truthfully tracelaine

Aren't these the cutest things?      I love this little pumpkin trio, but it took some imagination to get them all stacked together.  You see, mm sister and brother-in-law are building a new house.  In this gorgeous new house you will find ship lap, hardwood floors and plenty of Farmhouse charm.  My husband is building the kitchen, bathroom and utility room cabinets for this house.  So there is plenty of various hardwood scraps for me to choose from when I'm feeling crafty.      One evening, my husband and brother-in-law were in the shop planing and ripping boards to make trim for stair tread.  The excess strips of wood that they felt were unusable were being tossed into a wagon to later be hauled down to the burn pile.  The thing that caught my eye was the curved edges along those discarded strips.  As I stared at them and felt my imagination start humming, I realized that stacking them side-by-side, presented a corrugated look.  It didn't take long from there to

So, I don't mean to sound like a spoiled baby, but I was a little let down on my birthday this year.  I turned 44, which means that I shouldn't be so bothered by a birthday unrecognized.  If anything I am at an age where I should want folks to forget my birthday and the reminders of getting older.  But, me and God have an understanding about life and I am thankful for everyday that he gives me so....I have to love getting older, too.      This year, my kids, friends, and family were great and I know they all love me.  What more could you really ask for, for your birthday???  I think it might have been a date with my husband. We got up and got busy trying to meet the deadlines of the cabinet business.  We worked HARD all day long and at the end of the day, we were both too tired to go out and do anything.  But when I realized the day was over and my birthday had basically gone unnoticed (other than the 5 minutes of birthday cards my kids gave me when I woke up) I couldn'

Abbi and Ethan What a beautiful, crazy, exhausting, emotional beginning to Fall.  As summer ended, we found ourselves in the midst of wedding ceremonies for two of our girls.  One had been planned for quite awhile and the other literally came together in less than two weeks.   Both fell within a week of each other.  But at the end of the day, we had a wonderful time, gazed on two beautiful brides and gained two sons-in-law that we are so happy to call family.  Isn't she a beautiful bride?      It was around 8 o'clock on a Saturday evening when we got the call.  My husband and I had been installing cabinets and having one of those exhausting days when everything that can go wrong did.  We were ready to call it quits and sit for awhile when Abbi sent me a text.  Yep, a text! It basically said, "we have set a date.  We would like to get married next Friday in Papa's back yard.  We would also like to have the reception at your house the next day.  Oh and by the wa