Kitchen Make Over Part One

This is where I started...

I have hated my kitchen from day one!  The house was built in the 70's so this was the quick update I originally did about 8 years ago...it was a an improvement, but I still hated it!  I took the week off from work and have been busy!

First, I had to remove the wallpaper border (what was I thinking when I put that up?) and then remove this wallpaper from behind the fridge...Bicentennial from 1976, the year I was born!

I made a huge mess...but this is semi cleaned up!

It seams like I have been painting for days and days, I chose Magnetic Force (a deep wine/burgundy color) for my backslpash  and soffit and I am going to end up doing 5 coats by the time I'm done!  What was I thinking?!  I hate painting!  The other walls are called Family Crest which is a beautiful light green.  Now my next dilemma is whether or not to paint the cabinets.  I have a cream color chosen but I am not 100% sure I should paint them and we are possibly going to sell the house, so I'm thinking of maybe stripping them.

And finally this is my project for the day...

Clear the hubby's desk, move it out of the way or take it apart, remove the border and paint the wall.

And paint yet another coat of Magnetic Force...

And keep these two out of trouble!  Don't let them fool you, they are not sweet innocent puppies!  They are tornadoes with legs!


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Random Thursday

What does a fox say?

Are you or your kids singing this insanely stupid, irritating song from YouTube?  My kids, customers and random people on the street are singing it!  I watched about 30 seconds of the video and could not take it!

What does Jen say?

SHUT UP!!!  Stop!  Its not that great of a song, not everyone wants to hear you sing it!!!  If you must hear it, here is the link What does a fox say?

When they get to the chorus you'll know what I mean when I say irritating!

Disclaimer: This is just my opinion...if you love it great, just please don't sing it around me.

Here's a song I think more people should sing...Colors by April Smith  My kids are allowed to sing this one!

Did you know? (according to uselessfacts.net)

Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister...

Dogs and cats consume over $11 billion in pet food a year!

According to Genesis 1:20-22, the chicken came before the egg.

Some people say that when the bands of black on a woolybear caterpillar are wide, a cold winter is coming. Uh-oh..I checked these myself this year-dress warm the bands were wide!

On average, right handers live about 9 years longer than lefties!

Nutritious food costs about 10 times more than junk food!

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

You spend 7 years of your life in the bathroom! 

Quilt facts...

The most common color in traditional Amish quilts is black.

Quilting wasn't considered an art form until the 1960's

In 1856 Singer started the installment plan making sewing machines affordable.

Most common patterns in the early 1800's- nine patch, Irish chain and pinwheel.

# of hits on quilterscache.com as of today= 24,028,662 

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So Cute...

It's a good thing they are cute because they are double trouble!