ONE HOT & HUMID RAINY DAY;

Hello and good afternoon to all my sweet blog friends. I hope you are having a great week so far… We are still having some hot and very humid days… so working out side is not in the cards for me… and for that reason I bring you this post…. In the above photo is the bifold doors they lead to a soon to become pantry for me… the door next to it is the one that leads to my garage.. I have been wanting to redo this area for quit some time but never got around to it,,,,, until now, so this is the before photo. OK I have lots of before photos, it is still a work in progress.

Since there are a lot of slats I decided to use my grey spray paint primer on it… I did some sanding before I used the spray paint,,wanted to make sure the new paint would stick..

First coat of paint…

So far so good…. I had to put three coats on so the dark stain would not show through.

OK this is with all three coats of my creamy white paint, it is called muslin. from wal mart. as you can see I still have the trim to paint and the garage door will be painted the same color.

Well after I woke up on Sat. I was standing there looking at my work, and I thought Hey why not take the ugly old wall paper down……  at the time I thought it was a good idea…..

Oh this is a dark brown stain color peg shelf… which I will be painting the same white, but she will be going in my dinning room… so this is for a later post.  So on with the ripping of the wall paper.

I was so excited when it was coming off really easy……………… buttttttttttt that feeling did not last too long….

as I was peeling, I found out that the backing was not coming off… the one with the glue on it…… Bummer…..

The yellow color is the back of the wall paper… it was not coming off with out a fight…. then when I was able to get a few spots off, the wall behind it was not in good shape,,, and I would have to have tore that off, and put drywall,, which I don’t have the money for… so I decided to leave the nasty yellow backing on,,, As I sat and looked at the mess I made,,,,and I do mean mess.

 

I am so sorry for the dirty photos,, I hope I have not shocked any of you…..  for such a small space I sure made a mess.   So  while sitting there staring at the mess I knew that I really didn’t want to paint it, or use wall paper again… which would cost money,, and I had to use what I already had here…. so this is what I came up with….. so far. anyway.

I went through all my pretty papers and found some that would go with what I had in mind…..

I be ya’ll know where I am headed here… am I right??? 

Yup…. I am going to use these for my wall…. I am not sure if I have enough but I am going to go look for some old books and see what they have inside I can use… 

So my dear talented lady friends,, what do you think of my idea???  I would so love to hear what you all think,,, please feel free to disagree too, and share some ideas of your own… I welcome all ideas…. as I said this is a on going project,,, I will be taking photos as I go to share my progress…. 

OH>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. now did you really think I would let you all off the hook and not show off my new grandson. Rylan…   this was on Saturday late afternoon, that is my baby boy Dustin holding he brand new nephew,, with his two cuties Zachary and Madison,,, and new Mommy not far away…… oh and Shelby,,, my baby girls dag,, which the call Nanny Shelby.. she is never too far away from her baby brother…. making sure he is safe and sound… she is such a great big sister…. 

Zachary holding his sweet little cousin, which is getting hungry,,, by the look on his face….lol

 

OK I am a happy boy now,, I am fed and have a dry diaper, so I will take my nap now….. good night all.

 

So that is all for now dear friends,,, I am so happy that you have taken the time to stop by and pay me a visit,, I treasure each one of you very much… and your sweet comments make my Heart sing with joy…… God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

WELCOME RYLAN MASON,,,,,,,

My daughter finally gave birth to her fist baby on Monday evening. She was amazing, I was so proud of her.. for having her first baby she went really fast… which we were all so happy about…… the delivery was just perfect…. they were a little worried because he had already did his thing before he came out so they had two repertory RN’s from the NICU. there to suck out his lungs,,, but all is well with baby and mommy.

  Now I will show you some more photos of my new angle…. oh that is Mana,me with  Rylan….

 

Mommy and Daddy waiting for Rylan to make his entrance into the world…… she would kill me if she knew I put this on here,,, so shhhhhhhhhhh  don’t tell her I did this….. the smile is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy wayyyyy before the contractions kicked in……

 

The two awesome RN’s working to clear out his lungs …..

 

Here he is in all his splendid glory,,,, and very loud… all pink and sweet,,,, ten fingers and ten little pink toes…… and a head of black hair,,,,,

 

Proud parents,, bonding with little Rylan…. we were all in there crying,,, even a nurse…..

New mommy and Nana,,,,, with Rylan… his first feeding,, and he is a natural at it…..

The photo above this one is his proud big brother Paul…

This is the first birth of a grandchild that I was able to witness… it was so amazing to be able to watch the absolute Miracle of birth,,,, How great our Lord is…I will carry that memory with me for the rest of my life. truly a gift from God,,, Rylan was so tiny his clothes were so big,, his little hat kept falling over his little face…. his arms kept coming out of the sleeves…  I am so in love with this little man,,,, now you all know that I will be doing a lot of posting about this handsome guy here with tons of photos…lol  but I will try to hold back a bit.. so I don’t bore you all….. lol 

  Well that is it for know my dear friends…. I  thank you all so very much to taking the time to stop by for a visit,,and for all you sweet comments,,I treasure them all as I treasure you…. God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

ON BABY WATCH;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; STILL,,,

 

Oh my,,,,, the spoon has a Pink ribbon on it,,, and we are having a Boy,,,,, oops,,,  any way dear blog friends,,, The reason I have  been MIA,,, is that I have been so busy helping my daughter get ready for her first baby…… we have been getting all the  bags packed and made a spot in their bedroom for the bassinet… and weeding her garden,, planting flowers….. and then I was helping a girl friend pack her house she is moving into a new one… so I have had every waking moment lending a helping hand where ever needed…..

Today is Heather’s due date,, so it looks like he is not ready to make his grand entrance into the world,,,, her Dr. said if she has not delivered by mid week they will induce her….  I Pray that she won’t have to go through with that….  I can’t wait to show you all the photos I will  be taking of my new grandson…… gotta show him off….. forgive me if I have already told you his name,,so just pretend I did not tell you….. if I already have..

They settled on Rylan Mason  you pronounce  his first name this way… Ryelan….. like the bread…. I do like it. it really fits him…

So needless to say we are all ready to go,,, just waiting on Rylan …. 

I have not even had time to get to my projects I am wanting to do… so I can post some photos for you all… I have so enjoyed stopping by all of you,, and all those gorgeous gardens…. and your lovely homes…. Well that  is it for now,,, hopefully the next time I post it will be with photos of Rylan…Mason…

So until next time; God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!! EVERYONE

Hello my patriotic friends,,, Wishing you all a wonderful fun July 4th weekend….. I love to see the fireworks, and all the family cook outs,, watching my grandkids with the sparklers..

 I can’t believe it is July already,,, and my Daughter is now due any time with the birth of her first… I am so excited, I can’t wait to meet this little guy.. his room is all ready for him… I have been busy with school so I have not been able to do much, to post about,,, but now I am off until the end of the month,, which is great timing so I can spend all my time with my daughter and her son when he decides to show up… I did make a dent in my old veggie garden area,, to make way for my rose garden,, but that is as far as I got… but know I am hoping to get more done… with it so I can show it off.. I have a great plan for my old metal bed frame,, can’t wait to get that done too…..

So have a Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I hope the weather is gorgeous where you are at..

Until next time;;; God Bless;

HUGS;

Alaura

BABY SHOWER FUN!!!!!!!!

Good evening; I hope you all are enjoying a wonderful week so far… We are getting some really hot days now,, whewwww,,,,, but as of right now we are getting some pretty good storms…. but it is very humid out, glad I am in side.

  I am being a bad blogger, not getting around to visit you all… It seems that with Summer everyone gets so busy with out door things. But I am going to make sure tomorrow night after my classes I will be stopping by to see what you have been up too. 

Well last weekend was my Baby Girls baby shower, it was so fun,,,, every one had a great time, and I made way too much Pasta Salad,,,, I ate that all week, so I am not ready to eat that any time soon.lol  I did take a few photos,,,,, ok a lot of photos,, but I won’t bore you with them all.. so I will just  show off a few.. Ok here we go…

So this is the Mommy of the day,,,, I love her glow,, as of right now she is 81/2 months.. she is doing well,,, still working,, Ok I have to do some bragging on my baby girl,,,,, Heather has worked at her factory job for about 15 yrs,,, she is on her feet 8 to 10 hrs a day, wearing steal toed shoes and long pants with a hard hat and gloves…. now the work she is doing now is not that hard,,, just light work,,, which I am so happy about,,, so with that said,, Heather is a real trooper went to work with morning sickness,, now puffy feet from standing,,, she has not complained one bit… She is starting her leave after July 4th, which is two wks before her due date,, now I want her to take it now, but she said she wants to work as long as she can… The Dr.. said she is doing great and not to worry but you know how us Mommy’s are,,, we worry.. Ok I am done now,,just had to brag some…… thank you.. now more photos..

My niece Jenny made the diaper cake,, it is so cute..

 

Jenny and Heather;

I really don’t like this photo of me,,, but it is what it is,,, behind me on the wall is a photo of all three of my kids…. I just love it…. the girls are holding a Purple flower in honor of our sweet April….she loved purple..

 

My granddaughter Madison,, she wanted to get in on the games,,, she is trying to find small safety pins in a bowl of rice,,, you would think it would be easy,, but it is really hard to tell the difference between the pin and rice…..

Madison and my great niece Karly wanted to help hand her the gifts… they did a great job too.

Yeah look what I got!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She received two of the same PJ’s from two ladies,,, guess they have the same taste…..

OK this is Heather practicing swaddling Madisons baby doll… it was so cute,,,

 

Yeah!!! she pasted the test,,, it was touch in go there for a while,, but she made it…..

Top photo is the finished Quilt I made for Little Guy,,, I was worried about my fabric choices but it all flowed really well.. I was so relieved,,, and the colors are prefect with the Nursery…. hang in there I am almost done,,,,

A few of the gals she works with,, and Jenny…. and the gifts boxes I made for every one as a thank you for coming…. inside was a yummy tea light and a lavender sachet I made with my dried lavender,,, boy my dinning room really smelled great…..

 

Now the fun part of the party,,,, the cutting of the cake,,,, it was so yummy yum,,, 

Well I hope you enjoyed my photos of the shower,, we all had such a great time… 

Oh have any of you watched the new show on Bravo,,,, Millionaire Decorating?????? it is on Tuesday nights,, I am so loving that show,,,, the homes they decorate are gorgeous,,, and the money they spend,,, outrageous,,, what fun would that be spending someone else's money…  if you have not seen it,,, you should check it out if you can get it where you are,, you will love it….

  Thank you all so much for taking the time to stop by my little blog,, I  appreciate it very much, and for the sweet comments you leave,,,,  blog friends are the best…

So until next time; God Bless

Hugs

Alaura

Too many projects, and not enough time;

Good evening ladies,,, I hope your Memorial week end was a sunny and full of family fun.. I am so happy that we are having warm and sunny days. We had been getting so much rain, I was going to have a small lake in my back yard,,,, my grass really did some major growing too.  Any way, I have so many things that I want to do,, but I just don’t have enough time, or hands. I am on the home stretch with the baby quilt, I did get a few photos to share with you…. The baby shower is coming up soon it is on Sat June 11… and I have tons of things to get done….wheeewwwww  with my class at night for three hrs,, it is hard for me to get things done… oh well enough of that nonsense…

  I am so behind on my blog again,,,, oops sorry girls,,, I do miss you all so much… so I am going to make time at least twice a week to do some visits to you all.. I can’t wait to see all the gorgeous summer decorating you are all doing… OK on with the quilt photos…

This is the finished top with out the borders on… I was so worried about all the fabrics coming together,,,, and I was so excited to see it just flow together…. wink,,,,

  The browns and tans are a perfect match for the Nursery … I can’t wait to see it in there,,,, and don’t you worry I will be taking a lot of photos…. so show you…

Just a few close up shots so you can see the different fabrics… sewing all those 2 1/2 in strips together was not fun…. but it did come out pretty darn good,,, I forgot how many different fabrics I have,,, hmmmm should count them some time…. or maybe you would like to….. sort of like a jar filled with jelly beans and guess how many are in there…..ok got of track,,,, getting back on now…

I had to get a photo of it in the bassinet,,,still with out borders,,, it looks so pretty with it…. the colors are perfect……. yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh….. I am getting better at this ladies….

This is Little Guys bassinet,,,, I have it at my house I am hosting the shower… I can’t wait to see little guy in it….. not much longer,,, she is due July 15 but I think she will go early,, both of my kids were early so maybe she will take after me….

AWWWWWW don’t ya just love this little guy,,, he is so cute……………………………

Here are the three borders for the quilt,,and the binding..

Yeah!!!!!!! the borders are on,,,, not it is laying on my clean kitchen floor,, to start pining it all down…. my back is not going to happy with me later….

I like to use small safety pins, then hold better and I don’t get stuck all the time…..ouch…..

OK now I am ready to do some quilting……  OH NO,,,,, Iam out of white thread,,,, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…. the backing is a soft white flannel….I like to use white you don’t really see it much,, but you can still see the quilting part…. so I will have to run to Wally world and get some white sewing thread….. darn……  so I decided to do sewing on little stuffed pillows filled with my dried lavender,,, mmmmmmm I love the smell of lavender,,,, as a gift for every one for sharing in my Daughters big day… I have little boxes to decorate and and put in a scented tea light and yummy candy in side…  does that sound good??? 

Here is the goodie boxes that I am giving away,,, and the fabric for the pillows… oh and Heathers little boy ribbon pin,,, I am going to make it look a lot better….

I love all these different pink fabrics,,, they are left over from another Quilt… so I did get them sewed before I left for class,,, so I am going to do some stuffing when I get done here…. I will be taking photos to show you all how every thing turned out…. 

Well my dear sweet blog friends,,, I hope you enjoyed my photos today and the photos,,,, I am so happy to back here with you all,, even though I don’t post as much…. I hope to get on a routine and then I won’t be  MIA as much,,,,, I will be by to visit tomorrow I promise,, I want to thank you all so much to stopping by and taking the time to read my every day thoughts,, and projects…. it means the world to me…. You are just the Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So until next time; God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura