The Lord Does Provide

After quitting my full-time job, I am glad to say that my youngest daughter's grades have improved and my family had gotten "back to normal". But I was feeling the pinch of the economy and missing my creative outlet...decorating. I did not renew my lease at the upscale boutique I was renting from due to the extremely high rent and wanting to rent something closer to home, with no luck of that happening I decided to sell my display pieces on craigs list. I met a lady interested in some of my things and she has hired me to help her finish decorating her home. I met with her last week and her home is one of the most beautiful I have seen. She has such great taste. She lives only 2 miles from where my shop was (small world). This is my kind of job!(plus she has a few friends that need my services as well) I'll keep you posted with lots of pics. Right now we are deciding on fabric. I feel like when I put my family and their needs first that the good Lord blessed me with being able to work around my kid's schedules doing something I love!!!

Oh...this old thing?

Yesterday I had what I call a "free" Monday. House clean...check No appointments for the kids....check No meetings at the school....check What is a girl to do? Grab something old and make it new. And the best part of it... free! Everything I used for this project I already had. Fun Fun Fun!

Spoiled Rotten!!!!

That's exactly how I feel. This artistic, talented, and thoughtful friend of mine brought me a basket of goodies today. We've have been friends for only a short time but she knows my taste so well. The french inspired tea towels, the cross that just happens to match my home perfectly and the bingo style balls that I actually picked up at Hobby Lobby only to "chicken-out" and put them back and could kick myself for... I now have thanks to her and the monogrammed frame with the harlequin ribbon is precious! My mom picked me up this amazing fleur de lis scoop that I have been wanting for ages, but could never find, and then gave it to me 3 whole weeks before my birthday...I am one lucky girl! Thank you guys! Your are the best!

Dollar Tree..the place to be!

Add Imagealt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301239031024752162" />
Add Imagelt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301238946767973874" />



After quitting my job, I have this overwhelming desire to do everything "on the cheaper". I have always been a bargain hunter but now it is a challenge to see what the lowest amount is I can possibly spend. I stole this idea for teachers Valentines gifts from Just a Girl, but found pink hand sanitizer at no other than the famous Dollar Tree it's berry scented and just the right color for V-day.I'll give the larger one to Braydi's teacher and the smaller ones to the ladies in the library, gym teacher, etc. I had been looking for a pen holder for my desk to match my decor, and all I could find were the mesh silver thingys at Staples when I happened upon this cute little plastic cube with room for pictures. A little scrap book paper and a few rub-ons later...voila! A custom pen holder for a buck! I heart you Dollar Tree!

Hi-Ho..Hi-Ho...off from work I go!

Ok... I tried it, the whole working a 40hr. a week job away from home. And while it was very satisfying, and rewarding, my family needs me at home. I have such a greater respect for the super women out there that make it all work for them and their family, I however do not possess that talent. Maybe it was the 2(washing machine, hot water tank)floods I experienced, the illness and death of my husband's beloved grandmother, my youngest child's grades plummeting and the shear exhaustion, but I am glad to be a stay at home mom, homemaker again. But the lesson learned here is being thankful. Thankful that I had the opportunity to experience a career again, and the opportunity that when my family needed me most God blessed me with the ability to be here for them. I am also thankful that the man of my dreams supports me and appreciates me now more than ever. I think it is safe to say he hated every minute of helping me with the house cleaning. Not his forte' though he never complained. So now I am playing catch up on all of the projects that I had left undone. Pillows to make...a little girls room that is still undone...and spring cleaning and decorating. I am hoping to post more and to catch up with you gals. I feel like the new girl at school again, so I hope to hear from you all soon. Paula

Today we buried my husbands grandmother. I have to say this was probably one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I feel like I had so much more to learn from her. She was the most saintly person I have ever known. As we sat with the preacher last night telling stories we realized she was the one who taught us all to pray. I remember her telling me to "ask Jesus only once for a blessing and then thank him for it every night after." She told me that thanking him for a blessing even before you received it showed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and that even though blessings didn't always come in our time if at all, a faithful servant had a thankful heart. When I needed prayer she was the one I called, for she had the closest relationship with the Lord of anybody I knew. Nanny Lucy...you will be missed.

Give Me A "T" !

I am in love with all things monogrammed. I have noticed that there are alot of "L's" popping up around the house lately. I found a new antique mall here in Oklahoma and hit the jackpot when I came across these vintage metal sign letters at only $5.00 and $8.00 each. My son Trevor thought I was crazy when I decided to group them in his bathroom, but like his dad, he has learned not to ask too many questions.