Saturday, February 13, 2010

Project 365, Week 7

I had so hoped I'd have some AFTER photos of the study/sewing room project that has consumed the last few days but, while a good portion of it is done, it is not FINISHED. Maybe next Sunday.

About 3 p.m. today my back loudly protested all the hauling of heavy objects (large plastic bins of fabric weigh a LOT) as well as the weird positions I've been in during the cleaning binge that expanded beyond the study to include the guest room. So even though I've gotten a little done this afternoon/evening, it hasn't been nearly what I'd planned on.

[I almost included a photo of my bag of frozen corn that has been my friend today; it works GREAT as an ice pack on ouchy backs. But Ivan came up with a much better photo :-) ]

I decided to send back some letters with Tina to mail and a few gifts she'll deliver. I couldn't send as many as I would have liked but I especially wanted to say "thank you" to some special people who have blessed us greatly in different ways. This is one of the things I sent; it's a wooden salad fork and spoon set. The greenish sections are palo santa which is a very aromatic wood. I thought the parrots added a fun element to a functional item. (And are so appropriate considering how prolific they are in Argentina!)
Monday my friend Gaby stopped by with her mom and her daughter. Mavi is one of the little girls I made a quilt for last Spring. Isn't she a cutie?! She's normally a very happy baby but that afternoon she was teething and rather fussy so Tina and I took turns entertaining her. Not altogether successful, but at this point she was still smiling.
While Ivan and Tina were out picking up last minute things on Tuesday they stopped by to see the new puppies at Marcela's. Her dog had six but two died within the first few days. This little fellow quite liked being held and snuggled right up to Tina.
Tina's flight left at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday which meant she had to be at the airport by 2:30 so we left the house at 1:30. None of us were feeling very photogenic at that hour of the morning but I did snap this photo of Tina's "man" shoes that she bought in Cordoba. They were very comfortable for traveling and easy to slip off and on.
Despite concerns about the weather (multiple delayed and canceled flights in Chicago on the day before she left) her trip was smooth and on schedule and she arrived safely home later that night.

While waiting to hear from her I kept busy cleaning out the kitchen cupboards. Which led to being motivated to start on the study/sewing room on Thursday. That, in turn, led to me being basically absent from Blogland the past few days except for quick daily posts. I've already shared this photo of the dining room, where chaos ensued after moving almost the entire contents of the study in there so I could sort and organize while Ivan built the shelving unit for over the desk. But since it's the only thing I photographed that day, I'm repeating it here. (Only 3/5 of the fabric was sorted at the time of this photo and NONE of the office stuff.)
Same deal on Friday, with these GORGEOUS shelving units Ivan built. Frankly, I was doing good to take ANY photos the past few days :-)
Ivan, having done his part in the project, went to help a friend today. His aviation buddy built this plane but had a slight mishap upon landing it one time so he's re-engineered part of it and Ivan's helped with the re-construction on several occasions. [Julio is the one who had the accident with the plane propeller on a different plane a few months ago.]
That's all for this week. Make sure to stop by Sara's and check out the other Project 365 participants.

15 comments:

Angie said...

Fun pics! We got the gamit this week - salad tongs, new puppies, organizational "befores", and Ivan's handiwork! What fun!

It looks like you had a profitable week. My desk is clean too, but that's because I cleared it off into a bin to hide during the birthday party today! :) You've motivated me; I'll have to tackle the bin now.

Enjoyed your photos this week...see ya next time!

sara said...

man, I was hoping to see the "after" pics in hopes they would motivate me! ha!

love the salad tongs.

Tina's man shoes don't look like man shoes! and comfort when traveling is uber important in my book!!!

funny about the corn....we use frozen peas!!!

Esthermay Bentley-Goossen said...

I'm really stuck on the photo of the puppy. Adorable!!! What kind of dog?

...the shoes look comfortable. The older I get, I understand why my mother picked on my choice of shoes so badly. Comfort matters. AND these do NOT look like man shoes.

Mari said...

We use corn or peas-whatever I have! Works good!
Cute puppy and cute shoes!

The Bug said...

Oh the puppy is so cute! And the little girl too. Can't wait to see the pics of your completed project.

Amy said...

Glad to hear that Tina got home safe and sound. I am sure you miss her. I will miss her smile in all of your pics. Loved your pictures this week, but with little kids and puppies how could you go wrong!!

Amy

riTa Koch said...

I really like the picture of you and Mavi. Last night I babysat the three younger grandboys and baby Zion was quite fussy, seemingly uncomfortable, maybe teething.
I cleared off a desk and two cupboard shelves. Poco a poco, I tell myself. Hope your cleaning project is complete by now.
So good that Ivan can enjoy sharing aviation stuff with his new friend.

Betty W said...

Love those salad tongs. We sent some very similar to those to friends in Canada too. Palo Santo wood is used here too. It´s really very fragrant and I love the smell.
You had a busy week!

Dena said...

Those tongs are so cool, I really like them and am sure they will be appreciated.

The new shelves are very pretty and look expertly made.

Skoots1moM said...

what a busy week...
neat tongs
love the pup
so glad Tina got home safely :)

Tori said...

Love the tongs!
The shelves are gorgeous and I'm sure will be put to good use!
Great week!

Robin Lambright said...

can't wait to see the finished room!

happy 365

what I find amazing is that now making a trip to the airport to catch a plane is automatically linked with slip on shoes...

Have a great week my friend, we are for-casted for more snow tomorrow and thankfully the ickies of the cold and flu have begun to clear up and both me and the DD are feeling much better.
R

Willys and Elizabeth (Lizzie) said...

the shelves look like a great start... I need to tackle my craft room like that... (maybe one day)
I love Tina's man shoes...

Cristina Elizabeth said...

The shelves are soo cool! Way to go dad :)

The Davidson Den said...

Nice salad set!!

Sweet puppy.

Man shoes. Ha! That made me laugh.

Eek! An airplane "mishap upon landing"?? That can't be good.