Time Goes By...............

So much time has passed since my last post, not that you wait in anticipation for each update in my life, but it is just that I really like to keep things up when I have made a decision to do it. I would rather not do something at all if I can't do it right.

Our oldest daughter, Sami, and her family were here for the past week or so, the house has been full of noise and play from two - two year olds, yeah that's right two of them!
Sami's son, Paul and our youngest daughter, Casi's daugther, Macarti. These two are continual entertainment.

Macarti loves her new Kitchen and I am afraid I have gained more weight from all her cooking.....to many take outs I am sure.

Paul and "BUZZ" are inseparable.....unless you put on a movie and then you have lost him.

And the ever so seldom squeaking and grunting of our daughter's 5 week old William, aka Bill. He is so precious and is such a good baby. This picture of him on Christmas Day asleep but still smiling is just the way he rolls.

So now the company has pulled out of the drive way.......Our daugther, her husband, their two little boys and two cats...............TWO CATS?!?!??! what the heck? So 1/2 hour into their drive they started to hear a strange noise........meow, meow? Our daughter called and asked if our two kittens were still in the garage. I couldn't find them anywhere.
Yup they stoll away while the car was getting loaded inside the garage. Our youngest daughter, Casi, was in town and met them, they had to unload the car to get to kittens and when they uncovered them, one blew out of the car like it was shot from a gun......the kids reloaded the car and got on their way and Casi returned home with one pretty scared little kitten.
This is a typical event in our ever eventful lives.

The day after our company left, we got enough snow to run the sled on and Macarti loved it. Never before have I seen it take two horses, two dogs, a Papa and a mama to pull one little girl up and down the lane, but they all acted as if the production would have been canceled if one would not have been unable to make the trip.

Gypsy, clearing the way.......

Only one wreck, Macarti was looking back at her Mimi and tipped the sled over, but just a few adjustments and they were back on the road again, as you can see Tilly walked beside Macarti all the way, but Gypsy had to lead.

Splash and Pistol were sure they were being neglected...

Our middle daughter Jodi, and her family are going to be here this coming weekend. I am so very thankful for the way the God brings things together for us. I had been trying to be strong about them not being able to come home for Christmas, and God being the awesome God that he is......gave me the desire of my heart. I am so thankful that He loves me the way He does, and forgives me of my ever sin.

I hope to have more pictures and updates on the happenings in our lives.

Till Next Time, God Bless

Jackie

Master Bath-olicious

(not a real word Sam)

The way the master bath came together is far better than I thought. (Another Praise Jesus!)

I found the vanity on Lowe's on line clearance and thought it would work just fine. The tile was one of those, Help Me Jesus! and then the next thing I know we are over at my friends house to see their new tile and wow, I fell in love with it. She gave a square of their left over and I put it with the hard wood floors, it looked great, with the new paint on the walls, even better, the carpet...awesome, the vanity in the master bath? well, I just thought it will be ok. But I love the look of the tile and the "espresso" colored vanity, sharp and crisp. The rope baskets and bowls, I have been collecting for years, our middle daughter's wedding center pieces were rope baskets, made by two of my friends. I also had my friends make vases, bowls and lamps to use as accent pieces. We used atleast 50 of Todd's old head and heel ropes and old ropes from friends in order to get everything made. I loved doing that wedding.

Todd is installing the fixture and grouting today and that will almost complete this bath. We are presently saving for a shower door. They are pretty spendy. But everything is.

I am still like a little kid at Christmas. I still can't believe we have such a nice house. I am so very thankful.

This is Macarti's favorite tube, as you can see no one takes a bath without a full audience of tub toys. Boy if they could talk......:)

I have been purchasing towel sets for the new baths, I chose deep red and palomino. (ok, tan, but doesn't palomino sound better?)

Till Next Time, God Bless

Jackie

Oh! CHRISTMAS TREE!

Christmas is my most favoritest holiday, hands down. I love to decorate. This year is special with the new house. Even though we are missing tim here and there I love our home. Thank you Jesus for each and every part of it. Todd has done a great job on it. He is working today on finishing up tile and tomorrow gouting.

I love decoating for Christmas and I have had decorations stored away for this Christmas for a long time. I found the pheasant feather balls in a store called Porter's, (I can go crazy in Porters). Porter's has everything, I mean it.
Today our youngest daughter helped me put up the lights and hang all the decoations. She is a good little helper.

I bought the balls this past spring and instead of 10 dollars each they were 2.50, which is still alot but I could not resist. I had been looking for them on line for years and couldn't find them for less than $15.00. The chocolate colored and gold balls I got at, where else, Walmart! The ribbons sort of ties it all together.

Oh and I'm using one of mine hides as a tree skirt.

I love it. You can see the decoations better in the close up pictures. I hope you are enjoying your tree as much as I am mine.
I have been thinking of decorating the banister since we started the house, and Todd and my's special engineered hand rail works perfect for weaving the garland and lights through. I am still pondering as to what else I will be adding to the garland, something special for the babies to look at, you can count on that.

What ever you are doing to get ready for Christmas, do not for get the main reason for it, is to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior and soon coming King, Jesus Christ.

Till Next Time, God Bless

Jackie