I tinted my windows last year with window film …
(you can read about it HERE)
I have found a wonderful benefit to having it on my windows in the dining room.
I can watch the birds without scaring them away!
They were surprised by our Spring snowstorms too!
Make it a great day,
Silence,
in my home,
now that the Little 1 is gone.
Little ones bring giggles, screams, and unending energy.
It is amazing to me how a little body can fill a whole house!
The hugs, “I Love you”s, and playing pretend are just echoes now …
until next week when she is here again!!!
I am truly blessed.
Hugs,
Rest, of which I am not getting much of … until last night that is.
The ‘Little 1′ and I slept from 7 PM until 8 AM this morning.
Ahhh, what a difference rest will make on a body.
It helps to deal with another cloudy day here in Minnesota Winter Wonderland.
It helps when you are having a ‘Hot Flash’
(Check out the red face)
or
(the messy room where ‘Little 1′ stays)
It gives us energy to go shopping for indoor things to do,
like Walkie Talkies …
(Mr Man calls them 2 way radios)
or shopping for dress up dolls …
Reading to stuffed animal friends in the Reading Nook …
(More on Reading Nook HERE)
Playing with the dog who is really not at all interested in playing with them unless it is to chew on them. 
Oh, the things we wouldn’t do for our ‘Littles’ LOL
Hope this has found you having had lots of REST and having a great day!
If you have sun please send it to Minnesota!
Hugs,
I have had many people ask me how I know how to build the things that I build. It is not without qualms I can assure you. What I don’t know about a project … I read, watch youtube, or look up on the internet. It is because of those qualms that I research everything I don’t know and double check everything along the way. I love new challenges and the joy of creating, so any qualms die down as I am working and learning.
Yes, I am a girl who loves to build. It is not as strange as it seems. I know many women who love it just as much as I. Find what you love to do and when you have qualms about something you don’t feel that comfortable in tackling … learn what you can and press forward. Confidence grows when you succeed.
I have some qualms about building a playhouse because I am going to have to learn our cities codes and I have never made one outside. I live in MN and it will have to have special considerations to get through our harsh winters and severe thunderstorms. I am excited to start but winter does not want to end this year.
If Spring gets here … I can start building.
The sun came out …
Mr Cardinal wants Spring too! No qualms about that!!!
Make it a great day!
Hugs,
EEEE! I am so excited for this post because it is something that I have been kicking around in my head for a while now.
I love to dream about what it will look like, what materials I will use, how I will landscape around it …
As Mr Man so eloquently said …
When it comes to being creative, your “instructions” are the only ones that really matter.
That being said … let me show you a few photos of playhouses that I found that I think are cute.
This last one is my favorite because of the fireplace
What I love about these playhouses …
1. Porch
2. Small front door but large adult door
3. Fake fireplace that makes it look so homey!
4. A loft to sleep in
5. Dormers
and
6. One dormer or window on top
The size will be dictated by my city code. I will begin sketching my idea soon. When Spring gets here … I will be ready to build!
I have other photos of playhouses on my Pinterest Playhouse board if you would like more ideas.
Any other ideas for a playhouse? Leave a comment and tell me!
Hugs,
Paint colors …
Materials …
Design …
I like to look for ideas on the internet and when I don’t see the images like the idea I have in my head … I create. Like the Playhouse that I am going to make in my back yard this summer. Tomorrow, I will be sharing some images that I found! And will show you the elements that I want to bring into the one I am going to make.
If it ever warms up,
and the snow melts,
and the ground is not muddy.
You get the idea Using my imagination is the fun part … I hope you will join in my fun!
Hugs,
know and appreciate the hours we spend doing our best to make a project, how we take our photos in the best possible light and vantage point, spend time in photo editing and adding our water mark, and then of course writing it down and posting it to our blogs.
may not be aware that there are bloggers who have made friendships with each other along the way. They have become so precious to me in the past year and a half and sometimes when I have felt like quitting, they have been uplifting and supportive.
We have connected in so many ways. Using social media and privately.
Sharing each others joy and failures and even the unkind remarks that are left from someone who comments on a blog. These things are what bind the network of bloggers together. These are the ones who share in our day to day behind the lines that you don’t see when you read and look at the pictures we post. There have been times when I ask myself if it is worth it and then comes along a comment that makes it all worthwhile …
Today, I received one of those precious comments.
Thank you SO much for this. We just bought the same piano and bench (except in browns) and that 1980′s Naugahyde had to go! I’ve never upholstered anything before, but my husband just happened to have a rarely-used compressor that I’d been bugging him to re-home for months (thank goodness for procrastination!) with staple gun. I stumbled upon the same fabric as my couches in a remnant pile at Hancock and it was meant to be this weekend. The hardest part was just removing the screws and then finding those holes again. Entire project was scarcely an hour and made a huge improvement. Now I’ve got the bug and have been eyeing other furniture. LOL. I hope you got what you wanted for the piano. Thanks so much for giving me the courage. – Melanie
If I could suggest one thing to any of you reading this today … it would be … Be kind in comments. I have been fortunate and have had such sweet and supportive people around me. Remember, your taste might not be the same as someone who worked so hard to bring you their idea. Hours,Days, (and in my case a couple times) Months have been spent working to have it appear on a blog.
A BIG thank you for my network of Bloggers … I couldn’t do this without you!
Hugs,
How sad that an individual (or more), would do something so tragic as to hurt or kill someone that they don’t even know!
My heart is sad.
I will forgo my post today and ask that you pray instead for all of those involved and their families,
I love, love, love my grand babies.
Each and every one of them!
I miss the ones that are not near and feel fortunate that I have one here.
I have 5 as of this date
Three littles
One little
and One little
I am blessed immeasurably! Hope your weekend is great!!!
Hugs,
I love definitions Have you noticed?
7 Definitions of Kid -
n. – A young person of either sex
n. –Soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
n. –English dramatist (1558-1594)
n. – A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
n. –Young goat
v. –Tell false information to for fun
v. –Be silly or tease one another
My oldest … has such a fun personality, loves to watch silly movies, and laugh. Loves Christmas ALMOST as much as his Mom Has more talent in his little finger than I could ever dream about. He truly is an artist and is an Art teacher for a Middle School along with coaching football, baseball, and soccer. On his way up to being an assistant principle and yes, I am so very proud of him. He is a spectacular Dad to 3 littles and married to a woman who loves them all dearly. If I had one wish in this moment … it would be that he still lived here in Minnesota. (I miss them daily!) He is a HUGE Viking and Twins fan even when they are not playing well. A mark of a VERY loyal fan!
Just seeing his handsome face in this photo brings tears to my eyes!
My baby … is the most kind, caring, smart, shy-er than her brother, bestest friend a Mother could have. She loves July 4th more that any other holiday, has a gift of organization, and is a social worker turned stay-at-home Mom for a very special little (Miss Precious) and is married to a man who adores his two girls. My realist daughter has a little who loves to play pretend and it gives me delight to see them pretend together. I am blessed that she lives close and enjoy every minute spent with her and her family.
Mr Man’s oldest … is an amazing base ball player, loves the Giants (California baseball team), is very adventurous, and has a love of life rivaled by no other. She is taking college classes, working full time, and still has time for family and friends. I don’t know how she does it all! Single but in a relationship (does this sound like a singles ad?) LOL, we wish she lived in the same state! She is also an Aunt …
And last but NEVER least is … an amazing Mother to a little, works full time, and is so incredible sweet and loving. She has the heart of an old soul I think, as she loves the written word. She is always the first to send a card in the mail and she loves to buy gifts that are personal in nature. She really knows us. She too is in another state. What is up with our children?! Yes, they grow and have their own lives and we are happy for them. We still miss them!!!
Tomorrow, will be L … for Littles
(Can you guess what it will be about?)
Hugs,
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