Happy Birthday Michael Patrick! I sure was busy back then on this day 36 years ago...they induced labor and I had him in an hour... 8lbs 12ozs! A good baby, fantastic son, always there for me and a wonderful highschool teacher!
Love you, Mom
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Great Ideas Blog Hopping!
Have you ever did this, been blog hopping in the morning and seen something on another blog and jumped right up and hunted down everything you needed and created it? That’s what I did this morning when I saw this on Debra’s blog Common Ground, Debra had been to Spring open house in her area and took some wonderful pictures… so stop over to see you will be glad you did, plus get great ideas like me. So I thought “how cute and easy this would be to do, just a page out of an old book and some twine.
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Here’s mine, a little different but it sure gave me the satisfaction of doing something today.LOL Today was a day of taking the oldest granddaughter to soccer practice and picking her up while her mom took the youngest one to Med Express for an ear infection! Then cooking supper, vacuuming, washing clothes well, you get the picture, it was just one crazy day:0
Nothing earth shattering but enough to satisfy that decorating urge we all get, just used a Dollar Tree plant and a page out of a book! See the ceramic balls? I got them at Pier One and yes, I painted my mantel Cottage White but I’m not so sure about it! I know it looks alot better than the blue but it just seems to bright looking.
Do you think I should distress it? I know I don’t want to use the mocha glaze on it but I do have a walnut stain. I’m just not sure what to do with it, I know I was very, very tempted to keep on going with my paint brush all over the brick.LOL I didn’t want to push my luck though, all in due time:)
Another view of it!
I also had some wonderful news today, I’m going to be a grammy again (4th time) in September! My oldest son Nick and daughter-in-law Christine, he told me they took a video of Alex, who will be 7 the end of this month, when they told her last evening and said it was just priceless, she has wanted a brother or sister forever♥ Now everyone’s dream is coming true!
I’ll be at these parties:
http://athomewithk.blogspot.com/2011/03/terrific-under-ten-tuesday-5.html
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2011/03/nifty-thrifty-tuesdays-no54-and.html
http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2011/03/spring-flowers-and-tuesdays-treasures.html
Thanks ladies so much for hosting these great parties♥
Added…Mr. Linky won’t let me upload pictures to the parties I have listed, I’ll keep trying thur out the day, this happened to me once before then corrected itself. It’s saying that my pictures are to big, I’ve never resized them so it’s Mr. Linky”s fault!
Added today…I finally just saved the picture as a thumbnail and Mr. Linky excepted that, did anyone else have this trouble, I’ve never resized my pictures so I don’t know what the problem is. Just wanted to let you know that I’m now listed with the parties above:)
Rondell
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Here’s mine, a little different but it sure gave me the satisfaction of doing something today.LOL Today was a day of taking the oldest granddaughter to soccer practice and picking her up while her mom took the youngest one to Med Express for an ear infection! Then cooking supper, vacuuming, washing clothes well, you get the picture, it was just one crazy day:0
Nothing earth shattering but enough to satisfy that decorating urge we all get, just used a Dollar Tree plant and a page out of a book! See the ceramic balls? I got them at Pier One and yes, I painted my mantel Cottage White but I’m not so sure about it! I know it looks alot better than the blue but it just seems to bright looking.
Do you think I should distress it? I know I don’t want to use the mocha glaze on it but I do have a walnut stain. I’m just not sure what to do with it, I know I was very, very tempted to keep on going with my paint brush all over the brick.LOL I didn’t want to push my luck though, all in due time:)
Another view of it!
I also had some wonderful news today, I’m going to be a grammy again (4th time) in September! My oldest son Nick and daughter-in-law Christine, he told me they took a video of Alex, who will be 7 the end of this month, when they told her last evening and said it was just priceless, she has wanted a brother or sister forever♥ Now everyone’s dream is coming true!
I’ll be at these parties:
http://athomewithk.blogspot.com/2011/03/terrific-under-ten-tuesday-5.html
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2011/03/nifty-thrifty-tuesdays-no54-and.html
http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2011/03/spring-flowers-and-tuesdays-treasures.html
Thanks ladies so much for hosting these great parties♥
Added…Mr. Linky won’t let me upload pictures to the parties I have listed, I’ll keep trying thur out the day, this happened to me once before then corrected itself. It’s saying that my pictures are to big, I’ve never resized them so it’s Mr. Linky”s fault!
Added today…I finally just saved the picture as a thumbnail and Mr. Linky excepted that, did anyone else have this trouble, I’ve never resized my pictures so I don’t know what the problem is. Just wanted to let you know that I’m now listed with the parties above:)
Rondell
Thursday, March 10, 2011
~My First Cloche~
Hi every one! I hope you had a wonderful day today, I got home from work a little while ago and thought I’d relax and blog hop then post. Here in Pa. we aren’t having very nice weather, it’s been raining it seems forever and tonight we are supposed to get 2 to 3 inches of snow, haven’t seen the sun for a while. I did notice today that my Hostas are coming up and was so happy to see them poking thur the ground, spring is on the way I guess:)
Here is a cloche that I found at GW for $2.99, actually I found out from another blog that it is really a cover for a clock but that’s okay I can use it as a cloche, they had a smaller one but I passed on it now I wish I had bought that one too!
The snow white bird with a crown I found at Michael’s and the faux plant at Gabe’s a while ago. I have them sitting on a white plate from GW and I’m pretty sure I only paid .25 for the plate, can’t beat the price!
Did you notice the vintage eggs in the first photo? I found those at GW too, I can’t remember how much I paid for them but I know it wasn’t alot. They are heavy though, I don’t know if they are silver or ceramic, I like to think that they are from the 40’s or 50’s… I know I’ve never seen anything like them before.
I keep the cloche and eggs in my newly painted hutch/china cupboard, I’m keeping Easter decorating simple this year and see if I like it or not. Just trying not to be cluttery, don’t know if that’s a word or not but it fits! LOL!
I’ve seen the bigger cloches at Marshall’s and never buy one then when I go back again they are gone, so next time I see one there I’m going to buy one…I do think they are neat♥
I’m partying at:
A Stroll Thur Life…A Spring Cloche Party
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating…Flaunt it Friday
Savy Southern Style…Wow Us Wednesday
Rondell
Here is a cloche that I found at GW for $2.99, actually I found out from another blog that it is really a cover for a clock but that’s okay I can use it as a cloche, they had a smaller one but I passed on it now I wish I had bought that one too!
The snow white bird with a crown I found at Michael’s and the faux plant at Gabe’s a while ago. I have them sitting on a white plate from GW and I’m pretty sure I only paid .25 for the plate, can’t beat the price!
Did you notice the vintage eggs in the first photo? I found those at GW too, I can’t remember how much I paid for them but I know it wasn’t alot. They are heavy though, I don’t know if they are silver or ceramic, I like to think that they are from the 40’s or 50’s… I know I’ve never seen anything like them before.
I keep the cloche and eggs in my newly painted hutch/china cupboard, I’m keeping Easter decorating simple this year and see if I like it or not. Just trying not to be cluttery, don’t know if that’s a word or not but it fits! LOL!
I’ve seen the bigger cloches at Marshall’s and never buy one then when I go back again they are gone, so next time I see one there I’m going to buy one…I do think they are neat♥
I’m partying at:
A Stroll Thur Life…A Spring Cloche Party
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating…Flaunt it Friday
Savy Southern Style…Wow Us Wednesday
Rondell
Want To See the Future!
My son had a meeting all day yesterday for Best Buy, want to see the future with electronics and glass, I know me and Mr. Kay would be lost but oh so wonderful for our grandchildren's future.LOL
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Terrific Under Ten Tuesdays
This is nothing new in blogland but when my oldest granddaughter saw my chalkboard she asked me if I’d make her one of course I said I would.
I had found this frame and picture at GW for $2.99, very 80’s or 90’s, and figured I could use the frame someday and that day came today!
Here’s a closer look at the frame, it’s a long, thin frame
I used Behr Cottage White, because I have alot of it left yet, and put about 3 coats of it on. When I do craft I’m so messy, I try not to be but it always works out that way!
I used Valspar blackboard paint (14.99) on the picture part and did about 4 coats on it. I’d love to try the clay pots this spring they have on the label wouldn’t you? They would look so nice on my potting bench too!
Here it is, I rotated this picture BTW I’m patting myself on the back because I didn’t have to consult the direction book.LOL
I hope she likes it♥
I’m joining this party today:
Terrific Under Ten Tuesdays with Kindra
Thanks so much Kindra for hosting this fun party!
Rondell
Monday, March 7, 2011
My Sister and Spring!
We had wonderful news today concerning my sister Judy, she had the cauterization this morning at 7:30 and the results were amazing…mild blockage and they are going to try medication, she is probably home by now. Yesterday I told her that there were people all over the country praying for her, she doesn’t do computers, so it was really something for her to hear, she couldn’t believe it and asked how, well, I told her “my blog”. I talked on the phone with her at about 2:30 pm today and she said “ I told them downstairs (where they did the cauterization), that my sister has everyone praying for me from her blog.” So you see ladies you meant so much to her, I thank each and everyone of you with all my heart for praying, just those tiny seconds that you took to do this turned it into a miracle and I give all the glory to God! I’m so happy now but over the weekend I was a wreck just couldn’t concentrate on anything but today is different and spring is in the air but just in the house… outside snow is melting from snow we got Saturday! I really hope that was the last snow of the winter:) Here are a few photos that I just took…
In a corner of the livingroom on my desk…
Corner of the diningroom!
In the corner of my kitchen counter! Shabby tin with greenery and cow creamer are from GW.
In the entryway! The vase and milk glass dish is a GW find!
I put my stone heart with the arrangement.
My mantel, the ceramic, white candlesticks are from GW!
Yes, that’s a cottage white paint sample taped there, I’m trying to see if I should paint the mantel:) Also the pot with the greenery is from GW and the birds or doves I can’t figure out what type of bird they are.LOL
On the hearth! I found the Santa Clara Prune box not to long ago at the flea market!
Here is something new I picked up at Marshall’s, love it and I’m thinking of putting something spring in it but I sure do have to get rid of those pinecones now:)
I know I’ve showed this before but what Mr. K said cracked me up, he thought it was a dress!!! Priceless!
Again thank you and I hope you are having a wonderful evening wherever you are!
I’m joining these fun parties:
Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays
Tuesdays Treasures
Twice Owned Tuesdays
Thanks ladies for hosting, I always enjoy them!
Rondell
Friday, March 4, 2011
I Need Your Prayers!
I really need your prayers guys, we have some bad news here, my sister, who is eleven years older than me was taken to the hospital and it’s her heart. They gave her two years, it’s so bad that they are afraid to operate being that she might not survive it. She said she has never had a heart attack and so did they, valves are bad and I don’t know what else, so we won’t really know anything until Monday when they do a heart cauterization. the doctor also said it could run in the family…so here I go girls…I’ll be going to him too in the near future!
My heart is heavy tonight she has always been around thur the years for me, I don’t know what to do but pray but I need you also…please pray for us, I would so appreciate it♥
Thank you,
Rondell
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