It is moving so very quickly! Check it out…it looks like a
house. I can’t believe 4 months ago
today I was standing in front of burnt rubble of a house. And, now I am standing in front of this.
The roofers were there this morning starting
the roof. Of course it rained all
afternoon so they didn’t get as much as they wanted to get roofed. The deck was put on...the beam for the deck weighs 896 lbs. Crazy!!! Amazement is what I feel looking at the
pictures and driving up & seeing dormers!
4 months is not a long time, but I feel we have come a long ways as a
family in a short time to overcome a tragic life changing event. Looking back I don’t think I’d feel this
feeling of relief. I still struggle from
time to time with material things. There
are days I feel a slight spark of anger.
I would’ve loved nothing more to be spending my holidays there, but I
have lots more holidays in our future in our new home to plan. I am so happy for our friends Anna &
Joe. They are looking to be in their
house by Thanksgiving….this is after their house burnt down a year ago last September. We are so blessed that we were able to start
the rebuilding process so quickly.
Looking at the pictures from the previous blog of the Hudson
Valley views, Kacey & I realized how great it is to live here. We both feel very blessed. And, we both realize that we need to take
more time to enjoy it and have more quality family time out & about. Life is short and being so busy is making us
age. We were able to make it to another
Yankee game, a playoff game this time.
It was a very much needed day out just the two of us!! Even though the Yankees lost we really had a
fun time. I love Yankee Stadium & I love being at the ballpark.
I am still working on trying to get my girls to decide on a
Halloween costume. Katie has a good idea
of what she’d like to be but Shea not so much.
I took her to look at costumes and after we looked at so many cute ideas
she said she doesn’t like Halloween and that I should be the one to dress up in
the costumes if I thought they were so cute. Oh I didn’t know what to say…where
did my little one learn to speak like that? J
If she really understood that she could come home with a bag full of candy I
think she’d have a different attitude. On
second thought maybe I will be the one to dress up!!
Both girls are learning so much in ballet. I enjoy taking them, watching them learn and
do something fun. Measurements were
already taken for the recital outfits. I
can’t wait for the recital. I will apologize
now because there will be so many pictures.
I mentioned previously that Katie is doing really well in Pre K. I have witness a recent change in her – it’s
her overall attitude. She’s always been
a good girl, a very loving thoughtful girl, but she will push & try your
every button. She’s smart, strong
minded, knows what she wants and knows how to hold her stance on her
views. I love all of those things about
her, but when it comes to parenting she can be a challenge. I have to be careful about the battles I pick
to hold my stance on. I don’t want to
take those things away from her and I enjoy seeing that she has an opinion of
her own, but we want to instill good roots.
One thing that has changed is she understands consequences more
now. She goes to ballet and we enrolled
her in the tumblebus which is a cool program that teaches gymnastics. The school bus (tumblebus) comes to Katie’s
school once a week. She has never
responded well to time outs…sitting for a few minutes just never seem to matter
to her. Taking toys away…nope she didn’t
care. Sending her to her room when she throws a fit..she cries louder &
harder. Now she knows ballet & the tumblebus will be taken away from her in
one second and with that she knows she has to work on her attitude, tantrums
& fits and wow has she ever. It’s not like these things happen on a daily occurrence,
but when they happen it takes a lot to get the mood turned back around. Katie has always been a child that needs a
challenge, stimulation. I firmly believe
that being in Pre K has also helped. It’s
a process but I am proud of the little lady she really is turning into. I have
also loved that she is acting out in pretend play. She comes home from school & plays
school. It is fun to watch how she
interacts with her “students”. It’s so
funny to watch her “teach” Shea. She
pulls the alphabet flash cards out & teaches her the letters. It melts my heart to see the closeness &
bond these girls share.
I took mom out on Saturday to the tag sales in Cornwall on
the Hudson. It is a town wide tag sale
that they have once a year. It was a zoo
out there but I got some major scores. I
can’t wait to redo some of my finds. I
am trying to get myself back into redoing furniture pieces. One of my big scores that I need to take a
picture of is the gigantic mirror for one of the bathrooms. I will stripe it & redo the wood frame. But it is heavy & will be absolutely
perfect. I will post before & after pictures. The other finds were two carts with big
wheels & casters. I love love love these
carts & can’t wait to get my hands on them.
I got this cute little table also that I think will make a nice accent
piece. I also scored big on the horse
& buggy print…it is a nice big print that I’ve always loved and the frame
is perfect. I paid $5 for it. I found the house picture & got the lady
down to $10… I asked her the history & it came from Spain. Her parents were stationed there and had a
local artist paint it for them in the 1960s.
It is in perfect condition. The
frame just needs to be cleaned up. Oh & the old milk cans...I can't wait to put those in the entry at our front door. I
ordered some paint & antique wax so I can get started soon. I am so lucky to be having a room in the
basement dedicated for me to work on my furniture. It will be ventilated & will give me a
place to go, work & let the stress flow out. I've got lots of work to do...
Much love, peace & happiness…
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