Chapter 6: My Little Project

My husband and I moved the first weekend in November.  We were then gone most of November for weddings, new job orientation, and Thanksgiving.  I found out that when you do not unpack right away... you almost never unpack.  At least that was my case.

So, here we are in March and I still have done very little decorating!  (Thankfully most of the boxes are now put away) I decided our dining room was far too bare, so I decided to make a little wall installment to encourage me to keep fresh flowers in the living room and too give us a country, warm, homey feeling.

Here is what I did!

What you need:
1 Hammer
2 Nails
1 Piece of driftwood from the Pacific Ocean (that's where we got ours)
2 Metal brackets (I found ours in the electrical department of the hard ware store)
A few baby food jars
Some fresh flowers
Some twine

I fastened the twin around the baby food jars then secured them around the piece of driftwood.  I measured out the same general length of twine, but due to the width of the wood and my knot fastening abilities, they came out at different lengths.  But I really liked that.  We then held up the piece to the wall to decided where we wanted it.  We then put the brackets on and hammered those into the wall.  Just add water and flowers and tah-dah!  A GREAT addition to any living room!

I hope you liked my little project.  Now for that other wall...

Chapter 4: An Oregon Snow Day

It's mild they said. It doesn't snow they said.

I left work at 3pm on Thursday and ended up stranded on a hill on the side of the road. I walked a half mile in cold wind and 5 inch snow drifts with a light jacket and flats. My husband was stranded downtown ad the city transit system either shutdown or was so overloaded he couldn't get home. He ended up getting a train out of downtown and walked 2 miles to my car. The car did not start. He stayed an extra hour pushing other cars up the hill. He came home, we put on warm clothes and went back out to salvage the car. We jumped the car and she started up. We reversed/slid back down the hill and turned around. We bought chains for our tires, put them on, and made it home. It is now 10pm. My husband offers to take a few gentlemen back to the store to get their own chains. He gets back at 10:30pm. We are finally warm and ready for bed.

I worked from home on Friday and today, I made the best snow day treat there is.

Banana Bread.

...with chocolate chips.

The smell, the warmth, the taste... perfection.

I had never made it before, so I followed the food network's recipe exactly.

After eating a slice, I thanked God for his provision. We were safe and warm and eating delicious bread.  I hope you make some soon and remember the same things. We are never alone and I thank God for his blessings.