Um, helllllllooooooo, is this thing still on? Tink, Tink, Tink... Oh, WOW! It seems so.... My poor neglected blog.... Seems that life has gotten in the way, what with work, holidays sprinkled in here and there, Drew moving out, Katie graduating from high school and then heading to college - culinary school to be exact - in Charlotte, NC - a VERY long 8 hour drive, becoming empty nesters and then a few more holidays!
I am so sorry my little blog. I had such high hopes for us this year - we were supposed to blog about all the highlights of the past year, print a blog book and now.... Now a NEW YEAR is upon us!!! How did that happen? Is it just me or is time moving much faster than should be allowed?
I'm sorry I let life get in the way... Painting/redecorating the bedroom. Painting the living room (craft room), the hallways and the family room. Facebook... Pinterest...
I promise little blog that I will do my best to get you updated in the near future. Rather than trying to keep up with my "friends" by "stalking" them on their blogs or facebook I will try hard to get you updated, you may not get published but updated nonetheless. Now.... where did those memory cards with all those pictures go?
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
SNOW!
Oh my... As wonderful as it was to have woken up to a white Christmas - this certainly did top the surprise scale! You see the weathermen often spout of storms and spin tales of frightening weather conditions that have people wishing for basements (tornados!) or in the case of the last few days wishing they hadn't left their snow shovels and sleds behind (like we did when we moved to Alabama from Ohio!) However, this time, all those crazies who scoured the store shelves for that last prized gallon of milk or that coveted last loaf of bread actually were right on the mark!
We woke up to find 8" - Yes, you read that right, I said 8" of snow blanketing our yard!
Since the weathermen we so sure this storm was coming, our school system canceled school for Monday, the 10th and so we had Katies friend Audrey Curtis over for the night - which turned into several night lucky for us! She is such a sweet girl!
The girls played games on the Wii, watched movies, and of course played in the snow!
The dogs were quite fun too! Sugar wanted nothing to do with the snow which resulted in this...
Bear however LOVED the snow which resulted in this....
A little bit later Joe & Tyler Brown came over and more snow play ensued with periods of warming themselves by the fire, drinking hot chocolate and enjoying some snow cream! YUM! Plans were made for more snow play but unfortunately that never happened :-(
As it turned out the kids ended up being out of school all week since this area isn't prepared for this kind of weather and travel was pretty treacherous at times. I think everyone is quite ready to be back to school on Tuesday!
Though Katie was elated with the snow she was also a bit bummed because she was supposed to start her job at Joann Fabric & Crafts on the 10th but because of the weather she wasn't able to have her first work day until Thursday, the 13th. She seems to really enjoy it so far - I will post a pic of her in her uniform soon!
We woke up to find 8" - Yes, you read that right, I said 8" of snow blanketing our yard!
Since the weathermen we so sure this storm was coming, our school system canceled school for Monday, the 10th and so we had Katies friend Audrey Curtis over for the night - which turned into several night lucky for us! She is such a sweet girl!
The girls played games on the Wii, watched movies, and of course played in the snow!
The dogs were quite fun too! Sugar wanted nothing to do with the snow which resulted in this...
Bear however LOVED the snow which resulted in this....
A little bit later Joe & Tyler Brown came over and more snow play ensued with periods of warming themselves by the fire, drinking hot chocolate and enjoying some snow cream! YUM! Plans were made for more snow play but unfortunately that never happened :-(
As it turned out the kids ended up being out of school all week since this area isn't prepared for this kind of weather and travel was pretty treacherous at times. I think everyone is quite ready to be back to school on Tuesday!
Though Katie was elated with the snow she was also a bit bummed because she was supposed to start her job at Joann Fabric & Crafts on the 10th but because of the weather she wasn't able to have her first work day until Thursday, the 13th. She seems to really enjoy it so far - I will post a pic of her in her uniform soon!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Why do they grow?
This has been a hard week for me as a mom... Though we know it is our job as parents to raise our children to mature adults that find their own legs and at some point start their own lives - I was NOT ready for this day.... Drew moved out... I am so happy for him that he is making his own way in the world but still feel uncertain that I accomplished all that I needed to in order to prepare him for leaving the nest. He is now living with 2 roommates in an apartment not far from home but still... As he was packing I realized just how much his room needed painted so now his room (our future guest room) sits awaiting a new paint job - we chose a light gray called Silver Leaf - now we just need to find the time to paint! Hopefully I'll be posting pictures of the completed guest room soon.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year!
Last night for New Years Eve Howard, Katie & I went over to our friends home to ring in the new year! The Holcombs were wonderful hosts as always and we had such a good time.... until I started not feeling well.... so we went home at 11:30 and brought in the new year all warmly snuggled in bed! We were so glad we got to spend the night with Shawn, Hope, Zach, Ranoah & Skylah Holcomb and Hope's brother Sherm, Ben & Alisa, Kylee, Jacob & Dylan Henrie, Jonathan, Shay, Trey and Hannah Brock (Lauri was home ill :-( so she couldn't come) and Charles Cozelos (Jonathan's step-father)
We played games like Hullabaloo, Bang and several different games on the Xbox 360 using the Kinect games.
We also made homemade ice cream for root beer floats!
We played games like Hullabaloo, Bang and several different games on the Xbox 360 using the Kinect games.
We also made homemade ice cream for root beer floats!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Hawk
So for the past few days we have had this little treasure visiting us...
Isn't she a beauty! She has been plying us with her song. We have seen her on various perches within eye shot of the backdoor and have heard her calling from her hiding space within the trees.
I got a new camera Friday - an Olympus SP800UZ and it has a 30x zoom and I am so grateful that it does because it allowed me this wonderful shot! She was on our back fence which is about 85 foot away at this point. I have been playing with the different settings on my camera and am a bit scared of some of the "magic" it has - like the pinhole, fisheye, popart and drawing settings.
I got a new camera Friday - an Olympus SP800UZ and it has a 30x zoom and I am so grateful that it does because it allowed me this wonderful shot! She was on our back fence which is about 85 foot away at this point. I have been playing with the different settings on my camera and am a bit scared of some of the "magic" it has - like the pinhole, fisheye, popart and drawing settings.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Somedays... Like today....
Some days I stop and wonder what I've done to deserve so many blessings in my life. Some days I stop and wonder why Heavenly Father has blessed me with the family and friends - both near and far - that I have. Some days I wonder why why Heavenly Father has places a pebble in my path yet other days I wonder why he has placed a boulder in my path. Some days I wonder how to jump the hurdles while holding onto the blessings. Some days, like today, I am thankful, prayerful, hopeful, confused, scared, confident, strong, tearful, joyful, stressed, weak.... I think if you were to provide an adjective I'm sure I could think of a time I have experienced that feeling.
Today though I am extremely thankful. Thankful the son of friends successfully had a needed surgery, that his doctors hands were skillfully guided and that he is mending. Thankful that my daughter has such wonderful friends. Thankful that the car in front of me was going slow enough that we both missed being involved in the VERY bad accident on the freeway by a few minutes. Thankful that emergency crews were able to get to the accident quickly and render the necessary aid. Thankful that I work with such WONDERFUL people who value me as a person and who make me feel a valuable part of the team. The list could go on and on. Now this isn't to say that there isn't a pebble in the road, there is, in fact, it is a boulder and may not easily be overcome without some wise counsel but the blessings, those wonderful blessings, FAR outweigh those pebbles, those rocks, those boulders.
Today I want you to know that I am thankful for the blessing you are to me, that you have been to my life & to the lives of my family. You make me a better person because YOU are YOU so THANK YOU... for being a blessing without every realizing it! Today, and well.... everyday I want you to know that YOU are a blessing to someone, somewhere, whether you know it or not that somedays, like today I thanked Heavenly Father for placing YOU in my path along with the joy, sorrow, blessings and hurdles so that YOU can help me be a better ME.
Today though I am extremely thankful. Thankful the son of friends successfully had a needed surgery, that his doctors hands were skillfully guided and that he is mending. Thankful that my daughter has such wonderful friends. Thankful that the car in front of me was going slow enough that we both missed being involved in the VERY bad accident on the freeway by a few minutes. Thankful that emergency crews were able to get to the accident quickly and render the necessary aid. Thankful that I work with such WONDERFUL people who value me as a person and who make me feel a valuable part of the team. The list could go on and on. Now this isn't to say that there isn't a pebble in the road, there is, in fact, it is a boulder and may not easily be overcome without some wise counsel but the blessings, those wonderful blessings, FAR outweigh those pebbles, those rocks, those boulders.
Today I want you to know that I am thankful for the blessing you are to me, that you have been to my life & to the lives of my family. You make me a better person because YOU are YOU so THANK YOU... for being a blessing without every realizing it! Today, and well.... everyday I want you to know that YOU are a blessing to someone, somewhere, whether you know it or not that somedays, like today I thanked Heavenly Father for placing YOU in my path along with the joy, sorrow, blessings and hurdles so that YOU can help me be a better ME.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Entertainment Center
We got the entertainment center all moved in and are in the process of accessorizing it - which is a challenge for me so if anyone wants to give me a hand or some advice - I'd appreciate it! If we had left the center oak I wouldn't have any problems but not sure how to accessorize it now that it's painted!
These are two of my cute little "helpers"
This is how they helped.....
Yeah, not so much huh? We had left the backer panels outside overnight since we had checked the weather... It was supposed to be nice - shouldn't be a problem.... The next morning I didn't give it a thought as I let the dogs out - it should be dry, right? Apparently there had been a heavy dew and it had "lifted" the paint - I found this out as I let the dogs in and noticed the black paw prints on my freshly cleaned carpet! I didn't stop to get pictures and as it is we are still working on getting a few of the prints off the carpet!
Anyhoo, this is what we started out with - I took this picture AFTER we removed all the doors and hardware. We were just going to leave it oak but when I took handles off of the upper doors we found out that they had sprayed the stain and varnish on OVER the "face plates" that were behind the knobs! Since we couldn't find a stain that would match (because of the age) we decided the next option was to paint it black!
(Notice the computer piece in the background - still trying to decide to leave it as is or paint it black as well.... oh, and the table/chairs FINALLY made it down to my brothers place in Gulfport! We are slowly but surely getting our garage back - maybe I'll be able to park in it again soon!)
This is the finished piece (well almost! - still looking for the aforementioned helpers/ideas on finishing it up!)
This is my main "helper"! - doesn't he look thrilled with me and this project! (I LOVE YOU HONEY!)
He was such a trooper - we took off all the doors and the backer boards, he hoisted, removed hinges, filled holes in the doors, sanded, primed, painted (with a little help from the sprayer!), hoisted again, made a shelf to lift the TV and make room for the DVD & DVR, reinstalled the doors, made a sliding shelf (for the printer that is hiding behind the lower left door), he installed the new handles and then he set up all the electronics - THANK YOU HONEY!
I must also thank our other two "helpers" - Drew & Katie! They helped me remove the old handles, the old hinges, the 6 sliding DVD/CD shelves/brackets, they sanded, wiped, hoisted, moved, reinstalled the lights in the long upper cabinets, installed the new handles, helped with setting up the electronics and Katie spray painted the locks for the DVD/CD cabinets from gold to satin nickel to match the handles.
All in all I am super HAPPY with the results - still have a few touch-ups to do and that accessorizing to figure out and we are considering "rebuilding" the DVD shelves (which were actually meant to hold cassette tapes and VCR tapes in the plastic cases) but they work for now so.....
Now onto the next projects - finishing pulling my notes together for the food dehydrating class I am teaching at the stake preparedness fair this weekend (YIKES - that's in 3 days!), pulling stuff together for the neighborhood yard sale that is 2 weeks away, getting the garage back in order and then pulling together the information for the once a month cooking class that I am teaching soon.... oh and then there are the crochet, sewing and quilting things that are calling to me from the other room!!!!!
These are two of my cute little "helpers"
This is how they helped.....
Yeah, not so much huh? We had left the backer panels outside overnight since we had checked the weather... It was supposed to be nice - shouldn't be a problem.... The next morning I didn't give it a thought as I let the dogs out - it should be dry, right? Apparently there had been a heavy dew and it had "lifted" the paint - I found this out as I let the dogs in and noticed the black paw prints on my freshly cleaned carpet! I didn't stop to get pictures and as it is we are still working on getting a few of the prints off the carpet!
Anyhoo, this is what we started out with - I took this picture AFTER we removed all the doors and hardware. We were just going to leave it oak but when I took handles off of the upper doors we found out that they had sprayed the stain and varnish on OVER the "face plates" that were behind the knobs! Since we couldn't find a stain that would match (because of the age) we decided the next option was to paint it black!
(Notice the computer piece in the background - still trying to decide to leave it as is or paint it black as well.... oh, and the table/chairs FINALLY made it down to my brothers place in Gulfport! We are slowly but surely getting our garage back - maybe I'll be able to park in it again soon!)
This is the finished piece (well almost! - still looking for the aforementioned helpers/ideas on finishing it up!)
This is my main "helper"! - doesn't he look thrilled with me and this project! (I LOVE YOU HONEY!)
He was such a trooper - we took off all the doors and the backer boards, he hoisted, removed hinges, filled holes in the doors, sanded, primed, painted (with a little help from the sprayer!), hoisted again, made a shelf to lift the TV and make room for the DVD & DVR, reinstalled the doors, made a sliding shelf (for the printer that is hiding behind the lower left door), he installed the new handles and then he set up all the electronics - THANK YOU HONEY!
I must also thank our other two "helpers" - Drew & Katie! They helped me remove the old handles, the old hinges, the 6 sliding DVD/CD shelves/brackets, they sanded, wiped, hoisted, moved, reinstalled the lights in the long upper cabinets, installed the new handles, helped with setting up the electronics and Katie spray painted the locks for the DVD/CD cabinets from gold to satin nickel to match the handles.
All in all I am super HAPPY with the results - still have a few touch-ups to do and that accessorizing to figure out and we are considering "rebuilding" the DVD shelves (which were actually meant to hold cassette tapes and VCR tapes in the plastic cases) but they work for now so.....
Now onto the next projects - finishing pulling my notes together for the food dehydrating class I am teaching at the stake preparedness fair this weekend (YIKES - that's in 3 days!), pulling stuff together for the neighborhood yard sale that is 2 weeks away, getting the garage back in order and then pulling together the information for the once a month cooking class that I am teaching soon.... oh and then there are the crochet, sewing and quilting things that are calling to me from the other room!!!!!
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