I've been tagged !

Here are the rules which must be posted on your blog if you are tagged:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.


Here are the 7 facts about me:

1. ) I am very organized and when I get unorganized I get stressed. I like to have things planned out.

2. ) I enjoy gardening and working in my flower beds around our yard.

3. ) I enjoy spending quality time with my Hubby and Cat.

4.) I am the oldest of 3 girls.

5.) I do not like any sort of seafood.

6.) I have secretly always thought about getting a dolphin tattoo but never did it.

7.) I wish I knew how to sew and knit!

That’s it for me !

Have a super day all !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Creativity in the Home !!

Something to share...................

With the help of the construction of this by my husband. I made this valance for our bedroom. I also have one in my kitchen, over the patio door. But this one I changed it up a bit. I bought and stained and polyed custom wood trim and applied it to the valance to give it that extra detail. I really liked how it turned out. So creativity for me. Is not just with paper and ink. It also comes thru in our home and my decorating and such. Plus its nice to have something custom. No one else has one like it. Below is the before pic.

Here is a close up of the valance.

Here is the after pic of the window with the nice new valance. Thanks to my Hubby for his part and putting it up for me as well. Great things we can accomplish together.

Giving Thanks !

Have you ever thought about Freedom ?

Have you ever thought about what this flag means ? What it stands for?
Who saved it and made it for us.
For the United States and United We Stand !

Take a mintue to give thanks!
To all of those troops fighting for this flag each and every day and all the things it means to each and every one of us !
If you go to this web site,
http://www.letssaythanks.com/ you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services.

How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! This is a great site. Please send a card. It is FREE andit only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our guys and gals over there need to know we are behind them...

I got this from a good friend Jo ! I hope we can all send one. So pass the work and pass the link !

God Bless the United States & In God We Trust !!!!

Sat

We got some Sun yesterday, not a whole lot. But some. So we took adventage of the NO RAIN..........
Jes did so many things in the garage and I cleaned and vacummed my car, the truck and the boat. So today I want to finish some things in the house and do a few things for myself in the office. I hope to post another bit of home decor creativity that I made last today or this coming week!

Have a good one !

Love this sign!!!!

I found this at my local Target and knew I had to have it. I just love this saying. So as of right now it is hanging for all to get in my hall way !!!

Hope have a good weekend all !

Friday Night Fun & Creatvity !

This last Friday, my friend and co-worker had a stamping party Friday night. Every time we have the same demonstrator Nancy. She is always so much fun. I promised a few people I would post what we made. So here you go girls !!!
Here is a X-mas card, cute and very simple !
Here is a great kids card. Cute set in the book with many possiblities !
That's it !

Had to share

This was sooo cute I had to share!

That could be a view of me from behind BUTT it's not.

Its ALMOST friday. YIPPPY. Its been a long week.

Need some SUNNNNNNN!!!!!!

Well -

I need sun, sun, sun, sun, sun, sun pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I am not sure about some of you, but I am really getting tired of all these glummy dark clouds and rain here in Mn. We prayed for rain this summer when our yards where fried by the hot summer sun.
While a nice rain is good from time to time. It keeps my flowers blooming and grass green. When it goes on for days and days at a time. It is well, a little rather depressing. I have to admit. I am sure many of you are thinking the same thing. When will this rain ever stop. Soon I hope. How the forecast doesn't seem to reflect my wishes in that department.

Fall is here and soon will be winter. We have a TO-DO list a mile long and I am hoping we can really make a huge dent in it. Every year(winter) we have such good intentions. But that is all they ever are.. is intentions. This year they will be done. I think it makes a person feel better when they have accomplished items they wish and want to get done. As well as giving you self worth and a sense of accomplishment as well. The work is not always fun. But in my experience the pay off is usually always worth it.

So friends and family... please do be surprised if we are calling in some favors, or pay backs for help we have already offered to you. We could really use and love the support and helping hand. Don't also be shocked if we are home alot trying to get things done. Its nothing personal. Just time to make a difference.

Jes and I seem to be pleasers and always putting our home, our projects, our needs on the back burner to help other or go to other activities and such. As a result nothing happens and things that are our dreams and our ideas and our goals are going unaccomplished. So we are going to change gears a bit and meet some of our needs first.

Along the road of life, you learn many things, experience many things. As well as learning who cares, who uses, who is a friend, who maybe isn't as good as your idea of them was. Who will lend a hand and who won't. Who understands, who doesn't. Who judges, who only see's their side of things. Etc. Try and remember each day. Everyone is in a different spot in life, has different things happening whether they are good or bad, busy or bored. Has different view points and different priorities and different beliefs, different passions and different loves. Hopefully we can respect that and live together and be respectful of all those different things in each and everyone we know and be friend and love.

New Door

Ahhh its done ! Here is what our wedding money bought us ! It took 2 weekends to get it 100% percent done but it was well worth it. Jes had to make some coustom trim work and stain it and poly it all that those not sooo fun things. But all and all it was well worth it. I now have a wonderful door. It is sporting the look of a french door but its a slider!

We have need a new patio door for about 2 years. It really took some looking around to find what we wanted and what would work for us and our area.

We are hoping it will make a big impact on our heating bills this winter. It will be a good tight window and doors. Plus really giving the kitchen a new look. I love it.

A YARD like no Other !!!!!

We know how to do Halloween at our house !

Friends and Family that are close. Please drive the kids by some night. They will love it. All the neighborhood kids do and it is a bit of work. So we would love you to come and see our hard work paid off and have fun with it.

Above is our front bay window !!!!!!!!
Here are my scraecrow friends !

My Vampire here above with some orange lights on the shrubs.
Our front door all lite up for the Holiday and soooo inviting with the many fun Halloween and Fall colors.
My freaky little ghost friend ready to say BOO BOO !!!

Here are a few other scray ghost blow up with flying bats inside it.
Jes's all time favorite was got 2 years ago. Mr Homer.

Just a few more welcome, inviting items by the walkway and drive way !

Hope you have enjoyed what we had to share and I hope you drive by it.

Happy Halloweeeeeenie ALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!