Out with the old and in with the New

This week I decided to do something daring.  Our kitchen table set we inheritted fom my grandparents when Papa died 8 years ago has been need of a change..  I love this set.  But, over time the fabric on the chairs have gotten worn and the color didn't go with the house.  So this week I decided to recover them.  I have never done this before, but had seen it done and it didn't look that hard.  So I jumped in and started.  I wanted to have it done before Marc got home and surprise him, but I only had 1/2 done when he got home.  He was still surprised and then got to help me finish the other 1/2.  The new fabric is chocolate brown pleather.  They turned out so good, I think.  I wonder why I didn't do it sooner.  My mom saw them later this week and at first said, "You got new chairs", then she looked again and said, "You recovered them, They look good".  I was so happy that she liked them, because the set belonger to her parents and I was nervouse that she may not like them.  Take a look.  Here are the before and after photo's.

Before

After

ZIGGIE

Yesterday between Marc's test at the hospital and meeting with the doctor we killed some time and went over to the petco in park city and ended up suprising the kids that night with this guy.  HIs name is Ziggie.

The kids were so excited.  I had the kids all sit on the couch and Marc brought him in.  Ziggie sat right in front of them on the floor and din't even make a sound.  Then we told the kids to open their eyes and they had the biggest smiles on their faces when they saw him.  He is 6 years old and already house broken, which I  and Marc love.  He is a Lhasa Apso pure breed.   He is so good with the kids.  They are in heaven.  We were going to try to get a dog for christmas but never found one we liked.  So he is a little late christmas present.