memories made

our daughter and family were here
from california for the holidays.

we were able to do many wonderful
activities and make fun memories!

one of the things that will stick in my mind:
sledding and snowshoeing at mt. baker :)

it was cold and it was fun!

i also participated in 'dressember'

committing to wear a dress every day in december

to raise money and awareness for human sex traffickling.

partering with 

international justice mission

so, i actually wore a sweater DRESS

up to snow shoe! :)

the holidays are over;

the kids all back to their homes & work

my hubbie and i are back to our routine...

but, memories were made

memories are stored away 

to be pulled up and remembered for 

years to come.

this thursday

we have had the guy here
all week working on my kitchen
we have no kitchen sink,
and we are using the bathroom one!

he promises it will be all hooked
up for the weekend!

i hope so
because right now
it feels as if i am camping!

in the living room i have a
make shift area for prepping food
because he poured my counter tops
and now is wet grinding and
then buffing it smooth
and finally he will finish with a
top coat and then some buffing with wax...

it will be amazing when it is done.

i am starting to get excited to
put things back in the 'new kitchen'

getting a new backsplash too...
soon. :)

we were planning to move right
into the adjoining bathroom
and remodel too,
so hoping the funds hold out
and we are able to do so...

we have been having quite the
weather here in the pacific northwest
in fact today the governor called for
a state of emergency because of
snow/ice...

it has been awful and my husband
has to work outside in it since
we own a dairy farm...
making sure pipes don't freeze
and the cows are safe and warm too.

no 'snow days' for him.
kids in the area haven't had
any school all week...
no fun playing in the snow for him
and me?
i am sitting by the fire
trying to stay warm and making
sure when he comes in
he has warm food and hot chocolate
at the ready!

this was taken in my husband's truck
on our way to get groceries...
in the evening after chores were done

yes, it does say 8 degrees

that is COLD!

and of course on monday
he had to help at the church
take down a stage in the children's classrooms
he had about an hour job to do...
and i went along
so he dropped me off
at the 50% sale at the thrift store!!

yes, i had an hour to myself
with everything 50% off...
oh dear...i scored!

so @ 50% off this is what i brought home

and i passed up a couple things that i am now 

kicking myself for leaving...

black booties for $3.00

two cardigans, a red one and an adorable taupe one

both of them for $3.50 each

a black mock turtleneck cashmere sweater $2.50

and then

i bought myself some grey yoga pants $1.50

and my hubs even got a sweatshirt 

for work $2.50

i hope you are all staying warm
and that you have also had a
wonderful week so far!

blessings always,

picture perfect

our backyard this morning

no more words needed than:

serene

&

beautiful

of course sitting in front

of the fireplace 

watching

it all from the warmth of my

home

makes it all the more

perfect! :)

so pinteresting!

so i am
quite possibly
oh yes, just possibly...
addicted to pinterest! ;)

it started out
innocently enough-
with me just
searching for ideas
for my new renovated kitchen...

you know,
looking for cabinets,
& new kitchen lighting, sinks
and yes even kitchen barstools...

it has quite possibly
become a healthy addiction?!

i have just spent a
few of my lovely
saturday hours re-pinning
and re-pinning! HA

i guess the other
option would be to
actually get some laundry
done but, that doesn't seem
as inviting!

we got a bit o' snow
last night but, not enough
to really play in
just enough to be slushy
and icky as far as i am
concerned.

so hence the pinterest,
blogging and facebook
kinda day!

tell me...
do you pin? :)

i hope you have
a wonderful saturday
doing whatever it is
that makes you smile!


oh, how i love lazy saturdays!

thrifty thursday

my thrifty finds for this thursday~

i have not been to the
thrift store for a while
and had the chance just
the other day as my hubs
and i went to town to pick
out light fixtures and tile
for our new kitchen renovation :)

so my finds for this week
are two amazing slouchy hats
and a striped cardigan

we live in the pacific northwest
and supposedly snow is in the
forecast for next week and well...
i personally can never
have too many slouchy hats,
boots or cardigans!

so i was a happy camper
when i ran across these
little finds!

the red hat has a sweet little crochet button on the side :)

i have been documenting
and documenting as our
kitchen gets remodeled
and i continue to live smack
dab in absolute chaos!

all the food from our cupboards
sit on our dining table
our pots in the spare room
and all the rest of items from
every drawer and nook and cranny
sits somewhere on the front room floor
yes, i did say chaos! ;)

i am getting so excited
to see the final reveal
it will be a while before
this happens but, when
it does happy dancing
will be happening! :)

and then of course prepare
yourselves my pretties for
some before and after posts! LOL

oh, happy day!


linked: here

first snow~

day eighteen

i am thankful for

excited little faces

when they see the first snow fall

of the year~

this is little man

 little man stayed over night last night and woke
to the snow. i knew it wouldn't stay long
so we went outside to play
 before breakfast! :)

then we drove over to my oldest daughter's house

she lives twenty minutes away

and the two cousins played.

this is little guy

'little guy' and 'little man'

together in the snow!

granny & little man's boots

 in the snow

as we drove to my

daughter's house

the little man and i were

talking about the snow

i told him it came down from

the clouds...

and then i asked him who

made those clouds?

and he said, "GOD made them!"

i said, "yes he did" and then

little man said, "God made efferything!"

oh yes, life is good

and i am thankful

just when i thought spring had arrived!

this is what we woke up to
april 14,2011
SNOW?!!!
the birds are still chirping
probably trying to figure out
what in the world is going on!




today is day 26 of my challenge
i am babysitting
and although i like to wear my
yoga pants and be comfy
when i babysit
i have begun to think...(scary, i know!)
that i do not want my grandsons to think
granny always wears sweats when we visit her
i want them to see that
i take the time to get ready for them!!
so after the challenge is over
i plan to at least get out of my sweats/yoga pants
most of the time, when they come to play--
this alone is an awesome lesson to learn from the
30 for 30 remix!!

red polka dot shirt is thrifted and i have worn twice on this challenge before today, the blue shirt underneath is from charlotte russe, worn once before and the jeans from kohls which have been worn numerous times!

after seeing all these pictures of myself i realized i am in desperate need of a haircut! ;)

many of you also asked about
my coffee date with the hubs
he worked and worked
when he came in he said there was no way
he could leave the farm
so later in the evening...
what does he do?
he surprised me by, taking me to dinner!
yay, for surprises and for time spent together.:)


may you be blessed with a lovely day, my friend-
melody

snow day

i heard on the news that 49 out of the 50 states have snow!

how crazy is that?

our community is having a snow day

the poor hubbie has to work in this weather on our farm
me, i am planning to stay inside in front of the fire...
i feel a bit guilty, but not guilty enough to go out in it!



i just finished a book and plan to start a new one and

hmm, i might even clean the house...hehe. ;)

have a wonderful wednesday!

melody