D.A.R.E.

Congratulations Madison!

Tonight we were able to attend Madison's

6th grade D.A.R.E. Graduation!

D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education

and is a program that is taught as part of the

6th grade health curriculum in our school!

The program, taught by a local police officer,

teaches the kids the hazards of substance abuse.

At the end of the graduation the kids, all 300+,

ended the night taking the D.A.R.E. pledge to 

remain drug free! 

We are proud of you!

The sun will come out tomorrow....

Life here has been very busy.

So I just wanted to send a happy thought your way...

Smile,

God loves you!

Last Weekend!

What do you get when you add my husband to

35,000 other crazy people?

The Worlds Largest 1/2 Marathon!

Wayne and I headed out of town last Friday

so he could participate in the Indianapolis Mini Marathon.

Might I add, for the 5th time!

Notice how all the runners look

warm and energized

even all mile 10!

Want to see what I was wearing?

(me & Elyce)

As official cheerers, I am first to say it was cold!

Thank goodness for hoodies and layers!

For the past 5 years Elyce, my dear friend who lives in Indy,

and I take up position to cheer at miles

4 and 10. 

Thankfully they cross at the same corner!

For the first 2 years we made ourselves dizzy trying to find

Wayne and our other "crazy" friends from

our church who brave the weekend to run too!

Then 3 years ago, in attempt to get the runners to stand out,

someone came up with these construction worker shirts.

Unfortunately none of the runners took up the challenge to be "seen."

Elyce and I, however decided that we would wear them

and allow them to do the looking for us!

I am so pleased to tell you,

that they find us every time!

(How could you miss us?)

We look like giant fluorescent snowmen!

I was so proud of Wayne for beating his personal best!

Can you tell how cold it was? 

The poor runners were freezing

once they cooled off from the race.

They were all happy to see me at the finish

 with the warm gear they handed

over to me at mile 4!

On another note....

I want to share my beautiful Mother's Day gift

with you...

See what Madison painted for me for Mother's Day!

I think it is simply fantastic!

I love the way her clouds look like animals and objects!

Thanks for visiting!

Kitchen and Breakfast Room

We have been busy over the past few weeks.

Our family room has gone from

this

to...

... this!

Our hallway has gone from

this

to...

...this!

And now our

kitchen and breakfast rooms 

have gone from

this

to...

this!

We decided to take the same pewter color in the family

room and bring into the adjoining kitchen.

I just love the way the pewter plays off our

stainless lights and appliances.

Since the breakfast room is also open to

both the kitchen and family room we

painted this room as well!

We decided to raise the height of the curtain rod.

If my curtains had been longer, I would have raised

it even closer to the ceiling.

When we built the house 6 years ago, I had decided to

make the counter between the rooms bar height.

We have since decided that it is too high for our liking

and hope to someday lower it to counter height

if and when we save up for solid surface counters.

We have also decided to wait to install a back splash

if and when we upgrade our counters.

See what currently sitting under my cloche?

(butter)

I was also able to finish my curtain panels

in the family room.

I decided to use a white fabric to match the trim

and columns!

The last thing on the list to finish is pillows for the family room

and art work in the hall!

I just love the way the lighter colors

have filled the room with light!

Thank you for visiting with me today.

I am linking to Metamorphosis Monday

at Between Naps on the Porch.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

May your day be full of joy!

Front Porch Tea

Give-A-Way Day
and Tablescape
Thursday!

and the winner is....

Victoria
at
The Bassham Family.

Congratulations!

I want to personally thank each one of you for visiting,

commenting and following me on my blogging journey.

This has truly turned into a grand adventure.

I have "met" so many wonderful people

and am blessed to have made some beautiful friends!

How I wish I could give away something

to each and everyone of you!

And now onto Tablescape Thursday...

A special thank you to Susan our stupendous host

at Between Naps on the Porch.

Time for a Front Porch Tea!

Mom and I were able to "play tablescape"

yesterday on her magnificent front porch!

Mom just brought this fabulous plant home

from her recent trip to Lancaster County, PA.

I just love the way the stems are alive and budding.

The yellow in Mom's Japanese teapot

coordinates nicely with the yellow in the planter!

A small Bodum glass cup to hold...

...the perfect amount of tea!

My most favorite cookie ever... Chocolate Chip!

White fluffy pillows for comfort... and...

...a book or two to read!

A large white candle lantern adds

an intimate touch!

Please join me for tea!

Thank you for visiting today!

A Small Project

With all painting, molding and sewing projects

swirling around my house lately,

I was feeling the need for a small project.

One that I could start and finish

with in a short time, not weeks!

Wayne and I have found this fun candy at our local market.

The candy comes in small containers

with a metal lid and heavy plastic bottom.

I decided they would be perfect for

storing small office supplies.

I grabbed some left over metal paint and

 painted several layers onto the lids.

After the metal paint had dried,

I took a off white and applied two more coats.

I was originally going for green, however

it was just too intense for what I wanted!

I printed off numbers from the computer

and modpodged them onto the tops of the lids.

Finished and ready for supplies!

This was an extremely easy project and can be done

with any small metal mint/candy type container!

Instead of numbers you can use initials

or even printed words of the items you want to store.

I am having my 100th post give-a-way.

for more information or to enter click here!

A special thank you to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch,

where I'm linking to Metamorphosis Monday.

A quick up-date on my big project...

the painting is done...

the curtains are made and up...

hallway done (except artwork)...

The next big thing to do is finish the pillows.

I hope to post more before and afters this week.