Here is a picture of one of the matching two end tables that I refinished. I LOVE THEM!!
Oh, and I’m so excited that wordpress has changed the picture upload, so I will no longer have to mess with huge pictures to try to size down!!
The last three days Caleb has been sick. He has had a fever of 99.5-100, and has been coughing with a runny nose. With this being the case, he has been extremely cuddly. For those who know him, he has always been a cuddler. But now, being sick, this is all he wants to do. Now, while I do love cuddling with him, by the end of day number three I am ready for this to be over!! I have not been able to do much of anything, because the moment I put him down he starts to cry and whine, and begs for mommy to please pick him up, or “hold me and stand” as he puts it.
I am thankful that this is the first sickness he has had this year - we have been able to avoid almost everything else. Josh was sick a couple of months ago, but Caleb never caught it thankfully. Hopefully this will all be over soon.
I am in need of potty training suggestions, from the very beginning. I think Caleb is ready to start trying, and I have heard many suggestions, but I am not sure what would be a good way to start the “project.” Anyone have any ideas?
Oh, and for a kitchen update, Josh got the ceiling and wall sheetrocked above the cabinets, and scraped the ceiling. After he muds the patch work, he has to respray the ceiling, and then it will be my turn to take over. I did start staining my end tables, but it will take many coats to get them like I really like them.
Sorry, this post is kinda boring. My brain isn’t functioning too well right now.
Ok, so it has been a while since I have written anything here. March has been a CRAZY month!! But now, the musical is over, and life is kinda getting back to normal, so I will try to start writing once again. There are many projects that I need to get done before baby Grace comes, so I have decided that I need to pick a “project” for each day. For example, Wednesday I went to pick up a kitchen table and chairs; Thursday I taped Josh’s office at church for painting; today I am going to finish sanding, and reassemble the end tables that I am refinishing. I also need to head to Walmart, and work on sweatshirts.
So, this was a boring blog post, but hopefully there will be better things to come!
Yesterday morning I was sewing in the basement. Caleb came down to visit me, and as he is not tall enough to close the door from the stair-side, Ebony, our cat, came down as well. They played a little bit, and then Ebony headed back to the stairs. Caleb followed, and said “Ok kitty. Let’s go upstairs.”
I continue sewing. A couple minutes later, when they had almost reached the top of the stairs, the rest of the conversation went like this:
“No, kitty. I said no. What did I say? I said go upstairs. I said go upstairs. You did not obey.”
“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love for us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” Romans 5:5-11
The Gospel Song - Jones & Kauflin, Sovereign Grace Music
Holy God, in love, became
Perfect Man to bear my blame
One the cross He took my sin
By His death I live again.
These are the curtains in Caleb’s room and my bedroom. The bench is my favorite find yet, on Craig’s list!! I love it!! It will go beside our future kitchen table as extra seating. I will eventually make some pillows for it. It came with cushions, but they don’t match what I want in the future.
Lonely.
Scared.
Anxious.
Resigned.
Waiting.
Exploring.
Praying.
Comfort.
Love.
Acceptance.
Forgiveness.
Grateful.
Content.
This morning Caleb came with me to musical practice? Why, you ask? So Josh could begin working in the kitchen, ripping out the soffets above the cabinets, and scraping the ceiling. Well, the ceiling didn’t get done because he ran out of tap to hold the cloth up to catch the mess, but the soffets are gone - yippee!! Our goal is to try to do a little bit each weekend, that way we are ready to move the back door when the weather gets warm. I really can’t wait for the ceiling fan to get changed, because I have never liked it since we have lived here.
And of course this means that I had to make curtains. They are mostly done - Caleb’s curtains are finished, and the sheers for our bedroom are hung. The actual curtains are not finished, because I had to order the fabric. But soon, they will be done, and they will be gorgeous.
I will keep you updated on the kitchen progress, as well as occasional pictures.
