How Could I Forget A Flower?!

Clematis!

That's the flower I was trying to think of yesterday!



3 Days

Friday

Kids to the groomer,

Garage sailing for Me.

Bad luck garage sailing,

Good luck at the garden nursery.

One Hydrangea,

One Lilac.

Does this day get any better?

Time to pick up kids from groomer.

They look great and Maxi has her new summer cut!

Off to Lowe's with Vern.

1 Honeysuckle,

2 Hosta,

2 Heuchera,

2 large tomato cages for future projects

and about 50 perennial flower bulbs later..

This day just got even better!

We returned home with enough daylight for Vern's first mow of the summer.

I love the smell of fresh cut grass!

Saturday

Up early and back to the nursery.

This time for dirt.

1/2 yard of top soil,

1 Camellia and

1..flower....I'm drawing a blank here..

Let me get back to you on that...ha ha!

Returned home to shovel dirt and plant everything before it started to rain.

Soon after Trevor showed up to help

(and make a little extra money).

I put him to work!

Then the mail lady brought a package from my BFF!

New Scentsy bars,

a new mug,

a new scoop for making truffles

and an adorable dress for Maxine!

Once again,

it's an awesome day!

Vern built me the new flower bed I requested in the back yard,

it looks awesome!

He also took over the tomato cage transformation.

I will blog about this more later..

with details and pictures.

He did an amazing job!

He's the best :)

The rest of the night was filled with family time

and ice cream to soothe our achy muscles.

Sunday

A very different kind of day.

It was gray and rainy.

Back to work for the week.

I just didn't feel good.

And then the text came..

A dear friend of mine had lost her fight with brain cancer.

Our angel was sent back to Heaven,

too soon.

I will miss you Wanda.

My heart is full of sadness but my head is full of so many good memories.

I finished the client I was working on

and went home early.

I needed a hug from Vern and loves from my kids.

I needed my favorite pajamas and my electric blanket

as I mentally escaped with a milkshake and a movie.

Just 3 days?

So much can happen in 3 days.

I trust His plan,

I just wish I trusted the guarantee on the 50 bulbs I planted

:)

Long Day

It's been a long day. One where I had to put on my big girl panties and deal with it. I found an escape tonight by researching my fun new skill of couponing. Hours later,I drug myself off to bed feeling cold,tired and mentally drained. That's when it happened..somehow my electric blanket had gotten turned on and was waiting for me all cozy and warm. Oh heavenly! It's the little things that make days like today disappear..snuggling into a warm bed next to my sweet slumbering boyfriend. One dog at my head and one at my feet. Good night all,good bye bad day :)

Do You Have A Design Style?

 After 33 years and 14 years of having my own place,I could never quite figure out what to call my indoor and gardening style. Last night I found mine as I was researching flowers for my summer projects.
Cottage/English Garden and Funky Junk.
 I know this may all seem trivial to some and let's be honest,for most of my adult life I have been too broke to have anything much more than "hand-me-down" style. After years of collecting and thrifting I learned that I always ended up with a cluttered look and a ton of dusting. In the last few years I have tried to focus on simplicity yet my yearning for a feminine shabby chic touch has never disappeared.
So here lies my dilemma-
I don't have a good eye for interior design. At all. Zero.
 I want a cute house that is not too feminine looking.
My budget requires creativity and a knack for deco using items I already have.

My solution?
Pictures and ideas taken from Google and one of my favorite blogs Funky Junk Interiors. So if you were wondering what my idea of Cottage/English Garden and Funky Junk is...here is some of the inspiration I found.

 

 

 

 

I Made Bread...Without the bread machine!

Confetti Fiesta braided bread from March issue of Taste Of Home magazine. My first attempt at home made bread and I picked a tough one! Thankfully it turned out great and was fun to make. Here's the end result :)

Mobile Blogging?

I hope this works..

The ability to blog from my smart phone would be great.

I've tried other apps with no success,

I hope this works!

Lazy rainy night tonight.

We are snuggling up with the kids,a movie and tons of our favorite munchies.

I love nights like this :)

Ketchup

I thought I 'd take a minute to catch you up on all the things happening around here!

The kids are doing great! Last night was bath night so they are both very soft and fluffy! Chipper has put on a pound or two this winter due to his surgery and our switch to puppy chow. Now that he is healthy,happy and back to his Chipper self, I assume he will quickly run and play it off this summer. Maxine is still the most beautiful little girl ever! She has grown a little but her hair still grows the fastest !ha ha Her next grooming appointment is April 8th and she will be getting a shorter cut this time. I have learned that until she grows up a little it is best we keep her hair fairly low maintenance. She is a wild and crazy fun loving puppy,running the halls one minute and napping the next. At times we feel like we really do have a toddler...and we love every minute of it :)

We are still waiting on "most" of the cheese to rest before we can give it a final taste test. We have been sampling and sharing with friends and family and so far the reviews are good! Looks like we might have lots of potential customers! We have already learned that we don't like the mesquite smoke as well as we did the apple smoke but both were good..:)

The garden and flower beds are all weeded and tilled up. Then it rained and rained and looks like a giant mud pit.Gotta love spring ;P Soooo,until I dig out my compost and buy some fresh dirt..I sit her planning and dreaming of this summer's gardens *exaggerated sigh*
All good plans start with good lists right?
So far this is what I've got-
Front flower beds possibilities,shade friendly plants and flowers
Japanese Painted Fern                                      Hosta
Astilbe                                                             Columbine
Viola                                                                Cobra Lily
Lily Of The Valley                                           Impatiens
Begonia                                                            St John's Wort
Wax Flower                                                     Spotted Horsemint
Hydrangea                                                        Sweet Pepperbush
Geranium                                                          Heuchera

You may be wondering where some of the odd sounding ones came from ..they were chosen because they were either very fragrant (for outside my bedroom window) or shade and drought tolerant. No sun AND no watering,now THAT'S my kind of plant! lol I will attempt to find them while feeding my addiction to garden nurseries :)

Yesterday I survived a busy day with my 4 year old mini BFF Maddison. We had a great time! We ran errands,made cupcakes and a cake,played with the dogs and watched a movie. I was ready for bed early last night and I hear Maddison fell asleep on the way home :)
OK I think that's it...? Tomorrow is my Friday and then I have TWO WHOLE days off in a row with my sweetheart! Yay!
Have a great weekend !
:)