SO CONSIDERATE !

(Sept 30th '09)

A cute story about how very kind, responsible and thoughtful the students at Central Memorial are.   

This morning, I was teaching a large grade 10 dance class.  We were 'cleaning' the choreography from Seussical that they had learned yesterday.  In order to ensure that everyone in the group was polished and perfect, I stood up on a drama box to observe the work before they learned the next count of eight.  Now, I have the tendency to also dance with the kids while they are doing it; but of course it's not performed 'full out'.  I'm totally used to standing on top of something while the dancers dance and have done it for years; but one student wasn't so sure about my technique.  During a lull in the class, one of my students named MacKenzie quietly raised her hand; "Mrs. Weiland, I'm really worried about you standing up there and dancing at the same time", and then to my amazement, another student Lauren piped up; "Yeah Mrs. Weiland, I keep thinking your heel is going to slip off the back".  Then other students started to look around and nod in agreement.  Patrick, one of the boys in the groups even requested to; "just come down Mrs. Weiland.  We don't want to have to call in a substitute if you fall and break something".  I laughed so hard!  I tried to explained to them that it's really not even that high off the ground, maybe two feet and I could probably dance on top of it in my pumps if necessary, but still the class basically convinced me that it would be 'safer'.  I only came down off the box to see that their facial expressions would be restored to the happy and content children that first entered the class, which they were.  But honestly, for a group of gr. 10 teenagers to be so thoughtful when usually typically teenagers tend to believe that the world revolves around them, I was impressed and amused.  

Go Rams!

House. Updates

Week 9

(Sept 18th - Sept 24th)

It's like that, (pause) and that's the way it is (pause again)...HUH!

Although this wise quotation from none other than the famous rap group: Run DMC brings friendly reminders and truthful thought to the whole notion of surviving life's challenges, I must say, I personally feel as though this poignant lyric is missing a little somethin' somethin'.   Let me explain.

I saw the former picture in some magazine.  As you can see, the photo features a seemingly organized, interesting, fresh and clean BLUE laundry room.  'Hmmmmm, blue' I think to myself as I'm staring at the glossy page.  'Blue is a funky idea colour for a laundry room.  I don't know anyone with that in their house.  I'm going to be the first.  Fresh, light, airy.  There should 't be any issues talking Nate into this'.  So being the lucky woman that I am, after asking him, my amazing husband tilts his head to one side while staring deep into my eyes and responds; 'If you really want to we will'.  The next day, I recruited my mother to come over and help, which she did and the three of us painted the laundry room blue...and then it dried...and then we did a second coat...and then I saw it...and then I decided that I hated it.  It looked hideous.  What the heck was I thinking?  Oh man, the three of us were absolutely killing ourselves over it.   WHORE-EH-BILL!  Big, BIG mistake on my part.  

So the next day, I spent some time looking through the paint books and found a nice calm and warm greyish blue or bluish grey, and again, being the lucky woman that I am, Nate tilts his head to one side while staring deep into my eyes and responds; 'If you really want to we will'. So we painted the laundry room that evening.  Thank goodness that hidious blue is gone.  Run, you were right.  You too DMC.  It's like that, and that's the way it is, and I want to add that if you don't like it, than you can change the way it is...HUH!

(hideous blue.  It actually looked way worse in the space)

(baaaad mistake)

(this is obviously the new colour)

(much better, although the colour is much warmer in real life)

House . Updates 

Week 8

(Sept 11th - 17th)

Here are a few photos from the last week of home finishings - will write next week when I have the energy to type.

(master bad-room)

(part of the hallway - spare on the left, nursery on the right -don't get any ideas Linda)

(end of the hallway)

(end of kitchen and FAB black granite)

(oh heck yes my husband MADE it all)

(can't wait to drink vino in here - goodness knows we need a break)

Hey cutie, nice behind, where you spend all yo free time?

House . Updates

Week . 7

(Sept 4th - 10th)

(stone work on the house is done - still waiting on the REAL front door)

- Walnut Hardwood Installation begins - Check 

- Master Bedroom Painted and looking fabulous - Check

- chrome Doorknob Handles ordered - Check

- Nate loosing weight and getting toned from all the extra physical work - Check

- Kate loosing weight And Getting toned from all the extra Physical Work - Nope, 

(and a large boo urns to that).

  Last week, some really cool random dude named Peter stumbled onto our blog.  In a comment 

below one of the pictures, he gave us a few decorating ideas.  At first I wasn't so confident 

about them he suggested that we dye our hardwood black and then said 'trust me'.  Yeah, I

 know ... dye our hardwood black and a 'trust me'.  I don't know.  However, he then commented 

that Nate and I look like a 'progressive couple' which was really flattering and completely true, 

so I thought; 'obviously this guy knows what he's talking about'.  Peter encouraged us to take a 

look at some interior design websites that I completely fell in love with.  They are pretty much 

exactly what we want to do.  In my opinion, the photos have a contemporary culture feel with a 

ton of elegance and a pinch of luxury.  House & Garden, House Beautiful and Modern Glamour

(which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller) have all featured these photos in them.  In 

exploring these web links I realized Peter wasn't a freaky weirdo and he actually had fantastic 

taste.  (Good job on not being an internet freak Peter).  Thankfully, his recommendations 

couldn't have come at a better time.  Nate and I are getting into the decorating and design stage 

and I have a feeling it will consume our lives in a positive way, or at least mine.  So, although we 

may not dye our hardwood black, I'm trusting in Peter and his cool websites and really aiming 

for a similar feel to the pictures that you see if you decide to take a gander.   Big thanks for the 

suggestions Peter a.k.a really-cool-random-dude-who-isn't-a-weirdo.  Here is one of the sites:

http://www.kwid.com/

(I know you wanna see more cabinets)