Birthday Party Time

I am going to a Frozen birthday party today for a very special little girl. She is one of my granddaughter's best friends as well as the daughter and granddaughter of two of my friends. Plus she is one of the little girls I have had in Sunday School craft class for about 4 years now. Miss Lilly turns 6 this week. This is one of my favorite pics of her.

She is very well known for her beautiful long hair and her bows. I am forever playing with her long hair when she sits beside me. But Miss Lilly is growing up. She decided that for her birthday, she wanted a big girl hair cut. She wanted it short like her Mommy's. I will miss her long locks but I do admit she looks absolutely adorable with her new hairdo. And she got her wish....she does look like her Mommy. 

Happy birthday, Lilly Bug. I can't wait to see you at your party!

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July! I hope you have great plans for your day.

I am blessed to have a three day weekend. I am taking advantage of the day off today to do some shopping with my friend, Sherrie. We plan to make several stops. I need to got to AC Moore for some yarn. I have several colors I need, but this is the main one. I am armed with my 40% off coupon!

I also need to stop in at Joann's Fabric. I need to get some soft fabric to make a pillow case for my travel pillow. I kind of like this. I am really in to medallion patterns right now. Plus these colors go with my blankie that I take on trips. 

I need to stop at the Dollar Tree. I need to see if they have any Sun Readers in my lens size. I craft and reader better with readers than I do with my tri-focals. My eye doctor told me what size to get. Last year toward the end of summer, I saw that Dollar Tree carries readers in sunglasses now, but they didn't have my prescription I need. I'm going to check today. I really, really want a pair. I actually love the third pair down.

After all that, we are going to stop at Texas Roadhouse for lunch. I don't know what I will order, but I definitely know I will eat too much rolls. I always do, but oh how I love their rolls.

We will finish off the day at our favorite place. McKay's Book Store. We always do good with our swaps. I have about 40 books to take and trade in today.

Once we are back home, I plan on relaxing and having hot dogs for supper. We even have a few sparklers to do after dark. It's going to be an awesome day.

Yesterday was awesome....

I had a great day yesterday. Before I went to work, I got all the bag I want to take to conference in a few weeks and started gathering some of the stuff I am going to need. I love this pattern, Navy Wave. I have several things in it because I love anything that has the navy or nautical theme. 

My daughter-in-law had the great idea that I needed to have our friend Stevie Marie make me a pocket shirt with her new anchor pattern for the Thirty-One conference. I loved the idea since I am carrying the Navy Wave bag. They put their heads together and picked out the fabric (which is old Thirty-One swatches), the shirt and the thread. I am absolutely in love with the final product. I can't wait to wear it while carrying my bag. 

And to make the day even better, I got a new bowl!! My friend Jess at Plain Folk Treasures got in her first Pyrex bowl and I snatched it up about 2 minutes after she posted it. I am in love. I have been looking for this 402 in this pattern since last fall. I am thrilled to finally have it. She is getting more Pyrex in this weekend and I am hoping she might get more of this or some other patterns I am wanting.

These two friends own a couple of neat businesses. You need to check out Stevie's Facebook page, Stevie Marie's, especially her back to school back packs that meet the mesh requirement of most schools and can still be customized to your child's favorite character. 

And while you are on Facebook, be sure to visit Jess's online store Plain Folk Treasures. She has some beautiful vintage glassware for sale in several different colors.

I can't wait to see what she adds to her site next. The other day she got this old vanity someone was going to throw away.

She fixed it up, strengthened the wood and painted it. What a difference.

She even stenciled the drawers and lined them with vintage scrapbook paper. 

She took this old chair...

....and gave it a fresh coat of paint and fixed it up for a sewing room. I guess we will all agree she is very talented.

Pizza Bread

Back where I used to live, a local pizza place served open pizza bread sandwiches. My family loved them. Many years ago, hubby and I experimented with our own version and it has become one of those comfort foods I love to have when I am tired and want something "special" for supper. We use Cobblestone Mill Sub Rolls, Ragu Traditional Pizza Quik, Colby/Monterey Jack cheese and I make mine with sausage. Hubby likes his with pepperoni, ham and bacon. You can pick your own topping and fix them anyway you want. 

Just slice open your sub roll (unless you buy ones that come already sliced).

Lay them with the inside facing up on a cookie sheet. On a side note, cover the cookie sheet with aluminum foil. This will keep any spilled cheese or overflow from burning on the cookie sheet and you just throw the foil away when you are done for easy clean up. 

Spread your pizza sauce on the inside of each piece of the bread.

I failed to get a picture of the next step, but you place your toppings on each side. I made mine with sausage and cheese, but you can do whatever you like for toppings (ham & pineapple, pepperoni, etc.)

Then I cover them with my favorite cheese, which is Colby/Jack but here again use what you like the best. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is melted like you like it. I make mine for 12 minutes. 

Cut up and serve. I love these with a side order of Ruffles. 

Hope you try them someday. Come back and let me know if you do and how they turn out. 

Some recent finds....

I was at Walmart Saturday and saw this new griddle. Hubby says we need a new one and we probably do because ours is old and about worn out from so much use. This one caught my eye because it has a warmer tray underneath. Pretty cool. I was so excited to take a pic to show hubby that I forgot to look at the price. Oh well, maybe next trip.

We were on our way to Target and saw a new Thrift Store that had just opened. I did a quick traffic check behind me, zipped on my blinker and whipped into the parking lot. First thing that caught my eye was something I've been looking for over a year now. I wanted one for those Sunday mornings I make cinnamon rolls and have a couple left over for hubby. I always think "I wish I had a little cheese board and lid that I could set the remaining cinnamon rolls in for hubby." Well, now I do. And it was only $2.88!

At a yard sale on Saturday morning, I found this adorable hand stitched dresser scarf. I couldn't resist. I love vintage linens. I need to wash it up and decide where to display it.

These scarves were just too pretty to walk away from ... especially at just .25 cents each.

I knew Hubby would love this. Even though it is only about 5 years old, he collects the antique style so I thought he would like a modern one to add to his collection. Do you know what it is?

A three piece butter dish. You put a little ice in the bottom piece, set the top piece on with the butter and cover with the lid.  It keeps the butter cool all day.

Most of the ones he has are round with a piece inside the plate part that the butter sits on and ice or cold water goes underneath. This is my favorite one which happens to be the first one he ever bought.

I got my new cell phone case yesterday. I AM IN LOVE! It was from a shop on Amazon and I only pay $4.89 and that included shipping. It was exactly what I have been looking for. 

I hope everyone enjoys their day today. Only 2 more days after today and I get a three day weekend. I can't wait. 

I don't want Monday.

Happy....

Happy is a frame of mind. I love that God gave me joy and lets me find pleasure in the little things. Even if it is simply a video of the Minions dancing. 

I had someone tell me one time that nobody could be as happy as I am all the time. And this was from someone who professed to be a very extremely strong Christian. My answer is that yes, if you give God control of your life and place your faith in Him, yes you CAN be happy all the time like I am. That doesn't mean I don't get upset or I don't ever get aggravated, but I have learned to deal with it. 

I hope you have a blessed day.