WEEK-END PROJECT

We had another busy, productive, enjoyable week-end, and I hope you all had the same. Friday nights Jeff & I try to have a "date night"..This means he does his best to get home as early as he can (which coming from LA is NOT easy) and we DO something. Go to dinner, to a movie, get frozen yogurt, or have friends over to talk and play cards or something. Or when we are really lucky, we do them ALL like we did this week-end. We had a nice dinner out (soo many new places to discover around here) and then brought home frozen yogurt to enjoy later and played a card game that we all enjoy soo much. We play boys against girls and the girls are up by 3...haha... Soo fun. Then on Sat. Jeff and I enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and then got started on our week-end project. I have a feeling we will be having one of these for a while until we get all the little things done around here we want to do. This week’s was hanging the wall stencils I had found the week before at the store with my mom. We had just the perfect place for one of these and I saw it in my mind’s eye before we had ever moved in. I was excited to see it up. I don't know if Jeff shared my enthusiasm as it meant crawling up on a ladder, but he (as always) was ready to give it a try. It actually came out better than I hoped, and Jeff was pleasantly surprised it wasn't as "fiddly" and hard as he thought it might be. He has always done all the wallpapering, painting, etc. we have done over the years and does such a good job. Here are some pics, though again they really don't do it justice, but you will get the general idea

Getting started....Of course this came after much measuring and finding the center of both the wall and the stencil....already too "fiddly" for me, haha

LOTS of rubbing with this little stick!

First part up....looking good

Second part coming out ever so slowly....

I LOVE it....and this verse.

I had also bought some wrought iron scrolls (this is what I have been calling them, I am not sure "what" they really are, haha...but we hung one on either side of this.  Measuring for the exact placement of them was the harder part of this....

Soo pretty

I had to take this pic from soo many angles as you can see how the light from the sky lights played on the wall and it was hard to see.  This isn't the best angle, but you get the general idea.

Found the perfect spot for my new picture...I love it Jennifer and everytime I answer that phone I will think of you I'm sure..

Sunday found us visiting the same church, and there are many things we are discovering we really like about it.  The Pastor seems to be really anointed by the Holy Spirit and we both enjoy his style of teaching.  The people are warm and friendly and the church is only 5 minutes from our new house.  Could it be we have already found a new church home?  We are doing lots of praying about this.  Though I did notice they have a womens Bible study group starting up in Sept. on Tues. mornings.  Could just be perfect for me.  Guess we will see what the Lord has in mind.  The rest of our day was spent at the swimming pool.  Hubby swimming, me sitting on the side in the shade with a drink, haha.  We bbq's a nice Salmon and some veggies for dinner, and I watched a marathon of the Love comes Softly series on TV.   Hubby hung with me for a while, but finally went into the Grandkid room and watched some of his beloved football.  He always misses Mel about now as she was his game day partner during this season.  I will watch BIG games with him, but that is about all I am good for.  Sure am glad we still have two good TV's, haha....

Little Jeffie and Lindsey started their first day back at school today.  I honestly cannot believe summer has come and gone and the kids are back in school.  The holiday's are around the corner.  Did I say that out loud?  haha  Leah sent me some pictures of the kids via my email.  Isn't it wonderful that we can do such a thing and be able to SEE things soo quickly? 

She's not excited or anything, haha

How darling is this little first grader??  Can't believe he is already in the first grade!

I pray all of my grandkids have a GOOD year and the Lord watches over them all.  Soo hard in today's world to feel good about it all.  Good thing we know the Lord is watching too. 

Hope you all have a wonderful week.