Have you missed me....

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth....just haven't been posting. No excuses, have had stuff to post, have had more time in my life and .... well just haven't.

I do admit though I haven't quite felt myself lately...and haven't really been able to figure out what it is exactly that is leaving me feeling so unsettled alot of the time. I know this last few weeks has brought on so many changes. I am sure that many of those are contributing to my emotions. health concerns, my dad again, Mikey gone, and work still. But I am working on it even though I am still wondering if more changes are in store for our family. A huge thanks to my patient husband with lots of hugs and "I love yous", listening to me think out loud and sometimes just a shoulder to cry on.

I am missing Michael like crazy... I know that he is having a blast and I am so proud of him. He is doing amazing. Continuing to excel in his new life at college, working hard and playing hard. He has been home a couple of times. Once for our family photo shoot with Shannon and then for Thanksgiving. I am so looking forward to 3 weeks home with him for Christmas. Even if we will put him to work!

A HUGE thank you to Shannon (defining details photography) for capturing our family in photos again. I can't tell you enough what an incredble treasure they are and wish I had more from years past. Here is a sampling of our last photo session.

I love how she captures these 2 and their fun and quirky friendship as brother and sister.

Just over 6 years ago we moved into our house... our first house we have owned. It was perfect our dream home and I loved it. I delved into decorating and we did alot of projects. But 4 years ago we started the Bucket and that all took a back burner. There were a few unfinished projects and a few changes I wanted to make that never got done. But now that we have sold the store I have been finding a bit more time to focus again on my house and I want to brighten it up. I have selected a new color scheme and here are some of my inspiration photos, I was really hoping to have this done by Christmas Eve as my Christmas present... but we haven't started yet, so I don't know if that will happen. We will see, Jason and I can't seem to get 2 full days together without other commitments.

This is my inspiration for the color... robins egg blue, some tans& greens, lots of creams and whites and a bit of black and brown mixed in. I am super excited to complete this look!

I love this bell jar with the stand. Found it on a blog, now just to find one for me.

And yes I am going to be brave and paint my cabinets black... I have wanted to for at least 3 years! Iwas lucky enough to find this inspiration photo that is almost the exact cabinets and layout of my kitchen except I have an extra counter.

Well I guess that is enough for now. I will try to get back sooner next time. I have some more pictures to share... Kenzi turned 15, Kristi's amazing tree at the festival of trees and more.