CRAZIES in the Kitchen

remember 

THIS POST

on the CRAZY SPOT  in my Kitchen?

Well this post is about the making SANE of a CRAZY situation!

(Buddy) Papa?

(Papa) Yah Buddy?

(Buddy) Does Mama know you did that to the wall she just painted? 

(Papa) umm I THINK so... 

(clears throat)

(Buddy) i sure HOPE so... 

as he screws in a piece of drywall on the other side..

do you remember what it LOOKED like?

all that electrical chaos?

see that crazyness 

on the far right of the tiled wall?

a whole lot of ..

O MY!

yes that is a phone jack hooked up to NOTHING

a "pretend" phone jack

now it's 

NICE & Clean 

(i am breathing again... ahhhh)

He's put some of the electrical on the other side of the wall!

a nice outlet and the light switch!  

LOVE IT!

How did he EVER come up with this idea?

I was annoying him about the UGH...

and  HE and MR. J started bantering around different ideas and options,

only to 

come up with THIS idea!

I LOVE.

those Brainstorming Brilliant Minds 

just LOVE THEM I tell ya!

do you remember Mr. J?

here he is holding a snake !

ok.. 

back to the post 

a quick spackle with help me when I finish tiling my kitchen wall!  

SO exciting! 

slow and steady...

but still...there is NOTHING wrong with slow and steady

According to Aesop

it's the tortoise that wins in the end! 

I know it LOOKS junky..

but after I sand and tile, 

It WILL look FANTASTIC

now... to make smooth

the whole on the other wall!

busy happenings out of doors, Introducing Forrest and Peggy

lovely snow is falling!

and Opa is busy working on Forrest

have you met Forrest yet?

Forrest is what we have named our Tractor

(after Forrest Gump)

its a lawn tractor

with a SUPER cool blower attatchment!

We need new chains for it however..

and Opa is ON the job!

elsewhere on the property

I find Princess Sledding with Buddy

go go go!!!!

ah to hear the squeals of delight!

Victory! 

so fun

and no one fell OFF 

this is when I hear LOUD

sort of UGLY

rather angry IRRITATED sounds

coming from..

My BELOVED

Machine Man

and WHAT do I see?

Peggy our Pick UP truck

sliding down 

it seems it's too slick to get BACK on the driveway

some thinking will happen

some strategy

after someone 

relaxes,

Prays

and has a break

then, he will figure it ALL out with his BRILLIANCE

and Peggy will be JUST fine 

on the drive 

meanwhile 

 THESE

 munchkins 

are not disturbed in the 

LEAST 

isn't it wonderful?

so now you know who Forrest is

and Peggy too!

That wall... part 4 The changing of texture

It is snowing outside...

and as much as I just want to stay out of doors.. 

lunch needs to be made

and

I need to work on 

THAT wall

with C.S.

but while waiting for him to set up the saw

and 

nail gun

I can't help but step onto the front porch 

to snap one photo of the beautiful view 

now we've taught our 15 year old lad the safety techniques to using most of our power tools

but I prefer to supervise my

"apprentice"

in all such projects that require "POWER" tools

here he is cutting some of those sanded pallets

I rather like the look of the nails in the ends of the boards

so as long as they aren't split REAL badly

I prefer to leave them in 

measuring and cutting make this feel like we are creating our own jigsaw puzzle

out of recycled 

or up-cycled pallet boards!  

It is SO fun!

we make sure to level each row 

C.S. is getting very handy with the nail gun 

I like that he is taking time to notice details...

like edges that fray

will give splinters later,

details matter so much

and teaching THAT to our kids is one thing

but seeing them GET it,

and OWN it

and NOT need me to nag them to notice

is like a HUG from the Lord :)

fantastic! 

and then the reminder that..

he's fallible

as I look at the wall.

because THAT is all the boards they cut

sanded and prepared for me..

oh..

silly boyz

(giggling)

nice beginning

now to finish and PAINT it all!

so far.. so good

time to take the decorations down?

Did we REALLY decorate the Farm?

in the midst of ALL the crazy remodeling?

are we insane?

no.. we didn't REALLY

but we DID support my nephew's Cub Scout Pack

and bought one of their lovely

and expensive

(ha!)

wreaths

and hung it on the door!

Guess we'll have to take it down.. 

(clearing the throat..)

maybe tomorrow

THAT wall... part 3 The changing of colors

yep..

it's THAT wall again...

progress

at a snails pace 

(giggles)

the look when we bought it

after we took everything out

it really is messy

it really IS

well

lets be HONEST

it's YELLOW!

and seeing as I am doing planking

but not fancy, FITTED planking

but

rather 

recycling pallet boards

there might be..

well...

GAPS

and it occurred to me that I don't want to put the planks 

ON a YELLOW wall

because I will have to forever SEE the yellow, glistening through the pallets

and it will look

NASTY 

so some Kilz 

(just in case)

and a roller 

and WALL-A

looking better?

I think so.

Next..

The changing of Texture

deep woods walk, deep thoughts

lovely wanderings

wondering what is around the bend?

what's just ahead?

me too..

who KNOWS what will happen 

what tomorrow might bring..

isn't life a grand adventure?

nature walks get my perspective so nice and in order

what does that for you?

Walking in a snowy wood...

I am a HUGE Robert Frost fan..

are you?

Princess is.. she adores him

and being here on the farm

REALLY 

brings so many of his poems to mind

isn't this darling.. some snowy cones hidden between two gorgeous pines..

oh SOME day to get a photo of a lovely snowflake..

i am NOT there yet :)

All these details are glorious discoveries

Standing under Tree Beard

our ENORMOUS Pine

here is Tree beards base.. 

I don't have a great shot of the WHOLE tree yet

Tree Beard is rather large

walking in the snowy woods..

lovely

thinking some hot tea will be wonderful later

Queen Anne's lace closed up for winter

and covered in a blanket of snow

so pretty!

Lovely Blessings Farm with a light dusting.. 

just wonderful