Random thoughts...

So...I have some pictures on my camera that I edited, and I don't really have any reason for this post other than to show you all my leftover pictures that never made it to previous posts....

Leftovers are good, right?  Like leftover green bean casserole...mmmm...

This is a picture of Heaven, pretty much. 

Actually, it's a sampling of the foods made by Sandy Hohf of Sweet Notions.  She sews, she bakes, she will eventually make me fat.  :)

She's going to be at the Vintage Whites Market this year...

"I can almost HEAR you getting fatter"

hehe.

Oh, here's a picture of a really cute baby...

He'll be at the market too, stealing hearts.

My cute little clocks...I just can't get enough of them!

My cute husband! (I can't get enough of him, either..)

Next up, we have my insane dog.  He loves to hang out like this...

Sometimes he'll just crawl all over the living room like that using his front legs.  He's special...

My attempted Easter portrait...

Family time with Quelf, the game that sometimes makes you poke your forehead and wink everytime you ask a question. Or, the game that sometimes makes you wrap your head in toilet paper and stay like that for the rest of the game....oh yes, it's fun.  Comfort zone?  What's that?

Here's is my favorite part of my very favorite antique store.  Station 8.  This wall is amazing. 

I HEART the macro setting on my camera...

I also heart Picnik.  Mmhmm.

I met this guy while we were garage saling last weekend...he was sooooo hot. 

Am I right ladies?! haha...

More market pictures....

Alright, I feel better having known these pictures are off my memory card now.  I hope the week is being good to you guys!  I had to give it a stern talking to yesterday....I think we're still friends though. :)

Well, we're 63.66% sure that a cute duplex downtown will be ours by about 6:45 tonight.  We are going to ask if fixing it up would be okay, and if so, then we're in! If not, the search is still on.  I'll leave you with a picture of the outside.  If fixing it up is something that our potential landlord will allow, expect a steady flow of remodeling posts to ensue. 

Here's the thing...right now, there's red carpet and a nice... sound tile ceiling....but the original hardwood is underneath...and original planked ceiling on top.  Its like hunting for TREASURE....

I really hope she lets us remodel...

Vintage Whites Market website is up and running!

Well, I've been absent, but it's because I've been working on the website for our market.  I finally finished most of it today.  I still have to put up our 'about' page which will contain a little more information on us, the market, the area (lodging, restaurant recommendations, etc.) and a new picture for the front page.  I hope you like it! I'd love some feedback on what could be changed, or what doesn't work. 

I'll be back tomorrow with a fresh post! Thanks everyone!

www.thevintagewhitesmarket.com

Happy Belated Easter!

My middle name should be Belated.  Just ask anyone who knows me...

Jana + On Time = ....they just cancel each other out. 

So Tanner and I really don't get into Easter decorations....bunnies and pink and eggs and foo foo just don't really cut it for us. 

I almost stopped by the thrift store to buy a bunch and surprise Tanner...but Jana 'Belated' Roach just didn't get it together in time. 

This year, I did use 2 eggs.  That was it.  The entirety of my Easter decorating consisted of two eggs, some flowers, and some craft paper. 

Pretty cute, I thought!  I looked all OVER Kalispell for those little eggs stands, you know, these:

They don't have them anywhere.  So I resorted to my craft paper.

You just crack open your egg and pour the yuck out.  Yes, YUCK.  And then put some water/flower food and voila!  Cute little festive vases! 

Well, in the search for a rental, we are pretty sure we found the one to call home for the next year or so.  I thought I would post a couple pictures of it for you to see!  It's very small, but it would be great for us to offload some stuff and live a little simpler.  Simple.  It's been the keyword of 2010 for me so far! haha. 

It's in Kalispell's Eastside which has all the charming old homes and the Conrad Mansion!  You need to see this place too:

I could go visit, and have tea...since they'd practically be my neighbors...and we could talk about the charm of our houses, even though the one we might rent would fit in their garage...

Perhaps I'll run a few blocks down to borrow a cup of sugar...

What's that?  Your neighbors need help decorating for Christmas this year?  Oh, by all means, I'd love to!

Ah...life on the Eastside.  I'm so excited for changes!

One Busy Bee..

Well,  I took the weekend and made some minor improvements in the living room and the bathroom...

The bathroom was....ehhhhh.

I decluttered, and Tanner painted and redid the trim in the bathroom.  It looks so much better now!

We figured that people would probably appreciate this cream color as opposed to the green that made everyone look like the Hulk...

we also spray painted our gold faucet with hammered silver spray paint.  I highly recommend.  It doesn't come off and looks like a new faucet!

All we need to do now is trim out the mirror and we're all set in here!

As for the living room,  you remember the before, right?

 I found a super cute chair at a garage sale that I will someday reupholster...bought some new springy fabric for the window seat, and added some cherry blossoms in with my awesome twigs. 

Oh, and instead of doing new carpet, we're going to get the old ones cleaned (might not do a darn thing...) and I got this nice plush rug to soften the blow of carpet so ugly it makes you wanna slap someone! ha.

I found some other really nifty things at garage sales....check out these handsome fellas...

I know......they're so darn cute! :)

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(I put those asterisks in this post to signal a major topic change....)

What do you get when you cross a lot of prior built up major stress, a quiet Sunday afternoon, a friend up for a visit, and a sale on colored tights at Target?

I can't even tell you how much fun it was to make a fool out of myself in public.  Seriously....you should try it sometime.  Get out of your comfort zone.  Humiliate yourself.  Act like you're 9.  It will do you some good, guaranteed.

Seriously.

Exhaling....

I miss you.

I haven't written, and I'm sorry for the lack of inspiring posts. 

Remember a while back when I posted about how I wanted to simplify life? 

Well, I guess I need to be careful what I pray for sometimes.

We found out yesterday that we have 4 months to sell our house, or we foreclose.  We've been fighting for awhile to keep it, but it's just not happening. 

I have made peace with this decision, and even if it does foreclose, so what?  We still have each other, right?  I still have a solid foundation on my faith in Christ. 

We also found out that Tanner had some precancerous polyps removed, and had a huuuge scare there.  His liver enzymes are still abnormal, so next week will be back to the doctor to see what's really goin' on up in there.  One thing I know about this community of bloggers is that you really know how to love and care for people, so I would really appreciate your prayers...

....prayers for patience, PEACE, clarity, and for Tanner.  He's so strong emotionally but I know it has to be scary. 

I have been taking a few pictures around the house for the MLS listing and for...memories haha, so I thought I'd post a few here. 

To be honest, I'm really excited about finding an old farmhouse or downtown historic beauty to rent for awhile....

'Till Tomorrow....

Twig on Facebook and the Vintage Whites Market

 Hey everyone!  Just a short post to remind you that Twig is now on facebook (become a fan over on the right side of this blog), and would love more fans! I decided to use that as more of an informational site on the Vintage Whites Market for this summer.  I'll be posting dates and times...and possibly even a giveaway on there later next week!  Please feel free to spread the word about our market, I'll make a blog button for it if you want....

  Stay tuned and thanks for being so amazing.  I can't wait for May 15th!

The Vintage Whites Market...

Rarely do I want to get up early on a Saturday, but this weekend there was a mega garage sale at 2 antique stores in town!  So yeah, I got up early... :)

I spent under 40 dollars for the whole day and got so much cute stuff!  A wire planter basket, a cookbook, an old bread tin, a wooden letters game, a book, 2 hat boxes, a piano music roll, a dresser, a mirror, and a partridge in a pear tree!

I'd say it was a pretty awesome day!

So in Columbia Falls, a town about 15 minutes from me, there's this amazing antique store (pictured above) that is inside the town's original train station...!!  It was built in 1908, and has soooo much character.  It has original flooring and windows, and oh, it is just incredible.  I thought I'd snap some pictures for you to see!  So much fun!

The lighting alone is incredible, she has so many different chandeliers and lights on display, it gives it such a unique glow!

And here's the pretty gal that makes it all happen!

In other news, we did our little photoshoot.....and we came up with a name for our weekend extravaganza!

The Vintage Whites Market......

Its really hard to contain my excitement for this event...I don't know if I'll make it to May!

And I'm really sore from carrying all this stuff out to the barn yesterday!  Vanessa and I probably looked hilarious heaving a huge farm table over a fence, and carrying a bucket of vintage goods 1/4 of a mile down a walking trail...

I guess we could tell anyone who looked at us funny that we were training for a vintage relay team....Olympic sport?  I think so.

If you're in the Coeur D'Alene/Spokane/Missoula area and would like to be a part of our show, email me and let me know!  twigdecor@yahoo.com

And one last parting picture of my handsome hubby....;)

(I'm so loving this new camera, feel free to cyberslap me if I'm going overboard!)