Home Sweet Home...Finally

New years blessings everyone, I have been enjoying my time off school here in Spooner. We moved some of our furniture into our new house...it looks so homey and inviting. I wanted to share some pictures with you all.

This is in our dining room, I love the chair. Maybe you guys recognize this chair from my booth at the antique mall. As of last Sunday, my year long run at the antique mall is over. It was too hard with going to school and living 3 hours away to keep my booth going. Also, it has been really really slow there and I felt it was time to pull out. I enjoyed my time there but feel it was a good decision.

Some of the cute little planters I have been collecting....adorable.

I bought myself a Kitchen aid mixer a couple months ago. I have never owned one of these and decided it was time. I can't wait to use it!!!!

A view of our kitchen...I have put some decos out but have a lot more to go when we bring our stuff out of the storage building. I am sure it will be like Christmas all over again for me when I unpack them, I have long forgotten what is packed away. It has been almost 3 years since that stuff has been packed in there....it's sooooooooooooo time to bring those boxes home and unpack them!!!!

Another view of our kitchen.

I LOVE the black corner cabinet I put in our kitchen....I think the yelloware bowls look sooo nice in there. I bought this awesome piece at Country Freckles....my favorite store!!!!!

I bought this chair at the thrift store for $5. I had it recovered last summer...it looks so awesome in our living room. I wish I had a before picture of this little beauty but I am so happy with the final outcome that's for sure. I bought a high wing back chair from the goodwill for $19 and that is in the process of being recovered. I will post pictures of that when it is done.

Another view of the chair

The livingroom is very make shift right now. We brought our love seat to the house because we needed the big couch in Rapids still...but at least we have somewhere to sit when we are home. We are also shopping for a big screen tv...but for now this tv will do the trick.

This is my daughter Alyssa's room.....I love this coverlet bedspread. It's from Heirloom Weavers.

Just a few items in this room right now, when we are able to move in totally I will decorate it right.

Our bedroom....we also brought just a few pieces to make us comfortable when we are able to come home.

A view looking into our bathroom.

Another view.

Well, that's about it for now. Brent in coming to Spooner tonight, he has 2 more days of vacation left and after that it might be a while before we are able to come and enjoy our home during the week. We are hoping to come home at least every other weekend though. I start back to school on January 17th...so I guess you can say that "the party is over"...back to the grindstone and reality.

Have a great weekend everyone....Rhonda

King Jesus Is Born...Merry CHRISTmas!!

Merry Christmas from my house to yours. Here are a few highlights from our Christmas Eve celebration last night. It was so fun to be with family enjoying making new memories together while reminiscing about the old ones. I am so blessed to have such and awesome family!!!!!

Christmas morning....my 2 beautiful girls

Last night after the festivities, I gave my mom a Christmas Eve haircut...she liked it. You're beautiful mom and I love you with all my heart. Thank you for all your hard work to make our Christmas so wonderful. We all had a blast!!!!

Me and my beautiful girls

My sister, my mom and I

Before we started our Christmas Eve celebration, we went caroling at a nursing home in Hayward, WI. The residents appreciated us coming and enjoyed the music so much. My mom is so talented...she can play any instrument you put in her hands.

Some of the residents even got out of their chairs and danced to "Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer", it was so cute.

We have decided that we are going to make this a new family tradition. We all enjoyed seeing the happy faces of the residents and that is what Christmas is really about...making others happy and giving of ourselves. After all, that is what Jesus did for us...except, HE GAVE HIS ALL.

Merry Christmas...hope yours was filled with love, laughter and happy memories...Rhonda

A Break Is Coming...So Ready!!!!

Christ-mas greeting everyone. I LOVE this time of year, the beautiful lights and decorations, the makings of new family memories, awesome food (old favorites along with a chance to try a new recipe). But most of all, this season brings to my mind the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Emmanuel "God with us" what A LOVE the Father showered on us through sending his only Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to die for us. He came in the most fragile form of human life and God protected HIM and through Jesus' obedience and willingness to lay down his life for us, God's plan for our redemption came to pass....Victory is ours through Jesus Christ!!!! No matter what this world goes through or how much selfishness and confusion there seems to be right now...God protects his plans and his will, Jesus paid the price and the VICTORY has been won. This life with all it's problems and turmoil will soon pass away and if we believe in Jesus Christ and except him as our Savior...we will live in Heaven where we will walk the streets of gold and be in peace that passes all understand while sitting at the feet of Jesus forever....sounds sooooo good to me!!!!

So for me, Merry Christmas has taken on a new meaning this year.....I choose to say Merry Christ-mas because it seems that this world is trying to take Christ out of Christmas....but as for me and my house, we shall serve the LORD and Christ will never be taken out of Christmas for us!!!!!

HOUSE PROGRESS
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Our house is finally starting to look like a home instead of work in progress. Brent has been working like a dog every time we go home trying to finish up the things we have left to do before we can starting moving stuff in.

Last week, he took a week's vacation and stayed in Spooner to tile the shower and also tile around our tub and trim around the windows. The shower ended up being more of a job then he thought it would be, so he spent most of the week working on that. We both are very happy with how it turned out. This weekend, he is hoping to finish trimming the windows and hopefully put down some base board trim also.

Brent washing down the shower after he finished grouting it...what a job this shower was!!!!

This is pretty much the way I saw him for days....his feet sticking out of the shower while he worked on it.....what a trooper his is. I don't think there would have been anything left of my knees if I was the one doing this....thanks sweetie, for ALL YOUR HARD WORK!!!!

They came and installed the granite counter tops last week also.....LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them!!!!

A view of our island...beautiful. Can't wait to start decorating my kitchen:)

We left the cardboard down on the floor for now until the plumber and electrician get done...but when we are able to pick up the cardboard and get everything cleaned up..... this kitchen is going to be stunning!!!

A close look at the granite....it's everything I was hoping for.

And last but not least....they finished rocking our fireplace last weekend...LOVE this too and can hardly wait to have a fire in it and sit and enjoy all our hard work.


Well, I better get ready for school.....Monday Dec. 20th is my last day and then I have a whole month off and I AM SO READY, I need this break!!!! I miss working on my prims and cooking for my husband. Brent has pretty much been doing all the cooking and laundry while I sit at night and do homework, I am such a blessed woman to have such a supportive husband but I am excited to give him a break for awhile.

Merry Christ-mas Everyone!!!!! Rhonda

WOW, Another Week Has Come And Gone

I can't believe tomorrow is Friday already and we will be heading back to Spooner tomorrow night to work on the house. What a busy week I had...lots of homework and lots of hands-on at projects at school.

Last Sunday, I worked at the Antique Mall...there are lots of goodies in there. I took some pictures to share with you all.....these pics are of my booth and my girlfriend Rox's booth.

Here are some of my handmades looking for a new home.

A few of my handmade snowmen.

And here is a full view of my booth.

Here is a pic of my Rox's booth, she has been busy lately re-stocking....she has so many cool items, it's hard to take it all in. I LOVE these pyrex bowls!!!!

Rox's booth...she does such a good job of displaying everything.

Rox's booth

Rox's booth...lot's of trinkets

And last but not least...Rox's booth.

Our House
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Last weekend this was the view out our bedroom window....what a little cutie!!

He was eating a pile of corn my step-dad had put out there for the deer. I can't wait to see this site more often when we move back home!!!!

A view of our kitchen, dining room, hall and part of the living room.

Brent got the fireplace durocked last weekend...it's all ready for the beautiful rock which will be put on Saturday:)

Our fireplace

A view of our bathroom from our bedroom. Brent got the Durock on our walk-in shower last weekend also. He is going to tile it this weekend....It's going to be beautiful!!!!

Our shower ready for the tile.

Brent finishing up the shower.

A close-up of the glass cabinet on the island, I just love it...I will be filling this with lot's of trinkets:)

Another larger view of our kitchen, living room my daughter Alyssa's room.

School
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I will leave you all with this funny picture.....last week, we gave each other scalp treatments...I just had to get a picture of this line-up. Next Tuesday, is our practical testing on scalp treatment..I have to getting studying the massages:) Yes, life is never dull at school. We did hair removal by waxing each other yesterday. I didn't get any pictures of that but I got my legs, eyebrows and upper lip waxed, I don't think I am a real fan of the leg waxing but will continue with the brow and upper lip:)

Joni...just before I took out her perm rods.

Today I gave Joni, from Country Freckles a perm and it turned out really nice. I am sure she will not be real thrilled with me that I posted these picture...sorry Joni, you are such a good sport. I will get some pictures of her soon with her hair all done up to show you how nice her perm turned out.


Well, I better get to bed....morning comes so fast, and then I am on a dead run all day. I need my beauty rest:) Have a blessed day everyone....Rhonda