Sundays with April

Good morning and happy Sunday, friends!

I hope you had a great week!

We had an epic snowstorm this past week that dropped several feet of snow and I never thought I was crazy until I went to the grocery store before the storm hit to get “just a few things for my coffee”. If you know me at all, then you know how much coffee I drink and how much I love it!  And it needs to be perfect! Anyone else feel me?

Anyway, this predicted 36-hour snowstorm sent everyone into doomsday prep mode and the store was like Armageddon. I haven’t even seen the store like that over the holidays and we all know how crazy the store is then! After standing in the checkout line for 30 minutes I got everything I needed and I was going to enjoy my coffee so all was well.

We got so much snow! And I didn’t realize just how bad it was until I went out to shovel the driveway. Yeah, I quickly realized I would need something more heavy-duty to dig us out and I finally had a chance to pull out and use my new snowblower.

Any other ladies intimidated by a snowblower?

The snow was so deep that I had to shovel the top layers off first to get to a place where I could start to use the machine.

I bought a battery-powered snowblower that goes with all of our lawn and garden tools after the last huge snowstorm we had and this thing was awesome! It was so easy to use and made light work of a heavy load.

I had never used it before and I was so surprised at how much I loved it! Where has this thing been all my life? It was kind of like when I bought my table saw and was afraid to use it. But I just went for it and…..I LOVED IT!

I kind of want more snow so I can go back out and do it again! I think it is making peace out of the chaos is what I love so much about it. Told you I might be crazy haha!

Even with the snowblower, it took me 4.5 hours to dig out the driveway enough to be able to get a car out if we needed to.

If you have snow, this is the AMAZING SNOW BLOWER YOU NEED!

Did I have help? No. My son was in Phoenix and my daughter was on Spring Break (I never missed AZ more than this weekend).

And most of you know that my husband has been going through cancer for the past 8 years. It has been a really long journey for all of us. You can read more about that here in my last cancer update post. Since that post he had a big radiation surgery in December right before Christmas that weakened his immune system even more and has now been battling pneumonia for a few weeks.

God is good because I haven’t gotten sick and I have been able to stay strong and continue to care for our home and my family, even though it is a lot on my own. And when I get worn down sometimes, God has gotten me through it. I remain prayerful and appreciate all of your support!

Recently on the blog

I added the prettiest kitchen island decor ideas for Spring this week to the blog! If you missed it, click here to see how I created this vignette for the middle of my island and how you can make your own!

If you missed it, I recently started my series about finishing the basement bathroom where I cover everything from moving the pipes in the cement floor to adding board and batten to the walls. I am almost ready to wrap it up so if you want to catch up you can START HERE to see a description of the series and find what you want to see about the project! It is broken down into 10 parts so if there is something specific you’re looking for you can easily find it!

 

What projects are coming up?

Oh, so many! My head is full of them. I never, ever stop! I have a whole project notebook that I just keep adding to.

But first, I am getting ready for a Spring refresh for my front porch with new decor, furniture (finally), and lighting (all from Lowe’s, of course) and I can’t wait!

The snow needs to melt quickly because the boxes are starting to pile up as the decor rolls in. It’s a good thing I cleared the path for the deliveries haha!

I hope you have a great week ahead and wishing you a lovely rest of your weekend, friends.