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 October 22, 2020 the day of devastation for our family.   The day Heaven gained the sweetest angel I ever did know.  Troy.  Our precious sweet Troy Boy went to be with Mom .  My brother-in-law was born with down's syndrome and then later in his toddler age was diagnosed with autism.   The love we have for him is like no other.  The world was so much brighter with Troy in it.  Troy was given to us here on earth to teach us.  We learned so much from him.  I will forever be grateful to Troy for teaching our kids about life.   Here's the thing, most people do not know how to act or treat others that are "different" from them.  A lot of people just stare.  Or, they say rude things about those with disabilities.  You know what?  God made each and every single one of us to be different.  The world would be a boring place if we were all the same , what kind of world would that be to live in?    Those special humans are given to us to teach us empathy, compassion, and joy in

 Well, here we are at week one of the One Room Challenge and I have officially wasted a full week overthinking my base cabinets.   I was so excited.  Ordered them online from The Home Depot, got curbside pick up.  Got them home and placed them in their new spots and instant buyers remorse.   What had I done?   I started sending pics to those closest to me and asking their opinions.  The icing on the cake was when the hubby got home and immediately said, "Holy smokes those things are HUGE!" I went on Instagram Stories and asked for your opinions, which was 50/50, so that didn't help at all....hahaha    I  then started using painters tape to fuel my vision.  I am such a visual person that I really need to see that what was currently in my home was not too large, cumbersome, bulky, and literally ruining my vision for built-ins.    I asked friends to check it out when they stopped by.  Friends!!!  It was still 50/50 with everyone's opinions!!!  At the end of the day I ne

 I did it!  I can't believe I signed up for the One Room Challenge !!!   Holy smokes!  This is going to push me to get, the one project I have been wanting to do for a while, done.   The best part?  It'll be done before Thanksgiving!!! Welcome to our living room/entry way.  This is one of the first rooms you see when you are welcomed into our home.  I have been stumped by this room for a long while now and I finally feel like I have a solution that makes complete sense.  I have 6 weeks to complete this list of items.  I'm sure that as I go along I will think of new things to add to my to do list.  Isn't that the way it always works out?  You get started and then its a domino effect and spirals into a much larger project.  Who's with me on that?  Here is a started to do list that I currently am thinking of that needs to be done, not necessarily in this order.   I am a very transparent person, so this is it.  This is my room without any staging.  This is real life peo