So, I have officially stepped over the boundaries of sanity.
No, I didn’t spray paint the cat. That would be ridiculous.
Because we don’t have a cat.
No friends, I painted one of my walls in my kitchen with chalkboard paint.
I was inspired by my newest addiction, Pinterest. Whilst perusing the pages upon pages of cool stuff, I found this adorable wall:
PICTURE IS GONE. I DON’T WANT TO GET SUED. THERE ARE CHALKBOARD WALLS EVERYWHERE ON PINTEREST. YOU GET THE GIST.
I was inspired to create something like this of my own.
Except I was keeping this a secret from everyone in my little family, especially my husband. I knew he would not be down with it if I told him the idea upfront. He would need to see it in person to appreciate it.
The victim – our pantry wall
Annie’s reaction?
Cooooool Mom!
Ellie’s reaction?
Who spilled chocolate on the wall?? I kid you not.
My husband’s reaction?
He physically jumped back, did a double-take, and asked what I did.
Apparently, he was using the parenting technique of asking me what I did so I could tell him what I did wrong.
He will like it even better when he can start the OSU-MICHIGAN trash-talking on the chalkboard walls.
Then it sat this way for two weeks. Because I couldn’t get the nerve up to write anything on it.
I finally said screw it and wrote on the damn wall.
The beauty of this project?
The rules can change at any time.
Any. Time.
Muah ha ha ha ha
Personalized food favorites.
Anna loved this idea.
Don’t look too close or you will see my eraser mistakes.
Off-topic, I want to introduce you to one of our family members that I mention in my introduction, but have never really talked about on this blog.
Lucy!
Our five-year-old goldfish.
Yes, 5!
Long story short is this: Annie went to a fair when she was five and brought home two goldfish she won.
They died literally days after. We replaced them with Lucy and Jake.
Lucy tried to get Jake out of her tank for a solid year when she finally got her wish in July 2007.
RIP Jake.
We’ve had Lucy ever since.
She has never once had any sort of purifier, filter, or special chemicals to make the tap water safe.
Just plain old Lake Michigan water and fish food from Walmart.
We love you, Lucy!
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yay Lucy!!!! Do you think now that she's famous she'll snub the Walmart fish food and demand a crystal bowl?
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LUCY!!! Great glamour shot :)I love the wall! You're brave to try it, and it turned out so fun!
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@ Rebecca- I know, she will be SUCH a little diva!! ;)
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@ Kristy- I am so sorry, I just saw this comment!!! I know I was a little brave but now that I am used to it, its so much fun!
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