magic mouse

there is a mouse in my house. his name is diego. he's a magic mouse. for two days straight, he's cleaned out the traps without setting a single one off. he must think i really like him, since i leave him dinner every night. the truth is, i'm hansel-ing him. he'll get nice and plump and then he won't be so quick on the traps anymore.

here is a thing i want:

to be a schnauzer foster parent. there is a schnauzer rescue based out of laurel, md, and they look for foster homes for dogs for 2 to 6 weeks. it'd be so nice to have a dog without HAVING a dog. it's like rent-a-schnauzer. i'm seriously considering it. i'll wait until erin is around to see how she feels about this, though.


here is another thing i want:

a comfy and very coordinated living room. a place that feels like MY home. i'm ready for it. i'm thinking that the way i want it is "nature themed" --lots of browns, greens, plant motifs. i have some kathleen lolley prints for the wall. i want some tree branch hooks for by the door. wicker trunk as a coffee table. lots of plants. lots of wood. yes?

when i was young, my parents had this really amazing piece of art, made out of a coppery material. it was in our living room when we lived on treehaven. it was a sculpture of leaves, birds, and bird houses. i always loved it. they sold it at a garage sale when i was in middle school, after we'd moved and they'd done a new "decorating" scheme. i wish we still had it somewhere, because it'd be perfect with what i want now for my house. funny how things "come around" again. the truth is, i think my parents have always been very stylish in a classic way--they have a knack for choosing things that will always look good, instead of trendy things. i hope that they've passed this on to me, too.