The Reason For MIA

 Well, there is a very good reason why I have been MIA, and I'll explain and catch you up, but you better grab a cup of coffee ☕️ or glass of tea 🥃 cause this is a doozy. 

We were able to come home for a little while because we are to a pause in renovation. We are getting our rock wall up on our island and we had to reorder our cabinets because they were wanting to deliver them at a time that we were not going to be here andwe knew they would have left them outside and possibly get rained on. Yes, it has happened before to things ordered. Then, we had to meet with our counter too guy and pick out what we wanted. It will take a few weeks to cut the granite slabs we want and then come and install them. So I'm ok right now with a half functional kitchen. I have unboxed as many things as I can thst goes in lower cabinets at this time. I have uploaded a video on our channel for an update on where we are right now and what's going on too in our kitchen. I haven't taken alot of pics through the process but I did in the video. I will try to remember to attach the link at the end of the post to that video. If I forget, our channel is Keeper of the Home at 4D Farms. 

We made it back home in time to celebrate Easter. Our girls got to come and spend the day with us after church and we gave them their baskets and goodies and then we hunted eggs and grilled. While the burgers were going, I let them do a craft. Then of course they wanted to spend the night. So we watched a movie and ate popcorn. 

The next day, we just wanted to play and of course, we had to make some kind of treats, kitchen renovation or not. 😁

Then, we had to pack again and head out to see our youngest, Dallas, who was graduating from Basic Training with the United States Army. 🇺🇸  Let me tell you, this momma and daddy is extremely proud of him. We grabbed his sweetie and took her with us.  We got to spend two days with him. It's been a long time since we have been on a military base and it brought back so many memories. 

We got to have family day first with him. They released our soldiers to us and all he wanted to do was go to our suite we had reserved and eat and rest. Bless him. He didn't want to do anything. He was exhausted. We had to have him back on base at a certain time to be accounted for. The next day was graduation.  They were released to us again and we got to spend another day with him. We went to just a few places and then ate, but still he just wanted to relax and rest. Once again we had to take him back that night. That goodbye was hard again because his AIT training and school is still on the base. He has two months left and we get to see him graduate AIT. 🎓  It is nice to hear him and his girl making their plans for their future. I remember those days and me and my sweetheart know all too well military life. 🪖.  We were in their shoes at this age doing the exact same thing. 

Once we got back home, dear hubby wanted to make some deer sausage and it was awesome. 

Then we took a day and went and visited my momma and daddy. 

You always know when Gmaw has been around. 🥰

Just some girls playing horses 🐎 

They love their shirts I made them. 🥰

We have enjoyed a week together. We have played, done school, had picnics outside,  danced in the rain, baked treats, read books, painted, watched little birds sitting on a nest, watched movies, had tea parties and anything else we wanted to do because we can. 

Some times photo shoots gp great, sometimes not. 😁😁😁

Then we just had to make some unicorn cupcakes and rainbow cake. 🌈.  Atleigh decided she wanted to do a video and have her own show so we did. I will upload that video soon. We had a ball. 

Our handy man has just been coming every morning and doing little things that he can while we are waiting. The noise bothers on grand daughter so bad that he learned to prepare her for a sudden noise like a hand saw, hammering, or shop vac. That helped her alot. Then one day it was coming a thunderstorm and the noise, thunder and lightning was too much. She ran to me and literally got under my left side and just scrunched as close as she could. Poppie sent her a pic of him and I kid you not, that was all it took to calm her down. She hugged and kissed my phone and held it for a while and then she was a ok. Little stinker. 

When all the storms were gone and  noise, it was girls night out.  I took them out to eat and shopping for them some more material for new things for me to make them. 

We came out of the restaurant and they were so excited to have their pic made with Gods Promise. Do you see it in the sky?

After we got home from town we got ready for bed and they wanted to watch their video on my phone so...we got in bed late. I let them sleep in and  we had some of Poppies deer jerky he made. And some morning snuggles. 

Then daddy and bonus mom came and got them to take them to the zoo for today. They will come back here tonight and spend one more night with me and go to church with me in the morning.  We are suppose to cook out here after church so I'm kind of speed cleaning today since my son just sprung it on me yesterday. 

Tomorrow I will be spending time with family. It will be strange here without our youngest but I will manage. This is going to be a hard time for my dear hubby with not having either mom here for Mothers day so I will keep my posts for mother's day to a minimum this year out of respect for him. 

Here is the link for our renovation update video. 

 I hope you all enjoy. Youtube video

National Husband Appreciation Day

 Today is National Husband Appreciation Day. Yep, I Googled it. Actually it showed up on my memories from last year. 

I swear, and kid you not, this man was sent to me straight from God above. This man completes me. I am so thankful that his eyes are for me only and his dedication and loyalty amazes me. All he's ever asked in return is just to never leave him alone. He has always been a little insecure in that area. And what girl in her right mind would ever leave someone who cherishes the ground you walk on. Beats me, but I'm sure not going to. He doesn't have anything to worry about but yet he still does. You're stuck with me buddy. He loves to aggravate but yet he will never let the stay mad at him. He always finds a way to kiss and make up because of that little face. I've never had to worry about provision. He works his tail off to make sure his family is taken care and he has always been there when his family needed and still needs him. He doesn't do things for recognition, he does them out of the kindness of his own heart. He was raised right. When I say he takes care of his family, I'm not exaggerating. He more than fulfills his duties of a husband. He goes above and beyond. I am so blessed and thankful he was sent to me to love.

Good Friday

 

So Much Going On

 Well, we have had so much going on that I don't even know where to start. I have been sewing up a storm and enjoying it.  My seeing table and bow making station look awful but each day I sew, I try to get to a stopping place when it is time for me to cook and I cleanup real good. 

I have finished making 4 more shirts a piece for each girl. They are going to love them. 

I had so much fun using the embroidery features on my machine. I'm so glad I took that class. I'm not as intimidated anymore. They turned out good. I did each pocket of each shirt. 

One day it was storming so it was a perfect day for barefoot sewing. 

After I finished their shirts I moved on to some tshirt dresses. Heck, I may have to make me one or two. 

I ironed on the appliques and cut off where I wanted the waist line of the skirt to be, then got to sewing. This is also why you draw them off on a piece of paper is so you can have something to go by when they are not with you. Having their little frames on paper helped out so much. Lol. 

I practiced using some decorative stitches on my sewing machine and added to the hem. 

I also made some fabric bows to go on the dresses however, they were awfully heavy and I was afraid they would get tore off so I switched the bows out with different ones and put a different one on each one. (the pics are before I switched out bows). I took the fabric bows off and made hair bows with them. They turned out quite nice. And I made some more bows just for fun. 

Every ladies ensemble has to have matching accessories.LOL. 

I made some matching scrunchies for their shirts. 

I have plenty more projects and bows to make. 

Our kitchen project is going into phase two. Right now we just need to clean up and get ready for phase two. We've had a bit of a stall on upper cabinets because we've had to order a few at one place and a few at another. One place did not have all we needed and some had to be ordered. But that's OK, at least I will have a half functioning kitchen now and we can get out of this hotel  for a while. After the upper cabinets, then the counter tops will go in. We have to order those and they have to cut them for us. 

It is coming together pretty good. When it is time for phase two, we will probably have to leave again because I just can't handle all the noise,  banging, drilling , cutting, and the dust. But at least we can have a few good weeks at home. Just in time for Easter. 

We were talking to the girls one night video call and they didn't have much to say, just wanted me to watch them color. Lol. 

We are so excited because Dallas will be graduating April 21st and we can't wait. He is still in good spirits and is having fun. Ya'll, when we got this picture I literally was speechless (for once). All I could do was just sit and stare and wonder where my baby boy went to. Now he is man. I literally sat and cried. 

I'm going to use the last few days here finishing up, packing up and cleaning up. We will be so glad to get back into our own bed for a bit. Even if it is for just a few weeks.