New craft room cabinets.......;o)

When we took out all of the old kitchen cabinets I just didn’t want to toss them to the road. So I came up with this. I have an office/craft room that had no cabinets to store things so I thought this would be great.They was a very dark brown so last summer while my daughter was visiting she helped me paint them white. I had my hubby hang them and as you can see I had him hang one of the sets without the doors I love the way I can see all my recipe books. Then on all the other ones I wanted to make them cute so this is what I did. I had taken all the middles out of them so I could put corkboard, ribbon and buttons on them, so I could hang pictures of my favorite things and of family on them. I know I should have waited to post them until they were all finished but I was so excited how they turned out I wanted to share them. I ran out of the corkboard so this next week it’s off to the craft store for more so I can get this finished and off my list of to do things……

Crocheting

When I was a little girl I remember my grandma Cherrington and my mom crocheting all the time so of course I would just sit and watch and want to learn how, but I had one problem I’m left handed and no one knew how to show a left hander how to crochet…:o/ So one of my grandma's sisters told her to just put the hook in my right hand. So it was my grandma Cherrington that I learned how to crochet, she would make beautiful afghans and give them away…I was very lucky to get one of them and so was some of my girls.

(This afghan is the one grandma Cherryington made)

And then there was daddy, Yes my dad would crochet the most beautiful afghans ever….I still have the one he let me pick out, I will cherish that forever…..:o)

(This pink and gray afghan is the one daddy made)

My mom did a lot of crocheting in her day. You name it she crocheted it. I think that’s where I get my love for it. I love to pick something apart that someone had made and make it…..This last Christmas Katie sent me a hat she got at a craft show in Vegas and I made one for each of the girls.

(Hannah loves Lindsey's hat....and she looks so cute in it...)

I love doing all kinds of crafts but I have to say crocheting is the one thing I always go back to when I’m looking for something to make or do.

So this year I have made it a goal to make an afghan for each of my grand-kids to let them pick one out when they get married. I know that’s a long time away being that my oldest grandchild is 11 and my youngest is 3 months old..But I figured that would give me time. I do have 2 done and almost the 3^rd so if my girls are lucky I just may get them all done and more and they can all pick one too……

Remolding 6 years and counting….

I know we are still working on this money pit of a house but I thought I would post what we have done, so here are some before and after pic’s. We still have a lot to finish or I should say Jim has a lot....lolol I can only be his lovely helper...oh and the clean up person...:D

We still have the wood floor to go and he has to make all the trim.It takes so long with him working two jobs....when the kitchen/living room is done then we our on to the 2 both rooms and mud room....it never ends......

Pre-Valentines

Lindsey and Brandon came up today with the kids so us girls could make Valentine cookies for Hannah’s pre-school.

I treated the guys to a steak and lobster dinner, it was really good.

I got some really cute pictures of Charlie and Izzy…..;o)

Love, Hate...Relationship.......:o]

Yes I have a love, hate relationship with our wood stove…….I so love it when we start burning it at the first of winter. There is nothing like that kind of heat. But with that wonderful heat come with a daily mess that I have to clean up every day……I hate the mess it makes, the wood chips and the dust is never ending……

So When we get to this time of year I’m counting down the day's I can clean and put everything away….and clover the stove with all my flower's.

Super Bowl Sunday!!!!!

Nicholas & Delaney came up and spent the weekend with me and Jim, while Jessie and Travis went out of town......We love having the kids come up we always have so much fun with them..



We started off game day with Delaney making us hot donuts with her cute little donut maker. she did a great job.....;o)

Then you know when staying at grandma and grandpa's house you always get what you want; and being super bowl we all needed some goodies as you can see I think we all may get sick....lololol

oh ya and we all want Green Bay to win the game ........;o)