Rest in peace

Marian Lane

February 1, 1932 - September 23, 2010

A grandmother, mother, wife, sister and aunt...she will be missed so much. I am taking comfort in the fact that I know she's in heaven now singing praises to Jesus with a whole and cancer-free body.

 

 

Lots of hairspray and getting her hair "teased" at the salon
Sweatshirts with the fake collars and embroidered designs
Flowery perfume
Onyx ring
Clip on earrings (she never had pierced ears)
Gospel hymns
Making up songs to silly things just because she loved singing so much
Silly sayings
Idioms
A small giraffe figurine used for scratching backs
Anne of Green Gables and grilled cheese sandwiches
Trader Joe’s
Snuggling in the chair next to the fire
Her naturally long nails always painted with clear polish or a French manicure
Lots of jewelry
Always matching/coordinating her clothing and accessories from her rings down to her socks
Being cold and sipping coffee or hot cocoa during their winter visits to Washington
A silver spoon ring and spoon bracelet that she passed down to me
Money for sleeping in my bed on visits
Running from Grandpa while he chases her trying to tickle her
Gardening and flowers
Thanksgiving meals around the big wooden table

These are all things that remind me of my Grandma. I’ll miss all these things. I’m so looking forward to going down there and being in her house and smelling her smell. I know it will be different and so strange without her there. I’m not looking forward to that part of it. I can’t tell you how many memories I have with her or how much she meant to me despite being two states away. She was a very different person the past year with the effects of cancer and chemo and radiation, but she still had the same heart. She will be missed so very much.

Grandma, I love you. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there with you more. I’m going to miss you so much, but I know I’ll see you again. I’m so glad you’re free of cancer now and in a place of eternal peace and joy.

I'm alive!

Hi friends,
Sorry it's been a couple weeks since my last update. This whole moving thing has been a lot of work! Downsizing (going from 1050 square feet to 700 square feet) is proving to be more difficult that I had imagined. We're still working on arranging, organizing, and getting rid of things. So that is my excuse for the lack of blogging. And there are some other exciting things going on...and you'll just have to wait a bit to find out what it is! :) But I'm very excited to share with you.

Happy Wednesday all!

I'll leave you with a pretty picture from Plover Organic. I'm officially in love...

I'm famous!

Ok, not really :) But one can dream, right? I actually did have my grey dresser re-do featured on another blog though! And she has a TON (as in thousands) of followers, so it was a great way to get some exposure! I was so excited to see it on there for Furniture Feature Friday. Check it out right here. Check out her other stuff too! She's pretty amazing!

I'm back from our ocean camping trip and it was amazing. The weather was beautiful and the sunsets were breathtaking. I love the west coast. Here are a couple good pictures I got while we were down there.

Packing and moving continues...I'll be better about posting once it's all done and we're all settled!

Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach

Sunset on Del Ray beach (Seaside, OR)

Just the boy and I :)

Projects update

Ok, so you know that hutch I mentioned last post? I decided to nix it. I’m reselling it as-is. It’s a bigger project than I realized, and I have to have it done before we move next week (which won’t happen). I will be refinishing a kitchen table and turning it into a desk though next week (also has to be done before our move!), so stay tuned for that. I’ll be hunting for another hutch soon, but I need to get settled and situated first. Plus, we’ll be adding a new addition to our family (a dog!), and we need to get him arranged and comfortable before I start spending my time on another project. I’ll just have to make due temporarily with what we have, but that’s ok! You do what you have to do, right? :)


I’ll be gone on the Oregon coast camping with my in-laws for the rest of the week and weekend, so I won’t be able to post again until next week. Happy Tuesday!

New place!

Here are a few pictures of our (empty) new place...we'll start moving in the next couple of weeks. I'm so excited to make this home! I love all the fun architectural details of the place (it was built in 1947). You can see the great window moldings (inside) and archways in my pictures below...

Hutch!

I know I've been a little um...not around lately. You'll have to excuse me...lots going on with the Hansen clan. We're moving in 2 weeks, and we'll be gone camping for 5 days next week, so I have a lot of packing and organizing/decluttering to do! We're not moving far, just 15 miles or so away, but we love the area we're moving to. And we're getting...a dog!!

His name is Huck...isn't he just the cutest thing ever?! He's a one year old pocket beagle, and he's already housetrained...and I am ecstatic to get him! He'll be joining us in late August!

Ok, now for the whole reason I got on here...I have a hutch I'm getting ready to redo for our place. I'll post pictures a little later. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm actually working on something, not slacking!

Here's to change and new adventures!

First Client!

I promise to update this sometime this week. I know I've been slacking big time! I just wanted to share a quick piece of exciting news...I got my first paying client!! Yay!! A lovely lady from my church saw my dresser pictures on Facebook and asked me to redo her outdoor bistro set. And she has friends that she's going to pass my info along to as well...yay! I'm so excited! I need to get crackin' on my business cards, logo, business license, etc...eek! So that's what I'll be working on this week. Thanks for reading, and hang in there. I promise to be back soon!