Durham Family

Friday, June 25, 2010

Rachel Dee remains

Matt Durham and Rachel Duszynski are getting married!

Thank you Cole Family for letting me copy your template.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Today, we began working on the front garden. I've been pulling weeds (and poison ivy) for the past month, but this was our first real beginning. We uncovered a bees nest - awesome. I guess they live IN the ground. Poor Sushi jumped a foot and ran for the hills. He's fine.

We pulled weeds, top soiled and mulched. We didn't take a "before" picture of the section we finished, but here are 2 "after" pictures. It was COVERED in weeds. Keep in mind, this is one small section in the front and we have a lot to do before it's finished. I like the red mulch. Good choice, Matt!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

GIST LIST

1. spending the day with Carrie and her two boys, Jaxon and Anders, at Imagination Station
2. Seeing their faces light up when they discovered something new
3. an evening at the pool - relaxing
4. having the summer off
5. to new surprises

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

First pics of the "spare bedroom"

Some people forget we have this room, because it is currently not in use. I, however, think about it everyday. Here are the first pics...one step at a time.

These three paintings of butterflies are from a series I did in 2002. They hold a lot of meaning for me.

living room new furniture

This room is still a work in progress. We have to figure out how to work the tv, and how to make the cables "disappear." And we need some end tables and lamps - things like that. But I LOVE the new furniture. We have been eyeing this set at Appliance Center for months. We went back last week to buy it and it was on sale. We saved over $300 - and it's what we wanted anyway. It is dark brown, very soft, and kind of like a corduroy texture. It looks much nicer in person, but here are some pictures. Sidenote: I LOVE how it works with the Ben Shahn print.