Walls are up...

in my new home

Haven't posted anything new about the house in awhile. Still trying to get myself put back together after my older sister's passing on January 11th. Thank you to all my online friends who have sent wonderful cards, and sent prayers upwards for me and my family.

My house is really in the home stretch now. Only glitch so far : I had to order a new counter top pattern. The one I selected is on back order and they don't know when it will be available so the builder asked me to select something else...Uggggghhhhhh, I really liked what I had originally picked out. Hopefully I have selected a wonderful "2nd" choice.
Here's some photos of the rooms just after the drywalling was done a couple weeks ago.

Looking through the front door

Mariah standing in front of island/sink area of kitchen/family room

in the living room area or I might use this area to put my Cherry Dining room set
In the Garage.
The Driveway was put in last Friday.

Help the People of Haiti - by purchasing a Graphics/Printables Kit

"To Haiti With Love" a Printables/Greeting Cards/Digital Scrapbooking kit available now at Aimee Asher.com (a.k.a. The Island)

Read more about this wonderful fundraiser kit in this thread on the Aimee Asher Community forums posted by one of the Artists : Tammy DeYoung
Click on this link:
http://aimeeasher.com/community/forums/display_topic/id_7015/ITs-HERE--To-Haiti-With-Love/

or go directly to the site, view the kits available and buy today :-)
http://www.aimeeasher.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=58

16 Designers have created this FABULOUS All occassion card and scrapbook kit in exchange for your purchase all donations will go to Food for the Poor.
Happy Crafting!

New House is coming along...

as you can see on this You Tube video that my son-in-law uploaded from his phone. Amazing these new technologies...makes connecting and sharing of information so easy-peasy.
I now have roof shingles going on and windows and exterior doors.

Its been cool here in Tampa Florida these first days of January...and all my "sweaters and warm stuff" are packed in storage. I am glad I'm here versus back home in Buffalo...but at least in Buffalo - I had gotten used to "layering" and had plenty of turtlenecks etc. Seeing the Bills game (Woo-hoo we won!) on Sunday versus the Colts with the Snow coming down and covering the field, brought back lots of memories (my husband and I were season ticket holders for 20 years) but also made me feel "colder" without all my winter Bills gear on...
it was only about 52 degrees for a "high" on Sunday and breezy...so the wind chill was "chillin" My dd and dsil went to the Tampa Bay Bucs game and had gloves, hats, and warm jackets on.

Here's a pic of me and the kids with their other grandma who is visiting from Texas - we went out to the Tampa Lowry Zoo to see the Christmas Lights and Zoo at night. *I have 4 layers on ;-)