help! have you seen this tablecloth?

TABLECLOTHS FOUND! THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO WILLING TO HELP!
And I apologize for the weird update... on my phone :)

I am sending out a big plea.

HELP ME!

I need FOUR of these tablecloths from Target:

I have two now, so I need TWO more.

The problem is that they're now on clearance. 

And at Target.

On clearance.

Which means they're HARD TO FIND.

If you see any, give me a shout and let me know where they are, pretty please :)

(also, if I get desperate, I'll pay you back)

Since a few of you wonderful people have asked... I bought my first one at the Target in Katy, and the one I picked up today, I found in Brazos Town Center in Rosenberg. I found the first in a section near the towels and home goods. Today, I found one in the same type section, but at the end of an aisle. Honestly, I don't HAVE to have them, but they'd make me very happy ;)

ch-ch-ch-changes

... not BAD changes.

Just... move-the-blog-along changes.

Because I'm bored. 

I'm bored with writing once a week (ahem, if I'm being good) about random nothings that we do. Might have done. Thought about doing. 

Or random crap I wish we had the moolah to buy.

Because obviously, judging by the SERIOUS LACK of comments, you're all as bored with me as I am. 

SO.

I'm implementing a few weekly, monthly features. BUT.

I want your opinions.

I have admitted to myself (and my husband along with me) that I (read: we) are serious cinephiles. 

So I'm going to post after every new movie we see. I'm going to TRY to post after every new movie we see. And I mean in the theatre and rented. 

Or on HBO.

{think: Cinephile Says...}

You get the idea. So far this summer, I could post about Thor, the new Pirates, and Priest. Oh, and then some. Seriously, big ole cinephiles over here.

Like, Michael Bolton-type shizz.

In addition to that, here are a few of the other features I'm contemplating:

** Toddler Tuesdays: because one weekly post on L's activities will be better for *all* of us.

** On My {Digital} Bookshelf: an update about my current reads. I'm thinking once or twice monthly on this one. I think it could be fun to keep track of my progress with reading this year. 

** Nailed It: I am NOT about to turn this into a nail polish blog, but I do indulge and paint my nails ALL the time. It might be fun to post when I try a new color?

** Pinnable Me: ONCE weekly post featuring my favorite pin by me and one favorite pin from a friend on Pinterest. Keeping each week's post to TWO only. 

** Edible Wrap-Up: An end of week post featuring our favorite meal from the week.

That's what I'm thinking about right now. 

Of course, I will sprinkle in posts that are unrelated to any of those mentioned above. When those posts are warranted. 

I will continue to throw in the posts about stuff I'm lusting after, crap we're up to, home improvement, but I feel like the blog is in the doldrums.

I can't just post when we've done something EXCITING! YAY! or when I've completed a project. 

... because that's clearly NOT keeping you all entertained. 

Also, if I don't remember, someone remind me to add a survey so y'all can vote on features you'd want to read. Or not. Whatever.

Fair warning: if you don't let me know what you are/are not interested in, I'm gonna go with my instinct and that may not be on point.

can you answer my questions?

(it's my 400th post. yay.)

Can y'all answer my questions? 

For real.

Cory- #1 is kinda your arena... and oh, so's #2. Oops.

1. Water when working out. Is it better to drink room temperature water, tap cold or ice water? I've heard ice water burns more calories because your body has to warm it up to process it, which would make me think ice, but then maybe since you're already burning calories, your body just needs the quick hydration, not the extra warming-up step? HELP! 
2. Working out again. Are reverse crunches (i.e. lying on your back, using your stomach muscles to pull your knees into your chest) really more effective than traditional crunches? They sure do hurt more... 
3. Can anyone recommend a good yoga DVD that doesn't involve that Bethenney chick? I don't care for her (obviously, I can't remember how to spell her name). 
4. I have lots of wedding/engagement showers and parties on the horizon. Is it EVER acceptable to wear white to one of these functions if you're not the bride? If you WERE the bride and a girl showed up in white, would you be angry? Similar vein: black? 
5. Lululemon. Worth the BIG money?? That much better than Gap? I like to work out/walk in cropped leggings and am very picky.
6. White jeans. What is the most flattering cut? I don't want to add extra bulk, so I think skinny. I tried the jeggings at Gap and wanted to kill myself. I don't want "trouser" because that's a lot of fabric for summer. Boot cut- still a lot of fabric? 
7. Consumer problem. I bought a shirt from STORE. I tried it on, it fit, discarded receipt. The first time I wore it was to help my mom at her garage sale. Suddenly, black stains on both shoulders and the front showed up, and they won't come out in the wash. I tried soaking shirt to loosen stains, but all that loosened was the dye. My water turned turquoise. Would you call STORE to complain, keeping in mind that the running dye ruined a $40 pair of pants (also from STORE)?
8. Do you send a wedding present to a family member, even if you weren't invited to the wedding? 
9. How many times would you try contacting someone (who used to be very important to you) before you gave up, even if your attempts weren't regular?

Methinks that's all for right now.

Any honest answer would be greatly appreciated.  

Can I just aside really quick?

Thanks, you don't get a say.

TODAY my wonderful FIL is getting unhooked from his chemotherapy pump for what we are hoping and praying is the last time. He has been on his cancer journey for 3 and 1/2 years. He has had multiple different sets of chemo, each containing at least 8 rounds, I believe. He's had multiple radiation treatments, multiple surgeries. 

And yet, he has remained a positive, happy man who continues to enjoy life and help those around him even when his body doesn't feel like it can. 

We're all so happy, so pleased, so thrilled that he might have finally reached the end of this ordeal, so please, send up a prayer for him today. Let this be his last treatment. Let his cancer be in remission. Let him get his port removed. Let him get healthy, be able to taste his food, feel his fingers and toes and be able to enjoy a margarita. Amen ;)

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two down, one big decision to go.

So I spent the evening (baby went to bed, hubbers went to sleep at 7:30) playing around with the arrangement of the prints I blogged about earlier.

Here are the final options...

OPTION 1

OPTION2

OPTION 3

OPTION 4

OPTION 5

I have settled on for sure using frames, and doing as the wonderful ABQ recommended, and I'm going to paint them white. The prints don't look bad next to the white paint. It's not going to annoy me. And, I'm going to use mismatched frames, to work with the eclectic feel I'm shooting for. 

WHAT IS YOUR VOTE? Which layout is YOUR favorite?

opinions needed: frames for the famous

I'm sure you all remember the hulaballoo I went through getting myself a desk, and the work that my dad and I put into the one I have now...

A while ago, I found 7 wonderful, fantastic, terrific prints on Etsy that I talked about in this post. They came in the mail a few days ago, and now I'm trying to settle on HOW and WHAT to use to frame them. This is what my workspace currently looks like:

I really like the chalkboard and the two framed pictures, but am open to taking the PICTURES down. The chalkboard stays. My issue is that I thought all 7 prints were going to be 5 x 7, but two ended up coming in at 8 x 10:

I really love the way the white frames look against the grey paint in the room (see, ladies? I told you it was d-a-r-k grey!), but I'm not sure that the white frames will look great with the off-white paper they printed the images above on. SO...

I have frames around the house, frames like this one:

So here's my dilemma:

1. Should I paint the frames white, or should I paint the frames to match the desk?
2. Should I take down the photos and replace them with 2 of the smaller quotes, and then stretch the two 8 x 10s and the remaining 3 5 x 7s across the top? Or should I keep the photos and randomly arrange the 7 prints above them all?
3. Should I try to get all matching frames for the prints, or should I just pick up pieces like the one above and a few random others and paint them all the same color to coordinate?

My initial thought was to keep the photos, buy mismatched frames for the prints and arrange them over the desk. I can't decide what to paint them. Then I thought if I painted them like the desk, I should buy wooden frames and sand them down. And then when I thought that, I figured they'd all have to match. 

If I were to keep the photos, and use all 7 prints over the top of the photos and the chalk board-- which I have plenty of space to do due to the 9 foot ceilings in there-- I would put each 8 x 10 in larger frames on the end, then I'd put three 5 x 7s across the top, with two centered under them. I don't know if I explained that well, but I think it'd look fine.

I'm kind of lost. I'd like to go looking for frames tomorrow- I want them UP on my wall for next week when my mom and I are starting our first weekly "Grandma takes Liam, Mommy works on her novel" dates. I think the quotes are just the right kind of inspiration for me!

THANKS a million for all the help y'all give. LOVE.