tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78137547495406972672024-02-21T07:22:45.131-08:00Crafty WafflesSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-55687837430038243792013-09-20T15:30:00.001-07:002013-09-20T15:30:28.977-07:00A New Addition
Last Monday was a big day around here, we finally got to meet our little girl! She held out an extra week and a half beyond her due date (Aug 31st), but the wait was worth it. So, I'd like to officially introduce you to....
Even after "baking" for an extra few days, she was quite small, so all of her clothing is pretty baggy at the moment, but I know soon enough that she Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-87045318642686417442013-09-06T07:16:00.000-07:002013-09-06T07:16:00.426-07:00Modern Quilting Bee- Family Style
With Baby V's impending arrival, I knew one of the things that I had to make was a quilt. But what design?! The result of a "probable girl" threw me an extra curve ball, as I essentially had to go gender neutral if I wanted it completed started before the baby arrived. So... I procrastinated. I poked around the Internet for some inspiration for which there were Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-68512620487096180922013-08-30T07:23:00.000-07:002013-08-30T07:23:00.350-07:00Rewind- Action Station CarportSo, I jumped the gun a bit with my post last week..... I was just too gosh darn excited!
The Monday before I started my maternity leave I got that magical call I'd been waiting months for, we were next on our contractors list, and his crew were coming our way! One of his guys was coming to make a order list for materials the next day, and would be starting working on Wednesday Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-92214983311395773042013-08-23T07:08:00.000-07:002013-08-23T07:08:00.180-07:00Turning Lemons into LemonadeThis week I got the long awaited call... our new back door had arrived!
So, H and I headed down on Saturday to pick it up. We popped it into our Matrix (man that thing has been amazing at dragging all sorts of big things home for us!) and headed back up the hill to our house.
While I was inappropriately fondling it, I had a big rain cloud drop a bucket of cold water on me....... Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-18227635583229367972013-08-20T14:23:00.000-07:002013-08-20T14:23:57.976-07:00Kicking off the carport
There's nothing better than coming home and seeing progress on a job you've been waiting months for!
Personally, it's the best kick off to maternity leave present ever!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-84362285605400382392013-08-16T07:02:00.000-07:002013-08-16T07:02:00.060-07:00Rocking onOne project I tackled getting ready for baby V was a rocking chair. My mom kindly found a great bentwood rocking chair (about 2+ years ago before baby V was even a twinkle in H and my eye.... gotta love grandparents!).
While the chair itself was a great classic design (a Thonet knockoff), the upholstery fabric and foam were a dire situation that needed to be remedied ASAP.
So, I got mySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-77835726582220832982013-08-09T15:38:00.000-07:002013-08-09T16:04:28.602-07:00Finding a PulseHi folks,
Yes, I'm still here, just been in a bit of a hibernation being busy getting ready for baby V's impending arrival (less than 1 month to go!). Lots to tell you about, I promise!
One of the things on my our to do list for the house, was replace the back door. As we put the front door replacement dream on hold as it was a nice to have vs a need , and at at over $3kSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-91552314774322472882013-04-22T07:26:00.000-07:002013-04-22T07:26:00.455-07:00Dressing Up
As I alluded to in this post, we've started the process of creating a nursery space for our Mini Waffle. One of the things I new we'd be needing was a chest of drawers, and wanting to get the most bang for my buck. I ideally wanted one that offered:
enough space for a change pad on top
plenty of storage for all the baby stuff (clothes, lotions, potions, etc.)
multi-functional
willSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-46464946038568495582013-04-19T07:50:00.000-07:002013-04-19T07:50:00.527-07:00District PermittingAs you may recall from this post, H and I have been wanting to convert our carport into a full fledged garage. With a Mini Waffle on the way, we know storage is going to be at a premium around here (hello baby paraphernalia, I'm talking about you!)
So, a few weekends ago, I sat down to prep for a meeting with our city's permit department. Considering it was 22 degrees C andSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-16384086873233025332013-04-12T07:00:00.000-07:002013-04-12T07:00:07.617-07:00Mismatched but Orderly
Part of the clean out of the Office/Sewing room for Operation Get Ready for Baby was to finally get around to re-hanging the art from our newly painted living room.
One of the things we did want to install was a gallery wall. Now since I'm Miss Matchy Symmetrical, and H is Mr. Mis-Matched Wonky, we had to come up with a compromise that wouldn't make one of us get aSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-74005812190731735172013-04-09T07:04:00.000-07:002013-04-09T07:04:00.637-07:00Half way already? .... How the heck did that happen?!So, H and I were chatting last week, and we realized that we were coming up to week 20 of our pregnancy, aka the half way point!
At first I was fine with that, and then I started to get all angst-y worrying that we weren't going to be ready in time, as between work, a ~3 week vacation to Europe and my decreasing mobility/agility, I know the time will be flyingSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-66726120719562328272013-03-26T07:30:00.000-07:002013-03-26T07:30:01.107-07:00New Project in the WorksIf you've noticed it's been a bit quite recently on the ol' blog, it's because we've been busy working on a big project over here at Casa Waffles.....
Yup, we have a little Waffle on the way! We survived the first trimester (we're due end of August), but between a change at work leading to much more business travel, and constantly feeling drained from 1st trimester exhaustion, any Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-51561288363283916742013-03-22T07:30:00.000-07:002013-03-22T07:30:00.072-07:00My Dirty Little Secret
As my hubby will attest, cleaning is by no means a favorite pastime of mine. While I may not love taking the time to clean, I do love a clean house.
Ever since we moved into the house ( almost 3 years ago!) there's been something that has bugged me every.single.frigging.day.
The little line of black-end silicone caulk behind our kitchen sink- eeeww and aaarrg! Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-88733305817878469022013-03-05T07:30:00.000-08:002013-03-05T07:30:00.619-08:00Carport conversion
The planning process has begun on our next "big" project...
We've got some fun and practical ideas all saved up. Now it's time to go visit the City for planning permission (yes, we need approval from the City to convert our carport to an honest to goodness garage).
Fingers crossed we get the go ahead!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-17922364960763320852013-02-28T07:30:00.000-08:002013-02-28T07:30:01.309-08:00Keeping the Memory Alive - Completed Quilt
So it's been a slow go, like it took me ~1.5 years to even start the thing, but the Memory quilt is finally completed. Even with the big pieces it was certainly not the easiest quilting project I have ever done, without my Mom's help it could well have turned into to a disaster!
I decided to incorporate some fun features that really highlight that is was made from &Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-1006050015522929112013-02-26T07:30:00.000-08:002013-02-26T07:30:01.279-08:00Valentine's Day 2013As I lucked out and married a chef who can make food better than most restaurants, it's probably not a big surprise that we don't celebrate Valentine's day with the typical fancy dinner out.
We do do gifts however, and this years were a lot of fun for us both :) So what did I get (besides a yummy home cooked meal by my hubs)? Well, something I've been wanting for years now, it Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-27251821994256009212013-02-21T06:57:00.000-08:002013-02-21T06:57:00.310-08:00Shine a light on it
So, waaaaaay back in October, I mentioned an almost free light I picked up on Mr Craig's List. To help jog your memory as it was a while ago, it was this one...
That little cheapo gem was destined for our family bathroom- a room you have never seen before... for a reason. It's filled with pink floors (with matching grout) and glass brick (barf) half wall. And a "stunning" Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-30302189242076917752013-02-05T07:48:00.000-08:002013-02-19T15:03:20.138-08:00Keeping the Memory alive- quilting
So... the memory quilt is almost complete. I spent another Sunday with my Mom while H was working an extra shift quilting the "sandwich". I had started quilting it on my own, but the weight of the quilt (top is sweatshirt material, cotton batting, and flannel backing was a bit too much for me to wrestle on my own, so we tag teamed it with Mama Waffles helping to move the bulk ofSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-5881800299720508662013-01-22T07:30:00.000-08:002013-01-22T07:30:00.559-08:00Feeling Cozy.... again
Our holiday this year had a pretty limited handmade factor to it, partly because I havn't been spending much time in my craft room, and partly because we switched up our family gift giving to be in a Secret Santa format to limit the number of gifts (and $) we were spending as our family grows in number.
My Sectret Santa partner put in a special request that I wasSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-67314186293317927872013-01-18T07:08:00.000-08:002013-01-18T08:18:04.237-08:00Accentute what you've gotNow that we have been bathing in the completed project afterglow for a while, H and I are starting to discuss the next batch of changes to our house. One of which is a cosmetic face lift to our kitchen. While we were lucky to have inherited a great space, we have a grand "one day" plan of blowing out a wall or two to make a huge open plan space, but as the kitchenSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-16617926606988613392013-01-15T07:20:00.000-08:002013-01-15T09:33:45.637-08:00Curtain Ball
As part of our closet door-palooza at Chez Waffles (part 1 of which was covered here) we also finally got around to covering two other area from prying eyes.
First up was our little linen closet at the end of our little hallway. Location wise it is awesome as it is located right next to all three of our upstairs bedrooms, and came kitted out with shelves.
The look on moveSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-57272374285365833942013-01-11T07:28:00.000-08:002013-01-11T07:28:00.312-08:00Hitting the Slopes
Over the holidays, H got me to do something that he has been wanting me to do for years now..... strap a board to my feet, stick a helmet on my head, and go down a snowy mountain for the first time!
Lucky for me, my years of skating gave me a head start in the balance department, and with H being my patient teacher it didn't take too long for to get from here....
To here!
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-46495200144867568862013-01-08T07:30:00.000-08:002013-01-08T07:30:02.830-08:00Closing the Door
The inside projects continue at Casa Waffles, One that was started long before the upstairs painting and even the basement suite - is our closet doors.
When we moved into the house back in June 2011, we inherited gross carpet, wood door trim and louvered closet doors, and damaged room doors (from the previous owners had 3 "boisterous" boys?!). We made quick work of the Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-2247902566797276352013-01-04T07:39:00.000-08:002013-01-04T08:18:02.615-08:00This Little Light of MineWith our basement done, and the upstairs projects underway, we my dear sweet handy father finally got around to poking me with a big stick and we got a simple item crossed off the list that had been annoying the heck out of me since the dawn of time since we moved in ....... changing out our kitchen light(s).
With the purchase of our house we inherited two bleh light fixtures.&Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813754749540697267.post-50468536055599585822013-01-01T07:16:00.000-08:002013-01-01T07:16:00.399-08:002012- Year in Review
So, with 2012 coming to a close, there is no better time to review what we optimistically hoped to achieve:
As a recap, our 2012 To Do list was:
And, how did we fare with that list?
1 / 2 / 3
5 (still need to do the ceiling beams and window trim)/ 6 (complete but still unblogged!)
Well 4.75 out of 6 ain't too bad, it's a Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795671239453215881noreply@blogger.com0