♪♫beach baby beach baby ♪♫

Today is my friday and I took off tomorrow and monday so I'm looking forward to a nice four day weekend.  The weather is supposed to be beautiful all four days!   I have no real plans other then to get to the lake a couple days and to do what ever i feel like doing.  I went last saturday and the water was only 56 degrees! ha! but I got it and got fully wet!  I didnt stay in too long though.  hopefully this weekend it will be a little warmer. I think I'll go to the book store tomorrow morning before the beach to get something to read or some magazines..

I think I will also change my patriotic decorating to my summer themed decorating...  not that I really have that much to change up.. but I have a bin full.. mostly seashells..  though I love all my little patriotic friends and hate to put them all away!   geesh.. just thinking after the seashells... it'll be time for do halloween! LOL!!  lets not rush that though.. its finally just getting summery here.  Im ready for the beach!

I need to get off of here, I have to start work early today and I have to work late.. not looking forward to that at all.. anyways, I still have to feed figgy, franny and buffy and make my lunch!  by the way,   buffys sitting on 4 eggs!  lol!  they wont hatch, and I'll start taking them away from her one at a time.. I dont like when she has eggs because she just sits in the bottom of her cage and doesnt talk or whistle.. 

I'll be back later! I better go get busy!

have a great day everyone! 
oh.. ps.. both of my little grand pies were sick this week with strep throat, pink eye and colds and ear infections!!
just breaks my heart I tell ya!! 
they are both feeling a little better now
thankfully...

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Im a little bored today...

oh my!  two posts in one day... its cause dare I say it?  Im BORED!!  its beautiful outside.. but I got a little burned at the beach yesterday so I really dont want to be out in the sun today.  hubby worked all day and I puttered and played.  and made the flamingo thats been in my head.  I did a needle felted one and I also started one out of paper clay.  when he hardens I'll finish him.   

YOu do know theres something wrong with me that I would walk around with my camera all day taking pictures of what ever I'm doing.. or eating!  this morning I had breakfast on the porch.. then I made watermelon kiwi salsa for lunch.. and I ate most of it! For dinner, I made that squash potato bake that everyones been pinning on pinterest and posting on face book.  I have to say it was really good.  I loved it.  Hubby didnt feel quite the same way.  hes not a fan of potatos.  Oh well  too bad for him!  I'll surely be making it again sometime.  In anycase... you see.. I took pictures of it all. 

OK.. I guess I'll do some blog hopping now, either that or I need to find something constructive to do.. yeah, blogging sounds like more fun.. see you out there!

have a great week my friends!

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pics from the 4th!

Seems its taken me forever to get here to make a post.  Busy busy busy!  we had a great 4th of july.   As our usual, we went to our friends the fellers to hang out with them and our other friends the flanagans.  our families have grown so that there are a lot of us these days!!   but the more the merrier!  

We always start the 4th off with the Lyndonville parade.  which is made up of mostly loud firetrucks.   we have got to get more people involved in making floats.. I think they should have a contest and give out money rewards for the best.. in any case, its still fun.  marla didnt seem to mind the sirens, but torry, as much as he loved seeing the trucks, the sirens hurt his ears.  Same for the fireworks later that night.  in fact, he fell asleep in my arms with my fingers in his ears! LOL!

The fellers have a beautiful in ground pool, but this year they are doing some work on it and it was not up and running.  so I bought this little blow up pool at walmart for 25.00 and I have to say it was perfect for the kids and a few of the adults too! lol

There was TONS of food, cheesy pototos, baked mac and cheese, deviled eggs, baked beans, watermelon, mac salad, brocoli salad, tortilini salad, hotdogs, burgers, strawberry pretzel dessert, apple pie, cupcakes, cake balls, icecream cones... and Im sure there was more! 

 

 So of course we all ate... Alot!

 

The fellers have gorgeous property, which you may recall the pictures from rob and Tiffs wedding last year.  Its just beautiful  and we always have a good time there. 

Their property sits on Johnsons creek which is a perfect place for the guys to hang out and shoot guns. (they shoot them into the creek I think.. I dont really know, because I dont really like the guns and I dont go back there much.) Between the guns and the fireworks, there was an awful lot of booming going on!   

My little baby pies had the best time, though neither of them really ate other then snacky chips and drinks.  I think it was maybe all a little overwhelming for them,  but they had fun.   Marla took a little nap and then stayed awake for the fireworks and I already told you Torry only saw the first half of the fireworks before crashing.

 

Im pretty sure both babies enjoyed themselves as did all of the rest of us. Next year there will be another grandpie to play with too!  she should be about 7 months old by then!

  

So, thats pretty much our fourth of july, then friday I worked.. and yesterday was my first BEACH DAY of the year!  the lake was only 56 degrees... but it was about 90 out...  I definitely went in.. all the way!  it was cold..  but so refreshing!

Okeedokie.. I guess I shall end this here.  Not sure what todays plans are yet.. I think Im going to make some flamingos!  I know weird right?  we'll see though.   And, I may go shopping maybe.. 

for now, I need to go eat some breakfast.  

Have a happy summery sunday!

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happy Independence day!!

Hoping everyone has a great holiday today.  We will all be meeting up for the lyndonville parade.  fingers crossed that its not going to rain.  It doesnt look too promising at all.  After the parade we'll all head over to our friends house and spend the day happily hanging out and picnicing!  rain or shine... 

And then... later tonight, if its not raining, we'll go to the fireworks up in town.  

Ok.. off I go.. I want to clean up my craft room and get some breakfast.  

have a great day my friends!

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patriotic pinwheel tutorial easy peasy!

 

A couple of my bloggy pals asked if I would do a tutorial for the pinwheels.  I needed to make a couple to go on a gift for my secret pal at work, so I thought Id take some pics while I made them, so I could show you.  

Wait til you see how EASY they are to make!

  

first gather your supplies, you will need papers,  sticks or heavy straws for the handles, hot glue gun and glue sticks, other good glue for gluing the fronts and backs together on your papers if they arent double sided, distressing ink and buttons.

  

Next, cut your paper into squares.  what ever size you like.  I like to make different sizes.  If youre going to make several, I suggest cutting one at 6 inches, 5 inches and 4 inches.. you can go smaller if you want too.

  

Next, if your paper isnt a heavy double sided paper, you will need to glue two pieces together.  I always use my fabri tac glue.  I just really like it, but you can use what ever you want.

 

now you'll need to cut diagonally from each corner toward the center.  Dont cut all the way to the center, leave about an inch square in the middle.

 

 Using hot glue, gently curl each corner towards the center and glue it down.  dont fold the pieces.. you dont want it to be flat.

  

I then used distressing ink on all the edges to give it some shading. I also distressed the straws that I used for the sticks.

  

Glue the sticks on and your pinwheel is almost finished!  All you have left to do is add a button, or pompom into the center and ta dah!  youre done!

  

See?  easy peasy! 

have fun!

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