wow the weekend went by so fast! my sweet friend vic stopped by saturday and brought me a bag full of fun things to alter,plus a few accu-cut goodies! isn't she just the best? yep she is, for lots of reasons not just cause she brought this stuff over, of course. this morning oh @ 6:15 i could hear this very loud whoosh sound coming from outside...hmmm looked out the window and there were hot air balloons in the sky right above our house! so i quick grabbed my camera and out the door i went to get some pictures.in my p.j.s no less. thank-goodness we have a fenced in backyard! it was so fun. cully, was not amused however. he barked and dashed around like crazy trying to chase the balloons! ;) he is so funny sometimes.

this balloon was descending right above our heads!! they landed in the field behind the school, which is right across the street from us.

i guess they were giving rides and everything! there was nothing in our local paper about that or this mornings activities! it was the local town celebration,this weekend so you would have thought they would have listed this along with all the other activities but, we didn't see it. oh well, maybe next year!

we went out to bud's(dh) brother's house today for dinner and a boat ride. it was a nice/very hot day! poor little louie was beside himself with all the kiddos around today. he didn't know who to run to first! isn't he a cutie?

bud and bob's nephew, doug and his family were here for the weekend.good to see them. the kids have grown so much since we saw them last! taylor will be 16 next month! so much going on i was only able to get a couple of photos of doug and his uncles.this was after we came back from our long boat ride around the lake. by that time everyone was ready to head home. time just flew by today...hope you all had a good weekend too!

it's hard to believe that bud (dh) has been working for his brother for over 10 years now! anyway, bud received this nice "little" thank-you gift from his brother the other day, 2 vip passes to a vikings football game,passes to the "party" before the game and lower level seats! very nice! bud was thrilled and so am i! we will also be staying at the grand hotel in a luxury suite,in downtown minneapolis as part of the gift! i looked at it on line and well needless, to say it's a very nice hotel. while we are in minneapolis i hope to get to a few places, like ikea and crate & barrel! no mall of america for this girl. i've already been there anyway, so i would like to see some stuff that i haven't seen before. any other suggestions for the minneapolis area? i have only been there once and that was probably fifteen years ago already so i would love to hear any suggestions you might have. :)
i'm hoping to find some places that have a quaint feeling to them. also a flea market or two! ;) i'm sure bud will love that part of the trip! lol! well, you know he might....
have a nice day!

we had a nice time yesterday at mom's to help her celebrate her birthday! as always, lots of good food and laughter. sure wish my brother dan and his kids could have been there but, it didn't work so it was my sissy terri and her family and my family and mom. it was fun but, we missed dan,kiri and logan that's for sure. here's my mom with one of her gifts. this is my sweet blayne, so tan and cute, esp. to put up with her auntie and the camera in her face all the time. she just told jill(dd) to just go ahead and pose cause she knows me! i don't give up. they (my whole family) are used to me always having the camera ready at every get-together!so good to have blayne home! we missed her while she was gone!

my two girls giving me the smiles i wanted! love them both sooo much! i probably should have had them step outside for the photo, it looks a bit wonky, but it was so warm i didn't. 100 degrees, when we went out for a tour of the hometown! ;0

woke up today to an overcast sky and a bit of rain and thunder! yeah! it wasn't much but, it's better than nothing. hopefully, we will get some more today, it's in the forecast anyway! we need it, everything is so dry. our lawn looks terrible and brown and we water everyday. nothing like rain tho....

well, i better get busy and get some stuff done...

have a nice day!

so glad i ordered this book! lots of great ideas in here. it's really worth alot of looks!(and to buy)

this is my salad i made to take to my mom's tomorrow to celebrate her birthday! i got it from matthewmeadstyle.com. it looked really yummy so i thought i would give it a try. it's called,mexican twist corkscrew salad. check out his site, it's really pretty cool.

can't wait to see everyone tomorrow. esp. my little niece, blayne!! it's been close to 2 years since we saw her last so i'm pretty excited!! i plan on taking lots of pictures so hopefully a couple will turn out so i can share!

have a nice evening!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM!!!!!!!!! HOPE YOUR DAY IS AS SPECIAL AS YOU ARE!!!!

WE LOVE YOU,DEB,BUD AND FAMILY

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hope you all have a great holiday with family and friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry these pictures aren't so good. don't know why i have such trouble with the flash on my camera but, i do as you can see. anyway just wanted to share a photo of the re-do on my dd gun case! ;( hate that it's a gun case, with some guns in it, that never get used because,(dh) he is not a hunter, at all, BUT, his oldest brother gave him the gun case and all and it's got sentimental value to him because of that and the fact that his brother passed away 12 years ago.i understand that but still, well anyway i best try and deal with it cause i think it's here to stay ! so, in dealing with that this is part of what i came up with. covering up the windows so you can't see"anything" in the case! a few butterflies and some foof across the top! not so great but, better than looking at the stuff in it all the time! i'd like to paint it a creamy white! ;) hmmmm i'll have to work on dh about that!

ok i have rambled enough! have a nice evening!

well, I've been tagged by vic! i've never done this before so bear with me please!

My roommate & I once:soaped this poor guys car windows so bad he had to use his ice scrapper to "try" and get the soap off! needless, to say he was not happy! but, we were! lol! btw,he was/is a real jerk!

High School: was good for me except for math classes! yuk!

When I get nervous: i get very quiet, hmmm i don't get nervous very often do i,people that know me can vouch for that? lol!

My hair: is my one good thing i inherited from my dad's side of the family! the being short and other lovely things, well that's another story.ha!

When I was 5:i was slightly spoiled and the center of attention with my parents. then, my baby brother came along and well,that was the end of that! the baby, the baby, the baby, is what i would say, i guess. that's when i was 5! love him so much then(eventually) and now! i was much better when i was 8, when my baby sissy came along! love her so much too! :)

When I turn my head to the left: i see my sewing machine, my paper star from vic and too much stuff!

I should be: thinking of something for supper, but, nah, not now!

My favorite aunt:well, i really have only one true aunt,cause mom has 2 brothers and dad had 4 brothers and 1 sister.so my aunt shirley would be my favorite aunt!

I have a hard time understanding: cruelty to children and to animals! also, child molesters are so horrible. i just don't get their terrible sickness! :(

You know i like you if: i talk to you 100 miles an hour and smile alot at you.

If you spent the night at my house: we would have to yak about everything and have a pajama party!

My favorite blond:carter

Animal I would like to see flying with birds: what??

Shouldn't have been: driving without a drives license when i was a teenager(15)! what was i thinking? i wasn't, that's the problem! lol!

A better name for me:Grace! only because i'm kind of a klutz at times! you know,"grace"ful!

If I could have any car it would be: a white 65 mustang convertible! with red interior!