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My charming brother has been making fun of me lately, because the new house is being decorated with primary colors. Of course, considering my brother thinks that shag carpeting is the coolest floor covering ever, I listen to his opinions and then continue to do as I please. Here is the result so far:

Did I burn your retinas?

The laundry room is now a springy green color, compliments of the Walmart "Oops" paint shelf. (Seriously, $6 for a gallon of paint. Even if it doesn't work out, you're only out $6 instead of $40.) The kitchen/dining area is bright yellow so far, but that white wall on the left is going to be a rosy red accent wall by tomorrow evening. And the hallway and foyer are bright blue. So far the master bedroom is pale green, and the larger guest bedroom is purple. The third upstairs bedroom is going to be a random tan color that I found, since I figured it would go well with my retro blue and red furniture set. And my living room is going to have that red accent wrap around the other side of the wall, and then dark blue everywhere else. Probably not to everyone's taste, but I like some color to pep me up! I mean, the countertop I picked for the kitchen was actually named "All That Jazz." No, there is no glitter in it...

Hell Has Officially Frozen Over

I cooked dinner tonight. It was edible, and didn't make anyone ill! Yes, I am aware that shepherd's pie is not the most difficult entree to prepare, but considering my inability to make mac n cheese, I'm calling this a WIN!

"Shepherd's Pie, all slathered in cheese!"

I am still quite surprised that it was so tasty. It even looks tasty!

Maybe next time I'll try cooking the veggies long enough so they don't squeak when you chew them! I think my poor culinary skills are a direct result of being both impatient and easily distracted. If I had some Ritalin, I bet I could be the next Giada. Minus the cleavage and with a little more pudge, of course!

Summer, Where Are You?

Snowicane, Snowpocalypse, Snowmaggedon. I don't care what you call it, I DO NOT approve of 20 inches of snow in my driveway. Boo, winter. BOO.

I was a little concerned that my deck might collapse under Winter's Wrath...

But Izzy was delighted!

I am still not sure what all the hullabaloo was about. I mean, it's central New York. It snows here, and quite a lot. Syracuse and Rochester vie for Snowiest Metropolitan Area every year. I just don't like when it snows all at once, because that requires getting it out of my car's way. On the bright side, I didn't have to go to the gym today, since I spent 4 hours shoveling snow by hand. That's right, I don't have a snowblower or a husband. I guess I really need to get to work on that. Or move to Hawaii!

The First Knick-Knack

That's right, the new house isn't even done, and I already have a knick-knack up on my new kitchen shelves.

I love my little Target collection...thank you, Fran!!!

Heaven!!!

I have loved Tim Hortons since my first experience in Toronto, where I was able to have a BLT sub, a Boston Cream donut, and hot chocolate....ALL IN ONE PLACE! So I was pretty excited when the franchise finally made it out of Canada and into my hometown, resulting in round-the-clock availability of my favorite donuts and coffee. But I was beyond excited when our Tim Hortons decided to expand by adding a Cold Stone Creamery. Naturally the Grandmother, the Mothership and I had to check it out!

Peanut Butter Cup Perfection!

Chocolate ice cream, hot fudge, peanut butter, and peanut butter cups all smushed into one amazingly delicious frozen dessert. Can it get better than this?

I'd say the Grandmother was pretty pleased too...

Overall, the addition of Cold Stone to the joy that is Tim Hortons is a win-win situation. Now you can get ice cream, donuts, and coffee all in one place! I wonder if you can use the drive-thru to get ice cream? Cause I don't like getting out of my car in the winter...