Snow Pattern

Good Morning, well...late morning! I hope everyone is well. I hope your family is healthy and that you are able to get out a little now that some rules have been relaxed. Although maybe the snow is holding you back now! LOL We are for sure in a snow pattern and I heard this morning we are entering a polar vortex! I love all things weather. I'm a weather nut. I just never remember the weather people(when I was a kid) using these terms to the public when they reported the weather like polar vortex or thunder snow! It's interesting. Anyway, I'm that crazy person who has four weather apps on my phone. its just fascinating to me. OK enough rambling....

I was excited to see I had a new follower. It's funny that I know from the stats that many read my blog but seem to forget to hit that "follow" button so if you are one of my readers, please hit the button. I appreciate it!

So here we have dug out from our last storm the other day. Expecting several morning within the last ten days. My son worked 90 hours plowing for our town this past week so he will be very happy with his paycheck! I hardly saw him.

My husband gave our steps a fresh coat of polyurethane and we bought these stair reads with a matching area rug for the steps. They weren't affixed when I snapped this picture but they look so good!! The steps look so pretty in a vivid brown cherry stain! I like it better than the stain we had on them al these years. This brought them to life!

So here are two of my Amish dolls. I have a pretty big collection and I still collect them,  try to get one or two every trip to PA and at least one Raggedy Annie. And i still love Teddy Bears whether or not they are Boyds or Bearington or whatever.,,,. I painted the little bench they are sitting on. And I was just thinking how much I miss AC Moore since it closed because they had smaller wooden projects to paint and they were very inexpensive. Even though I can buy wood items from Hobby Lobby or Michaels, AC Moore was another place to see a good selection. I did actually get a cute unpainted tray to paint with a little heart cut out in the handles at Dollar Tree! Dollar Tree has really expanded their craft department! They even have yarn now. 

Speaking of Dollar Tree, I popped in to get baking pans, actually a metal loaf plan to use for a faux baking item I am making using the spray foam insulation method. It has now hardened and I will be painting it tomorrow and making it look realistic with raisins and cinnamon an paint. I will show it when it is done. A fun project! 

Here's a photo of Miss Pretty napping. Don't you wish you could sleep so soundly? LOL

And last but not least, introducing my new parakeet Pepper! Isn't he adorable? He's just a baby!

Time for me to go! I have a friend coming for coffee and cake at 1 and then I am making a salt dough potpourri pie! Well, the dough for it....stay tuned!