Last Day to Sign up for my Giveaway

Last day to help me celebrate "Christmas all Year" and a Scouting project almost completed.

Click HERE to sign up.

Winner to be announced tomorrow.

More photos of our time at the VA with Scouts and residents to come.

Friday is recovery day!!

Enjoy your day,

Barb

Summer Fun Celebration!!

The Old Farmhouse Gathering Team on Etsy is about to launch a new summer celebration starting Monday, May 20th.  

Summer Fun Celebration!!

Here are a couple of my things that will be in the celebration!

Celebration will run from Monday, May 20th- Saturday, June 1st.

It will be fun to see what everyone has been creating!!

Now off to the VA with a van load of Scouts!!

Enjoy,

Barb

Success!!

Last Thursday we were able to take five Scout, our family and another Scout leader up to work on the garden beds at the Utah Veteran's Nursing home.

My son in charge!

We were able to lay new soil, till in the soil, water proof the garden boxes, and get it raked ready for planting this next Thursday with the residents.  

 It has been a lot of work but really beneficial for my son.  I think we have all learned so much about organizing a troop, communications, and securing funding.

Hopefully these will be things he will remember and take with him into his life and learn from them.

The troop was willing to work and we all had a good time. 

 My daughter even got into the action! 

 They all did such a great job and we got everything done that was outlined by my son! 

 We even had Pizza, cookies, and soda pop for dinner!!

The troop at the end of a hard working day!!

Just a reminder about my giveaway--celebrating the spirit of Scouting!!

Click HERE to join in!

Enjoy your day!

Barb

A Give Away and an Eagle Scout Project

We have been busy here getting ready to help my son do his Eagle Scout Project.

Loads of paperwork, contacting people, arranging for supplies and tools, arranging times, the list goes on and on.  Tomorrow we will head to the Utah Veteran's Nursing Home and start working in their garden beds and getting them ready to plant.  Then the following week we will go back up and help the residents plant their plants.  I think it is a good thing for the folks up there to have something to do and show for it.

Good for the Scouts to help them out too.

With all this going on I did not want to forget my New Years resolution of trying to keep Christmas in my heart this whole year.

In honor of the Scouting project I will be having a giveaway of  this boy looking Santa ornament.

(It kinda reminds me of my son.  He too wears his heart on his sleeve--luckily not on his beard yet.)

The Rules:

Be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post.

New followers always welcome.

Leave a way for me to contact you if you do not have a blog.

If you would like to share this giveaway I would appreciate it! 

A winner will be picked on May 17 and announced on the 18th.

Might even be an extra little something Spring related for another follower so you have to stay tuned.

Open to all USA and Canadian friends. 

Good Luck to all!

Now off to do more work.....hopefully related more to painting then the project for a little bit.

Enjoy your day,

Barb

Happy May Day complete with SNOW!!

Nothing  like going from 70+ degrees to white out snow storm today and back to mid 30's.

I do not think I am the only one that is "mental"...mom nature comes to mind!

But on a GREAT note I was the winner of Becky's give away over at the Country Lane Folk Art Blog!

 She is a fabulous painter!!  

 Love this Pear.  Yes, she is so talented!  Once again photos do not do these pieces of art justice!

This is a little candy dish holder she had added Kisses too...but I was under stress and pretty much ate them all before I got to taking the photos!

Under stress you ask??? 

 My son is in the middle of working on his Eagle Scout project so it has been a bit time consuming and stressful.  

His project is to help the Utah State Veteran's Center help get their gardens ready to plant.  Then the Scouts will help the Veteran's plant the food that they eat at the center.

Now if the weather will cooperate we could get this going for them.

So if I am MIA for a bit I am up at the VA helping the Scouts get this underway.

Hope you are enjoying your MAY DAY!!

Barb

My next show...ready or not!

Ready or not!

Trying to finish up all the unfinished items that I start and then get interrupted in the middle of,

such as an Eagle Scout Project, FCCLA, and  of course a nap!

Hope you all have a productive day!

Enjoy,

Barb

Happy Saturday and the Give Away Winner(s)!

Well just rain today, no snow but it is still cold.

My daughter came home with a Gold metal and second runner up in her FCCLA presentation!

Her first time and she did FANTASTIC!!

Proud mom!!

I had her draw a name for the give away and the Snow Ornament goes to:
Danice 

And just for fun I had her pick a second name for this bunny magnet.  

This will go to:

Lynn

I will contact you both for your addresses and get these in the mail to you.

Thank you all for your support and coming to visit me on my blog.

I appreciate all of you and your sweet comments.

Enjoy your day,

Barb