A Christian Woman Thinks (And It's Dangerous)

Stairs, Cake, and Where Have You Been?

Like many of my blogging friends, we seem to have seasons of intense blogging followed by periods where we "disappear." Guilty! Been away a while, and it's hard to come back, there's much you can say and it seems time doesn't allow that. So here's a brief synopsis of what we've been up to.

Stairs: we're working on stairs to the still-in-progress second floor. Wow, it's cool to watch them materialize. Pretty soon we can just walk on up....


This used to be a complete wall & closet (with a door). Stairs are a challenge, or so my contractor brother tells me. You need to figure them to fit the space - in our case, with three that turn to the right at the bottom (see the next photo) - and you need them to be the right height, width, etc.


Then... you need to put "stairs on the stairs" - these are not the actual treads, they will be covered with oak treads. Neat, huh?

What else.... we had a special cake for my mom's birthday. For several years my mom has asked us for an Italian birthday cake from Federal Hill in Providence, RI. Every time she's asked we say, "yeah, right..." and go to Big Y or some bakery to get a cake. This year while she was away my brother actually drove the 45-minute drive (maybe closer to an hour) and picked up a zuppa, as we are told this is called, which was very delicious. We surprised her with it when she got back from a trip to the Cape. Here is photographic proof my mom had her Federal Hill cake:


This was not inexpensive, but we thought it was worth the drive and the money and it made mom very happy.

What else? I have a new job, almost a month now, working as a secretary at my church. It was time for a change. I worked for the past almost 8 years as a paralegal/legal assistant. It's been a nice change.

Finally, for now, I want to share a photo of a visitor to our house recently. Anyone know what kind of moth this is?


Don't you love the snake-eye looking images on his wings? This guy sat on our doorstep for about 24 hours. Then he was gone.

One more thing: still beading & making jewelry. A friend and I learned to make rope-style jewelry with tiny seed beads. Then I made these sparkly earrings for a friend whose daughter roller skates professionally - like figure skating with roller skates. They are full of crystals, and this picture doesn't show you the sparkle they have, but I'm sharing anyway. Lots of bang for the buck.


The pattern is not mine, but I wish it was. It took less than an hour to make these.

Thanks for sharing time with me, I hope to be back more regularly. Until then - good night.

Chris

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{ 12:08, Friday, July 20, 2007 } { Posted by HeMarriedMedusa }

Welcome Back.Good to hear from you again. Looks like slowly old friends are returning to 'blogging' land (including me...lol). Also nice to know someone else is 'still' working on their remodeling (not much has changed around here). Your jewelry is still beautiful. Can't help with the moth, but Congrats on the new job!! Hope to hear from you more.
Sincerely, Brenda

Wow!

{ 12:55, Friday, July 20, 2007 } { Posted by blessingsbaound }

It sounds like you have been busy! The stairs look great, the cake was a sweet treat for your mother I am sure and I am happy to hear that you are enjoying your new position at the Church. While I don't know what kind of moth you have visit, I do think it is the prettiest one I have ever seen! Thanks for sharing and catching up with us! May the Lord's blessings abound in your heart and home all for His GLORY! With love, Mrs. Joseph Wood (Jeanette)

Hey Friend!

{ 11:33, Monday, July 30, 2007 } { Posted by Darcy }

What a great "Come back" blog! I think you covered lots of the basics here and I LOVE the new picture you have in your header. Don't be so long away next time! (Like I'm one to speak........).
Darcy

Yeah!

{ 09:22, Tuesday, July 31, 2007 } { Posted by sharps }

Hooray...Your back!!! I have missed you! I know I see you at church but we don't really get to talk and this is how I know what's going on in your life... I'm soooooo looking forward to movie night! See you then!
Connie