This and That

We had a wonderful anniversary yesterday. We spent the day in Salt Lake City shopping and wandering around. We had a light lunch at a cute little cafe and then went out to dinner last night. Very relaxing, no pressure, and just fun. After the hectic holidays it was a much needed day of rest.

A few odds and ends for todays post. One of my cute friends and neighbors gave me this old postcard. The postmark is dated 1911. I color copied it and made a few tags. Glittered it up a bit. Wish I'd remembered to take a picture of them when they were finished. Duh!
I got a few cute things from my friends for Christmas. A handmade bookmark and lace plate from my friend Sue. Love these.

Janis, over at Grams, made me this cute garland. You've probably seen these made out of coffee filters? Well Janis made this out of cupcake papers. It is adorable. Love this.

Ignore the untrimmed door.

My friend Kay's husband is a fabulous artist and he painted this picture of their house. Then he made cards from the painting. This house is down the street from me. Aren't I lucky to live in this neighborhood? Yes I am!

Janis also made me these embellished clothespins. All of them are so cute. AND practical.

Our holidays were wonderful. We enjoyed spending time with our family and friends. Our Christmas decorations are all packed up and back in the basement. Our anniversary is over and we've been making to do lists. Daughter #3 got engaged at Christmas. There's going to be a wedding at Mimi's Cottage in June!

Happy Anniversary Sweetie

How did this happen? Where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday we were newly married with our whole lives ahead of us. Today we celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary. Gee, I guess I must've been one year old when we got married!

To all of you young wives and mothers out there I want to say try to live in the moment, enjoy every minute of your busy lives. Before you know it your kids will have kids of their own.

Sunday Sayings

"The person who removes a mountain begins with carrying away small stones."

Chinese Proverb

Welcome 2010

I Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2010.

Thanks for being a part of my 2009. Mimi

A New Pantry Floor

Or how to make Mimi crazy.
We've been living with a subfloor in the pantry since we moved in two years ago. We've had the floor tile for the pantry sitting in our garage for a long time but other things needed to be completed that were more important. So Mimi tries to be patient and waits.
Last week, that's the week before Christmas, the Mister decides that the pantry floor should be installed. Today. Ummm. OK. I saw a picture of this floor in a Country Sampler Decorating Ideas magazine in 1999. I've been saving it for ten years! I hoped someday I'd have a place to install this floor.

It's red, pink, and white twelve inch linoleum tile. Not self stick, you have to use adhesive to glue it down.

Please notice the pantry door still needs to be trimmed.
But I do LOVE how it turned out. It really brightens up the pantry don't you think?

Sunday Sayings

"I am more and more convinced that our happiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves."

Fredrich Humboldt

A Happy Christmas

To you and yours from Mimi's Cottage.