tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854402256412463232024-03-18T21:14:02.732-07:00miss maggie raeon may 17th, 2009 i gave birth to our third beautiful daughter & found out, upon her delivery that she has down syndrome. in just a few months she has taught us so much. like what is in that extra chromosome....pure magic.patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-86289781410337445912020-02-10T15:29:00.000-08:002020-02-11T10:31:42.576-08:00a 'carl' dutch door, a magpie and a kittenwell sweet friends, it has been a while! (insert hands over bashful face;)
life has just been, well life. crazy, busy, full and wonderful. and I have gotten used to sharing over on instagram...it is a bit (A LOT;) quicker and easier than blogging. but I have so many cute pictures I want to share...too many for instagram...so dusting off my laptop to share some major cuteness from last summer. and looking through the pictures is making me miss summer! (insert crying face)
a magpie in a sweet gingham sundress with her little sun-kissed skin, in front of an amazing coral door, playing with our grayson kitten, surrounded by plants. ahhh, yes summer perfection captured in photos.
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I don't want to wish away time, but goodness we are having SO many rainy and gray days, so all of the color in these photos are making me so happy!!!!
other than the obvious thing making me happy in these pictures (one super adorable summer magpie;), introducing our new coral dutch door from <a href="http://www.simpsondoor.com">Simpson door</a> , I have been dreaming of a dutch door in this spot since we started restoring our barn...many YEARS ago. if you've been around a while, you know by now our projects don't move very quickly ;), but it is always worth it when we are done. so this door has been a vision for quite some time, so to see it come to life, well I have one very happy heart. the door is truly the finishing touch on the barn, it is seriously just the cutest...I feel like the pictures don't do it justice!
and also to answer some of the most asked questions I get over on instagram when i share this door...the door is from <a href="http://www.simpsondoor.com">Simpson door</a> and friends it is truly so beautiful! they make SO many beautiful doors, in all shapes and sizes and they were so amazing to work with!
and the door is painted a perfect shade of coral, or as <a href="http://www.jamesfarmer.com">James t. farmer</a> says, 'carl". he said that is how his momma always said it, so he now says it, and I now say it! I will never day coral just 'coral' again! it will always be 'carl' from now on (said in my best southern accent;)!
I painted a few different samples on the door, paints can change in different lighting, spaces, et., and I thought I would love the one James t. farmer shared, but it didn't work in our space. the winner was Persimmon by Sherwin Williams. I love the way it looks against the green, and the name made me fall in love with it even more! we have a persimmon tree behind our barn..so that makes the color and it's name extra special.
and the color on the board and batten on the barn is custom, but SO close to Sherwin Williams Messenger Bag...the color doesn't really look green on the sample, but once you start painting away, it is the perfect 'green but not too in your face green'.
and the trim is all painted sherwin William alabaster, the perfect warm white. and the gorgeous porcelain door knob is from<a href="http://www.emtek.com"> Emtek</a> ...it was truly the finishing touch on the door, and just when I didn't think the door could get any prettier...once the beautiful hardware was on...just all the heart eyes friends!
so on with lots of pictures of one of our favorite spots...that is currently really making me wish warm and sunny days would hurry up and bless us!
oh and i saved the cutest picture for the end! I mean, seriously! could Grayson's face BE any cuter?! he looks like one happy kitten!
and now that I've dusted off the laptop friends, I promise to try and post more often...I plan on taking lots of frequently asked questions and answering them here...to try and make it easier to have all of our paint colors and sources in one spot!
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I mean!!! I told you I saved the sweetest for last! my heart almost can't handle it! Grayson and magpie both look so happy! oh how I love how our girl has turned us into cat people...she sure loves her kittens so much!
patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-81817173309304777592017-09-27T18:49:00.002-07:002017-09-28T06:38:29.423-07:00black and white and a pool house bath
hi sweet friends! well it has been a bit! (insert me covering my face in embarrassment;) we have just been busy swimming and soaking up every last second of our new pool this summer...it seriously is like you are on vacation. but at home. so the very best of both worlds! so with so much swimming happening, we still haven't totally finished the pool house...we have to cut the faces off of brick we have left over from our home to wrap the foundation, and jeffrey has to build out a large step (design still not decided), but i wanted to go ahead and share inside the pool house bathroom that is pretty much finished. and can i just say having a pool house bathroom was pretty much the best decision EVER. like ever ever. it has been so wonderful to have a bathroom so close, and one with a concrete floor so everyone doesn't even have to dry off...just run right around the corner and then right back to swimming!
the design of the bathroom all started with this AMAZING light from <a href="http://barnlightelectric.com">barnlightelectric.com</a>....it is so beautiful, the pictures truly do not even do it justice....
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it is the ivanhoe union warehouse porcelain pendant in white, and friends, the porcelain finish is SO pretty! we bought our very first porcelain light from<a href="http://barnlightelectric.com"> barnlightelectric.com</a> over 5 years ago when we started the addition. it is in the half bath and knew i wanted a similar light for the pool house bath.
so once i fell in love with the white porcelain barn light, i knew i wanted to keep the bathroom as simple as possible to let the light and the view of the trees outside steal the show! so i painted the walls and ceiling in sherwin williams alabaster, the perfect warm white. jeffrey installed the board batten treatment to add texture and to tie in to the exterior.
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how pretty is that light against that gorgeous ceiling made by jeffrey? it is rough sawn pine from the lumber mill that he planned down and then added a tongue and grove edge...i think it turned out so beautiful and i try and remind myself to look up every once and a while to appreciate it:)
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the bathroom is kinda small, but we were able to squeeze a shower in also. it will be great if anyone needs to rinse off after swimming, and also for when jeffrey is covered in sawdust from building whatever the current project is in the barn;) i just searched vintage exposed shower head and this one popped up on <a href="http://amazon.com">amazon.com</a> for a great price. i think is was $138, it is not as heavy duty as the one in our master bath (some plastic parts) but i think it will be fine for the pool house.
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in keeping with the simple less is more theme, this mirror from<a href="http://shadesoflight.com"> shadesoflight.com </a>turned out perfect! i love that it is just the simple metal frame, and the little shelf gives it that little something that makes it special. i started out looking for a vintage mirror, but everything i found was too wide...the sink we had to go with to fit is pretty tiny....i found the wall mount sink at lowe's for a steal of $40, and the sweet faucet with the vintage look porcelain knots is another find from<a href="http://amazon.com"> amazon.com</a>.....
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i mean how sweet is that little shelf?!
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just to the right of the sink is the potty, and i painted the painting for a pop of color in the mostly white room...
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it is my emme, my rayley and my magpie, all cannonballing into the water. i was inspired by my dear friend ruthie carlson and her bathing beauties she paints...i am still learning as i paint, but i truly love it. especially when i am painting such cute models;)
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this sweet vintage stool is an antique mall find...it is the prefect amount of chippy goodness! the beautiful towels are from <a href="http://bollandbranch.com">bollandbranch.com</a> and the shampoo and conditioner bottle as well as the soap bottle on the sink are all from my dear friend jenny <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com">jennysteffens.blogspot.com</a> ...i have them in our bathrooms in our home and i love the simplicity...no more mismatched bottles! (insert praise hands;)
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this is the view in front of the potty...jeffrey installed the peg hooks for our guests to have a place to hang their bags and wet swimsuits as they change. i ordered some iron hooks, but the black was just too much in the small space. i painted the peg hooks the same color as the wall and i love that they just blend in and disappear when not in use. and that sweet swimsuit belongs to one magpie and is from <a href="http://thebellabeanshop.com">thebellabeanshop.com</a>... i mean ticking stripe, ruffles and a monogram?! southern girl swimsuit perfection!
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the gorgeous french market tote is from sweet joy, she is at upcountrylivingmarket on instagram, she sells lots of treasures...new and old! and the gorgeous beach towels are also from <a href="http://bollandbranch.com">bollandbranch.com</a>...they are seriously the biggest, softest, most fluffiest (it's a word:) beach towels in the history of ever!
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this is the cute teeny tiny door that jeffrey made to match the walls, and we added a peg hook to the back of it for us or our guests to hang their towel on while they shower. and the cute door knob is made by schlage and is also an amazon find....
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and here is a peek at the awning just outside the bathroom, jeffrey designed and built every single detail. i sketched up what i wanted the pool house to look like and he just made it happen. and then some. like adding this adorable awning. i promise to share more of the outside once we finish the brick around the foundation and get the step designed and built, but i hope you sweet friends enjoyed this peek into the bathroom! (insert blushing bashful face here, because well, bathroom;) patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-81379341295060769712017-05-25T07:00:00.001-07:002017-05-26T06:56:03.544-07:00twinkle lights, cool air and pretty shade from overstock.comhi sweet friends! i wanted to share a few more fun details happening with the pool slash pool house slash barn porch:) not sure if you can tell in pictures that i have shared (probably not because most are quite cropped in because well, everything is far from finished) that the pool house attaches to the barn, and the pool deck attaches to the barn porch. when the whole pool dream started, at first i was kinda dissapointed that the pool had to be kind of far from the house. this decision was made for us by codes, the pool had to be so many feet from the septic system (country life;)...but now i am actually happy it worked out that way. i love the view of the pool and the view while you are in the pool..just that it is out there on it's own...kinda like a pond, which i love! soooo, all this to get to that i also love that it is by the barn to be able to use the barn porch (that we added on to the 100 year old barn almost 8 years ago). have i lost you yet? so 100 year old barn we restored 10 years ago, attached to 8 year old barn porch attached to new pool house...all connected and all now part of our 'pool party zone'. just another example of how His plan is always so much better than our plan!
so since the barn porch is attached to the pool deck (as in a few feet from the chaise lounge chairs), i know it will get lots and lots of use this summer. so i started on the hunt for the perfect fan. to cool down the porch when we are all melting come august. so after lots to time online if found the perfect fan. the look i wanted and great reviews on the function...perfect combination. it is from overstock.com....so you can click<a href="http://overstock.com"> HERE</a> to go and check out any of their other great products...they have about a million ;)
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isn't it pretty? it rotates 360 degrees to get some major air moving...which is what we will need out here.
it is the fanimation extroidinaire and you can go and check it out by clicking<a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Fanimation-Extraoidinaire-18-inch-Black-Ceiling-Fan/7873301/product.html/?cid=258279"> HERE</a>
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it may be bit hard to tell in the photo, but it is one of the largest oscillating ceiling mounted fans i could find. the barn porch ceiling in the peak is 12 feet...so we needed it pretty powerful, and this one does the job (insert thumbs up)!
and do you see the pretty string lights? they are also from overstock.com. i had some smaller bulb string lights up before, some had stopped working and they just didn't put off as much light as i wanted, so i had been dreaming of the more industrial lights with the larger bulb for a while. and i am in love with the way they look and the light that they put off!
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we put some on the barn porch and then used one strand to the right side of the pool house....the strands are 48 feet long, which is almost twice as long as our old lights.... which i also love!
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they look so pretty right at dusk....
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twinkle lights=magic
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you can find the vintage clear bulb retro light at overstock.com by clicking<a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Vintage-Clear-bulb-Metro-Light/10462771/product.html/?cid=258279"> HERE</a>
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and the last of the refresh is our new umbrella from overstock.com....what is it that is so pretty about a white umbrella against a blue sky? just magical i tell you....
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i went with the canvas commercial grade 9 foot aluminum umbrella with stand that you can see at overstock.com by clicking <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Commercial-Grade-9-foot-Sunbrella-Aluminum-Umbrella-with Stand/8873536/product.html/?cid=258279">HERE</a>.
we have had a few umbrellas in the past...that were not the sunbrella fabric and that were not the aluminum poles...and by the end of the season the canvas fabric was covered in mildew and a couple times a good storm broke the wood poles right in half....so i am so excited about the weather resistant fabric and the aluminum pole(insert lady in red dance dancing;). i just wanted an umbrella that was beautiful and worry free...and this one definitely fits the bill!
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spring is the perfect time to refresh your outdoor space, and <a href="http://overstock.com">OVERSTOCK.COM</a> has everything you need for warm weather entertaining...and they have HUGE MEMORIAL DAY SALE going on through may 29th! so extra savings, free shipping and their club o rewards program where you can earn 5% in rewards on every purchase that can be saved and used towards later purchases...lots of reasons to get your outdoor spaces ready to enjoy, right?
hope you sweet friends enjoyed the update, and can't wait to share more soon! today is the first day all of my girls are home for summer break (insert praise hands) and we can't wait to spend pretty much everyday and night enjoying our time in or near the pool!
******this post was sponsored by <a href="http://overstock.com">OVERSTOCK.COM</a>, but all of the opinions shared are my own. i only pick and share things i truly love for our home and know that you sweet friends would love too!
patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-29741145838418288832017-05-22T05:36:00.001-07:002017-05-24T08:05:59.011-07:00pool house progress, pillows and teakhi sweet friends! i can't believe I've been away so long, but we've been busy trying to get a pool and pool house ready! and i can't believe it is already the middle (okay actually kinda middle-ish to end-ish;) of may! we have only three days of school left and only five days until memorial weekend starts...which means non-stop pool time!
the pool house is still a work in progress, but i had to share the side that is totally finished, the front! well actually not totally finished...we still have to cut the faces off brick left over from the house to attach to the foundation. and build a brick step. and landscape to the right side. so i guess saying the front is finished may be used a little loosely;)...but it trimmed out and painted and caulked and has doors and door handles and cute lights and beautiful new chairs from joss and main and pretty pillows from dash and albert...so i had to share!
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i mean...all the heart eyes friends! we wish we had made it a tiny bit bigger (the bathroom is kinda tight) and i wish we had a tiny bit more concrete to walk around the chairs...but we were trying to stay within a budget. and i LOVE they way it turned out! my sweet hubby and i sketched out what i had in mind...i just knew it had to have a cute little two window dormer, to be white board and batten and have a galvanized metal roof. and then he came up with the amazing idea of adding to the breezeway that wraps around which upped the cute factor by like 5 times at least! and i will share more pics of all of that when it is finished and i don't have to crop it out ;)
so basically we made up our own plan that ended up being 10' by 12', which is pretty small compared to lots of pool houses out there, but i think it is just the cutest. and while i am painting, i still look at it and out at the pool and can't believe it is actually ours! we have dreamed about it for so long and feel so very blessed that the dream is now real!
and on to some of the pretty details that are just enough motivation to keep me caulking and painting!
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how gorgeous are the new teak chaise lounge chairs?! (and let's just pretend we don't see that ladder on the roof that I'm still using to paint and hated to have jeffrey take it down just for the picture;) they are joss and main, which you can visit by clicking <a href="http://jossandmain.com">HERE</a>.
joss and main has so many gorgeous outdoor furniture options, i knew i wanted the look of wood, and knew i wanted maintenance free. after much research, i knew we needed to go with teak. we have had some wood furniture in the past that wasn't teak, and it had to be oiled every year or it started to look bad. but after reading lots of comments and reviews on teak, you can never do anything and it just turns a gorgeous gray. which i am totally fine with. i think the gray weathered look will be beautiful. and i love love love the idea of not having to oil or wood condition every year.
and how pretty is the shape of the chair?!
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it is the starboard chaise lounge which you can view by clicking <a href="http://www.jossandmain.com/Starboard-Chaise-Lounge-BAYI1056.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://jossandmain.com">joss and main</a> had the best price! we may eventually do a cushion, but they are so pretty i hate to cover them up! and i kinda like the way the air circulates through the chair...so for now just really pretty throw pillows for your head are working perfectly! oh and LOVE that it has wheels! we had this on our list of things we wanted and can already tell that it is a must if you are going to be moving the chairs around at all...so much easier than trying to drag a chair around or having to get a friend to help you pick it up and move it...so yes to wheels on chaise lounge chairs! (insert thumbs up:)
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the throw pillows are indoor/outdoor pillows from dash and albert, you can go and check out all of their gorgeous fabric choices by clicking <a href="http://dashandalbert.annieselke.com">HERE</a> i wanted a pillow that i didn't have to worry about the sun fading it or wet heads laying on it and causing mildew...but was having a hard time finding an outdoor pillow fabric that i loved...until these! they are part of the fresh american line and i went with the crystal denim/white and the lexington white/denim on the lounge chairs. and then mixed in couple more patterns on the sofa and chairs on the porch that i will share soon!
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i mean how gorgeous is that for an outdoor pillow?! and i love that they are so big! they are 22" square, which was larger than any other outdoor pillows i found while researching...and bigger is always better with a pillow right?
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so some really zoomed in shots to share progress, but there is still quite a bit to be done. but when i look at pics from a few months ago, it makes me feel really good about how far we have come...as my daddy says, 'how do you eat an elephant? one bite at a time.' so here is to a few more bites to go and to having a really big appetite over the next few weeks to get it done! and then i'll be back to share more progress! thank you sweet friends for being a part of our journey (insert heart here;)
pool house color ---sherwin william alabaster
teak chaise lounge chair ---starboard chaise lounge from <a href="http://jossandmain.com">JOSS AND MAIN</a>
beautiful indoor/outdoor pillows ----<a href="http://dashandalbert.annieselke.com">DASH AND ALBERT</a>patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-62819333840794537332017-04-24T17:37:00.001-07:002017-04-27T07:20:37.756-07:00playroom slash schoolroom slash art room refresh with bemz slipcovershi sweet friends! we've been super busy here trying to get a pool and pool house ready before memorial day...and i will share pics of that soon, but wanted to share the little refresh we gave the girls in 'their space'. for you friends that have been on our journey a while, you may recognize this as the carriage house den/kitchen. it is the space we used everyday for 11 years. and then when we moved into the addition, i knew i had to create the girls a space, a space to be creative and have fun and just be kids. a place where i could let them leave out all of their art mess and not have to clear it off before dinner time....which was the case for 11 years...lots of clearing off the table before each meal;) so i truly appreciate this space...and hopefully they do too!
so what started this little refresh was the girls wanting a sofa or beanbags or a place to 'lounge' upstairs. so i started pricing options and the ikea ektorp sofa and chair were a great price. then once i found www.bemz.com and their gorgeous linen slipcovers...(they make slipcovers to fit every make and model of ikea's sofas, armchairs and footstools) well, then i knew the direction we were going. yes to sofa and no to beanbags;) to visit bemz click<a href="http://www.bemz.com"> here</a> this will one day be maggie's living space, so i wanted something that would be comfy for everyone to lounge on, young and old;)
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i chose the bemz slipovers in the loose fit country...i wanted a bit of a looser fit, kind of a shabby chic look. another thing i love about bemz is that will send you free samples, so i picked several of their neutrals, creams and whites....it is always so helpful to look at the fabrics in your home...colors aren't always what they appear on the computer screen. and my very favorite was the rosendal pure washed linen in unbleached. it goes perfectly with the wall color (the same custom color we have in pretty much every room;), the check drapes from ballard designs, and provides the perfect backdrop for the fun, colorful pillows.
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i am just in love with the bemz slipcovers and the way they barely puddle and just give it that extra comfy cozy feel. we have all already been enjoying the new space...i do not want to put a tv upstairs...i want to make sure they come downstairs ;)...but jeffrey did put a movie screen and a projector up for now, and we have loved cozying up and having movie nights...and all of the girls have been spending time on their iPads and reading books cuddled up under quilts in the space.
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the adorable pillows on the ends that have the sweet ties are from tori and www.thelinenrabbit.com, tori has so many gorgeous custom pillows, click<a href="http://www.thelinenrabbit.com"> HERE </a> to check out all of the pretty! and the other pillows my mom came to the rescue and made them for me out of rifle paper co. fabric...i couldn't find any other pillows that i just loved for the space...that would give it that sweet 'three girls live here and enjoy this space everyday' feel;) the drapes are the taupe check from ballard designs, and the precious stuffed cat is from www.blablakids.com....i sold them at the briar patch, so we have MANY blablas...our magpie LOVES them, they are just so squishy and soft and perfect for her to tote around.
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rayley beth made this sweet owl in third grade...this entire room is filled with the girls' artwork...it makes it so happy and cheerful and one of my favorite rooms in our home. i feel so very blessed to have such an amazing space to homeschool our magpie...
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i painted the tree on the wall five years ago this fall...i had found a tree decal with vintage wallpaper for leaves, but it was around $300....so it was out of budget. so i started thinking of how i could do something similar for a lot less money...and another problem...every tree decal was only 8 or 9 feet tall, and i needed it to be 10 feet tall. so of course a diy tree came to mind. i taped off the tree design using painter's tape, and then sketched out a pattern of a leaf on cardboard, and then traced it on to several different scrapbook papers that i picked with a vintage look. the entire thing cost less than $20, and i still love the way it turned out.
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and just a few more fun pics of their space....the table and art box are made by jeffrey. i wanted something to hold all of the jars of markers, crayons and colored pencils to keep them in one spot...so sketched it out and sweet hubby made it happen.
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and the little shelves for the books are also made by jeffrey ....using some of our 100 year old barn wood we tore off of our barn when we restored it...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nYGg_mtVzlDaHgUU5PHMTK2GY_QYWVJjkiDiPFvesK2x_KjnbqePsgdgfOpuwwtvb9Bw7VfyoOs3-MCcFJxK8Vw0ogFjJMBfhb825NtBC4eNQXWtgDYucogvxloTB_hy1OG6by8TB2em/s1600/IMG_8148.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nYGg_mtVzlDaHgUU5PHMTK2GY_QYWVJjkiDiPFvesK2x_KjnbqePsgdgfOpuwwtvb9Bw7VfyoOs3-MCcFJxK8Vw0ogFjJMBfhb825NtBC4eNQXWtgDYucogvxloTB_hy1OG6by8TB2em/s640/IMG_8148.JPG" width="640" height="427" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4kr9ucMPkdzxaIfAaqVID9fWMwsJ-TXIsut_qnDc4oEM2_2P0iDWzwsmoFoU965maQVQJfDbdlywkIsE9mWMidH9Aar3S5gtCFtz4p3Qrkenl0V770-OJEg8hbK_s6nNcHZ98hpF6_Qv/s1600/IMG_8218.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4kr9ucMPkdzxaIfAaqVID9fWMwsJ-TXIsut_qnDc4oEM2_2P0iDWzwsmoFoU965maQVQJfDbdlywkIsE9mWMidH9Aar3S5gtCFtz4p3Qrkenl0V770-OJEg8hbK_s6nNcHZ98hpF6_Qv/s640/IMG_8218.JPG" width="640" height="427" /></a>
and if you don't own any of the pigeon books....i highly recommend them! we have several and they are just the cutest!
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more of my sweet girls' artwork, the banner we made after i found several fabrics with a vintage look and in colors i imagined for the space, cut our the triangles and my sweet mom stitched them up for me....
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the dollhouse is a hobby lobby kit that i made for rayley beth a few years ago for Christmas....it took MANY late nights of painting and staining each tiny shingle and wallpapering teeny tiny rooms and having jeffrey cute teeny tiny trim...it was a labor of love for sure, but i hope it is enjoyed by our girls and then by our grand babies one day...
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and of course it wouldn't be complete without a couple vintage chairs...perfectly sized for our magpie. i have such a love for vintage children's chair...thinking about all of the tiny tushies that have sat in them throughout the years. i may have almost 20 wee chairs. (insert face gritting teeth in disbelief;)
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and other than my girls' artwork, one of my very favorite things in the space....this antique newel post that i fount at an antique shop in franklin over 16 years ago....they said it came from an old school house... i love to think of all of the tiny hands that touched it before our girls' tiny hands....(and this is at the top of the 19 steps in the carriage house, the 19 steps we climbed multiple times a day for the 11 years we used this as our den/kitchen...and now use as the playroom/school room/art room...i know it a bit confusing until you see it all in person;)
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so i hope you all enjoyed the tour...it is still a work in progress...i'm on the hunt for the perfect rug, and we have several things to finish up on the other side of the room that is so cleverly cropped out;)...but i will share the rest of the space once it is finished. hope you sweet friends have a week that is as happy as my girls' artwork!patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-47366847870298632612017-04-10T18:42:00.000-07:002017-04-27T05:57:04.431-07:00wallpaper, oh how i love you :)hi sweet friends and happy april! I'm not sure where the month of march went, time seems to go faster with each year! so i finally got out the camera to take some pics and share the little mudroom refresh that started a few weeks ago. it all kinda turned into that 'if you give a mouse a cookie'. one thing led to another led to another led to another...you think i would learn this by now. but please tell me I'm not the only one!
so it all started with the search for the perfect wallpaper....i have wallpaper in the carriage house mudroom, and have always love the extra bit of 'cozy' it added to the room. the mudroom in the addition still just needed that little something, and turns out that wallpaper was the perfect little something.
i knew i wanted something with a look from years past, and after googling 'hand blocked wallpaper', i found the perfect pattern at wallpaper direct.com....to visit them just click <a href="http://www.wallpaperdirect.com">HERE </a> i ordered a couple of samples in three different patterns and a few different colors, taped them up, stared at them for a bit and knew my original pick was the winner. at first i thought maybe it was too light, but it is just the perfect touch of color and texture...it could not be too busy since it is so visible from the kitchen and den. and i must say i LOVE the way it turned out...it is the pattern #3663 block print and to me it could not be more perfect. and a HUGE thank you to my mom for helping me install it. this was our first time we worked with paper that you put the paste right on the wall and then stick the paper right to that, and we loved it! less mess for sure, which is always a good thing, right? the paste also came from wallpaper direct.com, which i loved...that i could get everything i needed in one place and delivered right to the door.
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and how about that beautiful new barn door track from www.thebarndoorhardware.com? i guess it was about three years ago when we hung the original track....we were on a budget and got the galvanized track from our local farm supply store and spray painted it black. but when i saw this gorgeous raw steel track, i asked my sweet hubby (while smiling real sweet and with a few pretty pleases thrown in;) if we could change out the track. <a href="www.thebarndoorhardwarestore.com"></a>
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really hard to get a good shot of this space, but you can hopefully tell how amazing the new track looks, and of course the gorgeous barn doors my sweet hubby made (insert really proud wife face here;).
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a few other little touches to the space are these gorgeous picture frames from the sweet jenny www.jennysteffens.com ....to visit jenny and check out all of the pretty she sells just click<a href="http://www.jennysteffens.com"> HERE</a> i adore that they are so classic and simple....and i love that i walk by these sweet faces everyday, even though it makes my heart a bit sad. i miss the days of chubby cheeks....
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and this is the larger 11x14 from jenny with a watercolor that my sweet emme grace painted for me last year for mother's day. i have always told my girls all i want is for them to make me a card for mother's day, birthday, etc., and i must say i love how that has stuck year to year. and even thought i miss the cards with circles for hand with three fingers and really long eyelashes, i also love the amazing art my girls paint for me now. each stage is so sweet and so special and honestly goes by way too fast for this momma.
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the beautiful basket is also from www.jennysteffens.com, and the dried lavender is from the faded farmhouse in arrinton....if you are ever in middle tennessee and near franklin, you must stop in at the faded farmhouse...so much pretty to look at!
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i also had my sweet hubby add a new sconce, which like most things became a bit more involved than i thought....moving of an electrical box, cutting out old trim, adding new trim, which led to painting which led to paint not matching which led to having to keep going around the room....you get the picture. (insert frustrated, crying face here)
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i have had the light for a while now, just waiting on the perfect wallpaper. i googled vintage double sconce, and i actually found this one on ebay. it isn't vintage, but it looks kinda vintage....i love the way it looks in the space so much. (insert heart eyes)
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my sweet hubby made me the bench a couple years ago for Christmas after i found an antique one that was way out of our price range. and i ended up loving his SO much more! the brick tiles are from home depot about 5 years ago, and we did a border out of the 100 year old barn wood we tore off of our barn when we restored it. the pillows are from les indiennes, and the little owl is one of magpie's favorite toys ever, blabla kids. i sold them at the briar patch and my big girls would always bring home any new one that they came out with. but it wasn't until magpie came along that they truly got LOTS of love. she tots them EVERYWHERE!
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the painting over the bench i painted to fit the spot, and jeffrey framed it for me in barn wood. i started painting about 12 years ago, at first for our home and then to sell at the briar patch. i had not painted in a few years, but was missing it so i picked up a paint brush a couple years ago...i must say i'm loving getting back to it!
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the drapes i had custom made about 5 years ago, and i still love them so much! the beautiful striped runner is made by dash and albert, the basket is vintage and a flea market find, and the lavender is real and from publix....i'm hoping and praying i don't kill it like i have every plant i have tried inside! (insert monkey with hands over eyes emoji here;)
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one more of the lavender because it is spring, it looks so pretty, and it looks kinda perfect in that basket and because i have kept it alive for over two weeks! (insert praise hands here;)
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i hope y'all enjoyed the little tour around the mudroom after it's mini makeover...the wallpaper that led to the barn door track, that led to the new pictures, and the new basket, and the new light...yep. that whole if you give a mouse a cookie thing:) but i must say that it finally feels complete, it feels like 'home'.
patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-84190256781153392092017-03-31T18:21:00.000-07:002017-04-27T06:02:07.660-07:00happy last day of march and pool house progresshi sweet friends! i am not sure where the month of march has gone...i am kinda in shock that tomorrow is the first day of april! i have missed the blog, but life just seems to have been crazy busy! but i had to share some new pretty that we got up today....
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say hello to our beautiful new barn light:) jeffrey put this beauty up in the breezeway that attaches the barn to the pool house...and it is pretty much perfect. well so is the roof that my sweet hubby designed. he just continues to amaze me with his skills...he designed and built this all on his own. and as i was painting all of the lathe, (insert gritting teeth face here), i was just looking at all of the angles and how it attaches to the barn and then wraps around the pool house....my mind just can't even comprehend how he does it. he is amazing and i am one lucky girl to have someone that is able to totally make my dreams a reality.
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so let's just focus on all of the pretty that is surrounding the beautiful light and what you see that is finished....and let's not notice that it is cropped in REALLY close because there is still so much to be finished, (insert mouth open crying face here). but i just have to look back and see how far we have come to remind myself we will get there. repeat we WILL get there. like my daddy says, eat that elephant one bite at a time.
the barn light is from www.lampsplus.com, to visit them just click <a href="http://www.lampsplus.com">HERE</a>....it is the RLM Radial Wave 7" Textured Bronze Outdoor Hanging Light ---Style #12T97....just in case you need a really pretty light in the future. it is seriously even better in person, and is just what i need to motivate me to finish painting everything that is cropped out in these pictures.;)patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-50415554677050101402017-02-13T18:37:00.002-08:002017-02-13T18:41:31.865-08:00we love lovewell it has been a bit sweet friends! life just gets busy and the blog gets neglected ;) i wanted to hop on and share some pictures i snapped of our valentine's table we set up last week. we had friends that are like family over for dinner to enjoy an early love celebration last weekend, and then the girls and i will light all the candles and try and make our favorite guy feel extra special tomorrow night with a special dinner at home...away from all of the crowds:) so on with the love.....
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the gorgeous table runner and napkins are from jenny at everyday-occasions.myshopify.com .....i am just in love with them! i can use them year round, they were just made a bit more 'valentine' by adding touches of the pale blush. (and i can't say blush and not think of steel magnolias...(insert shelby saying "my colors are blush and bashful")...my most favorite movie EVER!!!
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the fresh flowers are from trader joe's...and i wish you could smell how amazing the hyacinths smells!
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emme grace hand painted all of our place cards....she calls me 'mi madre' all of the time, i thought it was too cute and only appropriate that she put that on my place card;)
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and can we talk about how cute these tiny tapers are that are also from jenny?! i am going to need them for every party we ever have from now until forever!
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this precious banner is made by rifle paper co.....
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snapped these at dusk, right before our special guests arrived....and what is it about a few candles that just make the table seem so 'fancy'?:)
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and these little love bugs....i mean c'mon! how cute are they?! the petite tart pans they are in and the PRECIOUS scalloped napkins are also from jenny. and the adorable check paper runner is from hester and cook, i used the black check for jeffrey's birthday last month and had to go back for the red AND the blue...they are just too cute!
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these sweet little pink boxes (also from jenny who has everything you need for a perfect party and table;) are what we will be putting the love bug cakes in to deliver to some special valentine's....
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so i hope you friends have the best day tomorrow celebrating love in your home....i'm just hoping for some homemade cards and maybe a few extra hugs and kisses....those are always the very best gifts.
patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-16772122446048056802017-01-19T19:04:00.000-08:002017-01-19T19:04:02.746-08:00celebrating our favorite guyhi sweet friends! i snapped some pictures of the table the girls and i dressed up for jeffrey's birthday last weekend....our favorite guy turned 45. we usually keep it simple with just us, my parents and jeffrey's parents...but even if the party is just for a few, the girls and i both love to fluff the table;) i picked up some flowers at trader joe's and we kinda went from there....
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i used hydrangeas, sweet little gerber daisies, eucalyptus and the most gorgeous shade of blue hyacinth....
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the absolutely adorable paper table runner i found when magpie and i stopped in hester and cook .....if you are in nashville, you have to go and see their store....it is SO pretty! i wanted one of everything!
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i mean isn't that black and white check just the perfect party touch?! they also had a red and white check I'm thinking we may have to go back for;) and the sweet little watercolor place cards were made by emme and rayley....they were just perfect....
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all of the plates i have had for years....some are from target, some are martha stewart when kmart carried her line....do y'all remember that? and some are tjmaxx...that is what i love about all white, you can just add pieces over the years and mix and match. i just love the look of white but different shapes and textures...
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the linen napkins and silver napkin rings are from pottery barn, and the twig vases i sold at the briar patch, but the faded farmhouse in arrington sells them also....
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and how pretty is that sweet hyacinth? they are on my list of favorite flowers for sure! it is a very long list;) it is just too hard to decide when they are all so pretty!
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and the big girls LOVE balloons! they think party=balloons....so i was so happy when i found these confetti filled balloons that are pretty but not too distracting from the table...
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i mean aren't they the prettiest?! and i found them at walmart believe it or not!
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and then i found these sweet clear with white polka dots that we used in the kitchen at hobby lobby....again balloons equals happy girls and nice and neutral equals happy momma;)
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adorable right?
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and as i was going through pictures i snapped, i just realized i totally forgot to snap a picture of the cake! jeffrey and the girls always request the same cake...for me to make a white cake with chocolate frosting. i thought i might mix it up this year, but the gasps heard when i even mentioned it told me otherwise;)
so here is to celebrating someone you love and making them feel special on their special day. because everyone likes to feel special and be celebrated, whether they are five or forty five:)
patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-77517028552163811732017-01-16T18:39:00.002-08:002017-01-16T18:59:27.304-08:00our 'snowstorm' and our Christmas treewell sweet friends.....my second blog post in a week, I'm not sure what is going on!;) i broke out the camera again to take some pictures of our tennessee snowstorm (aka two inches) that we had on friday. the big girls were very happy, pretty snow and staying home. we snuggled in my bed and ate popcorn while watching the movie Pets....there was only picture taking of the snow, no playing this time. it was a bit too freezing for a bit too little snow;) while i was outside with my camera i felt like a tiny glimpse of what heaven will feel like. so very peaceful and so much of His beauty surrounding me....just the crazy kind of beautiful. so i thought i would share a few of my pics of the beauty i captured and then also share a bit about our Christmas tree (that i just got down by the way;)....i get asked so many questions on instagram and i read and appreciate very comment, but when life is busy i don't always have the time to answer, so i thought maybe a faq on the blog would work. today i can share a bit about our tree, and hopefully every few days share about other rooms and answer questions that i get asked a lot;) so on with the snow...
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now on to the questions about the tree! i ordered this tree through my shop the briar patch a few years ago....it is made by park hill and i don't remember the exact name. it is my very favorite tree ever, it looks so real and is the perfect amount of 'gappy'....meaning it looks really kinda pitiful before it is decorated, but those are the kind that look the best i have found once filled with tons of ornaments. which brings me to the next faq....'how many ornaments are on your tree?'
well....i had never counted until this year, and as i was putting them away i have three containers that hold 120 ornaments each...four that hold 18 each and
five of the long under the bed boxes full of all of my christopher radko ornaments. so it is a bit over 500 ornaments.(insert shocked face) i know that seems like a lot, but i have been collecting these ornaments for almost 25 years! some are vintage from antique malls and flea markets, some are just inexpensive ones that i find at target or hobby lobby, several dozen are ones that came home with me from the briar patch each year of the eleven years i owned it. and the christopher radko ornaments are each and everyone so special. either a birthday or Christmas gift from my mom and dad, or one we would buy on a special occasion...like this one that is dated the year 2000....the year i married my jeffrey....
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another faq is 'how do you get it so bright?' or 'how many lights are on it?' well it is pre-lit with I'm not sure how many strands, and i add about 1,200 more lights....so it is a lot of lights! and see that little toy chest? jeffrey and i bought that one in atlanta when we found out i was pregnant with emme...i just smile so much as i open each ornament every year and remember the story behind it....
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and the ribbon....i've also had it for many years, the plaid is from the briar patch and i think it may have been park hill? and the gingham is from a gift shop in murfreesboro i found several years ago that closed and i don't know who it is made by....and believe me I've looked for more! wide pretty ribbon is hard to find!
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i found this sweet one with the kids sledding i think at michael's a few years ago, i get a couple for each of the girls each year so they can take them with them when they start their own home and their own tree...so i have three of this one on our tree, one for each girl:)
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and this sweet santa face is one of my favorites that looks vintage, but i actually found him at kmart a few years ago! so it truly is a mix of everything collected over the years!
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oh and the gumdrop branches! lots of questions about those! they are real branches i cut off of trees in the woods every year...and they are real gumdrops that i stick on the ends of each branch. i have done this since i believe 1999 on the briar patch tree, and on our tree in our home since 2000. everyone always wanted to buy them off of the briar patch tree...but i never sold them because it is a bit a a pain, to hunt for just the right size and shape branch, and then to use your clippers to clip the end of each branch into a sharp point before you stick the gumdrop....if not a sharp point then the branch breaks while trying to push the gumdrop on! so yes, it is a bit of a process, but i think it makes it so magical!
so i hope that answers all the faq about the Christmas tree....it does take several hours, which is one reason i start so early! that and i do six trees total;) oh and another question is 'where so you store everything?' well, i feel very blesses that we have a great big barn loft which is where all the trees and most ornaments, garlands etc. stay 10 months out of the year.
i will try and do another post soon, since i seem to be on a roll and all;) and maybe share some more faq next time about our home....happy monday my sweet friends!
patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-74337896964852416732017-01-04T18:40:00.003-08:002017-01-04T18:52:20.743-08:00Christmas 2016well.....it has been quite some time sweet friends! life has just been busy and instagram has been the new and easy way to document and share! but....i actually got out the 'real' camera and thought i would share some of our Christmas....so get ready for a whole lot of pictures,it has only been about four years so I'm not sure i remember how to do this blogging thing ;)
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sooooo.....that is a bit of our Christmas at home. we still have a few trees up, just not ready to let go of all the magic just yet ;)
also for any new friends to this blog.....just a little back story.
i started this blog on may 17th, 2010 to share the birth story of our magpie. she was born with down syndrome and i wanted to share the story of how even though we were saddened at first, it didn't take long for the clouds to part and see what a gift HE had given us. our girl is now seven years old and her smiles and sweet spirit, well a blessing indeed. i have always said she fixed me when i didn't know i was broken. she is truly our special gift from HIM.
this social media journey started because of our sweet girl with the almond shaped eyes, the cutest dimples and the smile that makes it impossible to not smile back. then we started documenting the addition, and friends would ask to see more of the house.....oh and i also owned a shop for almost 11 years and practiced design and have always loved to make a house feel like a home....my favorite house to make a home our own of course :)
so started out sharing about a magpie, and then started sharing our very LONG journey of building our home, and we have been so blessed by so many amazing friends along the way. i hope to get back to blogging....just bits of our life and home and the how beautiful life can be with a child with special needs. i have always loved to look back at the blog.....it is kinda like our journal that i love to open up and flip through the pages. and if I'm having a bad day and open this book, well it doesn't take long at all to be reminded how truly blessed we are. patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-75917977009000084702012-03-21T21:20:00.002-07:002012-03-21T21:48:51.621-07:00celebrate....world down syndrome day. a day to celebrate our sweet magpie and all the other sweet souls out there that also have that magic chromosome :) <br />
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today is a day to spread the word that individuals with down syndrome are a blessing, not a burden. how it is something to celebrate, not fear.<br />
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i think maggie rae will teach us far more than we will ever teach her. she has already stretched our hearts and our faith more than i knew possible. she has shown us how to see the world through eyes that do not discriminate.<br />
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maggie rae...we could not possibly love you anymore :)patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-33301309985859513162012-02-17T09:30:00.000-08:002012-02-17T09:30:25.836-08:00happy heart day :)i know it is a little late for valentine' photos....and i know this poor blog has been terribly neglected . but life just keeps getting in the way ;) but i wanted to share these sweet pictures of our sweet girl. and share that she is finally taking steps! we waited 2 1/2 plus years for those steps...many, many happy tears were shed :)<br />
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from our home to yours wishing you a very merry Christmas =)patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-12121318820287994872011-11-28T12:18:00.000-08:002011-11-28T12:18:40.774-08:00thankful for........my jeffrey. for loving me more than i feel i deserve. for having hands strong enough to build our home yet gentle enough to button tiny buttons on our baby girls dresses. for being so patient and giving. for making so many sacrifices to allow me to be able to stay home with our girls. for being the kind of husband that makes it so easy to love him more and more everyday.<br />
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.....my emme grace. for your sweet tender-heart that makes you hug me tight as i am crying reading your little house on the prarie books with you ;) for your always positive sun-shiny attitude. and for your out-of-the-blue hugs and kisses that i hope never ever stop. <br />
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happy weekend :)patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-33864178280967383062011-11-02T10:22:00.000-07:002011-11-03T05:24:52.225-07:00a cowgirl, a butterfly and one cute little stinker....is it really november 2nd? i am not sure where the time goes. i know my poor little blog has been so neglected....but life seems to keep getting in the way ;) seems like we are always so busy between miss maggie's therapies, school and homework for emme grace and rayley beth and then trying to keep up with the everyday stuff.... then throw in trying to work on the addition. i have been falling asleep WAY to early and can't seem to work in enough time in front of my laptop!<br />
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so i am feeling really bad that i did not post more during october, which WAS (emphasis on was ;) down syndrome awareness month. and i definitely want to spread awareness of just how much miss maggie rae has blessed our lives. everytime i post i hope that our girl affects someone in a postive way....that it helps someone see all the 'wonderfullness' that comes with that magic chromosome :) <br />
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so i have lots to share...but i thought i would start with halloween pics. i would hate to be posting those after thanksgiving ;) <br />
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happy wednesday :)patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-35666314175556154612011-10-13T11:57:00.000-07:002011-10-13T12:09:00.685-07:00beach babywell we just got back from the beach...we enjoyed 7 beautiful sun-filled days just outside of seaside building sand sculptures, flying kites, riding bikes and enjoying an ocean so gorgeous it looked like we were on a tropical island . we usually don't stay a whole week and it was wonderful! we still weren't ready to come home.....but school and work awaited ;) so i just wanted to share a few pics, it will probably take a few posts to share everything i want or else this would be 'the post that never ends....the pics go on and on my friends!' i downloaded over 800 pictures that i have to go through :)<br />
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patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-27560150609073369482011-07-18T19:17:00.000-07:002011-07-18T19:17:59.995-07:00here comes the .....flower girl :)well i know it has been about ten forevers since i posted, we have just been so busy enjoying summer! i have about a zillion pictures from the past few weeks that i want to share but i had to start with the ones of our magpie as, i must say, the cutest flower girl that ever was! <br />
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so thank you libby for letting miss maggie rae be such a special part of your big day, so many memories we will treasure forever......<br />
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happy monday :)patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-26141277886576823542011-06-21T16:40:00.000-07:002011-06-21T17:01:42.598-07:00happy dad day :)'anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy'<br />
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happy, happy dad day to our jeffrey. we love you to pluto 249X :)patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-1838069244980883032011-06-15T21:00:00.000-07:002011-06-15T21:25:19.502-07:00could ya would ya...please?i remember anxiously awaiting a call from a friend a few weeks before Christmas. she had left a comment on a post that i had written about olga. <a href="www.babynumber10.blogspot.com">patti</a> , lily's mom, was doing a big giveaway to help raise money for miss olga to find her forever family. so when my friend. karen, left a comment that she needed to talk to me after reading my post i remember telling jeffrey ...<br />
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you see she had shared with me at a party a few months earlier that she and her husband derek had always known that they would like to adopt. they already have three beautiful biological children but always knew adoption was part of their future.<br />
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karen started with how she had been following some other blogs she had found on my blog list. she said they had never really talked about adopting a child with special needs....until now.<br />
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she asked me what my views were on having miss maggie and all that goes along with down syndrome. i , through tons of tears of course, shared how maggie rae had blessed our lives in ways i could not have ever imagined. i said how there really are no words to describe how when you look into our girls eyes you feel closer to heaven. i said many, many things over our very long conversation that night that basically said you just can't explain all of the 'wonderfullness' that comes with that extra chromosome. you just have no way of knowing until you experience it. and then you just know.<br />
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soooo ....i know there are lots of giveaways for these sweet angels trying to get to their families but.... they are going to meet sweet ivan in just 4 DAYS and are not near their goal. karen shared that they are basically going on faith and know that HE will help them bring home their son. so for as little as a $5.00 donation, or just sharing their blog through facebook or your blog, you are eligible to win this amazing canon camera and lots of other great prizes....<br />
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i know karen and derek cannot wait to meet their sweet ivan....and i can't wait for miss maggie to have her first playdate when they finally bring him home!patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-17790919214356818092011-06-05T13:18:00.000-07:002011-06-05T13:18:25.718-07:00sevenrayley beth, our ray-ray came into our life seven years ago today. our sweet, funny and oh-so-bashful beautiful baby girl.<br />
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happy happy day rayley beth. you have brought us so many smiles and so much laughter over the past seven years and i can't wait to see what cute and quirky things you have in store for us. we couldn't possibly love our ray-ray anymore ;)patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09946179975376525212noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885440225641246323.post-90644774697246963562011-05-29T20:39:00.000-07:002011-05-29T20:39:20.084-07:00happy happyhope you all are having as much fun in the sun this holiday weekend as miss maggie rae :)<br />
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