SCARE DRYER

This morning ryan and i have decided we are going to go out to breakfast, go to a yard sale, and run some other errands. I didnt want to take a full blown shower, so i just wet my hair so i could dry it and it wouldnt look like bed head.



Well i turn on the hair dryer and what happens you ask?? A freaking HUGE SPIDER..thats right a spider gets blown out of my hairdryer and flies at my face. What a way to start my halloween..GEEZ..OF course i start screaming and crying and Ryan asks if i got shocked! i would say that was an understatement. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!


Ps. apparently it was a "wolf spider" i guess that is the technical name for a Giant, Scary, Mean Hairdryer spider....

slacking lately?

So Sorry about my infrequent posting this week..i have been busy procrastinating!! it seems like when everything needs to be done, i have the urge to do absolutely nothing. Horrible, I know.

So yesterday, as i was putting off cleaning the house and organizing our clutter, i (well me and heath) drove to Camden, SC to meet Ryan for lunch. I got there way early-on purpose- so that i could browse the antique shops. Much to my surprise, i found a side table almost exactly like this one...

Now this buffet/side table/antique is by no means perfect. Actually it is perfectly imperfect, but i fell in love with it nonetheless. I bought it last year sometime in Ridgeway, SC, from a florist who was closing shop....I paid a whopping $45.00 for it. I was so excited about my steal! Well anyways, i saw almost the exact same one yesterday in a shop. It was in a bit better condition, but they were asking $995.00 for it! I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!!! So my idea is to convert mine into something a bit more spectacular. I want to fill in some of the imperfections with wood putty, add new hardware, and paint it a fun, vibrant color. What do yall think? Any suggestions on color?... i was thinking maybe a Tiffany blue or a funky yellow? Or should i leave it as is?

men haha

so as ryan and i were winding down and getting ready for bed, we were talking about how we need to go grocery shopping.
Good wife that i am, i started meal planning in my head, and blurted out Lets make some ham one night, i can get it cut at the deli and just brown it in the pan, well husband replies " if you are making ham you should make a WHOLE HAM, the kind that we can cut with a turkey knife..you know the ones with the Mowtah (his version of the word motor--hand motion included.)" of course i just bust out laughing..of course he wants another power tool, even if it is only to cut his dinner with!

let there be a light

Ryan in the attic doing electrical work/making holes in the ceiling Ryan sneaking up the ladder...

yay for a fixture where there was not one before!

doesnt it look great with the new curtains?

now we have a fan and a light in our living room...before it was only lamps ~ so happy about how it turned out! thank you sweetie for all of your hard work!

A hot mess

Weekend Project Update:

This rusted cast iron chiminea looked pitiful

Until I met Rustoleum spray paint

and turned this worn out piece of "junk"

Into This:

Yay!! now we can have cozy fire in our "new" chiminea this fall!

Eating Lemons

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(photo curtesy of amazon.com)

I love music. I am a mom. Thus, i love this cd by Plumb. I had never heard of her, nor listened to any of her music, however my uncle gave us this cd shortly after Heath was born. I keep it in the cd player that is in Heath's room, and i play it about 2-3 times a day.

I still have not gotten tired of it, and he loves it and immediately falls to sleep-most of the time. It is such a sweet cd and is meaningful to me as a mother. I think this would make a great gift for a mom-to-be or present for a new baby. If you want to hear it before you buy it, you can youtube ithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x67NYGJDsGg&feature=related