December 27, 2008

Simplify

Simplify...



Simplify:
A classic 1929 two bedroom bungalow with oak floors, fireplace,
built-in bookcases and desk, two-car garage, central A/C,
and all appliances....




Simplify:
All furniture, most kitchen supplies, camping and sports equipment,
electronics, framed art, some tools...90% of what is IN our house needs to go, too!



Dining table/chairs - SOLD



$50 Entertainment center: 54" High, 50" Wide, 19.5" Deep,

with TV area: 24" High x 29" Wide. - Still available!



Couch and coffee table - SOLD


Some stereo equipment... still available


Oak office chair - SOLD



(2) filing cabinets - SOLD

We hope to completely "simplify" before the end of January.



Leave a comment, send an email, or give us a call
if you or someone you know could be a part of our "Simplify 2009".

Thank you - everyone - for your help.

M & J

December 20, 2008

Favorites...Cleaning?!

Favorite way to clean house?







My new Swiffer-cat Sweeper...

December 17, 2008

Favorites...

Favorites so far...
Elizabeth said...
Favorite Holiday - Halloween!
Favorite Snack - REAL Popcorn (no microwave crap) with real butter and that Cheddary Cheese sprinkle (or parmesan),eaten on the sofa with Colin (who made it!) and a Jim Beam and Soda.
Favorite Date Night - Wandering through art galleries or antique shops (on the night of the month when they are open late) then going to dinner after.
Favorite Girl Night Out - Anything involving pitchers of Sangria!
Favorite Christmas Gift - Jewelry!
Favorite exercise - Hiking in a beautiful place (with Colin, who always carries the day pack)Favorite Dessert Food - Homemade Chewy Chocolate Chip cookies (not the non-homemade ones. They always taste weird.
Favorite Place to go On Vacation - Any place with my sister Mary and her husband Jay
Favorite way to communicate - Letters and postcards!
Favorite Collectibles - Postcards friends send to me!
Favorite thing to do when no one else is around - Sing really loud and dance around to the stereo
December 8, 2008 8:24 AM
Anonymous said...
Song (actually pretty much post holiday)--Go tell it on the Mountain
Food--Swedish heirloom cookies
activity--baking with my mom or back in the day, going to State Street, Chicago Marshal Fields to see the windows decorated for Christmas and all the other assorted decorations.
December 8, 2008 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas and singing along to the Grinch song.
Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas
Remembering family roots with a Swedish Christmas Eve dinner. (But we cut out the lutefisk!) Baking.
Songs: In the bleak midwinter / Holly & the Ivy / A Cherry Tree Carol (Old English/Celtic songs you don't hear much anymore) and, for lighter fare: The pagan and the Christian(a very funny song by Dar Williams)
Lisa
December 8, 2008 4:00 PM
Anonymous said...
I love Christmas carols, especially Carol of the Bells and
I have fond memories of singing Come, oh come, Emmanuel
in the choir loft as a kid as well as the other traditional ones.
Our food tradition has evolved over the years
since we usually celebrate with our kids
instead of the huge extended family gatherings
we attended as kids.
It wouldn't be Christmas without a Heavenly Ham
and then Mike making his famous, secret recipe,
potato soup with the bone!
Sometime we will watch A Christmas Story so we can laugh together.
(You'll shoot your eye out!)
~Ruth
December 11, 2008 1:56 PM
mistyeyed said...
Favorite song: always been partial Silver Bells
Favorite Food: Pecan Pie
Favorite Activity: The card game after dinner (family tradition)
Favorite Show: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer (the one with the land of misfit toys).
Misty

December 06, 2008

Favorites

What is your favorite holiday season song?
Food?
Activity?

Let's see how many ideas we get before the end of December...
Send a comment and I'll post it.

(Maybe we can vote for the best...?)
M