just a smidge...

that's all it takes

when it comes to paint colours.

and not only paint colours, but matching paint colours -

just the tiniest bit off and it's wrong, wrong, wrong!

take g's big boy room here

{ya know, now that someone else needs the crib!}

{you can see the difference too, right?! the one on the left is baaaaad!}

he already went through the difficult process of choosing the perfect colour,

so naturally, when I went to paint his new room the same colour,

I had none left!

now I have to go get some more...

but I go somewhere else because the price is better... 

{mistake number one, yes.}

and I forget my paint deck...

so I have to use a wet sample...

{mistake number two, yes.}

I do my first coat, and think this is pretty darn close!

{good thing I got two gallons...mistake number three, yes.}

letting it dry and living with it for a few days,

{by living I mean visiting the empty room every so often to see if the colour grows on me}

I realize, something is not right about this!!

this is not the colour we're looking for...

gray's colour was much softer and creamier...

this kind of felt like purply-dinosaur skin!

{I'm sure it existed ok?! and in hindsight he probably would've liked it!}

so after convincing husband that it wasn't just his blue compact fluorescent light bulbs,
I went out {with the paint deck, check!}
and tried again.


this time I new right away we had a match!
long story short...we got the right paint...
and it only takes a teeny-tiny variation in colour to drive me nuts!!
the joy of renovations and finding the perfect fit!

you ask...

we deliver...literally!

{well one of us does anyways}

when are we going to have another, you ask?

well, april 2012 as a matter of fact!

meet our baby no2

we don't know what we're having yet...

{oh yes, we're finding out!!}

but maybe you do?!

there's two more months until we know ~
so let's take an official poll and see who's right!

will it be a boy or girl?

oh, roost...

is there anything

you do that I don't love?! 

this little score will join g's big boy room...

{lucky boy!!}

more on that room later...

{yes, this is a teaser!}

fleas...

flea markets everywhere!!

it was glorious!

during our weekend in nyc,

we dedicated a whole day to walking around brooklyn 

scouring through tables of beautiful vintage-ness.

even the brick roads had me head over heels!

 we scooped this baby up for $5 {!!!}

to go with his friend from calgary {seen here}

then these little guys

{not sure why the band-aid, maybe for its simplicity and charm?!} 

we had to get gray's initials in the letterpress letters,

onward with the collection of g's!!

and as if the lantern wasn't going to be challenge enough to bring home,

we stumbled upon this find

a very rare and delicate surviving map

of the 1939 world's fair in new york

{walking through the busy streets of manhattan was a little nerve-wracking with this one along...

but sooooo worth it!}

you see, a while back

I snagged a few photos from a box of old stuff from my grandparents...

I took photos like this guy here

just because it was a giant sphere and it intrigued me.

looking into what that was exactly, I found out that my grandparents 

{living in new jersey at the time}

were at this 1939 world's fair and these were from that trip.

so now, we have these awesome family photos,

and a map to give them context...

{found in new york no less!!}

pretty exciting find!

now to have them framed...

home...

to stay {sigh}

we had such a good family tour

that it's hard to come back to reality!

first stop, our toronto family

 

{time with cousins}

{time at the zoo}

then it was down south for our new york family

  

{which means lots of beach and doggie time!}

{and playing around of course!}

{a big city trip too}

{making new friends in the city!}

{checking out the dinosaurs at the museum}

so much fun!

can't all our family live in one place?!

now back to the daily grind...

{which means I have to catch up on laundry!!!}

 off we go, buh-bye!

{more on our big city finds next time...}

that's talent...

husband {and grandpa}

worked away last weekend on a beautiful new fence!

I love the subtle detail at the top where the wood changes size!

they seriously got most of it done through the three day weekend!

{my job was to keep baby outta the way and provide some eats when I could!}

{tah-dah!!}

thanks to our super-awesome neighbour 

{sooooo nice to have friendly people next door - this neighbourhood gets better and better!}

we only had to do one side of fence...
we're keeping her side open and keeping the illusion
of an extra big yard!


{now to teach the dog not to use her yard as a bathroom...}

ahhhhhh...

that's better!!

new roof - ohhhh yeaaaah!

here's a flashback so you can compare! 

{see?? yuck!}

now this new roof didn't come without it's headaches!!

worst experience:

leaving half the garage roof exposed during a two day rain storm...

not good people!!

thankfully, the damage was just to the drywall and insulation,

and not to our many, newly purchased items awaiting a pretty home!

{and thank you to husband for babysitting the workers and getting it all fixed}

best experience:

well, we have a new pretty roof!!

what's better than that?!

all that's left now is this little guy above the door

but we have bigger plans than new shingles for you, sir!!

you're coming out of there and husband is making a newer, better you

{and straighter too!}