HI HO HI HO It's off to refurbish we go!

Hey y'all,
   What a fun ride we have had these past few months! Ricky and I have started a new hobby, restoring furniture. I have to say we are pretty addicted. We take old furniture that we find either on the side of the road or in a thrift shop and give it a new life. It is so fun to watch these items form into what we have planned for it. It is also just a great reminder how God is constantly working on both of us refurbishing us into the beautiful creations He has planned.
    One of our favorite finds are the antiques like our record player and singer sewing machine in the cabinet! What awesome finds that we got to add to our collection with just a little clean up :D Now we rock out to some of our favorite forties and fifties bands like Bing Crosby and Chubby Checker. That is Ricky checking out our record player for the first time. Sorry for the low quality of the photo our old camera was on its way out :(

  This is the 1949 Singer sewing machine in the original cabinet that we found on the side of the road. That's right for free! Cleaned it up and yes it works. Now it is nicely displayed like a museum piece in our farmhouse dining room. So excited to see it with our new table and chairs :D

    Our latest project has been a dresser and shelf for our bedroom. Eventually we will have nightstands, and headboard to match. This coming weekend we are building our dining room table and chairs. Ricky does the building and fixing and I do the decorating. This is our new shelf for our bedroom. We used an old chair that we found on the side of the road. The bottom half is now a stool. Yay refurbishing!

     Meanwhile, Ricky has been doing really well in his training, which is finally finishing up in September. It is truly amazing the different techniques and skills he is learning everyday. It has been very busy but we know it will be rewarding. God continues to show us how much He is in control and how much we can trust Him.
     My latest project that I have discovered a new love for is canning! That is right I am now canning my own  jam! It is so much easier than I thought and opens up a world of opportunity. I am looking forward to all the different yummy foods! Strawberry Honey Jam is so delicious and was my first experiment. I used honey instead of sugar which gave it a better taste than store bought. Ricky already finished one of the jars so I am pretty sure it is a winner. I also already started gifting them so beware you will probably get some of my canned yumminess eventually lol.

    On top of finishing all of these new projects, we are also gathering up our dust collecting items for a garage sale and move to Minot soon. The closer it gets the more we are preparing and getting excited for this next place in our great adventure. So for now we are off to refurbish some more needy furniture.
Until next time,
Ricky and Lauren

Revelation 21:4 ESV / 7 helpful votes

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”