Funky Junk Donna's theme tonight is 'white' and I've got it. In my kitchen now and outside. The white inside makes me happy. When we bought this house over a year ago the only thing I didn't care for was the kitchen. The BEFORE pics were taken before we moved in. Happily this past May we started the makeover. Mr. Crow's Foot wanted to rip out the whole kitchen, but I stuck to my guns (and budget) and we painted. The sanding begins. We use our potting bench as an outdoor work bench too. A happy day for us; chipping off the drywall compound fake tiles and grapes. You couldn't even wash this thing. Eeeew. We removed the old soffit and replaced it with beadboard. We  Mr. CF built in a couple of display cubbies. We did all of the work ourselves except for the stone backsplash behind the stove and the new countertops. Here Miss M helps our tiler. This part of the transformation took place in July. A reminder of the BEFORE: ......

One of my favourite toys as a child was my Barbie camper which I proudly purchased for $11.00 in fifth grade on our exciting family trip to Disneyland in 1972. I played with it, my nieces played with it, then Miss M, lamenting the taped together camp stools and missing steering wheel. This fall we discovered the new Barbie camper and she was pining away for it. On Saturday she sold her Little Tykes kitchen & vast pantry full of plastic food and is now the proud owner of the 2010 model. We're now running a Barbie Campground. I loved the picture of my camper on the box. It took Miss M a while to be ready to part with some of her favourite toys but after selling the kitchen & accessories she said that she felt good. More room in the playroom and now new Barbie love....

It's hard to believe it was eight years ago that Miss M celebrated her first Halloween at four months. Sigh. It was a beautiful night... the snow had melted and we didn't need winter coats. Always a bonus. My witchy poo with her neighbour friend at the start of their spooky trick or treat adventure. ...