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My re-discovered motto. I was flipping through photos from my old house and discovered this quote popped up on my screen. I needed to be reminded of this. Back to work. Lots to do. SO excited about the possibilities of it all...
p.s. The background? Rhonna's new
you find out that you really didn't have a clue. :) Isn't life funny that way? I mean, really? Chase has been moved out for about 9 months now. Katie's married and has the cutest little boy in the world. Life's going to "settle in" and be easy, right? Nah. Why would we want that? Life's changing quickly and we're standing in the current trying to keep our bearings. It's fun. Nothing bad, really. Just lots of "different than we thought". And that's ok. Chase is going to go back to college in January. In Louisville Kentucky. My mom is trying to decide where she'd like to live. The house is getting to be a bit much to handle and with us living about a half an hour away every trip turns into half a day and it's just getting to be a little overwhelming with trying to run Scott's business and keep my household together. We've looked at duplexes and condos and even talked about building a new house with a mother in law suite for her. Lots to think about and explore. Trying to know what would be the best combination of some independence and convenience.
And then there's the question of the Real Estate market in Omaha which is less than stellar considering that unemployment is so low and we've not really experienced the recession that a lot of other areas have and yet our Real Estate market is feeling the pinch with foreclosures and people just not willing to move up when they feel uncertain about the future.
Suffice to say that if you've got a pricier home it's going to sit on the market longer than you want and you're probably going to get less than you're hoping for. Fun, eh? We're looking at all the options and today a Realtor friend of mine contacted me to ask about a few things concerning our house since he knows we might be interested in selling soon.
One thing led to another, and before I knew it I was running around the house cleaning and straightening and taking pictures for him to show to some out of town clients.
When I downloaded them into the computer and started the post processing I realized how much I enjoy this home. I'm not wild about the location (it's a bit further out of the loop of the Omaha area than I'd like to be ideally) but the house is a great floorplan and I really love how light and bright and happy it is.
We went to Street of Dreams this past weekend and I can honestly say that there wasn't a single house I would've chosen over ours. And our house is significantly less expensive than any of those houses.
So there. ;) For now, we'll just keep pushing forward and see where life takes us. I think that's the way God likes it to be- us not knowing too far in advance what's coming. It tends to make us a little more dependant on Him and I think that's ALWAYS a good thing.
Too bad this house has such a dark basement. My mom would totally love it out here but finishing off a MIL suite in this house isn't a very good option... Oh well. I'll leave you with a picture of Roscoe protecting his house tonight. Crazy poodle. I adore him.
p.s. Just so you know... these pictures are no where near what they should be since the kids borrowed my good lenses and I was stuck with the miserably lacking kit lens to shoot with... ugh. Kids! ;)
my goal for this year at Junk Bonanza was CONTROL. You see, my spaces (both the house and the condo) are both basically finished except for a couple of areas that need a few details. So, this year my approach to JB was a little different than the two years previous. I'd given myself a few parameters to spend within and the biggest one was that there would be no big furniture pieces bought unless I knew exactly where they'd be going when we got home and that I was willing to get rid of whatever was in that space. Luckily, there didn't seem to be as many big pieces that called to me this year. I did pick up a couple of smaller furniture pieces that I haven't placed yet because I need boy help and the weekend was super busy and we didn't have time to rearrange the office. We'll get to that this weekend, I hope, and I'll show what I got. The two pieces are super cool and one of them is SUPER practical for my office along with looking vintage-y and worn. Love it when form and function come together. Most of the smaller things I bought got taken to the condo where they add a little more character to the mostly contemporary space. We stopped at a little vintage/antique store at the bottom edge of the Twin Cities on our way into town and we found lots of things that we liked but we were all a little aprehensive about shopping before we had a chance to check out JB. But on the way home, we stopped back in where I picked up this "creeper" that's used for getting underneath cars to work on them. I think it's super cute in the kitchen at the condo- I picked up the bowl at Ikea hoping that it would be a perfect juxtaposition to the roughness of the creeper. I think it works. Yes?
My original thought when I spied the four architectural pieces was that I'd use them to make some kind of arrangement in my bedroom at home but the more I played with them, they seemed to want to just be a fun "stack" on the mantel in the living room. I love their color and the fun way they're "tossed" just so up on the mantel is fun. I'll show you the whole mantel when it's all pulled together. Soon. I hope.
Becky found the super big "L" that you see in the picture below. I love it's yellow with the rustic boards and I think it's fun on top of the metal cabinet in the dining room. It was going to live at the lake house but I really think it's a fun addition at the condo. Again, it adds that bit of vintage to the slick and I like the look.
Last but not least, a little piece I made. Yep. You heard me. I MADE something. :) I've been fortunate to to join Rhonna and her team. I get to play with her digital goodness and come up with fun ways to combine my love of artsy home decor with her amazing designs. This piece is made with fabric (sweetwater's new line), vintage numbers I bought at the Farm Chicks show in June, and Rhonna's Quatrefoil Background Kit and her Washi Tape Kit. I can't wait to play with all the cool designs and get back to the creative fun part of life. I'm amazed at how just browsing through her kits can keep me up at night- my mind running a million different directions with ideas and things I'd love to create. More soon. I promise.
Whew. That's pretty picture heavy post. :) Enjoy. I'll be back soon with the rest of the loot from the happiness that is Junk Bonanza. Happy Hump Day!
I'll be out for a bit... Looking for Junk in all the right places. JUNK BONANZA, Baby!
This was my big find last year. Can't wait to see what's waiting for us this time! :)
or maybe my birthday... (it's coming up in about a month and 5 days, ya know???!?!?) Here's my mosaic for this round of the Pillow Talk Swap.
Apparently I am very into type, free-handed applique, and whimsy. Yep. I am. :) Can't wait to see what my partner makes for me!
p.s. info for all these pictues can be found HERE. :)
that I've lost my mind. I mean seriously. What was I thinking? I'm a little obsessed with pillows (as you can see by previous posts) and I love love love me some Pillow Talk Swap. It's my friend Heather's group and she's been a little busy as of late but I am impatient and needed a little pillow pick me up so I vonlunteered to head up another round.
My sis and I did round 5 a few months back as a quick swap and limited the group to 50 people. It was quick and pretty much painless (except for one pain which I shall not discuss here other than to say: People. Just tell me the truth and we'll work it out.) Anyway. I figured another round might be fun and we'd do say 75 people this time. Right. Well, we filled up in about 12 hours and I felt a little bad that some people didn't get in so I caved and we upped the number to 100. 100 amazing pillows will be winging their way all across the globe between now and November 1st. I'm so excited. Should be fun. Even though you can't get in on this one you should stalk that group and watch the incredible pieces that will be created. It's worth a peek every now and then... Who doesn't love a great pillow? :) So now I'm off to pair up 100 sewers and then sit back and watch what they create. I love it!
p.s. I know. I've shown that photo before. Sorry, but it does show that a great pillow really does make the room! :)
the Grinch. He was quite the scene stealer at Road America. He's a looker for sure. I love the bright green and how it contrasts with the background of the trees and grass.
Sutton's Porsche made it's debut at the track and the ladies were all about the cute little boy in the grey Porsche... Hee!
It was a fun family weekend at the track. Can't wait for next May...
I married the most amazing man. Perfect for me. Life doesn't always go like we planned. For me, it's gone even better than I could've imagined.
Not in a million years could I have guessed that this adventure would be all that it's turned out to be. Happy 25, Scotty. I love you so much more today than I did on that very hot August evening 25 years ago when we said the "I do's" and started out on this crazy path that's been so full of love and laughs. It's perfectly imperfect. And I wouldn't have it any other way...
p.s. the photo? by Becky Novacek, of course. I can't wait till October for new family photos. I need a new photo of my entire family, stat. The ones from last year are less than accurate in portraying our family. ;)
Here's Proof:
This boy is ALL.over.the.place. Seriously, people. He's crawling and pulling up on things and climbing stairs. Too active and too fun. It's been deliriously happy to get to spend so much time with him and Katie over the last week since her surgery. She's recovering nicely and got some movement added back into her brace this week. Tomorrow she starts physical therapy. I know she'll be happy to get to carry that baby boy all over the place again. But while she recovers, I'll spend a bit more time chasing around this cute little face... ;)
time flies. And it seems that it flies whether you're having fun or not. But lately, we've been having quite a bit of fun. Let's see... since last we met... I've been to a Women of Faith conference, hung out in Las Vegas for 36 hours and spent just about the same amount of time in Chicago. I've also, spent time with Katie and Sutton while she's recouperating from knee surgery. Whew. I'm tired. But happy.
I've only snuck in a bit of sewing time... But that's ok. I'm thinking about sewing and what I want to work on so that counts for something. Septemeber is just around the corner and I'm thinking I might try a Sewing September again this year since September is National Sewing Month. I won't be technically able to sew EVERY day because I have a fun little getaway planned with the girls to Junk Bonanza. I'm making my list and checking it twice so I can be sure and be ready for anything when we hit the aisles for Early Bird Shopping. :) Last year, I found my amazing cabinet for my sewing studio I can't wait to see what we'll discover this year. It's sure to be epic. (Ha! I love that word... EPIC!) Anyway, that's what's up in Nebraska... what's up in your corner of the interwebs? :) I'd love to hear about it...
