Bold and Beautiful

A beautiful and soothing green bedroom. 

But not for an 8.5 year old boy. 

Kalvin enjoys having a California King bed.

(NO-we did NOT buy it for him. He ended up with it by default!)

But it kind of kills any idea of cool bedding for a kid.

Have you ever tried finding fun bedding in Cal King size?

Yeah. It doesn't exist. 

Actually, finding Cal King bedding in general is a joke.

 But I digress...

So it's time for him to have a place he can call his own.

A real bedroom.

Something BOLD.

The boys are going on a father/son outing tonight for a few days.

Kalvin will have a new room when he gets back!   

Inspiration.

Hunchies

Kalmor Dental no longer gives out the bouncy balls it has become known for.

Instead, we have 5" nubby balls.

They are blown up for each kid on the the spot.

The 'nubbies' are a hit.

At least with our boys.

Ode

 

Twenty rhubarb stalks with the latest picking!

Decided to make a simple syrup for rhubarb spritzers. 

Pure heaven.

Then decided I had better dice and freeze some of the bounty.

Filled three bags with 2 cups rhubarb in each.

Then decided to have a second rhubarb spritzer.

Mmm...

And went back and looked at the plants after their thinning.

They don't look like they're missing much.

Sunday Walk (5.23)

Talmage found a bug.

Sweet Sink

traditional bathroom design by san francisco interior designer Nicole Hollis

I really like this sink.

Two Days

3 suitcases.
3 RedBox DVD's.
3 kids.
2000 miles.
First official family trip.



What's wrong with this picture?



I'm not sure which was more exciting--going to Wall Drug, or seeing a real Jackalope:



Nostalgia found. Minuteman missile station bunkers.




Door to underground missile control unit



A mere three inches of glass separates these three from an intercontinental ballistic missile.



The Badlands speak for themselves.





Crazy Horse



Reptile Gardens




Sturgis. The infamous Knuckle Saloon.



I have no idea.



Devil's Tower



And the boys admiring it while we took pictures



Random wildlife. The mountain goat was standing in an island in the road just outside Mt. Rushmore.
The longhorns were in a field just outside the Devil's Tower area.

Five Minutes

Then we shaved the 'hawks to match the rest of their #2 hair.