A little bit of everything!

I have sat down to blog several times in the last week.......obviously I wasn't very productive! Ha :)

So here's a little note from me to you to say "Hi!" and let you know we are still working on getting settled back into the house. I painted the computer room and am almost done getting reorganized paperwork wise. What a chore!!
The happy thought is that for the first time in 7 years this home office finally feels like a real functioning room!! I'll share pictures soon.......but here's a sneak peek :)

I brought these both back from Sicily....more on those later.


These buttons belonged to my grandma and great grandma & my mom painted the cup....I'll show you what they're in when I show the completed room.


These buckets were 65% off at Tai Pan ( love that store! ). They're perfect for holding office supplies.



We are in our second week of school. The kids seem to like their classes and teachers for the most part.
It's hard to believe that we have a senior, sophmore and our youngest started Jr. High! Where do the years go?
I'm so inspired by the wonderful people they are and it's a joy and yes, sometimes a challenge, to watch them grow :)

Ben is playing football instead of soccer this year. I have to confess I'm a bit sad about that. I love soccer. Football is like a foreign language to me but I'll get the hang of it :) Ben loves it and is doing great! That's what matters :)

Ben is #2



DJ is back in Sicily working indefinitely. He's really homesick this time.....more than usual. We are grateful for this job and what a blessing it has been!! We are praying that God will open doors here for a job ( sooner rather than later :)

Autumn is showing itself here and there. We have quite a few yellow leaves on some of our trees. It's a little early.
I absolutely love Autumn! It's by far my favorite season. I'll share some recipes with you over the next several weeks and take you along as I begin decorating :)

For now I'll leave you with these pictures of some pretty flowers on my kitchen window sill....Enjoy :)

I took the first two pictures and then...........



I walked by a little later and saw this reflection in the glass ( it helps that I cleaned the kitchen window inside and out earlier this morning :)