It's finally Wednesday....but it's my Friday
I'm taking off ~
Thurs., Fri., Sat., and Sunday
My BFF, Marla and I are headed to her cabin in Alpine
We're going to soak up the cool weather
And breathe the fresh air
And do projects, and play cards and laugh and sleep
I can't wait!

This REPRESENTS ME.....

If you would like to do this...well it is very easy all you have to do is spell your name...

Then you have to Fill it all out with a word (that starts with the letter) that explains you. Here is my name:

B~Baby Doll (Yep, just ask Sweetie Pie, he'll tell ya)
E~Energetic
V~Victorious
E~Edgy (sometimes, yes, it's true)
R~Righteous
L~Loyal
Y~Young at heart (OK, I know I'm stretching it)

T~Tired
U~Up for a good time!
R~Ready (for what you ask?)
L~LOUD!! (Surprised? not..)
E~Eager (for a vacation)
Y~Yellow (what the heck....2 Y's, that's hard)

Come on give it a try...I'd love to see what REPRESENTS you!

I hope Jesus doesn't want me for a "Sunbeam"
"Sunbeam's are just to HOT!"
It's 112 degrees out there!

But, we have these great aluminum glasses
and when I drink out of them it takes me back to being a kid in HOT, HOT Phoenix~there was nothing like a cold drink of water or soda out of an aluminum glass

Guess what I had today after church.....yep, you guessed it
A cold glass of ice with Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper
Hoke and Diane gave us a set of them a few years ago and during the summer they are one of my favorite things!

Look what I discovered?

This could be expensive......

I ♥ apothecary jars!
I love them full of all kinds of things
All different colors and textures

Take a bunch of different fruits~

different colors~

different sizes~

And wa~la~
instant cuteness!!

I can see my Christmas tree decorated with these clear ornaments, filled with RED HOTS and hung by some cute polka dot ribbon

Hey....what a good idea

Be sure to check out this website~
TREASURES, NOTHING BUT TREASURES!~

Found it here

Crazy about CHALKBOARDS!

Can you believe how cute these ideas are?
Cute, cute, cute!

I'm trying to find the perfect spot for a "Cute Chalkboard"

What a cute accessory to a kitchen counter or table

Look how fun it would be to use CHALKBOARDS to help decorate for the holidays

Love it, love it, love it!

Be sure to check out the difference in these two doors
Top one used Liquid Chalk

This door used regular chalk~see the difference

Now this one would drive me CRAZY!!!

Liquid Chalk found here

Other ideas found here

I saw this on my Mary Engelbreit’s calendar and had a good chuckle. Everyday , I think I am going to get everything done and then go sit and relax. Well that doesn't work so then I just forced myself to go sit and watch TV, my mind was racing about what I could be doing instead. Or even worse, what I would do once I got up from this chair. Sigh.

(Blogging is the most relaxing thing to me, maybe that's why I love it so much)

It will be Christmas before we know it ..... OH NO!

A must see...............

Whether you like him or not...........he has an amazing testimony!
You must see this! Sean and Meghan gave me this DVD for my birthday. You can borrow my copy if you want.

You need to vote.....

I found a cheap, easy way to get a tan, get rid of wrinkles, airbrush photos, change the color of your lipstick, add mascara, get colored contacts and make you look thinner or heavier.....
Yep, it's a MIRACLE!!
Go to Picnik
Try it, you might like it!
So now you need to VOTE......

After an advanced PICNIK makeover......

After a PICNIC medium make over......

No makeover.....just bare naked
Pale, blah, wrinkled, sagging, chubby me with RED EYE!
Which do you like best?
Mary Kay is probably turning over in her grave right now!!

Did you say CUPCAKES?!?

I bet peas and carrots taste sooo much better in CUPCAKE form!

.....and what about potatoes and gravy.......

..........and hamburgers........

.....not to mention, eggs over easy........

.....or meatballs and spaghetti.......

......add some popcorn.........

.....and don't forget corn on the cob.........

Now I'm hungry.....why are all my posts about food these days?
Could it be because I'm on a diet???????????

Mystery solved!!!

I love this salad from Pei Wei~
Spicy Chicken Salad
Tonight, I thought I'd better look up the amount of carbs
Much to my SURPRISE~I found out ~
OH NO!! 46 grams of carbs per salad
And I've been eating the whole thing
NO WONDER I HAVEN'T BEEN LOSING ANY WEIGHT!
I'm done!! I'll never have another one again!
(they don't have that many noodles either, mostly greens)

Just kill me now.....I have to weigh tomorrow and I had this for dinner last night and tonight!

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 WHOLE Salad (no dressing & no rice sticks)

Amount per Serving
Calories 420 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g	8%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Sodium 0mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 46g	15%
Dietary Fiber 4g	16%
Sugars 6g
Protein 44g	88%

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Est. Percent of Calories from:

Fat 10.7% Carbs 43.8%

Protein 41.9%

Ice, Ice Baby............

So, it was only 112 stinkin' degrees today
I went to the freezer to get a cup of ice to have a nice cold drink
and this is what I found!!

EMPTY!

So, I braved the weather and the elements and went out to the patio to the ice machine to fill the ice bucket

EMPTY!

So, I jumped in the car and went to Mickey D's to buy some ICE!
"Welcome to McDonald's, may I take your order"
"Yeah, I'd like 2 bags of ICE, please"
"Sorry, our ICE machine isn't working very well, it's ......
EMPTY!!
I'm starting to PANIC......I need ICE!
So, I drove to...yep, SONIC....

"Welcome to Sonic, may I take your order"
"Yeah, I'd like 2 bags of ICE, please"
"Sorry, we're not selling ice today, our machine isn't making enough ICE to keep up with our drink orders, it's .........
EMPTY!!
ARRRGGGHHH......
any one that knows me, knows I need my ICE!
This ICE shortage might just push me over the edge!!!!

Someone special is 10 yrs. old today!

Happy Birthday, Rylle!
10 yrs old
10 things I ♥ about Rylle

1. He's my first grandson
2. He loves me unconditionally
3. He can talk like no other-NON STOP! about nothing
4. He's always willing to help
5. He always tries to Choose The Right
6. He's a good wrestler
   
7. He loves his family
8. He's SMART
9. He's full of energy
10. He's the best grandson a grandma could ever ask for

We ♥ you Rylle
Happy Birthday

Sweetie Pie is 29 today.....for the umteenth time!
Happy Birthday~my coke man!

Double Stuff Baby Shower

Our baby shower invite....made by Alyse
(I'll get her business blog and post it at a later time)
She's got some darling ideas!!

Lindsee, the STAR of the evening, along with Nora and Byron, twins, still in her tummy.

Lindsee and her BFF, Kim, comparing tummy's. Kim is due in August and Lindsee is due in Nov., but it'll probably be Oct.
I think Lindsee is already the biggest....and a few more months to go
POOR LINDSEE!
(I hope she doesn't pop)

Babies names to decorate the nursery. Nursery is being done in primary colors, gender nuteral, how cute!!

Lindsee, love your HAIR!! So sassy!!

Opening the goodies.....so many nice things!!

Kim, Terri (Lindsee's Mom) and Lindsee

More of the BFF pregnant Momma's!~

Who's the biggest?

Having refreshments for THREE!

My BFF, Marla and I hosted the "Double Stuff" shower

Our colors were black, white and lime green
No pink and blue at this celebration!

We served individual Oreo (double stuff) cheese cakes
Fresh fruit
Hawaiian Cheese Ball
Cheddar Cheese Ball

Our "OH BABY BABY" banner

Our table

Love the polka dots

And......the real STAR of the show
TAYE, TAYE!