Wordless Wednesday. Almost.

**Playing on daddy's iPhone while laying in the big honkin' bath tub.**

A Christmas Project

I love Christmas decor.

I don't love paying for Christmas decor.

Unless it's half-off at Hobby Lobby! :)

Anyway, a house down the street and around the corner has something a little different on it's front door. It's not a wreath...sometimes I like stuff JUST because it's different. And I like this. A lot. So I've been eyeballing it each and every time I drive passed it. And I think 'Oh yea, I could so make that.'

Between Hobby Lobby and Michaels, with nearly everything I needed being 50% off, I bought the items I needed to make my front door pretties.

An hour later, here are my creations!

I am so very pleased with how they turned out!!

More projects and pictures to come!!

Happy Monday!

It's time for you to meet...

My hearth room...my new quilt...and my new friend.

My friend...she found me. Becky found my blog at some point and began commenting...very sweet words. I remember that she was always encouraging while we had our old house on the market...hers was on the market as well. We shared the 'stress-bond' of selling...yet we knew full-well that in God's time, we'd have our answers!

Sweet Becky is having a trying year...she could use your prayers...but she has a talent that keeps her busy. I visited her blog and what I found always made me smile. Becky can make quilts like it's nobody's business. I half-jokingly told her that she'd have to make me one someday...she didn't hesitate with a response of 'Sure, you just let me know when!'

Uh...NOW!! Yippie!

I told her that I'd love something for the new house...something I could see cozying up to the fire with. I gave her my colors...which may seem odd...but they are chocolate and red.

She chose fabrics after I pointed out two that I liked...and she got right to work. I don't think it even took her a month to complete it! AND...she named it the "Chocolate covered Cherry' quilt. Love it!!

You may want to have a peek at some of her work...she has even started her own store!!!

So...now I'll show you pictures of my new quilt and the space in which it resides.

Thank you, Becky! You are mah-vulous, dahling, simply mah-vulous!! God bless you!

Ah...there's the Chocolate-Covered Cherry...

I <3 my new quilt!




And...it's reversible!! (You rock, Becky!)

Wow...a fire!! We had a fireplace in our old house and NEVER lit it! Crazy people, we are!!

I plan to show you more rooms soon...stay tuned!

Wordless Wednesday

Ten on Tuesday

To Do this week:

1. Bible study for Wednesday.

2. Grab one more gift for hubby.

3. Start wrapping presents.

4. Clean out storage to be completely moved.

5. Remember to get cash to send to school for various reasons.

6. File my electronic work.

7. Paint tub niche in master bathroom.

8. Deliver no-sew blankets made for a friend.

9. Watch Biggest Loser finale.

10. Love on my babies.

What's on your to-do list?

Happy Tuesday!

Fuzzy insanity

Regarding new carpet...mine, anyway...it's going to drive me crazy!

Fuzzballs are created just by the 'life' that happens in carpeted spaces.

And fuzz...

floats

all

around

the

house!

And it sticks to clothes. Seriously, I dress the kids and say "don't sit in your floor, in fact, just go downstairs away from the carpet!"

The vaccuum doesn't help. It is stuffed with fuzz..and creates more fuzz when you move it around the floors.

I'm looking for a solution...or at least something to ease the issue.

Hairspray? (ha, totally kidding)

A dog brush? (halfway kidding)

Shop-vac from the garage? (highly likely option)

When the fuzz stops, the new has worn off...and probably the 'clean' look.

Maybe I should just count my fuzzy blessings and move along.

(I heart my new house, by the way, and the fuzz problem is a minor issue in the grand scheme of things!)

Happy Monday!

I want my 'normal' back...

This whole year has been crazy.

I've lost sight of things I used to do.

A big one?

Keeping track of money.

I used to keep spreadsheets of different things...I have totally abandoned my 'system'.

Yesterday we were helping some friends set up a spreadsheet similar to one of mine...and I missed mine. Probably sounds crazy...but I had this urge to get myself back to normal in this area.

So I came home and doctored three old spreadsheets.

I'm beginning to feel that normalcy return.

Sigh.

Now...on with the rest of this stuff that isn't normal yet!

Happy Friday!

I hope you have a wonderful/safe weekend...and if you're shopping, be safe!

Something

"Please post SOMETHING!"

Ok.

Something.

Or do you prefer...

Something.

Or maybe...

Something.

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

- Christmas cards are done.

- Christmas tree is up and gorgeous. Seriously, it's my best tree to date.

- There is more to do around the house. Isn't there always?

- Off to the dentist.

- One of these days I'll be a better blogger. (New Years Resolution??)

Happy Thursday!

Thanksgiving was a success!

I wrote out my menu.

I wrote out the cooking time and tempature for each item.

I wrote out what time I needed to start preparing each item.

With the exception of the dressing, everything turned out perfectly!

The dressing was a crockpot recipe which called for four hours of slow cooking...it did not get done. I probably should've checked on it more than I did and I could've turned it up, but we just popped it into the oven to finish it off and my sweet family ate it graciously.

My aunt and grandmother prepared the desserts...which were divine, as always...there was NO way I was going to tackle desserts...spoiling that part of the meal just isn't acceptable!

We played a few games after dinner, but not as many as we normally do...we did a lot of lounging and we thumbed through the sale papers...a really calm day...and sunny & beautiful! I didn't find anything in said sale papers that I couldn't live without...so I slept in Friday morning. We finally ventured out at about 2pm for a few things, but not 'hot' items. Also, Walmart was dead at 8:30pm when I went out for more things to go on my Christmas tree. I'm so happy I missed out on the crazy crowds of the early morning!

I'm so glad that we were finally able to host our family...and use the china that's been boxed up for so long.

How was your Thanksgiving!?

Getting ready...it's almost time for turkey!

To host my first Thanksgiving ever!!

Our 'fine' china has been unpacked. You must understand that it wasn't packed away simply because we moved. It was packed up because that's how it was shipped to us 9+ years ago!! We have never used it!! It is very pretty. Not sure it's what I would choose now, but I do still love it and I can't wait to use it!!

I'm trying to plan out exactly what time I need to do what on Thursday morning...and I'm SO thankful that my hubby will be home to make us some 'real' mashed potatos and help with the children. It's going to be a great day!

I've been trying to think of a new tradition to start this year. Not that we will have Thanksgiving in our home every year from now on, but you never know. I have some things rattling around in my little brain so we'll see what really happens.

What about you? What are some of your traditions?

I previously mentioned that I would make the same foods we've had all my life, but different. I wasn't trying to freak my family out...I simply meant that they won't be family recipes. This whole hosting thing is a big enough deal without me trying to measure up to the better cooks in the family!!