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The Fourth of July is tomorrow which means we needed to get some Patriotic Items for our cook out done. I had quite a bit scrap fabric laying around and the princess has been asking to make stuff with it. She suggested we make 4th of July decorations because it would be pretty and fun. … Continue reading →

Backyard Beautification Part 2

This weekend we took the shed down it was moved to the top of the priority list when Booga knocked it 2″ off center on Friday. I was concerned about how the shed was going to come down having a background in Preservation you always expect the worse (building falling). Thankfully that did not happen … Continue reading →

Backyard Beautification Part 1

There have been lots of things on my To-Do List and our backyard is one of those items. I really wanted a new fence this year well that didn’t happen because of the bathroom renovation. I recently have been spending way more time back there than I have in the 5 years we have lived … Continue reading →

Leslierahye’s Fairy Blog Hop

Welcome to Leslierahye’s Fairy Blog Hop! I am so happy you stopped in to see my fairy project! We love fairies and my daughter really wanted me to make her a “captured fairy necklace” so she could have her own fairy with her at all times. I saw this idea on Etsy and thought it … Continue reading →

Hmmmm….It Is Summer

As you can probably see I have taken a break from blogging the past couple of months has been insanely crazy. For some reason I thought it would slow down once school got out, not so. This summer is so much different than in previous years, I have not one but two kids I need … Continue reading →

MOM… I’m Bored!

The three dreaded words of summer vacation… MOM, I’m Bored! I heard that every day last week, even on the days we went to the pool. Growing up is so different now than when I was a kid. For example I had kids to play with no one went to summer camp meaning there were … Continue reading →

I Survived the Last Week of School

Last week was the last week of First Grade for my daughter and we had our first Tropical Storm of the season, which equals a crazy busy week. I also opened a Society 6 shop to order prints of some of my paintings and drawings – check it out here. The Rusty Blue Car … Continue reading →

Work In Progress – Rusty Car

I have been working hard on my colored pencil drawing it is far bigger than anything I have done since college. I completely understand why color pencil size suggestions are at least 20″x10″ this make it so you just can print something modified in Photoshop. At most I get four hours of colored pencil time. … Continue reading →

Taking Some Time Off

I know it seems recently I have been been doing that quite a bit but I need more time. I am thinking only Wordless Wednesdays for the time – I managed to fix the WordPress App. on my phone, Booga did something to it and I had to uninstall it and reinstall it. I have … Continue reading →