~SHOCKED~

~SAY WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU SAY????~

~"I JOINED THE ARMY MOM"

My ALLI Girl is SWEARING IN TODAY to JOIN THE UNITED STATES ARMY~

YES....TODAY!!!!

Imagine HOW SHOCKED I WAS when she informed me that she dropped all of her FIREFIGHTER CLASSES and IS JOINING THE ARMY FULL TIME!!!!
YIKES!!!! I am in shock.....and YES, I tried to do everything I could to talk her out of it.

Now, I have to give her 100% of my support and wish her well (and do a whole lot of praying)

So I am officially a MOM to TWO ARMY SOLDIERS.....and yes, she is going to be a COMBAT MEDIC, just like big sister Kristi. She of course is going into the Army full time and Kristi is in the Army National Guard. TWO BIG DIFFERENCES.

Please put her in your prayers as she starts this new journey (and pray that my nerves will be calmed) KISS YOUR KIDS, TELL EM YA LOVE EM....and as much as it hurts, TELL EM YOU SUPPORT THEM 100%!!!!
Hugs and Love, Amy

~VINTAGE APRON, GIRL n' HALLOWEEN SEWING PATTERNS~

~VINTAGE APRONS~ ~DARLING VINTAGE APRON SEWING PATTERNS FROM THE 1950's~
~Since it looks like I'm not going to learn how to sew anytime soon, I'm selling off my 1950's Vintage Sewing Patterns~
~2 Vintage 1950's Apron Sewing Patterns both for $14.00~


~VINTAGE LITTLE GIRL~
~6 Vintage ADORABLE and DARLING 1950's LITTLE GIRL SEWING PATTERNS all for (SOLD) ~
~BONNETS and COATS~
~DARLING DRESSES~

~SLEEPY TIME BATHROBES~

~EASTER TIME and SPRING DRESSES~

~Yep, I bought two of the same pattern...LOL, also included in this lot~

~More DARLING DRESSES~

~VINTAGE HALLOWEEN~

~Vintage 1950's JESTER, CHOIR and ANGEL Sewing Pattern~

~Vintage CLOWN, JESTER and DEVIL Sewing Pattern~

~ 2 Sweet Vintage Halloween Sewing Patterns both for (sold) ~

If you are interested in these, feel free to email me or leave a message on this post.

Have a great day today....wish I knew how to sew....someday maybe!!!!
Hugs and Love, Amy

~WHY I SHOULDN'T CRAFT!~

~ABOVE ARE THE DARLING BUTTON BOUQUETS from VINTAGE SUE'S BOX TREASURES~

~So, for a long time I have been putting off making BUTTON BOUQUETS. I was over at Vintage Sue's Box Treasures and saw her post of the DARLING Button Bouquets that she did. It INSPIRED ME TO GET IT DONE and well, LOL....this is how mine turned out!!!!~

~I USED VINTAGE RHINESTONE and PINK PEARL BUTTONS. Then USED VINTAGE PIPE CLEANERS, since I didn't have wire~

~And well, there you have it.....

THEY TURNED OUT LOOKING NOTHING LIKE SUE'S and so, this is why I don't craft, do altered art, and am AFRAID TO LEARN TO SEW....I think you have to have it in your blood to be able to take something simply and make it BEAUTIFUL!!! At least I can say I tried.

Next time I will just buy them.....LOL~

Happy Saturday!!!!
Love and Hugs, Amy

~116 NEW TREASURES on the WEBSITE~

~FINALLY.....NEW GOODIES ON THE WEBSITE~

FourSistersInACottage.com
~HOPE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK....PRICES $2.00 on up!!!!
HAVE FUN and HAPPY FRIDAY

Love and Hugs, Amy

(PS...thanks to everyone who waited all summer long for me to get back at this....I never thought life could be this busy)

~MADDI'S 1st DAY of 3rd GRADE~

~SHE WAS SOOOOO EXCITED TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL SHE LOVES IT SO MUCH~ ~She wanted me to take a picture of her hair with her fake braids in her ponytail~
~SO READY AND SO HAPPY TO FINALLY BE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL~

~CAN''T BELIEVE THE PICTURE BELOW WAS TAKEN JUST 2 YEARS AGO!!! WHERE DID THAT TIME GO????~

Here's to some days to myself again.....and I am FEELING LIKE MYSELF AGAIN....just gonna get another shot in my neck for my herniated disks that are affecting my arm soooo happy they finally got that figured out!

I'm not taking naps everyday now and you have no idea how great that feels....

Make it an awesome day....Hugs, Amy

~LAST U.S BRIGADE LEAVING IRAQ~

FINALLY.....THE LAST U.S BRIGADE IS LEAVING IRAQ after 7 YEARS and 5 MONTHS

~NOW LET'S GET THEM OUT OF AFGHANISTAN~
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TROOPS and THEIR FAMILIES for ALL THAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO FOR US WHILE WE SLEPT SAFELY IN OUR BEDS AT NIGHT

GODSPEED SOLDIERS!!!!

WE ARE SOOOOOO PROUD!!!!

~SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW~

~WHERE DID THE SUMMER GO????~ ~This picture was taken in early June, right after school got out for the summer. Kristi got to visit for a few days before going back to Florida for the Army. Maddi and Alex got new baby farm kittens and the love em!!~

Alex and Alli start school next week (pictured Left to Right). Kristi is back home (in Florida) after spending the summer helping build a hospital in St. Croix with the Army. And Miss Maddi is starting school tomorrow in the 3rd grade. HOLY COW, seems like yesterday I took these pictures and now it's the middle of August. I don't remember summer vacation going this fast as a kid....LOL

Have a great day today.....Hugs and Love, Amy

~DARLING ESTATE FINDS from IOWA/SOUTH DAKOTA~

~DARLING and SWEET AS PIE~ ~LOVE the POEM ON THIS OLD VINTAGE PINK ROSES PLATE~
~JUST CAN'T GIVE THESE TWO BABY DOLLS UP....THEY WILL BE GOING IN MY COLLECTION OF OLD COMPOSITION BABY DOLLS~

~SPOTTED THIS OLD WICKER HIGH CHAIR WITH OLD CHIPPY PINK PAINT FALLING OFF OF IT.....I FELL IN LOVE~

~IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN DAYS LATER I LOOKED IT OVER GOOD AND FOUND THE BRASS PLATE "HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD" ON THE BACK COVERED BY PAINT~

~CAN'T WAIT TO CLEAN IT UP, HAVE BOB FIX THE TRAY AND PAINT IT, of course, PINK~

~FOR NOW, THEY WILL SIT IN THE SHOP TO KEEP ME COMPANY~

~LOVE LOOKING OVER AT THEM AND SEEING THOSE SWEET FACES....THEY MAKE ME SMILE~

~I FOUND HER in SOUTH DAKOTA, JUST LIKE THIS...SHE ALMOST 30 INCHES LONG and a CHUBBY SWEET BABY DOLL~

~THIS ONE I HAD BUT FOUND THE DRESS IN MT. VERNON IOWA~

Make it a great day....I am off to paint more furniture!!!!

Hugs and Love, Amy