Fishing, before & after photos

I've mentioned Walnut Point State Park practically situated in our back yard. Stephen loves to take the boys fishing there & Evelyn and I love to walk the trails and play at the park..We all went last Sunday and just enjoyed being out in nature together. 

Okay, now, I'm just gonna go up this ramp, down these stairs and then circle back around again. and again. and again.

Big brother Will helps Max 'release' his bluegill.



Max is becoming quite the angler.  He caught 5 fish this day. I'm so proud.

And here are some before & after photos of just a couple of projects I've been working on.  I've always got several projects lined up but I am trying to share these with you more!

If you are a local reader, all of these items are for sale in my shop. :)

circa 1940's metal kitchen cabinet before

And after.  It was filthy & rusty in areas.  I scrubbed, sanded, & painted it into an awesome looking display piece.

These bentwood "Eames" style chairs came from the Uof I dorms.  They were in rough shape so I decided to paint them..

And after:in a bright cheery red that looks awesome paired with this oval yellow top chrome table. The curves of the chair's arms complement the shape of the table as well.  And, there are still 2 chairs left unpainted for those "leary" over the red paint. 

Evelyn just loves "helping" herself to our corner snack, bread, breakfast cabinet.  We can not keep her out of it. She usually goes for the giant marshmellows for smores fixins'.  She is so fast & sneaky and here she has found mommy's tortilla chips, ran to the couch with them and is sharing them with Max.  It was so funny & cute I couldn't "scold" her and had to get a pic! :)

Blessings

Megan

Hi!

This month has been awesome & flying by just like the rest.. My parents got to come for a week & it was just wonderful to have them around.  I miss them. They spoil me & are a big help with the kids. I wish alot that we lived closer so we could all be more involved in eachother's day to day.  But, that is not the case so we make the most of the time we do get, cherish it & milk it for all we can.  We also got to go to Wisconsin to see my aunt, uncle & grandma.  My aunt is a great host & we could talk for hours about vintage treasures..(Her house is full) She shared some with me.  I am lucky. :)  It was sweet visiting my gma & I believe there were times she knew exactly who I was.

My sweethearts in our neighbor's bluebell patch

The Peters kids getting ready for a campfire.  Evelyn assuring Max's jacket is zipped.

Country Living..old tree trunks, tractors, toads and trees trees trees

My blue eyed girl loves the country

Four generations here folks! Pretty cool. Pictured LtoR: Max, my mother holding Evelyn, my grandmother & me.

Already sneaking into momma's wallet..oh my my my..she thinks she's being sneaky.

This day I praised Jesus because I was blessed with the wonderful opportunity to share my testimony for the first time at my Mops group.  I pray my story will help give women hope, strength & courage, & a deeper desire to walk with their Savior.

A Beautiful March

We are off to a great start for spring. I almost feel like we didn't even have a winter. Almost. But really we only had like 2 or 3 small snows. We have been soaking in sunshine & relishing the great outdoors as much as possible. We have realized that our baby girl is a true "nature" girl. She adores being outside. Prefers it to the indoors & usually fusses when its time to go in. You can just see it in her..Its no wonder as both her momma & daddy love the outdoors as well.

On another note, the shop was given a wonderful opportunity with a segment on a local tv show called Ci Living. We felt so blessed to be a guest & for the free exposure this brought to the shop. Even though I was a ball of nerves preparing, when it actually came time, I know the Lord helped calm my nerves..It was a Live taping by the way! They even let me "redo" their set, removing their furniture & replacing it with mine. So fun! It was fun to see & hear local tv personalities peeking in & commenting on the new "retro" set.

Getting ready for my tv debut! Ha

Having fun on set

On air in 30 seconds! Yes, they actually countdown.

Just Vintage redos the WCIA-3 studio

Look how windy it was this day! Really, I'm not blowing a fan in her face like they do for the models or anything! All natural baby.

My nature girl & I's day trip to Walnut Point. I packed a picnic lunch not sure how she would do but she sat on the blanket the whole time while we ate our lunch. My heart was melting.

I'm just a little bit onery. Wee bit.

Stephen said that in some of the pictures she looks like a camp counselor saying to the campers "Come on guys, lets go."

Explore!

Picnic

Stephen & I also squeezed in a trip to Indiana. We went to Nashville, Indiana one of the days & went to all these cute little shops. You know I love my palm trees so had to get a pic next to this "one" covered in license plates.

Max turned 5 on Mar. 2nd. Seems like this birthday was a big one. He's grown so much just in the past few months & is becoming more & more independent. He is smart, sweet, caring, outgoing, clever, social, & he's a terrific negotiator. I wonder how much longer he will want me to pick him up & carry him to bed, sing him a nigh' night song, & give him a hug & kiss on the lips..I am hoping his love for books will be my excuse to snuggle in close & read to him or watch/listen to him read to me for lots more years to come. And, we finally got a swing up for him. Gma Elaine & Gpa Rich came out for a visit & it was a good project for the guys.

In todays news, my baby girl & I went to the Factory Art Studios & visited our friend Darby at her Underground Vintage Studio. www.undergroundvintagestudio.net It is always so fun to see Darby & soak in all the artsy creativeness going on in that place. I came home with two new awesome pillows but would have come home with a whole wagon load if I could. :)

That is a chicken mcnugget in her hand. Oh goodness.

Yes, praise Jesus for this glorious day. Thank you for all that You do for us big & small each & every day.

Hope you enjoyed all the pics. I know there was alot!

Megan

What's been going on.

I feel like I say this often, but really,"Where has the time gone?" I turn around and its been a month since I last posted on the old blog. Evelyn is walking, Max is turning 5 next week, I have tulips coming up, and Stephen & I both had birthdays. Spring break plans, Easter plans, June beach vacation are already in the works. My brain is stuck back in January. Happy New years! Life does. not. stop. Not even for one millisecond. It keeps going whether we like it or not. Thank goodness we serve a God we can "rest" in & give our anxietys to. In the busyness of our lives its important to give ourselves some quiet moments. Alone. No persons, gadgets or electronics allowed. Just you, God, & your Bible. Today I encourage you to take that time for yourself. If you have young ones, treasure each moment you have with them because you can't go back and redo those moments.


I took all four children by myself to the skating rink recently. (It was a Sun. afternoon so Stephen was at the shop) Evelyn loved the surprisingly nice & clean indoor playground.
This was Max's first time skating. He was super excited. It was hilarious. He actually did pretty well though. He didn't cry or complain at all if he fell. Just got right back up & kept on going.

Big brothers helped him alot too. William & Max. Aren't they cute?

We found a home for this sweet little kitten. He just showed up at our house one day. He was very friendly & boy could he purr. Wish we could have kept him but Stephen's allergies..

With this mild weather, Evelyn & I have been enjoying walks thru our country neighborhood. Check out those wispy clouds-they made think of feathers.
I just adore
this old school house nearby.

Me & my babies at my "pajama" birthday party. :)
And I'll end with a before & after of a cute "gossip bench" that I just refinished & recovered.

After! Sunny yellow paint w/distressed areas that expose a light blue underneath. (hard to see distressed areas in photo)
For sale in my shop Just Vintage

"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" Luke 12:25

Blessings,

Megan