~HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY MADDI~

~CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???? MADDI IS 9YEARS OLD TODAY~

~HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET MADDI GIRL~

No way did I ever think time would go this fast.....These pictures were taken today, she is the cutest little ham!!!!!

Hugs and Love, Amy

(PS....I promise I will be getting more on the website soon and will post the pictures of my California trip, Kristi was here before she has to go on her Army assignment overseas and she was in a car accident with Maddi in the truck....everything is fine, just busy with everything and life....Miss you all)

~HEADING HOME~

I'm heading back home to Iowa early tomorrow morning....I will be back around supper time and will post all my adventures in California this week that I had with Anna!!!!
I'm sad to leave as the fun never ends when I am with Anna. However, I am getting homesick for my kids and hubby and life as I know it and like Dorothy always said,

"There's No Place Like Home"

Have an awesome week!!!!
Love and Hugs, Amy

~HEADED to CALIFORNIA~

~YIPPY SKIPPY....I'M HEADING TO CALIFORNIA~



~I AM SOOOOOOO EXCITED as I AM HEADED TO CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK~
It's been over 2 and a half years since I have been to California and I am excited to be going to
"THE URBAN BARN" in ESCONDIDO, all the shops in RIVERSIDE and of course, DOWNTOWN LAKE ELSINORE to see Vicki at MORA'S ANTIQUES, if you get a chance...YOU HAVE TO GO SEE HER, THE SHOP IS FABULOUS and SO ECLECTIC, there is something for everyone, it's one of my favorite haunts when I go to California and it's always the FIRST PLACE I HIT after I get off the plane!!!! I'm going to see Anna and only have a few days to be there. I will be taking pictures and sharing my trip with you!!!!
Have an awesome week....Love and Hugs, Amy

~ALLI DID IT~ CONGRATS KIDDO~

~I'm SOOOOO PROUD OF HER~WAY TO GO ALLI~

~BEST FRIENDS~ LEANNE and ALLI~
~Alli received a SILVER CORD for VOLUNTEERING~

~WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE to GET HER DIPLOMA~

~LOOK AT THAT SMILE~

~YIPPY SKIPPY, SHE DID IT~

~PROUD MOM~

(sorry for the bad picture...it was so rushed and the only one I got without my eyes closed....LOL, not the most flattering picture in the world of me but I DID GET 8 inches of hair cut off in the last year~

Have an AWESOME WEEK!!!!
Love and Hugs, Amy

~CRAVING CALIFORNIA~

~It's been over 2 and a half years since I was in California and I have to tell you, I am CRAVING CALIFORNIA~~~

Fairy tales can come true....it can happen to you...

Hugs and Love, Amy

~ALLI PROM and NICK HITS a DEER~

~PROM 2010, BEST FRIENDS and BLIND DATES~
~ALLI is a BRAVE GIRL....she went to prom with a her best friends cousin...it was a blind date~

~I AM AMAZED AT THE BEAUTY OF THESE DRESSES and THE LADIES THAT FILL THEM~

~MY SWEET BABY ALLI, ALL GROWN UP and GRADUATING IN 1 WEEK~

~BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, ALLI and LEANNE~

Have a great upcoming HOLIDAY WEEKEND!!!!
Love and Hugs, Amy

(who is so busy, I don't even know what day it is.....P.S, just got back into town from helping Ashley move to HER FIRST REAL HOUSE PURCHASE, she is now a proud owner of a home!!!! What to go ASH!!!)

~Another RE-DO at the SHOP~

~I'm HAVING A BLAST~
~~You can click on any of the pictures to get a larger view~

~2 AWESOME VINTAGE Built-In WAINSCOTING KITCHEN CUPBOARDS from a FARM HOUSE located in HARRIS, IOWA, they are over 6 foot tall!!!!~

~VINTAGE POSTAL LETTER STATION from HARRIS, IOWA, you can still see the paper labels of the houses for delivery~

I am TOTALLY RE-doing the SHOP and am getting ready for Memorial Day and SUMMER!!!! HOORAY FOR RED WHITE AND BLUE!!!! No one should have this much fun at their job....I LOVE LOVE LOVE WHAT I DO!!!! And THANK YOU to all of YOU for making my dream come true!!!!

Of course, if there is anything that grabs ya, just email me and I will be happy to let you know the price.

Have an awesome week!!!! Love and Hugs, Amy

~Maddi's Sock Monkey Collection~

~FOR THE LOVE OF MONKEY~

~Ever since Maddi was 3 and going to junk stores, estate sales and the like with me, I wanted her to find something to collect....SOCK MONKEYS fit the bill!!!! We have had A LOT of fun hunting and searching for them and it gives her something to do while I am looking for that next cool treasure!!!!~

~We found this VINTAGE CHARCOAL Painting awhile back...It was so dirty I wasn't sure we could get it clean, but thank goodness for good old soap and Windex and a few coats of black paint for the frame and she turned out AWESOME!!!!~

~MY DADDY'S Paint set from when he was 4, back in 1943. It was quite something to get this with the war going on and my Oma and Opa trying to raise 12 kids on the farm.~

~I couldn't stand the fact of putting them away as Maddi's room is now filled with all kinds of stuffed animals and girly stuff so we put them on our 9 FOOT Limestone Stone City, Iowa fireplace mantel. They greet us everyday and make me smile every time I see them~

HAPPY SPRING WEEK EVERYONE.....Love ya, Amy

~248 New Treasures at FourSistersInACottage.com~

~TREASURES GALORE~

After 2 website crashes in 3 weeks, I am soooo happy to let you know that I have it all done and added 248 new treasures to the website. For now, "The Back Porch" has been taken off due to the fact that I needed the room to add all the goodies I could. Not to worry, it will be back sometime around fall.

Hope you get a chance to stop by the cottage and take a look.

Love and Hugs, Amy

~LOTS OF FUN STUFF~

~RE-DO of the SHOP~

I sold so many furniture pieces this past week that I had to re-do the shop....never an easy thing to do BUT SO MUCH FUN!!!! Like playing house for me!!!!

My website crashed again, I lost everything so I am in the middle of fixing that, man it never ends here, just when I think things are going good, something else happens.

Went to the dentist yesterday for my cleaning after $7400 worth of work done only to have the dentist tell me I need another crown and I have 2 cavities...Something is WRONG....how in 3 weeks from going to "Everything is done" to now having $980 worth of work needed...I'm going to lose my mind...any suggestions?

Love and Hugs, Amy

~THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU~

The SPRING OPEN HOUSE was AWESOME!!!! Thank you so much to everyone who turned out. At one time I counted 21 people in my sweet little shop of 455 square feet. WOW WOW WOW!!!! I thank you all from the bottom of my heart!!!!
Love and Hugs, Amy

~OPEN HOUSE~

FOUR SISTERS IN A COTTAGE

"SPRING OPEN HOUSE"

April 1st, 2nd and 3rd from 10:00am to 5:00pm

The shop is BUSTING with Vintage Goodies of SPRING & GARDEN DECOR, Primitives, Lovely Linens, Romantic Chic and More.

Hope to see you and bring a friend or two.

7543 Mt. Vernon Road SE

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403

319-364-6400

(just 7/10th of a mile East from the corner of HWY 13 and Mt. Vernon Road)

....For those of you that live out of state and won't be able to make it, I took a few pictures and posted them on the website in 'The Back Porch'

~YIPPY~SITE UP AND ALL NEW GOODIES~My MRI Results~

YIPPY, the website is fixed and I added all new goodies onto it. It's the best I could do with what I have...Yahoo is not a company to go with if you want a generic website and not as user friendly as they say it is.

BUT......I have a year contract with them and everyone likes THE BIG PICTURES instead of having to click on the little ones to enlarge the item, so THERE IS A SILVER LINING if you look!!!!

FINALLY got an MRI this morning for the pain I have had in my arm and hand for soooo long (what is it 8 months now) and they found a herniated disc C3 and C4....UGH, will wait to hear from my doc this week to see what they want to do about it...LET'S PRAY CORTISONE SHOTS will be the ticket.

Love and Hugs, Amy