An Entertaining Look Into the Life of a Rather Large, Slightly Dysfunctional Family: A mish-mash of my family's happenings mixed in with product reviews and giveaways!
Planning For Your Empty Nest Era It may seem inconceivable right now, with children running around the house and diapers needing to be changed, but every parent faces a future where their kids have left the home but they have still not yet retired – the empty nest period. For some parents, the thought of being an empty nester is a sad and unwelcome one. For others, it means more … [Read more...]
Around this time last year, our oldest son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters moved from our 5-bedroom apartment to their own place. It was a bittersweet moment -- sad to see them "leave the nest," but happy to have the extra added space. Especially for our other 4 children .. which meant they would each have their own bedroom now! Furniture is not something we come by easily. … [Read more...]
Oh yes .. the time has come! There are only 32 days left 'til jolly old Saint Nick comes a-visiting! I don't know about your kids, but mine have had their Christmas lists done since the beginning of fall! :) And it seems the older they get, the more items get added. I used to type up their lists and make copies for the grandparents and anyone else that asked about what … [Read more...]
Years ago, we had a living room set that included a fab chaise lounge! First one I ever owned. It was a birthday present from the hubs, and I loved it never let ANYONE else near it! It's been several years now and we no longer have that set. And since we've been looking to get a black leather sectional, I thought I would check out these nice Chaise Lounge Chairs from 1001 Shops! I could … [Read more...]
If you recall, I mentioned that we fell in love with a beautiful black leather sectional recently while furniture shopping. We are pretty sure that is the piece we want, so now we're looking for some great pieces to go with it.At 1001 Shops, they have some really nice Cocktail Tables to go with any decor. I personally have always had your basic rectangular coffee table, and wanted to … [Read more...]
Okay, so you know we've been wanting to redecorate our apartment this year, right? Well, ALL of our rooms could stand a much-needed makeover, but for now, we're going to concentrate on our living room first... since that's where we spend the most time. We're thinking of getting a black leather sectional that we found at a well-known furniture shop in our area. They also have a matching black … [Read more...]
All the snow we've been getting around here (with more to come this week) has had me doing some SERIOUS daydreaming about spring (obviously... look at my new springy blog layout... you like?! ;) I've been imagining all the fun things we're going to be doing once the warm weather arrives! One of our favorite things to do in the spring is to take the family … [Read more...]
I'm Tree (aka Mother of Pearl), hence the blog name. MOPII is a mish-mash of our family's crazy antics, reviews, giveaways, and more!
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