Little Surcie

What are the odds of TWO friends, living on the SAME street having surgery on the SAME day, one after the other. ?! NO LIE! Kelly and Stacey are close friends of mine- kelly had a growth on her hand and Stacey had what plastic surgeons thought to possibly be melanoma under her toe nail-

Last Friday, both went in! Thursday night we al got together for a last minute supper and lots of laughs ( i'm sure theirs were laughs of nervousness!)

Any time someone goes to the hospital for something, i think something should be given to them- whether it be big or small, they need to know you care about them.

I bought these tulips @ Wal*rt for 5 dollars a bunch- they each got a bunch.

Vase- Holla Dolla tree!!!

Each also got a fun little toy that pertained to their sugery- stacey got a Truck on her vase, tied in with her flowers ( the TOE truck)

and Kelly got a hand toy for her hand surgery

And added in were some stool softeners - hey.. lemme tell you, THATS a good friend that can remember those !! When you're on narcotics, the LAST thing you should do is NOT take them.

Have you ever seen them look so cute?! ha!

And NOTHING is better than chocolate to make ANY soul feel better!

Its NEVER in how much something costs, and i try to explain that to people, its HOW YOU PRESENT IT! All of this MAYBE cost me 10 each!

Im happy to report that stacey is perfect- apparently on New Years someone stepped on her toenail and the result was a blood blister- she doesnt remember the incident ( go figure ;)

Kelly's hand is repaired, but the surgery was more extensive than thought. She's currently in a cast and off work for 2 weeks- of fun with me ;) I'm taking care of her, bringing her treats, doing her hair for her and will be doing dinners as well.

Address Planters

Remember these cute flower planters i painted?! I swear this project has been stretched into MONTHS it seems like- today i couldnt stand it any longer and picked up some flowers. With it being so cold still, they dont have a large selection, but they needed SOMETHING to tie in with my golf themed front porch. - My dad always told me when gardening, different areas of your garden and yard are like seperate rooms. This has been made into a golf room for the moment-

The thing about a room, is the colors should Flow.. too many colors= chaos!! I wanted white, green and yellow for flowers, but the white would have faded into the bench- so i have a pop of purple in there instead. - i love how it all turned out.

A little trick so you dont use soooo much planting soil and to help drainage when you water, is to put packing peanuts at the bottom of your flower pot- I ended up using WAY more soil, but to my dad that's music to his ears because he can use the soil for the urns on either side of my front door in a few weeks ;)

I'm not completely done with my golf decorating- the mailbox and a few other things need to be tweaked - out here in the south the mailbox gets done too... in Oregon, you'd be afraid it would all get stolen, right? Lol.. dont hate, its so true!

lil update

i realize that many of you that read my blog are also on FB so you will recognize pictures from time to time.. i've been so busy, the only thing i've used our camera for lately is home decor and wreaths.. bad bad mom, i know!

Life out here in Georgia has been busy! i'm nearing the end of my math class for this term and will be taking my final next week a day before my cousin flies in! Im ready for a mental break, even if its only a week. I will be starting ANOTHER math class for Spring term the end of March. ( You'd think i actually LIKE math, but the truth is, i'm a math IDIOT and have to catch up to the level i need to apply for the nursing program. )

Yesterday, we had an impromtu lunch with daddy- after hitting the gym we decided Sushi was our lunch of choice. They made lil muffin a special set and this is what she did with them. I cant get over her eyes in this pic! She's been a HUGE challenge lately- VERY strong willed and reminds me of her dad on a daily basis. Seriously, if she would have been my first, i think i would have stopped having kids. She s a tough one. Her daily outfit at home consists of ONLY underwear. NO LIE. She's even been known to take her clothes off at church! With her being the second, i've learned to pick my battles and how she matches or the crazy outfits she comes up with, i just let it slide and let everyone get a good laugh at it- for example- This same day, she wore a shirt, with a skirt and DORA SNOW BOOTS she'd stolen from her friend down the street. The kicker? she put them on the wrong feet!

.... Onto mini me- she's been a load of fun lately too. ( extreme sarcasmmmmmmm) i LIVE for the time the husband gets home. By then i'm so mentally drained i swear it takes me 5 minutes to think of an answer to a question they ask me!

She just had her 6 month dentist check up and everything is perfect- she's excited to hear that her teeth are crowded and in a few years she'll be needing Braces - ( another great gene of teeth crowding passed on) She's flying thru school, but i sense she's ready for her Spring break - arent we ALL?!

I recently found THIS lil number in the bottom of her back pack--- ahhhh the days of being a little girl and dreaming about your prince charming, your wedding day and your new last name. LOL- i'm pretty sure it has to do with the fact that one of our good friends and neighbors ( miss Sassy Season partner) is getting married in May and we're all talking about it. So, pictured below are mini me's wedding colors- i thought it was creative she made it look like M and M candy!

I'll try and be better with posting- but eveything going on.. blog is not priority

IVE BEEN BUSY!

Check out my Sassy Seasons blog to see what i've been up to!!

http://sassyseasons.blogspot.com/

Spring Has sprung at our house!

Spring is in Full effect at our house!!! Thought i'd share some pictures of how we've decorated- i'm a nut about decorating ( Mini me calls me the " Holiday Hoarder" ) . A little Terrarium ( is that how you spell it?) that mini me made with the neighbor across the street for my birthday- we live in the country and they found all of these things, minus the egg out here. The white thing is a baby turtle shell, about the size of my fist-

Good ol plants.. they make me happy and they are my first ones since we've moved here- i had to give all my other ones away when we moved-

Mini me made the brown birds nest in art class- i stole it and used it for decor ;)


The wire cross was also a birthday gift- my plant in my planters is pathetic i know, but i'm holdin out for my dad whose coming in a few weeks so he can spruce them up and i CANT wait!

A bad day- a GREAT idea, and so i rolled with it. Did you know they sell SHEETS of moss?! Any craft store, and you can use a coupon on it!

These too will have plants in them- - -

Bunny from last year ( pi@R 1) that got a little coat of ballet slipper pink spray paint

Birdhouse i stole from the neighbors across the street- they downsized their home, and then her mom died, so i feel like a kid in the candy store when i go over there.. they give stuff to me all the time

Mish Mosh- Corky's daughter birds nest and eggs ;)

Another nest- pack of 3 last year from Tj's

EgGS! i'm OBSESSED!

More Mish mosh from everywhere! Just painted the frame and will print out a word to put in it. The white stand - Corky's, and spray painted white


This picture- EVERY time i pull it out, i cant believe how little she was!!!! She fit into an Easter basket- this year, this picture means even more to me. Gosh.. i miss her!

How have YOU decorated for Spring?

Classroom Valentines

It is very well known that i am extremely competitive when it comes to decorating, and trying to be the best at home decorating ( which i fail miserably) and i try to be the best mom- another big FAIL-- but i do my best and that's all that matters. i've learned in the last year that i love to take on WAY too many projects and try to do it all. ITS.NOT.POSSIBLE to do everything- i've found out many panic attacks later..
Some of you may remember that i made fun Ipo*s for mini me's classroom last year with chocolate kisses and conversation hearts- this year i was stalking blog land and found the CUTEST idea from i believe the blog called La*t*da.. i snatched up her idea and ran with it.
Once again, mini me came home with all of her classroom valentines and said : "mom, all the kids LOVED theirs from me!" I went to the dollar tree and bought the cotton candy - buy it in the YELLOW package if possible and i bought sugar cones and triangle shaped cello bags at Hob Lob. I made a little tag that said : "Valentine, you make my heart melt"
Easy, crafty and not the STUPID, repetitive cardboard valentines they sell.. I HATE those.. and seriously, the kids dont care about that anyways, they want SUGAR ( Uh... lets be real, who doesnt want sugar? ) And so.. its on to more blog stalking for more great ideas ;)