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She said, “Yes!”

July 21, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

Fun family news! This past weekend our son Kurt asked his girlfriend Kellie Fusilier to marry him—and she said, "YES!" Unbeknownst to Kellie, Kurt had been in cahoots with her family and they drove from Louisiana to be with us at the lake this weekend. How it played out...  Kurt and Kellie were camping with friends on a nearby island and after he proposed, he sent us a quick text … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Family, God Steps, marriage, Tamera Alexander

When something old is made new again . . .

July 7, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

A month ago I shared pictures of some older pieces of furniture that I wanted to paint. Well, I managed to get one of those pieces finished and want to share the results. But why on earth I chose a massive king-size bed as my first chalk painting project, I'll never know. LOL. Ah well, live and learn. Here's the king bed in the guest bedroom before I painted it. . . I inherited this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, House and home Tagged With: Chalk Painting, Colors of Truth, God Steps, Jolie Paint, Tamera Alexander

Guess what day this was for me?

June 26, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

Mammogram Day! And here's how it went down . . Click to see the video on YouTube What do you do to celebrate this annual milestone? I told the technician what I was going to do right after and she got so tickled, then said she was going to start celebrating her annual "squishing" too. So tell me, have you had your annual mammogram this year (or whatever procedure you choose health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Friendship Tagged With: Krispy Kreme, Mammogram, Tamera Alexander

Binge watch anything lately?

June 16, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

Okay, let's start with a confession... Life simply happened, and I haven't finished painting the furniture that I mentioned in my last post—and thank you so much for all those fun comments!. I've started painting, mind you. The projects simply aren't ready for the final reveal. I'm aiming for next time! For today, I would love to know what movies or shows you've watched lately THAT YOU … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Carnton, Colors of Truth, Franklin TN, Tamera Alexander, Tennessee History

Channeling my inner Annie Sloan

June 2, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

Have you ever painted with chalk paint? If yes, then you're my new BFF. Joe and I recently moved into a house we had built in the modern farmhouse style—waving to you, Joanna Gaines—and now I find myself "hankering" (I love that word, it's so good & Southern) to paint some of our furniture. First, my parent's king bed . . . I love the bed but the brown finish just isn't what I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Carnton Novels, Crafts, Tamera Alexander Carnton

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