instafriday....remember that?

some instagrams from the last few weeks . . . 

1. sissy & her new shoes that she l-o-v-e-s.
2. we had a sunny saturday perfect for packing up the garage.
3. in all my packing/purging festivities i found our wedding program circa 2000. happy youngsters. :)
4. love having some sweet time with my sawyer when the boys are at school.
5. tutu and teddy bear cuddles.
6. i told sawyer he was getting to play soccer this spring. he ran away & came back with this outfit on...complete with dress socks and arm guards on his legs.
7. sold!!!
8. i love fabric.  how fun is this from hob lob?!
9.  AJ wears a tie every tuesday. i find many of his ties while thrifting.  that week was in honor of our favey show, duck dynasty.
10.  i love having my car full up of these sweet children.
11. ruby looked like a beast next to her baby cousin.
12. doing what we do best when we go to kansas....lots of game playing. my favorite.
13. it's not family unless you're getting your eyebrows waxed at the kitchen table.
14. ruby had her first egg hunting experience while we were there. she's a fan.
15. happy first day of spring from snowy arkansas. so glad this sunday should be warm (!!!)
16. we have a laundry *room* with a door and it's not a pass through. hal-le-lu-jah.

we've started on ruby's room.
one corner is done. :)
i'm not changing much in her room so it should go pretty fast.

and one little sweet corner of the kitch.
my grandma's cookbook from when she was first married and my granny's bread box & strawberry jelly dish make this corner extra happy.

we dyed easter eggs today.
whew. it was a wee bit hectic.
always is, but we let sis be involved this year.
maybe not my best plan ever.
but we got it done and we'll be eating boiled eggs for dayyzzzzz.

happy friday and happy weekend y'all!!

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thrift store thursday is back!

with kansas thrifting for the win.

while we were in kansas for a few days over spring break, i had to run into my favorite thrift stores.
they're called "the Etc. shop" and they are so cheap!
i always grab up a bunch of stuff to bring back to the booth.

i didn't find a ton but i did find these beauts . . .

i always keep my eye out for good vintage suitcases when i'm thrifting.
i sent the dark olive green/ brownish one to the booth and kept the others at home.
they may eventually go too, but i'm holding them back in case i find a place for them here.


i also found a few little doo-dads.

the butterflies will be spray painted . . . what color??

floral tin that smells like my grandma.
i always grab a good wood frame.
the photo is too bright but this lovely apron is beautifully detailed.
i'm a sucker for a vintage apron.
that jar is my kind of happy.
i will be keeping it. :)

vintage badminton racket.

vintage needlepoint set.

 tie for aj and silver dish for me.

i happily paid $1 each for these amber glasses to keep.
so pretty.

okay that's it for today....what have y'all found lately?


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i love pinterest and online shopping.

hi y'all.  :)

it's a homeschool day today.
not much unpacking getting done but that's okay.
all in good time. :)

our first day doing school in the new house has gone great.
and we only have 7 weeks left.
yay. hoo.

news flash: the weather says high of 66 on easter sunday.
i will take it.
yes. please.
it has snowed several days this week so i will take a sunny 66.


in other news, i made this super duper yum crockpot potato soup last weekend.
all six of us loved it so it's a keeper.
it was perfect for a snowy spring day. ha.

i just ordered this shower curtain.

i. love. it. 

like seriously, it makes me so happy.
should a shower curtain make you this happy?
maybe not.
i'm okay with it. :)

do you dig it? free shipping through the end of march, fyi.

okay, gotta get back to the peeps.
finley and i have a date with little house in the big woods.....




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first project in the new house.

so i told you i have some fun updates to share.

today i'm sharing numero uno.

i have been working on re-doing our buffet {to be henceforth pronounced boo-ffay, ala pheobe buffay} in between unpacking boxes and taking care of chirrens.
on saturday i instagrammed this before pic:

you may remember it from our last kitchen....it holds all the boys art supplies and homeschool what-nots.

i picked it up a few years ago for 40 bones at a yard sale.
love the mid-century lines.
she's a peach.

but you know, i can't leave well enough alone and i can't possibly make my life simple, so i decided she needed an update...3 days after we moved into a new house.
we are pretty much bleeding money these days....you know how it is when you move...so i decided to go with free and use some leftover paint i had on hand from my giant chalkboard project i did two houses ago {wow}.
the color is bluefin and it's a walmart color place color.
honestly not the best paint but it's what i had.

first i sanded that sucker.
sanding is such an annoying step but definitely necessary if you're using cheapo paint like i did.

next, three coats of paint...waiting at least four hours in between coats.
i finished yesterday and am just letting her sit and cure for a bit.
can't wait to start styling her up!

it was pretty much impossible to get an accurate photo of the color.
mostly these pics look more blue than it really is.
it is actually more saturated with more green undertones.

the pic above is closer but still not spot on.

i thought about changing the hardware but decided to leave them in their au natural, mad men glory.
they are rad and i love the pops of gold.

welcome.

we have boxes and ladders and junk everywhere....distract yourself with this pretty teal buffet. :)

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unpack. unpack. unpack. repeat.

still doing tons of unpacking over here.
obviously.

it is so much work to get your every earthly belonging packed up and then you get to where you're going and the work continues!
little by little....we'll get it done.
i keep telling myself that i will find a place for everything soon!

i am working, working, working and never stopping...but that was my life anyway so what's new? ;)

i have already started on some fun projects that i can't wait to show you...but first....here are a few rando shots of the new house that i took with my phone when we had our final walk through.

that is the dining room, right when you walk in, to the right.
the floors are actually tile that look like wood.
love. them.
obviously i prefer the look of real wood, but with four young kids, three of whom are boys, this is perfect for us.

floors the color of dirt that are not affected by water or spills? yes. please.

these are not great shots, but you get the idea.
ruby, aj and our realtor chatting it up in the living room.
breakfast nook and kitchen behind them.

the kitchen cabs are white beadboard.
i love the kitchen so much.
i've always wanted white cabinets with white counters.
yay.

master bathroom...kinda self explanatory....and about 5 trazillion times bigger than our last bathroom.
the master shower is a-maz-ing.

the upstairs is a ginormo bonus room.
we are using it as a fourth bedroom/play room.
i'm not sure how we're going to arrange it all...it's such a big space....but i think that's a good problem to have. ;)

this house is about the same size as our last one {about 2200 sq. feet} but it is arranged much better for our family.

so those are the only photos worth showing you but i will be giving you room by room updates as we get them whipped into shape.
ruby's room is almost there. :)

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what. a. week.

whoa.
you know how crazytown it is to move right?
yeah....well that is where i live right now.
crazy.town.

and somehow, it's only been 2 years since we moved last and i still forgot how much work it is to actually haul your eleventy billion boxes from one house to another.
and presume on the kindess of your friends to work endlessly on your behalf.

honestly we have felt God's favor and blessing so. much. on this move.
from an amazing deal on this foreclosure that is way nicer than it should be, to selling things we don't need & buying things we do on craig's list, to the boys being in kansas for a few days while we packed up and moved, etc, etc.
we are so thankful and excited.

yes, we are living in the land of boxes...but we are so thrilled with this house and i for one can't wait to decorate it!! :)

i snapped a bunch of pics the morning of our move so that our boys could see our old house all packed up.
it looks like so little when it's spread throughout the house but i believe it took 4 truck loads to get it all moved over.
isn't that crazy?!

whew, i'm glad that part is over!
now the unpacking, organizing and figuring out where the heck my toothpaste is begins!
many long, long days right now, but it will all pay off when we make this house a home.  :)


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thrift store thursday!

well my thrift store finds today were pretty pitiful.
and by finds, i mean find.
i really need some hoarders to donate some more stuff to the store....the pickins are slim lately.
or i need a really good estate sale or garage sale.

anyoo...the only thing i walked away with today was this frame....new in package for 3 bucks.
 i always need frames.

i ran some other errands this morning to get supplies for some fun projects!
i can't wait to show you. :)

i also did a revamp of my flea market booth.
i had a short amount of time to get everything done before i had to pick up the littles so the result is not spectacular or anything.

we decided we didn't want to use our black book shelves in the new house so we moved them to the booth so that i can give my mom her shelves back.
it was a wee bit zealous of me to think i could do all that in an hour this morning so i was pretty rushed.
thankfully AJ met me there and carried shelves in and out.
i was down to the wire so i didn't get to really style it like i wanted but you know...it's all in there for now.
i will hopefully do some more rearranging next time i visit. :)

our bar in our new house is taller so i am selling these distressed chevron bar stools.
i love them and i hope someone else does too!

in other news...i tried a new drink yesterday.
hazelnut macchiato.
oh my gravy.
it's awesome.
thought you'd like to know. :)

happy thursday friends!

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it's a red letter day.

i took a shower and dried & straightened my hair after the kids were awake.
miracle.

i got dressed & put makeup on on a home school day.
miracle.

i packed several boxes while the boys were occupied.
winning.

sawyer entertained himself all morning and didn't ask to watch a show until after 11:00.
biggest miracle ever in the history of ever.

we have a final walk through on our house at noon.
yay. hoo.

i'll bring my camera. :)



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good monday morning.

 my goal for the new year  of reading one book per month is in jeopardy.
i'm still on one thousand gifts and it's march 11.
aj said i could average 12 books in a year. :)
i'm gonna need some quick reads next!

one thousands gifts is soooo good though.
i have underlined 1/3 of the book probably.
so. good.
exactly what i have needed.

this morning i put a big ol' star around this passage.....

"While the Deceiver jockeys to dupe us into thinking otherwise, we who are made in the image of God, being formed into Christ's likeness, our happiness comes, too, not in the having but in the handing over.  Give your life away in exchange for many lives, give away your blessings, to multiply blessings, give away so that many might increase, and do it all  for the love of God.  I can bless, pour out, be broken and given in our home and the larger world and never fear that there won't be enough to give. Eucharisteo has taught me to trust that there is always enough God.  He has no end.. He calls us to serve, and it is Him whom we serve, but He, very God, kneels down to serve us as we serve.  The servant-hearted never serve alone.  Spend the whole of your one wild and beautiful life investing in many lives, and God simply will not be outdone.  God extravagantly pays back everything we give away and exactly in the currency that is not of this world but the one we yearn for: Joy in Him."

aaaahhh. so good.

okay friends....off to get ready for my monday.
praying that i can stay connected to Jesus today and be a blessing.


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thrift store thursday!!!

oh yeah. it happened.
it was a crazy fast whirlwind, but mama got to go thrifting.
all is right in the world.

sawyer was pumped to go to "school" today.
he loves going and can't get there fast enough.
he also needs to bring various accessories, like 3 superheroes & a pair of broken handcuffs stuffed into his pocket.

i had a few minutes before ph thrift opened so i ran into lowes to check out the rugs & light fixtures.

see that jelly jar sconce up on the top left of that pic?
i picked up four of those {for less than 20 bucks total} for finley & sawyer's room in the new house.
their room is actually a big bonus room so we are using it for their bedroom & play room all in one.
it's a huge room.
it also has four sconces that are way to fancy for a little boys' room.
i think these simple $4 sconces will be perfect.

next, i put the pedal to the medal to get over to the thrift store before all the good stuff was gone.
i didn't find a ton, but i did find these great rugs.
like seriously, i am in love.

this phone pic doesn't do it justice.
hello southwest. hello wool. hello rusty orange with a pop of turquoise.
hello vintage perfection.
yes. please.
this one went straight to the booth.

i also picked up this sweet red & brown one for avery's room in the new house.
i am so excited to decorate his new room.
my plan is for a very boyish, vintage, campy vibe.

this is not super exciting but i also picked up a bath rug for $5.
yes, i will wash it.
relax.
it's exactly the same as one we already have.
we just need another one and i would rather pay $5 than $10-20 at target.

the steal of the day was this solid brass tray.
it was marked from 19.99 down to 50 CENTS.
holla.

well crud i forgot to take a picture.
can you see it in this pic?

i almost kept it for myself...i can see it on a coffee table or entry table.
great, classic piece.
however...we're moving and i have enough to pack as it is.
so to the booth it went.
if it's still there after we move, i will probably snag it back. ;)

i had one more stop to make before picking up the littles.
tomorrow night AJ and i are going to a private showing of the norman rockwell collection at crystal bridges.
woo hoo. date night.

it's business casual.
yeah. well. this SAHM doesn't own business casual.
i have either really casual or really dressy.
so obviously i headed to forever 21.
obviously.

i texted this pic to AJ from the dressing room as asked if this was business casual.
he said, get it. ha.

the girl at the checkout asked if i had an interview.
;) i guess i got it right.



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