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Julie's giveaway:  Her autographed book, Domestic Vacations

sisters me, lizzie, Julie, Rosie, Jeanie, and Millie

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Clever Vignettes

B&W Striped Awnings:  So Classic...like a pair of Vans or Chuck Taylors

Studied Work of Art:  This ROOM!

Shizamzzzz!

Antiquified Beautz

Simple Warmth

Whimsy + Wallpaper

BEd LOVE

As you can see, My second color scheme for the new studio/showroom builds on a neutral grey-brown.  I found the perfect shade.  Anything looks good against it.  It's warm.  It's rich.  It hides dirt and kids' fingerprints perfectly.  Slate, be the color. We're covering the ceiling with it too.  We think it'll make our chandeliers really pop.

Are you looking to find that perfect shade?  Let me help you.  As always, we give freeeeee in-home consultations.

LOCAL Excitement: I still haven't seen or read our very own locally written, filmed, and wonderfully acclaimed, Winters Bone, by Daniel Woodrell. Eleanor and Will read it and absolutely loved it.  SO excited for all involved and for the surprisingly-wonderfully-high number of Four Oscar Nominations the movie received!  I'm going to try to catch the movie at the Moxie this weekend.

AND TONIGHT:  SIX sister night tonight.  We're celebrating our sister, Lizzie's birthday.  I'm proud to say my sisters are my best friends. Since we all have kids and hardly ever go out, we're making it a night out.  Probably Sushi.  Happy Birthday, sista' Elizabeth Ann Arnold!


images via a perfect grey, this is glamorous, julie blackmon {one of my five sisters}.

As you know, my sister, Julie Blackmon, has been doing some pretty amazing things. This latest one, has to be one of the biggest highlights of her career to date. She was asked to shoot the cover for Time Magazine! My niece, Mabel, who's a natural, is the sweet little model.

Here's what we did yesterday. Jordan Valley Park sledding, McSalty's Pizza, and then a nap. {Julie Blackmon's latest work..."Lost Mitten"}.

I hope you had a few nice Holidays over the weekend.

These are me and my sisters. Here's the baby shower we threw for our sis, Lizzie. The bash took place at the home of our sister, Julie Blackmon. Baby Albert came into the world day before yesterday weighing 6 1/2 lbs, healthy and pretty darn precious.

For the Holidays, and as a goal for the New Year...my goal is to live like a kid again. Being a kid again for me means being a kid in the middle of a large family, withIN the largest family...ever. A big fam is grand. Never a dull moment and sadly, never enough food!