Merry Christmas!!!

I cannot believe it is already Christmas day? Where has this year gone? I hope you are all well and enjoying your wonderful day with family and friends. We had a great day, opened presents, ate candy and had our turkey dinner!! Here are some pics from our day.

It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year.....

to decorate that is. LOL!! I LOVE this time of year and I just love decorating for it. I hate having to take it all down as the house looks so bare. Walter was so nice to let me add another tree this year (yes I have a slight issue with wanting lots of trees) to our rec room. I wanted it to be all red and white ornaments and I am happy with how it turned out. So here are some pics into the world of my tree obsessed holiday home.

I guess I should really admit....

that I have a serious addiction to buying furniture. LOL!! Poor Walter, he is being so patient with me and my fetish of wanting new furniture. Here is some pics of my new dining room table. The hutch is coming later as my new family sofa and love seat are back ordered and it was with that order. The folks at Ashley Furniture have really gotten to know me this year!!

Yo .....

yo garland!! I had some fun with some red and white Christmas fabrics. I saw a yo yo garland in a magazine and had to make me one. I wanted a red & white Christmas tree for our rec room and figured I needed a matching garland for the fireplace. It was supper easy to do and I am happy with the way it turned out.

It's about time!!!!

I can finally, finally say we are no longer home owners!!! Yep I am excited about not owning a home. When we found out 3 years ago that we had orders to the East Coast we put our house on the market in Eastern Washington state. We thought we had a buyer, turned out to be a scam and a tenant from, well you know where. After 2 horrible tenants, 1 good tenant, many months of frustration, 1 awesome, patient and incredibly helpful Real Estate Agent (Thank you so much Wendi!!!) we can finally say that the house is sold!!! We closed this last week, it funded and we are all done!!! It was a great house, with lots of wonderful memories but I am glad this chapter in our life is complete.

We've been elfed!!!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Add a little glitter.......

I decided while I was shopping at Michael's and A. C. Moore today to pick up some things to make a couple of fun Halloween projects. These were very easy, inexpensive and took very little time to make. Here is how to make them:

I bought the large white wood letters to spell out "Boo" and small wood letters to spell out "spooky"

I painted the large letters with a purple paint and the small letters with an orange paint.



































































I used an acrylic craft paint.


















Once your paint has dried, apply a good thick coat of Modge Podge or white glue to the top surface. Work fast so it doesn't dry.


















Sprinkle on your glitter quickly and evenly over the surface of the modge podge or glue. I always put on alot to make sure the entire area gets good coverage.




















Now gently shake off the excess glitter. Let dry and coat with a spray matte sealer. Add a ribbon or metal hanger and you are done!!! Try using seed beads or sequins instead of glitter. Have fun creating!!!

Shoes!!!

Well I found my love of shoes again. It has been years since I have felt this. I think it may become a new obsession. I found a couple of pairs of shoes lately that I just absolutely fell in love with and had to have. My sister-in-law Vanessa sacrificed and let me have the brown polka dot pair, even thought she wanted them really bad. Now to find the perfect outfit to go with them!!!

Letting go......

I thought this day would be an exciting day for me. I thought the freedom would be very welcome by me. I was looking forward to this day I thought. Today was the first day of school for my two youngest. Nicole and Skyler are both starting kindergarten and will be there all day. Nicole I am used to her going to school, since she has been attending preschool for the last 2 years. Skyler was so excited today and wouldn't take off his overloaded backpack all morning. We walked them to the bus stop and waited patiently (well the parents did anyway) for the bus to arrive. They got on the bus and found a seat where they could wave at us from the window. It was then it hit me, my babies are growing up. Skyler would not be home with me during the day and I felt the tears start falling down my face. He was so brave and I fell apart. Now I am sitting in a too quiet empty house and I am having mixed feelings. I am excited for them to start school and to learn and have fun, but I can honestly say, I miss the noise, the distractions, yes even their arguing. I know each day will get better and that I will be able to let go. But until then I miss my babies.