Home Happenings

As we continue to sort through belongings in hopes of getting organized, I placed a white basket out to catch the Family Christmas Movies and Books for the Holidays as we come across them.  The basket is getting full, but holds easy to get to Holiday Entertainment.  Yesssssss. Something finally easy.  

So far you'll find in the Basket these movies:  
IT's A WONDERFUL LIFE
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
TO GRANDMOTHER's HOUSE WE GO
BARNEY's CHRISTMAS STAR
BOB THE BUILDER...BOB's WHITE CHRISTMAS
THE LITTLEST ANGEL
Focus On The Family's Electric Christmas ADVENTURES IN ODESSY
Precious Moments Presents TIMMY's GIFT 


AND some Christmas Children's Books.  I want to find some videos and books about the Birth of Baby Jesus and the true meaning for the Spiritual Season.


About getting organized.  We have relocated so many times that I'm worn out and our stuff isn't in order....whaaaah.  LIFE LESSONS don't disappear just because you're in your 50s...if anything there are even more challenges.  With house projects going on, our belongings have gotten out of whack.  Being orderly is GODLY if you ask me.  God took chaos and turned it into order.  Let me be like HIM.


So these days, it's an ongoing process to work toward SUPREME ORDER.


Things just run so much smoother when HOME is organized.  I'm hoping that this time next year the KITCHEN will be completed.  There are computerized drawings of our FUTURE KITCHEN hanging on the wall.  In 2012....the KITCHEN will begin to manifest itself and I will share pics of this accomplishment.  


As the Winter closes in......the smallest bedroom in the house will take shape with new balloon shades stitched and installed, beaded board on the walls and painted and a chandelier hung.  SOFT PINK.


The Master Bedroom ceiling will be textured and painted.  A Medallion hung and a Chandelier purchased to hang.  Let the light so shine.  From TUESDAY MORNING (for a super discounted price) I bought two chocolate brown Throw Pillows for our bed after I purchased two chocolate brown European Pillow Shams from a thrift store for $2 a piece.

$2 European Pillow Shams

These were dry cleaned as the cleaning instructions stated.  Waiting to become draperies, brown material rest on a bolt in the spare room.  MASTER BEDROOM will have a brown, white and ecru color theme to it when we get around to it. 


THEN.........the KITCHEN!!!!!  Praise the LORD.
A KITCHEN to place my Dishes, Glassware, Pots 'n Pans, Cookware, Bakeware and Utensils in.....oh that will be the day.  I'm not sure I will know how to behave when this is completed.  The hole in the wall that we call our Kitchen now is an eye sore.  OUCH.  She's truly UGLY.  A place to Cook and Bake and prepare civilized meals.  


Plucked up the frozen Geraniums from the urns and quickly placed the Porch Pumpkins in them for THANKSGIVING.

Hubby finished our Family Room Book Shelf Unit where our new big screen TV sits.  Just in time for the THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY and for this I am Thankful!!!  There's room in this for storing our DVDs and CDs.  

Just before THANKSGIVING our Plantation Desk was relocated from our upstairs Bedroom to the Family Room where the old Cedar Chest was that held the Tv.  The Chest went upstairs to the foot of our bed and was covered with a $2 woven brown and white Throw.  

Holiday PREPARATIONS took place when the Wardrobe that's been moved from Family Room to Parlour was moved back into the Family Room after the Sofa was moved to the other wall where the two cozy chairs use to sit.  They were moved to where the Sofa was.  Now the Ottomans are functioning as foot rest as they should be.  In the Parlour a small Writing Desk was shuffled a few feet away from where it was.  Huff and Puff.....it's done.  


So just before the Holiday......Hubby and I got our exercise before Family came Home for Thanksgiving.

On Thanksgiving Day we all attended the Family Thanksgiving Dinner in Marion, Kansas...something that was going on long before I was born.  This year there were about 75 Family members present.  It was so neat to have my whole immediate Family there.  Afterwards 12 of us went Home and had a very busy four days at Home Haven.  More pics later.

Today, I gathered the THANKSGIVING DECORATIONS and placed them in tubs.  The WREATHS came off of the Doors.  I found myself saddened that I have to put the FALL DECORATIONS AWAY.  The pretty oranges, deep reds with bright yellows and dark greens are hibernating into storage till next year.  This Autumn sure has passed f a s t.


  

Calendar Winter won't come for a month.  Starting to psych up for it.  The outdoor trees have shed their leaves and I think I finally have welcomed the emptiness thinking I'm one more day closer to SPRING, but first....LET IT SNOW and pull out the sweaters...it's just about CHRISTMAS.

The Snowmen will start popping up inside our HOME and stay until February.  Ready or not...here they come with smiles on their faces.  Better find Frosty the Snowman.


Today I put on a CHRISTMAS Sweatshirt to wear with my jeans.  She fits, is comfy and helps me get in the mood for snow.


God Bless you,
~Deanna~

Thanksgiving 2011

I. am. tired.
The month leading up to this THANKSGIVING was 

overly busy.  There was much to do as we finished up the 
Autumn deep cleaning for the Holidays.

We called it a wrap on Wednesday, November 23rd.

The house was ready for Family to come in for THANKSGIVING.

We had a wonderful HOLIDAY!

Christmas is in about a month and I want to enjoy every day that leads up to celebrating CHRISTMAS.

The few days between Thanksgiving and December 1st 
will be a time to rest before I get in high gear for A WINTER 
WONDERLAND in HOME HAVEN.

This week I will be practicing some Christmas songs with a few 
Lady Friends that sing together.  We're getting ready to 
CHRISTMAS CAROL at a nearby small town and then 
sing Christmas Carols to usher in Santa Claus!  I believe 
the singing will get me in a HAPPY MOOD for the Holidays.

Ho ho ho

ho ho hoooooo..... Merry Christmas!

I hope to finish up the Christmas Shopping.  Do some 
Christmas Baking and Cooking.  Decorate my HOME and think 
about the Reason for the Season.  Amen.

I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful.  Mine was and I'll 
share some more about it later, but for now......i need to rest and 
call it a day.  The Harvest/Thanksgiving Decorations will 
go bye bye and be replaced with CHRISTMAS HOLLY.  


Oh so pretty!

~Deanna~

November Thankfuls

~NOVEMBER 19th and 20th~

****-HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg DaY-****

I am sooooo THANKFUL for 

pleasant WEEK-ENDS!!!

During the month of November I have been sharing what I am THANKFUL for.  My list could go on and on, but I will halt for a while as I prepare for Family to come in and celebrate our Traditional Holiday of THANKSGIVING.

Since Thanksgiving Day is only a few days away and I have much to do.....i'm taking a breather from blogging.

Before I pause....i just have to tell you that i am extremely THANKFUL for you and our friendship in blogland!!!  

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

GOD BLESS.

Pumpkin Pies are in the fridge.

HaPpY TuRkEy DaY

~Deanna~

Birthday Wishes

~NOVEMBER 19th~

My sweet Grand Daughter is celebrating her 10th Birthday today!

Do you remember being 10?

Dearly LOVE you.  Have a wonderful Birthday.

HaPpY HaPpY Birthday!

May you have a super day and God Bless,

Gramma

A Conservative Alternative to 'The View'? November Thankful

~NOVEMBER 18th~

I am THANKFUL that we can still speak our minds and have personal opinions in this Country we call HOME.

So with that said.....Are you familiar with POLITICHICKS???  I just discovered them yesterday.

Some of you will love this and some of you won't be impressed.  
I didn't know this show was available and I wanted to share that there is a show like this on the internet.  "POLITICHICKS"

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

November Thankfuls

~NOVEMBER 17th~

I am THANKFUL for my CHILDREN!

Each one is full of talent and personality.

Children are a blessing from the LORD.

Not a burden.....a blessing.

I love each one and THANK GOD for them.

I love you,

Mom

Psalm 127: 3, 4 and 5a

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD:

and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; 

so are children of the youth.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:

  

November Thankfuls

~NOVEMBER 16th~

I am THANKFUL to be a Grandma!

Sweet Blessings,

~Deanna~

Titus 2: 3-5

3) the older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things- 

4) that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

5) to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

Thoughts

Tuesday evening, I spent time visiting with my husband with hot coffee in hand.  We talked about the headway that's being made on the new built-in family room book shelf.  Oh my....i think it's beautiful.  My Husband will be painting a fresh coat of DUTCH BOY PURE WHITE HIGH GLOSS CABINET and TRIM PAINT on it this evening.

I've been stumped on what color to paint the beaded board that has gone up on the same wall as the book shelf. STUMPED.  We thought we knew what color to go and Hubby got another sample color to try.  He thought one thing before I told him that I didn't like it at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.  He thought it looked wrong as well.  So we were on the same page concerning this.  BUT we made the decision to paint the rest of the beaded board the same refreshing white as the book shelf.  Finally this is decided.....ahhhhhhhhhh.  WHITE.

Later a fresh coat of paint will go on the wainscot that's in the room along with the shutters and window trim.  This room is taking on shape and it's been a long time coming.  Drum roll please.

As for the wall paper on the rest of the walls.......we will paper first and let it stay unpainted for at least a month so it sits up.  I have never papered with embossed paper/covering so when it does get done....gulp....i hope we LOVE it.

As I leisurely look at decorating themes....my tendencies have been going toward lighter colors and whites I have found on other sites.  Sooooo I am going to go with the gut feeling and go with the safe lighter colors for the walls.  Hoopla.  Whoot whoot.  Hip Hip Hurray.

With Thanksgiving so close I have to put some muscle into getting the house whipped into shape so we live like civilized humans in an old house.  Menu is being put together in my head.  After this week-end I will have this written out, dishes located, main floor of home tidied, plus Master Bedroom.  Shopping will begin in a few days.

We will be moving an old desk that's upstairs...down to the Family Room.  I will go ahead and fill it with the monthly bills.  The desk hasn't been used as a functioning office...but it will be put to use when placed in this different location.  I had to get honest with myself and acknowledge that I go through the paperwork in the Family Room because I babysit during the day and when I put time into doing the bills, the phone and paperwork are in the Fam Rm.  I have been using baskets to hold the Business like checks that I use to pay bills along with a notebook that has monthly pockets in it to hold the bills that need paid.  Stream lining with a purpose.....but it does mean more shuffling!  Shuffling....who needs a membership at a GYM.

Went ahead and rearranged the FR furniture, swept under the sofa and two chairs.  Washed the wood floor under these pieces and made plans where things will go.  Inside the Pencil Desk that will relocate, the bills and stationary will be.  This desk will be placed by the stairs.  Inside the Armoire that will be relocated from the Parlour into the FR on an outside wall, the stereo will be placed along with the musical tapes and over flow of DVDs that won't make it into the new book shelf that has cabinet space on the bottom.  The speakers will sit up on top of the Armoire.  After the Book Shelf is completely painted a second coat and cures for three days, the DVDs and CDs will be placed in the cabinet.  The TV will be relocated to the Book Shelf.  A few Books will make their way to the 3 shelves that will be available.  Can't hardly wait.

As Hubby painted, I did some reading about the DUGGAR FAMILY.  They are expecting a baby in April 2012.  Number 20.  They view children as Blessings from God and want to have as many children as the LORD will give them.

On Facebook I saw a nasty message at the bottom of a picture of the DUGGARs.  I deleted it.  How many people do you know that have a large family with over 12 children are living Debt Free and appear clean in their appearance and live in a mansion???  I admire this Family.  They buy thrift items and save the difference.

On their web page is information about Financial Freedom.  I checked it out and it leads to sample clips of Jim Sammon.  I liked this man's demeanor and easy to listen to videos.  After Christmas, I have plans to order this series.  I want to hear what he has to say.  Mister and Misses Duggar followed SAMMON's principals for debt-free living.

http://iblp.org/iblp/discipleship/financialfreedom/

The television never was turned on this evening.  Actually nice to have it quiet in our home.  Quiet.
I'm tired now and had better scoot to bed.  Wednesday is just a few hours away and I will continue doing what I can in the morning.

My perfect day is one spent unhurried.
~Deanna On The Prairie~

Home Happenings

~OCTOBER HOME HAPPENINGS~

Rethinking the month of October 

before November gets away from me.

Our October was a full month.

We celebrated one of our Grandson's second Birthday, Trick or Treated at the Shawnee Oklahoma Mall, Decorated Pumpkins and then traveled back home to give out candy to Munchkins.

~His 2nd Birthday~

~Off To The Mall~

~Carving Pumpkins~

~Fellowship~

~Munchkin Time~

The Autumn Decorations continued to come out of hiding.

I sat the Table to take on the Season.

Home Haven continues to morph along.

The month of October ended and November began.

We continue to work on Home Haven getting ready for Thanksgiving!

~Deanna~