weekend report, FSBO v. FS-BO

yesterday, a photographer from forsale-byowner.com -- not to be confused with forsalebyowner.com with whom we've already listed -- came over to take pictures of our immaculate house. for the shoot, they had sent us a checklist of things to do ahead of time: de-clutter, hide soft soap dispensers, area rugs, the toaster... in some ways, make it look like no one actually lives there.

so, we spent the weekend hiding things in our closets and cars... and taking multiple breaks to watch the office. two weeks ago, we were working our way through season 2. now we're in the middle of season 5. do we have a problem? i digress.

actually, it was pretty easy to get ready for the pictures. i mean, we've been de-cluttering since january -- getting rid of piles of things we don't need, cleaning, taking our own pictures for the blog about our house, gearing up for open houses, etc.

but, do pictures really look that much better by hiding the toaster?

we shall see. our house will be up on their website by the end of the week. i'll keep you posted.

my owl barn -- a giveaway

i just stumbled upon my owl barn, a lovely blog "for owlovers."

noel ILL owl tote

source: my owl barn

my owl barn is hosting a giveaway -- this cute owl tote by noel ILL... and it's not too late to enter!

weekend report

it's starting to feel like spring around here.

strawberry plant

we did a lot of yard work this weekend, and it was nice to get out. after the work was done, we treated ourselves with a few plants.

sweet basil and romaine lettuce

i've missed you, basil.

diana update, roll three

i'm happy with the results of my third roll of film using the diana. i was particularly excited about this one because i got to use my new wide-angle lens. i've been enjoying the large 12-shot format, too. here are a few of my favorites:

a typical breakfast for me, with the best boy ever.

birthday lunch. (the wide angle is pretty evident on this shot, no?)

playtime.

isaiah, in his usual spot around 6:00 pm, refusing to let us dress him.

i'm now working my way through my first roll of color film. i'll keep you posted.

mini weekend report

this weekend was super-lazy in the best possible way, and i have no pictures to prove it.

we nestled in, worked a little, played some music, had a couple of lovely dinners with friends and family, and...

the office season two

source: amazon.com

watched a. lot. of the office season two. jamie & i have kind of started a marathon of watching it in excited anticipation of season six picking back up this week.

i know. we are complete nerds.

our house is for sale!

jamie & i have put our house on the market!

i've created a blog at 2815southwoodlane.blogspot.com with lots of pictures and details that we weren't able to fit on the for-sale-by-owner listing.

click HERE for the blog with lots of pictures.

click HERE for the official FSBO listing (#21131300).

we will have open house every sunday from 1:00-4:00.

thanks for checking it out and passing it along to anyone who might be interested!

high five

bristle block action

this morning, isaiah and i were playing bristle blocks and listening to music. all of the sudden he looked up at me, started dancing and smiling, and, i'm pretty sure he said, "high five" -- just as this song was coming on.

here come the 123s

source: amazon

perhaps we have been listening to too much they might be giants.