Crazy, Funky, Fun

What could be better than playin with

Play-dough?

Hows bout...

playin with Play-dough

AND

crazy Who-ville hair do's!!!

Play-dough is just a part of childhood...

I remember playing it when i was little.

 We had a Care Bear Play-dough set...

Ahhhhhh...

Good Times!

Oh and CRAZY HAIR was also a big part of my childhood.

(poor  Kie.....her got my hair)

but kie sports it way better than i ever did!

Dang she's cute!!!

Anutha  awesome memory from my childhood....

CHALKBOARDS!!!

My grampa Harley was a carpenter....

He made my sister and I a huge school teacher style

Chalkboard....

So i just had to pass the joy onto my babies!

Plus....

it's super cute in my kitchen!!!

it's a win win situation!

xoxo  shell



A Home for Hawkers.... Again

3 years of ...

HARD WORK

and

SACRIFICE....

ALL WORTH IT!!!

i have had lotsa FUN decorating again!

In my funky mix n match Rachelle style!

the beloved CHALKBOARD wall!

My own Heavenly mix of Vintage pieces

and modern patterns! 

xoxo  shell

Happy Endings

I am sooo in LOVE with that saying!

It kinda sums up the past couple of years for me!

Remember how we traveled for a year after

giving up our gorgeous home....

We sacrificed our comforts we had enjoyed

when the economy turned on our landscaping buisness...

after 10 very successful years...

I homeschooled  my kids from our hotel rooms...

then we lived in my in-laws basement apartment

for a year and a half....

(which is really hard after owning 3 beautiful

homes over the years)

you see...

we decided not to be victims....

not to give in and not to give up!

we had been living the good life because of

hard work....

and we wanted it back!!!

After traveling ...

 hubby started up his own company again...

and then took another job with a great company...

(for benefits)

so i put on my big girl panties

and decided to "cowgirl up"

and run our Dumptrucking

company! just me and my driver.

i was scared to death ....

but if you want something bad enough...

YOU DO WHATYA GOTTA DO!

I new i could do it...

with the help of a good friend of course!

i trusted that where i was weak...

He would make me strong!

And He did...and it paid off big!

We were blessed with an amazing account...

that got us back on top!

We paid off an insane amount of debts..

....We bought a home and ...

We are lovin our happy  ending...

or is it our amazing new beginning????!!!

xoxo  shell



Givin' it Another Go!

soooo...

it's been a while...

like almost exactly one year...

since i blogged last.

I will just come right out and say why...

cuz thats the kinda girl i am.

an open book...

(thats a form of therapy for me)

I haven't blogged since my little brother

RJ passed away and i posted his story.

i couldn't think of anything of enough

signifigance ..

that i could post,

after the unexpected passing

of an amazing young hero.

the guilt i felt for not being more

involved in his life as we grew up...

(in different homes)

was too much ..and caused EXTRA grieving

over the past year.

but i have missed out on an entire year

of my life....

grieving and turning  a lil  bit  bitter...

You see...

i lost my lemonade for a while.

I could only see the lemons...

but i am done with that now.

i am givin it another go!

at life....

at blogging...

at being present in every moment

of every day.

******

********

and i could not think of a better thing

to start off bloggin about than...

the birth of a new addition

to our family.

Tyndlee Jane Hawker

7lbs 9oz

20"

born Feb.29th 2012

our little leap year baby..

(who was actually due on March 9th...

RJ's birthday)

she is a gift from heaven and has healed

this mommy's heart...

and changed me forever!

so heres to a new beginning...

and i promise...

there is plenty of LEMONADE to come!

xoxo  shell