If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

Thursday, April 14, 2011

send out the welcome wagon...

My friend Carol just  started a new blog and her first post is a recipe that I look forward to trying. 
Provision and Grace
I hope you all will drop by and welcome her back. 

It's a busy week with my parents here for a visit and Bobby's 30th birthday party coming up.
I've been slowed down by some dental problems but I have appt. with a new dentist first thing tomorrow morning.  I am having faith that no matter what they do to me or tell me,  I will be feeling better afterward than I do right now.
welcome Carol!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

oh yea?


just a short and sweet post with a funny picture for you all. 


This is granddaugther Elizabeth with her little friend Brooks














The photography is by Emily,  her blog is Faith Hope and Love.  I think she does a great job with her photos and the captions are pretty funny too. 

Friday, April 8, 2011

He passed!

starting Law School-August 2007
The bar exam results came out today and Jimmy passed!
Swearing in comes later this month. 
Jimmy went to a great law school, made good grades, studied alot, took the bar prep course and works for an attorney.  Even still, we have all been on pins and needles and are thrilled the wait to find out is over. 

We are very very proud and Jimmy is so relieved, he was almost speechless.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Pooh Chair re-done






















Remember the Pooh foam chair in my previous post?  I worked on it over the weekend and it is recovered,  I won't win any prizes for my upholstery skills  but the chair is clean now and matches the living room.  Elizabeth approves of the final result and that is all that matters. 

Gavin has not yet seen it finished.  He saw it when I was working on it and kept saying "chair chair chair"   He is in a phase where he repeats himself a lot.  I am pretty sure he will like the redone chair too. 

not too bad for a $4 thrift store find and fabric from my closet. 
 the cute baby kind of  increases the chair's cuteness
just because she is so cute too

Sunday, April 3, 2011

the week in review

the tulips, jonquils and flowering plum are all blooming
in our front yard


Elizabeth posing with a
 plastic jelly bean egg

Gavin and Bobby spent the night here Friday night
Gavin says he likes Uncle Bobby's beard shorter. 





I found this cabbage roses fabric on clearance at Walmart.

I intended to just buy a couple yards but
I liked it so much as the clerk was unrolling it.....
I just bought the whole bolt.
It is a very nice fabric,
American made even!






the fabric reminds me of my anniversary roses

I found this foam chair at the thrift store.
He is very worn so I took off the Pooh cover
and am attempting to pin on a
new cover to sew up. 
I am usually fearless with fabric but
this project is trickier than it looks.
Gavin and Elizabeth -
we are working on learning
to share
but it may be a while
until we have it mastered.