Well---guess we have a new "cottage industry." Dean made a beautiful one-of-a-kind coffee table. It's irrigularly shaped, and has slabs of tree-trunk for the legs. He put "inlace" in the worm holes, and put a fine finish on it---with son Jamie's help. We sold it for $600, to friends who ordered it, and then found a furniture store that will pay that much for it unfinished. The people who bought it LOVE it, and want all their friends to come and see it. We then took a similarly styled bench to this furniture store and they bought it for the wholesale price of $300. They will probably double that. So we are very grateful (God is Good) that Dean can do this to earn extra money. When he's not doing orders, he can make things to sell at this store. He's also making a bookcase for someone, and a double computer desk with book shelves for my brother. All this with NO advertising. We are so excited. I made him some business cards yesterday, and we put together a little portifolio of things he's made for me around the house. This is just such a blessing. Hoo-Ray!!!
Jamie our son has been coming over every day to help his dad on these wood projects. At this particular time in our life (and James too) I think this is divine intervention. It's just such a blessing to have him here. We are so enjoying him----and I really think he is enjoying us. We have spent the least amount of time with him since he's been an adult. We really love him of course and we really like him. Another Blessing.
Tonight we played cards/dominoes with our Golf Group, and had fun. I just HAD to have a piece of the home-made banana creme pie!!! I am NOT doing well on cutting back on the sugar folks. I try every day, I really do----I have such a HARD time resisting tempation...
Enough rambling (as my friend Ann calls my writing)----:) See ya later aligator!
A Life Not Wasted
12 years ago
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Can you post a photo of the furniture??? I would love to see it all and it sounds gorgeous and unique.
Isn't blogging just our mental ramblings? Mine is!
Regarding your comment to my blog-
1. Grace is horribly grouchy and to think of maybe having another round???? I may show up at your doorstep one day, just because we all need a break. just joking- I wouldn't bring any of our yuckies to you! Grace is fever free today, so far, but very, very grouchy. She hates tamaflu.
2. Have you tried Weight Watchers? Food is incredibly addictive and it's the only addiction we can't quit cold turkey. WW is really good about teaching control. My Mom recommended it to me initially because you really can eat anything you want. As with anything, there are choices and you control what choices you make. I like it. From the about to pop weight of delivering Grace to my low after WW the overall difference was 70 lbs. It's a plan that really works and is diabetic healthy and heart healthy. You are too young to have these problems yet. Sorry to hear about your cousin- 4 in 10 weeks!!!! That's pretty sobering.
Ok, I've taken up far too much of your comment space.
I love reading your posts!
Love you!
Ann
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