Thankful Thursday

I am Thankful to God for bringing friends into our lives...New friends, old friends, each person brings something for a bigger purpose.

Happy Thoughts

Each day I ask Marissa, "What is the Best Part of Your Day?"  Since I've been too busy to blog, I thought I'd create a list with some Happy Thoughts!

Wednesday, May 4th: 

• Finding a Chuck E. Cheese coin while making change for an elderly customer!

What's the BEST part of your day?

Purse Love

OK, Just wanted to share...My new purse.  So cute...$80.00 purse...marked 80% off...Used Gift Card for Christmas Gift...Purse Love...

These are my Corelle "Morning Blue" dishes.  My Mom bought me dishes when I was still in high school for when I moved out.  When I moved out, I took them.  Over the years I added a few pieces.  I love Corelle because for the most part, it doesn't break and it is lightweight and space saving.

A few weeks ago, I saw some of these dishes at a consignment store and they were cheap.  I didn't get them because I thought I'd get new dishes at some point soon.  A couple days later I regretted not getting them and now they're sold. 

So, what does a girl do?  Goes on Ebay to look for said dishes and finds out they're "vintage" (a/k/a old) and now hard to find and more than I want to pay on Ebay.  Ugh!!!! 

If anyone sees these dinner plates (cheap), please pick them up for me!

Shopping Bargain

I rocked it out today at the local thrift store. I found a bag of littlest pet shop animals (87 to be exact) for $4.00.  Each of these little guys is usually $4.00 each!  Some of them even came with hats, scarves, booties, hair bows, bibs, etc.

So far Marissa and Micayla have been playing with them for an hour...sorting...trading...having fun! 

To quote Andrea:  "They have cute-ability."

Blog Worthy!

OK, my friend Linette said this was blog-worthy.

Since Marissa has been testing boundaries lately, I've been keeping everyone informed on our parental (lack of) control.

About two weeks ago, we went to Publix and she was acting out in the grocery store. I immediately went to check out. On the way home, she was screaming and kicking my chair. What is a Mom to do?

I immediately drove to the police station. I informed the officer that I had an eight year old who was having issues with respect and automobile safety. He had a little conversation with her that produced tears followed up by a sheriff badge sticker. Apparently I am not the only Mom to have done this.

By the way, she's been much better this last week.

Enough said.

My New Business

I wanted to share some news with you about my new business with Uppercase Living. As most of you know, I have been a stay-at-home mom for quite some time. I really miss getting out, meeting new people and using the creativity and passion God has given me. I am very excited about this new opportunity because the products "wow" me and are very cost effective.

Uppercase Living has expressions for every occasion and you can even create custom designs. Some inexpensive ideas include coasters, monograms, wall expressions, auto embellishments, and even chalk wall items.

Check it out!
http://margaretinsc.uppercaseliving.net/
www.uppercaseliving.com

Defective Dog

Snowball is unique.

Top Ten Snow-isms:
1. She HATES wet ground and refuses to step on the grass.
2. She chases her tail and looks at you like you are WEIRD.
3. She gets herself wrapped up in her leash everytime I put it on her.
4. She destroys all toys except for one stinkin' $.82 cheap toy from Walmart.
5. She will steal things and bring them to me to "trade" for a treat.
6. She loves to chase a laser beam (I think she's part cat).
7. She doesn't like to be "naked" (without her collar).
8. She is freaked out by stray soccer balls in our yard.
9. She hides things under our bed.
10. She licks EVERYTHING (this is the dog I chose because she licked my face!)

We still love you Snowy!

Where is my Sweet Child?

Haven't seen the sweet size of Marissa in a few weeks.
It's too early for these pre-teen behaviors.

Just yesterday:

She THREW a hamster (it's ok)
She PINCHED Micayla hard enough to leave a bruise
She called me CHEAP in front of a shoe store
She had a TANTRUM in Walgreens like a toddler
She ARGUED with me regarding homework again

Oh, sweet child...please come back...soon!

Snowball

Snowball really needs to pull her weight and get a job.
She needs to pay for all the stuff she destroys.
I really think the dog in this commercial could be her twin.

What do you think?
Should Snowball pursue an acting career?

Dear Santa

Because I am selfish...
Not saying I've been more nice than naughty...

Here is my Christmas Wish List:

custom scrapbooker's t-shirt at etsy.com, size 2x please
garden botanika heart perfume
life is good stuff
tervis tumbler stuff
cricut gypsy
hands-on training with the dog whisperer
trip for my sister and I to Brave Girls Camp
oh, and, don't forget... world peace

Craftsman's Chicken

Tuesday was the first session of SPOTS and we had a game show where we shared our favorite cooking disaster. Our table won.

Here it is:

1 lb boneless chicken breasts
1 head of broccoli
1 lb mozzarella cheese
salt & pepper to taste
paprika for garnishing
1 wet-dry vac

Rinse broccoli and separate into stalks. Flatten chicken breasts and add salt and pepper to taste. Place mozzarella cheese and broccoli on top of chicken and roll up. Use toothpicks to hold in place. Place in a baking dish. Sprinkle paprika on top. Bake at 350° for approximately 30 min. or until the chicken is cooked through.

Here’s how the recipe got its name:
Lou had prepared the chicken and Margaret was just going to add a little paprika for color. Instead, she added cinnamon! Oops! No problem ... Lou will just vacuum up the cinnamon with the Craftsman wet/dry vac. Well, to prove the strength of the wet/dry vac, just see how fast it sucks up chicken, leaving only toothpicks and broccoli behind! True Story!

Bob Vila gives this recipe 5 hammers!

Awesome Photography Blog

The thing I love about blogging is that you find other blogs with the same interests by clicking on a blog of a friend of a friend...you get it...

Angelica Grade Designs is a blog I view every day.
Check out her awesome photography at Angie Seaman Photography.

Cute Kid

If I wanted another kid...
If I wanted a kid instead of a dog...
If I wanted the kid to look like me instead of her father...
If I wanted a kid to be a girl...

it would look like her.

Junkin for Milk Glass

As most of my friends know, I love "junkin." I search thrift stores for fabulous treasures. Lately I have been finding milk glass to store craft items in my craft room.

These are my latest bargains...

Phrase of the Day

Quoted from Desperate Housewives:

"You're one dead dog away from a country song."

Says it all, huh?

About me

What does your tv say about you? I "tivo" almost all of my favorites so I can watch when I feel like it (a/k/a child is in bed and husband releases remote).

I am a 40-something stay at home mom with a husband, child and dog, 2 hamsters, living in suburbia upscale Columbia, South Carolina.

Do I watch TV shows about suburbia? educational shows? No, lately this is what I'm into:







My husband wants to know why his wife is into violence, bikers, guns, drugs, foul language, tattoos and blood and guts...

Anyone relate to this?

Seacoast Church

We love our life group.

To view video, click here.

Halloween is Coming

Halloween is coming up.
Marissa wants to be a witch.
OK, I know I shouln't have those thoughts.
Anyway, we're going to buy a non-spooky witch costume.

If only I had time, money and room to decorate a bathroom.
If you need Halloween decorating inspiration...click here.

I HEART Hamsters!

Our Hamster babies are all grown now. Brownie on the left and Toffee on the right. They have the sweetest personalities. That's Katherine holding them. She's a wacky animal person too.

Snowball still wants to eat them.