In the past month...

Okay, Okay I know. It has been a month. Sorry. But I don't think there are many of you out there even reading this so no worries!

It is my favorite time of year. Every two years actually. THE OLYMPICS! I just love seeing people from across the globe get together and play sports. The commentators on radio and TV have mentioned several times how gracious the Chinese audience has been to other countries. I don't think that should be a surprise. Why can't we all just support these fantastic athletes. There are 6.6 some billion people in the world and there are 11,000 athletes. That is a minute number! It amazes me the things these people achieve. And they inspire the other 6.6 billion people to achieve things they never dreamt possible.

These two weeks are extremely hopeful and inspiring and I wish the world could continue on in this spirit even when the games aren't in session.

But on to more real stories...
I got a couch! I no longer have to sit on just one chair, I have the option of the floor, the chair, or the couch! It is lovely. I also have some "artwork" to get put up. I know I said I would post pictures, and I promise I will.

This "artwork" is SO simple. And CHEAP! :o)
All you need is two or three rolls of wrapping paper in patterns you like (and can look at every day), some boxes (clean up after holidays and snag a bunch, that's what I did), scissors, glue and thumb tacks.

Okay ready... here we go
1. trace the top of the box on the paper you want to cover it with. then measure how high the side of the box is and make sure you've got enough extra paper to cut the sides
2. cut out the paper
3. place paper face down on table (or floor if you've got minimal furniture like me) and apply glue in an even way. I suggest using a glue stick, but if you've got good ole fashioned elmers use a paint brush to make sure it is evenly spread
4. put box on paper and apply pressure
5. LET DRY! (don't try to do the sides yet, you'll get wrinkles and shifts in the paper)
6. do steps 1-4 for the other boxes until all the paper is gone
7. have a glass of wine and a chick flick (or deadliest catch marathon) while the tops dry
8. go back and glue on the sides. For corners you can either fold them over or cut them out. I suggest folding (less room for error)
9. let dry either overnight or if you're up for it through another glass of wine and movie
10. tack the bottom of the box to the wall. I would use two tacks, one in each corner of the box and "hang" the top of the box on the bottom! (if you want it to be more sturdy you can glue the top to the bottom but i think this is the best way to do it, you'll have a lot more flexibility to move them around

In the next two weeks, i PROMISE to do this and take pictures so you can see how it is done!

Check back soon!
loves - e*ricks

p.s. GO WORLD!

Erin: OOOOGH...
this is a catastrophe
you will NOT believe this
so.. i just spell checked my blog post in Blogger
had the word "arn't" instead of "aren't"
but when it highlighted "arn't"
the first option to change it to... "ain't"
Katie: NOOOO
Erin: AIN"T???!!!
SOOO NOT A WORD!
Katie: that is infuriating
Erin: thank you!
Katie: what is this world coming to
seriously
Erin: it is falling apart around us
Katie: is it that hard to at least write in proper English

Next time I post... we will discuss proper English and how the Internet has destroyed it.