Union Street Musings

when i bought this

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hydrangea plant it was blue.the last two summers it has been this lovely shade of lilac. is there something you put in the soil to change the color? i can't remember the name of what ever it is.... the roses are blooming finally. i think the guy that sprays the yard hit my roses bushes and kind of stunned them. glad they made it!

another barn photo from our drive on sunday. this is a small barn in comparison to the others i photographed. still trying to decide which one to use for my wall in the family room.

and last but certainly not least,jim& my sweet pea. jill sent this over the other day. now if i could just get one of k& her mama....

have a nice day!

hope your 4th of july

2009-07-06T07:52:00.005-05:00

weekend was a good one. ours was kinda quiet....that's ok tho,no complaints here. i tried to finish up a few things around here. i hung these frames on the wall by the bookcase but, as i'm looking at it i think i need a bigger frame at the top. what do you think? changed the mantel a bit already....typical for me i know! ;0 i added the cloche and moved the white candle,that's all! :)

went for a drive in the country yesterday looking for old barns to photograph for my bare wall in the family room. we found some good ones....

saw my sweet pea on friday when we went over to jill&jim's so bud could finish up the floor project. she is a bundles of energy and of course a doll face! ;)

it's monday, so lots to do today! have a nice day!

more photos of our family room

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the mantel is always hard for me for some reason. i kinda like this look,but, then i have a tendency to like a really"different" look. or maybe it isn't?? i didn't want to put these photos away so i cleaned off a shelf on the book case for them.....

my heart just melts when i look at her anyway but, this picture her mama sent this morning really sends me"over the edge" into a big puddle. in case you didn't understand the ramblings of a gramma,i'm head over heels in love with my darling grand baby, is what it meant!;) lol!

have a nice day!!

my precious sweet pea

2009-07-01T09:38:00.002-05:00

in her new home. her mama sent this to me yesterday.....missin my girl...... i can never get the photos in the right order!! oh well, the red family room is no more. the walls are a golden brown. warm and cozy,love it! i'm still not done with my decorating but, i want to take my time before i start putting new holes in my freshly painted walls.

i think it looks great with the trim and the freshly painted crisp white ceiling,which you can't see,but, you get the idea,right? ;)

here is the before,with the walls primed....

blech what a mess,but,it has to get worse before it gets better and it's much better now! yeah! gotta run,lots to do today! have a good one!

i guess i have been kinda

2009-06-29T18:44:00.003-05:00

absent from my blog lately.hmmm things just get busy and by the time i think about blogging i usually am ready to hit the hay. anyway, just wanted to share some photos from over the weekend. here's my little bathing beauty after i brought her home yesterday. her mama&daddy got her the cutest swimming pool and she didn't even want to get in but she did get a few splashes her way! ;) here she is yesterday morning in her darling frilly little sundress.....

i love this sweet little face.....everytime i asked her if she was my girl or princess or sweet pea she would shake her head yes. not sure if she knew what i was saying but, i will take it that she did! ;)

a very short still minute saturday afternoon. she loves to be outside......

in her favorite spot on Saturday morning,by the window,isn't she adorable? :)

and for mr.c,the "non-believer" of the topsy-turvy,here you go and there are 4 more just like this one on the vine! i can taste the b-l-ts already!! ;)

have a nice evening!

what a great weekend

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fun,family& friends!!! i even got to see this sweet face via my cell phone! her mama must have known i was missing her.... ;) got to see my sweet sissy,for a short visit. glad my little sweetie, blayne decided to

run the 5k race saturday morning in rr!that way we got to see them both but,missed seeing my sweet b-i-law bob tho....blayne did well in the race. look at her,she always has a smile for her auntie with the camera! she has it all figured out,even after running and it was hot, she smiled for me! love that! thanks honey,for "getting it"!

lots of memories this weekend too. had to drive by and take a photo of uncle charlie's barn.i always thought this was such a cool barn. it's in much need of paint these days, unfortunately, but you can still read the "vans" and that is part of the charm.

i was so happy to see dave& jo. so was my mom. lots of good and fun memories with these two and their folks. :) we had a nice visit with them at mom's house saturday afternoon. they look great don't they?

such a fun time. i'm tired today but, it's a good tired you know? loved the whole weekend!

have a nice day!

a mish mash post

2009-06-17T08:01:00.002-05:00

today....i painted this basket and put these flowers that i have had for several years in them and hung them on the front door. getting ready for the 4th of july,i used to have americana all over my family room and when i changed things out i hung on to some faves,so i could decorate for the 4th. glad i did! my mom made this little dress for me a(very)long time ago and it had chocolate ice cream all over it and she was not able to get it out. so it got packed away stains and all. well, the other day i was thinking how i would love to have my sweet pea's picture taken in this dress too and put both our photos in a frame together so i hauled the dress out of the cedar chest.i talked to my neighbor lady about the stain and she said try oxy clean and hot water,soak the dress over night as she had a similar experience with a coffee stained tablecloth that had belonged to her mother.

i thought why not,not really thinking the stains would come out but, they did!!!! i'm so pleased i can go on with my plan of kaylie in this dress! i can't wait....

these petunia's smell wonderful and come back every year even after we put plastic and rock down! the lady that lived here before us planted them!! that has been 12 years ago! amazing...

my tomato plant is growing and blooming like crazy in the topsy-turvy! vic, if you read this show it to your "non-believer"!!! ;)

told you this was gonna be a mish-mash post!

have a nice day!

anyone who knows my hubs

2009-06-14T15:49:00.004-05:00

knows that he is very patriotic and knows the/his american flag. last night he had me come out and see his "decorating" of the fence. i guess this would not be my idea of decorating but, for him this is a way of celebrating flag day today!!a local little shop celebrates the seasons and holidays and this year they were open on sunday so we took a drive over to check it out.... stuff like this is my way of decorating for flag day and the 4th of july. they had lots of great stuff left even tho it was their last day of the sale. got this sweet velvet america pillow....

don't you love cool "packaging" loved this necklace with the ford motorcraft price tag.

l-r,a sweet little tray set with numbers 1-4 on them,little watermelon on top of a vintage carpenter's tape measure,photo holders out of wooden dominoes,a typeset "s" under the cloche.

i loved this tray with the birds nest,

and matching plates.....all so reasonably priced. it was so fun to look around,i was the only one there, when usually you have to fight your way thru the tiny quaint shop. as we were leaving more shoppers came so we timed it just right!

have a nice day!

is this the cutest little face or what?

2009-06-06T20:36:00.005-05:00

love this baby girl.she is such a sweet pea...and no,i'm not biased at all! ;) the kid's are moving into a house that jim owned before he and jill married and needless to say the woman who rented from him did NOT take care of the house at all! it has lots of potential tho,it can be soo cute! jill has selected some nice soft colors for the walls and it's getting cleaned and cleaned so it's on the way to being their new home.

we helped them a bit today and they feed us a nice lunch. below is my sweetie looking at me in the closet door....

such a sweet pea.....

have a nice day!

it's a rainy

2009-06-02T09:22:00.002-05:00

overcast day and not much going on. just thought i would share a couple of pictures of my flowers.this is my only delphinium plant that made it thru the winter.it's blooming so pretty right now. we had to use to stakes to hold up all the blooms. and the peonies are gorgeous too. full and heavy with blooms. the rain overnight kind of has them hanging on the ground this morning but, hopefully the sun will appear and lift them up.

have a nice day!

WOW,WOW,WOW!!!

2009-05-30T08:13:00.002-05:00

last night was amazing. vic and i went to the "waiting room" to hear roger clyne and the peacemakers and it was such a fun time. these guys are amazing! they put their all into their performance that is for sure! awesome!! the crowd was insane! rc&the pm's have a great fan base that's for sure.

roger clyne loves what he does for a living,it was so obvious....

the one and only rc!! :)

the tour bus in front of the waiting room is the only decent photo i got last night! the above photos are what vic caught with her camera.thank-goodness she shared with me and now you too! ;) thanks vic!

have a nice day! i know i will,relivin last night! ;)

look at this sweet

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/sad little face....just melts my heart.....she wanted to get on the couch with her mama and mama said no,cause she doesn't want her to fall and get hurt. this photo just gets to me,right in the heart! ;) my sweet pea and her little pal c. he was trying to keep kaylie from playing with his piano.....so cute....

but,here she is having it all to herself! how cute is that?

here she is very intent on putting the plastic egg back together! all the photos of my sweet pea were taken by her mama. thanks for sharing them jill.

j and carter came over for a visit yesterday afternoon.

and last but, not least, in ten hours,roger clyne and the peacemakers are in concert in omaha and vic and i will be there!!hopefully right up front! can't wait.it will be a great time i'm sure!

have a nice day!

went to hobby lobby

2009-05-28T08:06:00.004-05:00

over the holiday weekend in search of something fun for our patio area....this is what i came up with,i wanted some smaller gazing ball or i don't know just something and this is all i found that peaked my interest. some of the stuff is a bit cheesy for me....i know i'm rather picky so anyway this is what i came up with and it was only $5.00 on sale so not bad i'm happy with it!

i've had this galvanized pail in the garage for a while now and decided to do something with it

and this is what i came up with. "treasures" with numbers on them are seeming to be pretty popular right now so it looked on the internet for free downloads of numbers and decided on the number 5 for the little bucket. i kinda like it. it's not perfect by a long shot but, that's ok too.

have a nice day!

loook at this!!!!

2009-05-26T14:39:00.002-05:00

almost full to the top,of those dreadful helicopter things from the neighbor's tree!! i just got this from our patio area! and this is what cully ate that made him sick! WOW!! on a happier note,my new little treasure from one of my favorite shops. they call it a cornucopia vase.

i also got a matching lamp shade for the small lamp on the mantel. i must admit i'm getting a bit tired of the red,red everything that i have. time for a change. bud didn't get around to painting the (yes,red) walls in the family room this holiday weekend as he did something to his back! ;(

i like somethings to match i guess more than i want to admit,most of the time!

my sweet pea's mama sent this photo of her getting her feet in the water at the local park....love it!!

my doll face in her black and white dress....love this baby girl....

have a nice day!

this little guy was not feeling

2009-05-21T07:19:00.002-05:00

well at all yesterday! i stayed home with him and missed out on the artsy girls get together at vic's cause he was just so not himself. then around supper time he started feeling some better as he (sorry in advance here) got rid of the nasty things he ate.you can see them in the bottom right corner of this photo. he ate some of them and they proceeded to make him sick. they are everywhere on the patio,so guess what i plan on doing today? yep major"airplane" clean up!! he is feeling lots better this morning,thank goodness. my iris' are just gorgeous this morning.....

on a different note,a little something from both of my grandmother's on the kitchen wall....love it!!

have a nice day! no wind,yeah!

our sweet pea

2009-05-18T09:02:00.002-05:00

was here for the weekend. she is such a happy little girl. she loves to be outside.here she is dancing to a song on the radio....

then off she went to run around the gazebo and chase after cully.

she loves the wind chime and is quite intrigued by the loud noise it makes.

love this little face.....

checking out my flowers. she only touched them and then took off again....

such a happy little peanut. LOVE this baby girl.....she is a joy!

have a nice day!

hobby lobby is a fun

2009-05-15T07:52:00.002-05:00

place to shop. i got this glass cloche when i stayed with my sis. don't know what i'm going to put in it,but, i like the way it looks empty so i might leave it that way. i also got this cross and it is meant for the garden but, i hung it by the patio door....

this little guy has been my shadow ever since i came home monday!! i can not move and he is just right there! i suppose he will be keeping his distance this afternoon as my sweet pea is coming to stay for the weekend! a bit jealous,he is....

it's a topsy turvy!! mom and i are tryin this baby out this season. we are going to get tons of tomatoes(right?)!! that's what the advertisement says,hopefully they are not blowing smoke!lol! we shall see....

have a nice day!

i love this wreath

2009-05-14T07:25:00.002-05:00

but, j calls it the eye-poker....i had it hanging in the garage and every time he would walk by he would "get" part of the wreath,so i moved it to the patio area and i guess it's still a problem for him. oh well,works for me ! :) this is my peppermint geranium that i got while i was visiting my mom. i think it is so pretty. i had it hanging but, you know me i changed my mind and put it in this basket that my childhood neighbor made for me.

pretty little daisy...

hmmm can't remember what this is called but, i really like it and think it looks old-fashioned.

the very faded tin flag and my new hanging plant....

better view of the plant. no clue what these flowers are called as there was no tag with it only the instructions about it's care.?any clue what the plants are?

so in the end i think the patio area is ready for us to enjoy.unless i find something else that catches my eye! ;)

have a nice day!

meet little

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miss molly.isn't she just a cutie? she had her own chair to sit on when we had a snack at my aunt and uncle's house on friday. this is the new school in my home town.

my mom had her kitchen painted and this is one of the walls. it looks so nice and fresh!

j and sweet ruthie came over yesterday and brought a subway lunch. we decided to eat outside in the gazebo. that was nice. i wanted to get a photo but, it was so overcast that they didn't turn out! :( in between rain showers i did get some flowers planted so that's good. today i have to plant my tomato plants,if it stops raining....maybe the sun will come out. hope so....

have a nice day!

went for a little visit

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and got alot jammed into a too short of time! i had such a wonderful visit with my aunt shirley and uncle bill. i hadn't seen them in to long of a time so we had to make up for lost time. they are doing well and have a lovely home close to all their girls,daughters and granddaughters. went to the local greenhouse when i got to my mom's. what a fantastic place,i could have stayed all afternoon! beautiful.....

my mom and i on mother's day....in her sunroom,i LOVE that room. it is a perfect place to sit and have coffee and visit and eat a meal. wish i had a room like that.

i'm kinda jumpin around here a bit but, terri and i got a bit of shopping in. this place is just over the top gorgeous!!! i mean it,i must go back! ;) i had such a nice time with my sis and bob,so good to see them. thanks guys for letting me come for a visit! i'll be back, ;)

sweet sweet katie... she is such a wonderful girl....she is so cute,every morning it is her "job" to bring the paper in. she does and then goes right back on to her pillow and sits. her "mom&dad" love her so....how could you not?

look at my sweet pea!!! her mama sent this to me last night!! she sorta doesn't even look like a baby in this photo does she? wow she is growin up.....sigh....love this baby girl so much.

have a nice day!

oh this is blurrry

2009-05-04T08:08:00.002-05:00

but,still so sweet! my little sweet pea giving me her best smile. poor baby,the camera was in her face all weekend but, she handled it well.

just lovin' running around outside!
is this an adorable face or what?

my lilacs are starting to bloom! they smell soo good!

and it's official,cully is mad at me for all the attention sweet pea got and he didn't! he seriously will not look at me,come over and lay by me when i sit and have my morning coffee like he does every other morning when he isn't jealous! i guess he is "punishing" me! lol! he'll get over it(i hope) soon. ;)

have a nice day!

guess who is here

2009-05-03T08:24:00.002-05:00

for a visit? yep, my sweet pea is here! her mama and daddy brought her over friday afternoon so she could spend the weekend with us. she LOVES to be outside and just goes nonstop while she is out there! a brief pause,so i quick snapped her photo!

this was right after she got up yesterday morning. poor girl,camera is constantly on her! ;) she doesn't seem to mind,yet.... isn't she just ADORABLE?

reading the paper with her papa...... love this baby girl so much....

have a nice day!

things have been

2009-04-28T07:40:00.002-05:00

quiet around here. not much going on as the spring weather does not cooperate. today is going to be nice tho,so that helps a bit. more rain in the forecast for around here tho......blech i think it's getting to me a bit! my sweet pea in her shades,soo cute!! the trees are gorgeous right now. our red bud is beautiful in spite of it being torn apart in past storms.....

our cully hanging out by the patio door. he loves it when the door is open so he can keep a better eye on all the "activity" outside(birds&squirrels)!

these trees are over by our bank,so lovely....

have a nice day!!

wow it is a perfect

2009-04-22T13:07:00.002-05:00

spring day!! no wind to speak of and nice warm temps! love it! just a few things around the house. i love this "bloom" by the talented cari kraft! love her creations. i got these little birds from my friend jan and had them hanging on a shelf in our family room. sick of the shelf,so down it came but, i love these little guys so they each got a new home. the red one stayed in the family room on this lamp.

and the green one went in the dinning room.

i took out the longaberger basket with ivy in it and just added this little vase.

and here is our cully,wore out,from our walk and being outside alot yesterday afternoon! he was too tired to even get up and move,which he usually does when i want to take his picture! lol!

enjoy the nice day!

spring cleaning

2009-04-21T07:44:00.002-05:00

has been going on around here for the last week or so....after many washings in the dishwasher no matter what miracle soap and drying 'agents" i have used our drinking glasses start to look like they have dried (white) milk stains in them!! we use them knowing they are clean and sterilized until one day i just can't stand it anymore and i need to go and get new glasses! aren't they nice and sparkly? for awhile anyway....

some fun new acrylic glasses to use outside.......
a new springy rug for the laundry room floor....

and my cully enjoying the nice warm sunshiny day! he loves to be outside.

our red bud tree is starting to "bud ". a sure sign of spring right?

photo albums for my many, many pictures of my sweetpea! i love spring cleaning and purging! makes everything feel anew!

have a nice day!

just sharing some

2009-04-16T07:42:00.002-05:00

fun photos from sunday. our little sweet pea giving uncle j a look.... sweet ruthie and sweet pea playing peek-a-boo. kaylie loves ruthie.....

upside down babies are so cute aren't they?lol i love that you can see her pretty white teeth!

the cutest "buns" in the world as far as i'm concerned,anyway! ;)

and this is a total 360 from the above but, i love this tile and want it for the main bathroom. we are planning on re-doing it some time soon and i have been looking at tile for awhile now and i think this is the winner. ;)

have a nice day!!

how was your easter?

2009-04-13T09:54:00.002-05:00

ours was very nice. the kids were here for dinner. jill made cupcakes and they were yummaye. kaylie checking out her easter basket.....

my bokay of flowers from j and sweet ruthie. that was a very nice surprise.

our sweet pea later on in the day. it was kinda cool so her mama changed her into something a bit warmer.look at the cute lamb on the table,that was from her uncle j and ruthie.

hmm got these photos out of order! ah well,it's monday!! anyway,she was a bit scared of the hopping bunny!

it was a nice day! hope you all had a nice easter!

almost easter

2009-04-10T10:58:00.002-05:00

and everything is ready.well,almost anyway!! my sweet pea's basket is full and waiting for her to check it out.

a little sweetie in her easter dress.... this is my little fence from our artsy get together wednesday. sorry about the bad photo...there are two clips at the bottom for photos....

have a nice day and a happy easter!

the artsy girls

2009-04-09T07:36:00.003-05:00

meet at stephanie and jessica's yesterday. i so enjoy getting together with these talented girls. we decorated these adorable little fences. they were fun! this is one that was done by steph's s-i-l. isn't it cool? these were some of the goodies i had waiting for me at my place at the table. the egg and chick were done by stephanie and my name card was created by the very talented artist jessica! i love all my goodies. we all got an adorable bag with lots of goodies from paula too. hmm i didn't get a photo of it,what's up with that?! :) thanks so much girls!

two little fences done by stephanie....so cute. steph has such a gift.....very inspirational in her art and her adorable cozy home.

this was paula's creation. she is also very a talented artist.

this is a card by sweet jessica....

it was such a fun afternoon. we did miss our vic tho,she wasn't able to make it this time....

have a nice day!

we dodged a "weather bullet"

2009-04-06T13:08:00.003-05:00

over the weekend,for sure. this is pretty much all we got for the dreaded white stuff in our back yard. in the front there was a bit more but,not much and it was pretty much all gone by late afternoon! yeah!

got this sweet bunny at another of my local favorite shops. she was 20% off so she just had to come home with me.

and last but never least is my sweet pea,rockin in her chair made by her papa bud. her mama sent it to me this morning. she is a bit afraid of it but,sits nicely in it too! isn't she precious? i think so,of course!! :)

have a nice day!

the littlest sailor

2009-04-03T12:21:00.002-06:00

had her photos taken in her birthday outfit, from great grandma jane and great grandpa don. i think they turned out adorable,don't you? not much going on but, this makes me happy,the pink bunny filled with starburst jelly beans! yum!

and i "landscaped" the laundry room and small bath today! lol! landscape is the color of paint we used. i just touched up the walls were they needed it,badly i might add and it's always amazing to me what a little paint and a couple of changes can do for a person! :)

i got these restaurant plates at my favorite store in town for $2.00 each and i already had the paint, and so for little or nothing,i'm happy! doesn't take much i guess....

have a nice day!

we had company

2009-03-30T07:02:00.002-06:00

yesterday. yep sweet pea and her mama were here. she is getting more sure /steady on her feet and was in constant pursuit of cully. laughing and running all the time....

well,most of the time.she discovered herself in the glass of the fireplace doors a few times and was intrigued by that for just a bit.i think she could see me in the glass taking her picture too.
yep no doubt about it she is a sweet pea. love this baby girl!!

have a nice day!

easter decorations

2009-03-24T10:53:00.003-06:00

are out but,it feels more like winter today than spring!! crazy weather,yesterday it was 68 and rainy and today the sun is out and it's 39!! oh well i put out the springy/easter decorations anyway! i got this little teapot last year at the place i used to work at for little or nothing. it was a good buy! :) my large jar that i got at t.j.maxx and the easter wreath i got when renae and kristin were here.

love this little bunny guy with his bunny. so cute.....

this egg was made by cari kraft,she is so talented. i had this last year too. love it....

have a nice day!

the birthday girl

2009-03-22T09:15:00.004-06:00

opening her present from us on friday. she really liked the tags! ;)

as you can see she just loved the jean shorts! lol! really it was again just the tag.
hard to believe she is one already. i can only seem to catch her for a moment being still enough for a quick picture. i'll take what i can get i guess even if they aren't the best quality photos.

after she got over the initial questioning,what is this? she kind of dug right in but, still wasn't to sure.it was a nice birthday party. kaylie had a fun day,lots of attention,got to eat sweets and lots of presents. what more could a one year old ask for right? :)

also, i was tagged by vic,http://www.vickichrisman.blogspot.comto post the 6th photo in my 6th folder.here it is,a lovely flower on the table when we were in hawaii last year.

have a nice day!

today is a very special

2009-03-20T06:45:00.002-06:00

day,it's my sweet pea's first birthday and the first day of spring!!! yeah! today is the birthday party,i just can't get over how fast her first year went!! here she is with the remote in hand! okay,i'm babbling so i will just sign off. birthday party pictures to follow!

have a nice day!

it never ceases to amaze

2009-03-17T07:00:00.003-06:00

me how fast time can go! and my little sweet pea just proves that. the quality of these photos are not the best cause this little girl is constantly on the move,walking all over.

her mama had her dresses so cute,in a new dress and new jelly shoes. she didn't leave the shoes on too long as you can see....

she was so much fun today! it was a nice visit and went way too fast because before i knew it,it was time for them to go home.nice thing is we get to see her again on friday for her birthday party!

have a nice day!

went shopping on saturday

2009-03-16T09:01:00.003-06:00

in search of birthday gifts for our sweet pea. i saw this cute little top and denim shorts and just had to get them for her. and this 3 piece swimsuit set for summer. can't wait to see her in her swimming pool having fun. she loves to take a bath so i hope it's the same for her in her pool.

cully with the morning sunshine on his face. he just had a bath and looks so nice. that won't last too long tho the way he loves to tear around outside.

oh and i also got this glass jar with the eggs already in it on saturday. i love t.j.maxx!! i can always find some little treasure that i "need"!!

and last but, not least my sweetie-pie and her mama are coming for a visit today! j sent me this photo last night! awwww,be still my heart......love this baby girl.

have a nice day!

why is it that i always love to

2009-03-12T12:35:00.005-06:00

change things up a bit in the house but,some things i like to stay the same? i have had these to pictures on my mantel for a long,long time and i still like them there.....the frame on the left is different but, still the same photo of my dad sitting in a tree a the " swimming spot" on his 16th birthday.the other is of my mom and her classmates sitting on the merry-go-round at the elementary school in our home town. both are great pictures i guess that's why. cully was outside awhile ago barking like crazy so i went out to see what the problem was thinking it would be a bird or a squirrel making him bark like that but, no when i opened the door he was standing looking up at the icicles barking his head off! lol! goofy dog!

this is our new paint color for the family room and the new curtains. i have to admit i'm a bit sick of the red walls after twelve years so time for a change. i didn't want to put up curtains cause we have blinds in there already but, we still get such a glare on the tv screen so, hopefully these will help a bit. man are they ever wrinkled! so you know what that means,lots or ironing! blech!!!!!!

our little sweet pea will be celebrating her first birthday next week and i got this jacket for her as part of her gift. love the colors of it. she will look so cute in it.

have a nice day!

our little cully after

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modeling his new coat and the excitement of having company! what a hoot. i put the coat on cully and told him to go show ruthie&j and he ran into the dinning room and went around the table like he actually understood what i said!! i know he would also "love" to model his new coat for his uncle bob and "cousin katie" that live in sioux falls.... ;) our birthday boy and sweet ruthie.....

yummaye ice cream cake from dq!

our j and his birthday cake. he so hates having his picture taken but, gave into his mamma and with a smile no less! thanks honey for indulging me.....

have a nice day!!

don't you just love

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the expressions of a child?? this is my little sweet pea being a banana face! she does love her fruit and sweet potatoes!! this little bowl of apples makes me smile too....

and some color in this jar. i just can't quite get something for it that will not spoil and please the eye....oh well....
have a nice day!

cully all askew

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as he did not feel good,again,yesterday! poor little guy,his stomach was all upset and making weird noises! he's much better today. isn't this the cutest cupcake? stephanie made this for me. i'm on a mission today to find an easel to set it on. i plan on setting it on the kitchen counter.

we are going to paint our family room very soon and when that is done i plan on re-doing the bookcases and i want to use this old clock that we got from my fil years ago. he was tearing down a building in our home town and he found it in the top floor of the building before they began demolition. it's a seth thomas and i love it but, it is soo heavy in the case i think i might just take the face out and store the box. what do you think? any ideas for me?

have a nice day!

the artsy girls

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were here yesterday afternoon. it was fun as always. so glad to have met these girls. it's inspiring to be around so much talent.
of course cully had to get in the mix and was happy to have jessica hold him on her lap for a bit!

the girls creating away....

sweet little bag filled with goodies from vic.....

stephanie made these little books for all of us!! they are so cool....

paula has lots of vintage paper ephemera that she so kindly shares with us.....

and last but, not least cully,modeling his new "old navy" coat from vic! he fought it a bit but, got used to it quickly and "modeled' it for us! too funny....

have a nice day!

got a text from my

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sweet pea's mama to tell me, my sweetie is walking!! i knew it would be coming very soon as she was taking steps,several times a day, when she was here with us last weekend. i guess she is growing up. her first birthday is less than a month away. love this BABY girl soo much! :) i would have to sit here with the "webster's" to look up all the words to describe the concert&celine last night!!! she is kind,thoughtful,funny,gorgeous and amazingly talented!!! i still can't grasp it all as to what a phenomenal show she put on last night! alls i can say is WOW and i'm so very glad i got to see her live! so glad.....

have a great weekend!

celine

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will be in concert tonight at the qwest centre!!!!! finally, she had to cancel in november because of throat problems. hopefully,she is better. i guess she must be!! i'm so excited to see her. she is my all time favorite female singer. i always wanted to go to see her when she was in vegas,and didn't get there, but, this works too! wish i looked like this when i was taking photos! lol!
have a great day!

as i'm typing this my

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thermometer says 50 degrees and the sun is shinning so my thoughts naturally turn to spring,which is less than one month away and i can hardly wait to have this to look at out my window or in a vase on a table...... i've been seeing alot of these guys for the last couple of weeks so i know there is hope !;) although my dad used to say that robin's are a dumb bird!? oh well, i'm happy to see them anyway dumb or not! lol!

my hydrangea in full bloom. isn't it pretty?

and i will leave you with this sweet little photo my dd sent me this morning of my sweet pea and her daddy. it's the little things isn't it? life is good.

have a nice day!

our sweet pea and her

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papa were having quite the conversation yesterday morning. she is really listening to what he was saying to her. look at her little hand,propping her head! too cute!! what a face....

she cracks me up with her expressions sometimes....

she likes to ham it up a bit too!

the house is so quiet now. cully has been sleeping since sweet pea left last night. he is so afraid he might miss something of course and k chased him around non-stop. so funny.

well, i better get on with my day. things tend to get left un done when we have special company!! ;)

have a nice day!

it was such a fun day

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with my friends,kristin and renae yesterday. we went for lunch and lots of shopping. we stopped at one of the local antique stores and renae fell in love with this shed. i mean she really wants it bad. it is very cool. see what i mean? here she is making herself at home inside. it would be perfect for her beautiful,very large back yard,i must admit.

she already had company!!lol! renae and kristin checking things out inside the new/old shed.

the three of us on the porch. the light was so wonky in there but, that's ok. charlene,a very nice gal, that works there took this photo.

it was a fun day. the girls left about 7 last night and i went to bed at 9:30!! it was a long day cause i woke up before 5 and couldn't get back to sleep i was so excited for the girls to come for a visit!! love it!!

and today j&j are bringing my sweet pea for the weekend.my cup runneth over this week. :) i'm a lucky gal!

have a nice day!

just changing a

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few things around and cleaning today. not very much wall space at all in our kitchen so i guess maybe that's good i don't know but, any who i put this platter up by the clock and i really like it there. so it will stay for awhile....

and tomorrow these girls are coming for a visit!! i'm so excited i can't wait to see them! renae is sitting next to me and across from her is kristin and then dot. dot can't come this time tho....maybe another day...

have a nice day!

good monday morning

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just changing things up/around a bit yesterday and probably today. i have to stay home because the cable guy is coming to check and see why we cannot get any" movies on demand". which i had my heart set on doing on saturday night!:( i wanted to see "the secret lives of bees" and "nights in rodanthe". no luck, would not work. hopefully they will get it fixed today.

i put these frames on this wall just for fun and something different. kinda funky and i like funky you know,but, not 100% on this,yet. we'll see....

my sweet pea,just thought i would throw this in the mix to see if you are paying attention!lol!

the dinning room table. i do like how this looks so it will stay for awhile.

went to my favorite store saturday and found this ironstone bowl and platter,reasonable so i brought them home.

i love how this looks. makes me happy. it's the little thing you know! ;)

have a nice day!

yesterday we went to see

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our little sweet pea and her mommy & daddy too. she is growing so fast,almost 11 months old already! the time flies by so fast. it had been almost three weeks since we had seen her and i could definitely see a change in her again. she is trying so hard to talk and watches everything. she is very curious. she also can entertain herself and play for a long time by herself. such a good baby....just one of her many looks/faces,keeping an eye on her papa....all the time.... bein' a diva with her heart sunglasses from us. she left them on for awhile looking around. too funny!

sweet pea loves her papa. all the while we were there she kept a close eye on him.

modeling her new hat that her great grandma made her for christmas.

making sure her papa is in close view! what a little sweetie pie she is. love that baby girl soo much!

this is the necklace i got from sweet jessica the other day at our get-together. it is so cool. she also made the origami box it was in. she is one talented young lady! thanks jessica,i love it! ;)

have a nice day!

i have been a bad blogger

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but, it has been a quiet time around here. not much going on,it is winter here of course and we are being reminded of it big time today. winter storm warning and it's here! snowing like crazy outside....on a happier note the "artsy girls" met at paula's the other day. paula found these plaques and we each decorated our own. it was a fun afternoon!

this is vic's.so pretty. stephanie's. she is very creative.

jessica and her creation. she is so talented,

this is paula's. don't ya love it?

these are the atcs paula created for us. aren't they gorgeous?

and this is mine!

have a nice day! stay safe and warm!

a little of this

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and a little of that.that's how my days seem to go this time of year. trying to clean out which i will do more of today and re-arranging areas that needed some spiffing up. looks like i downloaded the wrong picture,oh well, i moved this over to the table and added the square plate. i like it better here.

i put some different things on this dresser for a quick change.nothing to exciting but,it makes me happy.

warmer today,thank goodness, 9 above zero this morning! it's a heat wave after the last couple of days!lol!

have a nice day!

baby it's more than cold

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outside today!!!!!!!! it is absolutely freezing! so what to do inside?? good question,i must admit i'm a bit bored. i could clean,but, then i can clean anytime and right now i'm not feeling the urge,maybe cause i just did clean. see i'm rambling,boredom has set in!lol!
anyway,i put this cloche together yesterday,do you decorate alot for valentine's day? i don't,hardly at all.... sweetpea,taken on sunday. yep that's about it for now.....stay warm or at least try....

have a nice day!

guess who we went to visit

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yesterday? sweet pea and her momma.... jim was sleeping as he is working the night shift this week. i'm sure glad we went yesterday as it is snowing and blowing this morning and would not make for a nice trip over if we had waited. i just saw k&j a week ago but,it struck me yesterday how much k is changing in her looks. her face seems longer and not as baby full as before and she seems to be looking a bit more like her daddy,i think anyway....

this one cracks me up,i just whispered her name and this is the look i got! like,"yesss,i'm busy here with papa what do you want?" i don't know, that's just how i think it looks,funny!

the pictures aren't the best cause this girl is on the move all the time.i'm sure she will be walking soon!wow! i can't even believe how fast she is growing!

a sorta of,still moment,so i quick snapped k and her polly penguin! she got this for christmas and it's so cute. j said it scared her at first especially when it was turned on to make it's noises. sweet pea did not like that at all and still doesn't so it's shut off and she's fine.

it was such a nice visit.

have a nice day!

january dooldrums are

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setting in. it's a long winter month,i think.... little glass end table in the family room. kinda looks like a hope of spring doesn't it? not much going on right now so i'm still changing around some little vignettes for my enjoyment!lol cully giving me some attitude yesterday!! look at the fur by his nose curling up! too funny!!

have a nice day!

after the holiday

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decorations are all down the house seems so bare but,i kinda like the simplicity of that after all the lights and baubles etc. i set these "mercury" glass ornaments in this old bowl i got at a tag sale this fall.nothing fancy just simple....and i like it,makes me happy. i found two more "mercury" glass candle holders at the new hob lob on 168th&maple. not as reasonably/cheap as the one i got at target but,close!!

i moved this lamp over to bud's gram's sewing machine. it always sat in the front window but, never got used and always got bumped when i closed the blinds so we will try it here for awhile.

i HAD to do something with this great,funny photo of my sweet pea, so i got this frame and hung it in my laundry room. i was going to do a bunch of frames in there or a storyboard but,decided this was only one thing to dust and that idea won out! ;) the day this picture of sp was taken she was mimicking the faces i was making at her! what a doll face!

part of my sweet pea's first valentine's day gift. love this book and could not resist the heart sun glasses! she will look adorable with them on!

have nice evening!

baby it's cold outside

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but,my little sweet pea is all snugly in her pj's from us. her mama sent this photo to me yesterday morning. omg i can't help it, sorry, but, she is so adorable!! just warms my heart when i look at her.... and of course my cully needed some warmin up too.....it's rough when the "facilities" are outside don't you know!lol! this was taken right after he came in from the frigid cold! he jumped right up and knew he could get warmed up.

have a nice day!

just a random post

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today.the picture on the left was part of our gift from j&j&k, they went to sears and i thought the pictures turned out pretty good. the one on the right, i took when sweet pea stayed with us. i got these very lovely paper mache ornaments from someone special. it was part of my b.day gift,aren't they cool? i love them....

i got this "mercury glass" candlestick holder from target yesterday! it was a whole $2.24!! i love after christmas sales,don't you? ;)

this is our new chair and my faux fir throw i also got yesterday. we decided we liked the family room arranged the way we had it before so when we got $$ from my mom for christmas we decided to get a new recliner and put everything back the way it was before. sometimes it's just best that way,i guess....

as i was looking for a not to busy checkout at target i spied an adorable baby looking at me and guess who it was,yep,my sweet pea and her momma too of course! please excuse the bad photo of me,the adorable part makes up for it right?;)

have a nice day!

i'm not overly fond of pacifiers

2008-12-31T09:03:00.002-06:00

and neither is my sweet pea,obviously,cause it's upside down in her mouth but,she like to chew on them now that she is cutting teeth. one tooth is completely in and half of another.... sweet pea in a santa hat. this picture was part of of gift from her little family. never been a cuter santa!;) wish i could see her face a bit tho...

modeling her iowa hawkeyes outfit.love this baby girl.....

i have errands to run so i better get on with my day. have a nice one and happy new year!

how fast did that

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holiday go??? way too fast,it seems. it was so nice tho. everyone was here except for poor jim who had to work.here's our little sweet pea in a new outfit she got from someone in jim's family. our cully christmas eve day,playing in the snow.

so glad my mom was here. bud went and got her so she could spend the holiday with us. kaylie,went right to her great grandma with no crying at all.

kaylie and her papa. he is soo taken with her and she has/and will have him right where she wants him!

kaylie and her mamma looking at her gift from uncle j. i really didn't get many pictures at all i was so focused on it being kaylie's first christmas i almost completely forgot about capturing the moment. i'm a bad gamma! ;)

have a nice day!

sweet pea's first christmas

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is so exciting for me. i can't wait to see her reaction to the tree,her gifts and just everything. she is what it is all about for us. not to slight the rest of our dear family by any means but, the "firsts" for her are so special. these are a couple of photos jill sent us last week. kaylie in her chargers garb (below)and trying to checking out dresser drawers.....

she is our very precious and special holiday gift this year!!

have a nice day!

i finished my project from

2008-12-19T10:40:00.002-06:00

the other day when the artsy girls met at vic's for an afternoon of creating,laughing and christmas cookies. it was such a fun afternoon. vic is a great hostess and the artsy girls are so fun and so talented! i finally remembered to buy batteries for the lights on top of my nativity set. i just love the way it looks with the string of lights turned on....

the saying on this plaque is so true,isn't it?

bud hung this window for me last week....love how it looks,esp. before we had all this snow! ;)

tussie mussie needed to be decorated for the holidays too. simple,silvery,glittery snowflakes.

have a nice day!

haven't seen my sweet pea

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in over two weeks and i'm missing her something terrible. i asked her mommy to send me a photo,so this is it. i asked if she actually likes the pacifier and jill says she likes to chew on it! guess who is cutting teeth?! she does have one tooth thru now but,so far that's it and she will be 9 months old on saturday!

just a few more christmas things around the house. i love mercury glass....
these angels were made by a local lady. i really like them and always put them out,somewhere. this year it's on the table in the livingroom.

my grandma quinn had a set like this so when i saw i just had to have it. don't know why,other than the fact it reminded me of her and the farm and i have fond memories of her and the farm so,well,you know how it goes. :) anyway how did they get the eggnog out of the bowl?? i don't think there was a spoon of any sort that came with it.

well, it's snowing like crazy here and a whopping 5 degrees above zero. that's a plus after the last few days tho! we are to get 3-5 inches according to one weather guy,hopefully it's less but, you never know,it's nebraska after ll!

have a nice day!

this is a sassy look from our

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cully. he wanted to play ball and chase the light and i wanted to re-do some vignettes around the house. love the mix of vintage and new. the red ornament with the snowflakes on it is new,five or six years old. the other two are vintage. the striped ornament is from my childhood tree. mom had two left and i asked her for them,as a child i always liked them so much.

i added more greenery to the mantel and i think it looks better fuller than sparse the way i had it before.

wreath on a kitchen chair....

just couldn't resist this little tree from my favorite store yesterday. i kept going back and looking at it and finally decided it should come home with me. this is the only decoration i have bought this year. all the rest of the stuff i've had for a while now. you know the 3 r's,reuse,refurbish,recycle. they were a bit different when we were in school weren't they?! lol!

have a nice day!

do you have your christmas

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decorations up yet? i do and i think i'm done and i'm surprised at myself cause i usually don't have things done this early!! what is up with that?? my shopping is done too. i just have to wrap my sweet pea's gifts and then that's pretty much it! wow,even as i'm typing this,i wonder if it's to good to be true and what did i forget?! :)
this is the nativity set that we bought when we were in rome. it's fontanini....i love it and decided to put it in the dinning room this year instead of the front entry. the dinning room table,very simple....

a shelf in the family room bookcase. these things came from our kid's,when they were young(er).

our tree. sorry it's so dark but, i just couldn't get a good photo with the blinds up.

the kitchen table.

have a nice day!!

i thought i would try and get the

2008-11-28T16:32:00.002-06:00

outside of the house decorated today as it is/was fairly nice out. this is the wreath on our front door.checked on our lights and they are all or mostly all burned out sooo tomorrow we will have to go and get new strings. yesterday was such a nice day. the kids were here all except for jim who had to work.now my little sweet pea is standing looking out the window!! what next she is growing so fast!!

maybe she is looking for santa?? ;)

sweet ruthie and our j....

grampa, holding sweet pea's hand and our jill

hope your thanksgiving was as special as ours!

i never realized

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how quiet it is around here until i look at these pictures of the activity for the last week and then it sinks in.

cully wanted his share of the attention too of course............................ just want to share this sweet bath time video of our sweet pea...

have a nice day!

wow the house is so

2008-11-18T07:55:00.002-06:00

quiet now. no more squeals of delight at bath time. no more fun baby music coming from her baby einstein play center.

no more baby finger prints all over the windows.....

two of my very favorites in the world checking things out in the morning....

my little sweet pea went home to her mommy and daddy last night. she was here for five days tho and we enjoyed her so much. she is a good natured little girl and very busy. this gamma is having a good tired today and missing her little princess.can't wait until her next visit!!!

have a nice day everyone.

have you ever been so surprised

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that you just don't know what to say except for the same thing over and over?? i had that last night when my friend twyla "just stopped by " to bring my birthday card late,so late, quoting her here by the way and apologizing all over the place. she wanted me to open my funny card and this is what i found. we are going to see celine dion monday night!!!!! all i could say was "are you kidding me??" and" oh my gosh" over and over again! so excited and surprised. unbelievable! i can hardly wait....it's a dream for both of us really, as we always wanted to got to las vegas to see her but,that never happened. i plan on making a tutu today so i have it ready for when my sweet pea comes on friday!

can't wait to have her here for a few days while her mom and dad are gone. grandpa volunteered to take care of her all by himself monday night so i can go see celine. pretty nice huh? he's probably looking forward to having her to himself for a while since i tend to monopolize her when she is around! lol! have a nice day!

meet bitty,she is so darn

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cute! she is just like toto in the wizard of oz! she posed so nice for me. i wanted a photo of susie too but, she was just a bit more active than bitty! they belong to stephanie&jessica who hosted our little art group get together yesterday! such nice girls and they have a darling home too! i actually got more looking around and taking in all the great stuff instead of doing a better job on our little project. needless to say mine's a do-over! ;) love the chandelier in the bathroom. every girl should have one don't you think?

stephanie's studio was amazing. lots of goodies....
and this is sweet jessica with her self portrait she did for her art class. she is an amazing artist.

and of course the goodie counter. jessica baked pumpkin bars and they were soooo yummy!

it was a fun afternoon. thanks stephanie&jessica!

this is going to be a

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hodge podge post. not much going on right now but, in a little over a week our little princess is going to be spending a few days with us. looking forward to that.... i received this magazine in the mail today. free,i might add and it looks kinda interesting. i can't wait to check it out.

after putting away the halloween decorations, i'm not sure what to put out as i don't have any thanksgiving decorations other than just the general fall items so i guess i'll just go with that and the everyday things i already have and call it good.before you know it it will be time to decorate for the christmas season.yikes!!

this little guy has such a hard life!!ha ha! wish i could just nap like that! :)

have a nice day!

sorry this is not

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the best photo,the light is a bit wonky,but,you get the idea. my sweet pea in her costume! so cute,i wanted to take photos the other night,when they were here, but, it was too dark. so jim took this for me. love the way the old brick of our patio looks,with a "few" leaves on it.

the view over our fence is pretty....

the burning bush in front of our house. looks kinda like plastic in this light!

the oak tree out front is always the last to turn and the last one to let it's leaves fall,much to the chagrin of our neighbors but, what can you do? this is nebraska and the leaves do fall and of course,the wind blows!! ;)

the weather has been beautiful all weekend. enjoy your day!

it's been kinda quiet

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around here lately. not much going on.time for this gram to head over to see my sweet pea....

i've been doing more rearranging and cleaning. yikes things get so dusty when the furnace is on. i redid this desk area in our kitchen a bit. i did have a little white cupboard on the desk for quite a while and decided it was time to take that out and simplify a bit.on the top here is an old frame that was gold,but,needed and got some white paint.much better!

the desk close up...

top of the cabinet close up....
have a nice day!

FINALLY there is beautiful

2008-10-24T09:32:00.002-05:00

color everywhere! we took a drive last weekend by the river and all was still pretty green. one week later and i can get great colors right in our own yard and neighborhood. this is our birch tree... the burning bush out in front of the house....

the park down the street....

this is a view out the kitchen window. i can actually stand do do the dishes now with this view!

to the west from the livingroom window view! love it,it's just what comes next that i'm kinda iffy about! ;)(you know,winter and white s___w_,can't say it,sorry! lol! :)

have a nice weekend!

well she's crawling

2008-10-20T09:01:00.002-05:00

now too! she's been sitting up on her own for a couple of weeks and now this! she's seven months old today. seems like she's doing this stuff a bit early but, it's been a long time since my baby was a baby.... :) i bought her a little tiara for halloween cause she is our princess you know. she could see the tinsel and "fur" and kept putting her head up to try and see what was there! so funny....

my little princess....
kaylie modeling her bear hat for us and checking out her papa's shinny watch.... she was really liking that watch! uh oh shinny, sparkly things are catching her eye already! lol!
have a nice day!

we are going to see this little doll

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tomorrow. i can't wait!!
this is what i got for $20 yesterday! i was pretty pleased that it went that far! hey mom,if you are reading this do you recognize the flowered tray in the back round? :)
vic and i went for our october birthdays yesterday. we had a nice time and the weather was beautiful.love to go to venice..... this baby bed frame is so cool out in front of the store.
have a nice weekend!

i about cried when i saw this photo

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jill sent yesterday! my sweet pea is sitting up all by herself. looks so much like her mommy at that age. doesn't she have great posture?lol that won't last if she is anything like the rest of our family! maybe her daddy's family has better posture? i'll have to see next time i'm around them! lol!with the bird??( sorry about the lighting but,it's rainy and over cast today as i'm trying to take photos of some stuff i'm changing around).
or without? i can't decide right now.... bookcase in our family room.

have a nice rest of the day!

this little white pumpkin

2008-10-11T07:44:00.002-05:00

needed some halloween fun. vic gave me this blackbird and the barb wire looking hmm, what do you call it?? i don't know,trim? anyway,it it's made out of paper and it's cool and just adds a finishing touch. cool huh?
you can twist it any old way you want and i did! i also cut it so i could use it....

here. i think if you wanted you could twist it back together if you needed it for a different spot next year. good cause i'm always changing my mind about stuff,in case you hadn't figured that out by now. :)
oh the trees are gorgeous. we are going for a drive later so i can take pictures and bud can chauffeur me around.
this tree is beautiful and has a perfect shape. not everything(one) can say that huh?lol have a nice weekend!

missing my sweet pea

2008-10-10T10:02:00.002-05:00

as usual. it's been two weeks now since i've seen her. maybe it's time for us to go visit? got an early birthday gift from vic....love this vintage looking shelf. i just have to find a good place to hang it.
also an early birthday gift,isn't this the cutest little "snack set" from dear jan. thanks so much girls.i'm so lucky to have these girls for friends. so thoughtful....always,not just for birthdays. :)

have a nice day!

i had a nice weekend

2008-10-07T07:47:00.002-05:00

hope you all did too. just wanted to show you my purchases when my sis and mom and i did a little shopping on friday. i just got the bowl and the tapestry runner. wanted something with some color.but, it's so hard to see cause of the non-sunshiney day! friday was a wonderful fall day. the weather was perfect so we took a drive after shopping and went to the park.
my hometown park is so pretty. it's been thru alot with flooding and time but, you still get that calm serene feel when you are there on a day like friday was.

have a nice day!

the kids went shopping

2008-10-02T08:41:00.002-05:00

for winter clothes for kaylie yesterday and look what they found! just a little too big but, so darn cute! she is such a little sweetie. LOVE this baby girl....... :)
heading north to go visit my mom and my sis this weekend. hope you have a good one!

changing things out

2008-10-01T08:19:00.002-05:00

a bit. just moving stuff around that i already have. i love to do this and always have. i don't know,but, i think it's not that i'm never satisfied it's just the "decorator" in me. i have to take back what i said about already having everything,sort of, the white pitcher is new,from my saturday trip to t.j.maxx.other than that nothing new just the vignettes.
bud has wanted to get a remote control helicopter for a long time now. not for himself really ,he wanted it for cully to chase and of course to see his reaction to it in flight. well, it's pretty funny.
he already knows it by name and starts going crazy barking and jumping at bud, at the mention of helicopter!
if he can't get bud to get going fast enough he starts in on me with his barking/begging! too funny

have a nice day!

just a bit of this and that

2008-09-30T10:15:00.003-05:00

i went out and cut a hydrangea bloom to put under this cloche. i can't believe how pretty they still are. funny how something so simple can bring such pleasure!! just another little video of my sweet pea,taken last night.seems she was feeling better and hopefully even more so today! have a nice day!

went over to see my girls

2008-09-29T17:36:00.002-05:00

today. kaylie had her shots on thursday and hasn't been feeling well so i went over to help jill with her and give her a bit of a break. she still isn't 100% but, feeling better. her she is doing baby-crunches,as her mommy calls them!lol! you can see the circles under her eyes,she hasn't been sleeping well.
such a precious little girl.....
and look at her almost sitting up by herself. she is just 6 months as of saturday.she is a determined little girl....she tries this all the time!

better run and make some supper. have a nice evening.

sweet pea is waving to say hi

2008-09-27T15:52:00.003-05:00

or so i'd like to think! probably more along the line of trying to grab at the camera but, that's okay too! went in to t.j. maxx today and they were remodeling in there and it was a mess but, i did manage to find a couple of things i needed to bring home with me. this sweet little pitcher.....

and this cute enamel bucket. made my day!
this window has been naked for awhile now.i had photos in it first and i had such a time with getting them in there straight etc. i don't know why unless, it's trying to attach them from back to front and it's a bigger window and my arms don't reach around very well??hmmm, that sounds about right,so i had this vintage lace and attached it and i like the way it looks(for now anyway) ;)

have a nice day!

looks like my sweet pea

2008-09-26T07:34:00.002-05:00

has more mixed veggies on her face and bib than in her! her mommy said this was the first time she had them so she doesn't look to worse for the experience.she hopefully likes them! love that sweet little (clean) face. the messy one too! :)
i don't know who these people are but, i have always admired their lovely yard. everything always looks so perfect when you walk or drive by. i hope someday we have the ambition and the time to have a beautiful yard. oh ours is ok but, faaar from this beauty. they're back!!!!!! yeah,,honeycrisp apples are in the store here now. i LOVE these apples! yum! go get yourself some, you won't be sorry! :)
have a nice day!

the leaves are turning

2008-09-25T09:08:00.002-05:00

and the calendar says it's fall but, the temps. have been warm for this time of year. mostly in the 80's this week and last week. enjoying it while we can cause it's going to be more fall like next week.
the mums at the grocery store were hard to resist they always put them right by the front door so they are hard to miss and resist!

my little sweet pea,when she was here for a visit.

have a ice day!

well it's finally working,

2008-09-23T10:00:00.002-05:00

blogger that is!! been having lots of problems trying to log on,comment on other blogs etc. hopefully,the glitches are ironed out. this is my little black metal holder i got awhile back over at the whistle stop. i just decided to keep it simple and put this one small vase in it. it is sits on the bookcase but, there was better light on the table this morning. my little princess,last week when she was here for a visit. i miss her so much....
and so does poor little cully. everyday he goes into the room where she slept to check and see if she possible is still here! when i watch the video of her talking he perks up and looks around in hopes too.... i know we are pathetic,but, that's the way it is. love that baby girl! :)

have a nice day!

"my grandma had the camera in my face

2008-09-18T19:39:00.004-05:00

the whole time i was here for a visit. she took sooo many photos of me,i'm surprised i didn't start crying when she got it out toward the end of my visit!!" cully and kaylie just hanging out. where ever kaylie was,cully thought he needed to be there too.
close but, not to close.....
this little outfit had bees all over it and i love the color on her.
how cute are these bunny slippers? she didn't keep them on for long.kicked them right off....
this is the finished little rocker that grandpa bud made for kaylie. it went home with her today.

i'm a good kind of tired tonight.it was a fun couple of days but, i can tell i'm not used to having a little one around anymore!

have a nice evening!

guess who is

2008-09-16T10:57:00.002-05:00

coming for a visit? yep, my sweet pea is coming over this afternoon to stay with us for a couple of days1 i can't wait!! be prepared for lots of photos of our little princess! :)

here is my little princess

2008-09-16T09:34:00.002-05:00

sitting in her bouncy seat.she's checking out her bunny slippers.i can't get over how well she sits up and she isn't even six months old yet. i realize she is strapped in her seat and all so i'm sure that helps alot. when i went to flower village they had these darling candy corn candle rings,so i "needed" one of those. :)
also got this cloche and stand. love cloches,obviously,since i seem to buy one every place i go!! i think i might have enough now unless i find some small ones then,i don't have enough!

have a nice day!

this past wekend was

2008-09-15T17:40:00.004-05:00

my nephew logan's confirmation. i went to my mom's to spend some time with her and then we drove to minnesota on sunday for the confirmation. below is my brother dan and logan. me and my sweet nephew. he is such a nice young man.this auntie was very proud and blessed to be asked to be his sponsor.

of course a visit home had to include flower village,i used to work there. i walked in and this is what i saw. it was beautiful!! the fall colors were awesome and i just was overwhelmed! i didn't know which way to turn so i could take it all in!
it was hard to be good but i was. i didn't buy too much!
have a nice evening!

i just want to share with you

2008-09-11T18:35:00.004-05:00

the "mountains" of nebraska! lol no not really,this was the scence on the way into omaha today. looks just like real mountains but, it was just a cloudy,rainy,overcast day! my sweet little gift that vic brought back from vancouver's chinatown. thanks vic!
and i also want to share this very sweet video of my sweet pea having a talk with her toys.

have a nice evening!

fall is in the air

2008-09-09T09:28:00.002-05:00

cully wants to snuggle in this blanket with me in the mornings now that it is cooler. 45 when i got up this morning! seems a bit early but, that's ok. i have been trying to use different settings on my camera and cully is my only somewhat "willing" subject around here! he actually growled at me a little when i was taking his photo! funny....
this cloche didn't mind a bit as i snapped away!
my little sweet pea making a face and just scratching away on the arm of the couch. i think she liked the sound she was making.
well this was a mish-mash post huh?

have a nice day!

sweet pea was here

2008-09-06T09:28:00.002-05:00

for a visit along with her mom&dad too! :) she is changing so fast. look at her looking at cully on the floor and holding herself up with her arm! she is only five months.... she didn't cry at all when we picked her up. her grandpa was especially happy about that since she always broke out in tears when he got close. it was just a phase, i think/hope. the only time she cried is when cully let out a loud bark. that scared her,makes us jump too!
kaylie and her daddy. i'm proud of jim that he is such a hands on good daddy. i know i've said that before but, he really is. i guess i wasn't used to that, as bud was not so much a hands on dad,(you know the kind,no diaper changing,wiping up puke etc.)a good dad,but, just didn't do all the things dad's do these days. makes me happy for jill....

kaylie was interested in cully,as long as he was quiet! :) have a nice day!

i went to the "whistle stop"

2008-09-05T09:14:00.002-05:00

yesterday for their fall open house. it was such a pretty day for it,i'm glad i went because today is cooler and overcast. these pretty yellow flowers were along the road to the ws. huge groups of them.... isn't this just the cutest place? they have painted it now,it used to be white when i first started going there. i do wish they had a bigger place but, i suppose that would take away from it's charm. lots of ladies were there grabbing the treasures up.
everything is set up so cute,inside and out.
so simple but, so cool...
these are the few things i picked up. i have alot of fall and halloween stuff so i got this stuff for more all year use,except for the brownish pumpkin.

well, i better run my sweet pea and her mommy are coming for a visit this afternoon. :) have a nice day!

the fire place surround in the family room

2008-09-04T10:07:00.002-05:00

has been an eye sore for me from almost day one in this house. i just didn't care for the very dated "gold". so finally bud decided to paint it over the weekend and now it looks like this and up to date! ahhhh...much better. it's amazing what a little paint can do. :)
the tussie-mussie i made awhile back now has a small bokay of bittersweet in it! just right for fall.
pouty cully after he got home from being groomed. it was like he was mad at me or something!? by dinner time he was over it.what a dog. gotta love him tho,he's a keeper.
and last but, not least, my sweet pea,kaylie. i know i've posted this one before or at least i think i have but, it's a favorite of her,so her she is. have a nice day!

getting ready for fall

2008-09-03T11:18:00.002-05:00

now that we have some nice cool weather. i love fall and all the wonderful colors that it brings but,not so much what comes after!lol! anyway, just thought i would show you the front entry. i love this jar with my first communion rosary on it so i left that and changed out the green apples for pine cones. i got this arrangement last year and hung it on the front door but, it got so smooshed that i decided to hang it on the wall instead. i kinda like it there.

the table behind the sofa in the family room.... this leaf is much better on the front door. and of course what would a post from me be without a photo of my sweet pea? isn't she a cutie pie?
have a nice day!

trying to get

2008-08-28T07:45:00.003-05:00

all my photos somewhat organized,so that i can just open this pretty box and they will be at my fingertips instead of in the envelopes above that are now in the garbage. much easier and better! i still have a not very eye pleasing scrap space but, hopefully i will get that changed around soon! not holding my breath tho....i wish the computer and all my stuff was upstairs so i had some great natural light,more than i have in the basement would be great! i have windows but, they are small....i love to look outside and it's not happening downstairs. maybe someday....

my sweet pea is growing so fast, she is five months old now! look at her playing on the floor with her toys...love this baby girl.....

have a nice day!

good monday morning

2008-08-25T07:48:00.002-05:00

it was a quiet productive weekend around here. lots of outside work got done like trimming trees and bushes and weeding. when that was done bud decided to start making his little princess a rocking chair. he found a pattern somewhere,i don't remember and started cutting it out. and this is the result...he plans on painting it white and putting kaylie's name on the back in small stenciled letters with a couple of flowers on either side of her name. his idea,not mine. except for painting it white,he was going to paint it lavender/purple. blech,i talked him out of that,now it just will be her name in lavender! thank-goodness!
our little sweet pea taken yesterday by her mom. she is really into her tongue! cutie pie!
cully was totally exhausted after "helping" with all the day's activities!lol!

have a nice day!