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Here's part of the pool room makeover I forgot to show you the other day. I wanted longer chains on the three light bulbs in that room - and found these, which of course, Steve was all over.

I think I've posted about the LiveJournal community Creative Spaces before. I found this new one the other day, Saucy Dwellings. For about a minute I was tempted to join LiveJournal so I could post pictures of my newly painted rooms. I got over it.

Yesterday was Ann's birthday so I sleuthed out her phone number and gave her a call at her lovely home in Washington. I'm not usually much of a phone person, so my spontaneity surprised even me! It was the first time we have ever chatted so it was very cool to put a voice to the writing. She emailed me later that my voice was different than she expected, she expected it to be deeper. I thought she sounded younger than I imagined - and she said she's often mistaken for her young adult daughter on the phone.

Mom's birthday is today so I'm going to stop by the house on my way to work this morning and give her a bouquet of white hydrangeas from our yard. I think I'll get there before she reads this! Gretchen and I are taking Mom out to breakfast tomorrow morning and then our Mom's Excellent Birthday Adventure will be in September. You may recall that for several years now Gretchen and I have spent the day with Mom, doing whatever she's picked out for us to do. The day always ends with ice cream! We moved it to September because I couldn't go tomorrow because I have friends coming for lunch - then Nick will be home from the Marines for a week, then Uncle John and Aunt Carrol will be visiting for a few days. Next thing we knew we were looking at mid-late September. Like I told Ann last night, extend that birthday for as long as you can, I always say!

Happy birthday Ann!

Happy birthday Mom!