24 Olive Street

oh man

I may have met my match with this one.

Seriously!

I spent the first half of the day having a very successful garage sale. It was supposed to be today and tomorrow but since I unloaded 90% of the big stuff I packed it in and everything else will be donated to goodwill.

Yey for more space in the garage for my crafting/thrifting!! ha!

So I grabbed some Panda Express for dinner (orange chicken, honey almond chicken...yum!) and after my son gets home from baseball practice we'll probably settle in for the evening and pop some popcorn and watch a movie.

I've been working on another week of Project Life so I'll be back soon with that!

weekend in photos

Happy Tuesday!!

memorial day

As you enjoy the long weekend with your family, remember all those who sacraficed so that we could have the freedom to do so!

project life 2012 // week 19 (may 6-12)

I know, can you believe it??! A Project Life post...woot woot!! I've been slacking in the PL dept. But I've been keeping notes in my calendar & throwing things in my book so that I can go back and get caught up. And when I get behind on something scrapbook related I find that it's easier to do the current & then go backwards.

So here's to getting caught up!

I kept this spread pretty simple, adding bits & pieces here & there. My goal is to get caught up & get these memories recorded so if that means that the pages have to be a little simpler then that's ok with me.

I added a little blurb on the title block about our week...

Most of what I used was from my core kit along with some printable journaling cards.

I'm determined to get caught up so you'll be seeing more posts soon!!

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blog your heart - may

One of my fave bloggers has a 'blog your heart' post every month (for the most part!). I've read them before but never have done my own for one reason or another so I thought this month I might. You can read her May post here.

So here goes!

1. I am very tired of this extra weight on me and I just can't seem to lose it. I don't eat a ton of food or a ton of junk. I don't eat fast food. I eat about 1500 calories a day and still I have this extra 30lbs that won't come off. And I'm frustrated. Very frustrated. I'm trying a new thing where you cut carbs 2 days a week...it's supposed to jump start your metabolism. We'll see. I'm on week 2. Problem is, carbs are the easiest on my system (Crohn's and IBS). So that makes it more difficult. I'm not a 'fad diet' person, I don't starve myself. I like food too much!! But I'm ready to lose this weight now! I actually took this pic last night with my kids and smiled because it's the first in a long time where I didn't look at it and think I was fat.

2. I'm feeling a bit taken for granted lately as a mom. I get a bit irked on Mother's Day when the only 'special' thing that happens is that I get lunch. Then everyone else treats the day like it's every other day. I get that some kids don't have a mom. I get that some moms are without their husbands on Mother's Day. I realize I have a good life. I get it. But when the people around you don't treat you extra special given all you do for them throughout the year (and I do a lot for my kids these days!) it makes me feel a bit bummed.

3. My house is a wreck and it's making me crazy. Crazy. And it drives my husband nuts which makes me nuts. Nothing like letting yourself down and then feeling like you're letting everyone else in your house down as well. So much that needs to get done and so little time!

4. I miss my Schuby.

Every single stinkin' time I see a golden I miss him. I've never missed a dog so much. I love my dogs but man that Schuby had a special place in my heart.

5. I really love living in WA. I could go on and on about why I love it here. So glad we took the leap to move here!

So that's it for this month! Maybe I'll do it next month, maybe not, we'll see :) If you blog about this be sure to share your link!

spring show 2012

The spring Barn Bazaar is over. It was a great weekend, I met lots of great people, the weather cooperated (for the most part), I picked up a few goodies for myself...I couldn't have asked for better!

It had been a couple years since I did a show like this and since I'd never been to this one I didn't quite know what to expect. I wanted to make and bring more but I simply ran out of time and, again, not knowing what this show was going to be like this first one was kind of a 'test run' for me.

Like I said, it was a lot of fun and I have many pics :) Unfortunately, I didn't even think to take pics of the rest of the show but there were a lot of great vendors there. But I do have many pics of my booth so here goes...

I also had some cute visitors come see me :)

And I picked up a few goodies for myself...of course, how could I not??!

And as always after a weekend like this I'm pretty whipped so I'll be pretty laid back on this Monday. There are no games today (thank God) and the only thing I really have to do is pick my daughter up from track and figure out dinner :)

getting ready!

I've mentioned several times that I've been spending quite a bit of time working on goodies for the Spring Barn Bazaar so I thought I'd share a few...

This yellow table/chair used to be white. I originally bought it for our old house & had planned on painting it key lime green to put on our new patio. At our new house there's not really a good spot for it so I decided to go with yellow. Isn't it a happy color?! You can still see some of the chippy paint underneath (which I love!)

The front of that 'carrot' pillow is actually a vintage style towel I picked up last year thinking that it would make an adorable pillow. And the newsprint fabric on the pillow backs...{sigh}

Lot's of key fobs. I love these...and if you have a purse that's anything like mine you'll appreciate these because it makes finding your keys so much easier.

Addie likes playing with them, too ;) And hey, it matches her outfit!

Big chalkboard anyone?? This big frame actually started off as a painting...

Pretty, huh??! Well, now it is :) And on the smaller frame I added some pinwheels that I hot glued to mini clothespins.

I knew I kept all of those brads around for a reason!

And let me show you my newest love...

How cute are these paint samples??? I couldn't resist. That's how they getcha ya know!

And the name...crocodile smile? Yes please! And btw, one of my all time fave paint colors that I had in my last kitchen was crocodile tears. See...it was meant for me! hehe

I found these chairs at a goodwill store the other day....

I'd been looking for some chairs for the show for myself so that I didn't have to take some folding card table chairs to sit on. Not pretty for my booth :) And with a light sanding and a fresh coat of paint...

Isn't that paint just yummy??!! I'm in love. I think I just may have to get a gallon of that green :) The other chair is getting painted with the blue. Haven't done that yet but I'll be sure to share when I do!

Tomorrow is set up for the show. I'm so excited but still have a ton to do!

busy

This photo has nothing to do with my post other than I dislike posts without pics. This is what Addie does every time you put her in the grass...stinker ;)

This week is busy, busy, busy.

Monday - baseball game

Tuesday - orchestra rehearsal and concert (and I have to bring treats to share)

Wednesday - baseball game

Thursday - karate

Friday - baseball game (and bring snacks/drinks)

Saturday - soccer game (bring snacks)

And, of course, the Spring Barn Bazaar is Saturday and Sunday so I'll be there on the weekend and setting up on Friday.

Whew!

The weather is gorgeous right now...we're hitting high 80s today.

B-E-A-UTIFUL

From some of the blogs I read I know some people are getting ready for the end of school but we still have about a month left...Thank God cause I'm not quite ready to have the kids home 24/7. Although, I *am* ready to do our summer list!

weekend

Friday I worked feverishly to get some stuff finished for this weekend. With the super wet weather we had in March, and then a pretty chilly April, it made it difficult to get all of the furniture painted.

I did want to share one of the projects that I finished up...

I think this used to be some kind of video cabinet because it has shelves on the inside. So I painted it, replaced the glass with a chalkboard (using something similar to thin plywood and painting it with chalkboard paint), then replaced that ugly gold doorknob. It looks a lot less like an 80s reject, don't ya think??!!

I can't tell you how much I want to keep this one!!! Maybe it's the blue/turquoise paint. Maybe it's the chalkboard front. But I want it for myself. Actually, when I first purchased it I had every intention of keeping it for myself. But then realized I don't have a good spot for it.

Even my hubby wanted me to keep it. But, alas, it must go to the Barn Bazaar :( But I know someone will take it home and love it...I hope :)

I'll have more goodies to share soon...

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The kids both had games on Saturday. So I went to my son's game for an hour, then went to my daughter's game. Cause, of course, they were at nearly the same time and across town from each other. She played goalie for half the game and then got put in toward the end.

At the last game she tried to score twice but didn't follow through and the goalie stopped it. So we talked about what she did wrong...even as we were driving to this game...and when she had a shot she went for it...and SCORED!!! Woo hoo!!! I was so excited for her. Definitely a proud mama moment :) Their team actually won this game which was great because they haven't had the best season despite trying really hard.

And this is what little miss does during games...

Hangs out & plays with my keys :)

After the games I took the kids to see The Avengers. One word - AWESOME. And funny!!! Definitely going to buy that one when it comes out on DVD.

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Sunday, of course, was Mother's Day. Which is just like any other day in my house. The kids still argued and drove me nuts while trying to get some good pics...cause they're kids and that's what they do.

I still had to run to Target to get baby formula and dog food. I had cereal for dinner because I was not about to cook. Call me crazy but I don't think I should have to do anything on Mother's Day considering how much I do the other 364 days of the year! I thought about grilling something but then realize we were out of propane so that ended that thought. I was up til 1am with Addie because for some reason she's having a hard time sleeping.

The kids gave me some stuff they made at school. Thank God for school and the fact that they have the kids make stuff. And we went out to lunch. But that's about it. Like I said, a regular day.

Now I'm off to get some more crafty stuff done!

sunday

My first Mother's Day as a mom of 3.

They gave out carnations to all of the moms at church :)

After that we had a wonderful brunch at a restaurant on the river downtown after church. Then came home and the hubby planted my Mother's Day gift...

It was a pretty normal Sunday for us. Always is. And since I still have so much to finish up for the Barn Bazaar next weekend I have a feeling I'm gonna be up very late tonight!

I hope you all had a wonderful day :)