Tolentreasures

Really, can the days get any more bizarre.  I have threatened to call them many days.  I have watched the reality shows.  Truthfully...we are living one.  Self employed, small town characters, crazy family life, cute babies, near disasters, remodeling, throw in a little bit of art that I do and even some heated moments that would rival the best of them....we have it all..  Yesterday would have supplied wonderful trailers, those little teasers that you see fifteen times that make you want to watch and see what happens.  Tune in at 9 and see why Jennifer is rolling across the bank lawn in town.  Camera pans to Jennifer rolling out of the bank.  Sound funny?  Well it wasn't at the time.  Because we (I) miscounted an order and had to reorder shirts quickly and because John had to drive his mom to dialysis and because I had Kendall for the day and she doesn't always want to stay with someone else, I sent Jennifer to meet the UPS man for ear...

Did you ever get money that you didn't ask for?  Payment for a job that you didn't want paid for? Well I did this weekend.  I enjoyed the job that I did, enjoyed the time spent with an old friend, catching up and talking, and then...I got paid.  What to do with that money?  So... I bought yarn! Not yarn for myself, but yarn to make hats and scarves to donate. Last year, I had lots of them made, I sent them to several places.  This year, I have done nothing.  Since I need some rest anyway, the next few weeks of evenings will be spent in the recliner... KNITTING! Well that and whatever else needs done in the 90,000 projects that jump up around here. The other thing that I didn't ask for... Last night was the annual Stockholder's Meeting for our local fair.  John was running for manager of that fair.  I was willing to help, but really didn't need a job.  Now I am the Librarian.  I didn't even know what the Librarian did.  I guess I t...

This was the night before.  There was actually no other place to sit in the chaos of set-up.  They had been working on the house next door and mistakenly thought that there was room for them here. Unfortunately, we forgot to take pictures on Friday right before customers started coming, so all these pics are from Saturday AM and we had sold quite a bit by then. I am not sure that Jenn understands my camera any better than I do.  Some of these pics are pretty fuzzy! And another year is done! Now on to the clean-up.  This morning I tackle the sewing room.  I am going armed with a garbage bag and the vacuum for starters.  I am thinking a scoop shovel would work better!

This little shed was built by the mission team at a local church.  It is on our neighbor's property.  She is an older woman that only had a barn that was falling down and had nowhere to store anything for the yard or garden.  It was so nice to see neighbors helping neighbors and what a testimony to the community.  And then tonight.... The local fire company showed up to burn the old barn. And John worked right through the confusion.  He said it kept him warm and acted as a light to work by! The little house next door is about 1/2 sided.  Work is progressing. I have been working on getting ready for my Open House this weekend.  It is keeping me very busy!  

To be fair, many of these have been sitting on the work table..and the freezer....and the floor in the basement, just needing a little finishing. Tried a different lining inside of this. And a little bit of TV work.

No time for words this morning!

That is what arrived in my mailbox yesterday.  Cathy at Cath's Pennies  (so glad that I finally figured out how to make that a link) had these ornaments and penny rug on her blog and I just happened to drop in there.  Blog reading is not UP for me right now, it is hit or miss, but anyway there they were and they are just the cutest things I have seen EVER!  I ordered this Wednesday AM and it arrived yesterday (Thursday 2:00).  You sure can't beat that service! We are having a ladies camp weekend this weekend at a friend's camp and I am taking this (among half of everything else in my sewing room) with me to work on.  If anyone is following the progress of the Ever Evolving Fireplace.  Finally, last night everything came together and the fireplace insert is in place and when I came home from my meeting at the church, there was some nice toasty air in the room.  Whew!  Just in time for the 70 degree, sunny weekend that we are going to have! ...

I would take a picture of those flying paintbrushes, but I think that my camera might not do that stop action sport thing.  Otherwise, the photo would just be a big blur.   Nothing like a little last minute pressure to make me paint faster!  And Baby Wyatt's room is ready for furniture and decorations and a BABY!  Love this little teapot when I found it...if I didn't already have so much "stuff" I would probably keep this! And another canister with sheets from an old hymnal. Hope that those paintbrushes enjoyed this little rest and are refueled and ready to go! 

The shower is over, the baby's room is done (no pics yet, I forgot my camera) And I am back to painting frantically to get ready for the Open House. And crafting.  These started out as a sewing project when I realized that they were a much easier GLUING project.  Very quick and easy and I already had the squares of fabric cut. And doesn't this just look like a scene from a sci-fi movie.  Aliens invading the fireplace. The process has begun for the fireplace insert that we bought a month ago.  It has been sitting on our porch.  Reasons why it needs in? 1.  It is getting cold and we need it. 2. It is sitting on the front porch..and 3.  It is sitting on the front porch. And off to the gym for the second morning of torture.

Gifts for Baby Wyatt.  Awhile back, I had painted another one of these rocking horses for a friend of my Mom and Dad's that had just had a baby boy.  I put it in my mind then that in the event that we get another baby boy, I was going to have to make him one of these.  And these are the rest of the items.  Now to get the nursery painting finished.  John had not been going to the gym all summer.  He had not gained weight.  On the other hand, I had not been running because of an ankle injury on one foot and an issue with my heel on the other foot.  Yesterday we were up at five and off to the gym together.  My first experience in a real gym and I really liked it, however this morning simple tasks are a little more difficult.  Simple tasks like standing, sitting, walking and picking up my coffee cup.  But tonight, when I hit the recliner to watch The Biggest Loser, I am going to be so glad that I went.  I might hurt too bad to ...

And the laugh of the day.  Yesterday, Jenn and I went to the Strip District in Pittsburgh to buy the paper products for Dianna's baby shower which is today.  Procrastination and last minute issues aside (I didn't finish the one gift until last night)  We took the boys for their first trip to the Strip.  They loved it.  Everything is different when seen through the eyes of kids.  These two had to have their picture taken with the bear outside of Wholey's Fish Market.  The train inside was one of their favorite things.  They were not sure about the live lobster tank though.  But the laugh of the day for me was when Tyler ran up to a big picture of President Obama and pointed to it.  I thought to myself, Wow, one month of kindergarten and I am going to get some wisdom about the Commander in Chief, the Leader of the Free World, a government lesson from a five year old.... I say, "Tyler, do you know who that is?" Tyler's answer.... "Tiger W...