They are My Sunshines

Mr. Wonderful, Boy, and Girl are truly the brightest sunshines in my life. When I seen this painting on pinterest I wanted to make one for my family. I love to sing this song to my kids and husband. When everything in the world can seem grey they brighten my day.

I am in love with chevron print and browns right now, so I incorporated it into my painting.

I used :

4 colors of Acrylic Paint(JoAnns $1.99/each)

1 Canvas(50% off at JoAnns)

3 of my paint brushes

A pencil

Any suggestions on where I should place it in our home?

I will leave you all with the sweet lyrics:

You are my sunshine

My only sunshine

You make me happy

When the skies are grey

You'll never know dear

How much I love you

So please don't take

My Sunshine

Away

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The Red Chair

Yes, this post is about a red Cars chair. A red chair that the Boy received from his Grandparents 2 Christmases ago!

It looked liked it was love at first sit. We were not completely sure if the boy would love sitting in it for long.

It has been the Boys' go to chair for milk time, cartoon time, sport watching time, and as you can see, lounging time!

Over the last five months of the Girl being mobile she has tried to declare it her chair. Needless to say the Boy is not handing it down easy. He is about to out grow it and I just can't believe it!

He has literally grew on this chair over the last 2 years. If this chair had eyes it would of captured not only the Boys' growth but our family's growth. I will forever remember this chair and it will always carry sentiment in our hearts.

I guess this post is more than me talking about a red chair but me being mindful of a sweet thing. I am taking time to cherish a simple thing that will be a big memory in the years to come!

My Baby Brother is a Grown Man!?

Who is this handsome young man? My little brother! He turned 23 the other week and I can't believe it!

I remember when the car arrived in the driveway with my Mom & her newborn 23years ago.

I was only 7 years old but I remember it like it was yesterday. He is the only sibling that I remember distinctly seeing his gradual growth, because he is the baby of the family.

This baby now has a foot size way bigger than mines and has a black belt!

I call my own Son his name all the time (on accident) because he reminds me of my brother when he was his age.

I can't believe my baby brother is a man. A man that I am very much proud of and love so much!

It was nothing but a joy to go out for dinner and celebrate his life, last weekend with family and friends!

We enjoyed him and each other over Pasta, Soup, Salad, and Cake!

As we ate, laughed, sung, and talked loud I realized that my baby brother has been a man for a while.

I think I am just fully accepting it now.

I am excited to see his dreams and aspirations fall into place. I know that God has great and mighty plans for his future.

It will be as much of a joy to see him grow into an older man.

Despite his age, strength, and shoe size he will always be my baby brother!

(The simple Things)

Angel Chicken

Are you looking for a fancy looking chicken dish?
 Are you also looking for a dish that can be made in a crockpot? Angel Chicken is the dish you are looking for and I made it the other night! It was delicious & the family thought so too!!!

Ingredients:

5 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

2 Boxes of Mushrooms

1/4 cup of Butter

1/2 of a 8 ounce Onion and Chive Cream Cheese

1 can of Cream of Mushroom

1 packet of dry Italian Dressing

1/2 cup of dry white wine(optional)

Melt butter in a saucepan.

Add in italian dressing packet.

Stir in soup ...

and cream cheese until it combines and melts.

Cut up 1 of the packages of mushrooms.

And add.

Add the wine...if you want.

Place the other package of mushrooms on the bottom of crockpot.

Place washed chicken on top of mushrooms.

Pour sauce on top of chicken.

Cover & Cook on low for 5 hours.

I served it over Angel Hair Pasta and with my Cranberry & Walnut Green-beans!

Dresser MakeOver for Organization

This old dresser that my MIL blessed my daughter with needed a little loving & needed to be organized. It is a very roomy and sturdy dresser but with so many drawers it gets pretty messy. I wanted to give it a makeover & make it more functional. The room theme I am slowly but surely making is butterflies.

Before

After

What I Used:

Paint & Primer in 1(Mauve Bauhaus and Stem Green)

Acrylic Black Paint

3 Different sizes of paint brushes
A pencil

A Butterfly Cut-Out

Finishing Wax

I painted each drawer in the green color with two coats of paint(with two hours in between)

I then traced the butterfly with the pencil on each drawer. The next step was outlining with the purple paint using the 2nd smallest paint brush.

The last step was outlining what belonged in each drawer with the black acrylic paint & using the smallest paintbrush.

Lastly, once everything was drawn, written, and dry I placed I layer of wax on each drawer.

I took my time with this dresser and did it over 2 days & in an open garage. I did not want my daughter smelling any paint in her room.

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