... not the world but my computer. It is having MAJOR issues. I am frantically trying to back up all my pictures on CD's. { I know, I should do it everytime I download but I don't always have the time!} So forgive my absence. I hope all have a great and relaxing weekend!!
Check out the new giveaway {ok, I cannot upload the picture but it is a hot pink Vera Bradley purse just click on giveaway to get there!!} Enter by tonight!!
My MIL is so sweet to add to my collection on special occassions. And my mom adds the ceramic
collection!! I LOVE them all!!So inspired by my sweet friend who is giving us a glimpse of all the rooms at her house that has polka dots, I thought I'd go around and see how many polka dots and checks I could find in mine!
So today here are the pics from my living room....{I'm saving my best room for last... the kitchen}
Another little frame I made for our Christmas Eve
gathering with family and friends!!
One of my all time favorite frames!!
With some of my all time favorite people!!
Mostly picture frames but they are polka dots!! The only checks are my curtains which are a tone on tone silk. I picked them up at Tuesday Morning during one of their sales!!
Come back and "check" me out for another peak into another room!!
This is day 1 of Summer Vacation....
Last year my SIL kept a separate blog documenting their summer. So I thought it would be fun for all my sweet bloggers out there to do the same {it doesn't have to be fancy} and let's link up to some summer fun! You may have some great ideas and we would love to hear. It may be something we could do in our neck of the woods...
Or maybe it's "Just Another Day... wherever you live"... but no matter make it the most fun you can... Big Budget or small.... summer is FUN for ALL!!!
Won't you join me for some summer fun?? After I have 20 follwers on the new blog I will host another lil giveaway.
... the end of the school year that is. Sweet because summer vacation is HERE but bitter because it just means my kids are getting older. More independant. More mature. Bigger!! I found this song on the internet and had to link y'all to it. It made me stop and think just how BIG the boys are getting.
First Day of school 2008/2009
Last day of school 2008/2009
See what I mean??!!
Well, at least we have the summer to enjoy ourselves!! Look forward to it!! How many days of summer vacation do we have?
On another note... I have a WINNER for the coaster.
Congratulations!! I hope you will enjoy them!{ Please send me
your information in the comments section.
{I moderate my comments so I will not publish it!}
I will post another giveaway soon.
Welcome summer vacation!! I look forward to the lazy days of summer!! Hope you do to!!
And my sweet friends are giving out some "fun Stuff"...
only 7 more mornings of waking up EARLY!! At least I keep telling myself that. Number 1 son will be able to "sleep in" somewhat... He has 7:15 practices 6 days a week this summer. He is in training for Long Course Season with the SE meet in July in Nashville. So what a huge commitment for him. He will also start training with weights. He is going to be sooo buff. I keep encouraging him with that. He's not buying it!! LOL
From Number 1 son... {my first VB}
Go to Lauren Nicole Gifts and enter for this...
Happy Mother's Day!!
a post with pictures soon!! I am FRANTICALLY trying to get my house in order! My parents are coming in town and this has been a CRAZY week and the house is a DISASTER!! Now I know that they don't care... but seriously it is a little out of control around here! So if I don't get the chance to blog again...
I hope all my moms out there have a GREAT MOTHER'S DAY!!
Today is my MIL's birthday and she has had a great one... said she got to spend it having lunch with her "man". That is the best gift anyone could have given her this year!!
So Happy Birthday to the greatest MIL in the world!!
I just LOVE keeping a secret. He had NO idea that he was receiving the 
His 4th grade teacher is the one who awards the medal. The standard is based
And of course eating off the RED PLATE for dessert!We picked blackberries today!! They were few and far between but there are plenty that will be ripe in about a week!! With the few we picked.... we made a blackberry cobbler! It was YUMMY!!
Please check out the button on my sidebar... Lauren Nicole gifts. Great giveaways!! And check out my friend Amy's blog {also at right} Fancy Schmancy... we used to live near each other {and I miss her!!} and she is soooo crafty!! I was able to catch up with her this weekend! Hopefully we will get to see each other in a month or so!!
Enjoy what is left of your weekend... mine is laundry and reading my book Little Earthquakes.
... one fun weekend with just me and McSweetie in "HOTlanta!!" McSweetie had to go for a course for work so I tagged along. {Thanks to ALL my friends & family who made that possible!}
We ate at some fabulous restaurants. On our way there we ate at Mimi's Cafe. Have y'all ever eaten there? Well, let me just say that any place that brings hot muffins to your table while you wait on your meal is A-OKAY in my book!! I had a fabulous Balsamic Chicken Salad with strawberries and all sorts of YUMMY stuff and McSweetie had a chicken pot pie that was to DIE for!!
My sweet friend Julianna let us borrow their garmin for the trip and it was WONDERFUL!! It go us straight to our hotel at 11:26pm. Whew what a day!! Glad I got to sleep in the next morning! WRONG!! Forgot to put the do not disturb sign out and at 8:15 Room Service was opening the door... To which I screamed "Don't need it!!" And then went back to sleep. Finally got up, ate the rest of my muffin from the night before and got clean and headed out on my own adventure. That would be the Ballard's Backroom!! Wow! If I had had a ton of money I could have done some damage! But alas, that trip I bagged NADA! Headed back out and hit the TJMaxx. What is wrong with our TJMAXX!! We don't carry Seven jeans or Vera Wang or any great designers for that matter. Yet again could have dropped a chunk of change but walked away again with NADA!! Now my trip to Payless... cha-ching! Two really cute pairs of earrings for $12. Not bad! A little lunch then I was on the road back to my hotel. Yes... I traveled the Atlanta Highways by myself... remember I was armed with the Garmin!! A true jewel!!
Once back at the room I finished off McSweetie's cookie he had gotten during our check-in the night before!! Read my book and talked with my friend Lisa who is an Atlanta native about where we should go for dinner. Into Buckhead we went and ate at the Lobster Bar. WOW, by far the BEST steak I had had in a LOOONG time. Much better than my steak from Ruth's Chris.. I'm just sayin'. Afterwards we drove around then ended up at Lenox Mall. Much to McSweetie's relief the LV store was closed! How does he always manage to squeak by on that? Anyhow... after a little walking around we headed back to the hotel {oh and to get something sweet, Wendy's frosty. Thought about going to Cold Stone but the weather was looking bad so we just went back to our room} And at the room we were introduced to The Tudors. Does anyone watch it? Well, I have heard it's pretty good and it was. Hooked after only 1 show. Now I need to rent, borrow, buy the first season to watch and catch up!
After a leisurely morning, we checked out and headed to THE VARSITY. We happily ate the Number 2 with onion rings, a chicken salad sandwich with fries, and the FROSTED ORANGE!! HEAVEN!! Can't wait to go back and take the boys! They would love it!! Then we went into Roswell to THE OTHER Ballard's Backroom and that is where I spent my money!! I found this lovely for 39.99 and this for 59.97!!! I was THRILLED!! McSweetie sweetly loaded it all and off we were for HOME!!
The boys are with their grandparents for the night and Annie is still at Doggie Camp so we have a night with no kiddos/doggie!! And McSweetie has disappeared with my neighbor! Hmmm... what is wrong with this ending??!!
Well, the girl has got to unpack!! Hope y'all have had a great weekend!!
