Pink, Yellow and Orange Spring Porch

February 26, 2019February 25, 20194 Comments

Good morning! I’m a day late, but I made it today! Did you do anything exciting this past weekend? I helped out my animal shelter at the adoption event at PetSmart on Saturday. We had two different adoption events happening and ended up with 18 dog adoptions! So happy for these furry friends!

I was finally able to get my Christmas stuff (!) off my front porch and make it a little more spring like. It’s been hard to get out to fix it up between rainy days and really cold days, but we finally had a nice weekend, so I got busy!

I always change up my chalkboard for the season.

Aren’t these the boots the cutest? These were my daughters when she was three. She wore them EVERYWHERE!! Even to church! Only when you are 3, right?

This is my favorite bunny friend. She is definitely ready for spring and for some fresh carrots.

I used to sing this song to my girls when they were small. Some of my preschoolers sing it too and it brings back such sweet memories.

I used a Dollar Store scarf and tied it around a small pillow form. This is a great simple way to bring some color to any room.

I try to fill this wicker box with flowers for each season. I usually use Dollar Store flowers out here because they tend to get faded and dirty. This way I can replace them easily and not be out too much money.

It is supposed to rain again this week, so these boots would come in handy. If I was 3. And had little feet. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a great week!

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Pink and Gold Valentine Tablescape to Share With Your Sweetheart

February 11, 2019February 10, 2019Leave a comment

Good morning! It’s Valentine week! I decided to set up a little table for two in front of our little faux fireplace. It’s a nice cozy place to have a special dinner.

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Since this is Valentine’s week, I thought I would share a sweet story with you.

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A couple of summers ago, my daughter and I were driving home on a very hot summer day, when we spotted a dog running loose in a church yard. Well, being the dog lovers we are, we turned around to go back. There was no way we were going to leave it out there.

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After we turned around, we saw another dog running loose in the church yard too. I called my husband, who was just getting home from work, to bring some leashes and some water for the dogs.

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My daughter and I walked over to where we saw the dogs, and started calling for them. The road next to the church is very busy, so we wanted to be very careful and not scare the dogs into the street.

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One of the dogs came right up to my daughter, and when he walked up, another dog popped out of the bushes. Now there were three!

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We were able to catch the two dogs pretty easily and placed them in the air-conditioned truck with water. The third dog was a little more difficult to catch, but she was just scared and finally decided she wanted to be with her other friends and allowed us to catch her.

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We brought them all home and found the home for one of the dogs immediately, but the other two we ended up taking to our local animal shelter. They had no micro-chips and so we left them there for the required days until we could take them to our friends’ no-kill shelter. Both dogs were really sweet and we know they would be adopted quickly.

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Once they were at the shelter, I was able to visit them quite often. The little girl dog went into heat and was put into the infirmary until she could be fixed.

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I would go into the infirmary when I visited, take my girl out of the kennel, and just hold her in my lap. She was so sweet! She would sit with her head on my shoulder for at least 45 minutes and not even try to get down or run around.

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Needless to say, I was falling in love.

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I talked it over with my husband, but he was concerned about how our older dog would react to bringing another dog home. We already had our 12 year old and two 2 year olds. Do we really want another one?

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I knew my husband was right and so whenever I went to the shelter, I tried to stay away from the little girls’ kennel. It was so hard! She would bark and whine at me every time she saw me!

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I was trying to be so strong and tell myself she would find the perfect furever home. The first weekend in August, my daughter and I went to visit my sister for a couple of nights. On the last day, it was my anniversary.

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Around noon, I got a text from my husband with a picture of a leash and collar at the shelter and my husband saying Happy Anniversary! I did ask, just to be clear, is there a dog attached to that? The answer, yes! My husband knew how much I loved that little girl, and had gone and adopted her for me.

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Here is my sweet Magnolia Grace! Her first name is the name of the street we live on and Grace is the name of the church we found her at. She is still the sweetest girl and loves to cuddle. Just look at this sweetie!

Maggie is so full of love! She doesn’t have a mean bone in her body. She has been the perfect addition to our home. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Treats

February 8, 2019February 7, 20192 Comments

Hello! How did everyone’s week go? Is everyone happy that it’s Friday?

This week we are getting some inspiration for Valentine’s Day sweets. Now, I love baking and I’m getting prepared to bake a bunch of stuff for my coworkers. So I was using this as some inspiration. And now I’m hungry. Enjoy!

Chocolate Valentine’s Kiss Cookies from The Kitchen is My Playground

Caramel Drizzle Brownie Hearts from Betty Crocker

Cute Heart Valentine’s Treats from The Resourceful Mama

Heart Shaped Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treats from Honey and Lime

Cupid Crunch Popcorn Mix from This Mama Loves

Valentine’s Cake Batter Fudge from Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons

Marbled Valentine’s Sugar Cookies from Baked by Rachel

Easy Valentine Trifle from Making Life Blissful

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars from Two Sisters Crafting

Pink Peppermint Patties from Butter with a Side of Bread

Driftwood Wreath

February 4, 2019February 3, 20193 Comments

Good morning! I’m back today with another driftwood project, or maybe it’s another wreath project! You can see my other driftwood projects here and here and here and here. You can find the wreath projects here and here.

I had the idea to make a driftwood star. My husband cut out a wooden star for me, but when I started to lay the pieces on, I realized I didn’t have enough small pieces of driftwood. So I poked around in my garage and found a large piece of cardboard I had been saving. I figured it would work for a driftwood wreath instead. I tried a few different things to trace for my circle, and ended up with this bucket. I traced the outside of the circle first. It measures about 16 inches.

Once I had the outside circle traced, I turned the bucket over and centered it as close as I could. Then I traced the inside circle.

I cut around the outside circle first and then poked a hole in the middle and cut the inside circle. Now I had a cardboard form for my driftwood to be attached to. The edges don’t have to be perfect, since the driftwood will cover it up.

I started with the bottom layer, using bigger pieces and laying them around the edges. Once I had it the way I liked, I hot glued them on.

After the bottom layer was secure, I started adding in smaller pieces to fill in the top layer. I kept adding until I could no longer see the cardboard and it was filled in nicely.

I felt like it needed a little something more, so I added one starfish to the bottom. I hung it on an old window I have sitting on my faux mantle. The perfect coastal touch!

I thought the song ‘Down By The Bay’ was the perfect saying for my chalkboard.

A lantern with some fairy lights and a small bowl of seashell necklaces add to the beach feel.

Now I just need the warm weather to match my new wreath! Don’t you just love that really curvy weathered piece of driftwood at the bottom?

Thank you so much for coming by today! I hope you have a wonderful week!

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Cable Management for the Win!

February 1, 2019January 31, 2019Leave a comment

Hello! Can you believe today is February 1st? Where has this year gone so far? I swear yesterday it was New Years…but I guess not.

Speaking of New Years, how are everyone’s resolutions going? Good…bad…have you given up already? I hope not! Keep going! You can do it!

One of my New Years resolutions is to manage things better. You know, things like time, schedule, money, and cables. Ugh! My cable management is terrible. I just hang my phone charger and Fitbit charger from my lamp (which looks like an Eiffel Tower mind you), but my cats really like playing with them. And, it probably isn’t good for the cables either.

But thanks to Blue Key World, this problem has been solved!

*This blog post has been sponsored by Blue Key World*

Blue Key World is a company that specializes in home and kitchen wear. How cool is that? They created these nifty little doo-dads that help you with keeping your cables organized. But not only that, but they create some pretty sweet knifes for your cooking supplies. Not impressed yet, just wait and see.

They were kind enough to send both mom and I a pack of 6 cable organizers. These organizers are tiny! They aren’t very big so it’s perfect to hide behind a shelf or on the leg of a table to keep your cords in order. What’s even better is they come with a sticky pad on the back. Just peel off the sticker and BAM! Stick it to whatever surface you need to!

Now I only used two, one for my phone charger and one for my Fitbit charger. Just so that way they weren’t hanging on my Eiffel Tower lamp and falling willy nilly. The hole that holds the cord is big enough for the cord, but small enough that your charger port won’t fall through. And the matte texture of the organizer helps to hold the cords in place. How cool is that!

Mom and I both tried them for a week to make sure that they worked. We also gave my dad one for his phone charger, just to have an extra person try it. Mom always complained about her phone charger falling out of her phone during the night and waking up to an almost dead phone. But with Blue Key World’s cable organizer, she hasn’t had to worry about that at all. Her phone has stayed plugged in all night long. And my dad? Not the same issue, but really enjoyed not having to try to find his fallen phone charger at night when he was ready to go to bed.

For me, I have one tiny complaint. And honestly, it’s not even that big of a deal and it’s not entirely the fault of the cable organizer. My phone charger has a matte finish on it, just like the organizer. So my phone charger had a bit of a hard time sliding up and down through the small hole in the organizer. But if the hole was any larger, my charger port would fall through meaning the organizer wasn’t doing it’s job. But other than that, it’s great! My cats aren’t always trying to play with my cables, they are more organized, and they aren’t just hanging around on my lamp all the time.

Overall, if you need a cable organizer, this is the way to go. If you click here, this will take you to Blue Key World’s Amazon page where you can purchase one of your own. I promise you won’t be disappointed if you purchase one! Thanks for stopping by!