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What to do when the pool company tells you there was NO Possible Way they could have put that over sized Big Gray Heater/Pool Filter anywhere else but right smack dab next to the pool deck..... They seemed to forget that when we signed our contract they assured us the equipment would go in the corner behind bushes.... "Oh we didn't mean behind the bushes we meant somewhere near the bushes"..... So said Larry our pool salesman..... So we called back the Amigos..... and more concrete was poured..... And a plan was put into place...... The Boss let me have free rein on the design.... It took one week.... A few moments where not knowing Spanish made communicating difficult... But we got through the general ideas and sizes I wanted.... With a lot of hand motions and a big tape measure... And they knew they had a deadline because I was having a Blog Party!!!! And they worked and worked..... and it began to take shape..... Putting on the finishing touches.... They had to build t...

Last year at Christmas I had the pleasure of being invited to the home of Rose.....The SantaMaker.....of the blog... A Santamaker's Journey Rose no longer Blogs but her Holiday Decorating Skills certainly deserves to be seen and enjoyed by the Blogging Community.... So here is my Fall Tour of Rose's beautiful Home.... I was invited to Join Rose and her neighbors for a "Housewives" style game night.... I had no idea when I got there that Rose decorates her home For the Four Seasons.... How cool is that.... Fall was everywhere.... She has a wonderful talent for staging.... I felt Like I was stepping into a magazine... there wasn't a piece of furniture that didn't have a decoration on it... I can't even imagine how long it takes her to decorate the whole house... She changes everything in the house for all four seasons..... from the pillows on the sofa to the Draperies on the windows.... it's amazing... Her Dining Room is my favorite.... the blue porcelai...

We are officially moved in after 3 months...... Which means the upstairs is complete! The finishing touches were put on over the weekend before the big Blog Party.... I was up sewing dust ruffles late into Saturday night.... Because God Forbid anyone walk up these stairs and have a box spring staring them in the face.... So please join me as I take you on the floor of what I call "My Sanctuary" The guest room.... comforter purchased at Tuesday Morning.....I love the color red and tried to use it through out the house.... red furniture from of course "IKEA"..... the old oak rocker belonged to the Big Boss... the painting over the bed......IKEA.....$49.00 I love stacks of old suitcases.... these belonged to Mrs. Big Boss.....aka my mother in law. the half bath.....very Frenchie.... all the framed photo's were taken in Paris by myself and Daughter.... this is the main feature that sold us on the house.... that magnificent Crown Molding.... it's all over the hou...