happy tHURSdaY!!!

Before I get to rambling...you MUST go check out this MEGA...GIVEAWAY...

wow...what loveliness!!!!

We are getting ready for Miss Maddysen's birthday next week...Can't believe she is ALMOST 9...Can't say where the heck did the time go...because I've been a part of her day to day...and It's been such a wonderful ride!!! WHEEEEEEEE!!!!

I still remember when Shan and Kev found out she was coming...We found out on Elvis' birthday and we called her Elvis before we knew she was a SHE...(for the record...Maxx was "twinkle")

I created a card for miss maddy's birthday...digitally in a 4 x 6 format. I sent them over to walmart to print and when i picked them up..they wanted a copywrite release signed....then they BELIEVED me when I said that I created the card..on my computer....took a bit. (and I can't show you all the card just yet...her birthday is the 19th...)
Did a few photos this week...and Saturday I'm "assisting" at a wedding.





There are lots more on my facebook...

Sending out a rainbow to fill your day with splashes of color



Hugz til later!

Heat wave...

Morning all! What a wonderful summer we are having! The heat index has been soaring...here are some fun summer pics of two of the babies...(baby number 3 is spending the summer upnorth with is mom...(i heard he woke her up SUDDENLY by taking her picture with his camera...oh TOO BAD...there was NO film in the camera..as what a pic that would make..lol

pour yourself a cup of tea...



put up your feet under a big umbrella under a bright blue sky...(sponge painted with touches of white fluff)



and come along!

picked up these sweet two chairs for a dollar each...thinking garden bench for the yard!!!!



Went to pick up some boards for the seat for the bench..sunday morning..on the fourth...and maddy, dressed for the occasion....even made the lumber place look FESTIVE!


bubble bubble....








Maxx just couldn't figure out why maddy's bubbles were floating away...and HIS popped him in the face...(lol...downwind, baby, downwind...





Been sewing up a big bunch of fun things...swaps...primitive dollie art...and I CAN'T SHOW YOU ANYTHING...yet...soon I promise!

BIG GIANT SMOOOCHES...



and hugz til next time!

to have and to hold...

on this day in 1997 ...shannon got her drivers license!!!! (and YOU ALL thought it was a wedding anniversary..didn't you...(warning primitive scrapbook pages coming)



well those that THOUGHT wedding anniversary were RIGHT!... Two years after the momentous driver's license occasion......these two...



got MARRIED! ...ten years today, Shannon and Kevin took their vows in a little park surrounded by family and friends...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!! Today would have also been my sister, Pat's birthday as well...She was Shannon's Godmother and as they got married they had a red rose in Pat's honor right there with them...




They had met between 6th and 7th grade so by the time they had gotten married...they had a track record together!!!

but then again..perhaps today is NOT their anniversary....to clarify, today's date...how many times have you wished for that extra day to get done everything on your list...or just plain have that extra relax day??? well TODAY IS YOUR DAY...(according to my calendar...) today is June 31!!!



need help seeing this? here ya go...ZOOOOOM FACTOR...



So with this extra day... take a journey...with your favorite buddy...







or just take that well deserved nap...



ENJOY THIS DAY...cause it's not coming back... HUGZ til next time

p.s. we've had lots of storms the last couple weeks...and it's been so warm that sitting outside in the breezes...has become a staple...no matter what the weather... It's amazing to see the expression changes on the innocent...the look of fear..the giddiness of being three...Maxx and the storm...

has it really been this long???

since my last post??? Oh goodness...where has the time gone....

LOL...LOL....LOL (and that's all i have to say about that time thing)

Been hitting upon some AWESOME RUMMAGES...of late!!!

Went to a sale today and there were these two vintage baby dresses...and silk dollie coat...also a handpieced dollie quilt...no prices...I hesitated to ask as it was later in the day..and if they were to be a good price...they would be gone already..

but i asked...lady said she actually wore the white one when she was a baby! (why do people sell these memories?) well anyway.."how much"...she goes...how about a DOLLAR...good deal!!! i began gathering them up...she meant a dollar FOR ALL OF THEM...! She had a vintage white chenille spread also that will grace my sofa quite nicely! has a tiny tear in it...no problem...will fix that right up...or maybe i'll make some new pillows from it!!!



found some sweet little babies all tucked into the ballet box in the background...babies were cradled in a mound of old dollie clothes...inside the box!!!
metal dollie baby scale...too!!!!
and lookie at the duckie fabric! BEACH DUCKIES!!! I think i may know some little ones that will look adorable in a bubble romper or top from it! And there is a big piece of the slightest rose chiffon embroidered in roses!



HAVE I MENTIONED I LOVE RUMMAGE SEASON HERE????~!!!!!

Found this piece of water washed wood...at a sale...for a quarter...and turned it into this sign for our beachy bedroom!



also going to take down my antique chandelier...and put it into another room...I've been collecting these lanterns...and I think they will be quite scrumptious hanging at different levels in the bedroom...just got to clean them up...a bit..but for the price i paid...that's NOT a problem!!!



TOMORROW is a huge sale listed day...can't wait!!! can't wait!!!!! wonder what treasures are lurking!!!

FOR ALL YOU "INNER JUNKIN GIRLS..." CHECK OUT THIS over at junk bonanza SWEET GIVEAWAY!

Beth Quinn is sooo fabulous to have given one of her art treasures there for the giveaway!!! (fingers are crossed in this camp!) i'm soooo lovin that!

Got a couple of orders for some custom bracelets...one for mom's day...



...and this one is for a lady who has beaten cancer...



So much rain around here....and little things are poppin up like crazy....
guess the grass cutters around our house need to be wary of tiny visitors that may be lurking around the mushrooms that have sprung up on the lawn, eh?



...and I leave you with a little image of sweet dreams...went in to check on Maddy and found her fast asleep...she had been writing in her MATH journal..(don't we ALL have math journals?) she was all tucked in under her grandma grandma (that's what she called my mom instead of great grandma...) blanket that she made...and under her head is her baby blanket that she never sleeps without it close by her side...looks like she was ready to jot down anything that may skip thru her dreams...pencil in hand...that morning light....thru her window...seems to erase the journey she's taken during the darkened hours...



big hugz til next time!

Lazy Sunday afternoon

Starting off by venting...went to the store on Wednesday...in a HUGE hurry...and got a couple things...$40.29..girl folded up my receipt..and handed it to me....I stuck it into my purse...and left...

Went home to check the bank transactions..etc..to balance everything...(david being on the road...likes to use the debit card..easier than carrying cash... so i have to make it all good...and just in case i find that special something something..ya know..lol) well i couldn't figure out where i had spent 80.29...at...hmmmm...that amount didn't ring a bell...so i pulled out all my receipts..and there it was...my grocery receipt...WITH A 40.00 TIP ON IT...AS CASH BACK!!!!! I called the store..and they are going to "review the security tapes..." that are at each register...but the guy that does it...won't be in til tomorrow...then they have to go back...all i know is that I DIDN'T GET 40.00.....okay..breathe 2,3,4....UGH...

Wonder if YOU have as many photos just waiting for altering like i do....well probably not...i am a pathological picture taker...like the sidebar states...well if you do...

Check out Peggy's new challenge website!!!

Clicky HERE

Looks like GREAT FUN!!!!

Rummages netted some great lovelies!!! Vintage compact with pink roses..and a swing out double mirror! Large white chippy picture frame...full baggie of new embroidery floss...and birdie nest with 12 little afirmation eggs...a sweet dream angel...some rusty old keys...some vintage dotted swiss (white with pink dots) and some soft soft rose colored rosey fabric.....lots of little goodies!!!

Got some cute pics of Maxx...(well when AREN'T they cute..lol) modeling his new Baby Legs!





This is how Shannon let Kevin know he was getting a new bat for father's day! (He's getting it early because they only have a couple weeks of baseball left....)



I got to do a page for Maxx and our visit to the wild animal display...at Bass Pro shop...



Just wish i could have caught his expression when he saw what was lurking behind him!!

Found out my name is in the new Somerset Gallery...for the coordinator of the black and white book collaborative that I submitted TWO YEARS AGO...can't wait to see it!!! (even if it is just my name..lol)
Hope everyone is having a great finish to the weekend....the guys just cranked up the grill...so food can't be long off!

Robbie, first car, update...
1991 firebird...big rust hole in backseat floorboard BIG...ESCAPE HOLE SIZE...under carpet...SCRATCH THAT ONE
1994 Ford Probe....white smoke..blown head gasket...SCRATCH
next?
heard that a 1988 Bonneville is in the looking stages..now...(since Robbie was born in 1988...I'm thinking they can grow up together!!!) whatcha think?

HUGZ TIL NEXT TIME!