Hello Again

Wow.  I have been laaaaazy about posting lately.  I think about the next post, I write it out in my head, and then.  And then.  Nothing! 

Summer is in full swing here in the Midwest.  These are the days that I live for.  These are the days that somehow keep me going in the dreary winter, when the sun never shows herself.  Gotta add to my Vitamin D bank while I can, right?

We've had the chance to go out on our friend's boat a few times. . . . .

had a blast at Blarney Island. . . . .

 

. . . . .got in some good quality dog time. . .

 . . . . . .had fun with this little cuttie pie. . . .

. . . . . .and spent the 4th at the Barn house again. . . . .

 

For me, summer doesn't get much better than this.

Hope your summer is everything you've hoped for.

Weed N Feed Weekend

Country, the dogs and I had the pleasure of going to the Barn house for the holiday weekend.  We just love that place.  There were peeps in and out all weekend and no shortage of great food thanks to Country's sister.  That woman can cook!

We joked that the weekend should be called "Weed N Feed Weekend," as we weeded the flower beds, then fed our faces.  Throw a little drinkin' and swimming in there, rinse and repeat. 

The dogs had a great time too, with all of those great field smells and critters to chase after.

Do Yourself a Favor and Watch This

If for some reason you've been under a rock the past couple of days and haven't heard of Greyson Michael Chane yet, do yourself a big favor and watch this video of him performing Lady Gaga's Papparazi.  Wowzers!  This kid is awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDlC7YV5is&feature=aso

Here Comes the Sun

Little darling

it's been a long cold lonely winter

Little darling

it feels like years since it's been here.

Here comes the sun

Here comes the sun

and I say it's alright.

Jackpot at Salvation Army!!

Did you ever have one of those spots in your house that just constantly irks you?  You look at it everyday and think, "I should really do something about that. . . .tomorrow."  Well, living in an old house, I have

quite a few of those spots but the kitchen window was the most annoying spot of them all. 

On a trip to Salvation Army, I spied this awesome curtain for 3 bucks.  The pattern matched the backsplash so well, so I snatched it up.

One problem though. . .the kitchen window looked like this:

So I sanded and stained it and then hung the curtain:

What is it about curtains that make the room seem "cozier?"

Craft Show

Country's sister was kind enough to host a mini craft show at her beautiful home last week.  My mom and I brought some of our goods and set up shop in her dining room.  What a fun night!  Wine, appetizers and lots of laughs. . . .

Screened in Porch

So, apparently the people I bought my house from LOVED indoor-outdoor carpeting.  Loved it so much in fact, that they did put it both indoors and outdoors!  The screened in porch had it glued down over every inch (as did my breeze way, but that's another post).  Anyhow, with a little elbow grease and some sanding, staning and painting, this little porch truly shines now!

Here is my one, sad picture of what it looked like before the process:

I wish I had taken more pictures of it, but you kind of get the idea, right?

Here the carpet is gone and I'm prepping to spray the ceiling a nice warm peanut butter color (that I got for $5 from the OOPS section at Home Depot.

Before shot of the ceiling

And. . . .  . .after

Clear coat of stain on the floor.  The furniture came from Target when it went 75% off!

What a difference, huh?  These were taken a couple of years ago and it looks a little bit different these days.  I bought an much larger outdoor rug at summer's end about 2 years ago, so that's changed the

space quite a bit. 

Quite possibly one of my favorite "rooms" of the house!!