So...while my poor kids are scared to death....
I'll be running back and forth from the crawl space, around the side of the house, through the gate, up the deck stairs, and into the house to check the news...in high style. ;)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Singin' in the Rain
In honor of spring and its upcoming showers and tornadoes, I decided to buy myself something new...because it's important that you look good when you are stuck down in a musty crawl space listening to the tornado sirens go off....while your kids have panic attacks. Plus, if you ask me, that room could use a little color. How's THIS for happy?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Has Spring Sprung?
It has been fairly warm here for almost two weeks...and it is giving me major spring fever. Although here in the south...you don't put away your winter clothes until May, because even though you may be able to lay out in March, we WILL have another cold snap...the day after I complete the "seasons" switch-a-roo with Lainey and Hutton's clothes. (How did you like THAT run on sentence???) It happens every. single. year. But I am going to be prepared this year..so I don't end up in the attic holding a flashlight in my mouth and digging though plastic bins full of clothes looking for a coat.
Anyway...since spring is on my mind, I decided to take a look at all of the spring clothing...and have come to two conclusions.
1. By the look of all the shoes...it's going to be a good year for short people!(Yea!)
2. Apparently I am now old enough that clothing I wore as a teenager, has gone away and already come back. Yikes. But since that involves espadrilles, I don't mind so much. For example look. at. these. I am totally in love....
Last but not least, because I like to waste time on the internet when I should be doing laundry...here are two more pair that made me swoon...
But since my little guy came down with a fever last night...I guess my shopping spree will have to be put on hold...which is never a bad thing for my wallet.
Hope everyone has a great day! :)
Anyway...since spring is on my mind, I decided to take a look at all of the spring clothing...and have come to two conclusions.
1. By the look of all the shoes...it's going to be a good year for short people!(Yea!)
2. Apparently I am now old enough that clothing I wore as a teenager, has gone away and already come back. Yikes. But since that involves espadrilles, I don't mind so much. For example look. at. these. I am totally in love....
And since I seem to be into yellow this year also....I though they would be super cute with this top...
***Found here:
and these jeans....
***Found here:
***Found here:
***Found here:
But since my little guy came down with a fever last night...I guess my shopping spree will have to be put on hold...which is never a bad thing for my wallet.
Hope everyone has a great day! :)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Oops...
OK...we're back in town...so here is my post on how to turn your hair green. Yes, you read that right...G.R.E.E.N. And not pretty, I wanna run through the grass green. I'm talking Wicked Witch of the West green...with a little dash of blonde and pinch of brown thrown in.
Last week, I needed a change...a BIG one...but since I had just gotten finished painting the bookshelves in the playroom(and it took WAY longer than I thought it would) I didn't feel like painting. You can't lose 10 pounds in a day...so that was out...and last time I wanted a change...I chopped my long hair all off..but that just wasn't me. So instead, I decided to dye it brown...you know...cause I'm smart like that...and because the girl with the perm-a-grin and bouncy chocolate brown hair on the commercial made it look easy. As soon as the idea came to me, I made a beeline to CVS before I could change my mind. I bought two boxes of this...
promptly put it on my hair...and turned my blonde hair into this...
except with black roots. I looked like I was about to go trick-or-treating and had gone crazy with a can of hair spray paint. And you wanna hear the funniest part? Brian said that he didn't even notice the green! Bahahahahahahaha! So...after all of that, I ended up having to go to the salon anyway, where they stripped as much color out as they could. Then I had to go AGAIN when my lady got back in town so she could fix it completely. Long story short(OK maybe not so short...) I ended up with this...which also caused me to be Queen Dork for the five minutes that Lainey was taking these pictures.
And I'm pretty dang happy with it...for now anyway...
***And good gracious...something happened to me called "I don't own a scale or a full length mirror and it shows". I'm heading to Target...right after I throw away all my chips and complete my exercise video....
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Post That Will Have to Wait...
The kids and I took off on a little vaca to see my parents...and besides the usual...like putting myself into a food coma with all of my Mom's awesome cooking....and seeing my brother, SIL, and cutie pie nephew....we will be visiting here...
http://www.adventuresci.com/
eating home cooked country breakfast here...
http://www.adventuresci.com/
eating home cooked country breakfast here...
meeting up with my bestie...somehow, some way....
and loads of other fun things! So...WARNING...there will be lots of pictures when we return to the homestead.
***The hair story will make its way to the blog when I get home...someone forgot to tell me that the pictures on my computer don't magically transfer to my Mom's! HA!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Pretty things...
No funny stories today...because I'm gearing up for a good one tomorrow...and if you happen to be a hairdresser...it won't be funny to you...it will be S.T.U.P.I.D. So, while I'm off getting my funny/stupid mistake fixed...here are some pretty pictures to look at!
I found another black and white kitchen that I am swooning over..and I feel like it is calling my name...because I already have one of those awesome stools. It's a sign...
I found another black and white kitchen that I am swooning over..and I feel like it is calling my name...because I already have one of those awesome stools. It's a sign...
And these pictures make me want to paint our half-bath all over again. (Brian...when is the next time you are going out of town? ;)
I LOVE this piano...in fact, I would probably start playing again if this baby was in my house! And look...it's even topped with a turquoise vase!
Last but not least...I was talking to my cousin yesterday and she was shocked to find out that I do not own a Kitchen Aid Mixer! I love to cook, but I figured since I didn't bake alot, that I didn't need one. She told me I was crazy and that you can use it for all kinds of things! Then she told me that http://thepioneerwoman.com/ was having a giveaway...TWO Kitchen Aid Mixers that were designed to look like the cover of her cookbook. WHAT? Be still my heart. I rushed to the computer and signed up....along with over 46,000(yes, you read that right)other people. Sadly...I did not win...but now I am officially obsessed with getting one...as soon as I sell one of my kids...(why didn't I ask for one for a wedding present???)
And THIS baby is looking mighty fine....
***All pictures except mixer are from here...
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Turning old into new...
In our playroom, we have a couch with a side table on each end. One of them I love....the other...not so much! The one that passed the test is just painted white and distressed. Simple but pretty. The other is was dark wood. A piece that we purchased from Pier 1 about seven years ago. So....I decided today that she needed a make-over. Using this as my inspiration....
http://theletteredcottage.net/painting-dressers-and-planning-a-pocket
I ended up with this...
http://theletteredcottage.net/painting-dressers-and-planning-a-pocket
I ended up with this...
and I love it. Not bad for a piece that I was going to get rid of in my yard sale. It seems that paint and sandpaper are miracle workers.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
On the mend...
No...unfortunately this post has nothing to do with sewing...although I will continue to talk about it..and give myself cheerleader pep talks about it...because one day...I WILL LEARN.
My throat is being scraped by sharp knives every time I swallow...so this morning, I decided to give in and go to the doctor...only MY doctor had no sick appointments available today. It was only 8:20am...and they were already all taken. So that meant I was headed to urgent care to visit Dr. Hand on my Thigh..who I happen to get EVERY TIME I GO IN THERE....ahhhhh! The strep test was negative but he gave me some meds anyway, because apparently when your throat looks bad enough for even the Dr. to make a face...something is going on in there. So...hopefully I'm on the mend. Although it doesn't feel like it yet....
On another note...the cute pillows that I got in the mail the other day are from this great etsy shop...
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MasonMoonbeam
and Jen has offered a 15% off coupon for my readers...if you enter happylife at checkout!!! Yea!! :)
And..last but not least....if I had biscuits and gravy from here right now...
My throat is being scraped by sharp knives every time I swallow...so this morning, I decided to give in and go to the doctor...only MY doctor had no sick appointments available today. It was only 8:20am...and they were already all taken. So that meant I was headed to urgent care to visit Dr. Hand on my Thigh..who I happen to get EVERY TIME I GO IN THERE....ahhhhh! The strep test was negative but he gave me some meds anyway, because apparently when your throat looks bad enough for even the Dr. to make a face...something is going on in there. So...hopefully I'm on the mend. Although it doesn't feel like it yet....
On another note...the cute pillows that I got in the mail the other day are from this great etsy shop...
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MasonMoonbeam
and Jen has offered a 15% off coupon for my readers...if you enter happylife at checkout!!! Yea!! :)
And..last but not least....if I had biscuits and gravy from here right now...
all would be right in the world.
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