Makin' a list and checkin' it twice

I love to make lists! I am not nearly as organized as I need be, but I do use lists almost daily. When I came across this cute little Market List in a mail order catalog, I knew I would put it to good use! So, after receiving birthday money, I decided to make her mine! It looks old fashioned to me, like something my Grandmother would use in the 50's or something. I hung it on the side of my fridge, and have already started using it. Now, rather than stopping what I'm doing to add something in writing to my grocery list, I just flip an arrow and then just before going to the grocery store, I can write it all down.

I LOVE IT!!!!

Workin' hard

The weather has been so pretty lately in Texas. Let's not forget, it's FEBRUARY!!!!!!!!!!! In any case, I have been taking advantage of the sunshine during Rhett's naps, and getting our backyard in shape! We kind of let it go while I was pregnant with Rhett. I didn't take any before pictures, but I did take some "during" photos to share. It is going to take a while, but I will eventually get to the "after" photos.(One of SIX piles of trimmings- plus two trash cans filled to the top)

I really, really want our backyard to be in better shape, so wish me luck! And, I am doing all of this without hounding my hubby!

I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF!

HELP!

Is anyone else experiencing problems leaving comments? Every time today that I have tried to leave a comment, the page just reloads without my comment and it will not add it to a post! What to do, what to do. So, if you read my blog and I usually comment on yours, so sorry, it isn't for lack of trying!

Salt and Pepper, to taste

I received some money for my birthday, and decided to spruce up my walls in the breakfast area of our kitchen. I am so in love with black and white decor right now. I have this whole vision in my head, but that would require lots of $$$ and that's not really in the cards right now. So, while on one of my weekly shopping trips to Hobby Lobby, I came across this salt and pepper wall art (for lack of a better word).

I kept my eye on them for a while, and this week, they happened to be 50% off. How perfect because I had birthday money! So, without a second thought, I bought them, knowing just where to hang them in my house.

They replaced these chef canvases that I had from when we moved in. I never really liked them hanging there, they just never seemed to be the right size or exactly what I was looking for. The best part about them is that they are actually a canvas that I can paint over and create something else.

See the difference: (Before)(Well, maybe I'll keep the darker green one, just in case, but definitely painting over the light green one below!)

It's a win-win!

Weekend Wrap-Up

This weekend, we celebrated my 28th birthday. Jeremy was so sweet and brought home a cake for me! Anyone that knows me, knows that I LOVE cake, especially the icing! I thought this cake was so pretty too!

We woke up early on Saturday and opened presents, then went to breakfast w/ Jeremy's parents. Then, they kept Rhett for us while we went to the movies. We rarely go to the movies and there were so many that I wanted to see. But, we ended up seeing Paul Blart, Mall Cop, and it was pretty funny. I decided that I really didn't want to watch anything sad on my birthday, and this movie made me laugh. Then, we came home and attempted to take a nap, but with an 8 month old who is not ready to sleep, nor is it anywhere near his nap time, that was pretty much impossible! Then, we got ready and headed out to dinner with Heather and Marc to Fireside Pies. This place was great and I really enjoyed the company. When we left there, we headed down the street to La Madeline for dessert.

I received many a wonderful gift, but my very FAVORITE of all was from my parents!Oh, how I have wanted a Burberry scarf for an eternity it seems! I have already worn it twice since my birthday, and my birthday was only 3 days ago! ha!

I had such a nice birthday and enjoyed all of the calls, texts, cards and gifts! Thank you to everyone who helped make my birthday special!!! I love you guys!!!!!!!

More V'day Overalls

The reaction to the overalls I made for my niece, Dylan, was pretty good, and two people asked me to make them some as well. One order was needed by Valentine's day; the other for a birthday in April. Anyhow, I got started on the Valentine order right away, and stayed fairly busy this week (In addition to Jeremy's and my birthday). Here is the finished product:

It's A Party!

(The cookies I decorated at Betsy's the other day!)

(Never claimed to be a cake decorator! This is Jeremy's favorite cake: Chocolate w/ M&M's. It's sort of a family tradition and was even the groom's cake at our wedding)

I have been busy over the last few weeks preparing things for a small gathering of family at our house to celebrate my husband's 29th birthday. I wanted to make his birthday special without spending a lot of money, so I got creative and used things around the house. I made a ragamuffin garland in fun colors with fabrics and ribbons that I had laying around:

These colors went well with the plates and napkins that I bought at Wal-Mart for about $1.00. I also purchased some balloons and I made everyone a fun party hat:

I got the idea for them while cruising the aisles at Hobby Lobby one day. I saw these super cute party hats made out of felt. They were $2.00 each. Then, I saw some cardboard Dora the Explorer hats on clearance for $1.19 for an 8 pack. I found some remnant felt for $1.64 that I was able to use to cover all of them. So, for less than $4.00, I was able to make party hats for everyone that was coming over! I plan on re-using some of these items for Rhett's first birthday party. So, there is even more of a savings!Speaking of Rhett, today, my little man is 8 months old! He is such a delight to be around and I am very lucky! In his short 8 months with us, he has learned to crawl (sort-of), gotten his first tooth, eats and sleeps like a champ, bathes in the big bathtub now, and can put a smile on our face just by looking at us!

Tomorrow is my 28th birthday! Boy, the big 3-0 is approaching fast! We are off for a weekend of celebrating!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!!!