Catch up Time - the world's longest blog post!

I knew that my life had been busy lately,

but when I realized that it had been TWO months
since my last blog posting,

I nearly hit the floor! Really? TWO months already?!

I can barely recall what I did yesterday,
much less for the past 2 months.

 I'll have to go back to photographs to help me remember...
let's see....

My little girl started preschool in August...

 I had to release her into the real world...
hard at first, but loving it now!

I really look forward to those 5 hours a week
to call my own!
(I'm the room parent for her class,
so I've been doing some volunteer work on the side as well...
currently planning their Halloween Party!)

I participated in an outdoor market...

The Towne and Country Market in Castle Rock, CO

 My grandmother AKA "Mammaw Margie"
escaped Tennessee to visit us for a week...

We drove up to the Georgetown Loop to ride the train,

then drove up to the top of the Rocky Mountains BRRRR...

I found a new friend in an antique store in Georgetown...

 Street-lined shops and businesses in Georgetown...

Who knew there was a lighthouse in the middle of the mountains!?

In other family news...

 We took Bailey to the Denver Children's Museum last month

and I oohed and ahhhhed over some of their decor...

While Bailey played, I snapped pics of all of the fixtures and decor...

I would love to someday create a space like this for her in our home!

On October 1st, there was a trip to the Children's Hospital...

heartbreaking and scary.

It was a planned visit for a dental procedure
where she was under general anesthesia.

It was pitiful to see...
but everything turned out just fine in the end.

(sorry the pic is blurry - took it with my Blackberry)

Next came my 34th birthday on October 9th...

Bailey woke me up singing "Happy Birthday"

and insisted on having cake (store-bought brownie cake)
 at 9:30am!

(Love the pjs?
Ignore the messy pantry behind me (next project)...
got a new coffee maker too!)

My aunt in Boulder kept Bailey for the day

so that my husband and I could go up to Estes Park -
child-free!

It was so nice and relaxing!

We took the Ghost Tour at the Stanley Hotel,

then sat outside on the gigantic porch of the Stanley
with our Starbucks : )

(Watch Ghost Adventures tonight on the Travel Channel 

-they are investigating the Stanley!)

 In business news AKA shop talk...

I was planning to close down my shop in The Barn...

even had a 75% off sale...got rid of everything

and THEN...

My friend Amy offered to let me rent a small space in her shop!

I wanted to downsize because
I have no idea when our house will sell...

Just needed a little less upkeep, I guess.

Sooooo...here's the finished product.

 I have decided to change the name of my shop/business to 

FARMHOUSE VINTAGE!

I am currently working on a website to sell from.

I am also creating a new blog for Farmhouse Vintage
and setting up a shop on Etsy as well.

Stay Tuned for more info on that...

Our house is still on the market -
 but the market is VERY SLOW right now.



 I have decided to re-claim my house in the meantime.

In August, I turned my craft studio into an extra bedroom

and have been MISSING all of my supplies...

So...now I have turned it back into my crafting studio...

new and improved!

My sweet hubby went shopping with me

and stayed up late the past 2 nights putting together furniture

to allow me to get organized in a fashionable manner!

I am so excited about my new creative space!

I hope to finish it up over the weekend and will post

photos of the finished product!

So folks...this is what has been keeping me busy. 

I promise not to be absent for so long this time!! 

Thank you for taking the time to catch up with me!!!