May Long 2011

This May Long weekend we accomplished quite a bit and still managed to have a relaxing weekend.
Matthew built two gates and hung one. (Waiting for the gas guy to come and mark the ground so Matthew can put in the posts, so he can hang the second.) He also did a few odd jobs around the house.
We went to Ikea, bought a few decor items, plants, some end tables and a coffee table. (well we improvised with the coffee table... I really wanted something that matches the room but, was cheap enough that it doesn't matter if it gets heat spots and scratches.)
We baked cookies for the first time in the 'new' house, went to a birthday party, did some laundry, and searched kijiji for a couch and chair for our living room. I am a bit picky when it comes to spending money on things like this. :-S That can be good and bad. For a little while it looked like if we were going to get what we wanted, we would have to spend $1000+ used :-( But, along came a good deal on Kijiji and now we have a new-to-us (3 1/2 yr old) set in our living room - italian leather, reclining couch and chair, yay! Matthew looked up the model # etc and it's a Palliser set that retails for $1800+ We paid $600. So pretty good for getting exactly what we wanted (actually, we got a bit more than what we wanted) but, still a little cheaper than what we budgeted for. Next we have to look for a dresser for Dylan, one that can be used for a change table as well, no use having extra furniture when the two can be combined :-P

Here are a few pictures of us making cookies in the new kitchen:

The bucket on the counter has all my baking stuff in it. The kitchen we have right now only has two drawers that we use for cutlery, so there isn't room for a 'baking drawer'. My sil Linda gave me the idea of using a bucket you just take out when you are baking. Works great!




'Helping' Mommy bake is always fun!



And here are a few pics of our 'new' living room set...