Thursday, November 3, 2011

28 Days of THANKFUL.........

A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE INSPIRED ME TO
30 DAYS OF THANKFUL!
SINCE IT IS ALREADY
NOVEMBER
3rd
MY THANKFUL MONTH
BEGINS
TODAY!


28 DAYS OF THANKFUL

I'm Thankful for the EARTH!

and everything we can grow!

Gary has planted 10 fruit & nut trees
at our new home here in Texas.

Our grass is all dead and ugly but we have a fall garden and some
beautiful shrubs and flowers in their new planters!

Thank-You Mother Earth

You are a "GIFT" to all



Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween............

For the past 10 years we have spent Halloween at the beach in San Diego.
This was our first year to walk our neighborhood,
 dress-up and give
out candy at our door step.
The boys were so excited and could hardly wait for it to get dark!

Ready to go!.........
Pumpkin Carving with our singles........



Daniel, Anna & Heather carving pumpkins........

Bailey!

Dressing up in all our old costumes........



It was a great night but we sure did miss our annual beach trip with so many of our good friends!  If California wasn't 22 hours away, we would have been there for sure!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Makeover.....

 Love my Craigs list hutch....


But really wanted to make it pop and have some character
so..........
I found two great colors and a can of walnut stain.

LOVE IT EVEN MORE NOW!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

September Blessings......



Blessings in September

...Community Service for Bastrop
...Great Job Opportunity for Court & Macey
...More new friends
...Farmers Markets
...Backyard Garden
...Great success in school (for those that are in school)
...Football Fun
Just a shot to show how much taller Bailey
is compared to his team mates that are the same age!
Needless to say he caught a lot of interceptions.

...Extra time to CREATE





Sunday, October 2, 2011

Orange........

HAPPY FALL

WE LOVE TO DECORATE FOR HALLOWEEN!









Anna at the Buda Fall Fest


Fall Brings............

1.  Cooler Weather
2.  General Conference
3.  Crock Pot Meals & Homemade Bread
4.  Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
5.  Fall Gardening
6.  Open Windows & Doors 
7.  Pumpkins
8.  Football
9.  Halloween Candy
10. Yummy Candles  





Tuesday, September 13, 2011

FALL EXCITEMENT......

Fall

I love this time of year!  I love to warm my home with a great candle (even though it is suppose to be 103 today)
First........I have so many things I want to do and create!
 Halloween is on my mind and my Christmas ideas are anxiously stored in the second file of my brain just waiting to be opened as well.
Call me weird, but I can only be creative when my.....
1. laundry is done
2. Gary's white shirt's are ironed
3. I've checked my e-mails
4.  My kitchen is clean
5. The house is picked up
6. Dinner is planned
&
a few personal goals are met.


I moved my sewing machine into the family room!


I turned on the food network to inspire me
&
keep me company



I found my fabric and got the cutting board set up.  I saw these cute halloween treat bags on pinterest and now I am motivated to make some.


A fun project we did this past weekend.
All ready to hang up in a few weeks.


And some fun ideas that I'm not yet sure what the end product will be.

I just wish we could have a thunderstorm here like my friends in Vegas have been having.  There's just something about an overcast sky that excites me.


It's almost 3pm now and the boys will be walking in the door any time now so.............I have to turn off the tv, change my brain to the task master mom and get ready to read with the boys, help with homework, pick up Anna from Artclub, go to a PTA meeting, make dinner and then pack up for Bailey's football game at the YMCA.

But there is always tomorrow.

Loving the FALL





Thursday, September 1, 2011

AUGUST BLESSINGS.....


BLESSINGS IN AUGUST.....

* SCHOOL STARTS = QUIET TIME

* MOTIVATION TO START COOKING AGAIN

* NEW GOALS

* CARS INSURED & LICENSED (NO MORE "BEHAPPEE")

* FINDING A WONDERFUL, SUPER HARD YOGA TEACHER

* ANOTHER NEW CALLING

* ALL OF ANNA'S NEW FOUND FRIENDS

* GARY'S OUTDOOR BEAUTIFING SKILLS & DETERMINATION


* COLEMAN'S LEADERSHIP & EXAMPLE @ BOOT CAMP

* OUR NEW,LARGE F.H.E.GROUP

* SPEAKING AS A FAMILY IN THE YORKTOWN BRANCH

* FINDING ALL MY FAVORITE SHOPS IN 1 LOCATION!

* CELL PHONES & FAMILY CHATS