vinyl tablecloths make the best...

outdoor decorative pillows. for rainy and snowy seasons you don't have to worry about the water seeping through. in hot sunny weather you don't need to fret over it being sun bleached because you get a whole heck of a lot of vinyl in a vinyl table cloth for small money, and you can make more once the first set get worn down. now if you live in a super windy area like yours truly, make sure you add some rocks inside your pillow to hold 'em down...

these turned out a little on the bright side, but i also found some olive-y greenish sage-y color for the next set. i just thought with all that white stuff the red would look super flashy and nice!

out with the christmas, in with the...hearts?

christmas tree down: check
christmas decor put away:check
christmas aftermath still a frenzy in the kids room: check
driving to go see the in laws this weekend to celebrate late christmas with them: check
winter decor put up:che....wait i don't have any "winter" decor...not a fan of snowmen, i like snowflakes but i don't have too many...soooooo
valentines decor put up: check
next week i'll show you some more, and i'll finally show you what i've been working on with my vinyl tablecloth...i know you've been holding your breath.
i got a few snapshots of the little one and her own personal pony.

she absolutely loooves that dog, er pony, and he tolerates her just fine...that makes me very happy.

she makes me happy.

now you've gone and made me cry...

dear middle of nowhere people,
well what can i say. i know some of you have started to read this silly little blog of mine, so i thought i would take the opportunity to say to you all THANK YOU. thank you thank you thank you. never in my wildest dreams did i think possible that you could already outdo yourselves in taking care for my family. everything from calling to making sure i'm okay, to waking up to the sounds of a tractor fixing my broken pipe, to looking out my window and seeing yet another tractor clearing off my driveway of the pesky white stuff...today you proved me wrong. to my surprise i opened the door not once but twice to wonderful ladies of the community (a sheriff included...yeah we're that cool) with their arms full to the brim with presents for my little ones (AND SOME FOR ME TOO!) to give you a little perspective, i wrapped up our presents that i went out and bought in white...YEAH, do you SEE any white in there? oh it's peppered in there but it's drowned in a sea of wonderful gifts donated by you guys to my family. so yes thank you for making up for someone not being here. *blubbery mess*

and GI Joe husband, the community also sent out a huge package of necessities for you and the guys overseas, as well as letters written by all the elementary school children, well all except nate's class. no, i got those wonderful letters here waiting for you when you come home to us. so to all of you out there in big cities and not out in the middle of nowhere, i'm really sorry you don't know these people, they have got to be hiding their wings and halo's somehow, because i'm pretty sure that's what they are. dog gone it, i really need to invest in water proof makeup.

the official christmas picture

well it was taken in sept. when GI Joe husband was here...look how warm we look.

merry christmas. may it be safe, warm and cozy!

sundays suck, and things to come

i hate sundays, it's the hardest day of the week for me. it's suppose to be the Lord's day and a spiritual day. not so much for me, it's pretty much my own personal hell (yup, it bumped walmart with kids off the list), but i go because i have to, God told me to. enough said about that...only roughly 7-8 more sundays to dread and go through till GI Joe husband gets home...7-8!!! i can't wrap my mind around that! it's not real till he's here.

anyways... i'm always on the lookout for some vinyl tablecloths with good prints...why? oh well you'll have to come back next week to find out what i make out of it! i was so happy to find this tablecloth at walmart, pretty cheap as well, so that makes it even better. i'm starting to work on them today! any guesses?