Powder Room Update, Dog Grooming, Randomness

Powder Room Update, Dog Grooming, Randomness

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Hi friends!  I have nothing completed to show you but I thought I would share some of the things that have been going on in our world lately.

I have been 3/4 done with washing the wallpaper paste off the powder room walls for about 2 months. Jim has to do the rest because I can't reach even with a step stool. The toilet and vanity are in the way so when he gets a minute he has to get to it. 

So if you remember we started with this.

And then it looked like this.  The wallpaper was down but what was left was a very thick, crumbly, yellow layer of 38 year old paste. It would NOT come off. It was the most annoying thing we've done to this house to date.

Now it mostly looks like this!

We have this left and the rest of the small wall.

I was feeling so good until I saw this picture. Blah. I needed to laugh about it so I went back to Picmonkey and did a little tweaking.

Better.  Did anyone spot the clue?

We did some tweaking in some other areas of our life too. Here are some more before and afters.
Before:

And the after:

Do you think she's mad about the bows? She's so uptown now.  I really think Billy Joel is working on another song as we speak. We're going to have her audition for The Real Housedogs of NJ.

And here are a few befores of some furniture currently in our garage that I want to start working on soon.

A roadside garbage table with two drop sides and a leaf. I'm thinking cream legs and a dark stained top. Suggestions?

And a sweet desk that my sister in law gave the girls. Not sure what to do with it.  Sumpthin' girly.

And our garage is a HUGE before (parental discretion is advised).  You know how I feel about keepin' it real.

So that's what's been going on here! 

The other thing that we did this weekend was Molly's dance recital, which I have very mixed feelings about. I want her to dance for the joy of it, to move her body, to feel strong and capable. And then I let them dress her up in a spangled costume. I felt like a hypocrite in a way. I believe in strong girls who grow into strong women. I want my daughters to stand up for themselves, find their self-worth in their character and deeds, and consider themselves beautiful because they help others, are a good friend, and do their best. As those sweet little girls came out on stage and danced their hearts out in their purple "sticky-up Sugar Plum Fairy tutus" I couldn't help but wonder if I was actually doing Molly a disservice and not just because I wouldn't put makeup on her. ha ha ha!  Was I letting her down by letting her do the recital and all that came with it?  Am I over thinking this???  Moms?  Non-moms?  Thoughts are welcomed.

Cheers!
Jenny