Vintage Round End Table

This is a short, sweet little post about a table I finished a month or so ago. I forgot to take a before picture. The table is currently at my parents house, so I didn't "stage" my photos. Not one of my best project posts, but whatever. The table belonged to my grandfather. It had one of those "rails" around the table top. I took that off and filled in all the holes. Then it got a good coat of Rustoleum's Heirloom White and some slight distressing. I think it turned out pretty cute, but it's not one of my favorite projects. I guess maybe that's why I haven't really put in the effort of taking great pictures to show it off. I do, however, have a great project coming up in the next couple of days!

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#4. Get a pool for the backyard.

I have finally started realizing that I've been neglecting my 101 things challenge. I scanned through the list a week or so ago and noticed that I could actually mark some things off! I have got to buckle down! I wanted to have a coordinating post to go with each task that is completed. So the first thing going down the list is #4. Get a pool for the backyard.

We got extremely luck at the end of last summer. M was surfing CraigsList like normal and noticed an add for a free pool. "If you come take it apart and move it, you can have it." So of course he emailed the guy. Someone beat us to it and was supposed to come get it that weekend. We gave up hope. No use in building yourself up over something that isn't going to happen. So we moved on. Two weeks later, out of the blue, M gets an email. The guy who beat us never showed up to claim the pool so it was now ours if we still wanted it. Um, of course! We loaded up my dad's trailer the next day and went and got that pool! It was a slow process cleaning up the backyard to prepare for it. The day after Thanksgiving we rented a small excavator and M dug out a level surface. Bought some cement blocks for all the poles to stand on and filled it all in with sand.

The putting up of the pool was the issue. M's friend C came out to help. There were several mishaps. We laughed, M cussed, we laughed some more. Finally we got the outer wall up. Once we tried to put in the liner, more mishaps. Turns out once a liner has been drained, it shrinks and can never be used again. No one told us this. So $400 later, we have a new liner. Then we filled and filled and filled with water. Then the pump, oh the pump. It didn't work right. We had to replace the top mechanism thngy. So $100 later, we have a working pump. Now it's up and running and we love it. The water is still a little chilly, but it's getting there. We've also started expanding our deck to reach half way around the pool. I can't wait to spend long summer days outside, relaxing by the pool! And for the $500 or so dollars we did have to put into this thing, we still got a heck of a deal! (Did I mention it's 27 feet round and 52" high?)

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Back in the Saddle Again!

I seemed to have fallen off the blogging bandwagon. I apologize! The last couple of months have just been uneventful. But I'm back and ready to blog again! I've got tons of posts lined up already, so it shouldn't take long to get back into the swing of things. OH and I'm starting out with a brand new makeover. So if you're reading this through a reader, pop on over and tell me what you think!

I have been completely ecstatic over android picking up Instagram. I used IG for a while back when I had M's old Iphone, but for my birthday, I upgraded to an HTC phone. I am now completely obsessed with the picture taking. So to kick things back off, I'll just post my life (these past few weeks) in photos.

Descriptions go left to right. Click image to view larger!

1. M and I attended one of his co-workers weddings.
2. We finally got our pool up and running! It is ahhhmazing.
3. My dad was given a bunch of boxes of junk. I went through it and pulled out some cool finds!
4. M cleaning the pool. He did a heck of a balancing job around that edge.
5. All the critters taking a "quiet time" except for Hershey.
6. M and Hershey got into a "play" fight. I got caught in the middle.
7. More sweet finds from my dad's free junk! (an owl!!)
8. M and I didn't own a single board game. Now we have several thanks to that junk!
9. My aunt gave me the coolest vintage pyrex bowl set. I can't get enough!!

My first attempt at the cloud manicure.

Absolutely in love with my new coffee mug!

Cleaning house and a small preview of our new wall remodel!

If you have Instagram, follow me! I'd love to see all your pictures and leave some likes! (user name: hollyinwonderland) Until next time! :)

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