May Rudolph Day- Ha, that rhymes

So it's Rudolph Day again and this month I didn't feel like buying gifts so I put on some Christmas music and I wrapped the few things I already have. I also wrote down my Hubby's list to organize that. One or two more orders and he will be done. I also have my friend's gift totally planned out and I have most of it. I'm well on my way to having the most organized Christmas ever! I think I'll be done super early this time.

Blind Swap

I'm in the middle of changing all the blinds in the house to shades. I think they collect less dust and block the sun out better on hot days. I got a blue shade for the downstairs bathroom because there was a blue blind there, but for some reason I didn't like it with the old Summer valance. I got this new valance for Summer and I like it much better (even though it's a pain to iron!).

Look who came to visit!

This is the first time I've seen any deer this year. I'm convinced they were just scoping out the plants and by tomorrow morning all those hostas you see in the foreground will be nothing but sticks with no leaves left.

Carpets are Clean

I just finished cleaning the carpets in the house. They look pretty good. The only thing left on the Spring cleaning list is to clean the fridge and freezer. I am finally going to cook the turkey that's been in the freezer this Saturday. Then, I can clean the fridge and freezer and the Spring cleaning list will be done. Finally! There are a few more things that need to be done outside, but at least the inside is taken care of. Hubby is outside in the garage working on getting that Jeep back together. I hope it's back on the road soon!

Stool or Stoolie as I've been calling it

Here is the little stool that has been given a makeover. It is well over 10 years old and it was originally bought for my cat, Midnight, so he could look out the windows easier. It had dark wood finish on the legs and a pink floral pattern on top. It never matched the decor of my parents' house and definitely not mine and I've wanted to redo it for years, but never got around to it. Finally, I did it with leftover stuff we already had. My husband spray painted the legs with leftover paint from a kitchen cart that he sprayed the same color and the swatch of fabric for the top is blocking the glass doors in the bathroom cabinet so you can't see through. The cat we have now, Max, avoids the stool like the plague, yet he uses my bear bench in the living room like his personal ladder. Grr!

Bounce Dryer Bar- Revisited

So I put the new Bounce Dryer Bar in the other night even though there was a little bit left on the old one. It wasn't softening the laundry anymore and you could see the whole word "replace" on it. I did 3 loads of laundry last night and the first was jeans and of course it left white marks all over them again. Then I figured it out...turn jeans and dark shirts inside out for the first few loads and then any marks will be on the inside and never noticed. Unfortunately, my jeans have marks all over them and I tried to wipe what I could off with a wash cloth. Next time I will remember to turn them inside out. It doesn't do it for very long and it seems to particularly like jeans so that's my solution for continued use of the bars.