The Living Room

So, we have been married for a little over a year and a half now, and I am still working on decorating the house.  As in, there are wedding gifts that haven't been hung yet.  :-)  My friend Chrissy turned me on the these picture hanging strips that Command makes.  Now, I have long been a fan of Command's products, but these strips are fabulous!  They basically work like velcro.  You can check them out here.  I bought mine at Wal-Mart.  I used them for the smaller pictures in this collage (sorry for the glare-had to turn the lights on-it's already dark outside!):

Now, I have two wall sconces to hang...they are wiry and a bit heavy as they have glass containers.  I got these neat things called phantom hooks that are supposed to hold up to 50 pounds even in just drywall.  They do some sort of anchoring thing or something...BUT I can't get the stinking things to go through the wall!  I was so excited this morning because I thought I was going to get them up.  :-(


There are also some decorative shelves to hang, but I am not sure that I can do those on my own...I am going to need some masculine assistance with that.  Updates will come (if there ever are any!).

So much for a picture a day...

But I DID say that I would TRY to do the whole "picture a day" thing.  It didn't work out.  I am going to do it as often as possible.  Oh well.

Today is Wednesday.  Last week we started back to school from Christmas break and had three days of class.  Before the break, I had planned my lessons for a MONTH in advance.  Now, as I mentioned, today is Wednesday.  Day 3 of Snow-mageddon 2011.  The third snow day in a row, and I just read that the superintendent is saying it is "very likely" that we will not go back until next TUESDAY (Monday is the MLK holiday)!!  Are you kidding me???  Do you know how behind I am going to be???  Not to mention, hello, WHEN are we going to make up these days???  But, alas, I must say that I have enjoyed the time at home.  Monday and Tuesday, Chad was home with me, but today he had to go to work.  Now, it is just me and the dog.

I decided I wanted my picture made with a snowy backdrop.  That probably would have been better to decide Monday or Tuesday, when he was home to take the picture.  But, nah.  Then I have to explain how I want the angle, how I want the lighting, etc., etc.  So I waited until today and used my handy-dandy tripod and the camera timer.  Oh, by the way, I was FREEZING when I got done!  I did this in two shifts...notice the later pictures have me clad in a COAT!  Out of about 50 shots, I had these that I liked enough to edit and post:

Now, I have self-portraits.  I took 'em, I edited 'em.  Man, I sure wish the teachers back in elementary school would have let me do my self-portraits like that!  :-)