Primitive Preacher's Wife

I'm Back

2009-04-28T21:16:00.006-04:00

I have taken a break from blogging and I wasn't even planning on taking one. I looked back to my last post and was shocked when the date was April 12th! It sure doesn't seem like that long.

First of all, I want to thank those of you who left comments for me on my birthday. I really appreciate each one of them.

Now I want to catch you all up on what's been going on. Jimmy was on vacation the week after Easter. A while back I showed this picture

I asked for your opinions on what colors to paint our house. Vacation was definitely NOT a vacation. On Monday and Tuesday it was kinda rainy so we didn't get started painting until Wednesday. A two-day job turned into four days. Jimmy painted the siding, Katie and I painted the shutters, and I painted all of the doors. Here's what our house looks like now

Look at that beautiful sky! We had some beautiful weather for painting.

Now on to more exciting things. This coming August we will have lived in our house for 7 years. Jimmy has an Aunt and Uncle who bought the house for us. They paid half down and financed the other half and we paid "rent" to them. Also, while Jimmy was on vacation we were able to get our own loan and pay off the loan that Aunt B and Uncle M got when they bought the house. We are closing on Thursday and we will be homeowners!

We went to the Curious Cat Saturday and it is going really well. The last time we went (which was the Tuesday while Jimmy was on vacation) we hadn't sold much at all. I was getting worried. So, I was thanking the Lord when we went back!

I hope you all are having a great evening and I'm going to get back to reading and commenting.

Blessings,

Egg Hunt @ Church and Easter Morning Pictures

2009-04-12T16:51:00.003-04:00

We had our Easter Egg hunt at church yesterday.....

followed by a pizza lunch. We all had a great time.

Our girls at 5:45am this morning.....

and out in front of our church......

We usually eat Easter lunch at Jimmy's parents but they decided to go to Pennsylvania this year. A family in our church has asked us to come eat dinner with them. So, we are headed there shortly.

Hope you all are having a very blessed Easter.

Blessings,

Today Is My BIRTHDAY!!!!!

2009-04-10T10:24:00.003-04:00

I started out writing this morning and I'm just now getting back to it. I guess the title should say "Today Was My Birthday". Anyway Katie went shopping for me and she spent some of HER birthday money on me! I told her that was so sweet of her and she made me wanna cry. Kelsey also bought me a present with her hard earned KFC money. Here's Katie's gift first.....

A Darius Rucker CD, a necklace that says "Faith", and a new wallet. I did tell her a while back that I wanted the CD for my birthday but the other two things she picked out by herself!

Kelsey's gift.......

The new Keith Urban CD. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Keith Urban!

Jimmy's gift......

He gave me a card and I thought that's all I was getting because I told him I wanted a new dress for Easter. When I walked into the kitchen he told me my gift was out by the grill. It's a weeping willow tree. I have so been wanting one!

And finally my SIL made this butterfly cake for me.

She makes the best cakes. Her chocolate cakes are my favorite and that's what I got. Notice my hair in the picture. When my Aunt was here for Katie's party she gave me money for my birthday. So, I went this afternoon and got my hair cut and highlighted.

I absolutely do NOT take good pictures. I love my new do and it feels soooo much better!

After I was done at the salon Katie and I went shopping for that new Easter dress I was wanting. Jimmy and Kelsey were both working so it was just me and my Katie Bug. We also ate supper at Smithfield's.

I was a little sad this morning. I miss my Mama everyday but I think the day I miss her most is my birthday! I did have a great day, though.

Blessings,

Whatcha Working on Wednesday

2009-04-08T12:34:00.006-04:00

Well, here it is Wednesday again. I didn't post last Wednesday because I didn't have much to show. I was busy working on getting things ready for Katie's party. I have been working on making new curtains for our back door which is in our kitchen. When we moved here almost seven years ago I made valances from a country navy plaid fabric. I took them down back in November to put up some Christmas valances I bought. We decided to switch the navy in our kitchen to black. It has been a slow process and still is not complete. But I did get the curtains finished yesterday. The fabric is black and cream checked. I really had a hard time getting a good picture this morning. And they look grey.

I really like how they turned out.

After Katie's party Saturday Jimmy went to take the trash off and look what he found.....

Yep, he had to dig it out of the dumpster but it is in perfect shape! Right now I think we will use it in Katie's room. Not long ago he found a dresser at the dump. And I would like to paint both of them to match.

Katie wants to say, "Thank you" to all of you who left her birthday wishes yesterday. I let her choose what she wanted for lunch and she chose Papa John's pizza. And then we had ice cream cake.

She also won a meal from Captain D's on the radio so I took her to get that last night for supper. I think she had a great day.

Now head on over to Leslie's to see what everyone else has been working on.

I hope you have a great day!

Blessings,

Our Baby Is Eleven Today!

2009-04-07T10:49:00.012-04:00

Oh! Where does the time go? Today is our Katie Bug's 11th birthday! We just brought her home from the hospital yesterday. Well, that's what it seems like anyway.

She was the sweetest little baby. Jimmy has to disagree with me though. There were only two ways she would sleep at night. Either in the bed next to me which left poor Jimmy to sleep on the couch or on the floor next to the couch with Jimmy. Either way, Jimmy lost ALOT of sleep!

Jimmy and I went away one weekend and my parents kept the girls for us. My Mama stayed at our house just to get Katie to sleep in her crib. And it worked! Mama's ALWAYS know best!

This picture was her pre-school graduation in 2003.

And just this morning

Yes, we got the stringy hair cut.

She had a good party Saturday......

The "hayless" hayride.......

And opening her ipod from me and Jimmy.......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!

I hope you have a great day!

Blessings,

Katie's Really New Easter Dress

2009-03-31T16:24:00.003-04:00

Remember this picture I showed a few weeks ago?

Katie's Easter dress from the TS. Week before last Kelsey wanted to go back to the mall in Fayetteville. She wanted the go to American Eagle and Charlotte Russe, and Aeropostale. She also wanted to look in the junior's department at Penneys. This time I had a coupon and while the girls were looking I told them I was going to walk across the isle to look at something. Katie followed me. I went to the rack where the Easter dress she had picked out was hanging. They still had her size and I told her I was going to get it for her. She was so sweet and told me no that she wanted to wear the one from the TS. And I told her I was buying her the new one anyway. Here's a pic of her new Easter dress.

The TS dress looks nice on her but I really like this one alot. Now if we can just get that stringy hair cut. I tried to curl it under but that didn't help too much. When she was younger she looked really cute with short hair but now that she is getting older short hair is not her thing. And the longer it gets the worse it looks.

Hope you have a great evening!

Blessings,

I Met Another Blogging Friend!

2009-03-30T19:29:00.007-04:00

Last week Retha posted some things she was selling. I bought some rose hips and stencils from her. She lives a little over an hour from me and she asked if I wanted her to meet me half way to save on the postage. I told her that I had been wanting to go to an antique mall in Asheboro. We met there this morning and spent a few hours together looking around in two different shops. I did find a few things: another bread box, a spice rack, and an enamel pan. The bread box and spice rack will get makeovers and will probably end up in our booth.

I didn't get to stay as long as I wanted to because Jimmy had to get back home to go to work. We had a nice time and I enjoyed getting to know Retha. We plan on meeting again to shop sometime soon.

In my last post about our move to the Curious Cat I didn't show what we bought while we were there. We got these red canisters

Here they are in their new home

and this soon to be candle box

They were all in Janna's $2.00 box. I just love looking through her box! We also got this magazine rack

from another booth that belongs to Rachel. She doesn't have a blog yet but she told me she read mine and I told her if she starts her own I will be a follower.

My biggest problem of having a booth at the Curious Cat is that I'm gonna want to buy something everytime we go.

Well, I've got to go see what I can start working on next. I hope you have a great evening!

Blessings,

We're Moved In!!!!

2009-03-28T17:16:00.010-04:00

I want to thank each one of you who left a comment about our new booth. And thank you for the prayers that went up on our behalf. We left out this morning around 11:00. It was very cloudy and the weather man said there should be hit and miss showers this morning and storms this afternoon. We had been praying all week for the rain to hold off until the afternoon. Most everything was packed in the van and we had a bench, a pair of shutters, and the bottom of a trash can which was wrapped in a trash bag on the back of Jimmy's truck. Just as we were coming into Monroe it started sprinkling but we didn't have far to go. Once we got there Jimmy started unloading what was on the truck and we got everything in before it started raining hard. We got everything in it's place and I looked down at my watch and it was only one o'clock! I thought it would have taken us longer. We stopped at 1:30 and went to eat lunch at Bojangles. Jimmy's parents met us there and then went back to the Curious Cat with us. The booth was finished but we had to go back and make sure everything was just right. Are you ready to see some pictures?
This first one is of the van right before we left:

And here are some of our booth:

I can see by looking at the pictures we will be going to do some tweaking.

Thank you Kelsey, Katie and Luke for helping us unload. Dad and I really appreciate it.

We also got to meet Janna of Artsy Fartsy Finds. I had talked to her through e-mails and she is just as sweet in person.

I hope you have a great evening!

Blessings,

Whatcha Working on Wednesday

2009-03-25T18:18:00.007-04:00

Is it already Wednesday? It seems like I just posted WWW for last Wednesday. I still have a mess in our livingroom.

I think it kinda looks worse than the pic I showed last week. But the good thing about it is it's almost ready to go except for pricing. I will be doing that for the next few days. The closer Saturday gets the more nervous I get. I know everything will be fine if we just continue to trust in the Lord.

This green shelf was unfinished wood and had a hole in it where a picture should have been. I think Jimmy had the idea of putting the quilt square in the hole. And the granite pan has some more quilt pillows that I made up. I still have a few more to make but I ran out of poly-fil. Instead of making an extra trip to town I decided to wait until I get groceries tomorrow to pick up another bag.

I have also been working on getting Katie's party invitations ready to mail. Her party will be on April 4th. Now they are ready to be mailed tomorrow.

Yep, my little girl is having a John Deere party. She is trying to talk her Papa into doing a hayride for the kids. Won't that be fun?!

Well, that's all I have for now. I have to get back to work - Saturday will be here before I know it.

Click on over to Leslie's and see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great evening!

Blessings,

It Won't Be Long

2009-03-24T16:49:00.007-04:00

My most favorite time of the year is fall. That is except for one thing.....

digging out the ugly pool cover, unfolding it, stretching it across only for it to land on its winter home. This is what I see out the kitchen window all winter long. It is so depressing. But it won't be long and it will be time to uncover the pool and pack that ugly cover away until the end of September. Jimmy is taking a vacation the week after Easter and there are many things to be done around the house. One of them will definitely be getting the pool open. Yep, the water will be COLD and yep, my girls will be in it. They don't care. I won't even get in until the end of May, probably. I can't stand the cold water!

There is also some painting to be done. In August we will have lived here for seven years. And for seven years the outside has needed a new paint job. We did paint the shutters and the front door not long after we moved in. But now it's time for some major painting. I have a little problem though. I don't know what colors to use. Now the siding is a creamy color with navy shutters and front door. The roof is brown.

Jimmy would like to go with painting the siding grey and shutters and door burgundy. But I just don't think that would go with our brown roof or the bricks. I like the idea of the grey with black shutters and door. But that won't go with the brown roof or the bricks either. So, what do you think? Please help! I would really like some suggestions.

And then there's the pond.....

It needs some work, too. Definitely some weeding and the daylillies have come back to life. It won't be long and we'll be sitting outside listening to it bubbling. We put the pond in back in the spring of 2003 right after my Mama passed away. We also planted the River birch tree that's behind the pond. When Jimmy brought that poor tree home my father-in-law and I thought for sure it was dead. Jimmy is 6ft. 4in. tall and that tree wasn't much taller than him. And it had no leaves on it. It won't be long and it will be full of leaves.

I hope you have a great evening!

Blessings,

Another Freebie

2009-03-23T15:09:00.008-04:00

This morning Jimmy had some errands to run. He had to get gas, go to the bank, and I asked him if he would run in Food Lion and pick up two things. We also decided he would go back to one of the thrift stores (Cookie's Closet) that was having a half price sale when we were in there two weeks ago. They had an old sewing machine bottom with just a wood top. We thought it would make a good display table for our booth at the Curious Cat. He comes back home and tells me that Cookie's wasn't having the half price sale anymore and they still had the table but it was marked sold. And he told me that he had gotten lost on the way home (from our house there is six turns to go to Cookie's and he always get mixed up on one of them coming back home). I told him that I started to tell him how to get home and he said I'm glad you didn't because I found the best thing on the side of the road and I wouldn't have found it if you had told me how to get home. So, he goes back outside and gets this

off the back of his truck. It's some kind of bench and it will look great in our booth. It does need a new board on the top and Jimmy thinks he has one to fix it. The table at Cookie's would have been $12.50 but this was FREE! I guess the Lord let him get lost so he could find the bench.

We also found these canisters

at a TS a few weeks ago. I had looked at them several different times and I would always say I wish I had gotten them. And here they are after a little work.....

We have been busy, busy, busy getting everything ready for our booth. It's so exciting. And I can hardly wait to see what it's going to look like.

I hope you have a great evening.

Blessings,

Whatcha Workin' on Wednesday

2009-03-18T15:21:00.005-04:00

It is finally a sunny day here in NC after four days of rainy cold weather. With the sun shining that means we've been outside painting! There is so much that we have been working on that I just can't pick out any one thing to show you. See this mess in our living room.....

It wasn't too long ago that I showed pictures when we re-arranged the living room. When Jimmy and I started searching the thrift shops for things to re-do they were things we wanted for ourselves. We got to the point where we had to stop and figure out where we were going to put all of these things. Several people had seen some of our make overs and told us we should open a shop. That is our ultimate goal....just not any time soon. Two Saturdays ago when we went to the Curious Cat in Monroe

Jimmy noticed that a few booths were empty. He went up to the front and asked about the booth rental. We started praying about it and the Lord just seems to be opening the door for us and we will be moving in to booth 3B on March 28th. We are both excited and I'm a little scared. What if nobody wants to buy our stuff? The living room pic was taken this morning. So, as you can see we have ALOT of work to do.

Head on over to Leslie's to see what everybody's been workin' on.

Have a great evening.

Blessings,

Whatcha Working on Wednesday

2009-03-11T18:54:00.015-04:00

Oh! I have been working on several different projects. We went to the TS again this morning and we brought home soooooo much! Two of them had half-price sales. That's always a good thing! I did get pictures of everything but I will post them later since I have so many to show in this post. The make-over process is going very slowly and I am running out of room to put things. This afternoon I sanded quite a few things, stained a small shelf, tightened up some loose screws, I started this small stitchery last night and finished it up today.....

The frame was the little blue one we found in the 25 cent bin at the TS in Marshville. It had a white liberty bell cross-stitched on red fabric. I thought the frame would be perfect for a little stitchery and I traced one of our rusty stars for the pattern. I also made another candle tray.....

It just needs to be sanded, painted, sanded some more, and stained. I already have the candles and rose hips to fill it. And this is my favorite of the day....

This is the spice rack that we got when Katie got her free cash register. Jimmy painted it, distressed it, and we got the little plate and star at Antique or Not Saturday. Click on over to Leslie's to see what everybody has been workin' on.

Yesterday the girls and I went to the mall in Fayetteville. Kelsey was wantin' to spend her money and I needed to get them dresses for Easter. They both found dresses they liked at Penneys. I hardly ever buy anything there without a coupon because they send them out all the time. We got a coupon in the mail Monday but it wasn't good until today. So, I told the girls we would go to our Penneys today so I could use the coupon. Our Penneys is small and really crappy. I should have known better. I found the one Kelsey picked out but not Katie's. So, at one of the TS today they had a really nice dress that was $3.00. It is Sag Harbor and hasn't even been worn. I got Katie to try it on. The whole time she was like why does Kelsey get a new dress and I have to get one from the TS? And she kept whinning. What if somebody asks me where I got it? I told her to just tell them that Moma got it for her. Finally, Jimmy and I made her understand that it is a new dress. It just didn't cost as much as Kelsey's. I couldn't get a good picture of her standing so Kelsey took this one for me.....

And now, I'm almost done. I received two awards yesterday. Gigi gave me the Berry Sweet Blog Award....

Thanks so much, Gigi. And Candlemamma gave me the Sisterhood Award.....

And thank you, Candlemamma. It was so sweet of both of you to think of me.

Now, I think I'm gonna go start working on the new quilt squares I got Saturday.

Have a good evening.

Blessings,

Primitive Shoppin' and Some Yard Sales

2009-03-08T19:26:00.013-04:00

Yesterday Jimmy, Katie, and I spent almost the whole day shopping for primitives :o). We started out headed to Antique or Not in Indian Trail. Pam is closing her shop and everything is on sale. She is such a sweet person and although I don't get to go to her shop as often as I would like I am going to miss her. What a beautiful day for a yard sale and we stopped at a few on the way. We found these two shelves and a table

And here is what we got at Antique or Not

When we left there we went to Party City to get some things for Katie's birthday party. And then to the Curious Cat in Monroe. We found some things there, too

I found these quilt squares (guess what I'm gonna do with them? Yep, make more pillows) and Jimmy found a chick feeder that I'm going to use to make a lamp like Carmen made. The first booth when you walk in the door belongs to Janna and she had a box that had $2.00 items in it. It was sitting on the floor and Jimmy bent down and picked up the candles and yummy Snickerdoodle tarts. And best of all I got to meet a blogger friend. Nicole from Back in the Day Primitives has a booth there. I had never met her before and I asked if she had a booth there and was told that she was there. So I walked back to her booth and met her. Actually Jimmy and I had talked to her earlier but didn't know it was her. When we were done there I was so ready to go home. But Jimmy remembered the TS next to Beth's shop in Marshville. So, we stopped in there and found 4 things that were in the quarter bins

And since we were so close to the Olde Tyme Marketplace you know we had to stop in and see Beth. We got some candles and rosehips there

We also got ice cream cones there but I don't have a picture of them. I had my camera but didn't even think to take pics. And then finally it was time to go home. This big ole body of mine isn't made to shop all day so I was exhausted when we got home. But we did have a very nice day.

I hope you have a good evening.

Blessings,

Katie's TS Deal and Some Things I Forgot

2009-03-05T09:23:00.004-05:00

Katie, our youngest daughter, will turn 11 next month. She loves to play with cash registers. And she has been wanting a real one. She told Jimmy and I that she wants one for her birthday. I thought it was a good idea and Jimmy kept asking her why she needs a cash register. She has been looking on e-bay and craig's list. When we went to the TS where we found the box of goodies Saturday Katie found a cash register. She was about to have a fit. She couldn't get to it fast enough. It was marked $25.00. She picked it up and I noticed it didn't have a cord with it so I told her to go ask if they knew where the cord might be. The man told her it should be with the cash register. But it wasn't. Jimmy was explaining to the man that Katie had been looking on e-bay for one. And the man gave the thing to Katie. He told Jimmy that we could probably find a cord for it at Radio Shack. We brought it home and Katie got the cord from our calculator, plugged that baby up, and it worked.

She was soooooo happy! She told us when she gets money for her birthday she is going to put it in her cash register and save it for our vacation to PA in October.

We found this table and chair last Monday while we were out TS shopping and I forgot about them because they were out on the porch.

They will get some kind of makeover and they will probably stay on the porch. We have two wicker chairs that were found a few years ago (at the beach by my inlaws) sitting on the side of the road waiting for the trash men to pick them up. They are where the kitties sleep and they are on their last legs. I hate to get rid of them but someone will probably fall through if they try to sit in them.

And in case any of you are wondering I did dust and clean my bedroom and bathroom yesterday. I felt guilty after I showed the pic. It took me until 11:15 last night to get it all done. But now it's nice and clean, well at least for a few days.

I hope you have a great day.

Blessings,

Whatcha Working on Wednesday

2009-03-04T14:59:00.011-05:00

It's so hard to believe Wednesday is here again so soon. The weeks just fly by too fast. I think this is my fourth week participating in WWW with Leslie. And I'm really enjoying it. Okay so here is what I should be working on

I'm a little embarassed to be showing you this. This is one of the nightstands in my bedroom. See all of the dust? I absolutely HATE to dust. Now that you've seen what I should be working on let's move on to what I have been working on. I got these quilt squares quite a few years ago....

I got my big box of fabric out last week and found them. So, I decided I would make pillows out of them.

Jimmy has also been working on some of the TS makeovers and I have a few to share with you.

He didn't really change the stool too much. Just sanded off the shiney and applied a new coat of stain. On the tissue holder he painted the top of it to match our bathroom. I didn't want the bottom part of it painted but I don't like it the way it is. I think I might stain it. And finally he painted and distressed the candle holder (I'm not sure what it is but it looks like it has slots that knives would fit in) to also go in our bathroom. We've got lots more to work on and hopefully I'll have some more to show you soon. And I'm off to dust my bedroom - maybe :o)

Hope you have a great evening.

Blessings,

TS Goodies

2009-03-02T17:25:00.012-05:00

I think we went to eight different TS last week. And I have some goodies to show you.

We found this box Saturday morning.........

And now here's what was in the box......

Earlier in the week we found these....

And look at the cow tray now.....

We found this shelf at the store that wasn't open Monday and when we went back everything was 50% off. We paid $2.50 for it.

These were also at the 50% off store....

They were marked .50 cents each so we got both of them for .50 cents. I can really see them all primmed up.

And finally our deal of the week.....

This cute table was .50 cents!

We haven't had a chance to re-do any of it except the cow tray. So, stay tuned for more re-dos to come.

Have a great evening!

Blessings,

Finished Tables

2009-03-01T20:54:00.012-05:00

Jimmy got our end tables finished up last week and we got them in place in our living room.
Here are the before pics again....

And after.....

I'm also sharing a picture of my stitchery after Jimmy hung it on the living room wall....

See the candle sconces on both sides of the stitchery? Here is a before pic....

Weren't they a lovely TS find? Jimmy painted them to match the frame that the stitchery is in.

Monday morning Jimmy, Katie, and I went to several TS in our area (one of them is closed on Mondays). We found a few things and then we went to two more TS down in SC. And then later in the week we went back to the shop that was closed Monday and they were having a 1/2 price sale! We also found some things there. We went to Goodwill in Moore County yesterday. I was so looking forward to going (I don't know why because they never have anything). And yesterday was no exception...we left empty handed. We did stop in one more TS on the way home and we also found some things there. I will try to get the pics of all of our goodies posted in the next few days.

We are anxiously awaiting snow right now. I'm not exactly sure how much we are supposed to get because every weather report says something different. I guess we will be surprised when we wake up in the morning.

Have a good evening.

Blessings,

Whatcha Working on Wednesday

2009-02-25T15:45:00.012-05:00

I have one thing that I have been working on and two things that Jimmy's been working on. First of all, I finally completed my first stitchery. I was so scared to start it. But when I finally did start I loved it and didn't want to stop. So, I think I have found my new favorite thing.

It is definitely not perfect but I am happy with the way it turned out. I honestly don't remember who I got the pattern from but it was a freebie and I know I found it in blogland. Okay, now on to Jimmy's projects. We found two old tables in the basement at our church. They were not being used nor had they been used the almost six years that we have been there. So, they really needed a new home. And what better place than our's. Here are the before pics....

And the halfway finished pics......

They will probably be similar to the coffee table when they are finished.

Now ya'll click on over to Leslie's and check out what everybody else has been working on.

Have a good evening.

Blessings,

Dumpster Diving

2009-02-24T14:41:00.005-05:00

My husband is a dumpster diver! And he drug Katie with him. Jimmy and Katie went to take off the trash this morning and they had a few other things to do. I was sitting at the kitchen table stitchin and I heard a car door. I knew it wasn't time for them to be back yet. Katie came running to the door and told me to come look.....

I couldn't believe it. They didn't actually have to dive for it because it was sitting out by the dumpster. One of the little drawers up top was in the dump but Jimmy said he grabbed it with a mop handle. The little drawer in the middle has a lock on it and it was locked. We thought maybe it had a treasure in it. Jimmy took a screw driver and opened it and all that was in it was a sleeve that you roll dimes in. It needs alot of work and I'm not sure what we'll do to it just yet but I'll let you know. Katie has already claimed it. I guess that's only fair since she was with Jimmy when they found it.

Hope you're having a great day!

Blessings,

A Coffee Table Re-do

2009-02-23T16:58:00.005-05:00

In my last post I told you that we went to a TS in Marshville. We found a coffee table (that was $10.00) for our den. We had a garden bench in front of the couch and I really liked it there. But when we re-arranged the living room we cornered the loveseat and two end tables and a coffee table were too much. So, we moved the garden bench and put it in front of the loveseat. It looks good there and we moved the coffee table to the den but I really didn't like it there. So when I saw the one in the TS I told Jimmy I wanted it. Here it is before....

It didn't really look too bad...it had some water rings on it. I was having the hardest time deciding what color to paint it. Well, I asked my friend Jenny and here is what she suggested.......

I absolutely love it! Jimmy painted it antique white then he distressed it. It looked whitewashed and he wanted to leave it like that. But when he put the stain on he was sold. Now we are going to replace the end tables in the living room with some old ones and I think we are going use this same color. I'll post about them later in the week. Also, the candle tray sitting on the table is the one I made following Char's tutorial.

I'm really behind on reading the blogs that I follow and if I haven't commented you in a while please forgive me. I'm gonna try to catch up on my reading tonight.

Have a great evening!

Blessings,

Whatcha Working on Wednesday

2009-02-18T12:57:00.016-05:00

I honestly didn't mean for a week to go by since my last post. Hope you had a good Valentine's day. A group of us from our church went out to eat at The Mayflower in Cheraw. We had a fun time and of course we enjoyed the good food.

That morning we went to Marshville to Olde Tyme Marketplace. Beth is so sweet and I love talking to her. She has the neatest shop. When we got there and got out of the van Jimmy just happened to see the words "Thrift Shop" painted on the building next door. We just had to go check it out. They had bin after bin of quarter items. And I went over to the housewares section and look what I found....

Can you see the Marmalade symbol on them? I'm tellin' ya...it was another sign. They were $2.00 for the set. The smallest one is missing the lid but that's okay. Jimmy painted them and I slapped the labels on. And now look.....

On the way to Beth's shop we stopped at a TS in Wadesboro. They really didn't have much but their household stuff was 75% off. We found these candleholders that are red trimmed in gold.

I think they were like $1.50 for the pair.
And after....

Last Wednesday Char posted a tutorial on making a candle tray. It sounded easy so I thought I would give it a try. And I did it!

Now I have to decide what color I want it. Decisions, decisions.

Head on over to Leslie's to see what everyone else is working on.

Hope you have a great day!

Blessings,

Whatcha Workin' on Wednesday

2009-02-11T16:53:00.007-05:00

I just decided to join in. And here's what I've been working on today.....

We went to a TS Saturday morning and found this box. I'm not sure what it would have been used for. At first, I thought maybe a bread box but it has a divider in the middle of it. Jimmy spotted it and it was only $4.00. I sanded the lovely flowers off the lid and then Jimmy painted and distressed it.

I love the way it turned out. I haven't decided where I'm going to put it yet. But for now it's sitting on the freezer in the kitchen.

Head on over to Leslie's and see what everyone's been working on.

Hope you have a great evening.

Blessings,

A Birthday and A Living Room Redo

2009-02-10T17:04:00.022-05:00

Today is my nephew's 18th birthday. Oh, it is so hard to believe. It seems like yesterday we got the phone call that my sister was in labor. She lives two hours away and by the time we got there Robert Tyler Richards was born. Happy Birthday, Tyler.

And now, on to our redo. Our living room has yellow walls with white trim. The curtains are navy tab top panels. A few weeks ago Jimmy made the comment that our living room isn't prim. He thought maybe we should paint it. Well if you remember not long before Thanksgiving we decided to paint our bathroom. Remembering that, I didn't like the thought of painting the living room. So we decided if we got new curtains and rearranged maybe that would help. And guess what we did Saturday? All day Saturday!

This is before. I was mainly trying to get the curtains in this pic.

And after...

I am hoping that we can find some shutters to go in the windows on the sides and leave the middle window open.

Well, what do you think?

I hope you have a great evening.
Blessings,

Another Award and Some Pics

2009-02-09T23:31:00.012-05:00

I got another award. Thank you, Joy for giving me the Lemonade Award.

Two posts ago I showed the new cabinet that we got. Gina asked where we put it and she wants to see pictures. We put the cabinet in our kitchen and here are some pictures

Thank you to all of you who gave me suggestions for the Pepsi box. Later on I'll let you know what we decided to do with it. Have a great evening, well what's left of it.

Blessings,

What Would You Do With This?

2009-02-06T16:30:00.003-05:00

A few weeks ago Jimmy brought this home from work

He loves to bring freebies home. He suggested painting it, putting it on our back porch, and planting flowers in it. So, what do you think we should do with it?

Hope ya'll have a great weekend.

Blessings,

Lookie, Lookie What I Got

2009-02-05T18:35:00.006-05:00

Last Saturday Jimmy, Katie, and I went to a flea market in Fayetteville. We had been told that it was a good place to go. So NOT true. There were several rows of tables where people were selling outside and then there were booths inside. We looked around outside and then inside. Alot of the booths were closed and some of them I wouldn't even waste my time going in. But we came to one that looked interesting. We went in and looked around. And I noticed Jimmy heading toward the corner. There was the cabinet that I have been wanting for our kitchen since our vacation to the Amish country in Pennsylvania. We actually found one at an antique shop while we were there for $100.00 but in order to bring it home we would have had to leave the girls in PA. Since then I have been on the lookout for one. As we were leaving Saturday morning headed to Fayetteville. I jokingly said, "Wouldn't it be nice if we could find a cabinet for $25.00?" We found it but not for $25.00.

The knobs on it match our Marmalade dishes so I knew it was for me. See the pink sticker in the corner? It says $75.00. Jimmy asked the lady if she would take any less than $75.00 and she said, "$60." He said, "What about $50.00?" She called her husband over and asked him and he said, "Yes." Oh, I was a happy girl! We carried it out to the truck and brought it home. After 3 coats of paint and some new hardware......

Well, what do ya think? You see why I am a happy girl? I just put some things in it until I can find the perfect stuff for it. Now I have an excuse to go shopping. HeHe! Hope ya'll have a good evening.

Blessings,

Snow and a New Blog Friend

2009-01-22T21:04:00.007-05:00

We finally got some snow Tuesday. It started sometime during the night Monday and when we woke up Tuesday morning it was so pretty. I think we got about 3 inches. Most of it melted away today:(

Katie and her friends had alot of fun. Kelsey went out for a little while but she didn't stay long.

My friend, Jenny from Homespun Collectibles in Robbins has started a blog. Please stop by for a visit. Hope ya'll have a great evening.
Blessings,

Tamale Pie and Two Awards

2009-01-14T19:00:00.024-05:00

When I set out on this journey in the blogging world my goal was to try to write every day. In the beginning I did really well. Then Thanksgiving came and Christmas followed right behind. So, I thought once Christmas was over and life was back to normal it would be easier to sit down to write. But it seems like all I do is sit down to read other blogs. I think I could sit here all day and read and I'm finding it so hard to write. Maybe it's that I don't feel that I have anything interesting to say...I just don't know. Anyway, I'm here now to write.

Yesterday for lunch I made Tamale Pie. When I make chili I like to fix Martha White's Buttermilk Cornbread to go with it. The last few times I have looked for it Walmart has been out of it. I saw another package and decided to try it.

On the back of the package is the recipe for Tamale Pie. It was really good and very easy to make so I want to share it with you.

2 (15 oz.) cans chili with beans
2 oz. (1/2 cup) shredded cheddar cheese
1 (6 oz.) pkg. Martha White Cotton Country Cornbread Mix
3/4 cup water

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Pour chili into ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish; sprinkle with cheese.
2. In small bowl, combine cornbread mix and water; stir until smooth. Spread evenly over cheese.
3. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 6 servings

Of course this is after we dug into it. I also doubled the recipe so we could have leftovers for supper.

Last week I was so excited to receive my very first award from Lisa at House of Many Blessings.

And my 2nd....
from Beth at Olde Tyme Marketplace
(Oh, I hope I got the link thingy right!)

Thank you to both of you. I am choosing not to pass them on because so many of you have requested not to be awarded.

Well, I hope you all have a good rest of the week and stay warm.

Blessings,

Happy New Year!

2009-01-04T18:52:00.006-05:00

I know it's a few days late but I still want to wish each of you a Happy New Year!

We had a wonderful Christmas. Remember this picture I shared with you?

Here's what it was.....

...A Willow Tree Angel of Light. Kelsey said when she saw the star on it she knew she had to get it for us. Good job, Kelsey! And thank you, again. That was so sweet of you.

Jimmy and I got all of the Christmas decorations taken down and put away last Saturday. We usually go shopping for wrapping paper, Christmas cards, Christmas plates and napkins for the family get-togethers, and stuff like that. But we decided to wait and go on Monday. I was really surprised by how much stuff Target had left. Then Katie and I went to Walmart and they had even more than Target did. Anyway, now our house is back to normal. And it's nice to relax and not worry about all the stresses that Christmas brings.

We start school back tomorrow. Yuck! I have really enjoyed the last two weeks off but it just went by too quickly. I have a few school goals for the new year. One of them is to help Kelsey more with her school work. I have kinda left her to do alot of it on her own and I'm not happy about that. She is in 11th grade and it makes me sad to know she only has one more year. She has grown up way too fast :>(

I think that's all I have for now.

Blessings,

I Don't Know How to Remove This Christmas Background!

2009-01-03T14:57:00.004-05:00

I haven't had too much time to sit down and write. But last night and today I have been trying to get this Christmas background off of my blog. I'm sure it is some simple thing that I am not doing. Kelsey helped me put it on there and now we just can't get it off. Please help!
Blessings,
Susan

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T13:30:00.009-05:00

Tuesday night the girls made Rice Krispie Treat holiday houses. They really had fun making them.

Kelsey's

and Katie's

And yesterday morning we all went to see the movie "Four Christmases". Apart from the language it was pretty good. Then after we got back it was time for Jimmy to leave for work. So the girls and I made a special visit. We went to see a lady that used to keep me when I was little. Her name is Paula Graham but to me she is Mama Graham. I haven't seen her in years! Oh, it was so sweet to see her. And she gave me this apron that my Mama made for her.

It says, "I Love You, Mama Graham. And it has an outline of MY hands on it. It was one of the best gifts I have ever been given. She also gave me this plate that I gave her for Mother's Day in 1975 (I was only four years old!).

Before we left, I asked her if I could take a picture of her and Katie and she said she would be honored.

Well, I hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas.

Blessings,

Oh! I can't believe.....

2008-12-22T16:18:00.018-05:00

.....Christmas is in three days! It seems like the older I get the faster time flies! I shared with you in my last post that Kelsey had gone to Asheville with Jimmy's parents. And I want to share a pic with you of Kelsey and Jimmy's Mamaw.....

This weekend was really busy for us. Saturday at 2:00 we had a couple in our church who renewed their wedding vows. After that Jimmy and I made shortbread cookies for a neighbor and a friend. Then at 7:00 one of Kelsey's friends invited us to his church for their Christmas program. And then last night we had our program at church. It wasn't much because we don't really have that many children in our church. Katie and one of Jimmy's nephews (Johnathon) were Joseph and Mary.....

Jimmy and Katie sang "Mary Did You Know".

Katie played "Carol of the Bells" and "Angels We Have Heard on High" on the piano.

And Johnathon played "Jingle Bells" on his clarinet. He did so good. He is in 6th grade and this is his first year in band. There was an article in yesterday's paper about the band at his school. The director said that when school started these kids didn't even know how to sit in a chair. Jimmy and I are so proud of him.

This morning my Daddy came up for a little while. We had lunch with him and just enjoyed talking with him.

I am debating if I am finished Christmas shopping or not. I would still like to get a few gift cards for some of the family. We were blessed with an extra week's pay from church last night and I just want to share some of that. I'm sure Jimmy will say we can use it to pay some bills. We'll see.

I hope that I will be back before Christmas. The girls and I are going to make something that I want to share.

Blessings,

Kelsey's New Haircut

2008-12-18T19:21:00.008-05:00

Yesterday Kelsey was next door at my in-laws house. She called me to see if she could go with Papa to get his hair cut. She also wanted her hair cut. So, Papa called Teresa, our hairdresser, and asked if she could take Kelsey at the same time he was going. Teresa told him that yesterday was not a good day but she could take both of them this morning. At 9:30 this morning Kelsey drives her car next door to pick Papa up and they go get their hair cut. I was REALLY surprised when they got back. If you remember a few posts ago I showed a picture of our girls that I wanted to send in our Christmas cards. Kelsey's hair was long and she liked it long. But I guess she was ready for a change. And this is what she looked like when she got home.....

I think it looks really good I was just surprised she wanted it that much shorter.

Nothing much has been going on here today. Kelsey left after lunch today to go to Asheville with Papa and Nana. Papa's family is getting together for Christmas on Saturday. And Katie and I went to get groceries this afternoon. UGH! WalMart was sooooo busy. I usually go in the morning and it's not too bad then. I definitely don't like going in the afternoon but I wanted to go ahead and get it over with. Well, I hope ya'll have a good evening.

Blessings,

Maybe We're Doing a Pretty Good Job of Raising Our Girls

2008-12-17T19:33:00.010-05:00

I have a little something that I want to share with you. Every year at Christmas I take our girls shopping for one another. They usually buy one thing for each other. They also get a few presents from me and Jimmy. And then they get their things from Santa. About a month ago I took Katie for her to get Kelsey's gift and then a few days later I took Kelsey. Well, now that Kelsey is working she wanted to buy Katie something with her own money. So, Jimmy went with her Monday morning and she picked out three things for her little sis. I thought that was so sweet! Kelsey got a car on September 3rd (the date she was due to come into this world) and she turned 16 on the 13th. Jimmy decided he needed a truck and bought one at the same time (he really did need a new vehicle). So, that means 3 car payments and a ridiculous insurance bill. Also, we went on vacation to Pennsylvania back in October (I'll tell you all about that wonderful trip another day). So, we told the girls we weren't going to have a big Christmas. Jimmy and I decided that we wouldn't get things for ourselves just for the girls. Then he said well, we can do stockings for us. Then I took the girls shopping for one present for him and he took them to get one for me. One day last week the girls went out for a little while. When they called to tell me they were on the way home Katie told me to go down in the den so they could bring in mine and Jimmy's present. Kelsey bought us a present at the Hallmark store from the both of them.

Oh! I wonder what it it! I just love surprises!
Being that our girls are homeschooled and except for Kelsey working they are for the most part with me all day, every day. I have tried to teach them right from wrong and it just makes me so proud that instead of Kelsey spending her money on herself she decided to buy for her family. And just the other day Katie and I went to KFC to see her and to get some popcorn chicken and one of the supervisors told me what a sweet girl Kelsey is (I wondered if she was talking about the same Kelsey I know...nah she is a good girl). So, I guess Jimmy and I aren't doing as bad of a job raising our girls as I thought.

On another note, I did start reading The Christmas Shoes today. But I didn't even make it through the first chapter before I fell asleep. UGH!

Anyway, hope you have a wonderful evening.

Blessings,

I Have Been Sooooo Busy!

2008-12-16T20:15:00.010-05:00

Things have been so crazy around here lately! I haven't even had time to sit down to write. I have read a few of your posts here and there. And I'm really looking forward to catching up on my reading tonight! On Monday of last week I had to go to my endocrinologist (I have Type I Diabetes and I use an insulin pump) in Sanford which is about an hour and 15 minute drive. My appointment was at 3:15. I host our church ladies meeting every December. And it happened to be that same Monday night at 7:00. I thought I would certainly be done at my doctor appointment by 4:00 and I would be home by 5:30 at the latest. That would give me a few minutes to get last minute things done before the ladies arrived. Well, I didn't get through at the doctor until 4:45. And I had to make a quick stop in PetSmart on the way home. It was about 6:15 when I got home and the lady that leads our women's group was already on her way to my house. I know because I got behind her. I was praying...please don't let that be her. But it was. Anyway, we had a good meeting. Next, I had to get ready for my family Christmas get together which was this past Saturday. I have an aunt and two cousins who live in Gastonia and Mt. Holly, my sister lives in Raleigh, and my Daddy lives at the beach. So our house is kind of in the middle and where everybody likes to meet. We had 21 here for lunch, presents for the kids, and then goodies to eat after the presents were opened.

Here are some pictures of the kids opening their presents.

This last one is of Katie opening her cupcake maker from Granddaddy and Nana Teresa.

We had a really nice time. I was exhausted though. After my family left I cleaned up a little and rested a little. It was also my mother-in-law's birthday so we went to eat pizza with her. Then we went to Lowes to get a new thermostat. As I was cleaning for my family to come I noticed that our thermostat was going crazy. Jimmy thought maybe we just needed a new thermostat. But of course it wasn't just that easy. We didn't have heat from Friday until today. Thank the Lord it hasn't been too cold. Sunday night was the coldest but the days have been very nice. Anyway we had to have a new ignighter. Which cost us $120.00 including a service call and labor. UGH! At Jimmy's work he gets 5 paid personal days he can take a year. He hasn't used any of them this year so he got an extra week's pay on Friday, which was very nice. We used some of it for Christmas and some of it to pay bills. After all this happened with the heat I asked Jimmy what are we not doing right? We give our tithes every week. Yesterday I realized that it isn't what we are doing or what we aren't doing but that I should just be thankful that we had that extra week's pay to have the heat fixed. Because without it we sure couldn't have had it fixed. The Lord always knows what we need when we need it.

I'm almost done Christmas shopping. I just have a few things left to get. And our Christmas cards are almost ready to mail. I'm kinda looking forward to the next few days with not much to do. Last year for Christmas my Daddy gave me the Christmas Shoes series of books. I was hoping to have started them before now but maybe tomorrow I can. We'll just have to see. But for right now I'm off to catch up on reading your blogs.

Blessings,

A Grown Up Christmas List

2008-12-07T20:17:00.008-05:00

My husband had the best message at church tonight. Sometimes it just amazes me how the Lord uses him! I enjoy listening to every message he preaches but some of them stand out way more than others. And tonight was one of those. He started out with the youngest child (6 yrs. old) and asked him what was on his Christmas list.....a four wheeler, a dirt bike, a Wii, a fishing pole, and a fish. Next child (8 yrs. old)... Wii, Nintendo DS, trampoline, golf cart, and the list goes on and on and on. And then next he asked a few older ladies who didn't have a list except for one who had a grocery list to feed all of her grandchildren for Christmas. So, here is "A Grown Up Christmas List":
-PEACE - Romans 5:1 "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ"
-LOVE - John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
-HAPPINESS - Psalm 1:1-3 "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper."
-SUCCESS - Joshua 1:8 "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success."
-FAMILY - Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for her"; Titus 2:4 "that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,"; Ephesians 6:1 "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."

In my last post I told you I had forgotten to take the camera to church when we decorated the tree. So, I remembered to take it tonight. Here is a picture of the tree at church (the food underneath is for our ladies group Christmas project).

And this picture is the nativity that sits on the communion table. The VBS kids made it back in 1982!

Well, I hope you all had a good weekend.
Blessings,

Christmas Card Picture.....Maybe?

2008-12-04T22:00:00.005-05:00

This morning Jimmy, Katie, and I (Kelsey had to work) went to put up the Christmas tree and decorations at church. I wanted to take the camera so I could share some pictures. And when we got there of course I didn't have the camera. So, I'm gonna share another picture with you. Every year when I send out our Christmas cards I enclose a picture of our girls sitting in front of our tree (I know they are kinda getting old for that but I just can't stop sending them). Before digital cameras I would take a whole roll of pictures and then I would have to take them to be developed and choose the best to have reprints made. Ugh! So Tuesday night I took about ten pictures. Kelsey picked the one she liked best and here it is....

The girls were being so silly while I was trying to take them. The ones that were good of Kelsey weren't good of Katie and the ones that were good of Katie weren't good of Kelsey. So, we may end up taking them over again. We'll see.

Blessings,

Christmas Decorations

2008-12-03T13:42:00.004-05:00

I have two slideshows in this post....the first one is of our Christmas decorations......

....and the second one is just some pictures I took around the house.

Hope you enjoy looking at them.
Blessings,

Finally......

2008-12-02T22:29:00.006-05:00

......I have pictures of our bathroom! Kelsey helped me with this slide show tonight (thank you, girl).

Tomorrow we are going to try to figure out how to change my background to a Christmas one (if you can HELP! please let me know) and we have a Christmas slideshow ready.

Blessings,
Susan
(I'm on Kelsey's laptop so I can't get to my signature.)

It's Been Awhile

2008-12-01T21:37:00.002-05:00

It's been a little over a week since my last post and I didn't intend for it to be so long. I was busy getting ready for Thanksgiving and we had a really nice day. My family came to our house for lunch and then we went to my in-laws for supper. All the food was wonderful and I ate way too much (I'm gonna hear it when I go to the doctor next week). I didn't go shopping Friday except for a quick trip back to Homespun Collectibles for a curtain for the bathroom and I did have to get groceries. And Saturday we decorated for Christmas... I'll post some pics a little later. Today's been kinda quiet. I did some laundry, made some Amish bread, graded school work, took a little nap☺, and that's about all.
Blessings,

Girls Night Out

2008-11-21T22:26:00.008-05:00

Well, today has been a busy day. I had to go get groceries this morning (yuck - my least favorite job!). And then I had to go back over a few places on the trim in the bathroom. Then this afternoon and evening my girls and I had a night out. There is a shop I like to go to in Robbins called Homespun Collectibles. The shop owner, Jenny is having her Christmas Open House today and tomorrow. So, I just had to go check it out. She has this incentive when you buy $150.00 worth of merchandise you get $15.00 more in merchandise FREE. It's kind of a small shop and when we got there she was busy. So, I waited until I could talk to her and asked her how close to the $150.00 I was. She added it up and I had to buy $14.00 to get $15.00 free. Here's what I found.....

This cute snowman lamp was originally $24.95 and and was marked $10.00. And I also got these two hanging stars that I am hoping will look good in the bathroom, a picture to go in my kitchen,
and a star that holds a votive candle. I got a Christmas gift, too that I better not show and a bag of candy for Kelsey and a little bear for Katie. After Jenny subtracted my free $15.00, my total was $30.00. I think I did pretty good.

Now, this last pic is what Jimmy found when he went out to feed the cats yesterday morning. Bam-Bam had a squirrel. I don't know if he killed it or if it was dead when he found it. But he was trying his best to get that squirrel to play with him. And when the other cats would go near him he would pick that squirrel up and run. They are so fun to watch.

Blessings,

I Love My Girls!

2008-11-20T16:03:00.007-05:00

Help! My daughters want a dog. We already have five cats (I'll explain in a minute) and a guinea pig. Two days ago my dear sweet sixteen year old decided to look at our Humane Society online. She just fell in love with a puppy named Clyde. He really is cute. So, Kelsey asked me if she and Katie could go today and look at the dog. I said, "Yes, you can go look (HUGE mistake!) but we are NOT getting a dog." After they left the phone rang and before I even saw Caller ID I knew who it was. Kelsey told me that Clyde had been adopted about 15 minutes before they got there. But guess what? Clyde has a brother that looks just like him. Anyway, I had to tell Kelsey NO again and she started crying. And she was crying when we hung up the phone. (Ugh! It's gonna be a long night.) Oh! I am such a horrible mother! But I just don't want anymore animals. Now back to the cats.....back sometime in January my girls found a cat in a brush pile in our next door neighbor's yard. They played with her for a while and later that night it started snowing a little. I looked out our back door and there was the cat. I had pitty on her and we gave her some milk. And she has been here every since. Well, in April she decided she wanted to have four kittens. So that's the story of Trixie, Peanut, Cali, Bam-Bam, and Lou Lou.

On another note, raggedy angel is having a giveaway. "Gracie" is so cute. So head on over and leave a comment.

I have been painting the trim in our bathroom today. I think I'm finally finished with it. Now Jimmy just has to roll the walls. Yesterday he told me that this will be a project he will remember for a loooooooooong time.

Well, I gotta go for now.
Blessings,

Bathroom Pics

2008-11-19T21:03:00.010-05:00

Finally! Dinner is done, dishes are done, and school work has been graded. Now I can sit down to write for a little while.

First of all, the bathroom project is coming along. In addition to being a preacher, Jimmy also works for Pepsi as the night warehouse manager. He leaves for work at 2:30pm Monday-Thursday and 12:30pm on Friday. And he doesn't get home until 1:00am. So, that means he really doesn't have much time during the day to paint. Anyway he started applying the primer today. Here's some pics from yesterday. They aren't very good as I was trying to avoid taking a picture of the mirror so I wouldn't be photographing myself. HaHa!

Jimmy decided he was going to do the trim work first. It is kind of a burgandyish color. He's hoping to finish with the painting Saturday. I'll post more pictures later.

And now for a little more about myself and my family...
We live in the little community of Cordova, which is just south of Rockingham. My in-laws live next door. My Daddy and step mother, Teresa (my Mama died from cancer in March 2003) live at the beach. Daddy called Sunday night to tell me that he and Teresa are going to be baptized this coming Sunday morning. I really feel like I need to go but I also don't like to miss our church. Decisions, decisions.....

Well, I think that's all I have for tonight and hopefully I'll be back tomorrow.

Blessings,
Susan

My First Post!

2008-11-18T17:03:00.000-05:00

Well, I have been wanting to do this for a few months now. It's all new to me and I'm still learning. First of all, a little about me.....I live a VERY blessed life! I have a wonderful husband, Jimmy and two daughters, Kelsey and Katie.

This is Jimmy and me on his
5th anniversary at our church.

And this is from our October
vacation to Pennsylvania.
Kelsey is on the left and Katie
is on the right.

I am a stay at home mom and a preacher's wife. I love the Lord. I love to bake and I love the color pink. I love primitives and redecorating our house. I am not a crafty person at all but Jimmy is really good at putting things together. This week we (or I should say he) are in the process of painting our bathroom (trying to get it done before my family comes for Thanksgiving). We have lived here for a little over 6 years now. And when we moved in, our bathroom had a mauve and green floral print wallpaper and border. I guess it was pretty back when it was put up. But it is definitely not the primitive that I like. I hate that I don't have any before pictures. But I will be posting some during and after pictures soon. Well, it has taken me all afternoon and evening to write this since I had to stop so many times to do other things. But I finally finished my first post. And now I'm off to feed Amish Friendship Bread starter.

Many blessings,
Susan