This Is Where I Live Swap-bot

So, the swap here is to tell a little about where you live and what kind of dwelling you live in, why you live there and that sort of thing.

The house I live in was my Grandparents. It was built in 1953-54 and was one of the first houses in the subdivision. My husband and I moved in about a year after my Grandmother passed away. We have just finished updating the interior this past November. The house has a crazy shape. It's ranch style and it is just as long as it is wide. Does that make sense? Anyway, that's why we have such a small backyard.

The house and backyard
The house used to be brick and the Grandparents had it redone with siding. They also had the stone work done on the garage section. It really makes it stand out. The bushes have been here since before I was born. The yard had more trees too but over 50+ years and well... Mother Nature had other ideas.


Living Room
The coffee table was given to me by a fellow Freecycler. The decor is of course the hubby's idea. I still have framed deer and waterfowl pictures that we still have not gotten around to hanging them back up since painting and putting up the new trim work. One of these days, I will take over one of the rooms and soften them up but until then...I have to deal with his "man" junk. The computer room used to be a bedroom but we didn't need another bedroom so it now is the computer & "junk" room.



Kitchen/Dining Room
My husband picked out the cabinets and put them in himself. He also picked out the black appliances. He really wanted Stainless Steel but there was no way we could afford that. I don't care what it looks like as long as they work. LOL The cute little dinette set was an estate bargain at $25 bucks!
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Hall Bath
Grandma liked lighthouses and so do I so I updated the look with new stuff last year.


Laundry Room
Saw something like this in a magazine. I am not into the "country"
look but my Mom was. I think she would be proud.
I didn't do too bad of a job, did I?


And now to the bedrooms

Guest Bedroom
This room used to be G&G. I did this room in things I found
at estate sales and thrift stores.


Our Bedroom and Bath
These are the last 2 rooms we did. We could not really agree on how to decorate...what colors/themes. I wanted blue or purple and he wanted black and white so we just happened to find a new bed set and pillows on clearance we decided to play on the hues of the comforter and went with the brown you see here. I was so scared when we started because it was so dark...but it dried to a color that didn't really look like the swatch.
All in all, we are happy with the way it turned out.


And of course...the hubby has started on his "Man Cave"...it looked pretty sad because all he had was the TV and chair so I found him the rug and we will put all of our Nascar related items here and if I ever decide to redecorate the living room...all of his wildlife "stuff" will come down here as well.


So, I hope you liked my pictures.
Take care and Happy Swapping!

You have to start somewhere

So I thought that I would finally hop on the "journaling" or "blogging" bandwagon. The thought of tossing your "thoughts" out there for everyone to see will be a little hard to get used to but I will give it shot.

My true reason for coming to this site is I thought it may be an easier way to do some photo e-mail swaps on Swap-bot. We'll see if it all works out. That is...if I remember to come here and post everyday and not just when I have a swap to do. LOL

So, hopefully I will have something witty or sarcastic or just plain funny to share or else reading this will put anyone to sleep fast!

Now, I have work to do I will go and work on the next post for my Swap-bot project.

Gigantic Survey - All About You! // E-Swap

The Survey from Jenann82 via Swap-bot 1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:"We're not talking an attempted mugging here, Frank. 2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can...what do you touch first? my computer tower 3. What is the last thing you watched on TV? the 11 pm local news 4. Without looking, what time is it? 2 am 5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time? 2:30 am 6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? TV 7. When did you last step outside? this evening What were you doing? grocery shopping a few hours after getting out of work 8. What are you wearing right now? jeans and a purple fleece sweater 9. What did you dream about last night? too tired to dream last night 10. When did you last laugh? before the news the hubby and I watched the new show "Hole In the Wall" on FOX...it was so funny...contestants stand on a platform and a moving wall comes at them with a shape cut out and the player has to successfully contort their body to fit through the "hole in the wall" and if contestants are not successful, they fall into a pool of water. 11. What's on the walls of the room you're in?: i am in my bedroom and there are a few pictures of the fur-babies, a mirror and 2 dream catchers 12. What's the most memorable experience you've ever had? driving away from a tornado the night my husband proposed...it traveled the same way we did for almost 40 miles, felt like we were being chased by it. 13. What's the last film you saw? Burn After Reading...and I didn't like it. 14. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? a couple reliable cars, they don't have to be fancy, they just have to be able to get us back and forth with no problems 15. If you could change one thing about the world, what would you change? No more war/fighting and easy access to basic life needs for everyone (clean water, food, shelter & medical care) 16. Do you like to dance? yea, but i am not any good 17. Imagine your first child is a girl. What would you name her? Abigail Rose 18. Boy? Kevin James 19. Would you ever consider living abroad? it would be nice to visit for a few months or a year or so but not forever 20. What time did you get up this morning? 5:30 am...i had to be to work at 7am 21. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds, they are my birthstone too! 22. What's your favorite TV show? ER and i am so upset that it will be done after this season. 23. What did you have for breakfast this morning? bagel with a little butter 24. What's your favorite cuisine? Mexican 25. What foods do you dislike? spinach, asparagus, most fish/seafood 26. What is your favorite chip flavor? plain...better for dipping in french onion dip 27. What's your favorite song at the moment? Hot & Cold by Katy Perry 28. What kind of car do you drive right now? 1999 Dodge Stratus 29. What was your first car? 1989 Pontiac Grand Am was the first car I owned 30. Favorite sandwich? club (turkey, ham & bacon) 31. What characteristics do you despise? dishonesty, rudeness and being snotty/stuck up 32. What is your favorite article of clothing? my black fleece hoodie 33. What color is your bathroom? blue and white 34. What is your favorite brand of clothing? Levis 35. Where would you/did you retire to? Hawaii 36. Favorite time of the day? evenings after work 37. What was your most memorable birthday? My 13th, we were on vacation (spring break time) in FL and we went to Disney World during the day which was cool in itself but I was surprised with a Prince concert later that night 38. Where were you born? Saginaw, MI 39. What fabric detergent do you use? purex or arm & hammer but I am experimenting with making my own 40. Were you named after anyone? no but i was named after a song...Jennifer Juniper 41. Do you wish on stars? no 42. When did you last cry? a few weeks ago at a funeral of a friend who passed away suddenly 43. Do you like your handwriting? I used to but a couple of years ago I had my right hand (dominant one OW!!!) smashed in a truck door and it broke a couple of my fingers and i could not do anything for myself with that hand for almost 2 months so my handwriting is horrible. 44. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? of course 45. Are you a daredevil? not anymore, but i used to be 46. Do looks matter? no 47. How do you release anger? read 48. What were your favorite toys as a child? legos 49. What class in high school was totally useless? Trigonometry 50 Favorite movies? Sleepless in Seattle, Twister, The Goonies, Beaches, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing 51. What are your nicknames? my hubby calls me Baby, friends i have had for a long time call me JJ, and my best friend has called me JennyBop ever since she has known me(almost 10 years) and everyone else calls me Jen 52. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? nope 53. Do you think that you are strong? yes 54. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? cookies n' cream 55. What are your favorite colors? blue, purple, black, silver, pink 56. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? too short, I'm only 5'2" 57. Who do you miss the most? my Mom, shes been gone since November 1995 58. If you were a crayon what color would you be? royal blue 59. Last person you talked to on the phone? Jeff, my hubby 60. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? smile and eyes 61. Favorite drink? iced tea, Pepsi Max and water 62. Do you wear contacts? yes 63. Favorite day of the year? my birthday 64. Do you prefer your endings happy or sad? happy 65. Winter or summer? we just got slammed again with 6 inches so I totally want it to be summer!! but really, summer is my favorite of the 2 choices 66. What is your favorite dessert? apple pie 67. What book(s) are you reading? none at the moment 68. What's the furthest you've been from home? i live in Michigan and Florida is the furthest in any direction