The New American Idol is Kris Allen!!!!!!

Kris Allen is the new American Idol! I am really glad Kris won. He has heart and a great voice. Adam Lambert was also very good but I always love when the underdog wins!!

Stroll through the Garden Tonight-New Things Blooming

I came home from work tonight and decided to stroll around the yard. I noticed the minute I pulled in the driveway the hydrangea out front had started to bloom. I love them! Megan used them in her wedding arrangements last year and they were gorgeous! My Astilbes started blooming too. I love their long feathers of pink. My magnolia tree is blooming right now. The buds are not fully opened so when they do I'll have to take more pictures to show you. I hope I can get some really nice pictures so I can paint them this Fall/Winter. Teddy kicked up some squirrels that were trying to steal my seed for the birds. He loved chasing them up and was trying to get up the tree to get them-silly dog!

The girl that wanted to buy my Dining Room set came and bought it!! Woohoo! That was fairly easy! Craig's List works wonders. Now I need to get rid of the wall unit and the leather couch. I have had more inquiries about that couch, but no takers yet. They keep wanting to have me take to little for it. It is almost brand new. I will take it with me before I let it go for so little. Maybe it will fit in John's office in the new place.

Well on to the stroll......


I planted this Nikko Blue hydrangea 5 yrs. ago and it is the best it has ever been. I came home from work today and noticed it just started to bloom. I love hydrangeas of all colors. The pink one in the back of the house is starting to get tiny buds on it too. It has more shade so it isn't as far along as the blue one.


My astilbe is starting to bloom. They look so beautiful up against the green grass!


My magnolia tree is starting to bloom. I was looking up and I spotted this beautiful bud!


My Japanese Painted Ferns have gotten huge this year. I think they love the rain, especially after the severe drought we had last year! The yarrow is really beautiful this year too.


This miniature yellow daylily is one of my favorites. I have 4 across the front shrubs. They always look so happy and remind me of sunshine.


This little banana tree decided to start growing with all the rain we've had. I thought it wouldn't come back this year, but I was wrong there are 2 babies this year. I might try to pot up one and bring it with us to the new house!

I love this Shabby Chic Bedroom!

I was looking for some new ideas for the townhouse and I saw this shabby chic bedroom and I just fell in love with this picture. I don't know if I will make the Guest Room in the new house look like this but it sure is pretty! I do have blue toile in the guest room now, so I might be able to do this. What fun I'll have decorating the new place.

John and I saw Angels and Demons by Dan Brown today!

This afternoon John and I went to see Angels and Demons with my bookclub. It was a very good movie. I hadn't read the book but John did and he said it was still really good. Sometimes when you've read a book and then see it you are let down but he said not the case with this movie. Tom Hanks looked much better in this movie than in The DaVinci Code. His hair was cut shorter and he didn't look so old. Ewan McGregor was a priest in the movie and he did a superb job too! The female lead actress did a really nice job also (can't remember her name). It was definitely worth seeing! It was the perfect fit for a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Packing some small items today

John and I are packing some small items today. I thought I would pack up my green depression glass collection in bubble wrap today and get that put in one of the walk in closets upstairs for safe keeping. I have to go through the closet under the stairs on the first floor too. I'm sure there is a few garage sale items in there! Our neighborhood is having a garage sale on 6/6 so I'm getting things ready for that too. This is a good way to weed out what we don't want. We won't have as much room in the new place so we have to get rid of a few things. I've listed some things on Craig's List and some of the things seem to be selling, which is a good thing!

The lease on the new townhome will be ready to sign the beginning of this week. We are really excited about that! We all have agreed on everthing ahead of time, lets just hope their lawyer doesn't mess things up. We all agreed on a realy simple lease and that's what I hope he writes.

Everyone have a lovely weekend!

Jenny's 26th Birthday is today!

Today is Jenny's 26th birthday. I can't believe that much time has flown by! Jenny is my daughter that is pregnant (due in Jan.). She is such a strong young woman and I love her so much! She and Megan have an extremely strong bond with each other, which is wonderful to see in sisters. I could probably count on 1 hand the amount of disagreements they've had. Jennifer Ann McDermitt was born on 5/15/1983 at 11:55 a.m. and weighed 7 lbs. 11 ozs and she was 21 1/2 inches long. She was a very easy baby, always laughing but always watching everything and everyone. To this day she is very observant and lively. When Jenny got married last year she wore my wedding dress and I gave her a necklace that was my grandmothers. She is an extremely special person and is going to make an amazing mother. Jenny has had many struggles in her life but has overcome every one of them. When she was 3 yrs. old she was burned by a hot air vaporizer and was the burn unit for 9 days and almost passed away but she rallied and came back even stronger. She went on to become #1 in the state (NJ) for her ski racing and slalom racing when she was a sophomore in high school. When she was 20 she was coming home from college and a firetruck ran a red light and t-boned her (she was driving a little red VW beetle) but she came through with minor injuries and was stronger than ever! She has accomplished alot in her life especially with her art and photography talents. She is an awesome daughter, wife and in a few months she will be an awesome Mom. Happy Birthday to you sweet Jenny!

We are renting this townhouse!

I am so excited-we are renting this townhouse probably as of 6/1 or 6/15. We have to see when the phone and computer company can move John's office to the new abode. This townhouse is so gorgeous! I told John that after the 2 yr. lease is up we just might want to buy it! The first floor rooms: Dining Room, Kitchen, Breakfast Nook and Living Room, Pantry. The second floor rooms: Master Bedroom with bath, 2 secondary bedrooms and laundry room (which even has a laundry sink!). The master bedroom also has 2 walk-in closets! The architectural detail is so nice and beautiful-crown moldings, picture framing in the Dining Room, chair rails in other rooms, just beautiful. The countertops in the kitchen are granite, which I love. The Maytag Washer and Dryer and side by side refrigerator are also included! There is a 2 car garage and a fenced in courtyard. The owner said I could garden away if I wanted to. She also said I could paint the rooms different colors if I want to also. The husband and wife (owners) were so nice and understanding. They have 2 homes and that is why they are renting this out. She told me we were an answer to their prayers and I told her she and her husband were answers to our prayers. We sign the lease over the weekend. They aren't even making us give a pet deposit! I am on cloud 9 right now! We also have a house showing for our house tomorrow night. Keep your fingers crossed!! Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts!