FOR SALE!

We are selling our Broyhill pine tv cabinet. I actually posted it on Craig's list this morning. If you know anyone who might be interested, please pass this info along.

Solid Pine Broyhill tv cabinet (Shaker style), large enough to hold 30" to 32" tv and components. Glass door over side shelving and wood pockets doors to hide tv. Three lower drawers great for storing cds, dvds, etc. Asking $300.00

Oktoberfest

Do you know this man on the left???

If you guessed Denny Hastert then you are correct. The company I work for had our annual Oktoberfest this past weekend. Denny is close acquaintances of upper management. He was kind enough to have his photo taken with us. This was my first time meeting him. He was very friendly. Mark has met him many times, even has golfed with the man. If you don't know who he is, that's okay, I've attached a fact sheet to give you a little insight! It's great to meet someone in person whom my children and future generations will read about in there history or government classes. WOW - I'm getting old!

John Dennis "Denny" Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007, representing Illinois's 14th congressional district, and served as Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007.
Originally elevated to the Speakership on January 6, 1999, he surpassed Joseph Gurney Cannon as the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history on June 1, 2006. Hastert was reelected to an eleventh term in Congress in the 2006 general election, defeating former United States Navy intelligence analyst John Laesch. However, the Republican Party lost its majority in the House and Hastert did not seek a leadership position in the 110th Congress.[1] He resigned his seat mid-session on November 26, 2007.[2][3][4] Hastert had endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination before he withdrew from the race.

Back SPLASH!!!

This is my Mom's kitchen before - Blah walls as a back splash. She could not decide what color to paint, so for her birthday I told her Mark and I would give her a backsplash. I know we give weird gifts in our family. I picked out a basic tile to match the floor tile and she picked out her insert. She really likes the black glossy tile she picked out. The pictures don't show it, but she has black lettered words above her cabinets and the tile ties everything together.


Although I still need to caulk - it turned out pretty good and it really didn't take a lot of time. (Thank you brother-in-law, Mike for cutting the tiles for me!) My Mom is very pleased. I am too!

SETH

For those who haven't seen this cutie yet, here he is. My nephew, Seth. He is 7 months old and has started crawling. He's very sweet and my kids love their baby cousin.

If you are wondering about the purple furniture, it's not mine. These pictures were taken at my mother's house. She loves purple!!!