Sand on the floor
Hand and dog nose prints on the front door
The smell of grill smoke
Waves
Flowers
Tree shade
Roller coasters
Beer
A long-awaited thunderstorm
Swimsuits and beach towels hanging on railings and doorknobs
Bikes
Beach fires
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
August 10, 2015
Summer Is
Summer is...
Sand on the floor
Hand and dog nose prints on the front door
The smell of grill smoke
Waves
Flowers
Tree shade
Roller coasters
Beer
A long-awaited thunderstorm
Swimsuits and beach towels hanging on railings and doorknobs
Bikes
Beach fires
Sand on the floor
Hand and dog nose prints on the front door
The smell of grill smoke
Waves
Flowers
Tree shade
Roller coasters
Beer
A long-awaited thunderstorm
Swimsuits and beach towels hanging on railings and doorknobs
Bikes
Beach fires
December 3, 2013
November 17, 2013
Antique Store Finds
I'm pretty sure these don't qualify as "antiques" but I bought them anyway just because I liked them.
December 24, 2012
December 9, 2012
November 25, 2012
Turkey Jive
Ready to eat...
Check out my turkey art. Apparently someone was just jealous or mean or both...
Truth be told, I'm having a hard time with holidays this year. I've been thinking a lot of my grama who passed a year ago. I'm also just bummed and mad that we can't afford to travel for the holidays to be with family and no one is coming to see us. Despite how much I love living in the Yoop, I sometimes feel really lonely and isolated living where I do. But life goes on and I have my little family who depends on me to bring a little festive into our home, so I managed to crawl out of the fetal position this weekend and make it happen.
Check out my turkey art. Apparently someone was just jealous or mean or both...
Truth be told, I'm having a hard time with holidays this year. I've been thinking a lot of my grama who passed a year ago. I'm also just bummed and mad that we can't afford to travel for the holidays to be with family and no one is coming to see us. Despite how much I love living in the Yoop, I sometimes feel really lonely and isolated living where I do. But life goes on and I have my little family who depends on me to bring a little festive into our home, so I managed to crawl out of the fetal position this weekend and make it happen.
February 6, 2012
Valentine Garland
I'm crafting again! This time it's Valentine garland made out of old magazines, ribbon, and some tape.
January 1, 2012
Christmas Break
I work at a university and every year we get a whole week off between Christmas and New Years. It's so wonderful and I'm thankful for it. Believe me. I've done my share of working nights, weekends, and holidays with little or no paid time off and often times no insurance either. Sometimes we travel to visit family but this year we stayed home. I was a little sad about that but I really needed some relaxation so staying home was fitting.
Highlights of my time off this year? Sleeping in, shopping, cooking, visiting, and going to watch the ball drop downtown last night. Got air horns and glow necklaces for the kids and we walked down to watch the madness. I would do it again. Typically we stay home and watch Dick Clark so it was nice to do something different.
Highlights of my time off this year? Sleeping in, shopping, cooking, visiting, and going to watch the ball drop downtown last night. Got air horns and glow necklaces for the kids and we walked down to watch the madness. I would do it again. Typically we stay home and watch Dick Clark so it was nice to do something different.
December 6, 2011
December 4, 2011
Craft Show Goodies
I went to the craft show for the first time in several years. I'm on a mission to buy local for Christmas presents this year. I'm pretty sure most of the people I bought for tonight don't even know I have a blog so I feel safe showing these.
I bought a couple things for myself...
I told the guy who made this tree that I couldn't leave the show without it!
I bought a couple things for myself...
I told the guy who made this tree that I couldn't leave the show without it!
November 22, 2011
Holiday Projects
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| Ode to Thanksgiving. |
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| My new wreath for Christmas/winter. Found the wreath at Goodwill and the rest was on sale at Michael's. Total cost was no more than $5.00 |
November 1, 2011
October 24, 2011
Halloween Projects
Got this idea off of a blog, of course. I think it was Diary of a Craftaholic. Anyway, love these mummies! Some wood, white paint, google eyes, cheesecloth, brown Sharpie, and a glue gun.
I had materials left over so I used some glass jars and made some candle holders too!
I had materials left over so I used some glass jars and made some candle holders too!
March 17, 2011
St. Patty's...Bottoms up!
We went to Taco Bell for our St. Patty's supper. Fitting, I know. Then we came home and had some green beer. You gotta, right?!
January 1, 2011
December 5, 2010
November 28, 2010
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Ok, I have started decorating a little prematurely. Maybe it's the fact that we're in our new house this year. Yeah, probably...
Damn I love the dollar store. I think I might add a gold ribbon around the top.
These are a few of my favorite finds. Love reindeer.
Dollar store again.
Recycled art. Old flattened out pail. Love it.
It's the reason for the season.
October 29, 2010
Oh Halloween, How I Miss You.
Well, it's time for my favorite holiday. I have to admit that I wasn't as pumped for it as usual. I think it's all the fun crushers out there. Nothing too scary at school. Nothing too gory, no weapons, and by no means should parents think of wearing masks to the Halloween parade at school. It's a safety hazard. WTF? Trick-or-treating before the sun goes down. Trading your candy in at school for stupid ass pencils instead. What the hell happened to this holiday?
The best Halloween show was, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." We used to go trick-or-treating after supper when it was dark. People would decorate their porches all spooky and play scary music. Our parents would dress up and have just as much fun as we did. Scary and candy were not politically incorrect. We have become entirely too uptight.
Except in the costume department. Let me get this straight. Scary and bloody are no-no's but slutty and trampy are must-have's? Have you seen what's in the teen and adult sections for costumes, people! Perhaps we should keep the wee ones at home during this glorious holiday and rename it Hookerween or Halloslutty. It could be a time for men to stay at home and eyeball all the young women who show up on their doorsteps with boobs and butts hanging out asking for tricks and treats. Gross.
Back to some wholesome Halloween fun, shall we? It's the first year that my daughter did not want to trick-or-treat with us. She is spending the night at her girlfriend's house. Waaaaahhhhh! Oh well. Time does march on and the kids try to march out of the house at every opportunity eventually. So it was me, my hubby, and our son. I picked up a carving kit and, of course, the man cub chose the grizzly bear stencil. The most difficult in the pack! But momma bear bit her lip and kept carving away, hoping I would not ruin his pumpkin.
The best Halloween show was, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." We used to go trick-or-treating after supper when it was dark. People would decorate their porches all spooky and play scary music. Our parents would dress up and have just as much fun as we did. Scary and candy were not politically incorrect. We have become entirely too uptight.
Except in the costume department. Let me get this straight. Scary and bloody are no-no's but slutty and trampy are must-have's? Have you seen what's in the teen and adult sections for costumes, people! Perhaps we should keep the wee ones at home during this glorious holiday and rename it Hookerween or Halloslutty. It could be a time for men to stay at home and eyeball all the young women who show up on their doorsteps with boobs and butts hanging out asking for tricks and treats. Gross.
Back to some wholesome Halloween fun, shall we? It's the first year that my daughter did not want to trick-or-treat with us. She is spending the night at her girlfriend's house. Waaaaahhhhh! Oh well. Time does march on and the kids try to march out of the house at every opportunity eventually. So it was me, my hubby, and our son. I picked up a carving kit and, of course, the man cub chose the grizzly bear stencil. The most difficult in the pack! But momma bear bit her lip and kept carving away, hoping I would not ruin his pumpkin.
"WHO'S YOUR MOMMA!" That's what I yelled down to my son after I was finished. I felt so awesome that I started the next one.
So tomorrow my son will put on his gory costume and I will paint my face like a zombie and we'll go trick-or-treating in the middle of the afternoon. And if you would like to see these pumpkins lit up on my front porch, you'll have to wait until trick-or-treating is over. You know, after supper when it's dark. But, dammit, we're keeping the candy. Fuck the pencils.
So tomorrow my son will put on his gory costume and I will paint my face like a zombie and we'll go trick-or-treating in the middle of the afternoon. And if you would like to see these pumpkins lit up on my front porch, you'll have to wait until trick-or-treating is over. You know, after supper when it's dark. But, dammit, we're keeping the candy. Fuck the pencils.
October 10, 2010
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