Odds & Ends

1.  My dad has been picking up (very ripe) peaches on his weekend trips to Fredericksburg.  I have made peach cobbler two weeks in a row now- I'll post the recipe if anyone is interested.  If this keeps up, my pants may not fit next week.  Any healthier recipes involving peaches are welcome :)

2.  I'LL BE WATCHING HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS II  ON THURSDAY AT MIDNIGHT.  I'm a little excited.

3.  We are in the process of choosing a new paint color for our bedroom.  This has turned out to be a huge  pain because I'm trying to choose a neutral color (beige, taupe, greige) and it is not working with the existing trim color at all:

left: pretty greige; right: ugly yellowish beige trim

The trim is making all of the beige/taupe/greige colors I have chosen look either pink or purple.  I think I'll spend some time using this helpful color selector tool before making another trip to Lowe's for more $3 paint samples. 

4.  We installed an outdoor ceiling fan on Saturday afternoon.  (Southern peeps, I'm sure you know this, but this was not the best idea). It was so hot outside and it resulted in a very cranky husband and wife.

The installation was further delayed by two trips to the hardware store.  Once to pick up the fan. Once to pick up the white medallion to cover up the huge hole that the builder made to install the previous light fixture.  Also, the fan is crooked.  The existing outlet box was installed crooked, so when we mounted the fan to it....  But the good news is:  it works!  So, we are not going to straighten it out until it is much cooler outside.  And if I'm feeling really ambitious.... there's a flood light (not shown) also connected to the fan/light circuit that I want to split up so that they can each be controlled by a separate switch (right now the fan/light and the flood light are controlled by a single switch). 

Maybe items 3 & 4 are signs I should lay off the home improvement projects....

Odds & Ends