The race is on!!

Good morning people!! It's really sad to get on facebook and hear all my "up north" friends talk about all the snow they're getting! I understand you are all probably sick of it by now as was I when I lived in Cleveland but being in Florida it's really hard to get in the Christmas spirit! I'm getting excited though! I can't wait to see my kids faces when they open their gifts! I also can't wait to have my yearly tender Tennessee Christmas with my family and hopefully a new great niece! But today I begin the craziness! I've got teacher gifts to make! We are doing cookie mis in a jar! The kids seemed to like the idea and I think that's something anyone would like! Who docent like cookies? I'm also preparing for a Christmas dinner I'll be having at my house with a dear friend who will be in from Cleveland! She won't see this this because she has yet to follow my blog (cough cough guilt trip)! I'm going to use my treasured Lenox china for this occasion! I've only used it a handful of times since we were married! The last time I used it the sound of forks and knives scraping on the plates was enough to make my stomach churn! I just knew my prized china was ruined! I felt a little like Monica from Friends during that dinner! Hopefully everything will be fine! We are also letting the kids open Christmas gifts that night! They love an audience to open gifts to! I'm getting really excited for the new year and all it has in store for my family and I! I've already made my new years resolution list! Have you? Have a great holiday everyone! I am so thankful for all of you!!

First Christmas dinner

Hey! I know this blog is supposed to be about my etsy site and all the crafty stuff but I'd like to expand a little! We had our first Christmas dinner/party of the season! For those of you who don't know my husband is a youth pastor at First Assembly of God in Ocala FL and we had our annual staff dinner at Olive Garden! If you know anything about me you know I love OG! So after we got home and got an update from Jack on all the bad things the other kids did I sat down...for the first time today...it's been qa long day! But as I sit here so joyfully I can't help but think how blessed we are! We work at a church where the staff loves to see people grow in Gods grace and where we love the staff! My kids love our pastor and his family so much! And for that I am so grateful! I am also very grateful for this new etsy shop! Who's excited??? I'll be posting pictures on my facebook of some things I'll be offering! Sooooo watch out!

Crazy kids today!

Hey everybody! I hope you had a great thanksgiving! I had a wonderful time with part of my family in TN! We are back to reality todayband the kids are making up for all those hours in the car! I have two boys in one room battling it out with light sabers and a little girl having her own concert in her room! I am gearing up for a great reopening of my etsy shop! We will have everything from nursing covers to earrings! It's going to be great! Also make sure you check back her often for giveaways between now and Christmas! Speaking of the holidays...what are you doing to make sure you and yours remember the true meaning of Christmas?

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving y'all! I hope you are all full of turkey and pumpkin pie! I am not :(! We are at my parents house and my two OLDEST sisters (I love reminding them they are old) will be here tomorrow with their families. So today it was fried chicken tomorrow we feast! I am so very thankful for the great blessings God has given my family and I this year! I am reopening my etsy shop on Jan 1! I'm revamping things and am going to offer things I think you guys put there will love! Check the blog and facebook often for great pre opening giveaways and updates! Thanks Cheryl

Hi guys!! Im awake bright and early on a saturday because the guys are here putting in my new floors!!! The floors are looking great! Ill have to post pictures as soon as they get done! I mentioned in my previous post that I bought a boys tie pattern. Well I finally got around to trying it out. It turned out really cute! Im hoping to get them on my etsy shop soon! The possibilities are endless with these things! My first one was an Alabama tie! Yes I know I know...an Alabama tie? I had some leftover fabric and thought Id start there! Ill post pictures soon and thanks so much for stopping by!!!!!

Hello Everyone!!! I hope your week has been going great!! I havent gotten much sewing done and its driving me crazy! We are waiting on materials to get our floors and cabinets done. The concrete and the dust is driving me crazy but I just keep thinking about my awesome sewing area Ill have when all this is over! I did purchase a really cue boys tie pattern. Now I just have to get it made!! My boys are going to love having matching ties and having the ties match their sisters dress!! Thats it for now!!

what a week!!!!

Hi folks!! Well this has been a week for the record books!  Tuesday night I went to bed and thought I was getting a head start on laundry by starting a load as I went to bed.  Then at 6am my husband woke me up.  There was about 2in of water covering our bedroom floor.  He assumed our bathroom had flooded somehow.  Then I went into the living room to find more water.  As the tears started to flow I heard the washer STILL FILLING!! The washer had malfunctioned and never stopped filling all night long!!  After the shock settled in we called our insurance and began the claim.  Let me stop here and put in a plug...So far we love State Farm!! They have been really easy to work with and so quick!  Ok Ill continue...Service Master came out by 9am and began the process of sucking out the water and removing the damaged wood laminte.  SO.....they ripped out 100% of our floors and our kitchen cabinets will have to be removed soon!  Then on top of all that I spent all day Thursday in the hospital.  I became really dizzy Thursday morning and after a ton of tests and several hours later they determined I had vertigo and impacted sinus!  But through it all God has blessed us! So many people like our awesome neighbors (yay Dawn Marie and James), our Pastor and his family (Jacks fav skinny jeans are clean and Jarrod now knows my name is Adams-Greenaway), The Shermans (thanks so much for keeping the kids in the midst of meltdowns) and my wonderful work "family" have stepped up to help us out!  To all of you...Thanks! Youre awesome!!!  God is so faithful and I know this is going to turn out to be something great!  So needless to say I havent gotten much sewing done! AND to make matters worse all my beautiful Amy Butler and Heather Bailey fabric was ruined :(  But its ok that just means another trip to Chattanooga for me!! Ill post pics soon! Dont forget to check out my etsy....thecherrystreetshop.etsy.com!!!

The Cherry Street Shop is open on Etsy!!

Hi everyone! Welcome to The Cherry Street Shop blog!!! Im so glad the shop is up and running! If you are new to this blog thanks so much for checking it out! My name is Cheryl and im orginally from the great state of Tennessee! I live in lovely Ocala FL with my husband and 3 crazy children Philip is 9 and loves to read.  Jackson and Alison are twins and they are 7.  Jackson is our comedian and Ali is our girly girl!!  I fairly recently started sewing and now really wish I had paid more attention when my mom tried to teach me! I love all things crafty and decided to turn it into a business! Ill be adding new item to thecherrystreetshop.etsy.com very soon so make sure you check it out! Have a great weekend!!!