A new room at the Thornton home...

The room that has housed my little girl since she was two years old is now almost empty...all her belongings are at het new home....

The furniture is almost all gone, only an IKEA shelf  and a cherry dresser remains....we refinished the dresser the day before she was born 22years ago... now it holds some odds and ends of Savannah's... she she has claimed it, and wouldn't let her sister take it away...

All the ugly orange carpets are being ripped out, and beautiful hard wood floors are peeking out from under the carpet padding... saying hello world....

What once was a nursery is now being transformed into a guest room for all our favorite out of town friends, and it will also be dedicated sewing room.... Now Savannah will have all the space she needs to do all her sewing projects.... she can leave her projects out, and not have to worry about cleaning it all up to use the kitchen table at dinner time and spoiling all her creativity....

I can't wait to see all her clothing alterations that she wants to do, she has a way of taking old clothing, cutting it apart and mixing different things together to make upcycled clothing.... she has a way with fabrics, and creative ideas..  I am also looking forward to sewing some things that have been in the back of my mind for a long time.... yes, I do sew on occasion...

Next step is to pull up the tax strips, and give the floor a good scrubbing with Murphy's oil soap....then to move the futon bed and desk into there.... And also the sewing supplies and machines.... I think there are 4 or 5 if I remember right....

Yep... it will be nice to hear the roaring of the sewing machines going.... a sound that brings lots of good and comforting memories in our house.... Daniels mom used to sew all the time when he was growing up.... And at my mom's house, it is a constant background sound at the farm.... so many sewing machines, and so little time....  there is just something soothing about the whirring of a sewing machine...

It will be different to not see all Stephanies stuff in that room, but I think a lot of new happy times times and experiences will happen in the new room.... beautiful new creations will come to be, and hopefully many special people will come stay and make new and wonderful memories with us.....

One chapter of our life is ending, and a new one is just beginning..... but that is definitely a good thing.... Life keeps going on, each day we hopefully walk closer with God, and keep in his will...each day we continue to look to him for our many blessings, whether it is a new purpose for a room, or a new lease on life.... keep in his will and your path will be a happy place to be...

Stay tuned for the new adventures at the Thornton homestead....