Pics of The Cottage

We just thought we would show ya a few pics from around the cottage now that we have all our stuff placed in it.  So here we go with the tour...

Here is the view off the deck toward the back yard... If we purchase this place that scary shed is coming down though! You can see the yard has a lot of potential...I can see raised flower and vegetable beds and all sort of great stuff out there...or concrete and a pool! Lots o' potential. Those are Elizabeth's flowers..looking good E! ...Elizabeth is out walking with the boys to get them use to the property and where they are allowed to go. We love sitting out there for morning coffee.
This is a little cut through to the kitchen from the living room, a great place for fresh flowers and a few candles.  
This is a little eating area we made to be able to have a place for that sort of thing in the kitchen ...Elizabeth uses it often to sit and talk to me while I make dinner.  : ) 
The kitchen prep area and cut through to sun-room...I like that the sink is one of those old farm house sinks, very durable and large. If we were to purchase this house new cabinets and granite counter top would really spiff this kitchen up.  But we love it as is! As we love the whole house...it's just great layout and just the right amount of space for us...much more manageable. 
Really bad pic of the living room sofa area....BUT cool new japanese rice paper screen lamp on the table.

Above is the living room...my apologies now for the photo quality of all these pictures. There are issues with the thing, what can I say.  Love the hard wood floors! 
Living room entrance to kitchen. The only surviving book case after the move...there are boxes and boxes of books in the basement which you will not get to see! LOL  Awwww and the boys just hanging out being cute. 
The living room...stayed with the retro modern stuff we had from our other house...new floor lamp behind the chair though that I adore! 
Back door entrance and cut through to kitchen. This is the buffet from our old dining room being used as an entrance way piece (personal note to "the boy"... do you see the rock piece you bought us in Portland! giggle) We come in through this space into the sunroom (sorry no picture of that included) and it adjoins the kitchen space so we have our dining room out there. It's great for eating dinner and drinking coffee and watching squirrels (K's new hobby).
Our bedroom is always the one room we have never done for ourselves but it currently is in light colors with all the Heart Art we won at various auctions in support of Camp Kindle and The Diamond Foundation.  We no longer have a bed due to the crappy movers...thank you very much! But E and I go with the flow you know ...can't sweat the little stuff...E says it feels even more supportive on the floor! : ) We will be looking for a platform japanese style bed when the sale of the house happens. Which speaking of that....could all my very much loved friends and family send some love, prayers, visualizations ..whatever is your path..towards the sell of our home in Omaha. We really appreciate that!  
Elizabeth in the guest bedroom checking her PDA.... For all those guest coming, we have cable TV , computer internet and printer, tropical fish tank and new bed all in a spa like room awaiting you. ; ) We had put a screen saver of Poo on the computer in preparation for Monica's stay!!  lol
This is "Simey Guys" room! (or at least he thought it was for that moment) / second guest bedroom. It's a cute old style room with handmade bedspread by Elizabeth's grandmother, framed vintage saucers and on the opposite end of the room a rocking chair and old timey record player!  Elizabeth laughed that it was so cute it just needed a little girl to put in it. Laughing out loud!! awww a  little Asian girl would be so cute. NO!! We are not adopting a little child! LOL
This is the front door entrance...and a crappy picture. lol
Okay this is the Tv / entertainment area, with the jeweled golden buddha given by my (kristi's) dear brother. Guest rooms to either side...I like the way the pink curtains from the guest room to the right make a pink glow radiate from  that room. This is also funny for the baby gates...those of you who have dogs know this drill well....can I just tell you how many times E or I have busted it stepping across baby gates...it's too many bruises to count I tell ya!  LOL

Well hope you enjoyed this little tour....it's not all of the house but gives you an idea, for the rest you have to come for a visit and see your self!!  

I think Elizabeth and I are going to the beaches in the lower part of the state this weekend so I will make sure to take some pictures and I am going to even try to take a short little video so we can actually say hello to all of you.  Okay tootles for now.