A little project

My Mom (finally) gave me this cupboard that I have been wanting for several years now. It belonged to her Grandmother and was pass to my Grandma and then on to my Aunt. When my Aunt moved she gave it to my Mom. And now, almost 12 years after my Grandma passed away it is mine. I am so thankful. I love getting furniture (or anything for that matter) that has been passed through my family. Most everything(but not everything) in my house has come from family and I love it that way.

This particular cupboard has been painted and painted and painted and painted some more. I have no idea how many colors it has been in years past, but the ones I can remember are blue, green, burgundy, and purple. My Mom painted it purple about a year ago. Well I have nothing purple in my house, so it had to painted again.

 

 

BEFORE

I got to work on it yesterday and restored it to its former color of....
burgundy.  ;-)

 
AFTER

I have every intention of buying some nice dishes to put in there someday, but until then my "everyday" dishes will have to do. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Are you wearing green today?


check out last year's St. Patrick's pic and see how much my "baby" has grown up. 
 

My name is Irish (first name) and I think we have a touch of Irish in us from down the line somewhere.  I know we don't really celebrate this "holiday", though I have drank my fair share of Shamrock shakes this year. To me St. Patrick's Day was always my Grandma's (my Mom's Mom) birthday.
So HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA D. She is in Heaven now, but if she were still with us on earth she would be 94 yrs old today.

Now run to your nearest McD's and get yourself a Shamrock Shake before they are gone for another year.  ;-)

Not Me Monday

 

Welcome to...

Well it is Monday once again. How do they get here so quickly? Bc they follow the weekend, that is why.  ;-)

It was NOT ME who got in the car at 11pm (almost) and drove across town to get a shamrock shake bc the McD's closest to me was out. Those shakes are not that good and I could certainly do with out. 

It was NOT ME that decided to quit buying groceries (mostly) in an effort to eat out more and help to boost our economy.

It was NOT ME who was awake until 4am wed night/thurs morning bc C took a two hour nap from 9:30-11:30 PM and would NOT go back to sleep.

It was NOT ME that went to pick up my sister's step son from school last week in my pj's @ 3:30 in the afternoon. Are you kidding...I get up, shower and get dressed EVERYDAY.

It is NOT ME that keeps coming up with projects around the house (inside & out) even though we are selling. Who wants to put more money into a house that they are selling? NOT ME, that is who. 

It was NOT ME that said they were going to downsize C's birthday party this year, only to make the guest list out and discover it is longer than the previous year(s).

OK, I think that was it for NOT ME this past week. For more NOT ME fun go check out MckMama @ my charming kids .

20 & Counting...The Duggar Family

What an inspiration. (no, not to have 18+ children, for me anyway, but I would have loved to have had that many brothers & sister's growing up) I recently bought their book and I read it cover to cover in less than one day. Needless to say, nothing else got done that day.
If you are a fan of their show on TLC (we don't get that channel any longer =( ) this is a must read book. I learned  A LOT.

If you read it, let me know. I would love to hear what you think.

WW:When I grow up, I want to be _______.