Story Time!

This is what happens after a nice bubble bath and lots of bedtime stories at Nana's and Papa's! :}
Rhi and I take turns telling stories, some we just make up but she does better then me LOL So I have decided to get a few books and read up ..They don't like for me to read so we usually turn the lights out and just tell stories but I have forgot most of my childhood stories..Of course Scarlet is out cold before the first story end!:}
They are such a delight in my life!

The girls!

Rhi and Scarlett dressed in their costumes on their way to a Halloween party in Des Moines..Hanna Montana and The Princess but I am sure you already knew that:}

New Wall!!

This is the before and after pic of the wall that Jeff built for us I am so excited to get everything back in place now that it is painted.The wall really did wonders , before it was a very wobble railing,thank you Jeffy my favorite SIL!!:}

Another LR view

Living Room before and after!

Lots more to do, nothing really in place, I'm moving very slow!!

New House!

This is the dinning room pic before and after, not finished as you can see drapes and many other things needed !!

RenoIowa Retreat 2008

This is my creation from Sherry and Jean's class retreat!!

Awards!!

My first award is from Shashi back in February.Even tho I was tickled to get this award I had no idea what to do with it, much less time.My life has been hectic for this entire year.So thank you very much Shashi! This is deeply appreciated .Thank you Linda Fleming for setting everything up! I still don't know what I am doing...the rules are:

1. If you get tagged (and want to play along), write a post with links to blogs that you love,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.
The blogs I love are:
1.Linda F, she already has this award from Shashi but do go look at her beautiful art I enjoy reading her blog, she has such a creative talent and her blog is so much fun to read.


2.Mary O. , she is doing lots of great sketches. also check out her art dolls and knitting from the past year,you will love reading Mary O's blog.


3.Sherry G. She is a great artist and the reason behind all that I do.She always has her fingers in a new project!


4. Judi A, She is a fantastic artist, photographer and blogger, she really has a way with words.


5. Sue , not only is a great blogger but she makes the most wonderful soaps.Very talented in many areas including her home and flowers..

Rhiannon's 4TH Birthday!

Rhi is 4 years today can you believe that! Sherry and I had fun with the birthday party, Sherry did all the decorations..and was the incharge person for dress up LOL!!

New Car!!

Here is my new car, '99 Chrysler Sebring..Sherry and I will have something small to run around town instead of a big ole truck!Will I ever put the top down? I doubt it , just like the look!:)

New House!!

This is the house we are waiting patiently to close..UGLY!! this will be my before pic's , can't wait to show after!

more pic's

These pic's show DR, kitchen two views, and LR two views!

more pic's

Bedrooms, one ,two , three and master two views!

New Neighborhood!

Looking out my front door to the left, neighborhood..

Garage Sale find!

We found this little deck for 20.00 at a recent gargage sale, don't you just love it!

John's ( Scotti's) San Francisco Dance team

Here is a pic of Scotti's dance team he is far right back row..

Kitchen wallpaper border and paint!

This is my paint colors for my new house, light and dark marked with a star, and this is the kitchen border..

Can you Identify??

Is this a tree or shrub?? Can you identify??

New House !!!

Here is the new house( it is a little split level) we bought and waiting anxiously to close.This is the before pic's it will look much different went I get my grubby little hands on it, can't wait.It also has a fenced in back yard, deck and large tree like the front..
We had the floor man come to measure for carpet,pergo (laminate) floors and tiles.The prices were great so good to go.Then we went looking for appliances, we want all stainless..I needed a fainting couch after hearing his quote..we are good to go now just waiting for that closing date..

New World!!

For everyone that does not know.We sold our house in Gladbrook, closing date was Friday July 11, it is sold and over...I am so very thankful, I can breath a little easier....Just as we got news we had a contract on our house, my mother fell and laid on her LR floor all night , she developed pneumonia and had to spend a few days in the hospital.I had to make a very hard decisions to place her in a NH..That meant her apt. had to be cleared out within a week of our place..then the Iowa floods come,so you see I have been very very busy, I do come up for air ever so often just to read others blogs to see how the outside world is functioning..By the way Maggie (mother) is doing well and adjusting OK we just need to find s place closer to our new home.I can visit often and life can continue..right now I feel like we are all on hold..strange feeling too..

OK, we have finally finished moving all our furniture into storage, rented a house in Marshalltown and waiting to close on the house we bought..it would be nice just to have a closing date.This is a picture of the rent house inside/outside as you can see we are really just camping out.I don't have enough energy left to clean the rent house and set up house keeping so we either eat out call for delivery, which I really like and feel so amazed that even the pharmacy delivers..we feel kind of like country bumpkins moved to the city.. or eat finger foods from paper plates..

Also just yesterday one of my favorite journalist passed away Tony Snow..my heart and prayers go out to his family.What a wonderful kind person,we often wonder why the very good die young..