Have a colorful weekend!

I walk, therefore I swish. Because this belly is full of coffee! All on account of the fact that the boys decided to wake their momma up before the clock had struck 5am. And that requires multiple cups of caffeine for this lady.

I am going to finally reveal to you the projects I have been spending my spare (ha!) time on lately; I’m really enjoying them! I’m plumb out of the white fabric, so I can go no further until a re-order. Here they are, in no particular order:

I’m going to upload them to Etsy soon…only so many things you can accomplish in a day!

Let me share with you!

Delightful Thing #1?

I am sipping on an incredible iced coffee that I just threw together. Replete with whipped cream on top.

Delightful Thing #2?

The Carnival for Modern Home Dwelling has begun! Go here for the first installment, and prepare to be terrifically inspired. Thank you Sarah, for this fantastic idea!! We are in for a super week!

Delightful Thing #3?

Have you ever made a blog friend, only to be saddened that you couldn’t pop over for a face to face conversation because you lived too far away? That happens to me all. the. time. I’ve even made blog buddies here in Maine, but because of my lack of transportation (we are a one car family), getting together would be a mite difficult.

Well now. God decided to turn that trend on it’s head, because not only did He introduce the lovely Debbie into my life, but turns out she is just down the road a piece. A very minuscule piece. And she hails from Texas originally, so we were neighbors earlier on in life, too! And she has a newly formed website, which you will fall head over heels in love with, entitled The Romantic Mom. It’s chock full of super ideas and inspiration. She’s in the midst of writing a book, which I’m going to be the first to buy! We are getting together with her family very soon for a Tex-Mex feast. I’m thrilled. And you will be too, even if you won’t have the priveledge of meeting her face to face. Her site will draw you right in!

Well, nap time has begun! Time to get to work finishing my pillow covers so I can HOPEFULLY pop them up here for you to see very soon!

God has instilled in me such a sense of optimism today! We are going through with the house thing. In no way has He given us a “NO! Don’t Go There!” answer…instead, we’ve worked through the numbers and realize that if we do alot of required changes ourselves, we can still do this. It is worth it. It is going to be our Great Adventure.

Yay!

I just had the most lovely day with my mom. She decided I “needed a break” from all of this house/computer/craft craziness, so we took off to one of my favorite little towns; Belgrade Lakes. It’s a hop, skip and a jump away from our home, so we were there in no time and enjoyed our outing immensely. We ate at the Lazy Lab (pictures below), looked at some antiques next door (they were on lunch break, boo!), and then ended up with my “find of the day” which mom graciously bought as a housewarming gift. We picked it up at the Cozy Cottage in Oakland, which, for you Mainers out there, is an excellently priced antiques store. No tourist prices here; no siree. The gumball machine cost $20, which isn’t too shabby. And it reminds me SO MUCH of going to my grandparents house and getting peanuts out of their little gumball machine to go along with an icy cold coke. I’m so excited about it!

The Lazy Lab Cafe

Antiques

My “find”

Lovely Day! Until I came home to the news that no, we won’t be closing tomorrow, the heating system is going to cost $3200 to get up and running ($2300 of that in labor), the electric system will run $1000, we need to get one more contractor to the house asap to see how much it would cost to nail a piece of broken trim back up, and oh, by the way, why isn’t the electricity on yet? It has to be on before we approve anything!

Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

It’s at this point that you think “Is it worth it? Is this what God truly has in mind for us? Are these closed doors, or merely bumps in the road? What in the WORLD do we do?” So, for now, I’ve told Erick to take care of it. I’m going to follow his lead. He’s trying to track down bits and pieces of whatever…I’m just sittin’ here waiting on a call to see how much longer it will be until closing, if indeed there will be one.

In truth, even putting that money into the house, it’s still a complete bargain. But we have fees to pay for going past the closing date, and with the new info about the repairs and whatnot, I don’t even know if we will have money for appliances/flooring/necessary stuff when it’s all said and done.

YIKES!

I’m sad, but at peace, if that makes sense. I so desperately want a house, but it’s such an intimidating thing at the same time. My emotions are all a jumble. One thing I know? No matter what happens, or where we end up…

They are my home. And I couldn’t ask for anything more than that.

Alrighty! Prayers that everything comes together this morning; faxes sent and gathered and calculations (gulp) totaled…

This could very well be our last day as non-homeowners! And to celebrate, mom and I are gonna go a travelin’. Go rest. Relax. Or try to, anyway.

Hopefully I shall have some good news to report tonight. In the meantime, go check out *this* post from my dear blog friend Amanda. It’s such good news. Combined with such amazing art. Although I know the truth of it, it makes me happy to repeatedly read it over and over again.

A lovely IDT member from Etsy included me in a treasury! My first treasury debut! (The etched bottles). It expires on Tuesday; go take a look!

I’m semi-famous

We All Scream For Ice Cream!

Happy Monday, ya’ll!  Enjoy a softserve today…you won’t regret it!

“Momma! I have something to say to you!”

“What is it, Ry?”

“Happy Mothers!” (hug and kiss)

He forgot to relay the “day” part, but would I have ever remembered that sweet little sentiment? Maybe for a while…but this one I shall never forget. “Happy Mothers!!”

Today was lovely; we took a trip to our almost-house (my dad hadn’t seen it yet) then had a picnic by the lake. I took a bazillion pictures and am so tempted to post them all here, ‘cept that would take up way too much time. And space. So I’ll settle for a few. First being right after church while they were still in their nice clothes; the rest at the lake.

(Gotta get all my men in!)

Have a blessed week!

One of those fabulous days, that is.

Yesterday was super. The weather was better than we expected, so around 10:00 am we walked down the street to Reny’s and bought a bottle of Bubbles (aka bubble juice) for the boys. What joy 69 cents will bring! I finally broke out my camera to take some pictures-I’m so bad about not taking advantage of my camera. I took a plethora; here are a few:

Picnic!

Giving the tulips a “shower”, according to Ry. Check out how Jack is holding his watering can.

When the boys went down for their nap, I started making some pillow covers for my Etsy shop. I’ve wanted to do this forever, and I’m having SO MUCH FUN! I plan on completing a few today, then I’ll post pictures. Yay!

When Erick arrived home from school, we took the boys to Pizza Hut, then meandered along a back road to the soon-to-be Murray Residence. Let the kids wander around the yard, and E and I dreamed a bit. And guess what? I have a big, fat lilac bush in my front yard! Woohoo!

We then decided to drive around town a bit, and ended up at the Lakeside Restaurant, which was BURSTING with people. It was such a festive atmosphere! Most of the people were dining inside, but we decided to get some softserve and go to the playground. It’s behind the restaurant, and right on the lake…so peaceful. Jack chased the seagulls and Ryan went down the slide over and over again. I think we have a new family tradition! I wish I would have taken the camera…

The great thing? I have been particularly, in no uncertain terms, VERY much against moving to this town. I’ve never really cared for it, even though it was where Erick and I met and were married. I told God “No Way” would we ever move here. Haha! Now, you know, it’s really starting to grow on me. Funny how that happens.

Time to get to work! I can’t wait to share my new creations with you!