A Deep Sigh...and A Farmhouse Table

My youngest and my oldest, silly girls!

Every morning I follow the same routine...I get up at 5:30 a.m., wake my son up for school, grab a wonderful and much needed cup of coffee (in my favorite mug that says "I have PMS, whats your excuse?") and I sit down to read all of my favorite blogs. This is my time in the morning that is just for me. My birds (that I bought for  myself  because I felt like I was going through a mid-life crisis) are chirping, and hopping all over their cage, while spreading their bird food all over my living room floor. My dog is sitting next to me, staring at me, while I eat whatever leftovers we have from last night's dinner for breakfast (this morning it was Three Brother's pizza-the breakfast of champions). My girls are still sleeping soundly, hopefully until about 7:30. While I am sitting there, cherishing the quiet, I sigh deeply and realize that I'm missing one of my best friends...My oldest daughter, who I still call my "Bear" even though she is probably too old for that. My mornings have changed since she got married and left for Chicago with her husband last February. We used to drink coffee together in the mornings and chat. We would sit together and read---I would be on one couch with my book and coffee, and she would be on the other with hers and we would ask what each other was laughing at (usually laughing at something from the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich). We used to be in the same math class in college and would sit at the kitchen table together and do homework (it would take her about 20 minutes, while I would still be there around dinner time). We would go shopping, watch the funny romantic comedies and General Hospital. We went through the whole series of Charmed and Gilmore Girls together. My youngest daughter, little "N", looks just like my Bear did when she was her age and it is a constant reminder of how quickly time goes by. I miss my daughter terribly, even though I'm so happy for the life she is making for herself. We are waiting for her Husband "J" to get his orders from the Navy and hopefully it will be this week and they will be closer to home. Anyway, realizing that I am missing my daughter and how quickly my kids are growing, has left a lump in my throat.  So, today I am going to just spend time with my children, chatting and laughing...and at the end of the day, I'll sigh deeply and say a prayer of thanks for the gift of time spent with my children and the break from my normal routine. 

Before I go....here is the Farmhouse table that I refinished and sold. I tried very hard to find a place in my home for it....but there really was not one space that I could squeeze it in!

This is the before. The top of the table was pretty worn. After some sanding, priming, painting, and distressing...this is what I ended up with...

It's hard to see some of the detail, you can see it a bit better in this picture...

The color used was a light slate by kilz!

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

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