In Search Of...

This is my spot. When people come over, when I drink my coffee in the morning, when I want to read my favorite magazine, this is where I go. I'm going to miss this little corner, but I hope to find one just as cozy in Knoxville. I am headed there in the morning and out with a Realtor on Thursday to find a new "nest". This house has been good to us. It is a happy little sunshiny place and I want to find a house with just as much light. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers this weekend. If you know my husband's and my history with house shopping I should probably be asking my nearest catholic friend to put us on a prayer chain! This should be interesting, and hopefully surprisingly good. I'll be back soon with all the details. Have a great week my friends.

Our Fun Is Here This Weekend

Todd is here this weekend and thank goodness we are able to celebrate the house sale because we were at the end of our rope being apart. Sloan is having a great time with his Daddy, Asher is talking both his ears off and unfortunately Holden is trying to recover from Strep Throat. We have our DJ and dance partner back. Life is good.

Yes, Todd does throw my precious baby up to the ceiling and just about gives me a heart attack. The squeals were huge after that trick.

some sisterly advise

This past week was rough. I just have not been feeling like my usual positive self and struggling to find joy in my current situation. I was on the phone with my sister Kit telling her that between the home inspection, a botched radon test and daily drive-by's from the buyers, a horrible highlight job that needs repair, a baby that wouldn't sleep for two days and on and on, I was generally feeling that the world was out to get to me. I told her my undies were in a major twisty bunch. Her advise to me. "Sarah, you should stop wearing undies."

Thank you Lord for this great day

This is a bitter sweet picture. SOLD gets us closer to where we are going, a cause for celebration indeed, but it is also the beginning to the end of what I have loved for three years. It has taken me a couple days to come down off the emotional roller coaster and here is where I find myself right now.

-I am so thankful that my family is healthy and safe.

- I haven't made my bed today and it feels great.

-I am happy to be crabby at my kids because they are driving me crazy, not because I'm stressed out and crazy.

-Pretty soon we will be back together with Todd which is where all of us want to be no matter what state it happens to be in.

-I found someone who appreciates my clutter free house and although it was the grungy guy giving me a moving estimate, I've decided to feel pretty good about it.

-this morning I cried at this (Michael, Asher, and Star Wars Guys)
-And at the above picture

-I thought the hard work was clean house/sell house, but I'm afraid I was wrong.

-How long will it take to pick up a country accent? I'm thinking about 10 seconds.

(Shelly, me and Kerry Saturday night)

-I think I would have really liked being friends with my neighbors for a very long time.

I love finished projects

Shudder before

We had very little going on this weekend. A few showings, some nice weather, and lots of free time. You would think that was a good thing, but that is my worst kind of weekend when I am alone with the kids. I'm stressed trying to get the house clean with everyone at home from school, the kids are running the neighborhood all day and night, and I am missing my husband like crazy. My only salvation is to do something creative.

I primed and painted it the same blue as my table in the family room. My trick to a speedy antique shudder is storing my premixed colored glaze in a plastic container. It seems to keep well and it saves lots of time and energy.

I think I like it.

Martha, Martha, Martha

I used to be a Martha fanatic, then I had kids and reality stopped me from aspiring to be just like her. I have lost touch with her latest projects and her magazine frankly bores me to death, but when it's time to plan a kiddie party she is me go to gal. I can't believe I am planning Sloan's 1st birthday party, but sticking my head in the sand isn't going to keep him from growing up. So I have gathered my Martha archives and I'm getting to work.

Yes, it is an ode to Iowa theme. Any reason for me to incorporate a red barn :) The above invitation is my "prototype" hardly Martha perfect.

If you ever come across Martha's old Kids magazines(she doesn't publish them anymore) at a second hand book store grab them. They are full of fabulous ideas that I have used over and over again and not just for kiddies.

And while I am on the Martha subject, she has a great line of scrappy things at Michael's Craft Store. Just your classic special touch kind of stuff. I walked by these stickers and had to have them. I really wish she still had her line of home items at Kmart. Now that stuff rocked. It was like shag green(one of her signature colors) heaven. Everything was so...well....Martha. Loved it.

Lovin' me some Levi's booty

One thing I love about having three boys is the chance to see all three in some of the same clothes. Aside from the fact that hand-me-downs rock, it brings back memories of Holden and Asher when Sloan puts clothes on they wore when they were 10 months old.

I see all three boy's faces when I look at this smile and all their little tushies in these jeans. Sloan is such a wonderful mix of Holden and Asher that I feel like I have more time with all my babies when I enjoy his little moments.