I'm Being Featured Today!

What a huge surprise to wake up this morning and see that I am being featured as the #3 guest host for Terrific Thursday Blog Hop ~ Week 15!

How cool is that? Well, I'm thinking pretty cool!

Blog Hops are a wonderful way to grow your blog and meet some amazing new bloggers! If you haven't yet joined then please head on over to Rondi from WAHM Rewsource Site and/or Crystal from My Life as Mom and Wife and get hopping!

Look who's having a fun Giveaway!

My friend M.L. over at The House of Whimsy is having a fun giveaway this week! In honor of her Etsy shop re-opening she is giving one lucky person one of these darling headbands!

I think I want one in every color!

If you haven't stopped over to The House of Whimsy before then you are in for a real treat!

She is so "Whimsical" with her decor and projects, hence the title of her blog, that you might never leave!

She will take things that are broken and heading for the trash bin and make them look beautiful again. Read her post to see how she took this candle stick

to look like this! When I saw the end result, I was blown away!

And look at these little love birds! She makes them! Can you believe it? If I were getting married I would so want these on my wedding table!

Now what are you all still hanging around here for? Get on over to The House of Whimsy and start drooling!

She will pick the winner of the headband this weekend, so hurry and enter!

I think I want to live at the Goodwill!

I swear, I'd even work there except I know you can't buy anything when you are on the clock!

I asked!

I seriously go twice a week and have even been known to go twice in one day! If you want to find the best stuff you need to do the work.

So without further ado my awesome find from the other day was............

A huge Tanner and Kenzie lamp shade for only $4.99! Brand new in the plastic even!

Ahhhhh, I screamed as I spotted it! Ok, only in my mind, I didn't want to scare anyone!

Double click on the image for a closer look at it's beauty!

As you can see from the size of my coffee table the shade is quite large!

Inside is a neat shiny silver, ooooooh!

I'm still trying to convince my hubby to switch out the chandelier in the dining room for this lovely creature! What do you think?

Countdown to the end of the school year has started! I can't believe it, next week my kiddos are out of school, help!

Lots to do before they start driving me crazy for the summer! Off to do some purging of their crap. Its so much easier when they aren't here to say, "But that's my favorite, you can't get rid of that!"

Uh, sure I can, I just did! Muwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

Marilyn ~ She wasn't just a pretty face!

Marilyn Monroe is known for many of her quotes and some we've seen throughout blogland. I came across this one today that just spoke to me!

Hope you all have a marvelous weekend!

Travel Through Thursday Blog Hop!

Its time for another Blog Hop bloggers! Head on over to Cedar Hill Ranch where Anita is co-hosting with Centsational Saver for this weeks Travel Through Thursday! This is a great opportunity to meet new bloggers and see what makes this Bloggy World so wonderful!

Happy Thursday!

New Lamps for Summer!

Most of you know my obsession with lamps. I love them more than most women love shoes. In fact when I see a good lamp, I practically run towards them, so don't even think about getting in my way.

I was in the wonderful TJ Maxx store the other day and spied this lovely from across the store.

I almost knocked myself out trying to get to the dam thing! I was able to find another one and snagged them both right up!

I decided to test them out in the entry way first to see if I liked them and I think I'm quite happy with them there. Here is the before picture of my entry with my black and white shades and dark bases.

And here is the entry now!

The shades are a linen type and the creamy color works well with the wall color!

As you can see in the mirror I still have my Easter Tree up! I think it might be time to dig out the summer stuff and get thoe eggs off of there!

I would love to know what you think of my new lamps!

Enjoy the day!

My Husband....he is so Thoughtful!

I am so lucky to have a husband that knew exactly what to get me for Mother's Day!

This is the perfect place to put the kiddos when they are driving me crazy, don't you think?

Jealous, aren't you? Muhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I'll try not to put the kiddos in there, but seriously folks, the bird is smaller than my hand and my husband feels he needs a palace!

Help me, I never signed on for this one!