Everything Happens for a Reason....RIGHT?

I'm a firm believer in everything happens for a reason. But sometimes it's hard to see why or what the purpose is while your in that moment. I had asked on my personal facebook page "Everything happens for a reason....RIGHT?" and this was one of the responses that I got.
I'm not religious, I think I think like most...where I'd really like to believe in the happy things-that we'll go to heaven and I'll see my loved ones and children someday-but I also have a very hard time believing in the other things that are alittle drastic.....and it also just sometimes seems hard to just trust or believe these things. ANYWHO....we wont GO there. LOL! But I do find this to ring true in a way that even though things may be happening here....they equal themselves out for someone else or somewhere else. We'll just see what this reason shall be....don't think it will present itself any time soon...but there's a reason for everything even though sometimes you don't think there really is.

"Ecclesiastes 3 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace."

Looking for my reason~
Bree and J

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Front Step Demo

The new house had a funky step that the elderly gentleman had put in to help him make the 2-step transition a little easier....but it looked FUNKY and was ageing. SO we pulled it out!

Before-ish picture.

Step One:

Hammer and Pry Bar

Step two:

Half of it was rotted out so we used the hammer to break up the pieces. Bradley was thrilled to get involved and use a REAL hammer to help daddy!

Step Three:

We weren't sure how the front part was connected...no nails, screws, nothing so to investigate further my husband got the skill saw out and cut everything off from where cement step was at on.

We soon realized that whomever put in the step GLUED the wood to the cement....MORE "FUN"!

Step Four:

After he pryed the piece off my husband had to then get to work out chiseling off the glue and pieces of wood remaining. Took FOREVER! And we still need to get some stripper to take the rest off.

Step Five:

Oh YES...forgot to mention that they also nailed the bottom pieces in all four corners INTO the cement...."brilliant" idea....but when you don't want something to move...you MAKE sure that it WONT move! LOL! Husband had to grind off massive nails.

AND.......wal-la

AFTER step was out!

So much better!

Glad step demo was done....but soon realized that anything "added" onto house after the fact was done in a ...."different" manner than you might expect. Hey...you MAKE it work!

Just checked the step demo off the list....next~

Bree and J

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Schools Out: Gifts for Kids

I promised this post last week but fell behind due to NO INTERNET! BAAAAH! Anyway enough these cute ideas for an End of Year/Schools Out gift for your kiddos classmates! You'll find some really "smart" and "Kool" ideas!

 For those "smarties" of ours..."Good Luck Smartie Pants"

Such a "Kool" idea... "Have a KOOL summer" with silly straw and Kool-Aid.

So sweet and minty fresh "Owl Miss You" with gum packet.

You can "knot" be without this Knot Design for your older kids!

Great way to be "chill" with this Popsicle idea!

Stay "chill" and have the "Kool"est "Smartie" kid in class~

Bree and J

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I'mmmmmmm Baaaack!!!

So good to be back!
Have the internet back I mean! And be back blogging!
Whew...watch out cause I've been doing TONS and with only the internet on my phone I have been having withdrawls!....Blogger withdrawls!
I have also missed out on a TON of my shows, thank goodness its "off season" and only thing I've really missed out on is the Bachelorette and America's Got Talent....but I'll be catching up soon and will definitely be putting in my 2 sense in on the Bachelorette saga!
Beyond moving with 3 kids and STILL unpacking there have also been alot of life lessons for me lately and though I do like to be open and honest with everyone there are some things that cant yet be shared.
Here's just a peak at the projects we've been doing..
SO happy to be HOME!
LOL!

Boys playing on new swing set at 6:30 AM

Yard remodel fail

Campfire Celebration

Pallet fun!

Demo work

Easy and FUN outdoor craft

Field trip to the zoo...in the RAIN

So happy to be back~
Bree and J Pin It