Party time...

june 10 - best bit of your weekend

The kids' pool party, and it was sunny and oh so HOT!

Bubblegum pink...

june 9 - your view today

In the kitchen baking cupcakes for the birthday party tomorrow. 

I used the new Duncan Hines Frosting Creations flavor packet to add to plain vanilla icing.  I haven't tried any of the other flavors, but this one is right on the flavor...tastes just like bubble gum!  I wish I had added it to homemade icing so it would have been stiffer and piped on pretty, but outdoor parties are so HOT this time of year, that I figured it would just melt anyway.  I packaged them like this because they look pretty, and so that insects won't be bombarding them while the kids are in the pool.

Seven random thoughts on the 7th...

 

1.  Foremost in my thoughts today is my little Catie-bug, who is turning seven years old today!  Though we only lived an hour away before, this last year and a half of being just a few minutes away from the children has been SO much fun!

2. A warning light came on in my car late Tuesday afternoon. Wouldn't you know it would be the day before my work days start, and the day before Carey had to go out of town. Owner's manual indicated it wasn't dangerous to continue driving, so I am.
 

3.  Caitlyn and Chloe are having a swimming party on Sunday.  I'm doing the cupcakes.  (Found a cute idea on Pinterest...see my computer time is worthwhile after all.)  I have shopped for all the supplies.  Just waiting for the weekend to do the baking.

4. I have been seriously procrastinating on making some appointments, and they are stacking up! Annual check ups on eyes, ears, teeth, and mamms. Also a new check up on something that I fear will mean more blood letting. (I'm whining.)

5. I need to have a garage sale. As in I have a garage full of stuff that needs to be gone! Fool that I am waited till it was getting on to the hottest part of the year to start working on cleaning out. Flylady.net advises against garage sales. She says to just donate it all and be done with it. Not bad advice really. 

6. Pet peeve: people who write 'frig' when what they mean is 'fridge'. Seriously, people, look up 'frig'...please!

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7.  The Photo A Day topic demanded that I share my favorite treat of all time...courtesy of Sonic Drive-Ins.  It's all about the ice!

June 7 - drink 

A cowboy and his hat...

June 6 - hat

Today's photo could have been appropriate for yesterday's Photo A Day post as well...it's a sign AND a hat.  I think I applied this scratchy filter, because it reminds me of some photos I have from the '70s...and that's probably the last time I accompanied my dear husband into an establishment like this.  :) 

He doesn't wear big hats as much as he used to.  I remember back in about the early '80s, I cross-stitched him a piece that said, "Big Hat - No Cattle."  But these days he can usually be found in a baseball cap instead.  So a few years ago, when we actually had the cattle, I seriously considered cross-stitching another piece for him that said "Big Cattle - No Hat." 

What's your sign, redux...

June 5 - sign

I've posted a photo of this sign before.  But I thought it deserved to be repeated.  My outside could use a major overhaul, but the inside is feeling pretty okay. 

Need it, knit it...

June 4 - close up

This is what I was working on this morning.  I needed a little instant gratification, so I've whipped up a couple of dishcloths over the past couple of days.  I also needed dishcloths, as I seem to have somehow gotten down to just one!

Off the straight and narrow...

June 3 - on your plate

Totally went off course with healthy eating today!

Tomorrow is Kasey and Beau's anniversary.  The boys were otherwise occupied, so we took just Caitlyn and Chloe for the afternoon so their parents could have a quiet celebration on their own.

We took the girls out to lunch...a place with white tablecloths...we try to broaden horizons now and then.  We couldn't talk them out of ordering grilled cheese sandwiches.  Then Chloe looked around the room and asked why there were so many grandmas and grandpas in there.  Oh goodness, obviously a different demographic than she is used to.  They do bring us a lot of smiles.

Anyway, I had something completely yummy for lunch that violated all the rules (and which I forgot to photograph).  Then for a late dinner tonight, I heated up the girls' leftover grilled cheese and fries that we brought home!

I'm going to have to start all over again tomorrow.

Practical magic...

June 2 - empty

Remember the old TV show Bewitched?  It was my favorite when I was little.  To this day, it comes to mind whenever there are chores that I wish could be accomplished by just twitching my nose.  Example?  Going through boxes and getting them emptied and everything organized.

Ah, well.  I guess I have to get back to it in the way of mere mortals.

Kicking off June...

June 1 - morning (my usual breakfast)

Slept oh so wonderfully late this morning.  I always have trouble making myself go to bed at night.  Evening is when my internal clock strikes the alarm for creativity and motivation.  I can always think of one more thing I want to do before closing the book on the day.

Add to that it is katydid season with their incessant screeching all night long.  This year seems to be an explosion of the katydid population.  If you could just turn the volume down, it wouldn't be so annoying, but night times lately sound like we live in the depths of a rain forest.  One of the little buggers seemed to nest right outside our bedroom window, and screech his/her love call all night long.

Last night my sleep deprivation finally overcame my wakefulness, and I blissfully slept for hours and hours.

And the day stretches before me full of possibilities!

June's plan...

I saw this over at Simply Joolz last night, and I'm going to give it a try.

I have to laugh at myself a bit.  I'm always so attracted to the 'do one thing a day/week' projects.  This one.  The Sky Scarf.  The 52 Letters in 52 Weeks project.  The One Year Bible.  I think it's my hope that I will give myself some structure or the hope that small bites will lead to success on the whole.

This tendency always reminds me of my mother.  Her repeated goal was to clean out one drawer each day.  'If I clean out just one drawer every day, by the end of the month (/year/decade?) they'll all be clean.'  Uh-huh.  If I heard it once, I heard it dozens of times. 

Well, I came by the mindset honestly anyway.  And I have to say that I'm doing pretty well on all the other projects, so where this one is concerned, here's hoping...  If nothing else, maybe I'll get posts up more frequently this month.