Apologies ahead of a boring post ...

The dresser delivery went well.  They gave a 30 minute window and arrived on-time - holy cow!!  It's my grandmother's dresser and nightstand.  I still need to attach the backboard to the dresser.  My mom included an old plate collectable she had in our farm house in Ohio.  Mom likes to collect plates and now I have the a lot of that collection.  I like circles in decor so plates are fun additions.

The picture is coming down and the little white table is a table my grandfather made and my grandmother stitched the cover.  I'll figure that out too.  This is the only room we had to put the dresser for now.  Once my youngest moves out, we're making his room the primary guest room.  The blue plate is my mom's.

Just a couple more pictures while I'm at it. 

Aspen PROOFED.  It kind of sucks!
My poor dining room!

Getting along and SHARING.  This rarely happens.
She blends in perfectly with the bed LOL.

Today is TASK day.  I have a completely full (kind of overfull) day tomorrow and I need to get stuff done today ahead of the trip.  Dog, house, pack, rescue work, PHB homework, etc.  Other than a nail appointment, I'm home working.

I baked last night because I needed an anniversary treat for hubby.  The bakery with gluten-free choices suddenly closed.  It was our favorite go-to bakery - bummer for the family who owned it.  That left me with baking during the witching hours.  This was the first real baking I did after I declared no more desserts - forever.  It was moderately hard.  Me and batter have a past that can't be easily forgotten hahaha.

Christmas cookies will be my biggest challenge - cookie dough is my first love.  I'm changing up how I bake this holiday because I don't completely trust myself.  I'll do the holiday cookies, but only enough for Christmas - not all of December.  The other weeks I'll bake things that don't tempt me as much - cheesecake bars, lemon squares - stuff where the batter is gross.  The family won't even notice.  They want treats - any treats!

If I'm MIA for a few days, it's because of the trip.  Back Monday night.  I hope to still get a post tomorrow and maybe Saturday morning.  My goal this trip is to take some pictures!  P.S. Just like EVERY anniversary trip lately - rain expected the entire weekend.  Oh well.  When will we learn!