Another busy week at Mamaw's Place...

It's another week full of fun this week. Monday night, I actually went to my first Jamberry Nails home party. I had an awesome time. We got to do one of our fingers with some sample nail wraps she had. The we got to polish the rest to go with it and put a gel coat on top. I picked something not to wild so it would go with everything. Here was what I did. I love the sparkle.

Then last night I went to Colby's ball game. It is so much fun watching T-ball. They are adorable. But they have some great players and the game can get intense. It was a close one but we pulled it out in the last few minutes when Colby score the run that broke the tie giving us the win. It was at the new Cal Ripkin ball park called The Ripkin Experience in Pigeon Forge, TN. Sitting high on a hill surrounded by the Great Smoky Mountains, the view from the clubhouse porch was unbelievable.

There's not a bad view anywhere.

The fields are amazing. It is artificial turf. I had to take my flip flop off and step on it. I couldn't resist. It was neat.

It's mid-week and I still have a couple things coming up this week and a wonderful weekend with a couple of the grandkids coming for the weekend. Have a great Wednesday.

Some unique ideas and why some won't work for me.....

Here are some neat ideas. Some I love and some just won't work for me. I do need to get some silicone cups for my car cup holders. I love this idea. 

This is so pretty looking. It would work and I have been keeping my eyes open at yard sales to find the pedestal I can paint. 

Really good idea, but I only own one scarf. And it is a winter one that hangs on the hanger of my coat. So this definitely is not one I would need. 

An awesome idea. But two things....notice how close the items in the cabinet set to the edge of the shelf. Notice how thick the plastic containers are and notice how thin the door is. I don't think it would shut unless you move the stuff on the shelf toward the back of the shelf, reducing usable space. Plus the last time I only owned 6 bottles of nail polish was in the 8th grade when I started polishing my nails I usually have no less than 20 some bottles and at one time had about 50 some bottles. So slots for 6 bottles is a no go.

This is really neat. But I usually just go to the dollar tree and buy my bag and tissue paper as needed. I wouldn't want to take up valuable floor space with a cabinet for this purpose. But it is a nice idea. 

I have a bottle of Aleve, some acid reflux OTC medicine and a package of cold pills. I'm thinking that while this is a good idea I am thankful that I don't need something that will hold that much medicine. 

I am guessing these are soft cotton summer dresses. I have two. I will just stick with a hanger per dress. But if it is tank tops then yes, I have about 10 or 12 tank tops so this is a great idea for them. Especially when I travel to the beach. 

This is pretty neat but I don't have the room for it. Do love the idea though.

What a great way to store paper towels or toilet paper if you store them in bulk. 

I have seen this before and love it. But is it safe to put food in something you spray painted?

Great idea for the snack size chip bags. I buy those a lot so this would be great to keep my variety.

And a wonderful way to keep your trash bags. I may just do this one for sure. 

Have a great Monday. 

Sunday Songs

A long week....

I do not recommend cleaning closets, having a yard sale and decorating for a wedding shower....all in one week. Been up late every night this past week as I pulled, priced and packed the last of my spring cleaning for the third yard sale I have had in four weeks.

I also don't recommend leaving the yard sale to go straight to the fellowship hall to decorate, realizing you don't have enough stuff, going to Walmart at 8:30 and grabbing Chik-fila-a on the go to return to the fellowship hall to finish the decorating. Got home at 11:00 p.m. after leaving that morning 6:30 a.m. Fell in bed by 11:15. 

But we are so thrilled about the shower today for the country gal and her fireman. We figured a way to incorporated the blue and yellow of the bride's wedding choices in with the fireman she loves so much. Can't wait to see the happy couple this morning. My grandson Caleb is a cadet with the local fire department so he kindly loaned us his brand new boot for decor. 

This is going to go home with the bride-to-be as a memento of her shower. I hope she likes it. Never thought of using burlap as a filler inside a glass vase. It turned out pretty cute. 

And of course what princess doesn't want her firefighter to be he hero.

After the shower this morning, I need to go back and finish up helping with the yard sale. After that, I am taking everything to Mercy House thrift store. And after that I am going home to crash and pray I never have the bright idea to do three yards sales in one month ever again.

Friday Foto Friends

Friday Foto Friends

I have two ways home from work. The main highway or the back roads to avoid traffic. Tuesday, I took the back roads. Some of the pretty parts for you to see. 

Last night I took the highway. At one stop light, I got a glimpse of heaven. That's what I call when the clouds have an opening and the sunshine beams come through. Look close at the break in the clouds and you will see what I mean. 

I change bags so much since I love everything Thirty-One makes. Took my laptop to work yesterday and here was the bag combo for the day. 

A friend gave me this beautiful yellow throw that is made for the foot of a bed. The picture doesn't do it justice. It is very bright yellow and matches the yellow in my bed spread perfectly.

She also gave me a beautiful braided rug in red. This now resides in front of my kitchen sink. 

But the highlight of my week was to get my newest Thirty-One product. They won't be available until June when they will be the special. It is a medium utility tote with the stand tall insert that makes it stand up straight. I am in love. Just in time for the beach.

It's the little things in life....

When we were little, we had a neighbor who lived across the street, Gladys and Walter, and had never had kids. So in the summer, she would call Mom during the day and ask if she would send us over to visit. She had a beautiful ranch style house with hardwood floors. In the living room there was a huge braided rug that took up the whole center of the room. On the wall by the front door was a big closet. She kept nothing in that closet but stacks and stacks of comic books. When we got there, we would go in the back door through the kitchen. She had one drawer that she kept stocked with the full size Milky Way and Snickers candy bars. We would stop by the drawer and grab a candy bar and head to the closet and grab some comics. We would spread out on the living room rug and eat candy bars and read funny books. I don't recall if Mom told her how long we could stay or if Mom called when she wanted us home. Here are a lot of the ones that she kept for us.  

But I do know that we loved our days when we got to go over to Gladys's and read comic books. It is such a special childhood memory. 

Come in and set a spell...

Wonder what we would do if you could come visit me for a day? I thought I would give you a virtual visit of some things we might do. First, I would welcome you in and we would set and visit a spell.

We'd have a nice lunch on my kitchen table. Something simple and easy. I may have made some potato salad to serve up with ham sandwiches. 

We may look through my snack bowl and have an oatmeal lunch cake or a little Hershey bar.

Afterwards, we may sit around the table and go through my recipe books or my old recipe card file that has some of the good family dessert recipes from generations before.

I would have to show you where I redecorated my bedroom a few months ago. I am still loving the yellow and blue. 

And you know I am definitely going to show you some of my Pyrex and vintage items.  

We may go to my craft room/office and see my tea sets or go through my books to see what authors we might share in common. 

We might also go through my craft bins to see if there are any projects I need to finish. 

We may spend some time on the computer showing you some of my worst Pinterest fails that I am too ashamed to post on my blog but kept as a "what not to do" reminder.

Or we may actually sit around the craft table and you can teach me to crochet if you know how.

No matter what else we do, we would take some time to sit around the fire and just visit. I'll turn the air on if it is summer so we can still enjoy the fire.

And if you stay long enough and we are having a really, really good time, I may even let you help me with the laundry. Well, I probably should have left this one off because now you will never want to visit. 

Hope you enjoyed your virtual visit with me today. Have a great Tuesday.