5/17/19

A good Friday morning....

I posted about Caleb's 16th birthday yesterday. First thing he did for his birthday was go to the DMV and passed his driving test. He is now an official licensed driver. Heaven help us all! Seriously though he has had his learners for a year and his Daddy loves being chauffeured around so he has gotten tons of practice and I would ride with him anywhere.


This morning I got back into my walking routine. I only walked 3 miles because I didn't realize it was field trip day for the local kindergarten classes so when three classes of 5 year old arrive, I decided 3 miles was enough for today.


My steroids I was on for my back shot my blood pressure up so I am trying to eat healthier and get it back to normal. Oranges, bananas, honey nut Cheerios without milk or sugar and a bottle of water sounded like a good way to start. 


Hope you have a great Friday.

5/16/19

Happy 16th birthday

Today my grandson, Caleb, turns 16. Where have the years gone. From a curly haired little boy to a 16 year old in the blink of an eye. I miss that little boy who always wanted to go with his Mamaw, But I am so proud of the young man he is becoming. 











Happy birthday Caleb. I love you.





5/15/19

Color my world

I love colors. Any colors. The mixture of pretty pastels or nice bold statement. Here are some things that have caught my eye this week that bring color and contentment to my world.

Nothing thrills my heart more than the bright primary colors that Pyrex uses.


This is what I call a gorgeous flower garden. I am going to see if I can find a tub and do this display for my yard. 


This has long been on my wish list. The entire yellow set of vintage Pyrex. So far, I have only seen the little bowl. 


I also love the red, gold and light aqua together. I do have one of the bowls with the red bird, just need the blues to go with it.


Dolly Parton's new dinner show, Pirates Voyage, is opening in 9 days and we are so excited about it. We have Pirate flags in the blue and red all over our office. One of my Pirate pals (Matthew) stopped by to visit with us yesterday.


Technically black is not considered a color to some people. But I do like the power of the simplicity in black and white. 


I went to Lowes and found me a Gerbera daisy on Monday. I love the pop of red on my simple little porch.


Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie day so I am baking up a batch of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip to take to work. Do you like my daisies and red and white placemat?


We had some more of our Pirate pals come by on Monday. Meet Greg and Jeff.


And last is this absolutely beautiful flower display. I am in love with it. 


Have a great Wednesday. The week is winding down from here on out.

5/14/19

Holiday Decor

May has Memorial Day. June has Flag Day and July has the Fourth of July. So I decorate after Mother's day May, June and July in a patriotic theme. Need to get some new stuff so I have went to Pinterest for some ideas. This would be so simple. I have a friend who does the vinyl letters. The rest will be simple. 


Another cute easy one to do. 


I need to apparently go somewhere to get a bunch of wood if I'm going to make some of this stuff.


These pillows are really cute.


I think this is one I definitely want to make. 


Simple, yet elegant for the front door.


I love the way they just typed the pledge on notebook paper.


Very cute. 


I like the coffee can planter idea.


Love the big jar. It looks like they lined it with scrapbook paper.


Lots of great ideas. I'll keep you posted on what I end up making.

5/13/19

Weekend Wrap Up

I had a great Mother's Day weekend. I was off Saturday, Sunday and still off today. I love three day weekends. Saturday, I spent the day with my daughter and granddaughter doing a little shopping. My daughter took me to lunch to a place in Pigeon Forge called Frizzle Chicken. It is an awesome place to eat. Lots of unique decor. They serve breakfast all day along with the regular lunch menu.


My favorite thing is their French toast. It's thick and delicious. The syrup is a cinnamon maple and is to die for. 


I usually get a side order of bacon to go with it.


We had quite a smorgasbord. My daughter try the waffle, country ham and potatoes. 


Since we sampling each others food, we tried Shelby's as well. She had the chicken tenders and fries. Oh my goodness. Those had to be the best chicken tenders I have ever had in my life. 


We did a little shopping. I've been looking for a cute little small purse to carry for evenings out and shopping. Found this one at Walmart for $6.97. I carried it last night and loved it. It was just the perfect size. 


I have been looking for a back pack for my upcoming trip. But I hate to pay a fortune for a bag I won't carry very often. My daughter spotted this at Walmart. So we checked it out.


It's a little pouch with a nylon back pack folded down into it.


It was easy to pull out of the pouch.


A quick flip and reverse and the pocket goes inside and the back pack was easy to shape up.


It is the perfect size and weight for what I am wanting it for. And it was only $8.97.


So I was very happy with it. I did look at the shirts I shared the other day when we went to Burkes. They had them, but my normal size was too tight and the next size up was too loose. So I didn't get one. I came home that night and baked me a white cake with my homemade chocolate icing. It was delicious.


It was actually my breakfast on Mother's Day. It was good for me. It has egg in it and I drank a glass of milk with it. So I count that as a healthy breakfast.  


We went to Sunday School and church. When I got home I splurged on a pizza from Pizza Hut. I've been doing good on what I eat but I wanted a treat yesterday. I only ate two pieces and I freeze the rest for when the craving comes again. 


The past few days have been gloomy and rainy. But yesterday it would get dark and rain and then lighten up and be sunny. The sky was strange all day. 


Yesterday evening, my son called to take me out to dinner with him and his family for Mother's Day. I got to pick so I picked Cracker Barrel. I had grilled chicken tenders, baked potato and corn. I think I need to fast for a week after all I've eaten the last two days. But I sure enjoyed every minute of it. 


I fell and hurt my back last Monday. I had a tear in the soft tissue. I actually went to the emergency room for it because I could barely stand up. They put me on steroids and muscle relaxers and I've had to take it easy and can't lift over 10 pounds for two weeks. Medicine of any kind never makes me drowsy. It wires me up so I have not slept more than 4 or 5 hours a night. But the steroids have played havoc with my blood pressure. I normally range 120/62 every time I have it checked. You can imagine my stress level jumping when the BP went up as high as 154/76. They told me to keep a check on it because they felt it was the steroid. My son-in-law is a first responder and has a BP machine so I've been watching it. It leveled out the past few day in the low 140's over low 70's. Still worried me though. But happy to announce that today it is dropping back down. Top number almost back to normal and the bottom number is slowing going down.


Well, that's my wrap up for the wonderful weekend. I am just hanging out at the house today working on my Thirty-One business, reading and relaxing. I go back to work tomorrow and then return to my normal life of work, rest, repeat. Have a great week!!


5/12/19

Happy Mother's Day to my Mom.

I am so blessed to still have my mom with us. She will be 89 in less than a month. I see some of my features in her face. I see some of my sisters features in her face. I definitely see some of my granddaughter, Alexis, in her face. 


 



I am very blessed to be one of her children. She will always be a hero in my eyes. I love you Mommy. Happy Mother's Day.