The Littlest Room Part 7 MEETS the Glamour Moms

ok

so those nasty dirty walls are CLEAN!

Time to Prime them with some fabulous prime stuff I picked up 

AT 

(drum roll)

my local 

(yes LOCAL)

True Value Dealer

it's Smart Prime by

Zinsser

Why THIS primer?

was it on sale?

nope

NOPE?

WHY then would you pay SO much for a PRIMER?

well.

read THIS

"Smart Prime was developed to give contractors everything they expect from an oil-base primer in a water-base formula that's VOC compliant everywhere," said Tim O'Reilly, business manager for Zinsser primers. "It combines the dependable stain-blocking of an oil-base with the exterior flexibility of a water-base – without sacrificing the convenience contactors are looking for – fast dry time, low-odor and easy soap and water clean-up."

If you want to READ MORE click on

 READ MORE

for a really HELPFUL article on it.. 

it's where I got that cool quote by the way 

so I guess that I get excited about things like that, 

things like LOW VOC. 

WHY?

because.. 

a)it's a great product

b) I have LESS chance of becoming SEVERELY ILL

I have some serious chemical sensitivies..

and I have to THINK before I buy,

I have to research, and consider SO many things

(yes... like HOW icky my walls are)

With a gallon of that amazing Primer

we glamour moms 

(oh YES I get to say that, 

because it's MY BLOG)

we glamour moms

decided to TRIM the room out

for the girls to fill in

they were busy BEING young ladies

playing games

giggling

having fun mostly

but we glamour moms

trimmed out the edges

with some wine 

and some tunes

I was SHOCKED to learn Mrs O has never really

 painted

so here she is

being BAPTIZED

 into the wonderful world of 

priming and painting

I wonder if she'll 

catch the bug..

hmmm

ONLY time will tell 

perhaps 2 gallons would have been smarter

I didn't realize 

HOW VERY 

hungry my Pretty Plaster walls would be!

I keep using all this FABULOUS stuff

and well

will we HAVE enough?

here's a SUPER cool photo showing 

JUST how amazing a difference 

SLATHERING

the primer 

is making already!

whatcha think?

isn't it fantastic?

the wall

and the fabulous job

Mrs O

is doing...

uh oh..

this is SO much fun

we had 

BETTER GET OUT

and let the girls 

to THEIR THING

or..

we may be IN trouble

(off we go wine in hand)

gee

wish I would have got a photo

of any ONE of us

with brush in one hand

wine glass in the other

then you TOO might believe 

we are

THE

GLAMOUR

MOMS

Mother Daughter Retreat - A HUNT....

To break up all that cleaning, scrubbing, dish washing 

FUN we were having...

I prepared a little HUNT

a little 

PHOTO Scavenger Hunt

(inspired by other blogs & my brothers doing one with the kids last summer)

SO creative 

SO fun

SO many memories!

The PLAN was 3 teams 

Moms & Daughters

but with THESE STINKERS

we Mothers were overcome with 

Begging

Pleading

Plotting

conniving

All for the Purpose of Changing 

MY plans

what did they want me to change???

Just the groupings

they 

(Those cute girls Phin, Princess, Bean & Swan)

THEY 

wanted to go up against 

US

the Wise

Discerning

already BEEN THERE & DONE that 

MOM's

oh YEAH?

yea

do they KNOW how hip and with it WE are 

and have been?

hmmm

guess not

MATCH ON!

I won't give you the WHOLE low down, 

as you can see the list is 26 items LONG

here's just a few of our SNEAKY highlights

DEER

it did NOT say 

Living deer

Breathing deer

Real deer

or even DEAD deer

 (sorry Machine man.. better luck next year)

the list simply stated.. DEER

Ta Dah! 

Deer Rubbing

we won this..

the girls picked some sad tree with an infection

SO not a rubbing!

What was Princess thinking?

yes.. the list said

GREEN GRASS

look-e look-e

what we found!

Ghost Car

spoooooooooky 

right?

it would seem

THIS time

they had BEEN there 

and done that..

BLAST!

they beat us to it!

angel

yep

I even wore Machine Man's coverall's so I could plop on down

in THAT there snow

and make an angel

Like I was still 5 years old

and ya know WHAT?

it was fun!

till I had to GET back up

(Thank you Mrs M & Mrs. O)

I would STILL be there 

if not for GOOD friends like you!

things GOT fun and a bit silly..

Us Moms had a LOT of fun spying on our kids

and THEY

are definitely OUR children

as they covered evidence so we COULD not win 

Coyote bones.

.hmmmm

so our daughters

there they are...

The competition

will they find the RED squirrel?

or won't they?

Will tonight be AS clear as today?

Will we see Orion?

hmmmm

Mother Daughter Retreat - A mystery....

we had PLANS 

wonderful plans that involved things like..

Chocolate

and..

toffee

and crunchy yummies!

So we went on a little drive to the AMAZING

Amish Candy shop

and ..

it was closed

?

yep

HOW could it be closed?

We decided to go to the Cheese Factory

and get some cheese and jam..

While there we asked if they knew if there was some 

EXCITING goings on in the Amish Community

that would cause the Candy shop to be closed

but

they knew nothing

other than how to make AMAZING cheeses

and cheese fudge! oh my

but all this Amish Mystery

got the girls a bit to pondering

and it was decided

by them

that THEY would dash over to the Amish neighbors 

and see "What's up"

(are you giggling yet?  I am...)

I just HAD to get some snapshots of them on the way back..

They were SO colorful..

wonder if the neighbors were home..

if they were

I wonder what they might be thinking

of these VERY cute, VERY giggly girls coming up their walk

they are having SO much fun!

A real pack of pals

word has it the neighbors were NOT home...

so the Mystery remains..

and desire for Amish Ambrosia chocolates

deepening..

The Littlest Room - part 6 MEETS Mother Daughter RETREAT!

We are Practical gals

and are blessed with friends who are 

HANDS ON,

HARD WORKING

basically

a HUGE HELP!

LOVE IT!

one project was on the list to GET done

and that is

the 

LITTLEST ROOM

I have truly been struggling on this room for a while

my arms get SO sore 

and I get so discouraged

so what better way to GET the job DONE

but to do it in FUN?

These ladies signed up knowing I would put them to work

and upon entering the littlest room, 

I do not think they thought this would be a challenge AT all.

but

ancient Plaster walls 

are by definition... a challenge

Miss Swan is looking elegant as she scrubs

REALLY scrubs those walls...

We had a little music on,

and We ALL were so busy on our sections

Mrs. O is working it OUT!

Scrubbing away grime and WHO KNOWS what!

These walls will surely look terrific

LOVE this photo..

Mother and daughter

working side by side! 

it's a keeper for SURE

Miss Phin SO much fun to work with!

now.. I wish I had better understanding of photoshop

the lighting here on Miss Bean is NOT great

but she IS a hard working beauty..

need to fiddle with photoshop so you can better SEE her!

here's here beautiful Mama

Mrs. M

truly focused and diligent

AS always!

Working with friends is SUCH a blessing..

 I could NEVER have finished cleaning the room with out them..

"get by with a little help from my friends"

comes to mind...

Thank you ladies

THANK YOU 

so very much!

now.. WHERE is Princess?

1st ever Blessings Farm Mother Daughter Retreat "photo walk"

What's a photo walk?

I don't know.. 

I just MADE IT UP.

Photo walk, is... 

well...

a walk about with my camera

A photo shoot,

& a walk combined?

(giggling)

and being ON the farm

it's a nature photo walk :)

this time with a fellow photographer!

here is our lovely Tree Beard

or at least 

the bottom of him

I love the light this early in the morning...

too bad I love coffee SO so SO much

& did not get out sooner

The sky is SO blue, brilliant blue

like I haven't seen since living in France

PINCH me Pretty!

and I love the barn..

and want oooodles of photo's of it

before we tear it down

look at the trail...

unblemished 

(FOR NOW)

and pristine

I love the way the shadows and light play upon the snow

trying to catch the glitter

but.. 

not actually catching it

LOVE the sweeping look of this..

can you see the trail the deer left for us

on the bottom right this picture?

can you believe the sky?

overlooking the valley

sweet golden seeds!

and I chose the road less traveled by...

so much color in winter

shocking

brilliant

i LOVE it all!

so .. unexpected don't you think?

she's spotted something!

Fun friendships

building..

lasting...

true...

I love pictures like this!

I think Mrs. M loves them too! 

What a beautiful person she is!

Walking through the woods like this leads to lovely conversations

it also can leave one feeling 

quiet and introspective

I am thankful to walk with Mrs. M a while

the peace of the walk is not broken

 the words spoken here and there

add

rather than detract from the Photo walk

time with her like this is a blessing indeed

HEY !

are those BUDS we have found on our nature hike?

buds on a bush the last week in January?

hmm

the things ya see on a Photo Walk

1st ever Blessing Farm Mother Daughter Retreat pt 2 "Cast of Characters"

Cast of characters

and I DO MEAN

Characters!

These gals are FANTASTIC

so fun,

so funny,

so honest, blunt, and loving.

what a rare combination to see in ANY group

and we saw it all here at the farm 

this past weekend!  

Let us start with...

Miss Bean

Isn't she a beauty, you can just SEE her

terrific persona shine through 

she is fun, and eager, and SMART as a whip!

Quiet and OBSERVANT

she is always watching

listening and thoughtful.

I can not tell you HOW much we enjoyed the energy and giggles she brought

I don't think I have THAT many words

she is BRILLIANT 

and an amazing presence to be around

This is Miss Swan

She's a Ballerina, a DANCER and she is very graceful

when she isn't being down right SILLY!

Miss Swan is quick to crack a joke, 

one that WILL make you laugh!

very mission oriented..

give her a task,

and she's ON IT !

LET'S GO GIRLS!

She's our RALLY CRY!

someone ya DON'T wanna leave behind! 

Miss Swan is Superb!

Meet Miss PHIN

She is our Instigator, 

our FLYER, she can concoct a plan and carry it out

NO PROBLEM

she's smart, sassy, and a BLAST to be with!

She's got no problem conspiring with Princess

and the gang

yet is SO hard working

compassionate and enthusiastic

Phin is FABULOUS

and Princess

you all already know her!

She's just.. well.. Princess

Fabulous

Fun

Silly

Sassy

compassionate

creative 

well...

so so fun

so NOW for the Mama's

(now I have to tell you getting good shots of the Mama's was HARD!

we Mama's can be tricky to get, and I am an AMATEUR at this

with need to REALLY work on my photography...

so.. 

these are NOT all the BEST photos in the world of these gals

and try as I might, heads turned AWAY when I had my camera out

Mom's disappeared..

I promise to practice harder, and get better at these candid shots.. but

that said lets take a sneak peak at these BEAUTIFUL women)

Mrs. M 

AMAZING woman of Strength and beauty

she's a heart of gold

and IS such an amazing Mother and Wife

she is wise, and thoughtful, and loving

did I mention she's downright fun

LOVES photography and reading

(so a kindred spirit!)

I am honored to call her friend

She is patient, and kind, and a woman who perseveres

I admire and esteem her greatly! 

Mrs. O

What can I say about Mrs. O?

She is SO loving, compassionate, nurturing

and HARD working!

She is a passionate woman

a woman of faith,

an amazing mother, a dedicated wife

basically

a total blessing to ALL who know her

especially ME 

(ha ha, I bet Mr. O would say to HIM)

My children all adore her and BEG to hang out at her house!

She's awfully busy right now, ending a long career in child care 

to study nursing

we are EVER impressed with her stamina

Miss O is someone I am so blessed to have as a friend

so THAT is the Cast of Characters

that made the 1st EVER Mother Daughter Retreat

simply a BLAST!

now...

what did we do

alone

on the farm

that whole weekend long?

wouldn't YOU like to know?

1st EVER Mother Daughter Blessings Farm RETREAT!

Ever have a BURNING desire to do something 

SUPER special 

with someone you LOVE?

well Princess and I

have been longing to host "mother daughter weekends" 

with SO many boys in our life

we get our fill of "guy life"

and so,

we planned

invited

cooked

baked

prepared

and 

RANG THE BELL!

Calling ALL LADIES!

to our very FIRST 

Blessings Farm

Mother Daughter 

Getaway Retreat!

So WAKE UP 

and be excited for 

the next few posts!