The City Life

Today we decided to go on an after

noon trip to Peoria Heights.

Whenever we drove past

these little shop's, it

looked like it would

be a load of fun to go in

them sometime!

Some of the buildings had these

beautiful stained glass windows!

I love the blue in this one!

Here is my sister,Michelle,my

mom,Rhonda,my other sister,

Aimee,and I in a cute

little shop.(We have one

more sister,Beth,but she wasn't

able to make it because her

little one's needed naps:.)

Here is a quaint little Coffee Shop!

It was very neat.It had very

good coffee.

I'm always up for

a trip to a coffee shop!
I'm a sucker for them;.)

This was neat,there was an old coffee press.

I couldn't get a good picture because

it was in a glass case

and it was really dirty.But I got a

decent on of the stupendous vintage label.

Oh yeah, and this was out side of that

cute coffee shop I mentioned just above!

Well that was our trip!

Kelsey

Mystery Lamp!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while.

I've had a bad sinus infection again.

I seem to get them a lot and

they tend to get me down sometimes!

But I have gotten some minor projects

done to keep me busy!:)I was really

wanting a new lamp for my room.
I couldn't bring myself to buy one because

I had one that worked perfectly well!

Anyways,I told my sister about my recent want:)

and it just so happened she had a lamp she was

wanting to get rid of because she didn't have

a need for it anymore.It wasn't "exactly"

what I had in mind,but it had a good potential.

You can see the white hobnail looking design it

has and I liked that.It had gold metal ware I wasn't

too found of but a little black paint fixed that right up.

The shade....Oh the shade.....I had this really neat

fabric someone had given to me awhile ago.It reminded

me of the beginning of the show"Mystery"on PBS:).

I loved it and considered many things I could do with it.

It's a really hard fabric to work with so I

couldn't come up with anything my sewing abilities

would allow:)Anyways it worked perfectly for this!

I bought the trim at Jo Ann's (With a 40% off coupon!)

And here's the finished project below!

Like I stated before sometimes my sinus infections

or just being sick in general can get me down.Sometimes,

especially for me,I can see the Lord does it to help my

focus return to Him.So many times I fall away as the day,

and yes sometimes weeks,pass by.He's always there to pick

me back up when I am constantly like a sheep and go astray!What

a merciful,loving and JUST God!Thank you Lord Jesus!

A verse that's been on my heart especially this past week

I heard at one of our recent

Sunday morning sermons I would like to share:

"But I know whom I have believed and am convinced

that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him

until that day!"

II Tim 1:12

Kelsey

A Night at the Carnival!

The Annual Henry carnival was

here for the fourth of July

this past week.It was a lot of fun.

I attended with my sister,Michelle,

my cousins,and a few aunts and uncles.

Excited for the first ride to start!

My cousin, Hannah,and I riding the Carousel.

A ride on the Ferris Wheel.

The rooftops of Henry!

Kelsey

Anthropology!!!!

Michelle,my sister, and I purchased some very adorable clothes from "Charlotte Russe" clothing store.We saw this line called"Enchanted" about a month back and almost couldn't resist putting everything on our cart:.)But it was to expensive for us flee market girls so we waited to see if they would go on sale.Well, yesterday we ran by and...40% off,YAY!!!!The clothes are supposed to have a turn-of-the-century look.So we decided to dress up time period(ish) and take pictures to blog about.The whole line looked to us like it could of come out of a catalog we love to look at called"Anthropology."So here are some pictures we took,we each took turns being photographer:.)

I hope you enjoyed:.)

Here is a link to my sister's blog.She has an online store with etsy and sells the cutest things in town!:.)birds_of_the_air

Kelsey

My Graduation 2009

I was home schooled since being in the fourth grade,

but I went through a school called,

"Midwest Christian Academy"

They hold a graduation ceremony for the

graduates each year.Some years are bigger than

others it just depends on the year.My class was larger

than my sister's,who graduated four years ago from this school, with 12 graduates.

Walking down the aisle.

My dad and I.

I was able to give a short speech.

Mostly just a time to thank the Lord,and your parents

for the hard work they went through.

P.S. I only cried a little:.)

My mom, and dad, and I.

My cousin Hannah graduated with

Me from the same school.

"Hats of to the Graduates:.)"

YIPPEE!!!Were done!

Hannah and I relaxing after the ceremony.

Me,my sister Michelle,and my cousin Hannah.

But then......

We got to eat at the "Cracker Barrel"

YAY!!!

Wouldn't you love these on your front porch:.)

I used these verses in my speech...

some of my favorites

"But thanks be to God!He gives

us the victory through our Lord

Jesus Christ." I Cor.15:57

"Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain

new strength;they will mount up with wings

like eagles,they will run and not get tired,

they will walk and not become weary."

Isaiah 40:31

Kelsey

Happy Father's Day,Dad!!!

I just wanted to say,Happy Father's Day dad!

I am very thankful the Lord gave you to

me to be my dad.Hope you have a great day:.)

Love,

Kelsey

Vintage Dishes

My grandpa Harold bought

these old dishes for some family

friends a long time ago.My aunt had

them and didn't have a use for them

so she gave them to us.My sister

and I both really liked them so we

split them between us.Mom said they

are probably from around the 40's or50's.

I love the flowers on them!

They are so unique.

I couldn't resist putting this picture on:.)
I saw these cherries outside.There

about done but these one's still looked

nice!

I read this in the Proverbs yesterday

and it stuck in my mind so I thought I

would share it with everyone:

"The name of the Lord is a strong tower;

the righteous run to it and are safe."

Proverbs 18:10

Blessings,

Kelsey