New beginnings....

Originally posted June 4, 2009

So....here is the very first Kyle & Cheryl Rode website/blog. It has been months in the making even though it really doesn't look that way. The hardest part was deciding on the web address. We thought "Kyle & Cheryl" or "Rode Family" were all a bit cheesy and we wanted something original. Well, Kyle came up with Rodetonfieldville, which if you don't get it, is a play on the name of the fictitional town Westchestertonfieldville from "Mr. Deeds". I laughed so hard (to myself since I was at work at the time) but we scratched it as the actual web address because I could never say it correctly. So...being the sports people we are...Kyle came up with Rode Nation. We did decide to keep Rodetonfieldville, but use it as our website title.

As you all know, we are planning for Miss Taryne Milady to arrive at the end of September. We have been busy re-organizing the house to make room for her and all the stuff you need for a baby. We are also trying to do several mini home improvement projects before she arrives. The main one is taking care of the wallpaper in the kitchen, dining room, entry and guest bathroom. Yes, we have wallpaper in ALL of those places. It was also in the master bath, but we have previously dealt with the macaroni and cheese colored paper in that room. I have no idea who picked out the wallpaper that is in our house, but I am pretty sure they were blind!

So this weekend, we start with the kitchen. I love the layout of the kitchen we have, but because everything is so dated (it may only look that bad because of the ugly wallpaper) I hate being in the room. Here is a visual description for the wallpaper in the kitchen....think fish scales (for the design) that are mauve-ish/maroon and navy. Also the print is super tiny and when the lights are on, it appears that the paper/walls are moving. It can easily make a person nauseous. The new wall color will be a beautiful bold green. Hopefully the color will "transform" the room and everything else can be dealt with at a later date.

So...I wanted a website to easily share info about us as well as pictures. I decided to add a blog to tell silly stories and have a written reference to things (not all things are best for pictures). I am surprised at myself by how long I have blabbed on this blog. Maybe I will become a blogger after all....until next time, Gig'em!