The Little Yellow House

it's 2AM....

But at least I've finally found a minute to sit here......* not with a hot cup of coffee, mind you.....more like one eye open ~ but it's still divine to have the house to myself and quiet....ahhhh....

I'll take it ……at whatever hour!

Okay so let me begin with some fun goodies that came to my front door this past week.....

Look at these adorable clay heads.....

these are from Noodle & Lou ~ LOVE THEM!!

Then came these fabulous little house magnets....

From Berries in the Meadow

Next.... this little village showed up.....

LOVE the heart on the house!!!

Wonderfully created by Catherine at Red Shoes

And last but not least....

Some vintage Fisher Price people.... ( I'm missing 5 in this photo that my daughter snuck to her room to 'try out' their 'playing ability'~ as she says)

They don't make these anymore. * I know you’re gasping ~ right?? (there are 'new versions' now and they are quite tricked-up, if you ask me.......you asked me right??) 

 About a week ago I got it in my head that my son has to have these simple & basic creatures to spur his own creativity…..thus I sought out e-bay and found me a few of these peg-people. The name my sister and I use to call them.  ** I consider this the first installment of a small collection addiction…..*eeeek!!! Since he's only 6 months old...I have awhile to work on this collection;) 

 I had sooo much fun looking at these and  I've already bid on several of the vintage planes, trains, and automobiles…and other goodies. Too hilarious that these are now called VINTAGE ~ that means I’m vintage!!!

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 Due to the medical mania we experienced within the last week...my little heads haven't had much work done to them...other than some base coats.

I do like trying out new hair colors:)~

 

I am creating a few larger dolls bizarre beings too ~ and I'm so excited about them...... I find myself walking into the studio about 5 times a day to just look at them...and dream about what they are going to be when completed. *That's about all I can do right now...dream about them, as time is my most precious ( difficult to find) commodity at the moment. I have a large order of canvases for a store I need to finish...and that must be my focus....it must be..it must be...it must be…..

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And last week my Father’s Day present came in!! ( Remember when I told you that my husband went out shopping for Father’s Day ~ he was suppose to be purchasing himself a treat ~ and came home to tell me that he’d purchased me a dishwasher??)

It arrived!!

Big red arrow...ya know, in case you couldn't locate the dishwasher in the photo :(~

*Yes, I’d joyfully been washing all the dishes by hand for 3 months……we did them all the time as kids, so it really didn’t bother me too much to do them;) * don’t tell hubby that though…..

Boy ~ does this one look better! We found out that the one we had was ‘original to the house’….. so that puppy had lasted a long ,long time…..it was ready to take a deep sleep!

I've been loving having those 30 minutes that I would wash the dishes back …. I whisk those plates and cups into the shiny shelves… close the door…push a button…and hear the humming begin!! Woooo~ hooo!!

Perhaps this dishwasher was gifted to me so easliy because Mister was tired of fighting his way to the coffee pot every morning...through a huge stack of clean dishes.... 'air-drying' on the counter - hehe! * I'm very good at washing the dishes...just not as good at putting them away.......

Okay - it's now 3:30am.... I must sleep. This post has taken me 'forever' to create.... due to the new typepad software (ugh!!) It has made me loose the post 3 times already....I'm going to call it a night before I hit the wrong button and lose it all over again.

I'll leave you with a picture of our new niece we met today!!   

 * Ohhhhh...so tiny!!  She is meeting her big sister and big brother for the first time! They are all a bunch of blue eyed, blonde headed angels!

Welcome sweet baby!!!!

To the doctor we go ......again..........

Geeze Loise!!

This is a doll I've been working on....

this is how I ended up looking after last week!!! **Makeup worn off...hair in a twirly bees nest....

Goodness Gracious!

The short of it: Daughter has had a severe allergic reaction to 'something'. We ended up with 4 doctor appointments in 2 days....another emergency room visit to a children's hospital.....and we're on our way out the door right now...to yet another doctor’s appointment. It's been crazy......* oh...that's such an understatement.

I hope to update with some goodies I got in the mail last week (ones that I purchased).....and some progress on some pieces I've been making......

I will also have some great pictures of a new package that arrived this morning!! A new niece with a beautiful name: Valiegh.....

We'll be going to see her later today - **which is technically another trip to the hospital...but at least this time my crew isn't needing medical attention - yea!!

Can't wait to sit here with a big cup of coffee and catch up!! I'll be back soon.......

Friday Fun ~ Small heads

Fun! Fun! Fun!

Ms. Kitty came over to hang-out with me and Baby...and when he was napping we worked on making some small heads. She LOVES heads like I do!!!   It was nice that it was soo low-key....a little lunch, laughter....and some heads!!     *Perfect!!

We’re experimenting with making a set of heads as name card holders (fun huh??) ~ I think this would be sooo fabulous....and EVEN better if you made a set that looked like each friend you had over!!!

*THAT is a project for another day though...because one would have to be careful that all the little heads were flattering right?? Wouldn't want to botch a friendship with an unshapely head:)

So for now...we're just playing with it ! ***These aren't suppose to look like anyone....

Here's a few shots of what we got done during nap time ~ we each did 3 heads.

Can't wait to paint them and bring them to life.....

  

A few close ups ~ I think Ms. Kitty gave this one a little something 'extra' if you know what I mean.....and I LOVED the *flying hair  she made!!

Now a few in 'process'....

I'll be having a shop update soon with lots of goodies on Etsy.....here's a little sneak peek.

 

I've been trying out all kinds of new mediums...so the shop will have a little bit of everything...some funky pillows, some canvas art...some place card holders (with any luck).....*maybe I'll even paint the kitchen sink:)~

Not quite the kitchen sink....but I am having a get together at my house next week....and I have made a list of all the small 'house' projects I'd like to complete before then. * Oh my....do you think a list that contains 68 things is too long?? HHHmmm......I'll get it done...I'll get it done..........

So...I better get my groove on....

Tootles....

Oh-2 more.....

I love the little foot in this one...

I love the 'secret' wing on the one below... ( that's really a dinosaur behind him ~ but I thought it looked like he had wings when I first saw it - love it!)  **he could have wings...I'm not crazy!!

No more distractions...no more distractions......

2 Great Dad's...

A tribute to my 2 favorite men: Hubby & Dad

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To my Father....

  1. Taught me: " Mean what you say, and say what you mean"

2. LOVED a good prank....* my favorite as a child is when I came up with tying a rubber band onto the sprayer on the kitchen sink for April 1st...the moment he went to use the sink...he was drenched!! Oh - to 'get' him was divine.

3. Chasing us around the house in the dark for a late night game of hide-and-go-seek. He loved to jump out and as-loud-as-humanly-possible ROAR...absolutely terrorizing us ~ but we wanted MORE.

4. Yard work is meant to be hard work....it's good for the soul.

5. Always be working towards 'something'...don't let time pass or stand still....because it doesn't.

Thank you dad for being a great dad....for teaching me a good work ethic, honesty above reproach, and to think logically. I love you.

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To my Husband...

* These old pictures are sooo perfectly timed! I'm having sooo much fun going through them !

(How's this for odd....do I have that skirt pulled up under my girls? Wow!)

  

1. A dry sense of humor that keeps me in stitches....

2. Solid as a rock....

3. Easily pliable.....

4. Eager to BE present...you always place us 'first'.....

5. Fiercely strong....yet gentle

6. Constant and cheerful.....* one of my favorite things.

The Love of my Life. How I was blessed beyond measure in this life with the gift of you....

 

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an interesting Saturday

*this is what happens when you sneeze while eating..... *poor guy...look at that face ~ he doesn't know what happened:(

Saturday night we had Ms.Kitty ( also known as Mimi - my mother-in-law) over for dinner to celebrate her birthday .....which was about a week ago. Happy Birthday.....again!!!

We love having her over because she always comes over with a big gush of energy and lots of laughter..... we talk nonstop the whole time she's here....about everything under the sun:)

And I will note that: She is FABULOUS grandmother!! This is something that just oozes out of her....she loves her grandchildren and fawns all over them whenever she can. She loves  the kids to pieces... arranging special get togethers with them.....bearing small trinkets of thoughtful gifts when arriving....greeting them with great enthusiam and lots of hugs.

It touches my heart deeply to watch her 'gobble' them up whenever she's over;)~ She truly loves being with them, seeks them out, and spends time with them. Her desire to do that means the world to me.

( *she's been known to do fun things for the kids like send homemade 'movie tickets' in the mail for a date and time at her house...and when you arrive she's made a movie fort in her living room complete with pillows and blankets..and has her kitchen stocked with popcorn and chocolate bars....it's the FULL OUT event!!) 

 Ms. Kitty embraces all the sparkley moments in life or creates them....it's a wonderful characteristic that those around her adore.

We celebrated with her favorite ~ key lime pie...and I improvised with the candles!! **EEkk! Think those are big enough??

We absolutely share a love of art.....which includes.... body parts...and HEADS!!!

She brought along her newest addition to her studio...some head vases from Plants on the Brain ....

 LOVE THEM ~ LOVE THEM ~ LOVE THEM!!!!!

*Oh...how these two gals love the weird and bizarre......* I love that someone 'get's it' with me!!

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Right after Ms.Kitty left....the night took a bizarre turn.

Daughter had been struggling with the bug she'd caught at camp....and within 15 minutes of Kitty driving out of the driveway...my daughter burst into tears( which turned into hysterical crying) that her pain was intolerable. Within 5 minutes large amounts of puss (sorry!) were coming out of her eyes~ sooo gross........I knew we weren't going to make it through the night without a ruptured ear drum......let alone the rest of the weekend. So...I threw her in the car and off to the ER we went. We returned 4 hours later...with antibiotics, pain medication and eardrops that numb.....*whew!!! 

We then collapsed........(it was past 3 AM)

....to wake bright and early and greet Father's Day!!

Though, it was a bit altered due to her illenss...we spent the day together in doors......and had a wonderful time!!   Dad went out for some new clothes mid afternoon....and returned with this sentence......

" Happy Fathers Day to you.... I bought you a gift.....a new dishwasher!!"

HUH????  ~~~ * me stunned!!!!

Wow!!!    I got a gift???

Cool!!!!

Our dishwasher went out about 3 months ago...and I have been faithfully filling our counter tops with washed dishes.......we seem to use A LOT of dishes each day. It's quite amazing.

So hubby found a wonderful Father's Day Sale and made the purchase......

Wow!! That was sooo unexpected.....& WONDERFUL!

I think I love Father's Day a little more now...hehehe!!

tootles...

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Camp / Clean Room / Cuteness ~ *pictures

Picked up Daughter from church camp today ! 

I was SOO glad to see her, but quickly realized she was very ill...she caught a bug ( I personally think it's exhaustion from the last 2 crazy weeks we've had) yesterday.... and today she could barely carry herself to the car...I fed her and put right in bed ~ all camp news would have to wait until tomorrow. It's a good feeling to know she's in the house ~ asleep!

Sooooo...that brings to me the laundry ~ camp laundry. I crept into her room to snatch her suitcases so I could start the wash....low and behold......there was a dirt odor that engulfed me as I unzipped the first one...and out poured tons of muddy-wet-GROSS clothes....I think everything that girl brought to camp had somehow found its way to a mud pit...is there a mud pit?? Could this camp have a mud pit?? Did they baptize the children...in mud??? *Can't wait to ask her about THAT in the morning......eeeuuuuu!!!

Such are the joys of motherhood....camp laundry. **And this is my 'girl'....what the heck will boy camp laundry smell like....or look like? Don't want to think about...I'm moving on.......

I did get a chance to ferret through her room while she was gone and do 'spring-cleaning'. I try to do this about twice a year while she's away at something ~ packing up clothes that are too small and things that are unused. We also do it a few times a year 'together'...so that I can get a feel for what is really important to her....and this gives her the ability to think about what she needs and what she can get rid of. * I started the "mommy alone" version when she was very little...as I found that she couldn't part with some things that sat in the back of the closet....like bags and bags and bags of stuffed animals... headless barbies, McDonald toys, broken crayons, etc. She's never noticed that these are  gone...*but she never played with them daily anyway.  It's worked well so far...but  a little harder to do with her being older. I have to say she is very organized...I was amazed at her own diligence with keeping up with small parts.... I had one 'tiny pile’ of papers this time - that's it!!  YEEE - HAW!!!  Sooo easy!!

Then I got to do a DEEP cleaning and voila!!  It was ready for her return.....**last year we did a whole room makeover while she was gone at camp......so this year I was sooo glad I was 'only cleaning' it!

Here are a few pictures…..

We're working on getting that new bulletin board up behind the bed...the kid pastes 100's of pictures around her room...this ought to 'contain' them!

We LOVE IKEA!  When re-doing her room....we were trying to create a room she could become a teenager in...with Baby on the way ( the additional room the house would become his) ..we wanted a room she could 'hang-out' in.

She had closet doors that opened up into the room...really limiting space...so we opted to take them off and just make pull curtains.

 We also utilized large wooden cats we purchased years ago at an auction.

The great little heart with wings in from the Red Shoes Store.

 

When she was 8 years old...I challenged her one afternoon with doing a 'continuous line drawing'. I was shocked at the unbelievable pictures she did...there are a total of 4 - mom, dad, herself and her cat.

 I LOVE them!!      *Especially the one of my husband - soooo funny!!

 I saved them ...(the fanatic in me took over~ regularly checking on them~ keeping them straight and uncrumpled ).......waiting for a perfect spot for them! When we re-did her room...I knew they had to go in there - they are the fabulous!!  

  Children's art is simply the best!!

We also love the storage she has with the large wall until around her bed....

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Just had to take a few photos of the clean room ....

*THERE - it's been accomplished ONCE this year!!

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 So....when going through the old photos from the garage...I found this wonderful little picture of her when she was 6 months old!! Same age as Baby now!!

Awwwww........the Baby and her look JUST ALIKE.....

I guess I can only produce one look ....in children....that's just fine with me:)~

Hope you have a wonderful weekend:) Tootles...

big warning: random post... LOTS of pictures!

Okay....read at your own risk.....I'm all over the place!!

I've got so much to add here that I think I'll let the pictures do most of the talking....

Where should I start?

Let's begin in the studio....so unbelievably, embarrassingly messy.....

(dare I show you how bad it was??)

 

You could no longer see the tops of ANY surface....let alone DO anything on them!

The floor was a wild mess.....you'd kind of have to 'stomp' your way through the room...picking your legs up 'high' to wade through the pieces....*ugh!

 Now it's much much better....I made myself stay in there and clean....and clean....and clean until it was finished....I feel like a new woman! Wooo - Hooo!!

    

I've decided the sewing machine has to now stay out on the table....* not that there is enough room for it ~ at all.....but I love having access to it, and hate putting it up and dragging it out. lazy? ( I think I've almost outgrown this space - eeekkk!)

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I have two fun new pieces!! My daughter found these for me...she has a great eye in a store! 

I LOVE them!

I think they are suppose to be boiled egg holders... I think using them for toothpicks works just as nicely.....one for the kitchen...one for the studio.....*yep ~ perfect!

Speaking of the Daughter...she went to church camp on Sunday....

We got up (very) early and dined at I-HOP....and then proceeded to the parking lot to wait on 5 large commercial buses to pull out...we waited 2 long hours.

I stood there with.... camera in hand, ready to snap a memorable picture of her and I right before she got on the bus (like any good mom would do)....but as the signal sounded, a stampede of children went forward (mine included) and this is all I got......*she's somewhere in the vicinityof the red arrow.....

Soooo sad....that's it. She loaded on to one of the buses with the dark tinted windows ...so I don't even know where she sat. I just know she was on there ...full of giggles and energy.....and READY!!  I'm thrilled for her...sad for me. So it goes.....

And before I step off the 'mommy perch' I'm on.... here are a few pictures of my dear this last week of school at her talent show...* mind you, they have been 'planning, rehearsing, dancing, and dreaming' this routine up ALL YEAR...with every recess there was a bit more added, changed, or argued over - hehe!  I was the lucky mommy that was elected to buy the t-shirts and add the letters. (which at the last minute.... in the middle of the night....before I ironed on the letters...I thought to double check with her about the wording...'was it cowboy or cowboys'?? To which she sat straight up in bed and exclaimed : Cowgirls mom!!!"

 *OOPS!!! Glad I asked.....

 

*Yes....all these moves were to be 'together". SEE their together moves?? * Hehe! LOVE IT!!!

She's now officially out of elementary school......Yikes! *can someone please stop the clock???

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Speaking of the clock...that brings me to today's date: the 10th!!!

Which means that Baby is officially 6 months old.....where has time gone??

I just had this child...how has 6 months passed already???

Ready for some pictures??

Giving some BLUE DINO love....

  

*Oh....to be sooo limber again!! * Baby cut his first tooth yesterday, so I don't think those little toes will be going in the mouth as often:)~

 

Everyday is still an adventure in learning to be a 'new mommy' again.....and I'm STILL having the best time ever!

 I am so blessed.....soooo soooo sooooo blessed by these children.......

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I am not, however, in love with all the plastic items entering my home....

We went to find a few new toys to occupy baby's interest....lots of energy happening in that little body...and we were ill equipped with outlets. But OUTLETS seem to come in the form of plastic....

(*yes, I know there is a 'water table ' in there that won't be used until he's much older...but the price was great and I wanted to make sure they weren't out of stock when I needed it - that always seems to happen to me. * And I DID buy another blue dino for when the first when gets lost or mutilated ...just thinking ahead...)

 

 This is my den (in case you thought you were looking at a nursery)....the plastic goes oh-so nicely with the leather chairs....and the all the colors are sooo matchy-matchy!! Brown and lime green should always be placed next to one another.

I need to just roll up the rugs for a few years, remove the furniture...and go with it!  Very small inconvenience for the joy of  it all....really!

I'm actually starting not to notice....I just see that cute little boy.....

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So with all this MOTHERHOOD... I have to admit that my clothing options have been less than desirable...I love to walk around in these pajama bottom/gaucho/cotton/elastic waist banded pants....with a huge t-shirt over it all....so very glamorous ~ EEk! * my poor husband.

It's a bit scary...but I can bend, clean, twist...what-have-you....and I'm completely comfortable. It has prevented me from answering the door a few times....not good:(

This look seems to warrant no makeup either....this is how you'll find me most days...with my large t-shirt and cotton pants on.....* notice that adorable bobby pin...woo-hoo...sooo classy!! I worry there will be a fire some day and I'll have to run out into the street with only THESE clothes on....

why does one worry about these things?

I do try to put on a little lipstick, perfume and make sure my hair is pulled back and tidy before Mister walks in.....but I'm a long long way from June Clever. (do you really think they wore heels at breakfast and cleaned their homes in dresses and stockings? I hope not.)

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 A motherhood secret: I have found a super fast easy TRICK for getting ready 'on-the'fly' ( which I need quite often)...and I'm loving it!

A comb that has some (fake) hair of the same color on it...pull your hair into a ponytail...place the comb on top and Voila!!!  So simple a monkey could do it....* and this monkey IS doing it ~ often:)

  

I've been known to try and hide these little 'tricks' from my husband. I'd rather he just admire the view (haha!).... and not KNOW HOW it all got squeezed, plumped, plucked and pruned into the shape it's in. But, unfortunately, I always have a way of botching it up for myself...always.

Example: The other night during a movie break in our den for some drinks and snacks, I slipped my hair trick off while he was in the kitchen...he returned a bit sooner than I'd planned, so I quickly slipped it under the sofa and took my hair down. (he didn't notice a thing)  BUT...I failed to redeem it later, and forgot all about it.  That is, until the next day...when my daughter did a little somersault in the den, landed near the sofa.... and shrieked as she pulled my ball of hair out from under the couch....tossing it into the air towards my husband. They both just looked at me....with the biggest eyes and questioning expressions......what was I to do?  I just burst into laughter....hysterical laughter...at being foiled again by my own numb-knuckle-ness.....*UGH!!  I'm no good at being 'mysterious'......no good at all.

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That's it for tonight...I think ~ time to sleep! It's only 3AM.

*Oh!! I had hubby haul in 2 huge drawers of photos that have been out in the garage for years this last weekend.....so I'm planning on sharing a bunch of those later this week - I'm sooo very excited. I found a whole group of photos of my niece that I did not know I had ~ sooo thrilling!  My precious Ali who passed into heaven almost 3 years ago after a 4-wheeler accident. I can't wait to share....

Good nite...tootles!

 

I'm almost ready.....

 'm getting there...a few more THINGS to finish today....and tonight I'll be able to sit and blog!!

      *this is me at the moment....turning around every 5 minutes...baby up??? Nope...that's just the hamster....Baby up???...Nope that's just the husband.....Ggggrrrr......

I feel like I'm on the last leg of this marathon......*look at the CRAZY in my eyes!! See it???

It's called a triple vanilla latte.......

* looking forward to blogging!

come again....come again!!!

24 hour trip.....

Woooo~hooooo!!

What a weekend!

I traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota for my Grandmother's 80th birthday party!!

Sunday morning flight to Minneapolis......

6 AM Monday morning flight home.........

A whirlwind in between!!

The last time I was in Minnesota was 15+ years ago to surprise her at a family reunion...

The last time I was in her home was 20+ years ago.....  

*that is just sad :( 

 (I have visited with grandma in the years in between ~ just not in her home.... or in Minnesota)

Here we are 20+ years ago  in her living room.....(very 80's!!)

* Yes, there is quite a size difference between us - and NO ...I was not adopted.

She's under 5 feet tall...my mother only slightly taller....my sister and I are both around 5'8. Each generation is a little larger than the last. I love standing next to her...she always appears to be standing in a hole:)~

 I love her to pieces!! The woman has a great sense of humor...a terrific laugh...and an infectious smile.

Her home is very special to me. I moved 9 times growing up....so I didn’t have a 'home' that stayed constant in my life........hers is THAT for me. Soooooo many memories come rushing back when I’m there.......of being a little girl and playing through her house.....her fantastic collection of jewelry, her blue Hollywood bedroom, the life like monkey in the toy chest, grandpa's huge H.A.M. radio needle that stuck out of the ground in the backyard (terrifying to a little child)......

It's the sensation you get when you return to your elementary, junior, or high school. Everything that seemed so BIG then...is actually quite small now.  It's sooo nostalgic...you are in love with it.....and know that you will forever be in love with that place...as it stands in you rmemory and as it stands NOW.

 Grandma did a remodel and update recently...it looked fabulous....but all the new paint and furniture didn't change the wonderful feeling of 'grandma's house' when I stood in the living room. AAaaahhhhhhhh....... I just breathed it ALL in!!

Here is my lovely 80 year old grandmother now......isn't she beautiful??

Next is a crazy shot of the family near the end of the party....don't we look like we've been visiting all day and are a bit delirious??   *Oh- my!!

 

I love these people...I don't see them often, but I always feel 'connected' to them.

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Then there was ANOTHER great PERK!!

I spent one night there in a hotel room with my sister....what bliss!!!

My sister has 3 small children.....I have Daughter & Baby....the next time we'll be alone again in a hotel room for an evening by ourselves.........may be......15+ years.....

We soaked it up.

 My sister is my heart. I adore her.

Here we are......

I wish I had a good picture of her and I together at this event...but I don't:(

 * This photo was taken about 8 years ago at a wedding.

Sis was sooo wonderful to me....she drove me past our old house (I lived in Mpls. from ages 11-15)

She also drove past my old highschool....

* here we are...two nuts taking pictures in the middle of the night:) We didn't take one of our old house...for fear the neighbors would call the cops!

 

 I sure do hope another 20+ years don't pass until I am there again.

I don't miss the snow..but I do miss the family!!

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And last , but not least.....here is my precious crew I left for 24 hours to fend for themselves......

They gave me such a great gift in letting momma go for a day!!!

They did marvelous!!! Everything was in place and intact when I arrived:)

Only gone for 24 hours....felt like a week!!  A great week!!

Now on to the rest of the week~ which contains:

The last 2 days of school ~ a talent show...

2 birthday  parties...2 sleepovers....a day at Hurricane Harbor...and a week at camp.....*whew!!!

......taking a deep breath............

.....drinking large amounts of coffee.....

....keeping my butt moving..........

 

Random....

I'm thinking that my blog name might need to be changed to....

Running One Week Late...

*then all my posts would make more sense!

So...here is the great little comic I found to post for Memorial day weekend.....(*see what I mean??)

I think you can enjoy this one anytime.....* point well made;)

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Even though I am sooo delayed in doing a little update...this is going to be brief because I have one eye open, and a one foot already asleep....it's 2:00 AM and my body has decided to go to sleep without me.

 I didn't think it could...but it's proving me wrong...

For Memorial weekend we went to Rockport, Texas for 4 days to visit with my in laws in their BEACH HOUSE. (* it's not actually on the beach...it's on the ocean with a sea wall and a dock....but they used to have a little cottage house on the beach in Florida years ago, and we got used to calling their 2nd home ...the beach house - it stuck)

 

 Isn't this fabulous??

Other than the GREAT view...the second best part is that it has an elevator in it so that you and all your luggage can be carried upstairs...whooo - hoooo!!!

Favorite past time...feeding seagulls.

 

Pap (grandpa) has a boat...so 'fishing' is what is done mostly by the men ....and Mimi (grandma) and I tend to the kids and do art projects in the art studio in between meals and kids. A very fun time!!

* oh..I really do have sooo much more to say here...but my mind is simply mush...I'll have to go back and throw in some stories later on this!

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Somewhere this week I did manage to make a girlfriend for this little dude....

*to which my husband exclaimed: 'that's a guy??" 

 * Oops!

* I'm thinking this girlfriend looks rather snooty....

I also found a use for this funky fellow....*perfect!! Just what everyone needs...a Q-tip holder with a face and tail....

* nite!