My Husband Rocks

So as usual, I was totally spoiled on my birthday this year. I can always count on Terry to make it a special day. And of course it is always close to Mother's Day as well. The kids spoiled me too and made it special all around.

I don't know why I have such a wonderful husband or such great kids but I sure know that I thank God for them every day. On my birthday I woke up to a beautiful bouquet of red, white and pink roses. A slight change from the red roses I usually get, as my daughter pointed out to me.

My 2 boys surprised me with Joy Jars they made at school. Each Jar has many different items in it that will bring me joy. I already pulled out one for each boy.

Josiah's read: You are my bestest friend.

Tyrel's read: I will not play electronics for 4 days. (We finished Day 1 today. We'll see how that goes. :))

Kaydence made a beautiful card and gift bag with chocolates at school. Yesterday she did very well selling her cards at the Business Expo at our church and used some of that money to buy me a new willow tree angel for my collection. Angel of Grace. I love it!

Amazing Concert

What a special weekend this turned out to be. Our daughter had her 12th birthday and was given a ticket to the Michael W. Smith and Down Here concert from her uncle. Does it get any better than that? Answer YES! All of the sudden her uncle was "stuck" with 4 extra tickets and all the girls and moms who had come to her party were able to attend the concert that night  all together. What a blessing that was!

The music was amazing,

the company was fantastic and

the worship was breathtaking!

Not only that but we had the best seats we have ever had at a concert. My husband happened to be working in Ottawa that day and was off a bit early. He went to Canadian Tire to buy a lawn chair and umbrella (it was really pouring rain at that point) so he could stake out a spot in line for good seats. He called us at 4:30 to let us know he was 8th in line. Yup, 8th! How do you explain that to three 12 year old girls? This may be the best seats and concert you may ever see, just so they don't feel let down in the future for other concerts. However, I don't think they cared about the future...

It was really about enjoying the present and the presence of God in a large gathering of believers.

God is so good.

Charge It Sation

So with all the power cords and items that are needing charging around our house these days I needed something that would keep them hidden and out of the way. I had seen some great ideas on-line that others had done to take a break box and transform it into a charging station. Last week I found myself at Goodwill with a friend and stumbled upon this break box on half-price day. Well for $2 I could give it a whirl and see if I could actually make it work. The only thing I'm concerned about at the moment is the fact that charging items can make them quite hot and there have been instances where they have caught on fire. I will be cutting out the back and putting something less flamable as s shelf  inside to keep that from happening. So not completlely finished. I still need to paint the inside. I will make that white so it is easy to see.

Once the painting and cutting are done it will be ready to stick on the shelf and do it's job, hide my cords and charging items. I also bought myself this nice little extension cord that should sit nicely for more outlets to plug into. The front is basically finshed except for a clear finish to seal it all. I'm looking forward to getting it done and put into use.

and it's finally... Winter?

and we woke up to this today. I know we live in Canada, but snow at the end of April? What a crazy thing. So we have snow all over our laundry, ground and even the beautiful new tulips too.

Bathroom Reno

Oh the fun of picking colours, textures, materials etc. The hard part is always waiting for it to be put together and see the end result. Our upstairs bathroom was the last room that had not been renovated yet in our 1890's farmhouse. Having a second washroom on the second level was just wonderful. I only wish I could have had it during my pregnancies. Regardless it is now here and we are loving it. It is actually the first room that I have designed myself and I have to say I am very pleased with the results.

This room has been used for years as a bathtub / baby room. Our kids never did get a fabulous nursery like many others but they have great stories to tell. This room consisted of a bathtub, change table (where the toilet would go) and a crib(where the sink would go). When the crib became to small they were moved up to a toddler bed in the space of the crib and the moment one of them could turn on the tap for the tub, they moved out! It worked quite well and gave us the space we needed for that stage of our lives. Now that the children are growing up(too quickly I might add), we have no need for a baby room. Therefore we have the new bathroom.


We went with a beadboard bottom, painted white and red walls to finish it off. The contrast is absolutely delicious. I love red! I most especially love the black details that can be added to make it look for country and rustic as well. Of course we have many barn boards since we took our old dairy barn down 3 years ago. We salvaged all the material and I'm hoping to use alot of it in our new addition this summer. I will certainly share our progress on that project. We have waited 14 years to start that one. I'm an thrilled with the results and cannot wait to tackle the new downstairs washroom and mudroom/laundry room next.

Breathtaking Day Trip

So I had no idea places like this existed. I have been salvaging through my own 19th century treasures only to find out that there is a place less than an hour away that has it all, and I mean ALL, for your eyes to take in. Boy, did I drink it in. What a fun discovery. I have already planned a few projects with items that are still on site Balley Canoe Take a look by following the link.