The Great DVD Unfucking

The one who makes me smile a lot alphabetized all my DVDs!!! I helped a little of course, but holy cow is he an alphabetizeing ninja! Hundreds of them in less than an hour!  Now I can find any movie I want so much easier :).

A job well done

We had a few friends over today to make dumplings. Ever since we got back from China we have been wanting to try it. The evening was a success :). And to prove it we have the mountain of dishes!!! The one who makes me smile a lot is so efficient. After everyone left, we cleaned up everything in an hour (!). Before I met him it would have taken me about 8 days......

Attack of the 50 foot lamp!!!

Ok, it's not 50 feet, but it definitely attacked. Two people! First me. I was trying to hang it up when it slipped and proceeded to fall on my face, chest, then the desk and finally the floor. Good times were had by all.
Since I like my face, I decided to wait for the one who makes me smile a lot to help me put it up. So he got here and we went to put the lamp up. Of course the plug doesn't fit (which was the problem I was having when it attacked me). We switch plugs. And the second plug didn't fit either....yeah we were feeling pretty smart at this point.  After much electrical wire fiddling the stupid fucking lamp was ready to go up. He finally gets the lamp up, and goes to screw in the last screw for the cup thing at the top, and the lamp atracked! Scratched his arm!
I am telling you this lamp is possessed by demons. If I weren't so proud of completely redoing it myself, I would throw it away. But now it is up and hopefully it won't attack anyone else.

Two finished projects

Before and after pictures of two of my finished projects. Wish I had a whole one of the lamp but I forgot....
The lamp base was brown wood before. All white now. And you saw the shade in the previous post.
The dresser went from brown to apple green. One of my free finds, from a friend's mom who was emptying her house. Perfect size for right next to the desk/working table.

Mr. Potato Head

Finally my collection can see the light of day. Or at least some of it. I was on the fence about what to do with the one small shelf. I wanted to have some of my fun stuff on it. Then I remembered my potato head collection! Perfect! I can even change them out now and then as my collection grows :). Cause it will grow. I am adding the potato heads I am missing to my wish list. And I am missing lots!!! Hint: birthday coming up :). Shameless bid for presents :).

I made it myself!

I finally finished my first lamp shade :). It was brown and ugly before. Now it is pink and so very pretty! I couldn't quite get it to look like a real one (mostly around middle, a bit bunched), but it was my first try, so I am happy anyway. I painted the bottom part of the lamp too, pictures to come!

Biggest taco pie ever!

Over the weekend before fall break we made the biggest taco pie ever! It was the pan from the oven. Which is weird for me to start with, cause in US we use casserole dishes. But anyway, it was sooooo good :). And I helped and it didn't burn or anything!