August Fields

Thank you Blogland!!

this post is sure a long time and coming!  since i began blogging…well wait, actually before i even had my own blog and just perused everyone else….i have been SO thankful for all the ideas shared by all!

picture from THIS etsy shop

my idea files are nice and full due to fellow bloggers sharing their DIY projects, design opinions, and decorating secrets!  here are just a FEW…….

clover lane

busy budgeting mama

cote de texas

i also have been so blessed with so many sweet people that leave nice comments and compliments…like these three bloggers! (there are SO many more… Thank you!)

between you and me

good girl gone glad

five girls the army and me

thank you for encouraging me when i had questions or shared a project!

flowerpatch farmgirl

pretties and posies

thank you for featuring my kitchen!!!   🙂  that’s fun. 🙂

home and harmony

please check out some of these lovely blogs and basically every blogger who has left a comment (that should keep you busy!! 🙂 ) and keep spreading the love!

happy blogging!

moving day

we did it!  two weeks ago our family made the big move to our new home.  i spent the week prior to the move packing things up and labeling the boxes.  below is a picture of the boxes of BOOKS! i used sticky name tags and sticky address labels on each box labeling which room to place the box in at the new house.  
this was helpful because several of the boxes were from friends who moved prior to us and wrote their own things on the boxes.  everyone who helped us just looked for the label.
speaking of help….we had LOTS of family and dear friends come out for the morning and afternoon to help us.  our pastor even stopped over to pray with us that morning.  the day was beautiful and spirits were high.
daddy loaded the truck with bikes and garage stuff.
my brother in law took the first official load of the day!  his van was packed!! 🙂
thank you a million times to our family and friends!!!  
this guy here rocks!  he is 13 and the oldest of 5.  i love this family and we are so thankful for the 
overpacked boxes of books   boxes of school books and other stuff that was moved with love.
three cheers to this cute mama!  we grew up together and she came with her 3 little ones and filled up the back of her van to help with the move. another friend brought her two adorable girls and helped too!
 do i have the best friends or what???  
my dad (in the red) and more friends!  we had about 15 people come out to help.  amazing.  
we are so blessed.  
not only did friends and family come to help move…there were others taking care of our children all morning!  the 3 big kids came late in the morning so they could participate 🙂
yikes!!  the kitchen was the FIRST room to get unpacked and cleaned up….even after simplifying before the move i am amazed at the amount of stuff used in a kitchen!
okay….another huge blessing was this beautiful table of food set up for our family and all the workers!
one couple couldn’t physically help that day due but the wanted to bring lunch.
they came, set up this beautiful table with a table cloth, fresh flowers, homemade sandwiches, chips, fruit, snacks and cold drinks.  this was amazing!!
boone and me.  he couldn’t wait to start sorting out his books on the new shelves in the bunkroom! 🙂
master bedroom.  the day of the move my dad was in charge of putting together the crib in the nursery and our bed.  thanks dad!  it was SUPER helpful to have this done and not have to think about it later that day.
nana and dancy making her bed up for the first time.  my mom always has helped made up my bed wherever i have moved since college 🙂
here is a picture of our main family room.  
we are trying to get settled in and organized and so far its going great!
i will be posting more since we are now connected to the internet!  
thank you again to all our friends and family who helped in so many ways on moving day!  we started at 9:00am and were done by 3:00pm.  one moving truck with 3 men were hired to move the big stuff but i still thing being done by 3 was pretty impressive! 🙂

four more days to move in!

ahhh!!!  we’re SO close!  4. more. days.  
  i’m up to my arms in boxes at the moment, packing!  
my brain is in ‘scatter mode’ so i’m just going to post some update pics.  
p.s.  as i’m packing i can not believe how many books we have….

Pink and Simple Girl Bunk Room

ahhhh… the girls room!  i have not done a post on this room in a long time and it has been a favorite to work on. again, i will start out with the inspiration picture.  
the elements i love in this room are:
  1. the gray undertones to the pink walls
  2. the chandelier
  3. the simple white organza canopy over the bed
  4. the simple pink and white color palate

photo found here
i also really really really liked this pillow!!  
its so full of ruffles and the texture is so soft. 
 i picked up two of these.  one for each bed.  they are from pier one.

the following picture sequence shows the reading area of the bedroom.  we designed the home to have two large ‘bunk rooms’.  one for the boys (you can see that here) and one for the girls.

with only two rooms we were able to make them larger than normal.  yay!
the picture below is the most recent.  i found this light fixture in at a local antique shop.  the other side of the room (behind where i’m standing to take this picture) will have two, more traditional chandeliers.
here is a sneak peek at their bathroom.  the knobs (you can see one mounted) are from target.

correct deck

trying to make a decision from a little  6″x6″ sample for entire deck is not easy!  but we are very pleased with the way it turned out!
we basically looked at two different brands of decking ‘non-wood’ material: 
 azek and correct deck
we chose the correct deck cx in the color ‘sage’ and the railing in white.  the brown tones of the sage color (not green at all) compliment the gray of the house very well.
we are two weeks away from move in day!!!  so close 🙂