Little treasures

I was lucky enough to receive a gift card from Freedom for my birthday recently.  Yesterday, I got to put it through it's paces.  Here are some pictures of what I came home with.

All from here

I also got quite a few Christmas decorations that I'll photograph during the week and post.  After the purchases on the weekend, I think navy and red have won in the accent colour arena.

If you've started holidays, like we have, I hope you didn't cop any 'I'm boooooored's today.  I'm so pleased that we managed the first day without hearing that phrase!

Birthday giveaway! - ENTRIES HAVE NOW CLOSED

It's my birthday, and to celebrate I thought a little giveaway was in order!

In honour of turning an older version of old, I thought a wise owl would be a lovely gift for one lucky reader.  Check out this guy, available from Decorating Emporium.

There are three ways to enter:
1.  'Follow' Two Beaches and a Lake and leave me a comment on this post stating that you are a new follower.
2.  If you already follow the blog, leave a comment on this post.
3.  If you would like an extra entry, 'like' Two Beaches and a Lake on Facebook and come back here and tell me about it by commenting on this post.

It's easy peasy, lemon squeezy, and who wouldn't want this super cute little owl on their desk

Entries will close at midday (AEST) on Thursday, 24 November 2011, with the winner being drawn on Thursday night.

Enjoy my birthday!

Entries in this giveaway have now closed!

Thankful Thursday

Today is a super special 'Thankful Thursday'.  We are currently experiencing a setback with the build, but that will not overshadow today's super special occasion.

See this baby...

Today, he turns FIVE!  Thankful is an understatement.  He is our only boy, and is simply amazeballs.

You are the greatest, little buddy.  Happy birthday!  (Now, Mummy will get back to planning your new bedroom and baking your birthday cake)

What are you thankful for today?

Dream Sofa Update #1

You might remember yesterday, I posted about this beautiful lounge that I'm absolutely in love with.

Unbeknownst to me then, the retailer had 30% off all fabric lounges.  Oh.my.dog.  Done deal, let's buy two!!  He with the money (Husband) rang up to enquire, and was told that the price I was taking the 30% off was the introductory price, and that the lounge would actually be about the same price as I originally thought it was, as the introductory offer had ended.  Oh well, too bad, so sad, not paying that price for something we don't need for another six months.  There'll be another sale.  Yadayadayada.

Enter the wonder of the internet.  The lounge was still advertised at said 'introductory price', less 30%.  Holy cow, game on.  Rang Husband 37 times to say, ring back, they need to match the internet price.  Blah, blah, blah.  Husband doesn't answer.  Ugh!  Re-check website.  In the twenty minutes between the initial phone call, checking the internet and getting Husband back on the phone, they'd updated the web price.  Evidently, they'd had A LOT of calls RE: this lounge.  They must have realised that the web site hadn't been updated, and gotten onto it toot sweet.

RANT OVER.  Thank you for reading, if you've gotten this far!!

So, whilst the today price is fantastic, it is not a 'buy today' price.  There will be another sale.  We'll buy it at Christmas time.  So, never fear, there will be a 'Dream Sofa Update #2' and more, when we get this baby in situ.

I really hope that the other people who rang up got the lounge at the internet price.  This really demonstrates the importance of ensuring details are updated, friendly retailers!

Now I'm off to 'not watch' the NRL GF.  Happy Sunday, peeps and a special "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" shout out to a lovely cousin.

This is where it's at

Drop beams and import fill and increasing costs and decreasing costs and...

Our tender letter was due last Friday, and then yesterday and then...  (cue birds chirping)

But in more exciting news, our little girl turns three next week, so we are off shopping for special treats for her this afternoon.  No time to visit the builder.

Tomorrow, I will visit the builder.  For someone who usually hates to wait, I am so unfazed by this slowness.  I must be mellowing in my old(er) age!

Source

It's been fun watching some fellow bloggers start to decorate their new homes.  A great opportunity to live vicariously through others!  And the houses are looking fan.tastic!  Great job, girls.

Anything exciting happening at your end?  Please feel free to share!!!

Have a great Tuesday.