BEFORE AND AFTER

look what i found! a before photo of the happy room!

and again, an after:

still a work in progress.
but dude.
can you have a crush on white painted brick?

39 @ 39 - WYATT STYLE

1. musical
2. samurai movies
3. mathematician
4. baseball
5. eclectic taste in music
6. not one to draw attention to himself
7. he can draw
8. likes sports, but not a fanatic
9. big reader- mostly non-fiction (fiction keeps him awake at night)
10. favorite flavor is plain
11. thursday night is perhaps his sleepiest night
12. so so patient
13. salty over sweet
14. scotch drinker
13. beer lover
14. hiker
15. homebody
16. loves the outdoors
17. baseball over football
18. total goofball (especially with his boys)
19. loves to travel
20. dedicated- to his family, to his job
21. handy when he feels like it
22. enjoys yardwork sometimes
23. laughs at his own jokes (he's his own biggest fan)
24. known in some circles for his chip dip and pixie drink
25. pie over cake
26. doesn't mind tom arnold
27. light sleeper
28. was a worrier as a child
29. is not a worrier as an adult
30. known in some circles for spilling food on his shirt...a lot.
31. watches shows about science and nature
32. big lebowski
33. favorite color is probably blue, but he'll say brown
34. scuba certified
35. wore levi's exclusively until this year
36. likes thick socks that are loose at the toes
37. a picker, a grinner, a lover and a sinner
38. was told by a pizza cashier, "your name is wyatt? where i come from people have normal names."
39. past and present nicknames include pablo, sonsy onesy, sly, wod, wy-ott and old man.

PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE...THE HAPPY ROOM

this is our happy room.
it's a work in progress.
i've got a list of projects still to do, including backing the wood cabinet with fabric (gotta make that milk glass a star, you know), painting the black fireplace insert, hanging something above the mantle (maybe off center?) to help balance the different furniture heights, adding a coffee table, replacing our recliner (it's not our style anymore, but dang it's comfortable!) and installing baseboard trim.
however, it's livable and we love it.
it makes us happy!

i've been collecting art and goodies for a while as i dreamed up this room. and may i send a big shout out to etsy, my local thrift stores, a few good cans of spray paint and a myriad of inspiring decorating magazines, books, and blogs i scoured for months for helping make this all happen?
remember the thrifted books i posted about?
well, here they are, out of a box and onto my shelves:

i even found an aqua book (located below the yellow frame with the photo of my boys) titled The Sweet Life. how delightful is that?
and what do the boys do now that the living room isn't a total free-for-all?
well...
sometimes the mantle looks like this:

and sometimes it looks like this:

and lurking behind the chairs is the someday-this-will-have-a-fabulous-cushion-with-lots-of-fun-pillows-window-seat-but-now-it's-lego-territory:

and now that you two have been introduced, please stop by and visit. but beware. halloween is fast approaching the my guys and i have a few plans for this room. details and photos to come, so stay tuned, folks. stay tuned.

DEBONAIRE

me: "hey, we're going to meet daddy for lunch today at a restaurant."
him: "is it a fancy restaurant?"
me: "no, not really."
him: "i'm gonna dress up just in case."

orange t-shirt? check
black double-breasted suit coat? check
jeans with a hole in them? check
worn out crocs? check
3-d glasses with the lenses popped out? check
perfectly styled hair? check!
totally awesome dude? check. check. check!

RANDOM OBSERVATIONS FROM A SIX-YEAR-OLD

"when i hold my breath i can hear my brain."

PHONE SCAM

our phone rang tonight during dinner.
wyatt checked the caller i.d. to see who it was.
it read, and i kid you not,

phone scam.

that.is.so.awesome.

i mean, let's take the surprise out of a phone scam call.
why not know exactly what you're getting into when you answer, huh?

those scamola folks are marketing geniuses.

LOLLIPOP, LOLLIPOP...

oh lolly lollipop!