Isn't She Lovely!?

I'm a lady who loves projects. 

Sometimes I think I suffer from a disorder. 
Maybe always-need-to-have-something-to-do syndrome? 

Nah, not really....but I surely do LOVE to get my hands dirty and tackle a good project from time to time.  I don't remember when it started exactly, but it had to be pretty young.  I remember daydreams of redecorating my room when I was a kid....and one came to life.....sunflower yellow walls with Anne Geddes pictures all over the place.  Oh yes. I did!  Ha!
I also remember the building/workshop in our backyard that my daddy built.  It had a really cool attic and I remember chatting with some girlfriends in middle school that we should take the space over and make it a cool hang out spot.  I was off in daydreams creating and I'm sure my mom and dad were wishing I'd just keep my room clean already! 

I have been searching high and low for a good deal on a twin bed for our little Aubi-Daubi.  She's in her crib-converted toddler bed, but we've been slowly shucking baby things, so naturally I thought the crib should go. 

So, the hunt began.  I will never understand why furniture costs an arm and a leg.  It makes me never want to buy new again and just re-do existing pieces....not saying I won't ever buy new again, but right now I'm content with re-using.  Plus, I can't speak for everyone but I know I certainly appreciate things more when I know what work went into them.

I was wanting something white, or something with some character for her sweet room.  I looked at garage sales, 2nd hand stores, & just plain junk stores to no avail.  Either things were for a boys room, or more than I was willing to pay without the "wow" factor.  Then, a friend that I am lucky to work with was having a garage sale.  Someone was throwing in a twin bed and she remembered that I'd been looking for one.  She sent me a picture and I HAD to have it!!  Especially for $20!!!!  So, she reserved it for me and my sweet hubby went and picked it up in his truck.  I could hardly wait to strip, prime & turn her in to a true beauty!!



                                                                      Headboard Before

After!!!!!

This bed was such a fun project!

Isn't she pretty!?

When I was sanding, I came across some sort of property tag on the inside where the mattress will lay....

It read: Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel Room #1912

I thought that was so nifty!!  Of course I didn't paint over that part.

Isn't this detail just enough??

My sweeties.  Big sis likes Aubrey's bed.  Aubrey felt right at home in it too....started pillow fights, and was throwing all her babies onto the bed before it was time for lights out. 

She slept peacefully the first night, so proud of her!

Hope you enjoyed the latest!!

Fun on the Farm

Some call it the Seckel Zoo, or the Seckel Farm....or like my hubby, he calls it the Seckel Plantation.

No matter what you choose to call it, it's always a fun place to be.  My Aunt & Uncle put a barbecue together the weekend of Mother's Day and I was soooo glad my fam of 4 could come.  The food is ALWAYS delish, and the company is always great.  My kiddos get to play with some of their cousins, which these days, those times seems too few & far between!  It was an overall A+ evening.

My bro-in-law Josh, making his way into Aubrey's heart...through Cheeto's!

My beautiful niece Livi

My cute as a button niece Alli...love her big brown eyes!

My Molly-Moo...why hasn't she stopped growing yet!?  Five is old enough!

Mo & Livi could make some good farm hands!! 

My cousin Jamie helping feed her adorable baby calves.

She makes me happppy......when skies are grey!

Funny picture I snapped of the cows sharing some love...................

My honey...cute as can be!!

My cousin Annie...it's so fun to watch her with all these youngsters.  Seems like just a few short years ago this would be me with Annie & my other young cousins.  Time passes to fast!

They are a crazy, fun bunch, aren't they!?

My nothinglessthanadorable nephew Isaac.  He is so stinkin' funny!

Bubble wars....they are sooooo serious about it!

My beautiful Grandma Faye

Silly.  Stinky. Sweaty.  Sweet.

Girls! 

My Lil' Soccer Star

Something new for Miss Molly.  Soccer was a fun adventure.  She says she liked it, but doesn't want to play again.....of course, she says that about everything she tries, then a few weeks later she's begging to go back!  Here are some pics from over the course of the soccer season.  I love that she is eager to learn and that she's blessed with the ability to pick up something new rather quickly. 

I almost forgot the best part, daddy was the assistant coach!  And he did great! 

I absolutely adore the man anyway, but it is real hard not to smile when he is working with kiddos. 

Proud of her medal!  Gooo Molly!

This is my beautiful momma.......who despises having her picture taken. 

But I wasn't taking no for an answer. 

In one word?  She is INCREDIBLE.

She really is Betty Crocker, but just goes go by Debi.  I am thankful that I have inherited a portion of her abilities in the kitchen. 

She is an amazing seamstress....made her own wedding gown in her Sr. home ec class.  Her fingers are flawless.  She makes it look so easy too. 

She has a beautiful voice and a ridiculously caring heart.  I adore her and now my own girlies do too. 

My little ones & I over the weekend.  Being....our silly selves. 

My Mother's Day rocked.  Who am I to be so dadgum richly blessed? 

Home Sweet Home

Just sharing a glimpse of a few of my flower pots. 

Gerbera Daisies are definitely a top fave of mine!

Loving these beautiful sunshiney warm days.

Weekend Tales

The weekend is over...........I'm so sad.  They always end too quickly! 

Saturday mornings should totally be for sleeping in, but it doesn't seem to work out that way for me very often, and no blaming the girls on this one, because they are both GREAT sleepers!  In fact, on this particular morning, I was up by 6:30 a.m., Molly wasn't up until 8 and we woke sleepy Aubrey (& sleepy daddy too) up close to 10! 

I woke up just bursting with energy, so I started laundry, unloaded the dishwasher and made the fam some chocolate chip banana muffins for breakfast.  They were fantastic, if you were wondering! :)

Molly & I decided we'd go check out a few garage sales, but it was pretty cold out and we really didn't find many sales.  I've been on the prowl for a twin bed/headboard to redo for Aubrey's room.  I found 2 twin beds  at one of the garage sales, but one had baseballs & bats in the wood work, and the other one that could have been workable was already sold!  Bummer!  Then I found bunk beds that sparked my interest for a few minutes, but I decided against that.  So, the search continues!!!

Saturday wound up being a beautiful sunny day. 

My Prince & I had date night Saturday night...we had dinner at The Wedge in OKC.  It's a brick oven pizzeria and it's quite yumalicious! 

 

Then we worked our way down to the OKC Arts Festival.  Lots of talent, that's for sure!!! 

We came across this sculpture and couldn't help but start daydreaming of lake days.  They will be here soon!!!

Because Saturday was date night, my parents kept the girls over night and took the girls to church with them.  It was cold and stormy early this a.m. so I took full advantage of sleeping in and it was wonderful.  I just wished my body allowed me to do so more often!  That internal alarm clock needs to silence itself every once in awhile!  Greggy & I lazily got out of bed and went to breakfast.  It was nice and relaxing and enjoyable to just have some "us" time. 

The girlies came home mid afternoon and were both really tired so they napped for a few hours. 

I'm not a huge pasta fan, but here lately I have been craving chicken alfredo, so I made some for din-din.  I had some fresh chicken in the fridge, no fettucine noodles, so penne was the winner, and I made a quick alfredo sauce from scratch.  It was the perfect comfort food for this drizzly, cold day. 

Then it was time for a few games of TROUBLE, (we love it at our house!) and before ya know it, it's bed time for my little loves. 

It was so good to have a low-key weekend. 

Oh!  And incase you were wondering, all of this rain we've been getting has does wonders in our backyard!  We have grass sprouting up everywhere...slowly but surely!  My hubby put fertilizer down just in time. 

I'll try to post pictures of the progress soon. 

Wishing everyone a wonderful week!