. . . out with the old . . .

think back . . .

{WAAAAAAAY back}

. . . to the year 1983

{if you can}

what was going on in your life?

were you even born yet?

if you were me,

you were 25 years old

you'd been married 4 1/2 years

you had two darling little girls

{3 years old & 2 weeks old}

you were moving into a brand new home

you'd just finished building

where this plush forest green carpet

had been freshly installed

now fast forward to 2008

- 24 1/2 years later! -

and guess what's still around?

but . . . not any more!

oh, happy day last week
the end of an era
out with the green
in with the ginger spice

{she was/is my favorite . . .

don't you just love girl bands?}

seriously, though, that's the

name of the carpet colorno more commercial grade

green polka dot

family room floor

bring on the neutral
you know that thing about light colors

making the room look larger . . . it's true!

imagine the enormity

if the walls weren't red!

i probably will miss the green

at christmas time

{i might miss MAGGIE, too}

i'm not sure ginger spice

will look so smashing

with all that red & white

it's a chance i'm willing to take

you know they also say

"change is like manure . . .

it stinks!

but, it's good for growth."

i thought it was just that

new carpet smell

food for thought . . .

if ginger spice lasts

as long as forest green,

i'll be 73 the next time

i get new carpet