Finally sharing in this brand new year!

 
Happy New Year!
My goodness y'all, the years are flying by like lightning!

I will tell you one thing we can ALL count on in this life

is

CHANGE!

Yes, over the years my family and I have experienced all kinds of change.

It just seems that the older I get, the less I want to experience.

Losing my mama was the biggest change I've ever had to go through.

And truthfully...I'm not "through" it and never will be.

She was my precious mother and my very best friend.

This coming May, it will be two years since she passed.

My dad has grieved for her so much and then this past fall

he finally realized how terribly lonely he was.

He met a sweet lady, they dated a few months and BAM!!

They were married!!!

The best thing? I love her too!

She as sweet as pie and just what daddy needed.

Dad moved to her home and we've been adjusting around here.

It really is a good thing though.

I miss him but am so very happy for him too!

SO, we've been rearranging furniture and

moving into my parent's living room.

It's not what we planned in the beginning but that's okay.

I'll share some photos of our new living room space soon.

We're turning our den into an office space

as my husband works from home!

I hope the new year is being so good to you!!!

Thank you always for checking in on me...

Hugs and love,

Dawn

A new chapter for us!

 

We have finally moved into our new home!!

Yes, that was almost two months ago but at this age, I'm slow.

Moving is ROUGH STUFF!!!

It is one hour south of where we used to live but we all just LOVE IT!

I've been wanting to post but have gotten distracted.

There's been SO much to do.

With a bad back, legs and knees now I'm having to take my time.

It's okay though, it will all eventually get done!

I moved a few peony plants with us and one decided to bud out

while it was still in it's moving pot.

I salvaged one bloom...WOO HOO!

It was absolutely gorgeous and drying now.

I discovered this neat succulent on FB Marketplace!

It's call String of Pearls.

The seller sent me cuttings so I'm hoping they root!

My parents have a large living room on the front of the house

and our living space is a den on the back.

It features a fireplace and had a huge but ugly mirror over it.

Our son removed it and it was a piece of drywall that was stained.

Anyway, I had the idea to cut a piece of luan to cover the space.

I had saved a roll of wallpaper from Goodwill that looks like grasscloth

in a pretty shade of sage green.

I covered the wood and am SO please with how it turned out!

It's held up by three pieces of trim mold.

If I ever get crazy to change it, it will be super easy to wallpaper

over it again!!!

And here's the "after"!!!

I will dress the mantle soon and of course share with you!

Also, we added a precious member to our family this month!

A little female Chi-weenie named Mini!

She's only one year old and so very sweet.

If our dear Ellie had a baby sister

it would surely be Mini!

Our son Brent and his wife Emily came with the kids

a week or so ago and helped place furniture in my new studio!

I hope to start unpacking in the next week or so!!!

Of course I'll share photos too....

I hope all is good in your little corner of the world!!

Hugs and love,

Dawn