THIS AND THAT.......

I'M SORRY FOR THIS LONG OVERDUE POST! I

WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE GOINGS ON HERE.

THIS IS THE FRONT OF OUR HOUSE WHERE WE 

HAD THE RAMP FOR BRIAN BUILT. OUR HOUSE IS

BUILT INTO A HILL AND THE FRONT YARD WAS

THE FLATTEST, STRAIGHTEST SHOT IN. ALSO

THE WIDER DOOR IS IN THE FRONT. WE MADE A NEW

DRIVEWAY TO THE RIGHT AND WERE BLESSED

TO BE ABLE TO GET IT PAVED FOR BRIAN.

I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FLOWERS AND SUCH BUT

A FEW THINGS TO BRING COLOR AND MAKE IT

FUN. I NEEDED TO KEEP IT SIMPLE AS I DON'T 

HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA TIME TO TEND TO THEM.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICS TO MAKE THEM BIGGER.

SOME RUSTY THINGS HERE AND THERE AND OTHER

FUN GARDEN STUFF.

THE WEATHERED BIRD FEEDER ON THE SHEHERDS

HOOK BELONGED TO MY DAD. I BROUGHT IT HOME

AFTER HE PASSED AS A MEMENTO. PLUS I LOVED

THAT IT WAS SO WEATHERED ALREADY!

LITTLE LOG CABIN BIRD HOUSE HANGING IN A 

BARREL PLANTER IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.

THE DECK AND BACK STEPS NEED PAINTING BUT

JUST DON'T THINK IT WILL GET DONE THIS YEAR.

A FEW GOODIES ALONG THE BACK DECK FOR FUN!

NOT MUCH, JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE IT SEEM NOT

SO BARE!

THE OLD SHED. IT WAS HERE WHEN WE MOVED IN OVER

30 YEARS AGO. IT NEEDS PAINTING TOO! BUT FOR

NOW I'M ENJOYING THE FLOWERS. BLACK EYED 

SUSIE'S ARE FROM MY DAD'S GARDEN. SO GLAD

I HAVE THOSE TOO TO REMEMBER HIM BY.

HE LOVED FLOWERS AND ALWAYS HAD BEDS.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL

WE WOULD TAKE FRESH CUT FLOWERS FROM HIS

GARDENS FOR OUR TEACHER. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN

MUCH RAIN SO HAVE BEEN WAITING EVERY TWO WEEKS

TO MOW. IT GETS LONG IN PLACES BUT WE'VE MANAGED

WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF RAIN TO KEEP IT

MOSTLY GREEN.

ABOVE ARE THE BLOCKS FOR A CHERI PAYNE

QUILT MY FRIEND KATHY AND I ARE DOING. EACH

MAKING OUR OWN. THIS IS THE CENTER AND ALL

WE HAVE LEFT IS THE BORDER. WE PLAN TO GET 

TOGETHER THIS WEEK AGAIN AND AT 

LEAST CUT OUT THE PIECES. THIS WILL BE 

FOR OUR HOME AND I HOPE TO GET IT QUILTED SOON!

SPEAKING OF FALL.....HERE IS A LITTLE PEEK 

AT MY NEWEST CROSS STITCH PATTERNS!  

STILL WORKING ON THE PATTERNS BUT LOOK

FOR THEM SOMETIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE

OF WEEKS!

MY FRIENDS BILL AND MAREE HELPED ME HANG

A NEW SIGN IN THE DINING ROOM! THANKS GUYS!!

IT'S NEWER PAINTED LETTERING ON AN OLD BOARD.

I LOVE IT!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST ARE MY TWO SWEETIES! I JUST 

WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE ARE DOING PRETTY 

GOOD. THE LORD HAS BEEN GRACIOUS AND BLESSED

US IN MANY WAYS THESE PAST MONTHS. WE HAVE A LOT

IN PLACE TO MAKE LIFE EASIER AND WE ARE VERY

GRATEFUL FOR THAT! WE THANK ALL OF OUR 

DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR YOUR CONSTANT

PRAYERS ON OUR BEHALF. THE LORD HEARS 

EVERY ONE AND WE HAVE COME OUT OF THE

DARKNESS INTO THE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN. WE

REJOICE AND PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME.

I'LL POST AGAIN SOON WHEN I HAVE MY NEW

PATTERNS READY!  UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

PATTERN SALE!

I'M HAVING AN E-PATTERN SALE!

BUY ANY TWO PATTERNS AND GET A

$7.00 PATTERN OF YOUR CHOICE FREE!

SALE ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT

SO HURRY ON OVER TO MY PICTURETRAIL!

IF ANYONE HAS TROUBLE WITH THE PAYPAL

BUTTONS JUST EMAIL ME YOUR CHOICES AND

I CAN INVOICE YOU.

homespunprimsbylori@gmail.com

MY WEBSITE~

CLICK HERE

NEW CROSS STITCH PATTERNS......

MY TWO NEWEST CROSS STITCH E-PATTERNS

ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON MY 

PICTURETRAIL WEBSITE!  IF YOU HAVE

ANY TROUBLE WITH THE PAYPAL

BUTTONS PLEASE EMAIL ME

AND I CAN SEND AN INVOICE.

homespunprimsbylori@gmail.com

CLICK HERE FOR PATTERNS

WISHING ALL A WONDERFUL DAY!  WE

ARE GETTING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

NEW BATHROOM ADDITION

BRIAN'S NEW BATHROOM IS ALL FINISHED

INSIDE AND OUT AND IT'S BEEN SUCH 

A GREAT BLESSING TO HAVE!

WE ARE SO GRATEFUL WE COULD GET

IT DONE QUICKLY AND WITH QUALITY

WORK. I BELIEVE THE LORD LED US

TO OUR CONTRACTOR.

LOVE THE ROLL IN SHOWER!

NICE BIG FLOOR SPACE FOR TURNING 

IN CHAIR. 

ROLL UNDER SINK. DEEP NARROW

CUPBOARD FOR STORAGE.

HE DID A BEAUTIFUL POCKET

DOOR FROM THE BEDROOM INTO

THE BATH SO AS TO NOT TAKE UP

ANY SPACE. THE DOOR MATCHES

OUR ORIGINAL DOORS IN THE 

HOUSE PRETTY CLOSELY.

THERE IS A LOT FOR ME TO DO NOW

TO CATCH UP CLEANING AND YARD

AND HELP BRIAN IN BETWEEN BUT

I KNOW IT WILL GET DONE AT SOME

POINT AND AM SURRENDERING IT ALL

TO THE LORD. I HAVE TO OR I WOULD BE

STRESSED OUT TO THE MAX!! HE HAS

BLESSED US SO MUCH THESE PAST SIX

MONTHS AND I KNOW IF WE CONTINUE

TO TRUST HE WILL WORK EVERYTHING

OUT FOR HIS GOOD. 

BRIAN SHOULD BE GETTING HIS 

MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR NEXT

WEEK AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD

TO THAT AS IT WILL GIVE HIM MUCH MORE

FREEDOM TO DO THINGS ON HIS OWN.

IT WILL BE GOOD FOR BOTH OF US I THINK!

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN MY FRIENDS FOR

YOUR PRAYERS ON OUR BEHALF THESE LAST

MONTHS. I KNOW THE LORD HEARD EACH ONE

AND THEY TRULY HELD US UP.

SENDING LOVE TO EACH ONE OF YOU.

LOOK FOR TWO NEW CROSS STITCH

PATTERNS COMING IN A DAY OR TWO!

UNTIL NEXT THEN.....LORI

A LITTLE DEC0R & BRIAN NEWS

MY DEAR FRIEND TINA WOLTMAN GIFTED ME

WITH AN OLD PRIMITIVE GRAY PAINTED

BENCH FOR MY HALLWAY SO I HAVE THINGS

ORGANIZED BETTER THERE.

I JUST LOVE IT!

LOOKS SORT OF GREEN IN PIC BUT IT'S GRAY.

I GOT AN OLD BLUE PAINTED CARVED PEG 

RACK UP AND MY LITTLE OLD BLUE 

DRESSES HUNG.

LOOKING DOWN THE HALLWAY FROM MY

BEDROOM END.  YOU CAN SEE CLEAR

DOWN INTO BRIAN'S NEW BATHROOM.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH DONE EXCEPT FOR A BIG

MIRROR FOR OVER THE SINK WE ARE 

WAITING TO COME IN.  HE IS ABLE TO USE

IT AND IT'S SUCH A BLESSING TO BOTH

OF US TO HAVE IT!  WE ARE VERY PLEASED

WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT.  I'LL POST SOME 

PICS OF IT SOON.

WE HAD TO GO BACK DOWN TO

MADISON, WI WHERE BRIAN HAD

HIS SURGERY FOR HIS FOLLOW UP.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT IN THE WINTER

AS IT'S A FIVE HOUR DRIVE ONE WAY

AND THERE WAS JUST TOO MUCH 

TO CONTEND WITH UNTIL BRIAN

HEALED SOME AND GOT SOME 

STRENGTH BACK.  WE WERE BLESSED

TO FIND A USED VAN WITH AUTOMATIC

RAMP AND HAND CONTROLS WHILE

HE WAS STILL IN REHAB AND HE IS

UP TO DRIVING IT NOW.  HE DROVE US

ALL THE WAY TO MADISON AND BACK!

SO VERY PROUD OF HIM AND HIS GOOD

ATTITUDE!  THE REPAIR ON HIS AORTA

LOOKS GREAT AND HE DOESN'T HAVE

TO SEE THE SURGEON AGAIN FOR 

2 WHOLE YEARS!!  WE ARE SO VERY

THANKFUL.  THE LORD HAS TRULY

BLESSED US AND WE FEEL HIS

SPIRIT WITH US EVERY DAY.  WHEN 

WE LOOK BACK ON THE LAST 6 

MONTHS WE SEE HIS HAND IN

EVERYTHING.  PRAISE HIM!

I'M WORKING ON SOME NEW

CROSS STITCH DESIGNS AND 

WILL HAVE THEM TO SHOW SOON.

HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE

OF WEEKS IF I CAN FIND THE TIME

TO FINISH PROJECTS AND GET THE

PATTERNS TOGETHER!

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

MY FRIEND TINA HAS NEW PATTERNS.....

MY GOOD FRIEND TINA WOLTMAN HAS DONE

IT AGAIN!!!! SHE HAS WONDERFUL NEW

CROSS STITCH DESIGNS AVAILABLE ON

HER PICTURETRAIL WEBSITE.

ALL INFO IS ON HER PICTURE.

I KNOW I WANT ALL OF THEM!!!!!

HOP ON OVER TO HER SITE AND GET

YOUR PATTERNS! LOTS OF TIME TO

GET THEM STITCHED FOR THE PATRIOTIC

HOLIDAYS COMING UP.

HERE IS THE LINK TO HER PT SITE TO SAVE

YOU TIME....

CLICK HERE

I'LL HAVE SOME FUN PICS TO SHARE

TOMORROW.  AND SOME OF THE 

FINISHED BATHROOM AFTER THAT.

WAITING ON THE MIRROR FOR ABOVE

THE SINK BUT BRIAN IS USING IT NOW

AND IT'S SUCH AN BLESSING!  

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

ADDITION AND BRIAN UPDATE....

I'M SORRY I'M SO OVERDUE ON AN UPDATE!

LIFE IS SO BUSY EVERY DAY ANYMORE.

I WANTED TO SHARE SOME PICTURES OF 

THE NEW BATHROOM ADDITION FOR BRIAN.

WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE OUR CONTRACTOR,

MARK. HE HAS WORKED HARD TO GET

THIS DONE FOR US, KNOWING HOW MUCH

WE NEED IT DONE. WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED

WITH A MILD WINTER COMPARED TO WHAT 

WE CAN GET AND THAT HAS HELPED THINGS

TO MOVE ALONG. I'M SO THANKFUL WE DIDN'T

HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SPRING TO START THIS.

FOR US SPRING IS MORE LIKE MAY!

I PICKED A RED SIDING THAT LOOKS GOOD

WITH THE BRICK ON THE HOUSE AND ALSO

GOES WELL WITH THE BOARDS UP HIGH ON 

THE END OF THE HOUSE.

ONE SMALLER WINDOW IN THE BACK

SO WE HAVE PRIVACY FROM THE ROAD. 

WE GOT A PELLA AND IT HAS BLINDS

IN BETWEEN THE GLASS.

INSULATION IS DONE.

MARK WORKING HARD GETTING THE DRYWALL

READY TO PRIME AND PAINT.

(BEDROOM)

THIS PAST SATURDAY OUR DEAR FRIENDS

MIKE AND CARYN PAINTED NOT JUST THE NEW

BATHROOM BUT ALSO BRIAN'S BEDROOM!

THEY GIFTED THIS TO US AND WE ARE SO 

VERY THANKFUL FOR THEIR HARD WORK

AND GENEROSITY. THERE WERE

CORNER WINDOWS IN THE BEDROOM

AND ONE WAS REMOVED TO MAKE THE WALL 

FOR THE BATHROOM. I LOVE MY BROWN WALLS

FOR WHAT I USED TO HAVE IN THERE BUT 

NOW WITH ONLY ONE WINDOW IT WAS LIKE

A CAVE AND I WANTED IT TO BE MORE LIGHT

AND CHEERFUL FOR BRIAN. SO WE WENT WITH

A LIGHTER BEIGE IN THE BATHROOM AND

ONE CALLED LATTE WHICH WAS A LITTLE DARKER

BUT IN THE SAME FAMILY FOR THE BEDROOM.

IT BRIGHTENED IT UP CONSIDERABLY!

NOW WE ARE TO THE FUNNER PARTS, IT'S

EXCITING TO SEE!  ZOE TENTATIVELY CHECKED

OUT THE BATHROOM YESTERDAY AND I THINK

SHE LIKES IT!

 (BEDROOM)

AS FOR BRIAN, HE IS DOING REALLY WELL!  

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REMEMBERING US

AND ANY PRAYERS GOING UP FOR US.  THE LORD

HAS BLESSED US BEYOND ANYTHING WE COULD

HOPE FOR.  HE TRULY KNOWS OUR EVERY NEED

BEFORE WE DO AND WE CONTINUE TO GIVE 

EVERYTHING OVER TO HIM AND PRAISE HIM.

I SNAPPED THIS PIC ABOVE TODAY.  BRIAN WAS

DOING SOME WORK ON HIS COMPUTER AND

ZOE......WELL, SHE WAS GETTING HER MORNING

NAP IN!  BRIAN WORKS FOR A COMPUTER 

COMPANY AND IS DOING SOME WORK

REMOTELY FROM HOME FOR NOW BUT 

THE PLAN IS TO GET HIM AS INDEPENDENT

AS POSSIBLE AND HE WILL BE DRIVING THE

45 MILES TO THE OFFICE A FEW TIMES A WEEK

ONCE HE GETS HIS POWER WHEELCHAIR.

WE HAD A DELAY ON THAT BUT HOPEFULLY

IT WILL BE HERE IN A FEW WEEKS OR LESS.

BRIAN HAS DRIVEN THE USED VAN WE WERE

BLESSED TO FIND A COUPLE OF TIMES.

IT'S SET UP WITH AN ELECTRIC RAMP AND

HAND CONTROLS ALREADY.  HE DID REALLY

WELL WITH IT!  WE WILL HAVE MANY

CHALLENGES BUT WE TAKE ONE DAY AT 

A TIME AND EVERY DAY I GET UP I 

PRAISE THE LORD AND THANK HIM

FOR ANOTHER DAY WITH MY BELOVED.

WISHING ALL BELATED EASTER BLESSINGS.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI