Notice the amazing makeover in this place? Oh isn’t it just lovely…I think it is. MY new friend Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage
did this piece of work & I am in love with it!! Thank you Shannon.. I like coming here now J If you don’t follow her blog, well you
should. She does some really great
makeovers, crafts, and has some neat ideas.
She truly inspires me on so many different levels & she sells some
of my favorite paint!! What’s not to
love….head on over to http://www.foxhollowcottage.com/
I sat out Saturday morning bright & early to hit up a
couple of tag sales. I ended up at a
couple of antique stores & a consignment store. I wanted to be back home early so Kacey could
go over to the house to work. I didn’t
get home until 1 pm…yikes & oops.
Lucky I have a patient husband that didn’t mind.
I scored a couple of cool things. My big score was this sweet light
fixture.
It will go above my kitchen
sink. I have a BIG double window & I
think it will look AWESOME there!! I
found this really fun shop that I will be going back to often. It had so many neat little finds. She had it decked out with all sorts of
Christmas decorations in the front & then in the back tons of
antiques. I could have stayed much
longer than I did. And, then I drove
down the road into this out of a storybook town. I parked & found this little antique
store, bookstore & an old time bakery.
I could’ve sat there all day with book in hand, but I had little people waiting for me. But, just lookit…couldn’t you have just parked it for a bit?
I did
buy a coffee to go, a ginger cookie, and some dinner rolls to go with our roasted chicken, mashed taters, gravy & salad. They were simply heaven! I will be going back to this little gem.
Oh I could’ve bought one or two of the pies
or some sour crème blueberry bread or pumpkin bread with chocolate chips… I did come on home to find my sweet littles
ready to hang ornaments on the Christmas tree (yes it’s up…see below).
I found this sewing machine at Habitat for Humanity restore
last week & I just love it.
It is hand carved & I probably should’ve been arrested when I bought this..I stole it for an amazing deal. I am always finding great things there hence my basement full of furniture to redo….oops again. I don’t mind buying from them because the money helps to build homes. And, Uncle Dave also volunteers for Builders Blitz each year.
It is hand carved & I probably should’ve been arrested when I bought this..I stole it for an amazing deal. I am always finding great things there hence my basement full of furniture to redo….oops again. I don’t mind buying from them because the money helps to build homes. And, Uncle Dave also volunteers for Builders Blitz each year.
Speaking of furniture, my poor husband had to move all my
finds into the basement from the garage.
Why? My new appliances (minus washer & dryer) & range hood
venting system has arrived! We wanted to
store them here until the new house is secure & they won’t be in the way of
the sheet rockers. I was at Home Depot
on Thursday to look at a couple of color options for our deck. As I was walking to the back I happen to be
passing the appliance section…AND there they sat in all their glory. It was my washer & dryer I had picked
out, but this time they were on sale. A big sale $550 off total for the TWO!! I
couldn’t dial the phone fast enough. I
actually ended up saving over $700 on the set with a discount card I had plus
free delivery. They will be here next
Monday. This will probably be the only
time you catch me admitting to loving my laundry appliances (I hate doing
laundry with all my heart). I feel like it really is Christmas here with all of
these big boxes arriving by the way.
Ballet for the girls is getting to be a lot of fun. Both girls are learning their dance for the recital
which is not until June.
Shea waiting for her sticker :)
Shea waiting for her sticker :)
The older girls have been working on the productions they do
during Christmas (Nutcracker & another production I can’t remember). My niece Liz has been in the Nutcracker for a
couple of years now. I will be taking
Katie this year. Katie also wants (she may or may not have been begging every single day) to go see the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Those tickets are not cheap.
My house has been transformed from Fall to Christmas. I won’t spoil it all & show it off right
now. It’s not that I don’t love
Thanksgiving (& Fall), but I like to just get it decorated, clean up the
mess, & enjoy it because it flies by.
The Christmas holiday season brings such joy.
Not sure that my girls made it out of their PJs yesterday....yikes! For the record I did get them dressed in new ones for bed.
It’s off to the grocery store…nice & early to beat
hopefully the big crowd.
Much love, peace & happiness for this beautiful Sunday.

No comments