Babydoll and Sweetiepie

2012-02-01T21:40:00.001-07:00

Especially for EMILY
Gotta love these cute little necklaces!!!
Found them here

2012-02-01T21:07:00.006-07:00

Here's a great idea for your VALENTINE!!
I ordered one for Sweetiepie......can't wait to see it in person.

Go to Angela's blog and she'll hook you up!!

All signs made with lightweight wood so they can be hung up around your home! These images are just mock-up for what is available, they will look even CUTER made of wood and shabbied up!

2012-02-01T19:39:00.004-07:00

Day 1

{{My view}} today~

First thing I do in the morning while Sweetiepie is in the shower ~ I turn on the TV, Channel 12 and check out the news, then watch the Today show while I'm putting on my make-up. I like to see what the traffic and weather are going to be like. It's my little ritual~

Here's {{my view}} from the {{pot}} in my bathroom~
OK, TMI!!!

As I open the garage door~this is {{my view}}....beautiful Arizona day.
Wish I had a nice camera or knew how to take a picture.
I need to work on both, getting a good camera and taking a photography class!

Ready to head out and fight the animals on the 60~it's a cruel world out there.

This AM, I had a {{view}} of George's office~
guess what......I had to go weigh in........

Yep, today was D....day. But, good news
LOST 4.5 pounds!! Total of 9 pounds lost in January.

YIPPEE!!!

Here's the waiting room at my office and {{my view}} out the window from my chair

And {{my view}} for the next 8 hours!~

And last but not least.....{{my favorite view}} of all.......

Driving into the garage.......
HOME SWEET HOME
at 5:00. There's nothing like i1!!

2012-01-31T21:53:00.004-07:00

First the stove went out, then the fridge.
Went to a friends estate sale and found this black Sears model for a decent price....only problem....the doors open on the wrong side.

Solution:

See this man......Jeff Johnson
he's married to Jenny. He can do anything and has done many things for us!! If Sweetiepie were to ever have a BFF it would be Jeff!
We think the world of him!!
Thanks Jenny for sharing him with us!~

2012-01-31T13:27:00.003-07:00

Oh crap........another challenge~
this one's from Jenny

I told her if she was in~I was in.

I tried it once before and it was hard........
but I have another whole attitude about it now........after all.........
I've blogged for 31 days straight....
minus 1 day, but I posted two posts the next day.......so you might say I'm a pro now........hee hee.

We'll see how long this lasts.............

Tomorrow starts the challenge~
BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!

Guess who's coming to dinner?

2012-01-30T22:10:00.002-07:00

Lorraine Moffitt and Sandra Langley~

We home teach Lorraine Moffitt and we usually try to take her out to dinner, or for ice cream, or a drive and this month we had her over for dinner. We invited Sandra just for kicks. She's our Relief Society Pres., she's always serving others so we wanted to serve her!
Good food and great company!!

2012-01-29T14:37:00.004-07:00

Here's the answers.......

Did you get any right?

Gingrich purchased his home (above) in McLean in 2000 for $995,000. The 5-bedroom, 5-bath home has 5,206 square feet of living space. The Colonial-style home was built in 1987. Only 10 miles from the White House, McLean is a critical suburban outpost for the Beltway political crowd.

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Out of the slew of GOP candidates, Romney also owns the most real estate, although he has downsized in the last few years. He currently owns a townhouse in Boston, as well as a beachfront home in La Jolla, Calif., which he bought in 2008 for $12 million. Romney applied for a permit to expand his beachfront La Jolla home in 2011 and will reportedly begin construction when his presidential campaign is finished.

Here's the other view of Romney's house

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At 76, Paul has been successful in rallying younger voters seeking a leader who promises to alter the political structure of the country. And true to the profile of a man who advocates people doing things for themselves — in politics or elsewhere — it's not surprising to find that Paul is trying to sell his house via the Internet without a real estate agent or broker. The Lake Jackson, TX home is priced at $325,000 and has 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and 5,500 square feet of living space.

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In 2007, after much controversy about whether he and his large family actually resided in Pennsylvania during his Senate terms, Santorum bought a yellow Colonial-style home in Great Falls, Va., for $2 million in 2007. The 4-bedroom, 5-bath home sits on five acres and includes a cobbled drive and heated pool.

Found it here

2012-01-28T21:07:00.002-07:00

These are the homes of the Republican Nominees for President of
the United States

Do you know which house belongs to who?

Leave a comment and take a guess.

#1

#2

#3

#4

2012-01-27T17:12:00.003-07:00

Here's how I decorate with dishes.....

See any you recognize?

Cute little pot with the lid was a birthday gift from
Angie

Odds and ends.....white...garage sales, The G, etc.

Birthday gifts from my BFF's, Marla and Terri

Found these adorable plates at an estate sale~
setting for 12~$10.00.

I love stripes and polka dots......mixed, so cute.

Some goodies from Christy Crum's garage sale and some from
Sassy's garage sale too.

For those dishes I got from my friends........
I think of you every time I look at them!!

2012-01-26T22:01:00.002-07:00

Wanna know what makes my ♥ happy......

DISHES~

Look at the different colors and patterns.......

But I like the collection of white too......

I wish all my dishes were cute enough to sit out on shelves and display on the wall.

I'll show you some of my dishes I like to decorate with......tomorrow.

2012-01-25T21:58:00.002-07:00

Neck Tie Necklace

Emily, this is for you.........

This looks so fun....and might even be something I could do

2012-01-24T17:39:00.004-07:00

Red Solo Cup
I fill you up
Let's have a party.......

Anyone that knows me knows I have this thing about a
RED SOLO CUP

I take one with me everywhere I go.......
I start the day with one and end the day sitting one on my night stand.....

Just poured myself a treat for my own little party!!!

ps....don't you just love Sassy's little tea pot!! So cute!!

I love Toby Keith's song....
dedicated to "RED SOLO CUPS"

http://www.cmt.com/videos/toby-keith/699783/red-solo-cup.jhtml

2012-01-23T19:58:00.003-07:00

When the economy went in the tank
Sweetiepie and I had that talk about what we could cut back on or do without.
HUMMMMMMMMMM......

Hair? Nope
Nails? Nope
Eating out? Nope
Cleaning lady? Nope
Dry Cleaning? Yep........

So guess who got that job? Yep....ME!!

Monday night, good TV between
The Bachelor
The Debate
and The Suns game
I decided to set up the ironing board right in front of the TV~
I can sit in my chair and watch TV all night long and get the ironing done too!
I remember when I was in 7th or 8th grade I would do ironing for others for 10 cents a piece. Can you imagine?

Actually, I don't mind ironing.....especially when it's from the comfort of my chair planted in front of the TV.

Here's my view.......

2012-01-22T21:51:00.003-07:00

Best Sunday night we've had in a long time..........

We had dinner and played pool with some of my favorite people

Aunt Nel came to visit on her way to St. George so we figured we'd take advantage of her visit and have my cuz Jimmy, his wife Carol and their 3 grandsons, Jonathan, Justin and Jesse over for dinner.
I just can't get enough of these people...love them dearly!!

Love you Jim and Carol....

And here's what we had for dinner......

Good food, good fun and good company!!

2012-01-21T20:00:00.000-07:00

This is my kind of cooking.....

I always use a crock pot liner......
If you've never tried them, you must!!

Then, just open a bunch of cans.......

Turn the crock pot on.....and......wa la!!
DINNER!!
And yummy dinner I might add!

Chicken Enchilada Soup

1 - 28 can Las Palmas Green Sauce
1 15 oz diced tomatoes
1 1/2 lb cooked shredded chicken breasts Boil and keep broth
1 can diced Mexican tomatoes
2 cans diced green chilies
1can corn
1-can pinto beans
1 can black beans
1 medium chopped onion
2 Tbsp minced garlic
32 oz chicken broth
2 tsp cumin ground
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 tsp salt
1 can tomato sauce
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp pepper

Combine all ingredients and cook for 7 to 8 hours. If you don’t want to pre cook the chicken, use chicken strips or tenders and put in with other ingredients and after 5 or so hours of cooking take chicken out and shred.

Serve with sour cream, cheese, avocados, tomatoes green onions and fried tortillas strips.

2012-01-21T14:14:00.006-07:00

The gift that keeps on giving!!!

Sweetiepie's daughter, Sharon, gave him 5 loaves of whole wheat, homemade bread for Christmas! A treat at our house......

She also included a coupon for 2 loaves every month for 1 year!
So, this morning for breakfast, I cheated and had a slice of toast.

Loved every single bite!~

Better than a candy bar to me.

I'll probably regret it come weigh in day....but today.....no guilt, no regret just pure {{fattening, CARB }} joy.

Oh well, tomorrow is another day!

PS.....OOPS, I've been busted.....
found this comment from Sassy

I came looking for your post today...I missed you!!!! Have a GREAT weekend friend!

2 post today, promise, to make up for it. So, I'll do another one tonight!

2012-01-19T20:00:00.000-07:00

My Hanging Baskets

Might have to hang these cute things on the front porch.....
whadddda think?

2012-01-18T20:00:00.001-07:00

I'm addicted to............
{{CHOCOLATE}}
What would the world be like without {{CHOCOLATE}}?
I don't think it would be fun at all

Here's what Dr. Oz has to say about it:

Chocolate is similar, as University of Michigan researchers proved, using the medication naloxone.
Normally, this drug is used to treat heroin overdose, because it stops heroin from attaching to receptors on brain cells.
The research team gave naloxone, not to heroin addicts, but to chocolate lovers – people who really tended to binge on chocolate.

After infusing the drug intravenously, the researchers offered a tray of chocolate candies.
It turned out that chocolate had lost much of its appeal, showing that the lure of chocolate is not all taste and mouth-feel.
Rather, chocolate HIJACKS your brain chemistry,
triggering the same receptors that heroin affects, and when researchers block that brain effect with naloxone, much of chocolate’s attraction is gone.

Now I get it....my brain chemistry has been HIJACKED!!
That explains a lot....I think I need to get me some {{NALOXONE}}
....quickly....

2012-01-17T20:06:00.005-07:00

WOOZERS!!!
There is this crazy app on FB.....
It will tell you when and how you will die

I gave it a try and here's what I came up with.
{{gosh}}
Guess I'd better stay away from ambulances.
hahahahaha!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Funny-Pics/228676540545914?sk=app_208195102528120

2012-01-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

I have a new HERO....her name is
PIONEER WOMAN

I've tried a number of her recipes and so far there is not one that we didn't like!

This is going to be the next new recipe I try.......I'll let you know how they turn out.

2012-01-15T16:18:00.003-07:00

Yesterday in Sassy's
post she asked what's your favorite PINK object~
I don't have much PINK
I love it......don't decorate much with it.
But, I do love these PINK hydrangeas.
They make me happy!

2012-01-14T20:56:00.002-07:00

Everything has it's price..........

I love my pretty, shiny, white floors..........
but about every couple of months this is where you can find me...
(actually it's really good therapy for me)

Vinegar, water, a soft rag, a little elbow grease.....and the secret ingredient.....

Mr. Clean Magic Erasers....they're awesome!!

And once again.....a clean floor. So clean you could eat off of it.....but who'd want to!

Yep, I'm my MOTHER'S daughter.

Are you superstitious?

2012-01-13T22:37:00.004-07:00

FRIDAY THE 13TH

My day started off crappy.....with a capital {{C}}

as the day went on it didn't seem to get much better, more and more crapola came my way........

When I came home I realized I had 3 open umbrellas on my dining room table. I'm decorating with them for an event on Tues and just sprayed and glittered them and they needed to dry.

You know what they say about opening an umbrella in the house....
{{{{bad luck}}}
So, I'm not usually superstitious ..... today, I'm beginning to wonder.
ps...then I read SASSY'S blog and now the glass is half full again.

2012-01-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Weigh in tonight...........

{{fingers crossed}}

Happy Friday eve!!!

2012-01-11T21:50:00.006-07:00

I love watching "Hoarders"......
It makes me feel better about myself~

This is what the shelf in the office looked like around Christmas time
It's such a nice work space.....except...there's so much crapolaaaa everywhere I couldn't work there at all.

But a few hours ~ and a few goodies from Walmart......

and we're organized once again...for a little while, anyway!!

2012-01-10T21:11:00.002-07:00

"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!" ~Lydia M. Child,

You'll never find a more gentle, generous, kind, loving, giving, spiritual, humble, forgiving, funny man than my DAD!

Happy 90th Birthday.....you are so loved!!

2012-01-10T15:27:00.004-07:00

look here

The Bachelor~the blogger & pasta salad!

2012-01-09T22:35:00.005-07:00

What a fun Monday night~

Watched the Bachelor....drama, drama, drama!!
Not so sure I can sit through this whole season~
Where did they find these women on this show???

For some reason I keep tuning in......it must be something about the sleeze factor.......go figure!

Watched the Bachelor with one of my favorite bloggers
SASSY
It was her anniversary and her boyfriend had to work~
so, we had dinner, diet coke, root beer floats and watched the sleezy Bachelor together~

And at the same time........I made pasta salad for my Dad's 90th birthday party tomorrow night.
I can multitask......it's one of my talents!!

Thanks for the fun night, SASSY!

2012-01-08T15:49:00.003-07:00

I saw this little set of basic rules and immediately thought of my mother!
Some of you will remember these days....and some of you will remember what a perfectionist my Mom was about hanging the laundry.
It gave me a chuckle!! Oh, the memories

Clotheslines....

THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES:

1. You had to wash the clothesline before hanging any clothes - walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines.

2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang whites with whites, and hang them first.

3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail What would the neighbors think?

4. Wash day on a Monday ...... Never hang clothes on the weekend or Sunday for Heaven's sake

5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your unmentionables in the middle

6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather ... clothes would freeze-dry .

7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes Pins left on the lines were tacky

8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item.

9. Clothes off the line before dinner time; neatly folded in the clothes basket, and ready to be ironed.

10. IRONED? On Tuesday .. Well, that's a whole other subject

2012-01-07T17:00:00.001-07:00

What has happened to the {{hood}}?

This is the house on one side of us.......empty.
No grass, it's a rental and it looks like it.
It could be a nice home, just needs a little TLC.....

This is the house on the other side of us........empty too.
It was a short sale. An investor bought it and is fixing it up and will put it up for sale. It will be a nice home.....just needs someone to move in that will love it and care for it.

Gross.....you can't believe the way they left this home....
I don't know how some folks can live like this!

This is the house across the street from us.....
unkept with a bunch of junky cars sitting all around.
This home will soon be empty....they're moving, thank goodness.

Every day as we say our prayers we pray for good families to move into our {{hood}}. Someone that will care for these homes, and be good neighbors.

I love my home.....and I'd like to surround myself with folks who love their homes too. If you know of anyone~let me know...we're looking for good neighbors!!

2012-01-06T21:45:00.000-07:00

This is my "motto" for 2012~

I'm working on it.

{{thank you all my fellow bloggers for blogging}}
I love visiting with you every day on your blog~

2012-01-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

Practice what I Preach........

When my kids were little they hated to clean up the kitchen when it was their turn....
Well, so does their Momma!
I remember telling them, it will only take you 5 minutes once you get started...but it's the getting started that is so HARD!
I usually do a little something~then take a break~then do a little something more~then get distracted and go do something else entirely......
I think I just might be ADD....what do you think?
So, here it is 10:00 and I still have to finish the kitchen....
maybe I need to "practice what I preach"!~

And.....exactly 7 minutes later ....... a {{tidy}} kitchen.

Why do I put it off so long?

2012-01-04T20:00:00.001-07:00

If I had 15 extra minutes, this is what I'd do~

Call my BFF

Call one of my kids
Call my hubby
Vacuum the TV room
Check my FaceBook
Look at my newest magazine

Update my calendar
Throw in a load of laundry
Pour me a cold one
Check Pinterest

What would you do with 15 extra minutes?

2012-01-03T20:00:00.000-07:00

Guess who got new Coke jammies from Santa?
Yep, Sweetiepie

2012-01-02T18:32:00.001-07:00

This little picture makes my ♥ happy......
It means my kids and my grands were here and we had a party!
So, around here........this is a trophy!!

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T20:56:00.003-07:00

Time to start anew~trying to be a better me!!
I've missed blogging and reading all of your blogs!
What has happened to us? We never blog anymore!~!
Take the challenge ~
One post every day for the month of January....
come on....join me. I've missed you. I'll check everyday and I'll leave you a comment. I love comments~it's like you're saying "HI" to me and I'll say "HI" back to you!
Come on.....you know who you are........
Paula~good job! I was so happy to see you are on board!
Angie~you've always been good about blogging~I'm trying to be like you!

I'm starting to read this book again. I'm not only going to blog everyday, but I'm going to read the Book of Mormon everyday too. I know I'll be blessed by being obedient and I need every single blessing I can get!

Happy New Year

2011-12-05T20:16:00.002-07:00

Purple and Pink are the new
Red and Green this year at our house. I've done the Christmas tree in bright, pinks, purples, blues and greens. I was ready for a change.....Sweetiepie....not so much. He doesn't like it....at all....but I decorated him a little tree in the TV room and that makes him HAPPY!
I'll blog about that tree tomorrow.

2011-11-26T10:06:00.001-07:00

LeT tHe FrEnZy BeGiN!

#10~NATURE

2011-11-10T11:00:00.000-07:00

#10~NATURE

I ♥ fresh flowers and Sweetiepie usually sees to it that I have them in my home every single week~
I especially love these in the basket on a bike.....I'd love to be riding this little gem around the neighborhood and enjoying NATURE!!

#9~INSPIRING PERSON......

2011-11-09T20:25:00.013-07:00

#9~ INSPIRING PERSON (S)

Impossible to pick just one....so, here's several....
in no particular order

Terri and Marla~my BFF's
they inspire me to be the BEST I can be, just so I can hang out with them!

Jenny, oh Jenny!!
She's got an old soul with a strong testimony! ♥ her!

My niece, Emily~
{{thrifty, funny, Momma of 4}}
she does some amazing things!

My cousin, Paula
{{she has taught me sooooo much over sooooo many years}}
wish she was closer, but probably good she's not
we'd be in big trouble!!

SASSY~by far, one of the funniest women I have ever met~
not to mention, talented, makes great cinnamon roll and cheers me up every single day on FB!!!

My niece, Roxy!
She's a fun MOM~and she's gotten me excited to want to try to sew!
Good job, Rox!!

My sister-in-law Diane
TALENTED, TALENTED, TALENTED!!
She's a good Mom, a great grandma and the wife of a Bishop!!
Diane can do it all!!

Angie~love every thing about her....
she makes me wish I were young so I could hang out with her more
and she thinks of me at the most unexpected times. I wanna be just like her~

and....several more inspiring folks that were too numerous to mention!

#8 FAVORITE COLOR~

2011-11-06T21:35:00.007-07:00

#8~FAVORITE COLOR IS ~

for walls

for furniture~

and for HAIR!! love red!!

#7~Funny

2011-11-06T08:00:00.002-07:00

Let me tell you about the funniest thing that happened to me in a long time.
Last Saturday I was going shopping with my BFF, Marla.
Got all cleaned up, and took off to go get her for our girls day.
As I was backing out of her driveway, I looked in my rear view mirror, looked and myself......and GASPED....well, I think screamed was more like it. As I looked in the mirror I noticed I had forgotten to do one of my eyebrows......Marla cracked up....I was embarrassed and ran home to put my other eyebrow on. Ahhhh.....that's a lot better and Marla will never let me forget it!!

#6~BOOKS

2011-11-05T20:22:00.006-07:00

#6~BOOKS

If I were to ever have a "favorite" book
this would be it!!
Love this book, it reminds me of my Mom and reading it to my kids and brings back such sweet memories. If you've never read it~I suggest you give it a try...but, I promise, you'll cry!

My next favorite thing to do with books is DECORATE with them......

then....I found this wonderful idea of recycling vintage books~
what a great idea!!

How to recycle Vintage books

I'm thankful for books and very thankful for eyes so that I can read them!

#5~MORNING SKY

2011-11-05T20:14:00.002-07:00

#5 MORNING SKY~

Guess what......I missed it.

We slept in this morning til 8:00~
(and for that I am thankful)
it was very much needed!!!

Then we had a funeral to rush to ~ so no time to take a picture.

Sorry!!

#4~LEAVES

2011-11-03T22:33:00.004-07:00

30 Days of Gratitude Challenge

#4 Leaves

Wish I could say I'm thankful for the beautiful changing of the colors of the leaves......but remember........we live in AZ and it's still to stinkin' hot for the leaves to change.

I'm most thankful for the leaves on a big SHADE tree.....
I'm not gonna lie........remember......we live in AZ and it's HOT!!

I'm thankful I can have some pretty silk leaves to display so I can pretend that it's fall.......even though the A/C is still going.

I am thankful.......I really am!!

#3~HAPPINESS

2011-11-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

#3 HAPPINESS

Yep, this place makes me happy~
along with everyone that enters the door!!

#2~SMILE

2011-11-02T20:47:00.003-07:00

#2~SMILE
Enough said! This sweet {{toothless}} smile melts my
♥

2011-11-01T20:33:00.000-07:00

I love Angie Dunn
I love her blog~heck, I love everything about her!!
She always inspires me......
looking at her blog sent me to this blog~Positively Present
and I'm taking the challenge
Zoom in on Gratitude~30 day photo challenge
but I'm a day late~so this post is really for yesterday
11-1-11
big and small blessings I'm thankful for

#1 ~ FOOD

.....and at my house this is the main food group

2011-10-11T22:06:00.003-07:00

At last.......

I always forget to take before pictures.
They already had the cupboard doors off when I remembered.
So here it is.......

{{BEFORE}}

My laundry room is a long skinny little room~and it's so DARK~
So, we decided to add a little light on the subject

{{AFTER}}

I love it
And I don't even mind doing laundry {{as much}} anymore!

2011-10-06T09:09:00.001-07:00

Maren's {{Vintage Sale}}

Fri., Oct. 7 ~ 8 to Noon

924 S. Maple, Mesa

You won't want to miss it!! Maybe I'll see you there!!

2011-09-29T10:12:00.007-07:00

No excuse.......I know......

BUT.........

Some how I hurt my knee~

like crying, killer, throbbing, can't bend it, painful hurt knee

I went to see George (as in Strait) or aka Dr. Crawford

He didn't seem to concerned, you know,

take Aleve, keep it iced, rest, stay off it (yeah, right)

then last week

I took a BAD fall

and now it's worse!!!

So, I've lost my creative mojo and my blog has suffered!!

Hopefully I'll be back to normal soon (whatever normal is)......

2011-09-23T09:53:00.001-07:00

I'm re-doing my laundry-room

~before and after pictures to come soon!

I'm so excited...it's about time!!

2011-09-07T22:58:00.001-07:00

Saw this idea and immediately thought of my kids........
{{Sean & Meghan}}
How cute is this!!

On the road again........

2011-09-02T11:27:00.003-07:00

Sweetiepie and I have loaded up the car and we're headed to Alpine~

Where the weather is {{cooler}} and you can breathe the clean air!

Here's to a no-labor....Labor Day!!

On my honor......

2011-08-31T20:29:00.001-07:00

Court of Honor tonight
Rylle received 9 merit badges

Good job, Rylle!!
We're so proud of you!

2011-08-26T23:02:00.001-07:00

Be sure to check out Logan's Missionary Blog
The Tagalog Blog

2011-08-25T09:42:00.002-07:00

One of my best "BFF's" is moving~

I'm sad.

She's just moving farther east in Mesa, but you know how it is,

when someone has been in your neighborhood and in your ward,

moving across town is a big deal!!

I'm gonna miss you {{big}} Teri Hill!!

2011-08-22T22:40:00.001-07:00

The stove has a new happy home!!
Stay tuned for a new look for the breakfast room....
COMING SOON!!

New home wanted.......

2011-08-21T18:57:00.003-07:00

Yep, the time has come for me to find a new home for my old antique stove. She's been a welcome piece in our home for a long, long time.....
but I'm ready for a change.

So, if your interested or know of someone that might be interested,
send them my way.

Price very negotiable!!

2011-08-16T21:21:00.002-07:00

Since Rylle has a phone now he and Grandma have become great texting buddies!
We usually have fun texting convo's every evening
here's how it went tonight.....

Me: What are you doing?
Rylle: Coming home from a scout class
Me: Kinda late
Rylle: Ya
Me: Are you tired?
Rylle: Ya, you
Me: Yeah, I'm tired. You've had a big day for a little guy
Rylle: ya, you've had a small day for an adult

CRACKED ME UP!

(oh well, it was funny at the time)

The Office............

2011-08-14T15:46:00.004-07:00

My home away from home.......

Here's a little peek at my corner of the world

...the messy desk...
ok.........messy but productive.

My afternoon delight!!

My view of the world from 8 to 5......

The {{peanut gallery}}
some of the patients starting bringing me pens from their vacations
and now I have quiet a collection.

They make me smile every single day!!

2011-08-09T20:14:00.001-07:00

I had some extra frosting from dessert over the weekend....
SO, I spread it over graham crackers and it took me right back to the first day of school. Perfect snack when I got home.
HAPPY NEW SCHOOL YEAR!!

2011-08-08T07:00:00.002-07:00

.......anyway, this is the way it was in our family!!
Guess who the youngest is........Yep, Char!

Happy Birthday, sissy!!

2011-08-07T21:46:00.001-07:00

I need to make one of these......
{{pronto}}!
Wouldn't this look cute hanging on my porch?
ADORABLE!

2011-08-04T08:00:00.000-07:00

Now I know why I have grease spots appear on my carpet

and why I have dirty spots on the corner of the love seat

and the white dust ruffle on my bed does not stay so white for very long.......

Because....this is the hardest working guy I know!!

I've never seen anyone who loves to work as much as Sweetiepie does.

He loves his job......and every once in a while.....

I ride along with him. Just to make sure he's doing it right~!! hee hee

I'm thankful he makes us such a good living!! dirt...grease and all!!

2011-07-28T21:11:00.001-07:00

Saw this on Sandy's Facebook~
I'll never look at Thursday the same again!
I LOVE THIS!!

2011-07-28T20:53:00.001-07:00

My version of "Cherryhill Cottage" wreath
especially for JENNY!!
♥ you!

2011-07-26T12:07:00.001-07:00

I'm making me one of these TONIGHT!!

2011-07-20T17:12:00.002-07:00

Who needs a security system when you have

TANNER!!

Cutest security guy I've ever seen!!!

2011-07-20T13:31:00.003-07:00

You gotta check these folks out if your ever in Holbrook, AZ.

The one in the middle looks just like his Dad, 30 yrs ago. It's Hartley Turley

to his left is Joseph, his son and to Joseph's left is PJ, Buffy's hubby.

Then to Hartley's right is Janice, Newel's niece and I don't know who the other dude is.

If you get the chance, drop in and say {{hey}}....

I bet he'll even buy you a coke!!

2011-07-17T22:05:00.002-07:00

We learned a new game called "Rummikub"
Clyde and Marla taught it to us last Sunday evening
and we had our own game by this Sunday evening.
It's so fun........and if you haven't played it
I suggest you give it a try.
You won't be sorry....good family fun!!

2011-07-14T09:42:00.003-07:00

12 yrs. old today

*he receives the Priesthood on Sunday

*he got his first {suit}

*he got a new playstation (from aunts, uncles and grandparents)

*he now how is own phone (and has taught me to text)

*he made the honor roll

*he finally passed off his Articles of Faith

*he spoke in primary last Sunday and bore his testimony

*he is an {{{awesome}}} kid

**I am proud to have him as my Grandson**

I ♥ you Rylle!!

Happy Birthday!!

2011-07-12T09:27:00.001-07:00

I need to get my {{blog}} groove back.........

{any ideas?}

2011-07-05T21:23:00.002-07:00

Kind of having a hard time staying on the "diet".......
seems all I can think of are "carbs"

Maybe that's why I love this sign so much!!

2011-06-28T22:29:00.001-07:00

I'd love to pack my bags for a vacay......
but I think I'd rather decorate with them!!
♥

2011-06-27T12:21:00.002-07:00

Having folks over for dinner Thursday evening and I'm making these cute little things as favors....don't you just love 'em!

Found them at Martha Stewart.com

2011-06-22T21:31:00.002-07:00

Saw this and instantly thought of you

SASSY!

2011-06-21T22:13:00.000-07:00

Gotta make me one this weekend.......
time to celebrate the "red, white and blue"!

2011-06-21T07:00:00.001-07:00

I think the "angry birds" are taking over.......

Look how cute!!

found it here

Angry Birds Cake Pops

by The Girl Who Ate Everything

1 Betty Crocker cake mix (and ingredients called for on the box)

1 container vanilla frosting (or your favorite flavor)
candy melts (white, black, red, yellow, green, blue)
lollipop sticks
white chocolate chips or white jumbo sprinkles (for eyes)
black decorating gel or black edible ink pen (for black in eyes)
black licorice
foam block for drying and displaying cake pops

Directions:
1) Bake cake according to package directions. Let cool.
2) Once cake is cooled, crumble cake into a fine mixture using your hands.
3) Pour crumbled cake into a large bowl and mix in 3/4 of a container of vanilla frosting.
4) Mix with a spoon or your hands until thoroughly combined. Roll into desired shape bird.
5) Melt candy melts according to package directions. Dip lollipop sticks in melted candy melts just slightly and push inside the cake ball. This helps secure the stick in the cake ball. Place in the fridge for about 15 minutes to harden.
6) Dip and coat hardened cake balls in candy melts and tap stick against the side of the bowl to shake off the excess. Push lollipop stick into the foam block to dry.
7) Once dry, decorate each bird. I cut yellow candy melts into triangles for the beaks of the birds. I cut orange candy melts for the orange eyebrows or you could use orange sprinkles. Cut the tip off the white chocolate chips so that they are flat and use for the eyes. Cut the black licorice for the wings and feathers of the birds.
8) For the pigs I used some melted green candy melts and made circles for the nose and ears on some parchment paper and let them harden in the fridge. Use the same technique for the top feather of the red bird and blue bird.
9) Use additional melted candy melts as glue to attach beak, eyebrows, eyes, and feathers. *You can use candy ink colors to tint white candy melts to the colors you need.
10) Let dry and enjoy!

2011-06-18T21:10:00.003-07:00

Perfect for Father's Day
dedicated to my Dad~

2011-06-18T20:43:00.003-07:00

Happy Father's Day to the best "Dad" in the world
and the best "hubby" too!

I am one "lucky girl"!!

2011-06-13T16:17:00.001-07:00

I can't find Terri~and she's the "decorator chick"!!

If any of you know Terri you know she never answers her phone........

so...............until we can chat........

HOLD ON! Results to come soon!! sorry

2011-06-09T19:52:00.001-07:00

samoan popcorn

2011-06-09T10:08:00.001-07:00

Gotta get me some of these pillows!!

ADORABLE.....and yes, don't mind if I do......NAP!!

2011-06-08T12:26:00.000-07:00

Yep, that's what I'll do!! :-)

YUMMO!!

2011-06-06T14:59:00.000-07:00

I made this for dessert for Home Evening last night
It was mighty tasty~
but I'll be honest, I probably won't ever make it again
IT WAS A LOT OF WORK!!

rainbow jello

~ How to make rainbow jello ~

You'll need one small box of jello for each color you want... so in this case, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. And one large tub of cool whip.

Prepare purple (or whatever color you want on the bottom) jello as directed, using the "quick chill" method, meaning add some ice. Pour jello into glasses, (or a 9'x13' baking dish sprayed lightly with cooking spray), reserving about 1/3 of the liquid jello. Put glasses, or dish in the refrigerator and chill for 15-30 minutes, or until slightly set. Mix about 1/3 cup of cool whip into the remaining purple jello. Pour the jello/cool whip mixture on top of the slightly set purple jello already in the glasses (or dish).

Repeat process for each color.

I've seen recipes that use sour cream, or yogurt in place of the cool whip, so feel free to do that if it saves you a trip to the store =)

Once set, top with some additional cool whip and sprinkles if desired.

Leave a "comment"............

2011-06-02T21:36:00.012-07:00

I promise you won't be sorry!!

Some of you probably already know that our "Red Cup Club"~
Bev, Marla and Teri love to do service projects......
and we want to make you our next one!!

Teri and Marla are the decorators and I'm a cheerleader~
We have gotten so into doing "re-do's"
in other words......
If you have a room you want redone....we're your girls.
We take the stuff you already have and redo the room you request.
We're called.........
"MAKE ROOM FOR...BEVMART"
(bev, marla and Teri)

So, here are the rules:
Leave us a comment and a brief reason why you need your room redone

We'll put all your names in a hat and draw the winner.
We'll have our drawing Friday, June 10th
and we'll announce the winner here on my blog!~

So, come on, leave a comment~you know you want to!
This is going to be FUN!!

Here's a few pictures of Marla's guest room we just finished~

2011-06-01T13:05:00.000-07:00

Cub Scout day camp~

Cutest thing ever.....Love you Tanner bud!!

2011-05-24T11:34:00.002-07:00

We're loading up and heading to Prescott for a

"Road Trip"~

the BFF's and I......we're off to celebrate Marla's birthday!

Antiqueing, good food and lots of {{LAUGHS}}!!

What a nice surprise

2011-05-22T22:06:00.003-07:00

I had a surprise visit from Ethan and Addie tonight~
with flowers in hand..........
How adorable is this!!
The flowers were home grown (made) by Ethan and they now have a new home on the hearth on my fireplace.
I'll think of you Ethan and Addie every single time I look at my beautiful bouquet!!
Thank you for letting me be your "church Grandma"!!
I adore these kids!!

2011-05-17T21:38:00.001-07:00

Thought this was just "ADORABLE"
and the best part.........it's TRUE!!

Someone's in the hospital..............

2011-05-15T20:30:00.004-07:00

Poor Sean, been in the hospital for a couple of days now~
This is a picture of him in the ER.......
His head is above the top of the bed and his feet are hanging way
OVER!!

Once they got him admitted and into a room they put him in a bigger bed, thank goodness!!
He's fighting an infection with very strong antibiotics that can only be administered in the hospital. He's been pretty sick for a few days but I think he finally on the mend...
Meghan's a trooper and has stuck by his side day and night!
We love you Sean and Meghan too!!

2011-05-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

Just another idea I fell in love with!!

Now, if I only had an empty wall for this~that would be awesome!!

2011-05-07T21:54:00.001-07:00

Here's the project for this years Mother's Day
for Rylle and Tanner to give to their Mom!
What fun we had making this
Happy Mother's Day!!

2011-05-05T00:30:00.000-07:00

Diet, cherry that is!
This is my new "motto"!

2011-05-04T13:22:00.001-07:00

Oh my goodness.....is this just the cutest idea ever!!

Reminds me of my SIL, Diane~cute, cute, cute!!

Especially for Natalie...........

2011-05-03T07:56:00.002-07:00

Meet Natalie~and Samuel, our #6 Great grand~!!

Tradition is......

when you have your first Great grand I gift you a Designer diaper bag from

Designs by Dani

and since Natalie hasn't ever seen her bags before,

here's a picture of mine. I've had it for 5 or 6 yrs and I still use it ever single Sunday to carry my scriptures, gum and other necessities~

(like treats for some of the kids in our ward and for Sweetiepie, too).

So, Natalie~let me know what fabrics you pick and I'll get it ordered for you!

Can't wait to see and hold that sweet babe of yours!!

2011-05-02T13:20:00.004-07:00

Chex Lemon Buddies

9 c. Rice Chex cereal

1 1/4 c. white vanilla baking chips

1/4 c. butter

4 t. grated lemon peel

2 T. lemon juice

2 c. powdered sugar

Pour cereal into large bowl and set asideMicrowave chips, butter, lemon peel and juice on high for 1 min.Stir~microwave about 30 sec. longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth.

Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated

Pour into 2 gallon resealable food storage plastic bag

Add powdered sugar. Seal bag~gently shake until well coated

Spread on waxed paper to cool

YUMMO!!

2011-04-28T11:09:00.001-07:00

"Sometimes I sits and thinks,

and

sometimes I just sits."

But when I do it....I wanna sit on this darling stool!!

♥ it!

2011-04-18T23:42:00.002-07:00

I'm collecting cupcake wrappers...........

There are some really cute ones out there
Michael's has some for $1.00~

And while I'm collecting
I'm going to keep them in here~

Cuz......eventually, I want to make one of these little beauties!