Stupid People

Honestly, why do some people have to push my buttons just so.  For your amusement, here is a conversation I had on the phone with the receptionist at our dentists office:

Me:  Hi, I need to schedule check up appointments for me and my husband.
Lady:  Ok, what time and date works best for you.
Me:  It would be great if we could do it next Thursday or Friday.
Lady:  We are closed for the 4th of July weekend on those dates.
Me: You are closed on the 28th and 29th?
Lady: No.  We are open those days.
Me:  Ok... well... do you have any openings?
Lady:  Let me check.  We are full on Thursday and closed on Friday.
Me:  (silent sigh) What do have available the following week?
Lady:  We are closed for the 4th of July.
Me:  You are closed the entire week?
Lady:  No, we are open on Monday and Tuesday.
Me:  Well, what do have available those days?
Lady:  Let me check....We are full Monday and Tuesday.
Me:  Well, what is the next day you have any openings?
Lady:  We can fit you in on July 26th.
Me:  Ok, what times?
Lady:  We can put you in at 9, 11, or 1.
Me:  Ok, well I guess we will just take the 9 and 11 appointments.
Lady:  Are both you and your husband coming?
Me:  Yes.
Lady: Well I guess if you are both coming we can do you both at 9.
Me:  Great. Both at 9.

Geez!  It might not sound like such a run-around to you, but I swear this woman was either not paying attention when she was talking to me or she was just flat out clueless.  I was about to lose it! 

You have probably seen this, but I think it is hillarious.  True, a littl harsh.  But funny nontheless.
 

Furniture

The chair I wanted:

Isn't it beautiful!  The not so beautiful part is that it is $300.  Ouch.  I can't just drop that kind of money on a little chair like this.  I searched high and low and this one was the best price I could find.  And it was still just too much for an accent chair right now.

So, I decided to tackle upholstery.  I searched craigslist.  I miss KSL.com.  I looked at thrift stores.  I looked for months.  One day I drove past a little consignment shop and stopped to take a stroll.  I found a chair there for $35.  The only before pics I have are the detail ones I took before I ripped the chair apart.  I wanted to be sure I knew how it went back together!  You can kind of see the brown-ness of the chair.

So I ripped it apart, painted, recovered cushions, put in lots of staples, and finally glued the trim and voila!

This picture is taken at a distance for a reason.  Up close it is not as perfect as a $300 dollar chair would have been.  But it is good enough for me. All for about $80 and fabric to spare for other projects.  It was by far the biggest project I have attempted but I am satisfied!

Oh, what do you do in the summertime?

Every season I find myself thinking, "this is my favorite season".  Fall, spring, or whatever it may be.  This week I have just been in love with summertime.  It is so awesome that I can just send Jordyn outside to wander around our little backyard.  We got her a sandbox and she is so content to just sit out there.  I open the windows so I can hear her and check on her occasionally.  Every now and then she comes up to the window and shouts MOMMY! and blows me a kiss.  I just love her to pieces!

We got her this little pool last year.  To brag just a bit, we actually won it at an arcade, because we are awesome like that.

Feel free to marvel at her post-nap hair-do.  Its pretty impressive.

UPGRADE!

Of all the silly, unnecessary things to spend money on, a giant inflatable pool might be at the top of my list. Good thing we picked it up for free at a yard sale! Jordyn thought is was cool, but she mostly liked the little balls and tiny inflatable toys it came with. She just throws it all from one end of the pool to the other. She enjoys the pool, but I think Chad might enjoy it a litle more!



Sale!!!!!

Have you ever looked at the stats of your blog?  I am dumbfounded at how many people look at my blog.  1,400 people looked at my blog last month.  Only 590 people looked at Junebug Jane's etsy page.  Get over there you 1,400 people and check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/junebugjane

I am having a sale this week on printable books.  There are so fun and easy!  Jordyn LOVES hers.  They are extremely affordable, especially this week.  Order 2 printable books and get a 3rd free.  That's right... all 3 printable books (counting, abc's, and animals) all for $10.  Steal.  Unfortunately, etsy does not let me give this kind of a deal to shoppers.  Take advantage of the sale at the Junebug Jane fb page.  Go to the page, leave me a message letting me know you want to order the books.  Simple as that!
http://www.facebook.com/JunebugJane

Sale ends 6/9/12.