interior decorating, sugarbeets and books

Good Lord it's been too long since I posted! I am appropriately contrite. :) I have some pics from the house I'm staying in - I feel I have officially finished the living room and am ready to move onto another room. I think I'm going to work on the bathroom or finish up the kitchen. Here are the before and after pics of the living room:

          The Before Shots

 The After Shots








It's like a whole new house in this room; warm, cozy, light and cheery. I like it! The walls are a color called alamode which looks like melted vanilla ice cream.The trim and doors are the color called fuzzy duckling. I'm still out on this one so I'm going to live with it for a while but my guess is it'll stay because it's a warm and light color - hard to find!

Scott and I went to Lodge Pole this morning and ran into some snow - early for here. Friends say the Almanac is telling us a bad winter is in the works. Ugh! At least I have wood and propane...a nice cozy fire is going as we speak. :) The puppies are all curled up and napping and I am thankful it's Friday! I am planning to sleep in tomorrow. The changing weather is wreaking havoc on my ability to get out of bed. Tomorrow's schedule is set though...I'm going to head up to Havre and visit the craft show that's in town for the annual Festival Days. I thought I'd go check it out and see what there is to see. I'm hoping to come back with some cute stuff; perhaps for the bathroom that I'll be working on next. Hmmm....

Mom and dad are scheduled to be here next weekend. Dad is going antelope hunting on the reservation and is beyond excited! This is dad's first guided hunt and I hope he enjoys it. It's a different type of hunting than he's used to but I'm sure he'll be happy once he gets that antelope! :) I'm excited to see them again and while dad is out hunting mom and I will be attending Chinook's annual Sugarbeet Festival. The area grows zero sugarbeets now but the name has hung around for the festival and the high school mascot, the Chinook High School Sugarbeeters. Go figure. :)

I finished "Mockingjay" and was not impressed by the way it ended - heroine chose the wrong guy. Perhaps my taste in guys is just poo! LOL I also finished "Linger" the second in the "Shiver" series. It was good but not sure about the way it ended but I am excited to see what the next book holds. I am back to the Stephanie Plum series...always good for a laugh and I can't wait for the movie!