The Good, The Bad, & Uhhhhgggglllyyyy!

Happy Sunday y'all! It was the most beautiful fall weekend around here...love this weather! Such a welcome change after the beastly heat of the summer.

Today I am excited to share with you my stair tread shelf reveal!

It started like this....

And now looks likes this....

I started out thinking I was just going to wood stain it, but this room was starting to get just a little to "woody" - and the floors that are going in next month would (or "wood!") only make it more so.  Out came a can of apple green spray, some gel stain, and a few coats of wax....love the pop of color. Total cost was about $20!

Now, for whatever reason my (gorgeous!) new sofa is looking like something straight out of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - but really, it is not.  I think it is my cheap thrifty point and shoot that is distoring the picture. It is really much more subtle.  The "frame" holding the 'W' is an old grain sifter - really neat up close and personal.  I will have to give it it's own photo shoot someday.  My dad found it in an old barn and gave to me for FREE years ago. The outside is several rings of wood, and the center is thick screening. Love this piece. It is camoflauging our cold air return (bleack!) - and again, the camera really makes that thing stand out.  When you are in the room, you'd be hard pressed to even know it was there.  Hubby tells me I can't cover it up completely because it is a necessary evil in Wisconsin!

This arrangement hides one of our old school surround sound speakers.  Another thorn in my side! Someday we will replace it with a flat, paintable one.  But for now, we camo it up!

And now the bad and ugly!



Too gross to be color picture worthy! This first floor remodel, as I have said before, has turned my house into a pit of horror! Unfinished projects are e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e! Chaos! Mayhem! I took off my cabinet doors and took them to my glass man (hey, I have a glass man now! I am feeling pretty HGTV!) and he is installing glass panels in a clear glass called winterlake - kind of on the seedy glass vein. And even more excitement this week - my granite guy (and I have  a granite guy, too! Pinch me!) is coming to do the template - then two weeks from now the counters will be installed.   So the mess will continue for awhile, but I am okay with that - I am grateful that all these nifty changes are coming my way!

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Wishing you happiness,

Jane

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Muy Delicioso!

That's what I have to say about tonight's dinner! 

Such a great all-around meal....flavors that everyone in my family loves, made with pantry staples, and you can throw the whole works together in ten minutes! Can I get a woo hoo to that??!! Slide into the oven for 30 minutes and bam! Let's call it dinner.

But, let's break this down...shall we?

Start with half a bag of shredded cheddar, a few cans of cream of mushroom (I use the light to save on some calories!), a can of green chilies for some zip, light sour cream....

Mix up half the soup/sour cream, chilies, cheese with the cubed chicken.  Spoon into 8 tortillas, rolling them as you go and place in a 9X13 pan.  Top with remaining soup mixture and sprinkle with cheese.  Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes.

Set a pretty table.......

Relax and enjoy with your family!

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Wishing you happiness,

Jane

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