Choosing Between the Two

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We both really like the blue and green wall paper. I made the little newsprint curtains, and I think they will go well with either choice. We have a small 1/2 bath in the utility room that is also going to need wall paper, so I might use the pink wall paper in there. Now we are also thinking about putting wall paper in the Master Bedroom as an accent wall, so many choices, and so much to do…

Paint or Paper

Well there is a lot of Spring decorating going on in our house along with the cleaning. Hubby brought me home super yummy breakfast today: Sausage Rolls, and Maple Long John’s, and Donut Holes for Thade they were all so tasty. I got out one of my favorite Wall Paper Books to go through, and get James opinion on a few options.

We need to paint just about every square inch of the house, and I’m finally able to help. When we started the painting project almost 2 years ago, I was preggers, and I couldn’t help at all. Now I’m finished nursing, and Dylan is taking better naps, so it is time to get these painting projects finished.

The kitchen might need to be first. Last Summer I was so sick of looking at the icky wall paper, that I started ripping it down, so we have some very interesting walls at the moment. James and I are both completely sick of the state of the kitchen, and I think we’ve found a paper that we both like. I wanted to do the kitchen in Baby Pink, Black, and White, and I even found graphic Wall paper to match it.  While we were flipping through the book, we found the same graphic pattern only in Retro Light Orange, Light Blue, and Light Green, we both love the colors and the pattern too. The kitchen is going to be a retro 50s throw back, which is perfect for me! I think we have a winner, now I just have to get hubby to place the order.

I can’t wait to get started!!! 🙂 Are you Spring painting too?

Spring Cleaning at Nico’s

I have been home a little too long, and staring at all of the messy messes. It is time to get serious about Spring Cleaning.

Yesterday I cleaned and organized all of the kitchen drawers, and today I started working on the cabinets. I also tackled cleaning the buffet in the dining room, it is where I store my Nicostuff Jewelry supplies and sewing machine. After the little cleaning tasks, I had 2 full trash bags of stuff ready to get out of the house. It is a pretty good start to the big Spring Cleaning tasks ahead.

Have you started your Spring Cleaning?

Baking my Least Favorite Cookie to Bake

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I love them, but I don’t like to bake them, I have a bit of trouble with the dough. Yesterday I tried to make peace with the tough dough and I attempted Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies. I used the Betty Crocker Recipe, and made the batch from scratch. I must say that I was very pleased with the tasty results. James and Thade didn’t mind either, they are great cookie testers .

 

The recipe made about 4 dozen moist and delicious cookies, and I just might make these again soon. I have battled the too tough Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, and won 😉

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Even Spider-Man Loves Chocolate Chip Cookies 😉