10 in 10~~Day 2

Okay, I must admit this is a lot a bit harder than I thought it was going to be. Each thing that I have done has caused me to do two or three additional things and made somewhat of a huge mess. That's not cool. But, I do feel a sense of pride in finishing what I have. Tomorrow and Thursday may not be that productive. Tomorrow Little Miss and I are going over to a friend's house who lives near a lake to have a Lake Date. Super Excited!! And on Thursday, we are going to a Mommy and Me play date. Super Excited about that too...I miss all the moms and their cuties!! I still get chills at the thought of ME getting to go to a Mommy and Me group where I am one of the mommies. Wow, our God is AWESOME!

Okay....back to my list. I have need to hurry. Gracelyn Faith is almost finished drinking her milk with her daddy and I need to eat her face. :)

The List
Blue=Day 1
Green=Day 2

1. clean silver ~~not too hard
2. paint guest bathroom~~prepped everything...aka~take everything out and make a huge mess in guest room
3. redecorate bathroom~~gathered stuff together~~found more stuff :)
4. clean air vents~~that was easy and so needed. I bet we all will breath better now and maybe save a few dollars on the electric bill.
5. clean all light fixtures (yuck)
6. clean back and front porches
7. sell back porch furniture :)
8. clean out fireplace (yuck!!) ~~I want to rename this one DOUBLE YUCK!
9. get carpet clean ~~called to get this done today and they did not call me back :(~~Called again they are coming on Friday @ 11. Yay for now more Little Miss milk stains!
10. clean out my closet ~~Mama, do you want anything?
11. clean out front closet~~~~that was a job, but looks good!
12. clean out guest closet (scary!!)~~This was redonkulous!!!! This took up most of the day and made me go to Wal-Mart to buy a bucket to put more of Grace's clothes in that she has out grown! Tori, Little Miss King has a lot of stuff coming her way! I pray God blesses us with another one too. Grace had some cute stuff!
13. clean out kitchen junk cabinet (yes, we have a junk cabinet...sad, I know)
14. redo headboard in guest room (I have a great idea)
15. clean out bathroom cabinets~~not too hard...had a trash bag full of trash and a box full for the yard sale I need to have
16. vacuum around all baseboards ~~waiting to do after the carpet is cleaned
17. make signs for the garden
18. repaint back porch
19. wash curtains ~~no more jam from Little Miss' fingers
20. change curtains around ~~what a difference that made!
21. paint back door (it looks like some little doggies and a little girl have banged on it)
22. recover chair in bedroom~~kind of worked on this, but I did not like what I was using...on the hunt for some vintage looking to use.

Not as good as Day 1. I wish I could add all the other things that I did today to The List that were not on there. Like:

• prepare and feed Little Miss 3 meals
• prepare and feed Little Miss many snacks....LOL just proofread this and had snakes!
(homemade fruit ice pop)
• cleaned kitchen from said meals and snacks
• washed dishes
• washed slippy cup parts
• unloaded the dishwasher
• washed a load of clothes
• folded towels
• sorted several loads
• redid the laundry liner...find it, iron it and put it back on
• read books with Gracelyn
• had "cozy" time with Miss Grace
• Played dolls...melt my heart!
(feeding baby Abby a snack)
• picked up LOTS of toys
• walked the dogs...Gracelyn walked Samson. Hilarious!! She loved it and did a great job.
• helped water the garden
• went to Wal-Mart...not my favorite place
• went to Good Will....found some cool stuff :)
• went to Habitat for Humanity
• loaded the car to go to the dump
• went to the dump and dumped
• went to Sonic and shared a Lemonberry Slush with Gracelyn....YUMMO but, sugar overload for her (not me)! You all should try one. Half price everyday from 2-5. A medium is only 96 cents.
• sorted stuff from the Yard Sale, moved to dining room and then moved it all to another place
• talked to my sister for awhile
• talked to my mom for a while
• changed a little butt butt lots of times
• painted the cutest little toe nails
• gave Gracelyn Faith a bath
• packed chicken and put it in the freezer
• straighted our room
• straighted Gray's room
• typed this blog while watching Little House
• retyped this blog three times.  Blogger kept loosing it "Error".  What!!!! Let me just call another REDONKULOUS! Okay...now I feel better.

Okay, I feel a little better about My List after seeing today's list with it. No wonder I am tired. It's a great tired. Grace was tired too. I stopped to eat her face and get her "cozy" in her bed with her baby Abby. She gave her paci to the dolly and made sure she was "cozy cozy"....oh, how I love her!! So now I am going to get "cozy" with my Mr. Big Love.

I hope you all are having a productive week too. I will quote Charles Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie), "God put sweat in a man's body to work". LOL...Joli, that was for you....and I guess me. I do love that show.

With Love
~Farah~

Today’s favorite moment:

Gracelyn licking Matt’s ice cream cone. The chocolate dripping from her little chin, her blueberry eyes has wide has they could be, and a smile on her face that could light the moon.  Thank you God for opening my eyes to the “little things” in life that are so big. 

Christmas With Family

Over the weekend we were blessed to spend time with my side of our family.  I love my family.  I love that we all love each other and truly enjoy spending time together. I adore each of them and thank God for placing me in this family.

Here are a few photos from our weekend together.  

 Lots of little blessing excited about Christmas.

 Gracelyn Faith (14 months) and Eden Joy (10 months)

 My sister, Joli, her Little Miss Eden Joy, my Little Miss Gracelyn, and me



Somehow, these are the only pictures that I ended up with.  I'm saddened that I did not get any of my other sweet nieces and nephews, my mom, and my sister-in-law. 

  She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,

because he will save his people from their sins.

 Matthew 1:21

Merry Christmas!

Farah

Fun Finds

Gracelyn Faith and I have been enjoying our treasure hunting lately.  These are a few of our latest finds.

This is the best before photo that I could get of this ugly $25 mirror. I had a little rover doing this when I was trying to capture all of its ugliness.

After a coat of white semi gloss paint and a little sandpaper rubbing, this is what she looks like now.  She is gorgeous!  I found this one that is similar in size, but not in price. Please note my photographer helper and my assistant stretching.  I could not have completed this project without them.  Thank you, Gracelyn and Samson. 

This is a solid wood cookbook holder (or at least that is what I am using it as) that we found for a cool $5!

Another fun find of the day was this soup bowl tureen.  I have priced them here for $50, but I found this beauty for $4.  Go me!

Last but not least, we found these cuties for $1.50 each and the cute bird for 89 cents.  The sugar and creamer set are $8 each here.

All and all I would call that a good trip to the local Goodwill.  I will be back soon with some more awesome deals...we are going tomorrow! My sister says that I am turning into our mother.  I take that as a huge compliment...she is a fantastic shopper.

God bless and happy hunting.
~Farah~

A Little Burger Made Just for Little Miss

One night Matt and I were making hamburgers and I turned around and he had made this little yummy for Gracelyn.  He even cut a bun to fit her burger.  How sweet is that?!

Little Miss loved her first hamburger.
~Farah~

it's the little things

a sweet note from mr. handsome

my two girlies playing together

(gracelyn faith and macy jane)

my family playing together

fresh flowers in reused jars

baking together

(hester was enjoying it too.)

(my mr. handsome)

having a bathtub with fresh running water

noodle kisses

a little voice singing me a song

a game of peek-a-boo

oh, how i love the little things in life.

Psalm 13:6    

 ⁶ I will sing to the LORD,
       for he has been good to me.

~farah~

One Day

Working outside our home is so very hard for me.  It is my heart's desire to stay at home with our sweet Gracelyn.  One day, I know that God will answer my prayers. 


These are the things I thought about today and my heart ached.  

• her "uh-uh" and giggles when she wakes up from a nap
• her little nap hair sticking up everywhere

• making her breakfast while she watches my every move
• fixing her a cup of juice and hearing her excitement
• playing in the middle of the floor

                                                       

• helping her pick out her clothes for the day
• changing her little tootsomes
• seeing her excitement when it is snack time
• holding her in my lap while she drinks her bottle
• watching her play with our fur babies
• practicing our sign language

One day I will be home with her.  One day I will see those precious moments every day.  I pray it is one day soon. 

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

We Love Shopping

I love to shop and thankfully so does our Little Miss and on occasion so does Mr. Handsome.

(my new favorite store)

We enjoy looking, touching, and playing with everything.  We get a few looks, but I think that is because our Little Love is so adorable and not because we are loud....or that I have a camera stuck to my face.  

I hope we show others how to enjoy everything they are doing.  That every day, every event is a memory in the making.  They should slow down and take the time to enjoy it.

(I really LOVE this sink!)

(So did Gracelyn)

I also enjoy being inspired.  I always come home with ideas of things that I can make much cheaper than if I were to buy it in the store...and it's much more fun. These beauties made my "to do" list. 

I hope you take the time to enjoy the small things, the small trips, and your everyday outings too.

~Farah~