Working

Just finished a pretty big project this week for Buy the Hour Interiors. I am pleased with how well it turned out.











I did 7 or 8 windows total and I got very intimate with those bushes in front. This is the cutest business which you can check out at:
www.buythehourinteriors.com

Just have a couple more days to wrap everything up so I can leave on my trip to Nebraska. Both kids are flying to different family members so I had to get cell phones hooked up today. Never imagined that I would be buying them cells so soon. Bridger's is better than mine now!!
I have meetings, vinyl orders, cleaning and packing to attend too so I probably won't report back here until the end of the month.
Off to have a good time!

Blog World Yumminess

Here is what I have for great blog ideas!!!

There are a few people in my life who are going to get these!!! I can't wait!
http://tuesdayswithmolly.blogspot.com/2009/04/chalkboard-plates.html

I have enough corks to make one of these I think.

http://thefabmissb.blogspot.com/2009/04/diy-cork-board.html

I am in love with these flowers

http://tipjunkie.blogspot.com/2009/05/fabric-flower-tutorials.html

I think I am hormonal and other loveliness

because I feel karate chopping anyone who crosses my path these days! Don't worry if you see me around, just smile real big and I will resist the urge. So today I am going to share some loveliness on my blog because that is what I want to be...full of grace and loveliness. (I have a lot of learn)

This week I helped out a friend who was in a hard spot and actually had a real job for 5 hours. She has a store and sells my Wall Words in it and I just love the way she packaged them. They look like a bowl of candy! So I took a few pictures while I was on duty.

Can you see the bowl? I actually think it is a handmade mother of pearl sink that is holding them. All on this cute bed with handmade linens....



Get a closer look


And even closer...the tags tell what is inside.



Isn't super cute? When what you sell sometimes looks like trash, this is a refreshing way to give it more value...must keep it in mind!

On to other loveliness (I am really trying to convice myself that everything in the world today is beautiful!!)
Look what I got!


My neighbor and friend Elizabeth brought over the present and her timing was impeccable. It was one of THOSE days and when I came home from eating dinner with a friend to complain about everything, this is what greeted me. I love these kind of presents. A little of everything in a beautiful bucket!! Awesome!!! Thank You Lizzie!!!!

We also went shopping together and picked up this little number (well it is not so little) for Jadyn's room. It is awesome!! A headboard redone as a shelf.

I can't wait to hang it!!!

Awesomeness in the blog world

http://theletteredcottage.blogspot.com/2009/04/dropcloth-drapes.htmlThese curtains are definitely going to happen in Bridger's room.

Taco Soup yumminess

Being a thoughtful housewife-- interesting

Torn up

Today I am weepy. Weepy meaning that I will cry at pretty much anything. While driving my 40 mile round trip to Temple to pick up with kids, I found myself crying to a song on the radio. Halo by Beyonce’. I don’t care for Beyonce’ but I couldn’t turn the channel because I was caught up In the words of the song. I was thinking about the past, which I can’t change but have wonder why certain thing happen the way they do.

I was thinking to myself…who lives this life?? This is CRAZY

I have been without my husband for over 10 months and I still have 2 more to go. This is deployment number FIVE or SIX…I can’t seem to remember but I do know this. Keith has been away from me for years and I am left with trying to live, grow our family and to be strong and frankly, I am tired and feeling a bit inadequate.

He didn’t call me today and when he doesn’t that only means that something bad has happened AGAIN and the phones are shut down until the families have been notified. It makes me so sad that another family is being put through hell…and for what? I don’t know anymore. I tried to explain to the kids tonight that we love our country so much that we will give up having a dad and when he does finally get home that we shouldn’t expect the same person that left. I told them that he has seen some horrible things and it will take a while before it all gets back to normal. Army says expect at least another year until normalcy occurs--- I say WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT

This deployment has been like no other and I just pray that we get a reprieve for just a little while so these kids remember where they came from. It has been difficult to say the least and it is hard to understand if you don’t live the lifestyle yourself. Most people are sick to death of hearing about Iraq or Afghanistan…but with all that said, I don’t think I would change it if I were given a chance. Only because Keith loves it and he was born to do it. I love the adventures, but I despise the loneliness that accompanies it and I don’t care for the pain of families torn up because of their soldier’s bravery. It is such a fine balance.

A year ago I remember going to the Brigades departing ceremony and thinking to myself, “not all these soldiers are going to come back home” and damn it…this time I hate being right.