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SSDreamin
Almost Self-Reliant
Well, I have to admit, my kitchen will have to be a LOT cleaner before I take any pictures of my new opening, because it is all on display now!
Now, say what you want, call me a bragger, I don't care, I am just so proud I have to tell ya: My little girls gave me 9 eggs yesterday! Plus 8 the day before, and 8 the day before that!
Out of 9 little ladies, and several-inches-of-snow-on-the-ground cold, I think that is fantastic! Hubby says it's because they love him and all the stuff he's done for them 
OK, I'm done bragging.
We spent this past weekend working on the house, surprise! DH managed to clean out/declutter the 'game room', so named for its possible future use but used up until this weekend as a catchall for anything and everything. He also finished up the last of the shelving he was building, and took time out to hang the two repurposed items on their respective walls. DH had built DS#2 a nice, small bookcase years ago, far too small for the collection of personal books my son has now. I had thought of just using it as a nightstand, but decided it would be more useful turned on its side, mounted to the wall, and used as a TV stand/video game system holder. I know, none of those things are very SS, but so be it. I think it looks awesome! The other, a large wooden lug box, DH put new pulls (purely decorative) on it, then mounted it on the wall. I filled it right up with some of my cookbooks! Right now, it looks neat, but seems too high on the wall, but I plan to mount a quilt holder to the bottom of it, to display my favorite quilt, that I have yet to make!
I have to tell a story, that will point out what life - and construction - is kind of like with my hubby. He found the rug, that goes under the dining table, in the 'game room' and asked me to help him move the table and lay it down. We moved the chairs, he pulled the table, then asked me to put down the rug. I did. He asked me to straighten it. I did. He said it was not straight, it must line up perfectly to the diamond laid tile that is in the room. I did it. He 'fixed' my straightening job, then asked me to help him align the table EXACTLY in the center of the rug. I pointed out that one dinner and a horse-dog brushing by it will ruin all his hard work. He insisted it be "squared, if only for a moment". Can you say OCD?! So, how do I deal with this, you may ask? I laugh and walk away. When he builds something, I know it will last forever and be sturdy. I also know that if I have to 'help' too much, I'll pull all my hair out! Love the man, but sometimes he can be....hard to deal with 
He is a wonderful husband and father. His boss adores his meticulous attention to detail - believe it or not, at work, he will come in under time and under budget 9 times out of 10! He builds bridges, and I know every bridge he has built is as safe as they get. I just feel very sorry for the guys that work for him! 
Now, say what you want, call me a bragger, I don't care, I am just so proud I have to tell ya: My little girls gave me 9 eggs yesterday! Plus 8 the day before, and 8 the day before that!
Out of 9 little ladies, and several-inches-of-snow-on-the-ground cold, I think that is fantastic! Hubby says it's because they love him and all the stuff he's done for them OK, I'm done bragging.
We spent this past weekend working on the house, surprise! DH managed to clean out/declutter the 'game room', so named for its possible future use but used up until this weekend as a catchall for anything and everything. He also finished up the last of the shelving he was building, and took time out to hang the two repurposed items on their respective walls. DH had built DS#2 a nice, small bookcase years ago, far too small for the collection of personal books my son has now. I had thought of just using it as a nightstand, but decided it would be more useful turned on its side, mounted to the wall, and used as a TV stand/video game system holder. I know, none of those things are very SS, but so be it. I think it looks awesome! The other, a large wooden lug box, DH put new pulls (purely decorative) on it, then mounted it on the wall. I filled it right up with some of my cookbooks! Right now, it looks neat, but seems too high on the wall, but I plan to mount a quilt holder to the bottom of it, to display my favorite quilt, that I have yet to make!
I have to tell a story, that will point out what life - and construction - is kind of like with my hubby. He found the rug, that goes under the dining table, in the 'game room' and asked me to help him move the table and lay it down. We moved the chairs, he pulled the table, then asked me to put down the rug. I did. He asked me to straighten it. I did. He said it was not straight, it must line up perfectly to the diamond laid tile that is in the room.
I did it. He 'fixed' my straightening job, then asked me to help him align the table EXACTLY in the center of the rug. I pointed out that one dinner and a horse-dog brushing by it will ruin all his hard work. He insisted it be "squared, if only for a moment". Can you say OCD?! So, how do I deal with this, you may ask? I laugh and walk away. When he builds something, I know it will last forever and be sturdy. I also know that if I have to 'help' too much, I'll pull all my hair out! Love the man, but sometimes he can be....hard to deal with He is a wonderful husband and father. His boss adores his meticulous attention to detail - believe it or not, at work, he will come in under time and under budget 9 times out of 10! He builds bridges, and I know every bridge he has built is as safe as they get. I just feel very sorry for the guys that work for him! 
I got my pullman bread pan yesterday, and decided to get a pain de mie recipe from KAF and give it a go. So far, it has passed the pickiest person in the family test (DS#2 
Just checking in on you... you must be as busy as I have been lately.
