Thanks! I didn't make them - had them made. I'll be honest - the roman shades in the LR are a bit heavier than I thought they were going to be. And poofier. I should have done a straight across roman, but I didn't. I also wanted to line them all up in the LR to make a...line. But the shades on the eyebrow windows seem a bit lower than the doors. All in all, they are fine. They aren't the fabulous curtains I had in mind, but I do like them. I certainly can't change them, because I spent too much money on the fabric. I do like them. I do. Don't I sound like it?! :)

musicteacher: On another blog I read that if you want perfection, then copper counters aren't for you since they constantly change. I really like how new copper looks, but it would be really hard to keep it that way, although I guess you could coat it with something clear. We didn't do that. The table top is about 2 years old and has developed a nice patina which I do like. Haven't had any issues that I could consider to be on the downside. I have read about several methods to polish it up again, but I'm just going to let it do it's thing and age gracefully like the rest of us!

Sure did! I've had to re-make my red bracelet three times, cause I wear it almost every day to remind me to pray for everyone. And usually wear a red shirt or something on Thurs. Tami

Awww thanks guys. Having a rough weekend and the kind words are much-needed boon right now. Aktillery I remember you going through something similar. Glad to hear you're happier on the other side as well! I loved my previous houses, but I love my new life even more. :) Jenny, he and I had mutual friends through work/networking. Worked in related fields, etc. I briefly tried the whole Match.com thing, and it was a colossal failure. (for me, anyway). What I found out was that I was perfectly capable of being happy and content on my own, and so many guys were ready to get married after 3 dates. ugh. Not my thing, though I've had friends who had great success with online dating. He and I are very similar in that we're fiercely independent, don't need (or want) to see each other every minute of the day, etc. Dazzleme, it's a royal pain. I've done in 2 houses now. I lay down large plastic sheets (in an empty room) and spray the ceiling in roughly 3ftx6ft sections, wait a few minutes, then use a drywall mud applicator to scrape it off. I just let it all fall to the floor, wrap up the plastic and throw it away, then re-texture and paint the ceiling. I "inherited" 7.5ft ceilings, so the shadows from the popcorn made it seem not only dated, but much shorter as well. urf.