Patio Railing

I unfortunately can not find pictures (and didn't take any) before the railing was installed but here is the after. Please excuse my dead plants, I tried wild flowers and well they ended up looking more like weeds than flowers.

We used Maintenance-Free Outdoor Solutions, Inc. I got their name from the sister in law of a girl I use to go to high school and play softball with. I had gotten 3 bids for the job, which was a job in itself because there were not many companies that actually installed patio railing. This company was WAY cheaper than our 2 other bids. The first bid was 75% more expensive and the second bid was 50% more expensive then MFOS. I was shocked. When they came to install it was done promptly and professionally. It took them about 3 hours from start to finish (including set up and clean up of course). I couldn't believe how fast they were.

I totally recommend them if you are looking for a fencing/railing job. And if you do use them, tell them I sent you. =)

Please Pray for Baby Stellan

Please say alittle pray for Baby Stellan and his family. He is not doing very well right now and has recently took a turn for the worse in the last few hours today. He was born with SVT (they found it while he was still in the womb. This little boy has been though so much in his short time here. Please keep him and the family in your thoughts and prayers. From the last update I have read (via twitter) they could possibly be air vacing him to a children's hospital in Boston. http://www.mycharmingkids.net/

9 Month Pictures

New Ticker to the Left

I just wanted to point out the new ticker to the left of this post. Did you see it?

Dining Room Wall Art

So above our buffet is a big orange blank piece of wall. I had originally a canvas print that was my Grandma's there (it was a vertical Poppy about 3 foot tall). But it just wasn't do it for me. Then one day while over at Miss A's house I noticed Megan had this really cute collage of art hanging on the wall going to their TV room in the basement. Well, I asked and she allowed me to copy her idea. I started with 4 - 8x10 pieces of canvas. Then I thought long and hard about the color combination, then I got it; yellow & red and pink & purple. Then the fun part came. Each piece of canvas got a base color, then once that dried I used the other paired color to do hand prints. It is a unique one of a kind piece of art work that while it can be copied it can't be exactly duplicated (and well if I need finger prints for my husband or kids, I have them..lol). I love they way they turned out. I think we are even going to get one more small one (maybe a 4x4 piece) to paint and put Punkin's paw print on it as the center piece.

TL: Cassie

TR: Caelyn

BL: Chloe

BR: Dave

Today is NOT a sad day

My mom and I were talking yesterday. And she said, "July 2 is not a sad day. It was one of the happiest days of my life, it is not a sad day." July 2 is Nicole birthday. It is the day that made Don and Stephanie parents, me a sister, Bone, Bernice, Bill and Peggy Grandparents, my aunts and uncles aunts and uncles. It was a good day, no it was a GREAT day. It is not a sad day.

While I miss her and this day specifically makes me think of her, it is not a sad day. It is a day to think of the good times. It is the time to think of the many memories I forever will cherish. It is the time to think of the amazing life she lived and those she touched. It is the time to realized she was amazing, amazing enough to have 4 of her friends want her name apart of their child's name. Even though tears might be shed, it is not a sad day.

Weird

Not sure why but my scheduled post haven't been posting. Sorry