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We moved back to Texas May 21st. There are still boxes in the garage. Mostly books and off-season clothes that need to be re-boxed and labeled. It is so hot here. The weather is just the opposite of Washington weather. We lived on the eastern side of Washington. Very little rain there... The last seven months we spent in Washington the high temperature was 50 degrees and we saw that only twice. We acclimated to the climate nicely. About two weeks before we left I was taking the trash out in short sleeves and no shoes and it was 42 degrees. Ha! A dear friend that we met there had moved from Phoenix about three years prior. She was serious when she said that 40 degrees would be a heat wave.
The girls and I have had a hard time getting used to the heat again. It hovers around 100 and has since early June. Funny....the girls and I are back to wearing a sweater when it is 80 in the morning.
Our new home has four bedrooms: two very small ones, one small and the master is moderately-sized. In Washington, all three girls shared a room. Here, Addison and Kennedy share and Bailey has her own.
Addison's bed...
The walls were already painted a lovely light green so their pink and green pretties went well in their room.
Mrs. Bohot gave Addison the piggy bank before she was born. The little pink wooden house is one of my favorite material possessions. My Daddy gave it to me several years ago. It is actually a recipe box and a music box. It plays My Favorite Things. The little rabbits were given to Kennedy & Addison by Mrs. Bohot before we left Texas.
This pretty little rabbit was mine when I was a little girl. I think Mother actually got her for me somewhere along the way. I must ask Mother about Miss Flopsy's history. ;0)
Under Miss Flopsy is a small light so that Addison can look at books while in her crib. The girls get to look at books in their beds before "lights out". This came about when we were in Washington with all the girls in one room. I wanted Bailey and Kennedy to be able to look through books without disturbing Addison's rest. We purchased small shelves at Michael's and my ever-so-smart husband decided that headlamps would be the best option. They are battery operated and came with a headstrap. You know, so that men can wear them and have a hands-free flashlight. We use rechargable batteries and it works so well. The lamps are attached to the shelves with heavy-duty Velcro.
This is a mosaic. It has a sweet story behind it. Bailey was a baby. The pastor's wife at our church made the most beautiful mosaic crosses. Each year we had a nice dinner for the ladies and there were always door prizes. Mrs. Sweet donated this cross. Mrs. Jakubauskas and I went to the dinner and she won the cross in the drawing. I admired it and said something like, 'If you ever suddenly find that missing from your wall, I'm the guilty one.' ;0) I couldn't get a good picture of it. It is in shades of purple and so lovely. Guess what I got from Mrs. Jakubauskas for Christmas that year. Now don't feel sorry for her, I had selected the broken ceramic pieces from Mrs. Sweet's collection for a cross to be prepared for Mrs. Jakubauskas about a year prior. :0) So she has one of Mrs. Sweet's lovelies as well.
This is Kennedy's side of the room. That big horse on the bed was a gift from Mother & Daddy last December. Kennedy's named her Furry. She is so soft that I would dare you not to find yourself petting Furry if you ever happen to come to visit and lay your hands on her. Furry travels with us on any lengthy journeys. Mother convinced Kennedy to pack her in the suitcase instead of bringing her on the plane when we flew back to Texas. She went to Walmart with us a couple of weeks ago. She was strapped in the seat next to Kennedy. :0) Kennedy asked if Furry could come into the store with us but I required that Furry remain outside. As I was getting out of the van in the parking lot, I looked over at the minivan parked next to us and I saw a toddler seat....in the seat next to the toddler seat was a large stuffed giraffe. :0) I should have left a note on their windshield. I am sure that the other momma would have gotten the same giggle I got out of seeing the big horse in our seat.
The girls got these little pink straw hats last February. They were very sincere in wearing their pink cowgirl boots and pink hats in Washington. Momma had nothing to do with this. There was many a smile put on many a face in the state of Washington at the site of three little pink cowgirls. The picture above is something that I bought when Kennedy was a baby. I thought it was nice...Sweet Sisters...it is actually an old advertisement for strawberry jam.
I bought the ceramic when Bailey was a baby: "Blessed are those that rejoice in the little things."
The fabric heart was purchased for my infant girls by Mother: "Angels Sleeping".
This is above Kennedy's headboard. Her shelf with her light, a cross that Mother bought for me several years back, pretty flowers arrived via Mother while we were in Washington and one of Kennedy's horses.
Mother bought this simple creamy metal towel rack (actually) that has worked nicely for a quilt rack. The crocheted blanket was made for Bailey by a friend of Mother's. Bailey used the blanket on her bed while in Washington. The little white box was also a gift from Mother. It makes a nice place for doll clothes.
The floor area where the ironing board is at changes from week-to-week. Currently, the baby-doll bunk beds are kept on this wall. :0)
These are my ballet shoes. I took ballet only for a short time. I think I was about six. The tiny birdhouse is has a mosaic roof, also made by Mrs. Sweet.
The bedroom stays mostly free of toys. There is a small toy basket under Addison's bed. The other toys remain in the garage in boxes. The boxes are brought in only one at a time and then returned to the garage at the end of the day. It is a wonderful way to keep toys under control, but that is an entirely different post.
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posted by Mrs. Klause
July 3, 2008
Music: My Favorite Things
