been gone too long...

I am back to the blog after a long absence. I have had a very full plate all of this summer and the craziness is still continuing this fall---I cannot beleive that September is nearly over and October is just around the corner. Not to mention, Christmas, but we will just quit talking about that one and enjoy this day. Acts 17:27-28 He is not far from each one of us. For in him we live and move and have our being....doing alot of living and moving in Jesus today! Maybe I wish there was a little less moving involved but, alas, there is lots of laundry to be done and that means 2 flights of stairs all day.
Over the last month we have been busy finishing up our first fix and flip property that closed last week and was lots of work but a success! I wish I had taken some before pictures.....but here are some of the highlights.




We have been working on our second simultaneously and it should be finished in 1 or 2weeks. Caleb turned 3 and we had to have a party to celebrate. It was oh so much fun and the weather cooperated giving us an outdoor park picnic which he really loved! He is still telling people about it-that is certainly a success in my opinion.






Which reminds me that I need to post about what he is like at 3 years old...I will work on that one. We had a visit from some dear friends from Missouri--Yeah! It was great to see them and their growing family.



I have been busy srapping with the Brand New October Kit from Freehand Scraps It is so cute! I wish I had some more time with it....but I have 4 completed layouts and one more that might come together tonight-we shall see. Here are some sneaks...It will be available on October 1st!! Don't miss out!




Last week, Halle had to dress up as a scarecrow or farmer for their seed time and harvest unit they are studying...she of course insisted on being a scarecrow, which is a much more involved and difficult costume to make. With help from my talented mother, we pulled it off and barely in time for her to showcase her cuteness. She was darling in her thrift store denim jumper complete with patches and hankerchief pinned in her back pocket, and rafia wrist and ankle bracelets along with hat and rafia hair....thanks Mom! You came through to make one 1st Grader very happy. She is missing the hat...I will have to have her dress up again and take some more pictures.