Comments on V and Co.: V and Co: catch up or ketchup

our bedroom turns everything purple too. My hubby...

2012-01-22T15:26:05.400-06:00

our bedroom turns everything purple too. My hubby says to try a more green undertone rather than blue and that should keep it from going purple. haha I just painted my living room that brown. I didn't want to go white and our carpet is blue gray so I couldn't go that route. Now I need to get lots of colored accents on the walls to break up all the brown. And pillows...definitely need

you are so hilarious! thanks for keeping it real

2012-01-21T13:45:37.265-06:00

you are so hilarious! thanks for keeping it real

oh i love these posts of yours, Alice. I'm su...

2012-01-20T09:46:46.807-06:00

oh i love these posts of yours, Alice. I'm sure you looked rockin' hot after shoveling!

LOL...welcome to Iowa :-) We've had a pretty e...

2012-01-17T21:30:32.133-06:00

LOL...welcome to Iowa :-) We've had a pretty easy winter so far!

Thanks for the laugh! I live in Cedar Rapids, so I...

2012-01-17T12:40:55.108-06:00

Thanks for the laugh! I live in Cedar Rapids, so I was also shoveling that same wet/heavy snow. You are lucky to have such a kind neighbor, I was not so lucky. I shoveled for an hour and a half that day before I eventually said 'Good enough!' and quit. More snow today, welcome to Iowa and our lovely winter weather.

First choice is #3, then maybe 4. Let me know what...

2012-01-17T01:42:23.801-06:00

First choice is #3, then maybe 4. Let me know what color 3 is cause that is what I want. thanks

As a life long midwesterner (well, I've since ...

2012-01-16T15:57:29.474-06:00

As a life long midwesterner (well, I've since been transplanted, to the east coast), I have two words for you... SNOW BOOTS. Ha! Even though you think you don't need them, you do!

Bless your heart! I live in UT and it took me way...

2012-01-16T15:15:19.733-06:00

Bless your heart! I live in UT and it took me way to long to learn north and south. I got east down pretty quick! :)

If you are looking for a good, warm gray, I would suggest Bedford Gray by Martha Stewart. It's the prettiest gray. I love it and so many people ask me the color all of the time. Good luck with all that painting!

Reading your blog made my day today! It's bee...

2012-01-16T14:54:07.309-06:00

Reading your blog made my day today! It's been one of "those" kinds of days so it was nice to read your funnier version of that kind of day.

I never thought about how much we Californians use...

2012-01-16T00:21:30.223-06:00

I never thought about how much we Californians use the ocean and mountains to navigate. You are a riot! My husband is from Chicago and he will never leave California because he loves the terrain.

amazing grey by Sherwin Williams...

2012-01-15T19:55:28.721-06:00

amazing grey by Sherwin Williams...

You must live somewhere near me - we get stupid la...

2012-01-15T19:49:57.262-06:00

You must live somewhere near me - we get stupid lake effect (affect?) snow here that RUINS.MY.LIFE. The winds are terrible, and if I'm not paying attention I'll fling a shovel full of snow to the side of the driveway and it comes right back in my face. Fun!

i'm laughing here thinking how the neighbors m...

2012-01-15T19:37:21.650-06:00

i'm laughing here thinking how the neighbors must know you're crazy. :) luckily we've had a mild winter, you'd have wished you needed a snowblower long ago otherwise. heheh

Omg! You are too funny :) Thanks for the laugh to...

2012-01-15T17:46:52.019-06:00

Omg! You are too funny :) Thanks for the laugh today. And, I think you might wanna ask for some boots as well as the snowblower, girl. Just a suggestion. A good pair of boots are invaluable in that kind of weather... in case you hadn't figured that out whilst sporting tennis shoes. Enjoy the winter weather :)

AMEN SISTA!!! I feel like I'm constantly tryin...

2012-01-15T16:19:46.466-06:00

AMEN SISTA!!! I feel like I'm constantly trying to figure out which direction is north! We just moved to the western side of the upper peninsula of Michigan (the part that's closer to Wisconsin and Minnesota than anything else) from coastal Alaska. Land of 4,000 foot mountains that literally drop into the sea to *blah* flat as far as the eye can see. We'll be driving and I'll

I never would have thought of just hot gluing some...

2012-01-15T11:45:55.261-06:00

I never would have thought of just hot gluing some ribbon onto the plate to hang it... Simple and smart!

there is a gray hue that I just painted my bedroom...

2012-01-15T11:16:27.983-06:00

there is a gray hue that I just painted my bedroom from sherwin williams called knitting needle I was afraid it was going to to be on the blue side once i put it up and it actually is a actual gray. =)

good luck with you color choices My husband and I have patches on the walls of different colors for about 2 years before I said screw it and just bought something with out asking him.

Hey friend! I haven't left a comment in foreve...

2012-01-15T10:14:52.610-06:00

Hey friend! I haven't left a comment in forever...but this post totally relates to our life too.

Painting is driving me crazy. We have lived here about 5 months and not much is how we want it either. Sigh. Oh well.

It probably doesn't help I am 7 1/2 months preggers.

Good luck with your paint! Glad you guys are settling into the midwest!!

ah...good times...I was once on my way to Clevelan...

2012-01-15T08:50:16.644-06:00

ah...good times...I was once on my way to Cleveland (before GPS which don't help me at all anyway) and ended up in Pennsylvania. And then there was the two Alexandria Virginia's. Traveling with me will get you everywhere and nowhere all in the same trip lol. Thanks for sharing! Oh, and I'm partial to either 3 or 4.

Aw man! Silly midwest freeways, getting you lost :...

2012-01-15T01:16:17.174-06:00

Aw man! Silly midwest freeways, getting you lost :-(

This post made me snort out loud, though :-)

Love those adorable little plates... they have fou...

2012-01-14T23:17:02.244-06:00

Love those adorable little plates... they have found the perfect home! Thanks for making me chuckle and smile. You are so right my dear... life is good!

You are one funny girl V! After almost 30 years, ...

2012-01-14T23:13:19.167-06:00

You are one funny girl V! After almost 30 years, I finally got a snow blower last year. Of course this year, we haven't needed it much, but it's my security blanket. You'll be a new woman (you know, with power tools) if you get one!!!

You need to get a GPS, program HOME into it and if...

2012-01-14T22:56:34.176-06:00

You need to get a GPS, program HOME into it and if you head in the wrong direction it will just keep telling you Recalculating, Recalculating, Recalculating and then you will know that you are heading in the wrong direction.

I pick color number 3...but I can't really tel...

2012-01-14T21:52:15.883-06:00

I pick color number 3...but I can't really tell...I just like that its light! :)

Don't know what made me laugh more...the Chica...

2012-01-14T21:28:29.628-06:00

Don't know what made me laugh more...the Chicago trip or Harry v Alice....
I had a similar patchwork of paint in greens last year in our bedroom, the light kept turning yellow or muddy depending on time of day. I blew that off and went with beige...boring but true...sigh