is functional and has proven very useful in a few emergencies. I have no idea where he got it this particular one, but you can find them on Ebay or Amazon. Google "key...