October 31, 2011

Portrait of the Pooped Parents

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I laughed so hard I cried when the Tornado drew these portraits of us this weekend.

Or maybe I cried so hard I laughed.

At this point in time, I can't really be sure. :)





I've yet to decide if Daddy is bug-eyed because he just noticed I grew an extra couple of mouths 
or if it's the discovery he's been represented sans hair.

October 14, 2011

Home Sweet Home

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Remember when I promised a little home tour?
(I know you're mentally thinking, remember when you used to actually post?)

We've been busy looking at realtor.com recently and I love love love peeking inside the houses. And checking out the birds eye view to see what the backyards look like! I'm going to have to rearrange everything for staging here in the next week, so I wanted to take some pictures of what the house looks like before I do that. 


This was our dining room for a long, long time, until my compulsive transplanting/rearranging disorder hit.


 Dollar store plates, score! And I scooped up that huge Mason jar at Goodwill a few months ago just because I couldn't believe how big it was....it's at least several gallons.


 This was a hideous desk & chair before I got my hands on it. We got the desk for 2 bucks at a garage sale when we were first married. I spied the chair sitting on the side of the road at  a stoplight. It was one nasty shade of dirty peach!



And lest you think the books are usually neatly on the shelf...a slight shift of the camera shows the true state of the bookshelf.



The Tornado's room in its full pink glory. If you look closely, you can see the honored GlowWorm's bed which is more or less a replica of her bed.


And the view of the garden from the living room window. It would be hard to say goodbye to the garden, but then again, I've always wanted to "inherit" a garden. My gardens I've had to start from scratch!

In his heart a man plans his course,
 but the LORD determines his steps. (Proverbs 16:9)

October 5, 2011

Hope Grew

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There is a time for everything, 
and a season for every activity under the heavens. (Ecc. 3:1)

And today its time that Hope Grows Day turns into Hope Grew. :) The past few months the fifth has rolled around, and I have completely forgotten my very own meme! In fact, I've found it so uninspiring that I've had to look up what I was hoping for from the previous month.

So I'm eating my slice of humble pie and folding up Hope Grows Day. 
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I love the idea of hosting a meme because that inspires me to get on the computer and write! Unfortunately, Hope Grows Day was not just working. 

Instead, I will be posting a Before & After feature on the fifth on each month. I REALLY enjoy seeing these gardens morph into something new, and I always find inspiration for my own garden. 
(Remember, if YOU have a Before & After to share, email me here)

Many, many thanks to those who participated in Hope Grows Day! I'm so grateful that you linked up to my little corner of the Internet. I may very well host another meme if a flash of garden blogging genius strikes, because I am addicted to memes do so love memes. But until then, 

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)

October 4, 2011

EOMV: September 2011

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Does it count as a blog post if you compose it in your head?
Does it count as an End of the Month View if you are four days late?
Does it count as one snack if you eat a handful of Brach's pumpkins and then sneak a few more?

My garden in early October is winding down. 


I've been moving things here and there like I always do in early fall. This week I'll need to take my yearly video tour of the garden - it is invaluable in the spring when I can't remember where I moved anything!



My good old autumn standbys - maiden grass and mums - are happily blooming their hearts out.


A late blooming rose soaks in the last of the afternoon's sunshine....


...while another ones hides its face behind dwindling gaura. (You should have seen me all twisted up trying to get a photo of this one!)


And these ugly buggers keep jumping out of every which corner, interrupting my concentrated silence! Nothing like getting a kickstart to my heart rate out in the garden. 


Time to start seed saving for next year! 

How is your garden growing in early fall?
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