Thompsons and Andersons had a little weekend in New York City. Seeing shows, eating food, Carrie got her hair done... just getting to see each other. (Which is rare for them.) Mike might have been celebrating being "unemployed"- lol. Oh... and the last picture is of Mike and the cake that he made... being a stay at home dad. 😉😜
Happy Halloween decorations 😉😈 It always takes me a few days to change out my decor and get everything in a place that I like, get rid of some things that I don't really like, and add a few new things. I finally "got it" to where I like it 😁 Ron doesn't care what I do around the house, in fact he might not even notice much... but it makes my heart happy. And a booth in Homestead had the perfect fall pillow to match my Halloween table runner... It will also go with my Fall table runner 😉
I ordered new counter tops for my kitchen. Pics later of that. Probably installed mid Oct. I also purchased a new sink and faucet. Those items are sitting in the living room... waiting. 😉😏I actually wanted quartz countertops, but Ron insisted on the molded edge behind the sink and around the walls... so laminate it is. At least I will get a new color. (I will have "before" and "after" pics of that project.) We got two new light fixtures in the kitchen installed and a new light fixture above the stairs. The real thing looks better than the pics. I really love the light above the stairs. (I should have done a "before" and "after" of that. The "before" fixture was really ugly.) We have a friend that talked about doing that for us... but I wasn't convinced that he had the proper ladder. It didn't take the gentleman very long at all that did have the proper ladder. 😉I have had that fixture sitting in my closet for a year waiting for that installation.
What I celebrated on my birthday this year was the fact that I am not 70 yet- lol 😂😏We had dinner at the Petes. Hailey made a really amazing pumpkin cake. I received a few fun bday gifts. (Besides what I pictured there were also some fun cards from the Anderson boys and a couple of games for Ron and I to "try" to play. Also, some mushroom decor.) The Swig drink was from the primary president, the Nothing Bundt cakes were from another couple in the ward, and the ladies next door game us a Taco Cabana gift card. Ashley gave me the Bella Grace book. I am doing well for 69 😉
On the first of August, Brown Baby Bird moved into a space at Alamo Craft Company. I had looked at a space there several years ago, but it was a bit too messy and cluttered up for me. 😉😆There are some new owners there now and another friend has a booth there, so I decided to give it a try. My first month there was not great, but it wasn't "zero" either. I made over $600 in alteration money for the last week of July and for the month of August, so that gives me a good "rent cushion" for the rest of the year. I know that these "new booths" are pretty slow going, so I am not worried. It does double my work load on keeping two places stocked and in order. I have tons of fabric and stuffed animals and other baby items... I just need "time" to get stuff made- lol 😀And my new items are less time consuming to make and cost less. I also need to spend a ton of time updating my Etsy page- haha.
This year wasn't a super exciting year for two August birthdays, but we did a little. On Mason's birthday we went for dinner with the Petes. Audrey had a friend party for Noah the Saturday after his birthday. Then of course, we did our normal Sunday birthday dinner for them. Here are just a few pics from the Sunday dinner. Mason wanted an Oreo ice cream cake, so that was my assignment. This was "13" for Mason and "12" for Noah.
I bought some super cute mushroom fabric from Etsy, so of course I needed to find some other cute stuff to go with it- lol. It has actually turned out to be the perfect September decor. I am getting braver about using some bold colors, with my "totally tan" house. 😆 And in the eating area of my kitchen, I did a little "Texas" display. Audrey helped out my mushroom decor with a few items for my birthday.
