Cheerful Pinwheels

One of our fifth grade students has been battling cancer the majority of her life. This year she had a relapse, this time in her bone marrow. This week she was transported to Children's in Little Rock, where she will receive many rounds of chemo and then a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunatley, she will be confined to her room, where only her mom and doctor can visit, for one month. Please keep Leslie and her family in your prayers. We love you, Leslie!

Rearranging

I've been looking for a small, slightly colorful, table to fill an empty nook in my living room. I found the perfect table at Hobby Lobby. The boys say it looks like a xylophone, but with a basket and a vase I think it will be just perfect! Even if it does chime! After the table purchase, I began feeling like my living area wasn't very homey. The rearranging began! Amber and Elizabeth made me realize the more you put in a room the cozier it feels. We began going through cabinets, drawers, and boxes to pull out small items to stack or hang. They were right, it's so much cozier! With some rearranging, an added book shelf from the study, and some cute tins from Arty Crafty, it began to feel like a whole new room!


Now...a striped chair!?!

Searching Style

We've been in our house about 5 months now. I'm still in search of fitting decor. Can't seem to figure out my "style." Every magazine picture I see, I love. Contemporary, Love. Shabby sheek, Love. Coastal, Love. Tons of patterns, love. All white, no patterns, Love. So, I do my best just to buy pieces, I Love. Hopefully, it will all come together. Thank you Michelle for finding this:

Easy Gardening!!

There's no better way to spruce a porch than pots of flowers. The hard part is finding big, fun, cheap pots. Most pots the size I want range from $30-$60. Another alternative to buying bigger pots is stacking pots. With a cute stencil and some spray paint you're on your way.

Pot #1: The red pot was painted by my sister in law, Kristin. She painted tons of these pots and planted big mums in them for centerpieces at my rehearsal dinner. I loved the idea!

Pot #2: The black and white pot was given to me by my friend, Erin, as a wedding present. She had filled it with various gardening tools, soil, seeds, etc. I loved it!

The two of them made the perfect stacking combo!

OKC Marathon!!

This past weekend Matt and I, along with the rest of the Hartness family, made the trek to OKC for the annual Festival of Arts and Memorial Marathon. "A walk to remember" if you will. We started the long leg west on I-40 Friday night. Saturday we spent the day making rounds at the Arts Festival. Nothing better than Strawberry Crepes, Gyros, Old Ladies Tap dancing, Classical Guitarist, crowds, gardens, and art that is too expensive to buy.
Early is an understatement. We woke up at 4:45 to rush to the finish line. We should have left earlier. We underestimated 24,000 people. Marathon day has beat out the first day of fall as my new favorite day of the year. Easy for me to say, I'm watching from the sidelines. There's something about the excitement in the air, the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, the shot gun start, the memorial against the rising sun, the one-legged inspirations that cross the finish line. And my husband of course.26.2 miles in 4 hours and 19 min. Not so bad since he hadn't trained over 13 miles. HAPPY MEMORIAL MARATHON!

Seriously Spoiled

Lounging Around.

Weekend O' Boone!

Kena and Boone... for a whole weekend... all to myself = LAUGHING! We had so much fun! We weren't extremely eventful. A little HammonTrees and antique shopping. But we did what we do best... HANG, LAUGH, EAT! Hope you come back soon!

Patio night at HammonTrees. YUM!

Boone's first balloon! Chic Fila of course.

Trying my hand at a baby bath. I'm sure he loved it.

Who is having more fun?