REDO

Okay, I am drawing a blank trying to name this post.. 

So Redo it is. 

My Dad brought me this UGLY lamp. 

He got it for FREE! YAY Dad! 

He moved a huge library and they were throwing it out. 

He thought of me and snatched it up. 

First thing first... 

I ripped off the shade and 

found a  lovely skeleton. 

I was debating about leaving her like this 

and painting the brass lamp...

I had seen a long time ago somewhere on a blog...

(forgive me I can't recall where) 

She took the shade ripped strips and covered it in that. 

So I went to my stash and found these Heather Bailey fabric 

that I have had for a while. 

I thought that would be pretty. 

and started at it. 

Ripping and tying... 

and Voila... when it was done...

I HATED it. 

Looked horrible. 

See....  

that wasn't right. 

so again this morning I thought oh... put the strips on

the other direction. 

So I pulled the entire thing apart and started to  

REDO 

the shade. 

and voila again... 

I loved it. 

I still may just paint that lamp... not sure yet. 

I kinda liked the brass .

I will live with her a while and then decide. 

not sure if I am going to leave it up on the mantel.. 

I kind of like it up there. 

I need one more small globe to add to my collection. 

The other night a jewelry commercial came on... 

Kay jewelers I think... they were showing a husband giving his wife some

diamond heart necklace.. 

(something I would NEVER want) 

I told Dom, instead of the necklace for Valentines day

he could just get me a small globe. 

He laughed. 

Trip home

The day we left for home it started to snow at about 5 am. 

Yes, the entire state shut down.

No roads were plowed not even highways. 

I was a wreck the entire drive home. 

So this was the day that we were going to drive around so that I could take pictures of all the beautiful homes.

That did not happen. 

So I got a few as we were driving.

I had a feeling it was going to be a long long long drive home. 

and it was. But we had out coffee, GOD and each other. 

I cried (okay I balled my eyes out like a little baby)

on most of the ride home. 

Seriously, thought we were going to die. 

Thought we would not see our children again on this earth. 

And I kept asking God to please protect us and get us home safely to 

our babies. 

HE DID! 

This was the highway. A 3 lane highway. 

Tractor trailers would come flying passed on the right... 

OH MAn, did we see a lot of accidents. 

not good for one who thinks she is about to die... 

(my parents lived in New London when they were first married, 

so I took this photo for them...)

I have to say that I have never felt a gripping fear like that before. 

Satan surely had his hands upon my body and mind. 

It was a terrible feeling. 

My husband was so so patient with me. 

(Bless him)

He normally doesn't have much tolerance for me balling like a little baby..... hehe

But he kept reassuring me telling me to breath and relax. 

Over and over and over again. 

I do have a terrible fear of bridges. 

I usually do okay and can drive over them no issues...

but the snow covered HUGE bridges with the tractor trailers flying by next to us

was more then I could bear.....

What a ride. 

AS soon as we crossed over the border into NY the roads were a little slushy but fine. 

YAY! here come the plows. (this was in NY)

we made it home! Praise God! 

The trip was an amazing time spent with my husband. 

Much needed. 

and long overdue. 

The kids survived. They didn't kill each other or burn down the house. And we are  going to make a habit of getting away for a few days alone every few months. 

ps... someday if I ever get to have a house in Connecticut.. I would definitely choose one with a widow's watch and some amazing chimneys... and fabulous front doors! 

Sweet girl

My sweet little girl is sitting on the floor, playing doll house. One of her favorite things to do. I am sitting here listening to the sweet words coming out of her mouth. The Lord has filled our girl with song. She has been singing since she could talk. Yes, she really does put everything to music. Its like living in an operaetta. She is singing about how much Jesus loves us. How he is happy when we sing about Him. How he lives in her heart.
Last week, my wonderful friend, Jen's daughter asked Jesus to live in her heart. Which was a spark in Maddie. she asked me the night before last to help her pray to ask Jesus to live in heart.

As Jen's husband said, "what more could a parent ask for" amen.

I love to hear the pure thoughts and song just coming forth out of her innocent lips. What a blessing our sweet girl is to us. A blessing that we never thought we would have. She is a surprise gift from our heavenly father. She has blessed us in ways we never thought possible. I pray that she will be a blessing in the world. May she always keep that innocent and pure love for our Savior.

Mystic Aquarium

Mystic Aqaurium, 

We went and it was so fun. 

What an amazing cool place to see God's creations. 

this first shot I took kinda freaked me out. I thought it was a real snake. There 

was no glass in between us and the "SNAKE" 

Seriously, it did look real and my

husband allowed me to think it was real for a few minutes as 

I rambled on about how I wasn't sure how safe that was... 

I am a dork.... 

(I am sure I saw it breathing...)

These are piranhas and I am quite certain that I would never swim anywhere they

might be living. They kinda creep me out. 

I have no idea why they had this chameleon there but he was really cool!

Did you know that sharks are nocturnal? I didn't know that. 

most of them were sleeping on the bottom ...

Dom was sure they were dead. 

hehe... they weren't.

Here is Nemo and his anemone. 

Took this one for Maddie .

I always thought star fish were really really neat! and they are. 

This fish was HUGE. It was a little bigger then a football. 

funny looking thing... 

and one of my favorites were the jellyfish. 

Arn't they cool...

You know they have no brain, heart or lungs....

Crazy! 

this  seal lion was so curious. 

Dom is holding a quarter and the sea lion would 

actually follow it. 

Wherever Dom moved it he would go. 

And the Beluga Whales.... 

They are awesome! 

  It was mating season for them while we were visiting. 

He was actually challenging Dom. 

Dom would stand there and open his mouth and the whale would posture up to him open his mouth wider and make these funny noise. 

Then he would come over by me and try to snuggle with me... 

he would put his head on the glass and look at me... 

(the whale that is) he liked me...

Dom would come near me and the whale would flap its fins and open his mouth at Dom... 

we did this for at least 30 minutes..it was so funny. 

It was wonderful to spend the day with my husband. 

Just the two of us. 

Just lovely.