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I love Thanksgiving. Always have. It's the beginning of the whirlwind of holiday cheer. Happy times. Loving times. Thankful times. So here is a little list of what I am thankful for:

MY FRIENDS for supporting me, encouraging me, pushing me, loving me...

MY FAMILY for supporting me, encouraging me, pushing me, loving me and believing in me in all things I do. Their unconditional support is priceless.

MY INFERTILITY(yes, that booger I bitch about---it's made me stronger in so many ways!)
MY HUSBAND..oh I don't have to tell you how much I love and adore that man. He is the bestest ever!!!

MY LORD AND SAVIOR..need I say more?

I am thankful for all of you as well. Your comments are hugely appreciated and are so uplifting in times of sorrow and happiness!! Blogging has brought some really good friends into my life. Something I was lacking.

This Thanksgiving, I am praying for all the families that are struggling. I know where they are and how they are feeling. I hope that during these uncertain and hard times that they are able to find something to be thankful for. I am praying for dear sweet Sarah & Tripp as they start to face the holidays without Carl. There has not been a day that has gone by that I haven't thought about him or had a memory of him. It's hard for me to pick up my phone to call him to tell him something that's going on and have to put it back down because I can not call him. So, I pray. Just like I did when I was a kid and I wanted to talk to my Papaw. :) Maybe it's silly or a little crazy but it's how I deal with loss. And, I am praying for all of you, for all the good and bad things going on...I pray...

Happy Thanksgiving! I am off to cook up some grub! AND GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE COWBELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaha This statement will INDEED bring a funny post after we watch the Ole Miss/MSU game on Saturday. We are watching with the SIL & BIL and they are OLE MISS ALUMNI...the other SIL is a MSU ALUMNI and I am a huge MSU fan....CAN NOT WAIT! hahahaha Let me just say, I have my cowbell, it will be indoors, they will hate me when its over :)

Thanksgiving

I can not believe this week is already here! I love Thanksgiving! Food, family, football, fun, hunting, and most of all giving thanks for all! It will be a great year for that. We have so much to be thankful for. Of course, I give thanks every day.

I have been getting up at 5am every day for a week, coffee is my closest friend at that hour. I am happy to report that as much as I have wanted to sleep in, I haven't! Unless you count sleeping to 6am on Sunday! Ha ha

Hubby and I went hunting together over the weekend, it was opening weekend of gun season! Please people, if you hunt, follow the hunter safety rules! They are in place to protect you, not hinder you! My biggest fear is being shot in the woods. So many people get trigger happy and don't make sure of their target in the scope! Just please be cautious!

We also spent the weekend waiting on hubbys grandfather and father! Jeez, these 2 men! His father has found out He has an infection in his jaw bone and that is causing his heart problems. Amazing stuff there but too much to post from the phone. He had surgery on his mouth sbd let's just say He is better off eating food through a straw! Ew. Then his grandfather went to the hospital Friday because they thought He had a blood clot.
Scared us and we hailed booty up there. Happy to report no blood clot but He has a boot on his foot and can't get up from his chair for 1 week! He has badly injured his foot. Its solid black and swolen twice its size. Its yucky. So, we waited on everyone and helped his mom out because her hands are full. I cooked and did whatever I could for them. We go back on Wednesday night to stay until Sunday to help out more.

I may or may not be able to post any more this week. So in case I don't, please have a safe holiday and a very thankful thanksgiving!

comments

I just want you all to know, you know who you are, that I am reading your posts but for some reason I can't comment.
I have been using my phone and sometimes it works and lately it doesn't work at all! Boo!

5 am

I have that song stuck in my head. I think it was Dido, "its 5 am and I'm" don't remember the rest. I am starting a new routine to be prepared for my new job. Getting up early in order to leave by 630! So what does a girl do with so much time in the mornings? Clean, wash clothes, sew. Drink coffee, watch the news. Wish I could get the paper without it being a day behind.

The dog says I am crazy and is still curled up and asleep!

Have yall started shopping for the holidays yet? I have thought about it but haven't made a purchase yet. I will be on Friday, but only a couple of things for the hubby. Does it count that I know a couple of things that I am going to do? Ha ha

Thanksgiving is next week and I could not be more ready! Hubby is in an exceptionally good mood because deer season starts this weekend. We were walking to my parents house for breakfast Sunday morning and He was whistling and skipping, like a little girl. Ha ha Singing 5 more days!
He isn't right!

I went to look at a house that I love in historical downtown Canton. It is for sale but has to be moved. I knew it was old but I love the look. I decided that I would stop and peek in the windows before I called about it, since it is empty. WRONG!! I pulled in the drive way and got the poo scared out of me! There was a homeless man hiding by the back steps! I threw my car in reverse and hauled booty out of there!
I called about it. Its a large old house built in 1903. It was built with cypress and is a very stable house. Has 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2 kitchens, formal dining, formal living, family room, 2 screened porches, rounded arch ways, glass door knobs, original wood floors. Are you drooling with me yet? Ha ha probably not, but I love it! There are a couple of fireplaces and I am concerned about the brick. I know it may not make the haul.
The hubby said He would look but He was not as optimistic as I am! I love a project but He doesn't. He says I get the easy part of dreaming up the idea and not doing the work but He is so wrong! I would work! Ha ha

As much as I would love an old house that is totally remodeled, He would not. So, back to the drawing board! Hope yall have a great day!

crazy behind!!

I hope I get caught up soon on all my sewing!! I don't know how I got so behind BUT I will be caught up by Sunday. *hope and pray* I will feel better once I get to finish up some things this week! :)

My doctor visit with the fertility doctor went well today. It's hard to focus and be mad at a doctor when he is so darn cute. I got some answers to a lot of questions and concerns. Tests are being done and hopefully I will have some results that allow me to move forward. The outcome of these tests will determine whether or not we move forward with trying to conceive. These tests will change our lives. Without going into great details right now, I just ask that you say a prayer for the doctors and nurses and lab techs that are dealing with my tests and that *WE* get some answers. Finally.

Since I was in town for the doctor visit, I decided to stop in one of my favorite little stores to see if I could find any suits for work. OH MY GOSH! I hit the jackpot!! My Mom had a coupon and we saved over $100 by the time we were done!!! I got 3 suits and 2 shirts!! I can't wait to start work so I can wear my new duds!! LOL! I modeled for the hubby and he approved :) Then got jealous and wanted to know what he got. MEN!

my sample board

My sample board for the old trailer consists of these pictures:

I love both of these chairs. The first one in black is called a pod chair. I like it because I can move it around easily. But I love the look of the black and white one! I am still looking for accent chairs but I only have room for one and I want it to be a standout!

I am completely torn on these two couches. They are very similar and both fold down into a bed. I am pretty dead set on it being red!! The one on the right with the white pillows is significantly cheaper. However, the one of the left is real leather and may be more comfortable for sitting and sleeping for company :) Decisions, decisions.

OH my gosh. the booth...The hubby is dead set that he wants the booth and table combination. I am teetering on it but he is so enthusiastic about it!! He is really getting into the decorating and I find it pretty darn funny. This booth set is for 2 people and is only 30 inches wide so it will fit perfectly. I am thinking if it is in red and the couch is in red then it may be too much RED. I may have to do black booths?

SUPER *SQUEAL* Look at the appliances!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These are AMAZING looking and exactly what we want. But, they are a bit pricey :( We are debating it. And, in order to match the stove that is already in there and looks very similar to this picture, the fridge will be white. But isn't the red just so pretty? LOL! It comes in about 10 different colors.

See those floors? That is what is going in the whole thing! This is the table I wanted but the hubby wants that booth so badly. These chairs also come in black/white. I think we should use more black/white so that when/if I get sick of the red then I can add in some teal! haha See, I am already planning ahead for changes in the future.

That is the headway we made over the weekend. We picked out things we liked and we will go from there. It's a good start. I was extremely surprised at how easy it was to find things online. I wish I could find more locally and we might be able to. Shipping will be killer if I have to order all this stuff online. If any of you see anything like these things, EMAIL ME!!!! We won't be making purchases or needing this kind of stuff until next January or February. First, we have to replace the walls with bead board and paint and put in the new floors, clean, etc...

I hope you all had a great weekend. We surely did. Now I have to go find a heating element for the dryer because it went out. Lovely. I hope I don't have the trend of 3s!!!!

1950s style

Apparently, my posting from the cell phone was short lived. ALTHOUGH, I have been posting, almost every day but guess what? My posts never showed up here. Where they went, I will never know!!

A lot has been going on around here. Good news keeps raining down. God is good and He is showing his glorious face.

First-----I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh gosh, I am so darn happy! I start December 1st. So, there is lots to do around my house in preperation of getting back into a Mon-Friday 8-5 job :) It's perfect timing!

Second, I have a doctors appointment on Wednesday to discuss the new doctor in Memphis. I can hardly stand the wait to that.

Third, I am busy busy busy sewing!! I have tons to do and trying to hurry..

Last weekend we went up to see my hubby's parents. Long story short, his Dad plans to give each of the kids 5 acres to plant roots and build or whatever they want to do with the land. The rest of the land(500+/- acres) goes into a general estate, this is all when he is gone. He just wanted to prepare all of the kids beforehand. Good idea, this day in time. He doesn't want the land seperated, yada yada.. Well, we want this certain spot and have been trying to figure out a way to put our stake on it. We got it!! Hubby's parents gave us a 1955 Airstream trailer...don't laugh, yet. It's huge, for one thing. It's OLD for another and its in the original form minus some minor details. Well, we are going to remodel the inside back to the orginial 1950s theme.

Picture this huge silver bullet looking trailer complete with big funky windows and round window/port hole looking things. The inside will have black and white checker flooring. Then we are painting the walls inside a bright cheery sunny yellow. The cabinets willl be white, again. Then I am purchasing a retro shaped couch in RED... Then a small diner type table from the 50s that is big enough for 2 chairs with the chrome metal around the edges. Top the table off with two chrome metal chairs with round seats that are red vinyl. OH YEA! LOL! Hubby & I are totally stoked to redo this trailer. Outside we are replacing the deck and will add the 50s style patio furniture. Not to mention all the cute little windows and 2 large picture type windows in the living room that I will be making some cutesy funky curtains for!!

this trailer is completely in its original form as far as the shape of the cabinets and such. The bathroom has a green, orange, cream stripe wallpaper. If I can repaire some peeling corners and clean the walls up then it may very well stay. The bedroom is a funky turquoise blue, I am debating whether to leave it or repaint it. In the kitchen the stove is straight from the 70s era and still looks brand new and works! I was SHOCKED!! We have to find a refrigerator and I am going to take my time and try to find one that is OLD like the Frigidaire with pull handle style and in working condition. I want to REALLY keep the old feel of it but with some modern updates :) There is even a can opener mounted on the wall that is manual but is dated 1950. I was squealing when I saw it and it works! It STAYS! ha ha ha I will have to post pictures as soon as I can.

So, if any of you out there see any old retro looking stuff, shoot me an email. Although, I would like to find an original table and chairs from that era, I know I may be better off buying new. Those are easy to find online. We don't want to spend a fortune on everything because it is just a place for the weekends we come up to his parents house. But, I still want it cute and nice. I don't want to dread staying there. And by the time I am done, it will be cute. :) His parents are so delighted that we are doing this. they bought it new and used it way back in the day and they have loved that little place. I think we will love it just as much once we get it all cleaned up and looking like a 50s story book page.

I asked the hubby if we could buff and polish the silver thing so that it was so shiny it would put out eyes :) hahaahhahahaha Couldn't you just see it? He said I would have to settle with pressure washing it down.

I hope you all are having a great week. I have more great news coming, but just couldn't share just yet.... good times.

kids

I love them. I really do. My only 2 little girls in my class are twin girls and I love them to pieces. Honestly, they are so loving. They see me when they are coming from their 3 year old room to my room in the afternoons and they just beam with a big smile and wave and scream my name. Then come the hugs. And the "I love you"s...it melts my heart. There are 2 boys that are the same way. They crack me up with their ways. They want to have a "conversation" with me. One boy tells me about the cow that died and he helped his Dad drag it off. He is hilarious!! The other tells me about trick or treating at church this weekend. They are just so CUTE! Makes my ovaries hurt, I tell ya!!

Today, we had to "break the news" that I won't be their teacher after this week. Mrs. S is coming to be with them everyday. My 2 little girls hugged me tight and said "but why? we want you!" and I explain they will still see me every day at play time(they all play together in the afternoons, 3s and 4s)... I get the "I love you, please stay" and I want to cry. HAH! Attached much? Mrs. S reiterates that I will be around. They still don't want her. LOL! Poor Mrs. S.

I actually would be totally out of a job as of this Friday because the lady I replaced has come back from her medical leave and wants to be full time again. BUT, she knows I am *fingers crossed* waiting to hear back from "the job" and didn't want me to be kicked to the curb. Plus another lady decided she was only going to work mornings. This all opened up time for me to still work there for a few more weeks. In all the changing around, I get shifted to another class :( I know the kids in the other class and it will be ok but I will miss my class I have now. They are all so good and we have a routine. I am thankful, nonetheless! There are some very nice ladies there that are being super kind to me. God has provided when I was sure to be drowning if I was cut loose this Friday!!

When I do leave, I think I will shed a tear or two. I knew when I went there that it was all temporary but little did I know that I would get so attached to some of the kids! I took the job for many reasons....one main reason was a test of my patience and a test to see if I *really* wanted children or not....I do, we do. It's a must. I could have a house full and never stop smiling. I've learned a lot about myself in the past couple of months and the teachers were the 3 and 4 year olds.

hump day ramblings

My Mom revealed to me today that my little brother has hinted that he actually might want to move back to the farm!! I could NOT be happier. HOWEVER, we will see. This place was bought with the intentions of us all living on the land and raising our kids here, together, and watching out for and helping our parents. He moved out here but then decided it was "too far" to drive back and forth to our hometown area. What the real problem was? He was too far away from partying. BUT, now, his girlfriend has graduated from college and is starting a real job in January as a teacher and she wants to get married. So does he, apparently, the ring is picked out. Just a matter of time now. So....it would be an answer to my Mom's prayers! She wants her baby boy back out here, badly. And I miss him, too. I don't see him very often and that's odd for us. We have always been very close.

My head HURTS!!!!!!!!! It will NOT stop!! I am still taking my meds but they seem to be making me worse. I am so dizzy that if I turn my head too fast then I am swirling. It's bad!! I am sick of being SICK!

I am patting myself on the back because even though my head is killing me and I wanted to lay down and be lazy on my day off... I didn't. I cut out 21 skirts, 2 appliques for shirts and applied one, cut out a pillowcase dress and put all that cutesy stuff together... WELL, 1 skirt, 2 shirts, 1 dress, 1 pair of bloomers :) I am pretty proud that I got it all done.. My Mom did come help me cut and measure things out. I would NOT have gotten all that cutting done if she had not been here to help out. Love her!

Have you ever gotten to a point in your marriage when you just look at your spouse and you know, everything is good. I had one of those moments. I don't know how to put it into words but I just love him more and more every day. I have been trying to really tell him that and show him that the past few weeks, and vice versa. Wonder what he wants? He's been really good lately! :) LOL!

Even though we don't have the family we want, YET...we still have each other and the dog :) ... for now, that's all that matters. I have goals for us and we stand to achieve them if things keep on going according to plan, and all that couldn't be achieved without Faith. God is definitely working in us both.

sporadic posting brought to you

By the cell phone! Stupid computer is giving me fits! Posting from the phone is not so easy!

I think I am on the tail end of my awful sinus infection. Yucky crud!

Not much going on around here. I have a list of things I want to sew and another list of things I need to sew. The need to sew list has won! And to top it off, its raining on my day off and that means the hubby will be home any minute. Better get busy before He gets here!

Have I mentioned how bad I am ready for October to be over and thanksgiving to come? I just love the holidays! Food, family, fun! Yea, I am rushing the time but I am ready for time to fly, I am waiting on some things to come to fruition! Woo! Good things!

That's all folks, just some random tidbits.

a new week!

I have a bunch of super cute fabric that just arrived on Friday! Its all for the wholesale order and its fabulous! I will post pictures when I get some things finished!

Friday was interesting. I got the lovely giant Q tip in the nose and down the throat. Yuk! I told the nurse that I now understand why kids hate the doctor! Yea, that's was the first flu and strep test I have ever had!
And I was crying! Ha ha Ha luckily, I only had a severe sinus infection, fluid on both of my ears, and sore throat. I have been resting and sleeping all weekend. I feel better but sound awful and have a cough.

No time to be sick, I have mucho sewing to do!

If you would, say a prayer for my father in law. He has heart problems and is having trouble again. He has all the symptoms of another heart attack is looming. He has an appointment but its Nov. 18! That's 3 weeks! Sheesh!
You would think if a man is saying He is eating nitroglycerin and hurting that the cardiologist would see him sooner! He promised that if it got to be bad that He would go to the ER.
I overheard him telling my mother in law that He was tired. He was hurting and tired of feeling bad all the time. I was suprised He said something. It was unlike him.

I don't know about you guys but I am ready for a new week! I am praying for a positive week and healthy week! Hope you all had a great weekend.

Friday! yay!

I am so glad to see this Friday come! Nothing special, just ready for a weekend with my hubby! He has been out of town all week with work and I just need some "us" time!

I get blood drawn to check my HCG levels. My body has not rejected the pregnancy so I don't know where the numbers will be. I just hope the nurse stays out of my face! I do *still* have raging hormones!

Lots of sewing to do! Plus I am sick, again! Sore throat, head hurts, nose stopped up, 100.3 fever. Yuk! I may be at the regular doctor tomorrow, too. I don't want to be sick all weekend. I hope you all have a beautiful weekend!

Congrats to Mrs. Boyd! So very happy for you two! And the little tot B! I hope its a girl! Ha!

WOW! in so many ways!

I am so excited!!! I got my very first WHOLESALE ORDER!! That's right folks, a wholesale order from little ol me and my little Sew Happy shop on ETSY!!! It's a cute boutique in Oakland, California!! I will be one busy little sewing gal the next week or two (or three but I hope not!!). I still can't believe it. I've been paid and I've ordered the fabric and I am still in shock :) Giddy I tell ya! I have been working this deal for a couple of weeks. They contacted me and we went from there in nailing down the details. WOW! haha That could not have come at a better time. I will show off the things I am making when they are done.

I did good today keeping my anger to a minimum. I had this deep thought about how I am tired of talking about miscarriages and death and loss and grief and infertility. Really!!! I never in my life would have thought that I would be that person that couldn't carry a child full term. I never thought we would suffer this much. I hate that this has defined me and my husband for the past year. I am moving on with things but I am not letting it consume us like it has...or consume me, that is... That is easier said than done.

I have to say that through this one hot mess we are in...I have found I have one friend that I am so truly blessed to have in my life. We both have said that God put us back in each other's life for a reason.. That has rung true the past few weeks. She is a rock and I love her to pieces. I sure hope I get to return the favor to her someday. She is one special person.

All of you have been great friends and prayer warriors and I thank you all so very much. :)

same old song and dance

So I debated what to post. HOW to post it AGAIN. I still don't know how because I am so pissed off beyond rational thinking. I wrote out two pages of my thoughts and don't really want to post them because it is all feelings and ranting. But, here it is in a nut shell. The day one of my best friends was killed, I found out I was possibly pregnant. The line was so faint that I waited to take another test the next week. So last Wednesday, I took another test and it was positive.. My fertility doctor took me in that same day and did blood work. MY HCG numbers were 16.5 and I had to go back on Friday to see where my numbers were. They were at 19. The HCG numbers should have doubled. They didn't and this means I will miscarry again.

Officially, I am still pregnant. Still nauseated. But so very pissed off because I am just waiting on my body to reject our 4th pregnancy. And why am I just so pissed off? BECAUSE it is #4!! I am supposed to be FIXED and I am very obviously not fixed. Because I have waisted yet another year plus a few months with a doctor I have seen twice in person and have had nothing but care from his nurses since then. I have spent money and don't have any answers. I fired him. More because his nurse called me once and really hurt my feelings because I was told that I was being transferred to a specialist in another state because "there is no more tests we can do for you" and I felt rejected by someone who hasn't done a damn thing for me in the first place. HOW DARE HE?! I didn't get a chance to FIRE HIM FIRST! LOL! Anyway, I am just in a very angry place with that Doctor. Then the cold hearted nurse called me back today and just made everything WORSE when she was trying to make it better. I was so angry that I cried when I hung up. I do NOT like to get that angry to the point that I cry. Stupid nurse needs some damn bedside manners. JUST SAYING!

SO, that's it really. I don't even know the name of the place I am being sent to but I have an idea and I like what I read on their website. We'll see. I am so skeptical but do you blame me???

2 weeks ago I interviewed for the best job and I am still waiting for an answer. I did get a phone call from the HR department on Friday and they said it was still available and that they were still working out some administrative issues. LORD I PRAY they get it worked out quickly. I am running out of time at my temporary part time job. I need some good news, bad....I hope this is it!

Right now, our feelings are that we are going to have more testing done and go from there. However, right now I also just want to take a break. A few months of not trying and just having some "fun" might be good for us both.

Decaff please

I haven't got a lot to talk about except that I am tired of the rain!!! And I am ready for the hubby to get back home. I miss him already. I am BORED! Only thing new here is that I am kicking caffeine---cold turkey :) Started tonight and so far so good. I have decaff coffee in the pot ready for me in the morning!! I even bought Columbian so I can psych myself out! LOL!

So here is some more sewing eye candy. I can safely say these "aint yo mama's ruffly toilet seat covers!" Handmade has come a long way and I am SO proud of the beautiful fabrics out there. I just wish our state would get with the program and have a decent fabric store with these designers in stock, all the time!!

I am working on a few new projects and hope to have some photos soon :) But in the meantime, more eye candy below! This first photo is one of my favorite new fabric lines. I just got some of these prints in for Christmas in a pink/lime colorway and they are GORGEOUS! BUT, the blues and greens below are my favorite!! how pretty!

Pay no attention to the men(designers hubby on left and my fabric lady's hubby on the right-hah!) but do look at what they are sitting on!!!! beautiful gray fabric that I am COUNTING DOWN to get my hands on!!! It's a new release and the color is great! Gray is gaining speed as one of my new favorite colors. She has it in ORANGE too! WOOHOO!

Here it is in orange :) I just love orange and so does the hubby so I can get away with throwing in orange here and there in the house!! I see pillows for my couch coming soon.

Pictures from Flickr group/Jona G. Houston Quilt Market 2009!!!

starting over

Well, I think there always comes a time when we all start over again with the blogs. Honestly, I just didn't want to but I had too many folks from facebook reading my blog. AND even though most of you know me, I just didn't want them knowing my business, too.

No time like the present to start over and have a fresh take on things.

Here at Sew Happy and Domesticated...I will be dedicated to bringing some funny stories from my life and our journey to have a family plus some sewing inspiration.

Same old me, just a new space!

How about these beautiful pictures for a start? EVERYTHING is handmade, sewn, etc... From the talented Heather Bailey, one of my favorite fabric designers. I just love it! Can you imagine all that creativity in 2 booth spaces? Watch out Mistletoe Market! Some of them should take notes!!

All photos courtesy of Flickr Group/Houston Quilt Market, by Jona G.