Good Afternoon! I hope you all had a great weekend. Let's see, Friday evening, Phillip had his movie night. That has turned into a regular Friday night thing so if anyone is bored and wants to chat, ask me for my AOL Instant messenger name. :0)
Saturday, I got to sleep in a little. I practiced piano in the morning, then Phillip's brother and sister-in-law came over for dinner and we drove about 45 minutes south to a *huge* Half Price Book store. This place is the size of a warehouse! I found 2 books and a magazine.
A spring edition of Martha Stewart kids. It is filled with lots of fun ideas, like a spa sleepover party that I want to do with the girls sometime soon. Included are instructions on how to make adorable "felt sleep masks."
Next up is a book called A Victorian Courtship-The story of Beatrice Potter and Sidney Webb. It took me awhile to figure out it wasn't the story of Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit. But, I got the book anyway, since it looks interesting.
Last but not least, a Emilie Barnes book, The Spirit of Loveliness. I read it yesterday. :0) It is full of wonderful homemaking and hospitality ideas, stories and quotes. She talks about how she created a Prayer Basket with her Bible, a devotional, a prayer planner, etc. I plan on putting one together this week. I will post pictures. :0)
One of the best parts about Saturday was finding a $20.00 IKEA gift certificate, while cleaning out some papers. Phillip's parents gave it to us this past Christmas and I must have tucked it away. You know what they say..."Finders...keepers....";0)
Sunday, we went to church. I read my book, took a nap, and went to bed early. I woke up at 7:05am this morning, ready to face the day!
The Martha Kids magazine was SO great - my boy has worn that particular copy out because he's obsessed with the marble machine inside. I'm sad that it's stopped publication... it was a dandy.
ReplyDeleteYou might also like to read Simple Social Graces...Recapturing the Joys of Gracious Victorian Living by Linda S. Lichter published in 1998. I got it at a discount book store and found it facinating. Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteAll I have to say is I LOVE IKEA!!!
ReplyDeleteWish I were there to shop with you! ;0)
You also have IKEA in the USA? Funny.
ReplyDeleteI love the department where you get all the stuff for your home like bedclothes, sofa cushions, things for the kitchen, pictures, plants etc.
Here in Muenster I live in an apartment that only has one room, a small kitchen and a bathroom. I bought all my furniture from IKEA because it's so cheap.
Hi Beck, I thought that looked fun too! Benjamin has alot of the toys already so I'm going to see about helping him build one.
ReplyDeleteI just found out that publication has been stopped. I was wondering why I never saw them in the store anymore..LOL
Alex, my library has this book on tape and I listened to 3 of the 12 tapes and really enjoyed it! Thank you for the reminder...I'll go check it out again.
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Tori, I love IKEA too!!
Sylvia, the store in Dallas opened about 2 years ago. We would always go to the one in California while visiting family. It is such a fun place!