12 July 2012

The treasure map to my slapper of gold

I walked into the kithen the other morning and found this treasure map on the fridge:



"A cruncher like this would be too BOLD, but seek and ye may find a slapper of GOLD!"

At first I thought it was a little treaure hunt/ game that my husband had made for the kids. But then I read it again...  I call the 3-hole punch in our office the "cruncher:"



And so I realized that "slapper" must mean stapler...

And I had just seen the prettiest stapler EVAAA when we were at Pottery Barn...

So I followed to the end of the map...


I saw the drawing of the banana peel & had no idea what that meant  (He just told me that it was a chandelier)
wups!

... but I recoginzed the shelf with binders & boxes and glasss jugs on it as the one from the
back office:

{See the shelf all the way to the right?}

And I ran down there and on top of the shelf where X had marked the spot, there was the beautiful brass stapler that I'd been eyeing!!
eeeeeeeek!!

Here's a quick pic I snapped of it:

{The "slapper" of gold i.e. a brass stapler from Pottery Barn}

I love it!! 

 I'm not five years old any more, but my husband understands that I still get excited about things like a five year-old.  
...and that makes me really happy.


xoxo, Lauren

ps- I love that he thinks that a brass crucher (3 hold punch) would be too "bold" ...  I think he's right ;) ;)

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24 comments:

  1. haha! this is the cutest thing ever!

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  2. THAT is quite adorable. Great man ya got there!


    And dayum....gorgeous 'slapper'!

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  3. This is amazing! A treasure map that leads to this supercute stapler!

    Maria
    http://www.unidentifiedlifestyle.com

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  4. What a sweetie! It's the little things.

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  5. that is one very nice stapler & what a sweet way for your hubby to give it to ya!

    http://ohhhsolovely.blogspot.com/

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  6. Brilliant! I know...its the little things in life that are actually the Biggest!

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  7. Adorable! You can tell your husband totally "gets" you.

    -Lane
    www.urbanorchardinteriors.com

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  8. Hah so much fun! I am totally into little gifts. Ridiculous levels of excitement! And that stapler looks perfectly Lauren Liess in my opinion!
    xoAmy

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  9. That is just too sweet.
    Treasure hunts are the best, aren't they?

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  10. Ok,, so I'm totally coming over and we are playing these games! I also love games like this. How precious!! Love it! Enjoy your fab stapler :)))

    ~E

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  11. I love the way your mind works :) Maria

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  12. god, dave is simply perfect. so are your boys and that stapler. what a lovely poetic ability he has...a gem he is!

    where o where did you get those office shelves? i need something similar for basement storage. let me guess - a store we don't have in canada...

    xox terri

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  13. oh, and i LOVE the fact that you have a chalkboard fridge. you are the best mum.

    xo

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  14. hey Terri!-- They're from West Elm!!
    xoxo :)

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  15. That is so seriously cute!! Your husband and kids are adorable :)

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  16. Lauren, you are so talented! And you have a beautiful family! I want to also congratulate you on the arrival of your third son. I enjoy reading your blog and hope someday I dare to paint my white fridge like yours :)

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  17. What a creative hubby! And a beautiful slapper! *eyes her old-school-style stapler sideways for a moment*

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