Stubborn…

allie • October 3, 2012

Little Juliet Faith is a stubborn one, just like her daddy…..


possibly just a little like her momma:)


Either way, she decided she didn’t want to grace us with her presence yet, and to tell you the truth I still enjoy feeling the kicks inside of me, although I’m getting a bit anxious to see how this story plays out that the Lord has written for us. I can not stress enough how crazy it is that there is just no answers, no text book to tell you what will happen. Just last night I was telling Ryan, I feel like we haven’t planned at all. I haven’t thought beyond going into the hospital to deliver her. But then I try to think past that, and I feel like it’s useless. We just honestly don’t know, so we will continue to take it one day at a time and face each new day with God’s help.


So, the plan for now is to wait…wait and see if she’s getting antsy to come:) I’ve never gone over my due date so this is new to me. If she doesn’t come by Monday we go in at 7 bells to meet her. Either way we will see her in a short 5 days!


Until then my week has been wide open. The Whimsy sale has come and gone, and thank you to all that came! We are continually amazed with how many women can fit into that barn and how supportive you all are! It was our most successful sale yet, and with selling almost all of our inventory, I really should be in the shed painting right now:) But instead I find myself lounging around, occasionally scrubbing a tub or doing some laundry, thinking about what I should be doing:) I have taken the week off. While I have the week off I thought I’d share the Whimsy pictures with those of you who weren’t able to make it.


The front room was converted into a bedroom…

and then we had my favorite, the dining room…

and buffet..

The eat in area…

The eat in area…

The eat in area…

and the gallery wall..

and lastly we changed out the lighting and tree decor up front at the cash wrap.

It’s amazing, one hour after the sale and Whimsy is converted to a barn again. Everything has been packed up and it looks nothing like a shop. A few people have asked if they could swing through at random times and unfortunately we have to tell them no, because we set up and tear down that fast. To keep everything clean and tidy:) Until next time…


Speaking of next time, we are planning on a one day Christmas sale Saturday, November 3rd. I’m not quite sure if I’ll be a part of it yet, but the sisters are already crafting and shopping:) So mark your calendars!

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