Moore!

I was so concerned about my friend Sindee who lives in Moore, Oklahoma where the tornado struck.  We've been internet and blog friends since 2002 and she hosted Elliot during his Oklahoma visit.  We exchange Christmas cards so I had her exact address and I was google mapping the path of the tornado and saw that it was very close to her home.  In fact, the elementary school that was leveled and where children died was only 4 miles from her home according to what I saw on the map.  I knew she worked in an elementary school but didn't know which one.  She was finally able to post Monday evening to say that she and her family were safe.  She rode out the storm in the bathroom of her elementary school (a different one than the one that was leveled) with her scared little charges.  Her husband and son took refuge in their storm cellar.  Their house was not destroyed but suffered a lot of damage,  She posted quite a few photos of her house so I took just one to post here to show you.  (Hope you don't mind Sindee.)  I told Jeff that I think a brick house must've helped.  I don't know much about tornadoes but I know that much from "The Three Little Pigs!"

I have to say that between the shootings in Connecticut and the tornado in Oklahoma, I am very proud of teachers!  They are so brave and shelter the children as if they were their own!  They cover the children with their own bodies!  How brave is that!?!

Kim has started a meme called Wednesday Chatter.  I don't have the logo or the link, Kim, so if you could let me know about that I'll link it up properly.  In the meantime, I linked it to your blog.

Wednesday Chatter:  Decorating the Home. Do you have a favorite room? What style is your home/apartment/flat? Share!

My favorite room is our living room.  I'm very happy with the way it has come together.  I literally look at it every time I go up and down the stairs.  We rarely use that room so it stays pretty much like what you would see in a model home or magazine.  It's the room I change seasonally.  I have pillows for the sofa and loveseat from Pottery Barn and I change the covers for summer, autumn, Christmas and spring.  I also change things like candle centerpieces on the coffee table, console table, server and entryway organizer.  I'll see if I can find a photo that I've already posted... Here's a photo from fall.

I would say our style is traditional.  To me, that's like dressing classic.  Traditional things never go out of style unlike trends like Southwest for example.  The big Welsh Cupboard is English Country style and I mix that with more modern touches from places like Pottery Barn.