Well.... : ) Next Weekend... is Going to Rock!!!

oh my...

decided... today....

I'm doing Both...

The Midwest Show...

and...

an...

 Open House....

'Nesting Time'...

{always have an Open House...... over the weekend... of the Midwest and Collector's Eye Shows...they are moments.... from the door... of the rabbit hole....}

What...is a bit... : ) unusual... this year...

I'm doing them Both... in Unison... : )

hmmmm....

interesting. : )

{and... attending Justin 'J's... 5th Birthday Party!!! 

{on set up day... at Hawkeye Downs! }

: )

See All... of the details... on   www.simplyiowa.blogspot.com
 

oh my... 

: )

I... Have to do this....

I'm Flippin' the rabbit hole... this week...

Just....Just....Just.... Gathered...some... Awesomeness....

and... ya know... I'm All About... that... 

: )

What a Ride.... 

Crazy... Insane... Ride.

: )

Love... to ya...

Barb C.

I...Love...Love...Love...
This Old... Sow's... Face.
She... is so... content... : )
She... is Dreaming... of  Fields... of Clover.....
and... Happy Times. : )
I can't walk past her... without...smiling.
What a Gift... she is.
: )

THE WINNER by BOBBY BARE

hurt...hurt...hurt.. oh.......my.

oh...my...

I...don't remember 'hurting'... this bad...

 ever...

in my entire..

life.

My body 'hurts'...

in every...

 single...

joint....

My toes...

'hurt'...

Every Joint...

 in my Toes....

'Hurt'.

We have been loading... and packing up... from The Sale...

all... frickin' day....

oh my.

Thank God...

for Brandon... and Katie...

holy smokes.

We Had to get the tents Down...

T O D A Y

{Tents and...Contents....

Put Away...}

Big Winds... are coming tomorrow....

{tents...and wind... are like...oil... and water. }

Mark came... and started loading his... stuff....tonight....

between rain... and 'work' {he has a 'real'...job. }.... for him....

it's been tuff.

Thank God... for his Daughter, Kelsey... and her Beau... Seth...

oh my...

neither one of us... could have gotten through this sale...

without

HELP!!!!

oh my....

While shopping garage sales...throughout the years....

{I attend very few.. }

 I  see folks...

 Losing Their Minds....

over...

bringing out... one... one thousandth of what we do....

: )

oh my....

: )

no brag...

just fact.

{seriously..... who would brag ... about.... this... fact? }

: )

I...doubt... anyone... truly... knows...

 {except... the Insane..People... who 'Know'... this... Insanity...}

what... making a living... at this... job... entails.

{don't ever...think... it's about the 'money'....: )

I'd...Laugh You... Off...The Table!!! {and...Under it... and...Over...it! : ) }

If...we didn't.... Love... Respect.... and have...  an...Undying Passion....

for...

'Old...Soulfulness'...

we could never...ever... endure... what we do.

E V E R. 

: )

guess...

That Makes...Us...

'The Winners'!!!!

: )

Love to ya...

Barb C.
{you Must... listen to the above tune....
Mark...and I...joke... about being the 'Winners'...
all the time...
{I introduced him...to the above tune... years ago... : )
I remembered it... from when I was little... and... somehow... it...seemed 'fitting... : ) }
He... in his... 'choices'...
and.....me...
in...
'mine'...
: )
oh my....
guess... we...are all...
 'The Winners'...
in...some shape.... or form.
whether we want to admit it...
or not.
: ) : ) : ) }



Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

yeah... I'm all about that... Bass. : )

You'll have to go to 'simply iowa'... and listen to the tune... I posted... to understand... this title. 

: )

It... was a Crazy... Insane day....

We had Katie's... Monster Pink and White... Power Stroke Ford... 

Loaded...

The Flatbed Ford... Loaded...

and...

The FUSO...

Loaded...

It... was moving day... 

for Liz...and Miss. Scarlett.

oh my....

this... was a tuff... day... on so many levels.

a... heart breaker...

I...Love Nick.... he is Family.

and always will be.

Even the Critters... have been divided...

heart.... breaking....

and...

Miss. Scarlett....

oh my...

I...have been in her place.

I... remember.... 

even...when I was just three.

oh...my....
times.... just... like these.
When I hold her... in my arms... and... look into her eyes....
I... wish... so, she didn't have to walk... this... walk.
It's a hard... hard... road... to travel.
{I...can't... even let my heart go there... now.
Can't... even... think about it... I've let them all know...
I'll Be Here ...
 for them...no matter when... or where. }

When we got things... loaded... from Amana...

Things... Liz had purchased... for moving back...to the Little House....

we stopped for lunch... here...at Home. 

{mine and John's... Home. }

Liz and Miss. Scarlett were listening to songs... on youtube....

as the Chili...warmed....

when the song I posted... on simply iowa... came on....

I about fell over....

oh my...

There, is so little.... these days... that can bring a smile... to my face....

but... this tune... not only... made me Smile... as I was Scarfing Down Chili....

{they played it over and over... : ) }

I...was Dancin'... as...I was Scarfin'!

: )

{Daughter in law...Katie... thought I had...Lost My Mind! }

well... that was a long...long... time ago... : )

This song... reminded me... of my youth. : )

Hey... I was Not... a 'Pretty Girl'... 

I...was a 'Husky'...'Stout'... Girl...

{as Dad...would describe me... : ) }

{and... felt Blessed...for Being So! I had...Mountains to Move!

 No Little Girl... could have moved... them. }

yet...

I turned down many more dates... in school...{and elsewhere...} than I accepted.

I was Far more... interested in the Horses... and... Freedom... 

than 'boys'... : )

I...never felt... that I was not attractive....

but...

never... worried...about being...

'pretty'...

Some... in school... did...

and.... I felt so sorry for them...

They... Were All...

Beautiful...

{I thought... so much...'Prettier' than me... yet... they worried so... about their...size...} 

{bigger...and smaller...both... boys... and girls.  }

This song... tho... I don't like the profanity... {because...it's geared... for young... people..}

sends... a Wonderful... Message.

{in this... day... }

I...was Thrilled... to hear it... and ROAR... at the Video! : )

I...hope you'll take a moment... or three... to listen and watch...

and...remember... there are so many....

that try... to be... something...

no one... can ever be.

or...

should be.

We...are all... Beautiful...

in our own... very... special... way.

Just The Way... The Lord...

Created Us!

: )

{and... He... is The Master...at Creating! }

Love... to ya...

Barb C.
{hey... it came up... on Muchnuss... Yippee... ! }
{who knew? }

if this isn't 'Muchnuss'.... I don't know... what is.

It's rained.... and rained... the last two days...

The tents are still up... can't do a thing with 'em... until it dries out...

Can't even sort and load... until it quits.

So... took a long hot bath... this morn.... and made a big pot of chili.

Paid some bills... made some phone calls... 

{more business... to tend to... that's been put on the back burner... without a moment to spare...from work... until this morning...}

Visited with Peg.... she is so weary.... just got done with her last transfusion... Her Daughter, Mel... is staying with her....what a Gift... she is...to Michael and Peg.

I had so wanted to go... to her... this week... but.... since we pulled the 'Encore' Sale... it's put me a week behind...

Now... I have to help Liz and Miss. Scarlett move... {back to the Little House... 

{that's a long...story...  my heart aches... for the Kids...and Miss. Scarlett... nothing I can do..or say... but, Love them All. }

then... I have to gather the remnants from The Amana Sale....

Then... maybe... I can sneak away...for a day... to see My Peg!

I'll be having an Open House... down the rabbit hole... the last weekend of the month... 

during Mid West and Collector's Eye Shows....

so... the rabbit hole... needs a Flip.

As... I was sitting here... processing.... what needs to be done....

watching the rain come down.... on this cold... dreary day...

a knock...  was at the door....

I ran outside... {cold...wet....ground... soaked... socks.... oh my... }

A young Man... was standing at another door.

I yelled to him... he came walking up.... 

He must have just gotten off work....

He was wearing a General Mills jacket....and cap...

I smiled... and asked him... what I could do for him....

He said... "I... just walked through your little shop.... : ) do you care if I look around... at the stuff out here?"... 

I said... "No... Help yourself! Normally... it would all be put away, by now... but with all of this rain... it's gonna be a day or two... : ) "... 

Before he turned to walk away.... he reached in his pocket... and pulled out a Twenty Dollar Bill....

and was handing it to me....

I'm sure I looked confused.... {because I was....}

He said...

"Oh... as I was looking through your shop... I saw this, laying on a book. : ) 

Ya know... a Dollar... is Hard to come by... these days..." : ) 

I... without thinking said...

"Don't I Know It!".... : )

then...realized what he was doing.... as he handed me the bill.....

then...

I...

Melted. : )

I Thanked him..over and over....

what a Kind... Honest...Soul.

<3

He had 'Muchnuss'...

{yes... I know it's spelled wrong... 

but... it is... what it is... the 'correct' spelling was taken...

 so... I settled with this... 

Three years ago...

It...seemed...almost... fitting.... 

in a way...

just...a little... 'tilted'...

Kind of like the Gnarly old... Chandelier....

hanging from the tin...roof... of the rabbit hole... : )

it seems....a little 'Stronger'...

a...little...

 'Muchier'... : ) }

I have said... for Years....

 Only Angels... come through the door... of the rabbit hole.

I...swear to you... this is true. 

I...feel so Very Blessed... to have had... such... Amazing People... come... and 'Shine'... a light... on so many... dark days. 

: )

Love to ya....

Barb C.

division....

I received a note...from a dear soul... today....

and decided... it might be a good thing... to keep the simply iowa blog....

'simple'...

all... 'rabbit hole'....

I created this site...'muchnuss' a long time ago...

maybe... for this very reason.
I was shocked... when I brought it up...after three years... to find the below... post...
oh my...
How Much... can change... in three short years.

I post... a lot of personal things... on simply iowa... and...I'm sure... it must be confusing...to folks who simply want... the Old...Souls. : )

and... to see what events are coming down the rabbit hole.

'simply iowa'... has been a combination... of my journey.... there is... no separation, in my life... of work... and life.

maybe... it's time... I change that.

at least...

in writing.

I...myself... have found it very difficult... to keep them apart.... and have to keep things...simple... during events.

as I direct people to that page... from my local ads... to view images.  

This venue... may... make it easier... for all of us. : )

So...

Simply Iowa...

will be 100%

Rabbit Hole...

: )

Muchnuss...

will be 100%

'The Hatter'.

{which... is also... 'simply iowa'... there is... no separation... here.}

I write.... for therapy... always have.

It's my release... and a way... of sorting things out... in this... crazy... mad... mind.... that is always... twisting and turning....wondering... and praying.

stumbling... and...falling.

then...

hopefully... somehow.... finding my feet... once again.

I, think... it would be difficult... for some... to read.

{I...often forget... anyone...reads this...

 and... am surprised... when they quote something... I have written...

 but... have never shared, with anyone.

oh my. : ) }

Love...

to ya...

Barb C.

{a.k.a. The Hatter... }