self portrait

.....now what can i do next

oooooooo mr. darcy

a beautiful profile

Purple

.... and he's waiting for a french fry

little people

so these are the kids i spend my days with. they are

sweet and terrible

cute and horrendous

funny and maddening

lovable and WAHHHHHHH!

making my days

filled with good and bad

i've been dying to knit.....

so i headed down to hobby lobby with my sister.

i knew i wanted to make these

yoga socks

cause i love socks with no toes

and gloves with no

fingers.

i picked out my yarn and it was all pretty and soft, and

went home to watch youtube videos for a

refresher course in knitting.

after watching i thought to myself " i can do this"

and i looked around and said "where's my yarn?"

i looked all around and started thinking i was crazy....

and then i saw HIM!

MR. DARCY !!!!!!
and i went in my bedroom to his favorite spot
to take things he shouldn't have.
there it was all over the floor by my bed.
i picked it up and couldn't even find
an end to begin on.

so now instead of beginning my socks i get to spend my time

rolling up my yarn into balls.

i'm not happy.

and he's not sorry.

the state fair

Corey went to the fair tonight. Which makes me

want some taffy.

I also miss the smells, the food, the animals, the hay.....

I just wish

they still had the cranes

that i used to spend all my money on,

winning small worthless goodies.

before & after

poor mr. darcy. i let his hair get out of control this time.

i can't believe it's the same dog.

i bet the groomer

thinks

i'm terrible.

and life goes on

Corey finally got out of the hospital. after almost 6 weeks. He was home for a

few weeks getting

iv antibiotics, but everything got back to normal soon. I went back to work then

he went back to

school.

And life goes on here with all its

busyness.....

flowers around the hospital

Yes my son is still in the hospital. this will be week 3.

he ended up having to have surgery

and is recovering well.

the hospital is beautiful, flowers everywhere so i had to take some

pictures.

recycled fountain

I saw an article in Family Fun magazine that showed

how to make a hand washing

station at your

campsite.
So i used it to make a fountain

for my bird bath.

And it works.

So it's just an empty milk jug hung on a tree

with a nail hole in the front.

Fill it with water and it falls perfectly in the birdbath

making a nice little sound

inviting all the birds to cool off.

luv this

click on the title. isn't this just wonderful.

fever and a rash

My son is in the hospital. What started out as

a rash and fever

has turned into a week long stay.

At least the hospital

knows how to entertain kids.

He has a flat screen t.v. and xbox 360. The remote is the screen by his bed with

a selection of movies to watch, cameras to see

what's going on around

the hospital, internet access and more.

He has a menu that he can order anything on it between the

hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Not knowing what is wrong with him sucks.

I hope they figure it out soon.

And we can go home.

the beginning

so i've started a little bird oasis

i realize that it may

not look exactly

like

this picture,

but in my head it does. . . .

a gift in the mailbox

I got home late after a movie to find a surprise

in the mailbox.

All rolled up and tied with a ribbon.

I opened it to find a

beautiful edward t-shirt.

I wish i was young enough to

wear it.

Had a good laugh when i tried it on.

My sister

always knows what i will love.

a new book

Stephanie Meyer is giving all her fans the option to read her new book online for free. If you are interested

go to StephenieMeyer.com and click on bree tanner at the bottom.

I think this is only for a month so don't delay.

sweet lil roli

This is a sweet little boy

until he

gets mad

and bangs his head on the floor.

sigh. . . .

little fig tree

I dug up a piece of a fig tree from my aunts house.

It came from my grandparents farm

originally and it's growing

slowly but surely.

I love the smell of the leaves when i disturb them.

Nothing is better than

eating figs

picked fresh from the tree.

Patience is a hard thing.

saturday candy

I had some dental work done so i tried these instead of skittles and yum!

now i just need a substitute for

milk duds.

estate sale

I stopped at an estate sale on my way home from work and

picked up a few cute things.

A vintage table cloth and a couple of table runners....

....some crocheted potholders in pastel colors.
Just perfect for me.

new projects

I went to Barnes&Noble and looked through some

magazines this weekend.

I found a few things i would really like to do

1.mason jars half way filled with sand, put a white candle in them to make lanterns, hang with wire.

2.make a large painting of cabbage roses for over my couch using the colors in the room.

3.use old chipped plates for a garden edging.

4.make a bird feeder out of a small milk carton, put a stick in the front for a perch, cover it with peanut butter then birdseed.

5.plant a pot of flowers to attract hummingbirds, then put up hummingbird feeder.

I think i will start with the bird feeders.

storybook home

oooooo click on the title and look through this book! i want the Gwyndolyn!

a 3 day weekend

I'm so happy i get to stay home for 3 long days!

heart rocks

I was remembering things i like to do, and collecting heart-shaped rocks came

to mind.

When my kids were young and i took them to playgrounds, i would

spend my time looking for heart rocks.

I have quite a collection from large ones found in creek beds

to tiny ones found in pea gravel.

Just thinkin. . . .

berries

i've been waiting all winter for these

history

While looking for pictures of my favorite candy i came across its history ,which i think i will share.

In 1928 , the defunct F. Hoffman and Company, of Chicago, one of the original

inventors of chocolate covered caramels was purchased by an entrepreneur

named Milton J. Holloway who had an idea

to create a round piece

of candy which was nothing more

than caramel enrobed with high quality chocolate.

Despite numerous tries and due to manufacturing limitations, it

was impossible to create a round candy

and thus all their tries produced nothing except

irregular shaped pieces called

"duds".

Despite best intentions , they were never able to produce their dream,

but they realized their product was delicious nonethelesss......

rewards?

I'm mowing the yard again, sigh. . . . But it's really hot today and i get really tired so

I'm pretending i'm on The Biggest Loser and i'm tryin not to give up.

The only difference is i get milk duds when i'm done. I love pretending.

mr.darcy

Stop it mr. darcy!

When i get busy he spends his time

getting into

things he shouldn't!

I guess i better go play with him a bit.

little duck

This little guy spoke to me at the bookstore a while back.
Now he watches as i work.

backyard

I will be working in the backyard this weekend. There's lot's to do! Grass to mow, vines to cut back, little trees to remove , etc. These are one of those times that i wish i was a man and could be completely finished in a short period of time. Instead i have to work til i get tired then go back when i get rested.

another favorite

I need this as a reminder of what my kitchen looks like

when i keep it clean.

sigh. . .

around the house

It's been a really stormy weekend! I spent two nights in front of the t.v. watching

tornadoes heading our way. Pretty stressful!

So this morning i just took it easy.

I took some pictures of things around the house, some of my favorite things.

Then went on picnik.com and made them cool.

That's also one of my favorite things

to do.

Oh and the bird isn't real.

I love my little people house and so do my

grandkids.

flowers

I'm working on a new bouquet of mostly pink&purple flowers.

I'm gonna add some tiny flowers for a change

and see how that works.

back to normal

I'm done. I worked for like 4 hours, but i worked for 45 minutes then a 15 minute break. And that includes getting stuff out and putting it all back up. I read during my breaks and drank lots of water. I just started the 2nd Fablehaven book and it's good!

It was a beautiful day. The wind was blowing and the sound was calming

blowing through the trees. I really couldn't have had a

better day.

the meadow

Today's the Day! Time to tackle my front yard , which is the meadow. My lawnmower belt fell off and i finally got around to asking my son to put it back on for me. My neighbor asked if i've been sick and a random family came by this morning to ask if i needed help with my lawn. oops. Sometimes i forget i live in a neighborhood that looks at my lawn everyday.

Well it's a wonderfully cool morning for yardwork. I have to run to Walmart for a few things and then i can start. oh dang i have to eat something first. And i want to take some pictures of it. See i'll be lucky if i get started by noon. And my hopes are high for a pretty yard. Would like to move my bird bath and put up some bird feeders. But for now just get it mowed. Then there is the back yard, sigh. . . . . .

So my sister said "you need to start a blog". I decided to try it , who knows. . .