Two posts for the price of one!

Feb. 28th- My husband gets a call saying there is a wild fire down county road 18. We turn on the scanner and listen to all the squeals and reports going through.. I pack an overnight bag and gather the dog and the kids shoes just to be safe. We had a different wild fire come through in 2009 that came up into our back yard (pictured below) so all these same fears start resurfacing.

I was starting to get nervous so in an attempt to keep my mind and hands busy I started working on the pantry that hasn't been painted since its install. As I'm pulling the cans and shelves out, we hear another report that the fire is now on county road 22- the road Evan's parents house is on. Evan gives his parents a call and they say that the fire can be seen through the tree row but It looks like it is starting to get under control. I put the bags by the front door as a precaution and we start some dinner in our kitchen that is now littered with boxes and cans.

The next day we head out to see his parents and of course where all was burned.

From one side of the road to the other

Edge of the county road

Fortunately, due to our wonderful *volunteer* fire department no lives or buildings were lost in our area.

Thinking its time to write a check... ;)

and yes I did finally get the pantry painted after two days!

March 3rd- Our Thursday Review Club hosted an art show featuring Mr. Wells from Oklahoma City. http://www.jackwellsart.com/

 Later that evening we had a Cowboy banquet hosted by Dolores and Brenda, who spent all day decorating and cooking a wonderful dinner! 

The boy scouts provided us with dessert- Dutch oven cobbler! 

Mrs. Britt read some cowboy poetry. 

and we also had a couple of local boys- Nathan and Cory- sing a few songs.

Over all it was a wonderful night with great company and I cant wait until our next meeting! 

Hope you have a happy and safe week!

Christine 

Busy little bees

Work Work Work.....

Oh what all have we been up to!
Our "temporary house until we can find a bigger one" has turned into a home. After three years of living here I'm pretty well settled! We finally put the go ahead to start making it ours this past January. We started with the living room. Painted the paneling (which to most is a huge "no no") but I couldn't help myself. I was living in a world of brown. From the walls to the carpet- our couches are even a dark leather. Needless to say it was way to much. So the first color I picked was a light blue- one of my favorites. Turns out its not such a great wall color! Once on the wall it turned our living room into a nursery! So now WE are sorting through swatches and chips and have moved on to the kitchen. The old cabinets are now an antique black, and we painted the walls a mid grey. Really gave the kitchen have a "country" feel.

Before

After

Above the fridge

Evan knocked out an old key cabinet and built me a new pantry. You can now pull out the shelves too! 

 hand painted my canisters. Just Love polka dots!

My Inspiration for our kitchen 
  

  

The panels I made.... no need for a large window covering when you have a beautiful view!

New faucet and white scroll detail Evan added- so pretty!

We put up an antique light and now are moving our way to the counter tops and back splash. We know for sure we want a tin look but we still can not decide between real or faux. I found some real tin panels at Coyote candle in Lubbock Texas but Evan wasn't totally sold so we just bought one and brought it home. Good thing he spoke up too. Found the raised punches to be a bit to much but it will some make for some great art work in the office!