Well, it's not HOT in my neck of the woods in temperature (not today anyway) but it's sure been a HOT minute since I last posted. For that I am so sorry but it seems my life has been consumed with doctor appointments, tests, and MORE tests, biopsies, surgery and so much more. One day at a time sweet Jesus is all that any of us can ask for. Wanted to pop in on this beautiful Sunday afternoon to share a little about what I've been up too. Marty and I enjoyed a weekend at the beach before I had breast cancer surgery and took advantage of the time I had in between so many doctor appointments and testing. It was sure a good little getaway. We celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary in September. WOW! Just babies! LOL! We were high school sweethearts. Started dating at age 16. Married at age 18 and started a family at age 20. We celebrated Marty's birthday in October. He says that he's feeling his age these days. LOL! He still works 4 days a week and has a long commu...
Remember the soap opera as my granny would call it...."The days of our lives"? It may still come on. I have no clue. I never got into all the soaps. I often have said that my family could have our own TV show. Especially a reality show! Well, my bunch might be too real! LOL. But, we do have our own..."days of our lives". Every day is new adventure.
Remember this cutie I found a few weeks ago at a Thrift store for $3.99? All this little gal needed was a good coat of spray paint and a home.
I named her Sweet Girl. She now sits in my little home office and keeps me company when I am piddling around in there. I think I'll change her little hats out often so she can match me! Some days I feel like I wear many different hats. How about you?
Enjoyed a day out with my daughters. Grandbaby #6 is due end of May so we decided before the pregnant woman doesn't feel like having a day out that we would all get pedi's, out to eat and do a little shopping.
My girl's sweet motherinlove joined us and we had such a fun day.
I had a very busy St. Patty's day working around the home but praise the Lord for a crock pot! I had all intentions on making some corn bread to go with our corn beef, cabbage, carrots and potatoes but decided after putting baseboards down in kitchen along with a zillion other things I needed to do I thought, "WHO NEEDS CORN BREAD".
Base boards are down. That is now checked off of my list! I am working on a bench makeover that I want to use in my kitchen too so maybe I can have pictures next week.
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It's so good to be able to check off some things on my LONG list.
This cutie was feeling poorly one day last week so of course Nana checked her out of school. Amazing how Zaxby's, some new lip gloss and a day at Nana's made her feel so much better.
I have used this chair for several decor props for Halloween and Thanksgiving but decided a new paint job was needed. The orange had faded badly. A pretty shade of blue turned out perfect for a prop for pictures. I love SPRAY paint! It's magic! The youngest grandgirl will be turning 2 in April so we decided to snap a few pictures for her birthday. Can't wait to share a few of her pictures with you.
Speaking of spray paint. Do you like to spray paint? I DISLIKE painting big jobs! DISLIKE, DISLIKE, DISLIKE! But oh, give me a small project and a can of spray paint and I feel like a magician!
What's the last thing you have painted?
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Give a woman a can of spray paint and she can conquer the world!
I hope that you all have a blessed week. Life is short so let's try to enjoy "The Days of Our Lives" as best as we can.
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Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Cindy, I love your new addition to your office, changing her hat seems like a good idea! You have the prettiest daughters and you do not look old enough to be their mother, y’all are so cute together! Your precious grand just needed time with her Nana!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam. You are too sweet. Nana has a way of making things better don't we Pam?
DeleteCindy, I DISLIKE painting PERIOD! LOL! Love your family pictures. You are a blessed woman. A woman that has daughters will always have best friends. It won't be long till your next grand is here. I know you all are getting excited. You are coming right along with makeovers. Love how the chair turned out. Keep on keeping on.
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Thanks Connie. I knew you disliked painting! I remember when you told me about painting your coffee table! I laughed thinking about that! Yep, I can't believe it's almost April and that baby will be here before we know it. I will send you a sneak preview of a picture with the blue chair!
DeleteSweet Girl looks amazing. How fun to change out her hats! Your baseboards look fabulous. It's coming along! I love how your family spends so much time together! You've been so busy with your projects, etc! Can't wait to see the photos of the photoshoot. I love spray paint too! I'm trying to remember the last thing I painted....
ReplyDeleteHeather, I caught myself hunting little things in my she-shed to spray paint! LOL! Finally stopped cause I already have too many projects in the kitchen! Yep, I like that little sweet girl. She may have another hat next week. LOL!
DeleteI enjoyed spending time in the days of your life!. It's so wonderful so spend time with the girls, I know how much I enjoy spending time with my three girls. And I must say, Sweet Girl is just too cute!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Miss Mary. I know that you know exactly about three girls! Sweet girl gets a new hat soon. LOL! The good thing about her Miss Mary is she doesn't TALK back!
Delete"God is Good", yes indeed HE is. smiles---Yep, as a Wife, Mom, College Student and squarely facing mid life (my 51st birthday is Friday) I wear many different hats, giggling.
ReplyDeleteI just love that dress form you found, just plum lovely. Thank you for the many smiles, my sweet friend.
I know that you wear many hats girl and I cannot imagine wearing that college girl hat! Happy birthday early! Thanks for coming by Linda.
DeleteYour baseboard looks great and I love your floor! The corned beef looks delicious too. Love the blue chair! I'm much more into blue than orange. Now about that dress form! What a find that was. I think it looks spiffy in black lace and a hat! Won't you have fun with that! I have worn many, many hats over the years. My most important has been that of wife and mom. Now I've added Nanny to the mix and I love it! I so enjoyed your post and you are blessed to have another grandbaby on the way. There's nothing in the world like Family! Hugs and blessings...Sandi
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandi. Yep, I love the blue! I used the orange for a long time for decor for Halloween-fall-thanksgiving things. But that sweet blue was calling my name and I must say my little grandgirl looks adorable in that blue chair. LOL! Yes, many hats we wear as women. And I wouldn't trade a one of them!
DeleteI love small spray painting jobs too! Your new blue chair looks amazing! And what fun to get out and shop with your three daughters! Such a sweet precious time for all of you! You are just the cutest gals together :) Flip-flops are a longggg way off for us... so much mud and snow still here. Looking forward to those days soon tho! Your St. Paddy's day meal looks soo good, thank God for crockpots indeed, and your baseboards look amazing! I can't wait to see your next DIY project :) Hugs to you today sweet friend!
ReplyDeleteI know Marilyn! I cannot believe all the snow you still have. Your pictures are beautiful though. Yep, Love my crock pot. That and my microwave would be two applicance's that I would RUSH out to buy if they tore up! Ha!
DeleteWhen I worked I called it "as the stomach churns"! haha....Love spray paint..and not only can a woman conquer the world, but she can change it too. Can't to see how the kitchen is coming along.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Love that Pam...As the stomach churns. Women sure can do lots. I used to tell ladies in Bible Study, We as women can do it all....but maybe not all at the same time! LOL!
Deleteha.. I used to watch Days of our lives all the time! Love the pics, very pretty girls! Have a good afternoon! Leticia
ReplyDeleteThanks so much lady.
DeleteThis was so much fun!! I love that Sweet Girl with the hat..that is perfect! What a great idea!! I also love spray paint! The last thing I painted was the bathroom towel bars, light fixture, and drawer/cabinet pulls, all a oil rubbed bronze, when I redid our bathroom. They turned out great, and saved me a bundle on new fixtures...I have some other projects in mind...now you have inspired me to get with it. Your daughters are so lovely...what fun you must have with them and all the grandbabies too! Amazing! So happy for you. And your sweet granddaughter must have really enjoyed being 'sick" with Nana. If I'd had a Nana like you I probably would never have stayed in school! LOL. We are all anxious to see your finished kitchen project. Such fun. Thanks for sharing the Days of your life...this was a fun one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam. I have actually thought about painting my kitchen hardware too. My husband says NO! LOL! He dislikes to paint. If the grands stay with me because they aren't feeling good they get waited on hand and foot so I almost wonder if maybe that's why they might have days they need to come to nana's. Ha!
DeleteGlad you had a girls day out...and how sweet you were to help that sweet little one feel better. :-) I'm looking forward to more pictures of your kitchen. The last thing I painted? The trim in our mudroom...just last week! This week I'll be painting the trim in the bathroom. :-) Then I plan to put the paintbrush to rest. lol
ReplyDeleteThere is always a project that needs to be done around the home front. I am sitting here now thinking that we need to paint the outside of the house, the carport, pressure wash my metal roof, and oh my mercy my list goes on. I've got to quit thinking! LOL!
Delete"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives." Yes, I used to watch soaps when I was a teen and "Days of Our Lives" was one of my faves.
ReplyDeleteYour "Sweet Girl" looks fabulous after your makeover. I gotta admit that I'm not much of a painter, but maybe that's because I've never tried spray paint!
I love little spray paint projects but that's it! LOL! I have a friend that her sister is a PAINTER! Like people hire her to come and paint. No one would hire me I can assure you.
DeleteYes, yes, to spray paint. I bought a resin statue at Tuesday morning for our Master Bath and it was a pewter color and I wanted it a bronze color so I bought the paint and sprayed away. She turned out perfect. You and your girls are just too cute! I can hardly wait to get some special time with my girl later this week. Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lea. I know you will have a great time. Praying for travel safety.
DeleteSpray paint is wonderful. Love that color Cindy! You and your girls look so darn pretty. You should check out your DNA sometime. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda. Yep, I almost ordered that DNA kit once and then it left my mind. A friend of mine's husband done the DNA and then he started the ancestor hunt. I was amazed at the information he found. He said it was worth every dime he paid.
DeleteHi my cute friend. I never watched the soap either, but I sure do enjoy the days of our lives as well. You and your girls are just too cute! A fun day sounds the best!! We had our St. Patty's Day dinner yesterday. A day late, but it worked better for our kids. It sure was yummy! I love spray paint as well, but the last thing I painted was my French mug rack and I used chalk paint. I had it on hand. :)
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Jann
We did have a fun day out. Of course you know my girls, they look for any reason to do a day out or a party! LOL! I could eat some more of that corn beef right now and it's early. I like the chalk paint too. Last time I painted with it I actually made my own recipe and painted a small wooden box and loved it. That chalk paint can be pricey.
DeleteI LOVE Sweet Girl, and she's a nice companion for you in your office, Cindy. Getting together with your girls and getting a pedicure was a fun time. Also, your little poorly feeling grand girl, sure had a fun time with Nana. Yes, to a can of spray paint, and I have quite a collection! Have a beautiful week, my friend. I'm looking forward to seeing more progress on your kitchen re-do. xx
ReplyDeletePedi's are always nice. Especially when you can just sit and relax. Yep, that sweet girl doesn't talk back so it works out well for me for her to be in my office. LOL!
DeleteGood Morning Lovely Lady,
ReplyDeleteYour new blog design is absolutely perfect for Spring.
I so enjoyed these sweet photos of you with your girls. I just feel the goodness of your heart beaming out of this post. Blessed and beautiful life!
Jemma
Thanks Jemma. You are so sweet.
DeleteI had to chuckle about Days of Our Lives! My mother and daddy watched it for years. My mother called it her stories. I don't think she would like it now. They liked the patriarch and matriarch that were a model couple but their children were another story! That was 35 years ago. I haven't watched it for that long but I did see that it is still on as I flipped channels one day. Some of the same characters!
ReplyDeleteYou are a very busy woman and accomplish so much. I don't know how you do it.
Your girls are so lovely. It would be wonderful to have that many daughters to do things with and keep you so young! How exciting to have another new baby. Nothing like that sweetness!
Have a wonderful week. Spring has sprung here with blooming trees and scrubs.
Bonnie, I stay busy but the truth is, I would be bored silly if I didn't. For the most part I always seem to have something going on. But, when you have three daughters and five grands and one on the way, there is never a dull moment. Yes, I honestly don't know what I would do without my daughters. Temps here are cool this morning with lots of wind. That's Florida for ya!
DeleteThe only soap I ever watched was "All My Children". Started watching it as a teen and watched throughout the years off and on as long as it was on TV...41 years! I thought I was going to go through withdrawl when it went off but the Lord showed me I didn't need to keep watching that silly stuff anymore and didn't miss it at all. Oh yes, I am a spray paint lover from WAY back! I wish I had a dollar for everything I've spray painted in my life...even the backsplash in my kitchen is spray painted textured wallpaper. I have even spray painted silk flowers...I love it and I love your orange-now-blue chair! You have been a busy girl for sure...your baseboards look so good next to the new paint color and your floors...can't wait to see the before and after shots! Love the pics of you and your beautiful girls!
ReplyDeleteYou are the spray paint queen girl! Love it! I have spray painted silk flowers too. Hum....backsplash huh? LOL! Don't give me any more ideas! I've not done so well with the before and after shots on kitchen. I have so many little things to do but mercy it all takes so much time! Oh well, one day at a time sweet Jesus right?
DeleteHi! How fun to have so many girls in your life! My hubby does the painting so have not painted much and never have spray painted but think I could do that! Nancy
ReplyDeleteNancy, if you haven't started painting don't! LOL! Seriously, I love to spray paint. It's that using a paint brush that gets on my nerves. Yep, those girls keep me busy and I love it!
DeleteOMG ..Aren’t you a busy little lady... painting. renovating, grand babies and enjoying the lipstick scene... Doesn’t get any better... The photos are fabulous... Your girls are so lovely. I do believe that you are enjoying the days of your life... BRAVO !!!!...HUgs
ReplyDeleteThanks Zaa. It's a full life and I wouldn't have it any other way. YEP, I have some grandgirls that love the lipstick!
DeleteI always love your photos and ideas! Your family is beautiful. Hugs and blessings!
ReplyDeleteThanks sweet lady. Hope you are doing well.
DeleteHi Cindy. Love your "sweet girl" stand. Can't believe you only paid $3.99 for it! Love the family photos of you and your beautiful daughters. You look more like their sister than their mom. Your granddaughter is adorable and congratulations on the new grandbaby to come. Enjoyed seeing your projects. Have a day of blessings my friend.
ReplyDeleteYep, I like my sweet girl too. I thinking about what kind of hat she might need next. LOL! You are so sweet Toni.
DeleteOh, I love your ladder back chairs! And, I love that shade of blue! Can't wait to see your pictures of that grandbaby. So nice to visit with you, sweet friend!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cheryl. I have several that I paint different colors for different things. I have two of them at my dining table and I will either give them a good spray painting or I might just get new ones. Haven't decided it. But I like to use chairs as part of a decor. Especially on my porch which is in DESPERATE need to cleaning right now. NO time for that though.
DeleteYour grands are adorable, your daughters are lucky to have you close by! Your kitchen is coming along! I can't stand to dust baseboards much less install them!!
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Thanks Jenna. Girl, I need to clean every baseboard in my house! No energy! About decided I would rather pay someone to do it for me.
DeleteHi Cindy, I painted several rooms last summer but the most recent thing I painted was in my journaling Bible. I belong to a Facebook group called Illustrated Faith. I color, paint, scrap, journal in a special bible that has wide margins. I love it. I have several other Bibles that I use for studying. Love the pictures of your daughters. My daughter in love would like your Sweet Girl. She has an in home clothing business and has 2 of them. My latest blog picture shows me wearing a shirt from LuLuRoe. Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteAwe how neat Susan that your daughterinlove owns a clothing business. I'd never make a profit because I buy everything! LOL! I have a friend that loves to do the painting/coloring with the bible journal. So glad you stopped by.
DeleteI remember watching Another World! lol Love the photos of you and your daughters. WOW! You are ALL so beautiful...the mother in law TOO! Enjoy your week and this gorgeous weather! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteAwe thank you sweet lady. We are having some cool mornings right now. Of course I hear that by Sunday it will be 81 degrees.
DeleteOh, mercy, how I love spray paint too Looks like you and the girls had a great day! Ms. Marti is beautiful. I can't believe your youngest grand girl is almost 2 already... Time gets away from me I think that's partly why my blog has taken a back seat to... Life! 💜 Can't wait to see your final kitchen reveal.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb. Marti Leigh will be thrilled to hear what you said. She thinks she looks awful! These pregnant women!!! LOL! Life happens for sure Deb. Now you know why I blog only one day a week. Kitchen going slow. But, it takes time.
DeleteLove what I see! Your grands are darling. I can't wait to see what you are doing in your kitchen.
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Thanks Adrienne. Where you off too now? LOL!
DeleteI love your shoes!!! .... that's all. lol
ReplyDeleteLOL! You crack me up! I love a woman that loves shoes!
DeleteCindy I was one of those that obsessively watched "Days of our Lives". It's probably still on but of course now we have our own lives to worry about. Your daughter is radiant. Wishing her all the best on a quick and easy birth. As for painting... I do believe that is my middle name. I have so much to still paint in order to make the rooms match the vision in my head. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteI would be willing to say that Mary are the PAINT QUEEN! LOL~
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ReplyDeleteYes, I remember all of the soaps and I even watched a few. I am definitely living "the days of our lives", one day at a time! I LOVE making lists and checking them off when things get done! So rewarding in a small way. I am the NaNa that gets called when grandchildren are sick and I go sit with them. Just did that the other night. Such a nice down time for me! Love the color you painted your chair....my favorite go-to color. How fun to have a new baby in the near future!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ann Marie. Love checking off list too! Something about feeling things got accomplished that make me smile.
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