OFF For A Birthday Party and Blog Keeping

I am off to spend the day

with my sweet little one year old granddaughter.

She is having a 

SWEET PINK BIRTHDAY PARTY TODAY!

These two 

CHARACTERS 

are spending the weekend at my house 

and will be riding along with me.

Thing One

and 

Thing Two

It should be a lot of fun!!!!

BLOG HOUSEKEEPING!

You all KNOW that I am NOT techy, right?

Well, I was working on the

BLOGGERS ON MY SIDEBAR

AND

I lost some of you!

I was checking to see who I had visited and 

who had visited me and I hit something and

POOOOOF-

Some of you disappeared.

So, IF you are

NO LONGER ON MY SIDEBAR

and want me to put you back there,

PLEASE

LET ME KNOW!

I read blogs from my sidebar so

I am afraid I may have 

DUMPED YOU INADVERTENTLY.

I will try to catch your name when you

visit me and leave a comment.

Bear with me as I find you again.

Back with some 

PRETTY PINK PARTY PICTURES!

Say that fast 10 times in a row..

I will not be around tomorrow
but I promise to come back
MONDAY!
PINKY PROMISE!

FRIDAY THE 13th AND MY SUPERSTITION ABOUT #13

Yesterday I told you I was Irish.

You KNOW that the Irish 

are a superstitious lot, right?

Well, I don't have 

MANY superstitions but I
DO NOT LIKE

the #13.

Did you notice that SUPERSTITIONS has THIRTEEN LETTERS? creepy, huh?

Did the Devil do that just for me?

Moving on---

I would NEVER live in THIS HOUSE!

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You will learn something new about me today.

I count things!

Yes.I.Do.

There!  I've said it.

MY SECRET IS OUT.

I have a bit of OCD.

However, I do NOT count EVERYTHING.

But- I do count things like STEPS!

We have moved MANY TIMES over the years

and rehabbed MANY HOUSES

BUT

I won't buy a house that has 

THIRTEEN STEPS!

That is just ASKING FOR IT

if you ASK ME!

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There is just something 

CREEPY and UNLUCKY

about the #13 to me.

Even writers like James Patterson

know that is true.

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I love a good old scary movie..

The Shining,

Poltergeist,

The Changeling.

So-it is nothing to do with being scared.

It is just a quirk of mine.

It is mine and I claim it.

It MyHero wants to get rid of me

all he would have to do is 

have a tattoo like this.....

I don't know where this is on that guy's body

and don't WANT to know-thank you!

I see some of you are emailing MyHero right now.

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So-There you have it!

Here's my advice to YOU for the day.

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OH! NO!

Just realized I have to pick the girls up from 

school today for the weekend.

Wish me 

Good Luck........

and if I don't come back...

wellll......my luck ran out!

It would be just like 

MyHero to bury me under this sign.

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If he did I would come back to haunt him.....

Maybe I will anyway---just for fun.

Happy First Birthday Little Bright Eyes!

What can I say?

I think ALL of my grandkids are beautiful.

There is something special and "sparkly" about

Baby Bright Eyes.

Here she is at just a few days old

when we brought her home from the hospital.

Can you see she was smiling even then?

Still smiling here....

She has been the best baby ever.

Always happy...

She is so healthy and we are so grateful.

She is sweet in her pink hat...

And solemnly sweet in her 

little white outfit.

Happy, Happy Birthday,

Baby Bright Eyes!

I love you to the moon and back.

We're celebrating on Saturday

so I'll have some

PINK PARTY PICTURES

come Monday.

Jan's Bathroom Remodel- GREAT Before & Afters

Quite a while ago I helped my friend,

Jan make some decisions

on her kitchen remodeling project.

We also revamped her living room a bit

because it flows into the kitchen/dinette area.

There is a post about that project here.

You know I am a coffee drinker, right?

I KNOW you know THAT!

You know what coffee drinkers need, right?

Yeah- BATHROOMS!

Well, let me tell you something,

Jan's bathroom needed a makeover

even worse than her kitchen.

as much as her kitchen did..

I was nice enough to point that out to her here.

Anyway, how do you like THIS?
Isn't it classic and gorgeous?

We decided on a black and white color scheme.
Do you see the shelves above the toilet?
You can cut the drywall out between the studs
and gain about 3-1/2" of depth for shelving.
They do that for medicine cabinets all the time
and you can do it for shelving, too.

Here is what she started out with.

The window was replaced
with a waterproof one that still lets in light
but doesn't give the local
Peeping Tom a show,

There was new white subway tile put in.
The wallpaper was all stripped away.

This was the old vanity and countertop:
Makes you want to poke your eye out with a stick,huh?
Ain't never gonna be 1970 again.....
Janet was ready for a change.

We went from that to this:

Jan's son, Nate, came home for two weeks
and did this project for her.
Isn't he a great son?
He does this sort of remodeling for a livelihood.

The walls are a soft grey.
Jan likes purple (cuz she's a royal kinda gal)
and pulled some nice pops of purple into the room

No more THIS!
Look at that Jan- she jumps into the picture
every chance she gets!
Oh- she is gonna KILL ME-
more than once!

.But she will calm down
as soon as she slips into her new
spa-like bath retreat.

After our discussion(s)

Jan picked out everything herself.

She has really good taste

and just needs to trust her own instincts.

Her hubby is my hubby's best friend.

That's MyHero and Mikey.

 

I wonder if that

SPA TUB

is big enough for both of them?

OH! There's another "picture" that makes me want to

poke my eyes out!

Have a great Monday.

Pick a project and go for it!

A Shamrock Kind Of Sunday To You And A Little Limerick

There once was a Nana named Diana,

That had a grandgirl named Anna,

To honor the sweet miss,

She set up a dish,

But forgot to put out the banana.

Ah-yes---I might have neglected to get a

BANANA

but I did remember to make 

SHAMROCK COOKIES!

they are the blob to the left on the plate

Bet you want to see more of that

cute little table,

don't you?

Well, that is not gonna happen today.

I do, however, have another 

LITTLE LIMERICK 

for you.

MyHero said- Let's go for a ride,

We'll rent a room-it'll be exciting inside,

So I said, Yes, with a grin,
but found much to my chagrin,

He had forgotten the TV guide.

Welcome to MY EXCITING life..

Have a wonderful EXCITING Sunday!
Hope you remembered to set your clock ahead.

Poor Little Sick Boy-Charles-In-Charge & Big Bro & Baby Sis

The other day Charles-In-Charge

was doing this-

This poor little 3 year old is 

NOT FEELING WELL.

Poor little guy.

You can tell he has a fever-

look at those pink cheeks.

Sleep is a good thing when you are sick.

That is something I have a hard time doing.

Looks like he has it nailed.

Sometimes the boys nap together.

Isn't that sweet- two little brothers

all snugged down for a nap?

You already know everyone in the family 

is gonna get "it" anyway, right?

However, Big Boy E, 

isn't sick.

After a nap he is good to go.

They are sliding down the "hill" 

by the snow bank next to their drive.

The perfect size "downhill"

for a little Miss's first ride.

I wish she was a happier child!

We don't let MyHero go sledding.

We feel he is safer on a bike.

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You all have a safe day out there.


ps.  Don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight.  

Finish It Up Friday-Finishing Up Disney and -Me On My Ass(No I am NOT swearing)

Here we go !

I am cleaning out the picture files

and YOU, you lucky dog,

get to see them.

Well, you are going to see the

OTHER STUFF 

first before you see me on my ass.

There are a few Disneys that I wanted to post

and didn't before.

Here are the three girls with Pooh Bear.

I dearly love Pooh!

I love that SweetCheeks, 

with her gappy-missing-teeth little smile,

 is laughing right out loud.

Then, of course, Tigger got equal hugs!

I won't say that MyHero doesn't "get it"

but look at SweetCheeks looking at Papa (far left)

as Tigger is trying to get him to high five.

He FINALLY "gets it"

AFTER SweetCheeks yells,

"PAPA!  High Five!"

There was a very awkward hug afterwards that 

we all laughed about but failed to capture in a photo

You know how they say everyone has a double?

That they have someone in the world that looks just like them?

Yes- Well, my daughter found hers.

She needs to pull her glasses down on her face though

for the full effect.

And, before you see me on my ass,

you get to see

SweetCheeks on 

Dumbo The Flying Elephant!

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

here it is!

Here is what you have all been waiting for!

This is me on my ass.

I was 7 years old and her name was Roxie!

(sorry Roxie-no insult meant- that really was her name)

I love that my mother always had us squinting into the sun.

Roxie's most endearing trait was 

that when she was tired of 

you being on her back 

she would lie down and roll-

which forced you off her back.  

Then she would leave you 

off in a field somewhere 

while she hightailed it 

back to the barn.

And you wonder why I turned out the way I did?

Now you know!

ps.  MyHero said-This is a terrible post
you just like saying THAT word.
 You are going to lose followers
no one with any class 
is going to follow you anymore.  
I said- They left a long time ago.
He said- Well-You DO 
just like saying THAT word!
I smiled...and said...wait for it...
You bet your a as butt I do!;>)

pps. Roxie was really a burro...

A Peek At The Dining Room -It's PURTY- I Promise

Some of you know that I purchased some 

WAVERLY FABRIC

for the dining room

last Fall before Thanksgiving

and BEFORE I got pneumonia.

You can see that post by clicking here.

So, I DID get the drapes made

and I DID get them hung.

I had enough left to make a

"runner" for the center of the table.

It's actually a big square that I placed in the center

because I also want to be able to use it as a topper

on my round dinette table.

Yeah- I'm dual purpose clever like that.

I will do a whole post about 

the whole room shortly.

Meanwhile,

Here is the edge of the curtain over the

dining room doors that lead to the side porch.

I guess I should have pulled the curtain back a bit 

off the picture of the 

FRENCH RABBITS.

That's what that picture was sold as
when I bought it about 15 years ago
 but I am pretty sure those are

HIMALAYAN RABBITS!

The little collection below all has meaning for me...

Clear glass from some of the kids- candles in crystal

from some other kids.
The cutting board was a gift from our good friends,
Jeff & Barb.
We visited their beautiful home in 
the Carolinas here.
He is a wood worker extraordinaire.
Also on that cutting board is a

 Green Bay soda bottle 
from my friend, Kris,

@ JunkChicCottage..

She left the price tag on so I would know how much she loves me.lol

Anyway,

I did set the table with some dishes

I have had for a while.

These suckers are HEAVY!!!

They are sitting on chargers that are monogrammed

that belonged to my hubby's grandmother Clara.

The dishes are Isabella by JCPenney
(believe it or not)

My daughter might, or might not be, trying to get them away from me

too bad for you, baby girl.

 And..here they are again-

those wonderful monogrammed napkins

that my oldest son gave me for Christmas.

Just so you know-

this is what that dining room wall looked like when we moved in.

I know- crappy picture.

Here is a brief after...

Side by side:

That is NOT all I have to show you but I do have a

few things to FINISH because I certainly don't want you  to 

SEE THIS!!!!

Yeah--THAT would be embarrassing to have you

SEE THAT!

Have a wonderful Thursday...

and remember YOU TOO can show the messes

real life creates.

ROMANTIC HOMES -MARCH 2015 REVIEW

I am on the ball this month.

I am getting the March Romantic Homes Review

done before the month ends.

That way you might still be able to

get a copy if you so desire

So-What does the March issue have to offer?

Well, I think one of the best things about this is

THE COVER!

Don't you just LOVE those 

PINK HUNTER BOOTS?

 When you open to page 12

you will see more of Gay's work.

This was photographed by

the very talented AND pretty

Gay Van Beek

Canterbury Cottage Designs

There is a nice article about

Rachel Ashwell's Bed-And-Breakfast

Shabby & Chic Forever-

By:Jo-Anne Coletti/Couture Prairie

Flea Market Treasures/Cico BooksPhotography

What else did I find in this month's issue?

I found the cutest Texas bungalow

owned by Keith & Chris Berger.

By: Victoria VanVlear/ Anne Lorys-photography

This lovely Southern home belongs to 

Sara Antin

The colors are darker and richer 
than most shown

in Romantic Homes spreads.

Inside and out it is rustic AND refined.

By: Sherri Ledbetter/Bill Matthews Photographer

Don't you just LOVE that outdoor area?

Speaking of LOVE

I also love this kitchen!

Brenda Adams 
is the Texas homeowner

and the house sure is a beauty!

After you have visited the kitchen you can

continue strolling through the house 
and end up here.

By: Sarah Jane O'Keefe/C.L.Fry Photography

Just look at that view from that bed!

Speaking of views-

Now that I am through with my review

maybe I'll run down to Walmart and 

try to buy myself a view.
yes-sir...look at this!
Looks like somebody's been shopping!

Begging your pardon if this is 
YOUR CAR.
You know how I am.......

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