{ Making Spring }

This little spot has been long neglected.
I've missed it. Life has been busy.
I know I am not the only one
who feels like the gray and rain is
going to last forever. With so much in my life to be
thankful for, however, I have been counting my blessings and
doing what I can to dispel the clouds.

I am helping decorate for a baby
shower this weekend. We are
making these flowers in orange... the mama's favorite color.
In fact, everything about her shower will be orange. Fun!

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Because spring has been difficult to find,
I have been creating it as much as possible indoors.
Oliver and I ventured out for just a minute
yesterday to pick a sunny bouquet of daffodils and
grape hyacinth.

{ Our dining room }

In our breakfast nook we are making progress. Want to see?

{ We really had no idea how we were supposed to cut our bead board around the
windows. Lots of measuring maybe? Santa Christmas wrapping paper seemed
a lot easier. Here is Tim making a template. It worked great! }

{ Nailing: I learned something as a carpenter's daughter :) }

{This look tells me he was pleased to have conquered these lights! They went up last night. We were up until 10 pm playing with electricity.
Also, notice the paint. We weren't sure we liked these lights when we went to
bed last night, but this morning we did. It's a little early to judge anyway. We have
a long way to go. }

Last week Tim had a couple of long days, so I took
the opportunity to visit my parents overnight. It
was a wonderful time and included one day of 75 degrees
and a trip to the park. Oliver's first day to go to the park!
We will be without Tim this weekend as well, but we are
looking forward to spending more time with them.

My heart has been desiring more fellowship since
I moved to my new town after getting married.
I left behind a wonderful group of mentors and have
been praying that God would provide new ones.
Now that I am a wife and mother, I am so desirous
of the experience and wisdom of women who
have years behind them. Just today that prayer
was answered. God has provided a gold mine of
wonderful godly women. Today was my first morning
with them. I am excited to continue.