Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Hubby has been chalking up BIG points by taking such great care of me while I've been on bed rest. He leaves for work at the crack of dawn each morning and at the end of the day all he probably wants to do is relax. Instead he comes home cooks dinner, cleans, does the laundry, buys the groceries and tackles his "honey do" list on the weekends. In addition, I wake up each morning to find that he's packed a cooler for me with breakfast, water and snacks to get me through the day so I don't have to get up to grab food. He also leaves my tray in bed which is full of magazines, the remote, my iPad, stationery and stamps for thank you notes, etc.

Honestly, WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE SUCH A GREAT GUY??? Here he is with one of our nephews just the other week (excuse the poor iPhone photo quality - I was horizontal on the couch when I took this):

I think he's going to make one GREAT dad when his 2 little girls arrive!

Needless to say, he has been going above and beyond the call of duty and deserves a BIG treat for all of the extra work he's been doing around here. If you have any suggestions, LET ME KNOW!

So I was quite smitten when he came home from Trader Joe's the other day with two bunches of BEAUTIFUL peonies! Aren't they GORGEOUS? I even gave him a quick tip from the couch on how to arrange them. (What guy has arranged fresh flowers before?) Didn't he do a great job? 

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know I LOVE peonies. They are my absolute favorite and have really brightened my week so far!

I LOVE YOU!!!

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Cooking with a View

Spotted this great kitchen on La Dolce Vita today. I don't think I've ever seen a window behind a range and hood. Isn't it beautiful? I could envision myself stirring a pot of risotto or something else that required me to be by the stove for a while just so I could enjoy the view! So much better than a plain old backsplash. I'll be filing this one away for the day when I get to design my dream home.

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Great Gift for Dad

Trying to come up with a great idea for a Father's Day present? One Kings Lane is featuring a sale on Chic Canvas today. I think this would be a great gift for dear old Dad this Father's Day! They'll turn your photograph into a canvas that you can hang on the wall. Dad could hang it at work or at home. Great for grandfathers too! I love it when I see a great photograph of kids blown up HUGE in someone's home. They are so fun!

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Chic Mom

I am definitely not feeling chic these days. Since I'm on bed rest, I spend my days in some form of lounge wear - sweats, robes, pajamas, baseball hats, etc. I haven't been outside my house in over 2 weeks which means I haven't worn shoes in that amount of time. I can't wait until these babies arrive and I can get dressed in real clothes and wear all my cute shoes again. I know, those of you with kids are probably saying, she's crazy if she thinks she'll be getting out of the house soon after the twins are born let alone trying to look "chic" while covered in spit up and drool.

You know who was a chic mom? Jackie Kennedy. Maybe after I lose the baby weight (plus some extra) I can look great as she did with her kids. 

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