Gorgeous family! You are beaming! And I can't help but notice the boxer, I have a brindle girl and she is absoltly the best dog ever. That little baby is adorable too.

Hi yote1341, Try asking again at the link below, which is a very fast moving forum. Chances are though that they will want to see more of the room, or ask for the dimensions. My first quesstion would be if the sofa could maybe be set facing the TV center and then have the chairs on either wall. The coffee table looks like it is pretty close to the sofa too. The 'suggested distance' is 18" but it's fine to go a little closer. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: Home Decorating

I love Italian food. MIL used to make both ravioli and gnocchi from scratch. She showed me once how to make gnocchi. I buy both ravioli and gnocchi frozen and they are pretty darn good. I do make my own sauce, then again using jarred sauce isn't a crime. Glad you were able to celebrate his specisl day with family!

Thanks for the very kind words re: me and my family Sue! Since you had emailed me pics of yourself and Izzi and "her" family, I thought it was only fair to return the favour. I just took the bread out of my breadmaker.....the whole place smells yummy. Looks a little funky though cause it hit the lid. That's okay, it means it got up! I posted an ad on Freecycle to get rid of our pressure-washer. Silly thing is 4-5 years old but used very seldom. Went to use it yesterday and it leaked all over the place. Having looked at the review today, it was a waste of money and garbage to begin with. Of course whenever something is posted on Freecycle, it's stipulated that it doesn't work! I have 6 requests, now have to decide who to give it to. Rainy and humid here today. We are supposed to keep having a cool rest of the summer like we've had so far. Personally I like it......not the humidity....the coolness. (Coolest first part of July on record)