Week 31: Everything's Coming up Roses!

As the heat of June in Iowa settles upon us, one thing is for certain.  Our roses LOVE the heat!  (Much more than my developing kankles, but that story a fun blog update does not make.)  We have a climbing rose that has gone absolutely gangbusters on our arbor.  This photo was taken safely inside the air conditioning.

I thought I would also show you a few rose arrangements inside the house on our newest IKEA purchases, that mama-to-be assembled all by herself on Saturday while Eric was out on errands.  (I gotta say it feels good to be useful!)  Here is end table #1 in our TV room.

Here is end table #2 in our TV room with roses from the front of the house.

And here is a bookcase in the baby's room with one of the paler pink roses on top.  Definitely ready for some books!  You might also note my winning artwork from when I was 10.  Literally, I won 1st place in the Kellar Elementary School art fair in 1992, and it was matted and framed and hung in our school for at least 10 years.  My mom was kind enough to retrieve it for me years later and I have to say, I think baby Morse would enjoy having this piece adorn her nursery.  Not everyone can say their mom is an award winning artist, right?  :)