My Pantry got a Makeover!

I finally did it! I got so sick of how disorganized my pantry was that I spent the other night and next day giving it a face lift!

Now before I open these doors I need to get my hardhat! There have been too many times that a few cans and boxes have tried to make a run for it and I've been knocked to the floor. So brace yourselves, its pretty bad in there!

As Jack Nicholson once said, "You can't handle the truth!"

Well. I warned you!

This is a pretty pathetic sight especially since the kids complain way to much that there is never anything to eat!

Now by no means can I ever top Shelly's pantry over at House of Smith's.

Come on, have you seen it? Amazing with a capital A! Didn't they do a great job? I am in love with that wall treatment!

So taking some inspiration from Shelly I took everything out of the cabinets and started planning it's demise. I mean re-awakening! I will spare you that bit of craziness and proceeded to make some sense of the chaos!

I was truly amazed at how many things had expired in there. I'm not sure anyone should have things from the year their daughter was born. Especially since she just had her 7th birthday, ya think?

I had already had a few baskets in that rubble but ran out to Jo Ann Fabrics and purchased some more baskets that were on sale for half price!

Tonight's Special: Fish and Shit!

I'm sure if you stopped over to our house any night this week, you would walk in to an overpowering smell of fish and yes even Shit! I'm not proud!

First off, the fish smell is not because my daughter's fish died while we were gone, lucky for me (yes, I"m being facetious) we still have fish! No the fish smell comes from my obsession with Salmon lately! That is pretty much the only meat I eat and the kids beg, plead and even offer to not fight, if I opt not to cook it! Sorry kiddos, you won't fight because I'm the Mama and if Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!

So on to the shit! When we got home from Branson we waited a day to pick up the pooches. They were staying out of town at a very nice farm where a guy has a kennel. I have a friend that takes her dog there so I knew it was good.
Now it is pretty much known to all around here that our dogs are freaks. So being around other dogs is very foreign to them. Did I mention we flunked puppy school? Well we most definitely did! I think all that socializing they teach in those classes didn't quite work for us!

In fact we were the only ones in the class to receive a
certificate of Participation! Thanks Val. I framed it! She wasn't even discreet about the certificate, oh no! She had to let the whole class know that Theo was a good sport but wasn't like the rest of the gang. Awesome, thanks, no really! I held my head up high and walked out saying, "Hey, we all have things we're good at and I'm ok with not having the dog training, animal loving, blue ribbon gene in me, because gosh darn it people like me! And maybe we just have a unique dog and all of your dogs are freaks!

This was kinda how Theo was in class!



I guess Theo was just a little shell shocked being away from home. Let's just say that poor Theo must have swallowed a lot of air while we were gone and didn't let it out until he got home. Once we had him home we noticed after a few times of going out to drop a few kids off at the pool, he came back in and had a little dirt on his skirt! I'll spare you that picture and show you one of him dozing off!



I happened to miss this glorious site at first and then noticed he managed to side swipe the couch! I screamed and immediately told my husband I was getting rid of him! I can't take it anymore! My husband didn't quite have the same reaction as I did. His reaction was more of on the defensive side and said, "no way are we getting rid of him!"

Geez it wasn't as if I said I was getting rid of one of his balls!

I'm pretty sure he would rather get rid of me then that dam dog! I swear in my next life I am going to be a lesbian! Now, I'm not really looking for offers here but what I'm saying is that if two gals saw a spot of pooh on the couch they would both shriek and say, "yep he has gotta go. No way are we having a house with a dog that craps!"

Am I right?

I am so buying these suckers for the dam dogs! And then I'm gonna put them on the rest of the family so I don't have to wash their "delicates"



And if you thought that was bad, now Jasmine has the same bug.



She makes us so proud to call her our boot scooter. Thank God she hits the potty pads!



Does anyone else out there deal with this Crap? Yes, pun intended!

Off to do some clean up! Someone better hide the phone or I'm calling the pound!

Oh, so glad to be home! Grrrrrrrrrr!

Wally World of sorts!

Well folks, I've been absent for a few days and I thought I would tell you why. We decided to take a much needed va-ca and hit the highways. Boy, I feel we are more and more like the Griswold family when we travel. Well, minus the Aunt and the dog strapped to the bumper. Tempting as that may sound at times, I don't really have the heart. Now my kids, now that's something I might consider!

So where are we you ask? Well it isn't the real Wally World now is it? But let me just say it is a world all it's own! Boy howdy is it ever! And that world my friends would be none other than, wait for it, wait for it, ok it's

Silver Dollar City folks. Yup we are in Branson!

Ok, so all you Southern people who deal with this 105 degree temps on a regular basis are crazy if you ask me. We've all melted just from walking from the steps of our cabin to our car! Ok so we're pansies, I won't lie!

Last night we had dinner on a showboat. How lucky were we when we had front row seats. The kids loved it but I prayed I wouldn't be ushered up stage as the butt of the comedian's jokes. Sitting on the aisle in the front row is almost like open season for a comedian!

I wish I knew how to post pics with my I-Pad here but as I've said before I am far from computer geek as they get.

I can't wait to catch up with you all and get back into my blogging routine!

Until then, That's all folks!


Megan

Celebrate the 4th in Style!

Sometimes you need to make an entrance at your neighborhood barbecue or......

Show your Patriotic side at the parade.....

However you decide to spend your 4th just remember safety first and please whatever you do, don't do something like this!

Because it's stupid and will most definitely hurt! Enjoy your celebration!

Beach Beauties!

Call me crazy but I don't believe most people should wear teeny tiny string bikinis.

All my people watching at the pool lately, has drawn more flies then I care to eat and sure reinforces my decision to stay fully clothed.

I'm all for walking around with confidence and in believing that beauty isn't just skin deep but all that skin, Dear Lord, can we please leave a little to the imagination!

Ok, so with that said, I do have 3 beauties that couldn't be cuter wearing their little polka dot bikinis and here they are.....

These beach babies are from Jen over at noodles and lou studio

I had found the large bowling pin at a garage sale years ago. My husband always thought I was crazy moving that darn thing around but I knew there was a reason for it! And was I right, or was I right?

I asked Jen if she would paint some fun sun goddesses and she loved the idea! Aren't their bathing caps darling?

Their rears have to be about the cutest ever. Can you see that the large one's crack shows a little bit, hee hee!

She wore an itsy bitsy teenie weenie, white polka dot bikini, that she wore for the first time today!

They even have belly buttons!

If you haven't been over to Jen's blog then you'll want to head over now!

Oh, don't forget to grab your cup of coffee because you might be there a while!

No pool today, the heat index is to be about 102, so no thanks! I'll be staying inside where its nice and cool and iced coffee is easily accessible!

Stay cool!

Caution....Falling People!

I've noticed my number of followers has dropped by 2 in the past week. Hmmm, should I be worried?

I never really paid too much attention to how many followers I had, I mean not consciencly! But the idea of my numbers falling makes me wonder why?

I understand I don't have control over whether you follow me or not. Seriously, just because it says I have 827 oops I mean 825 followers doesn't even mean most of you even check out my blog anymore. Maybe you decided to follow me because I was having a giveaway and you've never come back. That's ok. Even if you aren't here, I am. I guess my excuse is not that I don't have anything to write about, but rather the time to write it all down. Summer is a busy time with the kids and having them home everyday makes it harder and my posts few and far between!

Now if you would like I could always tie them up for an hour or two a day so I can get a post done and have time to comment on all you out there.

Either way it looks like I might be able to get some work done, ya think?

Or, I could just plop them in front of the electronic babysitter for a while.

Even if they do seem a little bored!

But you see, I can't and I won't do that! My kids came first before this blogging adventure and as much as I love blogging and hope to continue for a long time, I need to be a mother first and then a Blogger second!

Now, don't you worry your pretty little heads off! I'll be here and there. You see, my brain is always going. I'm like the Energizer Bunny. My brain speaks faster than I can usually type or get out with words. I'm amazed I get any sleep at night.

I have so many ideas constantly zinging around in my head that before you know it, the week is over and I can't say I've accomplished much of anything. But for some reason I'm pooped!

There are some blogs out there that are Follower Free blogs, but I don't think that option is for me. I personally like seeing your smiling faces under my follower button.

I've said all along that this blog is for me and about me. I'm like an open book. If you want to continue to read it then you'll grab your favorite book mark! It's my online journal of my life with kids, animals and my multiple personalities! Ha, just wanted to see if you were listening! I believe things happen for a reason and you just have to learn from them!

I hope I don't have any more followers that fall away but its ok, it happens and it's not the end all be all of my blogging!

I'm as Happy as a Bird with a French Fry!

I saw this saying on an Etsy site called dazeychic and it pretty much describes my mood yesterday and even today!

I found the best Craigslist buy and I'm in Heaven! Look at this beauty that I got for $115.00!

The detail is amazing!

And look at all those drawers!

The listing was described as a ladies vanity, but I think you could almost use it as a writing table!

I love the detail on the drawer and the handles are wonderful for the piece!

Look at these little little drawers!

I need to recover the stool but not sure of what fabric! How fun is that gold detail on the legs?

Right now it is sitting in my bedroom tucked by the window. It really doesn't go with anything in here. I think I must be trying to live out some fantasy of wanting a vanity as a young girl. So for now it's mine and eventually when Claire gets older I'm sure she will take it over as her vanity. I'm just not feeling she is old enough for it at the moment! I have this fear of spilled nail polish across the top, eeek!

I hope you all find that feeling of the bird above, today!