Before The Trees Are Bare....

I should probably take a moment and post a few pics of my fall decor before fall bids us farewell :)  Don't ya think?  I did very little fall decorating this year, because we have just moved into the new house, and we had much bigger projects to tackle.  I will say though, the inside of our house was an absolute and complete disaster, and somehow I managed to decorate the porch for fall....my priorities are in order, right? 

People driving by would have no idea our house was such a mess inside!  That was kind of the plan.

Plus, I just love fall, and though it would have been easier to just skip it all together this year, I couldn't dare leave it out!  The weather, the leaves, the pumpkins, the mums....ahhhhh, love it!

Inside I just dropped in a few pumpkins here and there :)  Nothin' much.  I love how these three little guys looked on top of these candle holders on top of our hutch.  I love the colors and sizes.   And the "Give Thanks" was a gift from my mother a couple years ago.  It's perfect leading up to Thanksgiving.  

These two wooden pumpkins found their home on my shelf in the living room. 

And a few goodies in the kitchen too ;)  On top is a fake pumpkin that I just cut open the top, and stuck some cute leafy branches in...next to my old antique enamel coffee kettle that I swiped at a yard sale this year.  A pumpkin sign, and a basket with mini pumpkins and gourds that I bought at the pumpkin patch.   

For those of you who are looking at this picture and thinking, "Oh, green cabinets, I love them!"  Well, don't get too attached, they are getting ready to be white :)  And for those of you who are looking at this picture and thinking, "Hmmm, not really liking the green cabinets."  Well, they're getting ready to be white :)  I do like the green, BUT it's just not me.  The backsplash is going to be beadboard, and everything is getting painted white, with new knobs.  Can't wait.  

But in the meantime...Clark is currently building shelves in the laundry room and storage room.  We are refinishing the dining room table (almost done!) and we have primed the chandelier his mom gave us, that is going to be painted black and hung in the dining room.  We are also planning to decorate for Christmas this weekend!  So there will be lots more projects to post very soon! 

Well, gotta run....Griffin decided to come home today and scatter about 100 pieces of tupperware throughout the house.  Gotta go collect it all!

Love and Hugs -

Lindsey   

  

"I love fall! Fall is exciting.

It's apples and cider.

It's an airborne spider.

It's pumpkins in bins.

It's burrs on dog's chins.

It's wind blowing leaves.

It's chilly red knees.

It's nuts on the ground.

It's a crisp dry sound.

It's green leaves turning

And the smell of them burning.

It's clouds in the sky.

It's fall. That's why...

I love fall."

-   Author Unknown

   

Oh Darlin, Don't You Ever Grow Up

Tip of the Day:  Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT start a blog right when you move to a new town and buy a new house.  Your life will be a crazy, whirlwind of events, and more than likely you will have to wait two months in between posts ;)


Well, folks, sorry it's been so long since my very first post.  We have been super busy trying to get un-busy.  Slowly but surely things are coming together :)  The new house is really growing on me, and I promise, I will post pics soon.  In the midst of all this craziness, we have tried to find ways to relax physically and mentally.  I treated myself to a new coffee maker last week.  

It's a KEURIG and I'm obsessed with it.  It makes a single cup instantly, and there are all different flavors.  Clark loves it because it makes hot chocolate :)  Oh, it's the simple things.    


But what has helped me more than anything, is making time to be alone with God.  Things had gotten so busy, that I had started neglecting the most important thing in my life.  I was worshipping my problems instead of my God who is BIGGER and more POWERFUL than any problem I may ever have.  And sure enough, as I have started to spend time in His Word daily, He has started to restore me.  He is SO faithful.  I don't know why I ever doubt Him.  


Throughout this whole change/moving process, we have made it a point to spend lots of fun time with Griffin.  It's just crazy how fast the time has flown.  I look at him and I think about how fast he is growing, and how I don't want to waste one single minute of soaking every cute/onery bit of him up.  I am convinced this has been the fastest year yet.  I had a talk with Griffin about him not growing up, but I understand that is just not gonna happen :)  The other day, I heard this song by T-Swift, and oh my goodness....she was singing my song to Griffin:

NEVER GROW UP

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger

And it's so quiet in the world tonight

Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming

So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light

To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret

I'd give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you

Just try to never grow up, never grow up


You're in the car on the way to the movies

And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off

At 14 there's just so much you can't do

And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots

But don't make her drop you off around the block

Remember that she's getting older too

And don't lose the way that you dance around in your pj's getting ready for school

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

And even though you want to, just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room

Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home

Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
and your little brother's favorite songs

I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off

It's so much colder that I thought it would be

So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up

I could still be little

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up

It could still be simple

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

Won't let nobody hurt you

Won't let no one break your heart

And even though you want to, please try to never grow up

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Oh, never grow up, just never grow up.

Click the link to hear the song on youtube :)

Next time I won't take so long to post again!  I have some projects and recipes to share :)  

Love and Hugs - 

Lindsey