Did Someone Say "Focal Point"?

Day 4:

I went to HomeGoods this morning...and eyed up this baby for approx. 15 minutes. 

 I loved it but was a tad uncertain (it WAS $50)...hemming and hawing I went on and on...texted my sister a picture...but THEN...another customer (aka competitor) came on the horizon...she started taking a peek...then she wandered over...then she started oooohing and ahhhhing..."Oh, that is SO unique!" she said...I could tell that she was crouching down for the kill. EH HEM...No, I don't think so. "Um, excuse me, are you looking at this?" I asked... "Because, I am actually buying it." I may have said it just a tad snottily which I soooo didn't mean but I found myself in defense mode! What the... Oh well, sometimes we need a little push...and that girl, today, was my pusher.
The canvas is mine...MINE...MINE...(evil laugh)...eh hem.

Get a hold of yourself, girl.

That is a bad picture and doesn't do it justice but basically...it's PERFECT. Talk about a focal point! It's a biggie too so it'll fill up a good portion of our back wall. Hello. Loverly, thank you very much.

I have no idea why that is posting sideways...I have it right side up in my computer. Oh well.

Funny story, when I took this picture, my camera asked me "Did someone blink?" with a circle around the little Russians. HAHA

My chalkboard came UPS today as well as several more curriculum books - score!

Nothin' sunny's up a rainy Thursday like some good mail and some pretty artwork. :)

AND to bring this day to a wonderful close, I am spending the evening with my dear cousin, Kim tonight. She is giving me her filing cabinet (bless her heart) and I'm going to pick it up. And we'll throw a little din din in there for good measure.

Yay! Everything is really starting to come together!

I don't know why I was so worried before...I should have know it would all work out.

Silly me. 

XOXO