The funniest hubby story ever...

A funny story to tell on my hubby. He knows I love watching the Big Bang Theory. I had mentioned months ago that I would like to find a DVD of the first season. But I never thought any more about it. He has to work on Mother's Day so we celebrated it last night. I came home and walked into the kitchen where he was fixing one of my favorite meals and there, on the kitchen table, lay a DVD of the first season of Big Bang Theory. I screamed. I ran to him and gave him a big hug and kiss and told him he was the best hubby ever. I just kept saying I can't believe you remembered me wanting this. I was so surprised and so excited. He is SO awesome.

He just smiled and looked at me and said "I don't know why you are surprised. You left me a note to get it for you for Mother's Day." I blankly looked at him and asked him what he was talking about. He said "You wrote it at the top of your list on the refrigerator." I walked over to see what in the world I wrote. 

Here was the list:

Yes, he was right. There it was at the top of the list...DVD for Mother's Day. However, that note was to remind me to buy a package of blank DVD's because I needed to burn something 0n DVD to use in Pre-K class for Sunday School. It was NOT a note telling him to get me a DVD for Mother's Day. I couldn't stop laughing. We both got a kick out of it. Only my hubby would put a note to myself together with a comment made months ago and get me the perfect gift. 

But it had a happy ending. I got my DVD and he gave me Mother's Day money to go buy me some white flip flops like these black ones today since they were also on my list. 

I just love this man of mine!

The road to happiness...

Ever wonder what the road to happiness looks like. Well, here it is. It's an old country road nestled in the outskirts of the little village I grew up in. 

Why is it the road to happiness? Because I can always take my memories of the old home place out and think about those days of growing up in the old house. I remember laughter and joy and smiles and happiness. 

I remember family love and gatherings. I remember us growing up in that old home place. I remember us coming back every year for birthdays, summer cookouts, Christmas parties and just to get together and have fun. 

I remember bringing our kids back and watching them play in the same places we played when we were growing up. 

I remember ice cream on the back patio. Little boys and little girls being outside in the summer and just having fun. Not worrying about what was on TV or what video game to play. 

I remember Mom posing us to take our pictures on that old block wall out back. Yes, that's me with my curly hair. 

I remember the old well house and how we could only run our bath water until the well light came on. The next person would have to wait awhile so the pump could build back up before we ran more water. I remember city water coming up that old country road back in the late 80's or early 90's and how heart broken I was when Mom said Dad was tearing the well house down.

I remember cheers and little girls running freely and creating dances and routines to Hank Jr.'s All My Rowdy Friends and I remember them performing with all their heart as they used the old picnic table in the yard as their stage. 

I remember boys and baseball and being careful not to let the ball go over the hill. I spent many a trips up and down the path by the old oak tree when it was my turn to go get the ball because somebody knocked it over the hill. 

But most importantly, I remember the love and the happiness that being at that old house up that old country road brought to our lives.

Just a flippin' and a floppin'

Some of my favorite pairs of flip flops are wearing out and it looks like it time to go flop shoppin'. I went on line to check out Belk specials and found a lot of flops that would be perfect for summer. 

I love turquoise/aqua this year and these are really cute. 

I also go nuts over anything nautical and I would love to have a pair of these. 

I just love the single little jewel tone that is added on these to dress them up a little. These really look summery.

Perfect for a picnic since the insole reminds me of a picnic tablecloth.

You can't go wrong with pastel plaids. These are too cute for words.

The older I get the more 'bling' I like. And gold tone flops fall under my bling category. 

These pink was are really precious. 

But the pair that really caught my eye was the Croc jelly flip flop in aqua. Be still my heart!

Red, White and Blue ... Very Pinteresting

I can't believe it is already May 8th. Where does time go? I need to go "shopping" my house to find some items for Memorial Day decor. The great thing about the patriotic holidays is that you can use the same red, white and blue for Memorial Day, Flag Day and the Fourth. That covers May, June and July. Here are some ideas I found on Pinterest. This would be easy. I have tons of vases, jars and bottles and this is simply colored rice in the Mason jars and you can find those little flags at most Dollar Stores.

Talk about simple to make. The wooden frame part could be any shape or size. Just drill your holes through it, thread your ribbon and hang a star. I have got to put this on my to do list. 

I love this display. I don't have a mantel, but I do have an entertainment center that this would look good on. I need to find one of those wooden frames. I have the flag from Daddy's military funeral and it is in a plastic zipper bag, but I think I will find one of these wooden ones. My daughter may even sell them at her work. I'll have to remember to ask her. 

I love this little birdhouse. I think I will look for some of these. AC Moore and Old Time Pottery have lots of these types of items. 

This one is adorable. I know AC Moore has unfinished wood bird houses in all shapes and sizes. I do't paint real perfect so that would be an added benefit if I want to go with the rustic look. Even I could do stripes and I could use flat star buttons for the stars. 

This is adorable and would so simple for my pre-K craft time at Sunday School. Some plastic streamers and plastic table cloth for the blue part. Glue on big white buttons and drape everything on a dowel rod. Simple as can be. 

How cute are these streamers. (The little girls are adorable too).  The main part could be made from construction paper and the streamers from crepe paper streamers. I see a need for red, white and blue construction paper in my pre-K future. 

Okay, finally, something I can do that is artsy crafty, involves pretty material and is simple as 1-2-3. This is my next Pinterest project. Just some burlap, Jute string, my favorite red, white, and blue materials and some good old Wunder Under. I will be making this for sure. 

I see Milk glass bowls all the time but just don't know what to do with them. Now I do. Flea Market and yard sell time!

I want to learn how to make these. They couldn't be that hard. 

This is not red, white and blue but it could be. Talk about simple to make.  Hubby drinks a lot of YooHoo chocolate drink and I have been stock piling the little bottles. This may be a good project for those bottles. 

This is cute. And if you didn't have the wood, you could use card stock from the scrapbook store to do this and hang it in the house. 

Talk about an easy wreath to make. I may get the stuff this weekend to make this one. I need something for the front door. 

This is gorgeous. Does anybody know if these are easy to make or not?

I would say a trip to Hobby Lobby is in my future.

Thank you, Miss Goodman

In honor of National Teacher's Day, I want to give a big thank you to Miss Carolyn Goodman, my 12th grade Business English teacher. 

1925-2007

She provided me with a good strong, solid background in letter writing for any occasion. My love of writing started then. 

She was strict and she was stern, but she was very fair and would spend hours helping you understand what she expected of you. 

She didn't tolerate fools and her class was very organized and she ran a tight ship. You were given a business situation, you discussed in depth how to deal with it, the you had to write a letter addressing the situation. It was an A or it was an F. There was no middle ground. One forgotten comma, one dangling participle and you were sure to earn a big fat F. I am happy to say that she was such an awesome teacher that I made it through with straight A+ on my report cards with Miss Goodman.

She was by far one of the scariest teachers I ever had, but yet one of the best. I have always talked about Miss Goodman and what I learned from her. She's the reason I love the business world and she's the reason I love to write. 

Thank you Miss Goodman for your many years of dedicated service to the education system. You are greatly missed by all. 

Weekend Wrap Up

It was a rainy dreary weekend so I didn't do a lot. On Saturday, I did hit some yard sales...especially any that were indoors. I was able to find this cute little tea pot for just $1.00.

At another one, I found a stack of little crochet doilies. There were five of them for $2.00 so I just went ahead and got the stack.  

I'm not sure where I will put them all but they were too pretty to pass up. 

These need some TLC on a few stains but I know they will come clean. 

One of my all time favorite pictures has always been this one. So when I found it for just $1.00 I knew it was coming home with me. And yes it was already framed so not a bad deal for a buck. 

My daughter gave me this purse over the weekend. I had gotten it for her because I thought it was the shade of blue she was looking for....it wasn't. Which worked out good for me because I love the color. Now to find some flip flops to match. 

Sunday morning it was too rainy for our Pre-K class to do "band". So we decided to do it in the classroom. My ears may never be the same again. 

Hubby worked last night and it was still cold and rainy so I decided some pizza bread was a good idea for supper. Comfort food. 

They are so easy to make. You just use your favorite sub rolls. I use Cobblestone Mill White, pizza sauce, your favorite topping(s) and your favorite cheese. These are so easy. I always make mine sausage because that is my favorite. Hubby likes his with sausage, pepperoni and banana peppers. A friend of mine stopped by to drop something off and I told her what I was making for supper so you stopped at the store and went home and made them with pepperoni. Her family loved them. 

However you load them down, they are delicious. 

What I did, what I am doing, and what I want to do...

What I did....I rearranged the office/craft room last night. I know you get tired of me doing that but I spend so much of my time in there and still haven't gotten it the way I want it. My biggest problem has always been the desk at the window. The sun hits there from 11:00 on and it gets hot sitting in front of it. So I finally rearranged things and swapped the desk and the craft table. I like having the craft table in front of the window better.

I'm using my spare kitchen chairs in my work area. I moved my little file cabinet to the corner. 

I put my desk against the other wall and moved my printer to the printer stand. The desk being moved brought it closer to my dry erase board. 

I love the finished product. 

What I am doing...I am going to take a drive down Boyd's Creek today because there are a lot of yard sales happening over that way. They have yard sales all the time and there was even an article written about the increase of yard sales in that area. But first, I'm going to the Catlettsburg School Community Yard Sale this morning. They have awesome deals. Last year I was thrilled to find this little cutie for .25 cents. I use it constantly. 

When I moved my desk, it also now allows me to see my Thirty-One rewards board. It reminds me why I got into Thirty-One in the first place.

Sometime over the weekend, I need to get ready for a Thirty-One party. I have loved being a Thirty-One consultant but recently I began to wonder if I was going to stick with it because my sales had slowed way down. But then all of  a sudden I got two calls. So I'm doing a party this coming Monday and another one the next Tuesday. Should be an awesome time. 

In honor of the new flip flop pattern, Monday night's party will be a summer theme. Everyone who wears flip flops will be registered to win something in the new flip flop pattern. The hostess is stocking it full of summer fun items. 

What I want to do....I want to finish some unfinished craft projects. I bought some pretty pink yarn and some pretty blue and now I don't know what to make with them. 

I also want to organize my yarn. I have some in this little basket. I have some in a box in my closet. And I have some in three drawer craft box. I definitely need to get it organized. 

I also need to finish this little coaster. I started it several weeks ago and made it in one hour. I started the outer edge trim and got a call and haven't been back to finish it yet. 

I bought some awesome material to make some no sew scarves for various areas in my kitchen. The material is still in my little project tub. 

Maybe now that my craft room is organized (again) I will be able to finish some of these projects.