Let's dive right into the Hodgepodge!
2. What's a favorite made up word from your childhood or a favorite from your children's childhood? I don't recall one from my childhood although, when Dad said 'bork chop bone' instead of 'pork chop bone' he got a laugh. I liked Poo-Da-Doo which is what their daddy called the lovelies when they were growing up. Does your family still use the word today? Yes, we've been caught calling Baby M, Little Poo-Da-Doo. If there's a story behind the origin please share. Who the heck knows? I could ask but asking some people means you're going to get a monolog so, let's not.
3. Will you be doing any spring cleaning now that the season is upon us? Yep, in the attic. I read here a list of 15 quick (under one hour) spring cleaning tasks. They were-
clean out a drawer, vacuum furniture, whiten tile grout, dust the nooks and crannies you don't get to year round, degrease kitchen cabinets, wipe down walls, go behind furniture, wipe down ceiling fans, vacuum the mattress, clean the range hood, wash baseboards, shine the stainless steel, clean out vents, tackle the windows, and wipe down gadgets
Of the fifteen 'quick' tasks listed which two most need doing at your house? I do most of those things weekly to monthly and a couple every 6 months. Will you do them? If it's time I will. I just looked up at the ceiling fan. It's time. LOL
4. A favorite movie set in Paris or New York? Paris: Amelie. New York, An Affair to Remember.
5. What's put a spring in your step this month? This little ray of sunshine right here:
6. Did you ever want to be a teacher? Yes. Why or why not? Probably because I thought teachers were the smartest people in the world (pretty much still think that) or because the importance of getting an education was etched into my brain from the moment I breathed my first breath.
8. Insert your own random thought here. I need some advice here, ladies (and any gents). I've brought down the rocking chair my grandparents gave me my first Christmas and it needs a bit of help. It's very sturdy to this day, but it looks sad. I thought I might like to strip it and paint it but the family is split on what to do so I'm giving y'all the options and BEGGING for your thoughts!
OPTIONS:
1. Paint it pretty, something like this that I LOVE except I would not put her name on it:
Or paint it with white chalk paint and decoupage it to match a small table I'm working on that is going in the nursery. This isn't it, it's just where I got the idea (I haven't decided on pink though, I was considering sunflowers but then I saw the picture above and...this is so HARD!):
2. Strip it and stain it like it was or just leave it as is and have Mother make pads for it.
3. Strip it and stain it with a white stain and have Mother make pads for it.
4. Sand it down and paint it with white chalk paint and have Mother make pads for it.
Here I am in the chair in 1959:
Here's Lovely #1 standing in the chair to reach Christmas presents in 1985.
And, here's Baby M just yesterday:
Yes, she stands up in it (this was taken on Monday):
And there you have it! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE leave a comment with your thoughts on the rocking chair. Many, many thanks in advance!
Have a great rest of the week, y'all!
I like the white table with the pink flower look the best.
ReplyDeleteI like that one, too. I'll be showing the table I'm working on when I ever get it finished. Finding the napkins is the hardest part. Did your comfort jar ever arrive?
DeleteLove that little rascal on the rocking chair - all of them! Lol. I'd like to see the chair painted white. Sounds so fresh and pretty. It's what I'd like done to my kitchen cabinets, but someone is totally against that idea. :-)
ReplyDeleteIsn't she the cutest? I really like that idea, too. I've got 3 of the family working against me on that and 1 all for my idea. This is what happens when your family is close and cares what everyone's opinion is. I should learn to keep my mouth shut and do what I want. Sounds like you have the same issue. LOL If everyone agrees with me on today's comments, I'm doing it!
DeleteI kind of like the idea of white with pretty cushions. But I also love that first picture : ) My mother-in-law brought us her little girl rocker that she rocked in and hubs and his sibs all rocked in. Can't wait for my grandson to get here and use it too!
ReplyDeleteMe, too. This is such a hard decision. I did think that, if Mother made some pads, that would make it even more special. I just don't know what to do. I have the grown-up rocker my great grandmother used to rock her babies in. I used it for the girls but Birdie used a fancy, glider rocker. That thing is awesome! I can't wait for you to be a grandmother! I can just hear you now....:)
DeleteThe chair is so sweet. I think I would go with white and add color with cushions. Find a print that compliments the design on the table and bedding would be perfect. That way as the child grows and decors change, or more grands come along, it would be a simple matter of changing the pads. Can't wait to see the finished products.
ReplyDeleteI love that little chair. Thank you for your thoughts. I am struggling with what to do. I do have a different little chair so maybe I'll paint the rocker white and get a little creative with the other one. :) Thank you!
DeleteThe rocking chair is so cute! I love the pink checks with green, etc. and it would be so fun BUT I also love a pretty white - with or without cushions!!
ReplyDeleteI like both of those, too. I do have another little chair so maybe I'll just do both. LOL Decisions are so hard sometimes. :) Thank you!
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ReplyDeleteI love the rocking chair. I had one when I was little too. It was natural wood, with a sweet painting of a little country town on the back.
I am with you regarding powerful scents. I will share with you, at church we have a few ladies who have so much perfume on, I just about fall over. I can taste it too. YUCK!
Oh, yucK! I can't stand the perfumed ladies. I mean, I like them but not their perfume. LOL I love my little chair. But it does need a face lift. I like the idea of a little country town on the back. I bet that was adorable! Thank you!
DeleteOur family has one of those that has been passed down and around. It was my grandpa's and now lives at my sister-in-law's house. She will be the next one to welcome a little one (probably, with Sara married now). It is painted black. Perhaps you can make it look like the little table you are doing. White would look good, I think. I also like it just the way it is, by the way. I enjoyed your HP today, Pam!! We agree on scents!!
ReplyDeleteI think we've got the most votes in for going with white. I'm going to hold off until I finish the table and see how it looks. If it's good, then that's what I'll do. :) I just feel it needs a new look for a new generation. I hope it lasts for generations to come. My grandparents were quite special to me. I still miss them every single day. Thanks, Terri!
DeleteThat chair looks in good shape. I vote for it to match the small table.
ReplyDeleteIt is in good shape. No one can tell me people didn't make everything better a long time ago. And that includes houses. :) I think matching the table is winning by a landslide. :)
DeleteGreat photos, I don't spring clean too damn lazy
ReplyDeleteThanks! I wouldn't either if I weren't such a germaphobe. :)
DeleteJust look at Baby M standing in that chair! So grown already. I vote for painting it white, to match the table you mentioned :)
ReplyDeleteKathy (Reflections)
She really is so grown already. It's going too fast! I think painting it white to match the table is winning. I like that idea very much. Thank you! Have a great rest of the week!
DeleteI like table with sunflowers and chair not painted, some yellow cushions to match sunflowers!
ReplyDeleteThat would be perfect except I think I've decided on soft pink roses. I can't get away from them as they remind me of my grandmother and she would love to see roses on the table. I'm still leaning towards painting the chair white but how perfect would it be to leave it if I did those sunflowers?! Darn it, now you've got me second guessing myself. :) Love you, Linda! We've got to get together soon!
DeleteBoth are cute ideas for refinishing the chair. Personally, I would match it with the table so that it looks like it is a set.
ReplyDeleteI'm leaning hard that way. I thought I'd see how the table turns out. If I mess it up, I'll leave the chair alone. LOL Thank you!
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