Maybe I should re-title these posts "Summer Bucket List"!  I am having so much fun with my kids and my own summer projects.  Here is a project I have been waiting to do since I was given this chair back in 2008 when my grandfather passed away.  It was my great grandmothers' passed down to my grandmother and then to my own mother.  She used it as a vanity chair.  The yellow and green fabric was the one my mother chose for her room back in the early 70's.  Underneath you will see the original fabric which was a shade of blue, then underneath that I found the original batting.  It was made of pure cotton and very small cedar chips.  After doing some research I found out the chair's real age of over 100 years old!  After a very thorough cleaning, I knew that I wanted to restore it to its original color but change the fabric to a more modern, yet age appropriate fabric.

I did give my facebook fans their chance to vote on the fabric and the winner was the one you will see below.

I had so much fun restoring this beautiful piece to her original state.  It was actually easy, but slightly time consuming.  I am so happy how she turned out and I am now looking forward to how she will look in my new house once its built!

Do you have any items on your summer bucket list?

Found this plate as I was walking through a store searching for forks for my children.  Thought it was a GREAT idea and one that I wanted to share.

Some people think all I do is talk about health and wellness...well, sometimes I do, but part of being well is also filling your time up with things you love.  There is a lot I love about summer, the pool, spending time with the kids, family vacations...list continues.  BUT...what I really enjoy is my summer projects.  I lay out these projects each summer for a chance for me to GROW personally.  This summer I have several things on that list but one of them was making summer dresses for my daughter.

Both of my grandmother's sewed.  One sewed in a factory for a living.  And, I was SO blessed that both taught me how to sew!  I pulled out my sewing machine, dusted it off, went shopping for fabric and created a few fun dresses for my daughter to play in.

Here are some pictures.  I added adjustable straps at the top for her comfort.

I had a blast!!  And...completed a summer project!  Do you have summer projects?  If so, what are your they?

I love this quote!  Thought it was a great reminder for a Tuesday!  If you have something that you are saying "I Can't" to, write it down, and then rewrite it with "Can".

Our little life got flipped upside down about a month and a half ago.  It hasn't really been too comfortable with our house being on the market for so long.  We were the family who couldn't have too many family pictures up for fear of looking to "personal" in our home.  But, at the point you put your house on the market, it really isn't your home any more.  You have to disconnect emotionally from it.  I did that about 2 1/2 years ago so when moving time came, it was actually pretty easy to give the keys over.  The house had tons of great memories, ones that I have shared in more ways than one.

But...now we have closed on our house and are living with family and friends while we build a house!  Yes, I said build.  After tons and tons of searching, we finally landed on a property that we felt peace about.  It resides in a quaint section of Fort Mill, SC right next to the strawberry fields.  For those that know me, know I am a city girl through and through.  I would live in the high rise if we didn't have kids!  This however is a great compromise as it backs right up to the city!

This is also one of the reasons I haven't written in SO long.  Our family is in a a serious transition state.  The one where sometimes time can't seem to go fast enough so that it can be over.  However, God is really doing a good work in me during this time.  Here are some things I am learning:

1.  Pray a lot!  And...I don't mean just a lot, I mean a LOT!  For everything!
2.  Be patient!  With the people you are around, your husband, your kids.
3.  Learn to live with just the basics!  Most of our "stuff" is in storage, and guess what??  Our kids are still happy!!
4.  Spend quality time with one another.
5.  Go on vacation.
6.  Rely on your friends!!
7.  Weed out bad friends who don't understand your particular situation.
8.  LOVE on each other!
9.  Serve others!
10.  Find some time somewhere where you can have some alone time.

For me, these 10 things are getting me through this 8-9mos. moving journey!  I will do my best to do a better job at posting pictures of the progress on our house.

Our property

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