things that make you say hmmm, some favorites, and a little help

I've had a couple of productive days...snow days, in fact.  Thank goodness for snow days... I mean, for a working Mom having a couple of days at home is helpful...except for the kids being home from school...

And, thank goodness for birthday parties... because without them I might never get motivated to clean places like the top of my fridge.  Which brings me to this...


Things that make you go hmmm....
This is my fridge after I used 1/4 of a bottle of Mrs. Meyers cleaning it.  This is the way my husband wants our fridge to look all the time.  {Sorry, I don't have a before picture} You can imagine with 3 kids what it looked like before, I'm sure.  Pictures, notes, homework, magnets, etc...the way I think it should look.  This looks sterile.  Remember, Chris wants it like this...

however, this pile of stuff that he crammed on top of the fridge...well, that doesn't bother him at all.  Hmmmm...

And please tell me who {probably a man} decided that we need no-slip surface handles on the fridge?  Hmmm...  
It took a whole lotta elbow grease to scrub the dirt and grime that only two little boys and a grown man can cram into all those little bumps and grooves...gross!

Let's move on, shall we?

Some {February} favorites...

bubble baths

yummy, burst-of-sunshine clementines

my snugly bed {Eden likes it too}

homemade Valentines {the BEST!}

and last...

A little help...

My decorating is much like my wardrobe...I can get the basics, it's the accessories I have trouble with.  So, I tend to be safe and boring.  Our hallway here needs to be painted to match the walls in the foreground.  I've had the first picture hanging there for a long time, but I love the Mark Rothko...it's obviously bigger...I cannot decide which I prefer there...after hanging the Rothko there for a while the first almost seems too small... 


Help, please... this will require comments people :)!!!