Curtains...

I am making a new kitchen curtain/valance...

this little pin cushion is so handy, it fits on your finger so the pins are "right there".
It's made from a plastic bottle cap, a bit of fabric, cotton and elastic.

I used stitch #26 on part of the valance...

very pretty, even though I know no one will ever know its there.
I do.

finished product simple gathered valance made from 1 yd. of material.
I think it would be pretty with a scalloped eyelet piece underneath.

Putting in the windows...

T & E of Texarkana put the windows in... for the 3 referrals, so far, I have given them they even threw in new shutters. The old shutters were white...please give me your opinion of the new ones, I'm not sure about the color.

this is what they hauled away...

1st window...the kitchen "before"

out with the old...

in with the new...

next up the dining room...

its gone...

so pretty...

the front bathroom... putting in the screws.

caulking the edges...

Oh yeah!

Once upon a time we built a wall...I painted it a pretty blue...

and then they pocked a whole in it...

and started sawing into my pretty blue wall...

I see daylight...

Oh look... a window... (notice the pretty white ceiling fan, yeah we have a new one, now)

and then Kenneth said "Just tear down the whole thing" and we had three windows.

from the front - outside...

and then there were three new windows...

Kenneth is rebuilding the sheet-rock wall, only this time will keep the pretty window.

the last window... Sam's room.

see how pretty they match the screen and the white picket fence.

then they put up the new shutters...

I just love it when a plan comes together. Even if it took 8 years.

The view out my kitchen window...

Today Amanda had to call and burst my fantasy, a lady she works with was reading the blog and mentioned that "your Mom lives in the country?"

No she doesn't, Amanda informed her, she lives on a major highway.

No, I said, we live on the future "Trans-Texas-Corridor" which will run from Mexico to Canada when its completed, but that's only out the front door. Because as you can see from the view from my kitchen window, I so live in the country!

You can see our huge burn pile in the backyard, Kenneth's shop, the patio to the left and closeline to the right...windchimes and my birdfeeder. A pleasant view.

Here is my kitchen window sill. Every item holds a memorie.

"K" is for Kenneth,keys, knitting and kitten, the tulip is from my friend Martha, I like ladybugs, the "rose rock" is from Oklahoma and belonged to my Grandpa Griesel, the "J" is for Julia, jam, jack-o-lantern and jack-in-the-box, small pitcher and bowel were made by Amanda, "I have CHICKENS", the "F" is for Fleshman, fairy, flowers and frog, Daisey sugar bowel canister is from a trip to Dallas, a birdhouse timer and the Bluebird creamer was hand painted by my Mom.