Christmas Is Coming

I love the idea of having heirloom Christmas stockings up on my wall to remind me of each precious soul in my family for Christmases to come. I have always wanted to create a beautiful stocking for each family member but don't know how or where to begin. What are your traditions? Do you use stockings? Did you make the stockings, did you have them made? Do your family stockings match or is each one unique? I have been told that my kiddos do not like the fluffy felt creations so how else can I use my creative juices and talents to bring to life my vision of a wall of stockings? Please send ideas my way!!

I shared on facebook and got a bunch of cool responses and I wanted to see what this creative crowd might have to inspire me. 

Our Version of A Stain Glass Window

Easter Decor

In preparing for Easter I tried to find project that might make the day more exciting. 

Everyone got into this project. The kids enjoyed coloring the window art. We put it up right away.

I love how it all turned out. They ALL did a great job.

Re-Stain Dinning Room

After the beautiful table in the other room the kids decided to move into the dinning room. All the furniture is sanded down. I look forward to seeing this project finished. I love the table and the hutch. I liked the natural color but we had to redo the the stain job when trying to selling out house. We sealed it wrong and tit was messed up by the move. The kids decided it was time to like our furniture again. They spent two days working on sanding everything down.

Continued Table Information (Now Benches)

That table is looking good. The kids did a great job on the table and then on the benches. Bagel and Princess apparently like to sand. They made the edges smooth and beautiful. By the way did you see the toilet paper. Things were starting to get real. We were getting low and you can't buy that stuff in the stores around here. We were very very very thankful when we received a package from Houston that contained toilet paper. Thank you Larry and T family.

With in a day or so they added some benches. I love these. I would have paid a fortune for this table. It is solid, high quality, and beautiful!

After staining and then adding the top coat, let us with a beautiful table and bench set.

What To Do During A Lockdown

We had dinner together every night and on the third night our table collapsed. We had been using an outdoor picnic table in our kitchen. We are just renting and I didn't want to spend the money on a table for a temporary space. The kids asked if we could go get a table. J and I were kind of shocked because everything was closed. Furniture is not essential according to the lock down measures. We talked about getting another plastic type of temporary table. Possible had enough. She has always wanted a nice table in the kitchen, renting or not. She looked upside plans on the internet, borrowed some tools and went shopping for lumber. She had everything pre-cut. My children then assembled a new farm house style table. 

This is just crazy to me. I thought we might be lazy during the lock down, but my kids have other plans. I am so stinking proud of them. Today there were the boys with Princess under Possibles leadership. Amazing!

At Pooker's Request

When we returned back to the house after the shower The Tobias Family spoiled us. They helped with the party and then fixed dinner for us. This was so nice. After sending them off Pooker noticed that J and I and some of her siblings had not painted an undershirt for the baby. As we relaxed and shared our family stories from the party, we painted. This little one sure is loved!

Wedding prep

Wedding crunch time has begun. The wedding is this week and we are all so happy for Pooker and JavaJava.