Moving/Plants/Crafting/Frosty's

Yes, I do realize that 

HALLOWEEN

is still a ways off!

That we are not into Sept. yet

but PINTEREST is

on FALL and HALLOWEEN

mode!

I LOVE IT!

Doing coffee right now

as I speak on the deck!

So its been almost eight months

since mom left us.

I lived in the house three of

those months before

coming home to my home. 

Been waiting on not only

my big brother (in charge of

the will and wishes) but

my little brother who cuts the 

yard every week but hardly

ever if ever enters the house.

Upon receiving the insurance

bill for the next three months I 

decided enough was enough.

I am doing better physically which

has helped me deal with the 

mental side of me.

It hurts to think of saying

good buy to the home I 

grew up in but, its time.

So I lined up help to move

my things from there to my

house and to help load up 

my brothers and nieces stuff

to be moved to brothers house.

Kevin, a new friend that is a 

handyman, brought a truck and 

a friend, my sis in law Kim

and brother Mark was there

with Mark's truck. 

Marks truck held Holly's stuff

and Kevin's held mine.

HAHA...I love my brother so 

much! He is a mess.

Upon NO ONE having cords

Mark tied his stuff in the truck

with an outdoor extension cord!

Yep, we are southern rednecks!

My mom wanted this beautiful bedroom

suit for the guest room, named

Holly's room cause she lived (stayed)

over there so much of the time .

When it came to folks wanting 

moms furniture the grands were the 

first asked after the kids decided

what they wanted.

I asked Holly did she want

this and she did. I felt it was best

served going to her. 

With that....I had Kevin load

up my new hutch.

This beautiful piece was made 

MANY, MANY 

years ago ( say it like that 

cause we are now OLD) by

Mark for our mom. 

He was either still in shop in

high school or just out, that would 

make this piece......YEP OLD! haha

I have always LOVE it and when

Mark said he did not want it, I jumped

in and said I did. 

That table and chairs was given to 

me by a friend that was clearing out

her dads place. It is 

42 inches wide. My kitchen

is set up in a way that just don't 

really fit a table that large.

I had thought about making a

small farm table but now I am 

thinking since Mom's kitchen table

is still at her place I might trade out.

It too is round but it is 32 inches, and 

it is the table my mom always sat 

at for years. 

Still deciding. 

 My vine is growing and

blooming.

  

 

I have Morning Glories for 

the very first time

And my purple thingys are

in full bloom.

This plant is a succulent.

I heard it called House

Leeks but when I looked that 

up this is not the plant that came

up. But my mom always called

it Live Forever....cause it does just 

that. 

I got this plant from a friend I 

worked with in printing.

I moved some of it here

over 26 yrs ago.

I would say it is right at

the age of my son Cory,

at least 32 yrs old.....

in my posession anyway, not 

sure how long Debbie had the plant. 

It blooms a pink/purple sort of color.

Debbie told me years ago that 

once it bloomed, and you see it getting 

prepared for that, that exactly two weeks

later we would have a really cool 

spell which would be the beginning

to fall.

Always, for all these yrs it has

done just that.

Lets see if it holds true

this yr since I temps, climate and 

world seems to be changing so much.

I also have a rusty red color 

of this. Will take pics to share when

it blooms.

Yesterday after moving furniture,

which I totally found the way

to do that, HIRE IT DONE!

I crafted some!

WHAT!!!???

You say!

I know, that is what tells me that

I am on the mend. 

It was not much but

I did do something.

I ran out of time though since

I also went to see the boys 

(grands) play ball. 

But I wanted to make a couple of 

birdfeeders for my aunts,

mom's sisters, to send to them.

Plus, I cut (easy peasy stuff)

a four by four piece of wood down

to be able to make four sets of

candle holders (3 sizes in each set).

Stained them and then

painted one white. 

Keep me in your thoughts that

I am able to keep on keeping 

on. I did have a small melt down

last night at the ball field.

Caleb was talking about Wendy's

frosty's. It hit me, that

was the last thing my mom

ate in ICU. A couple of 

bites of that cause it was what

she requested. 

She would have also been

so proud of the boys being 

involved in football.