Michelle Legler

New cupcake and kitchen re-do

Hello Everyone! Thank you to everyone who left beautiful comments on my blog and supportive email regarding my "middle stuff". It feels good to get it off my chest and it really helps to hear that some of you are also going through or have gone through some similar situations. Your caring and support mean the world to me!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, now onto some pics! This cute lil' cupcake is going to the oh so talented Heather Bluhm. I hope she likes it!

 

Now, the next pics are of my current kitchen re-do which is in progress. When my husband asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I said that I wanted my kitchen island extended. He asks "why can't you be like other wives and just ask for jewelry?" Because I am not other wives I said. Now, I will say that I do a lot of my own building around this house, but when it comes time for me to receive a gift, help with some of my projects is what I want most.

I wish I had a before pic to show you, but I never remember to do that. But just imagine no posts, brown cabinets and a white Formica counter top. The hubby removed the counter top and added wood on top (that's what I wanted) and added posts and molding. I had already added the wainscoting. Then I painted it this awesome dark aqua. Ooh~la~la

 

Now, I'm starting to paint the other cabinets white. Here's the before and after. I like the white better but I think that I may want to distress it a bit, as it seems a little too white.

When I finished painting some of the cabinets white, I didn't like how flat they looked so I went and bought some textured wallpaper and added it to the inset of the doors and painted it. I still have a lot more cabinets to finish.

I've been buying artwork from artists in blog land for the kitchen and I'll be sharing that soon.

Okay, time to go, but I have some really cool stuff to share real soon!

Hugs!!!!!

Michelle

Here comes the "Middle Stuff"

Well, like I said in a previous post, I'm going to start sharing some of the "middle stuff"......some of the personal stuff that friends share with friends. You are my friends and I would like to introduce a little more of myself to you. This is not easy, but here it goes.......

If you have followed my blog at all, you probably are aware that I am the mother of 4 beautiful daughters. I am very proud of this. I LOVE my girls like crazy!!!!!!!!! However, I would be lying if I said that it has been an easy road. 5 sets of hormones.......Theirs and Mine!

Yes, the nest can be testy sometimes!

Two of my daughters are out on their own and I have two at home......for now. (I was just informed that daughter #3 will be moving in with friends next month (ugh), but that's a story for another time). Daughter #4 is 15.....almost 16 and is doing what some teenage children do at this age................REBEL and make their parents CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Excuse me for a moment as I go pour myself a glass of wine.................................................................................Okay, I'm back.

Then there's daughter #1. She really broke us in good through the years!!! Then a really horrible thing happened to her a few years ago that made her really hit bottom and we just were not able to get through the shell that she created. It still makes me cry to think about this horrible thing that happened to her, because as parents, we want to fix everything and take away all of the bad stuff. Someday, I'll share this story, as maybe it will help other parents to prevent this from happening to their daughter. The good news is that over this last year, we've started to see a big change in her and she is truly enjoyable to have around. She lives in Michigan but came for a visit a couple of weeks ago and it was GREAT!!!!

Then there's daughter #2. This little chick has been running from her problems for years and increasing the gray hairs on my head by the day. (those are the ones that I dye pink) ;-) Then came the call........mom, I'm pregnant. I'm not going to lie and say that I was jumping for joy. She's 22, so it's not so much her age, as it is her lack of responsibility. I've been very upset over this for the last couple of months and then this came in the mail.....

I looked at this new little life and thought, How can I be Mad??? Sure, I'm still worried and scared, but not mad. And of course, I gave her the speech about how this baby is HER responsibility and this is one responsibility that she can't run from, and that I'm not going to be raising her child and so on and so on. She's all the way in Missouri, so I haven't seen her fat tummy yet, but I'm taking all the girls on a trip soon, so I'll see her then.

So, here's a little bit of the "middle stuff". Now you know why I'm always referring to myself as being crazy! I can't believe I'm going to be a grandma!!!!!!!!!!! I've already told her that I will not be called grandma or grandmother or gram. I want to be called G-ma.

Now raise your glass and have a toast with me "To Life"!

And the Winner is................................

   Hello All! It's TIME!!! The drawing for the mosaic cupcake!!!! Who could it be????????????

The hubby so kindly helped me out. He closed his eyes.....very professional :-)

And the winner is.........

Vanessa from A Fanciful Twist!!!!!! What's weird about this, is that I just purchased some artwork from Vanessa!! Congrats Vanessa!!!!

Sooooooo, I'm feeling pretty festive, you know, all Christmassy, so I've decided to give cupcakes to numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 too! And they are......

 

Jamie V.

Susan Shintaku

Alison Gibbs

And

Roxanne

Congratulations Everyone!!!!!!!!!! Now make sure you email me and let me know what color and design you want for your cupcake.

Thanks to everyone who participated! This was really fun! Next post will be a little more personal.....you know, that middle stuff. I'm going to try and see if I can post twice a week. No promises, but that's my goal. Until then....

xoxo!!! Michelle

New Blog and Cupcake Give-Away!

Yahoo!!! New blog up and running!!  Don't you just LOVE my new banner?????!!!!! I highly recommend heading over to Heather Bluhm's website and ordering a new blog design for yourself!! I absolutely LOVE what she's done and she's also designed my new business cards that should be arriving soon. They are also FABULOUS!!!! Thank You Heather!!!!

OKAY, so why have I switched to a new blog???  Well, first of all, I was having some difficulties with posting pics at times and being a person with no patience, this would sometimes make me crazier than I already am!! I heard that Typepad was a good thing, so here I am. Secondly, I was yearning for something new and more creative. So, here we are with a Fresh Start! When I first began blogging (late last year) I had no idea that I would meet some of the most Fabulous people and develop the kind of connections that I sooooo look forward to now. I really don't know what I'd do without some of you. What can I say......You Complete Me!!!! :-) Thirdly, I really feel that I have not been sharing "all of me" with you. Sure, I share my current mosaic projects and pics of the yard, but I haven't been sharing the "whole me" with you.....the stuff in the middle. Why? I'm not sure. Maybe I didn't think that it was important enough or that anyone would care. However, over this past year, I have truly enjoyed reading about all of you! Not just about your creations (I Do Love them though) but, about your families, your ups and downs, your trips, your day to day thoughts, etc, etc. I feel like I know some of you better than I know some of my local friends and I LOVE that!!!! So now I'm going to start sharing the "middle stuff" with you, my friends, and hopefully it won't bore you too much! :-)

To celebrate all of this newness, I'm going to be giving away a mosaic cupcake. The winner can choose any design and color they want and I will create it for them. Of course, the winner will be the 5th person I draw and the drawing will be on Nov 25th (that 5 thing). Okay, that's all for now.

Hugs to you all and Welcome to my New Blog!!!!

Michelle