Sleepin' Bear Antique Tractor Plow Day

Saturday, April 7th, my father-in-law, Gary put together the second annual Antique Tractor Plow Day at Sleepin' Bear Lodge and Farms.  Which is located right next door to us.  My Granddaddy popped by that morning and I wound up dragging him over there with me ( which actually took no coaxing!)  We had such a good time.  He really enjoyed seeing all the old tractors and antique tools. 

This first video features a lovely gal that you just might recognize.  What a hick! 

DC Wall Decor

The first day at my new job.... ahhh. I spent more than eight hours at the day care today. I painted, put down contact paper, put a bed together, did two loads of laundry, separated craft supplies and organized. What fun! This has been a project that I have been working on for months now. But today it began to seem real. And kinda like a Saturday.

Here is one piece of wall decor that look just minutes to do. It is something I will use daily with the kiddos to display artwork, colorings and let paintings dry. I am a huge fan of my outdoor clothesline and I desperately wanted one indoors as a display piece. I really wanted it to swag down from the ceiling from one end of the room to the other! This toned my excitement down a bit. I do love it though. I had to have the first piece of artwork to hang! Which allowed me to break out the crayons and craft paper.

I am truly loving this and cannot wait to share the fun with kids.

This is really simple. I bought some clothesline from the dollar store for... one dollar. I used a total of four long screws and strung ten clothespins painted green that were left overs from a Christmas card wreath that I made several years ago. Here's the final product!

I am working on the website for the day care that will hopefully be up and running soon!

Let The Days Begin

Let the days begin.  Crispy, crunchy, scratchy bath towel days.  It is just before eight a.m..  The grass is still wet.  It is a cool thirty seven degrees.  Today's forecast promises seventy degrees and I am hanging towels on the clothesline.  Waiting for the sheets to wash so I can head to the grocery.  I always feel that the Amish have beaten me while I am clipping damp wash cloths to our line.  That their dark blue and black laundry has already been on their clotheslines for an hour.  I admire those women almost enviously for their laundry chores and yet am just as grateful to the same Lord for my clothesline chores as they are for theirs. 

Seventy and sunny with a slight breeze.  We share it.  A beautiful day.  Easter lunch will be held at our house tomorrow.  I have household chores to do, groceries to buy, our garden canned green beans in the crock pot, and an antique tractor show and plow day next door.  Come on by.  I'll have time for lemonade on the porch sometime.

The Dealio

Hello friends.  Well... here's the dealio.  I officially have one week left at my job.  I have been at a desk job for almost twenty years despite my heart's desires.  Funny how it works that way.  Finally my life has found an extremely supportive partner in life that has been a huge influence in allowing me to take a different direction.  No.. I am not retiring.  But I am changing paths in a direction that will allow me to use my God-given talents in a way that I have been longing for.  Self-employment is my key here.  I have been working towards this goal for years only in my mind but in reality since November.  The Lord has given me the ultimate opportunity to step away, stand up and have some fun.  My new position will certainly have it's ups and downs and uber responsibilities.  But I will be working with God's most special gifts and learning, teaching and encouraging the minds of children and I absolutely cannot wait and am incredibly thankful for the path I am walking... finally.  Pray for us please. 

I always dreamed that I would be a Mother by now.  Thirty Eight has gotten here quickly.  But if I am not meant to have children of my own I plan to be the best influence that I can be to other families little blessings.  Maybe I still will have children of my own.  That is yet to be seen.  For now I am simply answering a call.  The cards are on the table and I am totally in the game.  Weehoo... I can't wait!

Lately, I have been enjoying the most fantastic Spring I can remember.  Still watching and waiting for Summer birds to arrive and blackberries to bloom.  I have a feeling it will be a long Summer and I will take it!  I took a week of vacation from work and worked my tail off at the day care and still have a list to do down there.  The garden has been plowed, seeds started and we are getting three eggs a day now! 

Sneak Peek!

 Sweet Dot

 Paintings to go up for sale on my etsy sight soon.

 The fence arrived yesterday!  I almost pee'd my pants!

 Seed starting amazes me.  This is Dill.  Planted Sunday.  2.5 days ago.

 These are Portulaca.  A first for me starting from seed.  Two days in.

 Basil... two days in.

 Violets on a Sunday woods walk.