Out with the Old and In with the New

Last Friday I was at home during the day thinking about the fact that Jeff and I haven't really started a home improvement project in a long time; with his fall and recovery and the holidays, there just hasn't been time.  So I started thinking...if I could change one small thing about the house, what would it be?  Then it hit me...I would change out the light over our kitchen table.  The light is ugly and is builder's grade; plus, I think everyone in the entire neighborhood has the same light, so that alone is a reason to get rid of it. :-)

I thought the hardest part would be talking Jeff into changing the light out (which turned out not to be so hard at all, with a little coaxing); little did I know that choosing a new light would give me such a struggle.  I am so stubborn and knew what I wanted...unfortunately, that was a combination of two different lights!  After a little help and some great ingenuity by a Lowe's worker, I merged my two ideas together into the perfect light fixture for our kitchen.

After some hard work by Jeff to switch out the lights (he scared the hell out of me at times on a step-stool with a healing hip) and me getting a fair amount of exercise running up and down the basement stairs to turn the power on and off, the new light is up and functional.  And I love it!

Thanks, honey, for being such a good sport.

The Crazy Antics of Mr. Koda

I often think that Koda is a person in a little fur suit...and if he were a person, he would definitely be the older, nosey neighbor that is always looking out their windows to see what the kids in the neighborhood are up to.  Koda is obsessed with making sure everything is status quo outside...and trust me, he knows if something is not right.  Case in point...the other day I was walking through the upstairs and this is how I found Koda in the library...

He was just sitting there and resting his head on the window sill looking out at the neighborhood.  Everytime I see him like this, I giggle and try to get a picture of it; however, by the time I get back with the camera, he is already on to me and ready for his close up (that dog is not shy around the camera).  This is the best shot that I could get...still, how funny does he look with his body all stretched out like that?

After I took that picture, Koda decided he wanted to have a photo shoot....I told you this dog is a camera hog.  Anyway, I did manage to get a couple of good ones of him.

He is a crazy little dog and has brought so much fun into our lives.  Thanks, Koda, for keeping us laughing (and making sure the neighborhood is safe)!