goodwill finds and a new chandelier

 I've calmed down since my last post. I'm not freaking out or tweaking about

Tim getting things done anymore. I decided to let it go...whatever will be, will be

and all that jazz. I can only control so much, right? Lovely Balisha from the blog,

 Never Enough Time had left a comment that "kids always seem to put off things until 

the very end...I know mine always did. They do seem to come through with flying

 colors. I read somewhere just this week... that if we worry too much about how our

 kids handle things...it shows that we don't have confidence in their ablility to work

 things out on their own." Such wise words! So I guess you won't be surprised to hear 

that Tim's done a lot of packing. And picked up his drum set today. Still working on

his car though. Let it go...

When I was at Goodwill the other day, I found two great black tops for fall, a pair
of dark-washed Levis that  fit me perfectly (which is pretty darn amazing -  I have a
 very hard time find jeans that fit me well), and some pretties for my home.

Love these green and blue glass candlesticks - the colors are perfect for the

living room - but I'm not going to keep them on this window ledge. I've been playing

around with placement and new vignettes.

I have a fondness for pretty teapots even though I'm more of a coffee drinker.

This one's a Marjolein Bastin teapot. I believe they used to sell these at Hallmark.

Now you can find them on eBay and etsy. I only paid $3 for mine though. And that

first Sarah Jio book you see - Morning Glory - that's the author's newest book that

isn't going to be out until November 26th. This is an Advanced Reader's Copy, but

that doesn't matter to me, especially for 89 cents!

I love white dishes, especially white plates. And I won't eat off any dishes made

in China, so I was thrilled to find these Johnson Brothers (England) ironstone plates. 

They were marked at $1.99 each, but when I got up to the cash register, the employee

noticed that one of the stickers on the plates was green. And it happened to be "50% off

green sticker day". She said that she'd then ring all the plates up at 50% off. Woo-hoo!

It gets even better...I also had a 25% off coupon for my birthday. So I got the plates

for 75 cents each! Such a deal, I'm telling you.

I don't collect pigs or creamers, but this vintage creamer was so cute, I just 

couldn't pass it up.

 I know this isn't exactly a chandelier in the crystals-hanging-from-it type, so what

would you call it? Whatever it is, I like it. My mom bought it years ago from a little

shop on one of our outings, but eventually got tired of it and gave it to me. It's

been sitting in my basement for a few years and I finally got Brian to hang it in

my office/Phil's old room. 

This room has been - and still is - a work in progress. I know I need art

work for the walls. Heck, I don't even know if I'll keep this furniture arranged

as it is now. But, at least I got the chandelier hung! Do you think it needs to

be a little bit lower?

Speaking of (slow) progress on this room, we finally got blinds for the windows.

Next up: curtains. We take baby steps.

Tim and his friend are out in the garage, working on the car. I can't tell you how

many hundreds of times they've been in and out of the house today; the door

constantly slamming. Do you think I'll miss that?