After the first week in our house

This week Haylie discovered the joys of cookie dough ice cream.

She had a good week, and seems to be liking living in our house and playing in her new room.

It is cold in here since we can't have the in-floor heat on everywhere, so she has been sleeping in our bed for warmth. We have a fire going when we are at home during the days, but the mornings are chilly. She has had breakfast in front of the fire in the mornings. I went and bought slippers for both of us (with Hello Kitty), so that helps.

We went out looking to buy a dining room set today, but this was all we could afford. No, seriously, we were shopping for furniture today, but didn't find anything that struck our fancy. We got some catalogs and are going to look around. We want something dark brown, like walnut, so it matches the kitchen. Everything is yellowy oak that other people buy.

We did buy a ceiling lamp, with the foyer in mind, but it ended up being right for the kitchen instead, above the island.

Here it is up-close tonight.