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<\/a><\/p>\nThis morning as Jacob was preparing for church,\u00a0 I took the unusual step of addressing his standard Sunday attire (polo shirt and nice trousers) with an eye to spiffing things up and adding some flair to the look.\u00a0 Change is never easy with The Boy.\u00a0 He was dramatically skeptical about this sartorial choice (as his facial expression here clearly indicated), “Bow ties are cool.”<\/p>\n I laughed, “You want the tying kind, or a clip on?”<\/p>\n “Oh, clip on,” he replied. “I’m lazy.”<\/p>\n [hr color=”dark-gray” width=”100%” border_width=”2px” ]<\/p>\n This afternoon, Megan just couldn’t help bringing the crazy while sharing a piano bench with her little sis.\u00a0 \n She was always the limberest of my babies and clearly she still enjoys her flexibility<\/p>\n (as well as getting all up in Geneva’s business when she’s trying to play the piano).<\/p>\n I want you to look at this picture, and then contemplate with wonder what manner of fol-de-rol unfolds on a routine basis each and every time I send the two of them into the kitchen to clean together.\u00a0 It positively staggers one, it really does.<\/p>\n [hr color=”dark-gray” width=”100%” border_width=”2px” ]<\/p>\n Making changes that are actually successful requires so much thought and the consideration of so many variables, not the least of which is having too much furniture of one kind or another.\u00a0 Having decided last week to move the bike to the living room so our entertainment time could double as fitness time, I had to factor that in, as well as Gwinnie’s doggie cage, the piano, a small refrigerator, the sofa table, large sofa, love seat, recliner, granny rocking chair, and lamp table, plus two book shelves and a bureau along the wall, which anchor the room and are never going to move.\u00a0 We tried the piano in the living room and we tried the couches 4 different ways, and finally I had to think outside the box the come up with my genius floor plan.<\/p>\n And last but not least, I love having a unified theme with the sofa table moved beneath Our Lady of Guadalupe – a place to gather our family rosaries and various devotional aids, including statues that remind us of the saints who continually wage spiritual warfare on behalf of the Church Militant, such as here, St. Michael the Archangel, and of course the Blessed Virgin Mary. [hr color=”dark-gray” width=”100%” border_width=”2px” ]<\/p>\n<\/a>particularly (it seemed) because Megan was so adamant that it would be fabulous — but once it was made we all agreed it was a vast improvement.\u00a0 He commented that if I ever want him to wear a tie, it better be a bow tie.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSaturday<\/h2>\n
<\/a>While Paul was up north for a Carizzo Ranch Association board meeting, we all got busy on the house and did some brainstorming about how to improve our living room.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>What I love most about it is that not only is my beautiful plant situated right beside a window, but all the lamps are spread out around <\/a>the room in a delightful way, providing much more light than they did before.\u00a0 Having the piano right in the middle is perfect for sing alongs!\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\nFriday<\/h2>\n