Death in the Family Business

This week, my computer (yes, the our-entire-company-computer) suffered (as the Geek Squad representative who was, may I add, remarkably geeky) so aptly put it:

"a massive critical hard drive failure."

Oh gosh.

I feel as though I've lost my right leg and have been hopping about almost listlessly.

Yes, the data is recoverable, but not for another couple of days (apparently deaths of this magnitude are associated with significant obstacles). Until then, I'm hopping. And my customers are patiently waiting. And no, my house is not getting cleaner for it.

Ahem. A note on the photo above - a brief google image search for hard drive failure produced this. Accurate, no?

Considering...

Well. You know how I love green.

Filed Under "Projects To Do"

Awesome rosette pillow by Anne Kyrrö Quinn; tutorial from Etsy's How-To section (such fun! ahem... entirely too much fun).

Travel Plans

You're flying to Paris.

You have options: Air Canada with a 6 hour layover in Toronto OR a United direct flight from LAX to Paris. Which one?

The layover in Toronto. Hands down. No deliberation necessary.

For multitudes of reasons including a)avoid United at all costs and b)a quick stop in the mother land is better than no stop at all.

Giveaway for Belvedere

Joy at Joys of Home is hosting a giveaway for Belvedere Designs this week; just in case you wanted to score free stuff (or check out what we've been up to) ... just sayin'...


Also - I LOVE Joy's blog. In so many ways, she's what my mother would be if she didn't also run a 5,000-acre-1200-head cattle ranch. Well, and if she had time to figure out the internet (and/or it worked more than sporadically as long as the weather is good).

Either way, I'm hooked.

Re: New Title Image

My brother Kirk took this photo while tracting as a missionary in lovely Cranberry Twp, PA. Every time I see it, I pine for fall. Pine, I tell you. Pine.

Books In Progress

A list of books " in progress" (and their locations):
Moon Called - bathroom counter
Apartment Therapy - work desk
Handmade Home - desk bookcase
The Book Thief - bedroom bookcase
Plains of Passage - nightstand
The Bonds That Make Us Free - bedroom floor
Mistborn - Ipod
Reading Lolita in Tehran - purse