Making Changes

For the past few months I have been researching the benefits of an organic lifestyle, I firmly believe that we as Americans are poisoning ourselves and our children. Going organic in rural America is going to be a challenge but surprisingly our local grocery store has a really good selection of organic foods. I will need to make a trip to Lexington about once a month to stock my freezer and pantry but I will be able to buy the staples locally.






I have never had much of a green thumb but I'm going to give it my best shot and try my hand at a small garden this spring. I plan on starting out with tomatoes, lettuces, cucumbers and a few herbs. The information that is available on organic gardening is nothing short of amazing, it takes so little to make such a huge difference!

My Little Space in the House

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The day I had set aside to scrapbook was spent organizing my space, it was a MESS! I cleaned out everything, I have a huge box of things to donate to my children's art department at school. I did get one page done for Jonah's book. Working in a well organized is so much nicer!

Wednesdays are for Weddings

Kristi at Kentucky Girl loves all things to do with weddings, she has started posting every Wednesday about different aspects of the wedding, this week she has posted some fantastic ideas for favors.

I watch Say Yes To The Dress every Friday night, if I were to be young & thin again I would go to the Big Apple and purchase a Pnina Tornai ball gown. What would be your dream dress if you were able to do it all over again (without a budget)? Tom & I will be married 15 years this fall we have always said would renew our vows on our 25th anniversary, I don't think a Pnina would look that good on a 50 year old woman.

Scrapbooking Made Easy

My house is clean, the sheets have been changed, groceries have been bought, the laundry is sorted and I plan on scrapbooking all day tomorrow. This evening while I was searching for some new techniques and ideas I came across Becky Higgins' blog her new Project Life kit is a yearly kit with monthly dividers and journaling cards all you need to do is add pictures and tell a story it is a great value, I ordered the Amber kit, I will keep you posted on my progress I think I may do a weekly update on this project.


If you scrapbook, what are you currently working on?

Cabinetry

I like the look of two colors, if we go with a new kitchen.

If we paint the cabinets, I really like this look.

We are a few steps closer to closing on our home and I'm trying to decide on what type of cabinets I want for the kitchen & baths. I have been looking at every website, magazine and blog about kitchen and bath designs so far I haven't come up with anything for the baths but for the kitchen I have a couple of completely different options. Our kitchen cabinets now are oak with a really shiny finish and Formica counters with the same oak trim; option one is to paint the cabinets, change the counters to a solid surface and add new stainless steel appliances, option two (which is what Tom wants to do) is put in a whole new kitchen top to bottom. Please leave me a comment and let me know which you would choose.

There's A New Blog In Town

If you are looking for an interesting new blog to read pop on over to Here On Hartland, my Aunt Kathy has started a blog about life in general and she has an interesting story to tell, here's a litte hint to perk your interest, that's her 4 year-old son and she's 54! She is one of the most beautiful people I know (inside and out) she is thoughtful, kind, giving, a fabulous mother & grandmother & aunt & sister and boy is she creative, I can't wait to see what she comes up with to share with her readers!

U-turn

How fast can you do a U-turn? In this family U-turns are a regular occurrence and happen pretty darn fast! The rustic house that we made an offer on was know where near ready to sell due to an unwanted divorce (the husband) once again this left us without a house to buy. After many hours of in depth conversations and much prayer we decided to buy the house we are renting, it needs so much work but we got an amazing deal and the property is perfect for our needs, it's just a horrible drive getting here we are 15 minutes to the nearest little town and 30 minutes to the even smaller town. In my adult life I have never lived in the "country" but the advantages to our choice are clear once you get here: we saved roughly $150,000 by buying in "the country" as opposed to "the city" (that just sounds wrong, LOL) the in-ground pool is fabulous, we have 3200+ square feet, I get to completely redo the kitchen and bathrooms (WooHoo), we lots of places for the boys to ride dirt bikes and Tom has land to build the garage of his dreams so he will no longer have to store his old Ford trucks. Things always have a way of working out!


Have a fantastic weekend!!!!