Christmas Decorating Is Started

The Christmas decorations have been started. I think a while back I shared a picture of this cabinet when I was going to paint it in the foyer. Well, after painting it with two coats of the wrong color, I then had to paint it three coats of the right color. But finally it has been moved into the living room and I love it. I did not get a picture before I started but I guess you can kinda see it anyways. I am using a lot of black and red this year.

I love the way it looks even though I am not done yet.

I am enjoying decorating our home but it doesn't sparkle near as much as the shop. I am hoping to finish the living room this week.

Our tree is up and decorated...it is so much better in person. Won't you come for a visit?

Thanksgiving Blessings

Well, here we  go. Thanksgiving is upon us and there is so much to be thankful for. My family has been amazing this year. As I launched a new business and needed their help, they stepped up and helped me. They worked the sales, they brought things they had made. We have laughed and worked together in joy.
  I still struggle with the loss of my parents. They spent nearly everyday with me and when they weren't here we spoke daily on the phone. It has been a very difficult adjustment but with the help of God and my family I am making small strides. I still miss them so much that my heart hurts but I am learning to make my way without them. They would have loved my little business and I can almost hear my Dad giving me his advise, even when I didn't want to hear it. lol I sure miss that...I miss the way my Mom would do those little special things to make things easier for me. Her gentle ways continue in my children and that makes me so proud.
  I now focus on what they taught me and pass it on to my children. Our family has gotten much closer since my parents have passed and let's face it, once your parents are gone your siblings are all that is left of that era.
  My children are thriving and making their way. We have a wedding to start planning and so much more.

My blessings  have multiplied and my troubles have become less. The joy of family and friends has enlarged my heart with thankfulness. I am planning on enjoying every moment of a full house and a happy home. We will eat and talk and and laugh and remember my parents and this year we lost Dan's Mother...we can laugh about some of the silly things she said and did in her later years. We will trade our grief for chuckles of past memories. I am so very thankful for all the blessings that I have received this year and for those to come. I am more than thankful....I am happily thankful.....I look forward with expectation and praise. To God be the glory, great things He has done.

A Little Look at What is To Come

I thought I would share a few pictures of the shop. I am having a group come in tomorrow and I wanted to get things put back together. If it hadn't been for that I would have waited until after Thanksgiving, I have so much to do to prepare for our Thanksgiving celebration.
  Some of you know that I love barns. I have loved barns for years so when I saw this I decided to make it a focal point for the shop!

I can't believe that I have a barn over the fireplace too.. All I can say is I love it.

Snowmen are always a big hit as well and this is a collection of some of the ones that are available.

The tree is actually different now. All the owls have sold and I have revamped that area but I guess I forgot to get a picture.

And another barn.

I even started the foyer! This is a small taste of what is to come!

Remembering and Continuing

This is not a picture of our weather today. This was a few days ago before the snow.  I am sharing it because I am feeling nostalgic and sad. Today is my Mother's birthday. She chose  my little building for me back in 2008. She loved the porch and knew it was just what I needed.

The sky was just so beautiful and I believed I could see an angel in the left cloud. My Mom's love and devotion is always with me and I know that the day is coming that we will be together again. Until then I will continue to love my family just as she loved me. I will celebrate our victories and grieve the losses.
  As a believer in Jesus I know that our time on earth is just the beginning of our long journey.  I believe that our actions effect the outcome of our life. I will take my life lessons and teach  them to my children. I will love unconditionally just as my Mother did...no matter the circumstances. I am blessed by her and I have wonderful memories of all the time we were together. Happy Birthday Mom, we will meet again in Heaven.

First Snow

Our first snow and it was breath-taking! We woke up to a winter wonderland and I just could not resist taking a photo since my last post was a picture from the same spot. This is our driveway and at the end you can see the road...how lovely is that?

This is another picture out my back door towards my little store.

And then a picture of Vyntage Barn! Our Christmas Open House was so much fun. Now we are opening every weekend and enjoying that for a change of pace. I have not had much time to Christmas shop for the girls just yet but I guess it will all come in due time. For tonight, I am enjoying the weather.

November Days

This is what it looked like outside my back door today. It could have been Thanksgiving! This is what Thanksgiving looks like to me. My building was the site of Thanksgiving with lots of laughter and food. While those times are in the past this little building is now the site of new friends and family visiting on sale days. Tomorrow is our Christmas Open House and I am resting a bit. I think we will have a large crowd and we have prepared for that as well. 

Our new building will be open this sale and this is one of my favorite spots. I doubt if the door will be here for very long but I am enjoying today! I will take before pictures of the shop so I can share with you all the glittery items. So glad you always come along with me!