Pennies from Heaven, for you and me!!

Have you ever heard of Russell & Mackenna and their Fresh Furniture? If you are you a Coastal Living FREAK  lover, like I am, then you have to have, at least,  drooled over seen their ocean inspired furniture. They do sweet, adorable things like  this...

and this...arent those cubbys and fish cut out to DIE for??

and last, but very much not any least..this!

I have had a love of this furniture for a long time, to say the least. Then, yesterday, I go to my good old gmail account and--lo and behold!! A note, from Amy at Russell & Mackenna asking me, yes...little old me, if I would be interested in running a blogger only special for their beautiful items.

Again, with the falling off of the chair..

How do these awesome opportunities keep falling into my lap, I say to myself...

Then I said, self...just go with it.

So, here we are, you and me..and mr MacGee. Wait, wait..You and me and Russel & Mackenna..

and a big old 40% off coupon..

Type in my special coupon code at the check out, if you find something..

--and dont blame me, Im just passing on a good thing, people.

Here is where you can get the awesomeness...and believe you me. They have the best furniture in the most FUN colors, and the upholstery....gaaagaaaa over..

http://www.russellmackenna.com/

--tell em Lisa sent you!

Pssssst, hey..go get your cheaters and read the fine print!!

Shes like the wind....and her is 5~

Here she is, the little minute of a child, what I like to call her is my 40th birthday present. SUPRISE!!!

The best present EVER!! Look at that little smile on that face, and that perfect C-section apple head..GAH!!

Her with her brown eyes, and I with my blue...who would have ever guessed it?

Not mama. I always thought if I was ever going to have a little girl, she would look exactly like me, with blue eyes and blonde hair.

The sweetest girl on her First Birthday, with the chicken pox!!!

Not the momentus day for a party..

we still dressed in our outfit, tho..she wasnt thrilled..too itchy, mama!!

Gorgeous..

cherub faced, and chapped lipped..perfect at 5, dont you think?

Happiest 5th Birthday to my girl!

Heres to ballerina dreams and cupcake breakfasts..

I love you!

mama

xoxo

Say hello..to my liddle friennnnn...

Picture this, self, husband, pouring rain, 7am, estate sale..

scoured the home, nothing, go to garage...hmmm on the way I spotted a fantastic very old very HEAVY birdbath...Honey, says I..

so, in the rain and the mud, with the heaviness, and all. The happily married man picks it up, with a little help from another man who is wondering why the hell he is here, too. They continue to load as I scan the garage. By this time wet dirty husband is honking the horn at the girl who is busy scanning. I give the hand wave and the ever glorious " Ill be there in one minute, hon.." look.

Then, I saw her..in the carport..she really was sad, and worn out. As soon as I laid my eyes on her she brightened up and gave me that toothless smile from years of mistreatment in the elements. No one understood her. I walked over to her and roller her around a bit, took out the old rags, paint cans and debris that she was so carefully holding..yep..I said you coming with me.

Insert husband in truck..desperate for more coffee and the Sunday paper. GET IN..Get it, what ever. LETS GO.....

so, I yell, yes, yelled into the garage and asked the estate sale guru how much?? HOW MUCH FOR THIS OLD ICKY JUNK CART?? I winked at the cart, hoping I didnt hurt her feelings too much by all the name calling.(shhh, I said under my breath to her..Ill take you home and give you a bath, Ive got the perfect place for you to live..)

--at this time I was starting to get a bit nervous, had $5 in my wallet and thought that might not be enough.

ehhh, just take it..the guru said..TAKE IT????

Never has there been sweeter words spoken, Take it?? I dont think I did a very good job trying to hold in my joy.

It took us 1.5 seconds to load her up, infact I think she rolled over to the truck all by herself.

Last weekend I took her allllll apart and bathed her with love and spray paint, she was singing a very sweet song as I tended to her rust and loose wheels. Shes so sweet and such a hard worker..she fits perfect in the laundry room and all the boys, especially washer, think shes just adorable...

Say hello to my little friend.

Laundry girl.

having at it....the reprise..

After being in this new "old tudor" for almost 5 years now I am going to attempt something like this on the steps up to the bedrooms.

Wish Coastal Nest some luck..

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its going to be so so cute!

I have a dream.....

I dream of this place, here on the corner in downtown Aberdeen.

I spent my days here with my adorable mom and sweet sister, toiling away, raising babies and having fun- being a merchant of finery.

Then one day, waaaay back in 2007, December, to be exact--on the 5th I think. We here on the coast in Washington State had a little storm. Winds were clocked at 120 mph(?) or, however they clock the wind..before all their instruments broke. Grays Harbor was devistated. DEVISTATED. We had a hurricane with no warning. They said it woud be windy.....This family went and got our Christmas tree that day. oy.

Anyway..that little wind devistated my beautiful Grand Heron Building. It tore the flat torch down roof COMPLETELY OFF, leaving our historical Masonic Temple building exposed to more rain and weather than I even care to imagine.

We had 10s of thousands of dollars in lost inventory...and hearts heavier than rocks. It makes me want to just cry thinking about how awful it was.

My parents carried excellent insurance on the building, but guess what, you still have to play their game, and people, I dont ever EVER want you to play that game. Insult to injury. It was very hard on my parents, especially my sweet mama.

But guess what!!!

Times, they are a changin'

My dream is getting back to that beautiful corner, I guess I should say, my families dream..

and it looks like the wheels are in motion!!

From lovliness, to lumber..just for a while.

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.stay tuned, a new shopping experience, unlike anyother, is on the horizon....and yes, in

Downtown Aberdeen.

The group photo...

There is something about getting everyone together....All the ol pals..

For the TEAM

Or the school.

Or because you really just did something un-imaginable, together..

I love a good group photo..

About 13 years ago right now......

Was my lifechanging moment..wowza. I dont think I ever EVER worked so hard for anything in my life. NOPE, Im sure of it.

He had the biggest cone head you have ever seen. My newborn. My Ryan.

I guess I should say OUR Ryan...<3

He is an amazing big brother, son, grandson and all around lad.

the best fine young man weve ever had.

Now hes 13, egad!

Thats some baaaaad rhyming.

--word from yuh mutha..
HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY RYAN!!!

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(--hes towering over his parental units these days.)

.......2008 wishes HERE.......

........2009 Wishes HERE.......

Wont you leave the sweet teenager a little birthday greeting?

kitchen magican..

We are gearing up to go cabinetless in the kitchen, at least on the top.

Its a gutsy move for the Coastal Nest. Think I can do it? Im also painting out the yellow and adding a little darkwood.

Exciting. ...I am going to use stair treads.

wait and see!