Where do I start?

I can't believe it's almost been 2 months since my last post.
Well sorta.  We had our 1st Housewarming.  It was just an opportunity for our Church, Family & Friends to come see where we are, and the progress we are making on the house.
I know you who  have followed forever (whom I love and adore) know we've been working slowly.
So here are some of the pictures from what we've done.  I FINALLY got our bedroom painted.
Sumatra is the color from Lowe's and we LOVE it.  Yes, it made the room "smaller" looking but warm and cozy.  That is to come later with the rest of the house pictures.
For now I will show you a peek at a couple of other projects I had been working on.

First is a rocking chair my Papaw bought for my Nannie years ago.  He has been gone since I was 6 so, let's just go with this chair has seen it's day.  I LOVE rocking chairs.  They are my passion next to dishes.  So a few years ago, she gave me this chair.  It was eat up, literally by the flood water.  I was almost hopeless, but I thought I would paint it and see what happened.

before pictures

this is how the water had eat up most of the wood.

These aren't the greatest pics.  I took them with my IPhone. 

I think the rocker turned out great! 

If you  notice in the first picture that there is a gold "flowery" looking print on the chair,

it actually bled through the black paint.  

You can barely see it unless the light hits it just right, but it is gorgeous!

(Yes, I did all my paint projects in the master bath, don't ask me why I have no idea)

my WONDERFUL DH painting the kitchenette. 

I have found all the colors I picked at Lowe's this season were Matte's.

Not my favorite, but they are pretty. 

This is my pantry door.

Have I mentioned, I LOVE my Pantry.

Anyways, I got the bright idea to paint the squares inside & out with chalkboard paint.

This allows us to leave notes & messages as needed, 

along with notes & grocery list on the inside.

LOVE IT!!

(disregard the overflowing trash)

So that is just a sneak peek of what's been going on here.

I will try to have DH take some more pictures of the house now that we are moving along with projects.

AND since I am feeling SO generous this evening here are some random pictures of late

My lil "Mini Me"  

My brother swears she looks just like me, I say she looks just like him 

but I'm pretty sure she acts just like me, LOL. 

Don't ya just wanna pinch those cheeks???

This is me acting silly for Cousin Kat.

We were comparing silliness.

(see the goofy resemblance between "Mini Me" and myself?)

Here I am thrilled to be in FL!!

This is me at the housewarming with "Brandywine" 

My partner is most all crimes since 6th grade.

Yeah, let's not get into years here. 

This is my wonderful Aunt Mattie 

She is doing lots of last minute things for the housewarming here.

I couldn't have made it without her & Kat.

And my Momma.  I didn't find any pics of her from the gathering.

Btw, don't you just LOVE the red in the kitchen???

Oh and did I mention I just returned this past Saturday from a girls only vacation to FL?

I have lots of pictures of that trip as well.

Lots of blogging to come. 

Stay tuned!!

The Weekend

Let me just say this week ended on a very bad note.
For instance we learned Thursday night that we are probably not going to have these two angels in our home permanently like we were hoping/praying/begging/pleading and anything else we could thing of to obtain that.

But since our cousin Kat over at Kat's Cake-Topia

knew they were suppose to be coming she had sent a good box containing these sinful gift "Knock You Naked Brownies" a recipe from over P.W.

which required me to add a little white stuff, like I needed the extra sugar but at this point, who cares, right?

So I cut me and DH a piece, no it isn't  half even though it looks like it, tasted like it, took two days to eat the one piece! 

Yeah, really no need to say anymore on that, huh?  Other than it is to die for.  She will make them again. 

My loving wonderful parents left for a two week vacation and left me in charge of this lady

She looks harmless and all, but yet again she is sleeping :)

When they return I will then be receiving a delightful 3 WEEK visit from my Mother in Law. 

Now who in their right mind would want their picture taken with that thing?!?!?!?!  That is all I'm going to say.  

Other than this is a picture from her "honeymoon" with Poppy, was she not beautiful???  I know where DH gets his good looks from 

DH decided on his own that the misc room in the middle of the room that had this random whirlpool therapeutic tub in it, was going to come out yesterday.  I was ecstatic he decided on his own to do it. 

I know, hideous, huh?  At least he still had a cute smile at the end of the day

So I fed him well with a plate of these healthy treats!

Tonight as it is around 9:30 we realize we have survived the weekend without these little angels......

And another week will begin.........

8 Things about DH

Last night as I was laying in bed, warm and snug as a bug in a rug I was thinking.
(I know, sometimes that is very dangerous.)
I was thinking about DH.  He was still downstairs working on some stuff he had brought home.
I realized it's the little things he does that are sometimes the biggest.

1. He sets the alarm early so he can snuggle me before we have to get ready for work.

2. He lets me have free reign in the morning to get ready and stays out of my way.

3. He goes out and starts the car so that it's warm when I get in.

4. He holds my hand in the car to and from work.

5. He drops me off at the front door and tells me I look pretty, to have a good do and kisses me goodbye.

6. He goes up way before bed and starts the fireplace so it's nice and warm when I go up for bed.

7. He snuggles me in good when he comes to bed, and pets my head until I relax and am sound asleep.

8. We get to start all over again the next morning.

Did I mention how much I love this guy??

The House

As all of you know it's been a long year for us.  I didn't realize how much the flood could effect us.  Nothing has been the same since.  In August it was as if my world turned upside down.  I have barely been functional until now it seems.  Part of it I saw, some of it not.
So many of you have asked me about the new house.  Wanting to know how it is coming.  Asking to see pictures.  We moved in the middle of Sept.  We moved our stuff in.  I told DH that we had just a little time left of fall so let's just get in, and we will buy some furniture, finish hunting season and this winter we will start on the house.  It was livable just a little outdated.
We bought furniture we picked out ourself and loved yet it still didn't feel like home.  It has felt like we've been living in someone else's home while they've been on vacation or something.  For the first time yesterday morning I felt like I was "at home" my home. It was the biggest relief.  I didn't know if it would ever feel that way.  It is still a wreck.  We have started doing some things, but we are realistic it will take time & money!!
So, here is pictures of the inside.  Please excuses messes and hideous wallpaper!  I took all these pictures with my phone so they're not the best.

Yesterday I de-cluttered the pantry.  You couldn't get in it for dishes in the bottom. 

All washed and put away.  Now it's clean and organized!!

Dinning room.  

Yes, this is actual wallpaper in the dining room. Anyone over 70 has loved it.  

Imagine that.  It also has matching curtains, no lie.  

 Standing at the front door.  (Excuse the Christmas stuff needing to be put away on the table)

 I was told this was called "the courting room" in "the day"

 It has a coal fireplace. 

 The picture below is everyones favorite bedroom.  

I think it's the windows.  It has wonderful natural light. 

I have started tearing wallpaper off the other side of the room.

 This room with the hideous paper and teal green carpet is our guest room.

Carpet and paper to be removed soon!! 

 This is our bedroom.  I have pulled the wallpaper off it.  It is a horrible "hospital green" under it.

I can't seem to pick a color for this room, but I'm working on it. 

 gas fireplace DH has recently installed.  It is wonderful, especially on cold mornings.

 Master bathroom.  Yes, that is a blood red, cast iron, claw foot tub. 

 my temporary closet DH says.

 Yes, that is geraniums on that wallpaper.  That is what is currently in the master bath.

 One of my favorite things in the house.  

All original doors and they all have the keys to them.

 Upstairs foyer

 9x12 "walk in closet" that will soon be our new guest bathroom!

 The house is full of these old lights.  They're beautiful.

But they need to go.

 Laundry room with half bath. 

 See where I have been desperately attempting to get the paper off?

 Laundry room light fixture, believe that?  Yes it's all crystal. 

 Front door.  It has a wrap around porch.

 Kitchen pictures

 We removed the 1970's appliances with my black & stainless steel ones.

 DH has just put in the dishwasher.  

Yay!!  I am so glad to have it in.

 The kitchenette here is my Momma's favorite room. 

She has a dozen ideas for it.  I think she wants it for a sitting area.

Right now it is a catch all, and our "put our light fixture/ceiling fans together area"

This room and my kitchen are going to be painted "cabin red"

 This is the "den" as DH calls it.  He lives here when he's not hunting. 

He is the mess on the couch, he's sicky this weekend.  

We are very lucky that the whole house with the exception of the kitchenette and the den have hardwood floors under them.  Below is a picture from the master bedroom or bathroom where we pulled carpet already.

We haven't done anything but pull carpet and wash them and they look this good. 

I don't want to sand them, I really like them as they are.  They have character. 

So there is the nickel tour.  

Any ideas or suggestions?