What a whirl wind of a year...

So there's a part of me that doesn't even want to go into the details of this last year. But in a brief summary I will explain the absence of posts. Lost our house to foreclosure, moved, and once we finally got our house put away and organized, a tornado came and wiped out half of my town out and 162 people in it. And my parents and grandmother moved in with us. My grandmother moved out. And moved into an apartment a month after. We decided due to the financial issues we have had that we are unable to make any ground on, particularly a famous Federal entity, everyone knows and has to make it a point to deal with every year) we are filing bankruptcy. Not excited about, but at this point it is a necessity. And my parents stayed while their house is being rebuilt. I had surgery in August for my Endometriosis (I didn't really know I had) My parents house is almost complete, and they are almost able to move in. But.... I found out last month, we're expecting our first baby! Yay, finally... Apparently, the endometriosis was bad enough it had impaired my fertility this whole time. So now, I'm in baby mode. I feel awful, don't feel like doing anything. But the so called "nesting" is already starting. And I want my house organized and finished (finished meaning, floors sanded and stained, walls & trim painted, tile laid in the bathroom and kitchen, new bathtub) before this baby gets here. I am officially 10 weeks this week! And I  have been looking online for a way to journal this pregnancy (since this is my first). I want to make sure I don't forget a detail. I started one the week I found out online, but somehow its not showing up on the website I started it on. So I will have to back track a bit. I won't do it all in this post. (no worries, I'm not that long winded today.) And then we also lost my grandmother last week. Although you know that day is coming, and you prepare as much as you can. She is still missed, and loved. And as ready as everyone was for her to pass (as she had a severe case of dementia) for her sake. It doesn't make it easier. As you wish she never had to go through this disease. And millions of things run through your head. I'm ready for a more positive side of life. And I have to beleive this baby is it!

Well, as I'm sure you can tell, I'm not going to hide the details of my life, as I'm not the first to go through them, and I will not be the last. Even if the only person who ever reads my post is me. I am OK with that. As I want to document this this life I'm venturing into. :) 

Cloth Shelf Liners

I just ran across a blog that gave me an idea, and I never thought about this. And I don’t know how well it would work for me. But I like the idea (even if I made them out of vinyl) cloth shelf liners. And then I get the look I want rather than what the stores give me. I am looking for something that actually makes me want to walk in my pantry, rather than runaway and hide from it. And this is what I found over at A Country Farmhouse.

http://acountryfarmhouse.blogspot.com/

I love, love, love how the lace hangs over the edge. And if this were vinyl how awesome would it be just to wipe it down. I’ve tried the “no slip” liners. And not only are those awful to keep clean, after so many years on the shelf they leave a terrible left over mess when pulling them up to replace.

So hopefully, if I can find the material I will start these asap. And until I figure out how to link a website (anyone have any pointers?), heres the website I found this at, http://acountryfarmhouse.blogspot.com/

INTRO:

Ok, so I have started like 3 different blogs and deleted them for one reason or another. First was, I was to embarrassed of my writing skills.  Second was, I didn’t know what to talk about. 3^rd, was well sadly I hated the name. So this time, well this is it. And if you don’t like it, well that sucks. Lol But that’s ok, because I’m not writing this just for you! SO hopefully someone will enjoy this, and if not then at least I will! J And if you don’t like my writing skills, well too bad. I’ve given you a warning, no critiquing it. Deal?

So I would love to give you a synopsis of  what this blogs going to be about. And the best I can do is tell you everything. I’m addicted to the homemaker/craft blogs so I have no doubt that it will reflect some of that to an extent. All the way to sharing my crazy dreams with you. Trust me some of them are better that any TV show. J

Thrifty Junkyard Gypsy:

Thrifty: comes from my love of being cheap and frugal. I refuse to pay full price for anything.

Junkyard: Kind of falls in line with the above. But instead, my love is to find something so ugly that you would never want it in your house and then repurpose it, spray paint/decoupage/decorate it so that it becomes your proud centerpiece!

Gypsy: And this comes from more of a family joke. My great grandmother used to tell me great grand father “Jim, don’t start your gypsy shit with me!” I still have not heard what “the gypsy shit” was.