The Tin Shed

Mom took me to this cute little shop call The Tin Shed. Now if my memory serves me correctly, this used to be the TCI cable company. Could be wrong...but I don't think I am. Anyway, there were so many cute, cute things there!


As soon as you walk in you are surrounded by color everywhere!


They have the cutest wine glasses, picture frames and key chains. Every fun kind of gift you can imagine!


These wine bottle stoppers were so cute and only $12 each. They would make a perfect hostess gift.


I love these rustic frames. And look at that candle holder! I love it!


Candles on a rope...$8 each!


Travel bags in fun prints and colors.


And I live these adorable diaper bags. They would be a perfect gift for the expectant mother. They are so pretty and a departure from the typical bags you see around.


The one thing I went to the store to specifically purchase were these fragrant thingys. You could put them in your car. I have one at my desk and the whole side of the office smells like cotton candy. And of course.... I forgot to get pictures. But they smell so good and they are really cute and I'm sure I found my next giveaway item!

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Easter Weekend 2010

Friday after work we headed down to Shiner to spend Friday evening and Saturday with my sister and her family. I was super sleepy because I woke up st 430 to be at work by 6 Friday morning. When we got to my sisters house my BIL had the MOST delicious BBQ ready for us. It hit the spot after what was a really long day.
Lena was so happy to see her cousin Tren there. They laughed and joked through out dinner!





Lena was hardly able to eat!





She had everyone laughing!





And I mean everyone!

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After an evening if good food and playing she was knocked out!





The next day we went to Yoakum and went to this really cute store. More on that the next post.
CC spent slot if time building her dream ring online. (can you tell her dad is a jeweler?)





Then my sister made mini cupcakes and our daughters iced them. We had to photograph this rare moment!





There were wildflowers everywhere down there and don't you know I didn't take one picture! However my sister had a couple if arrangements from her back yard!





She truly has a slice of heaven there! I love going to visit!

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In just ten days!

My grapevine is one plant/tree/vine that I really enjoy watching. The more I water it, the more it grows. Last year was the first year that is actually produced little grapes. We were so excited! Lena especially...everytime we came in or out of the house she would pull a couple off and eat them. I'm excited to see what it dies this year!

Just ten days ago my grapevine looked like this...


Today it looks like this...


And this little bud...


Is now this...


These little leaves...


Now look like this...


And do you see that little speck of blue in the right side of the picture?


It's one little bitty lonely bluebonnet!

I wish I could say my rose bush from CC is doing as good as the grapevine...but it's not. And that makes me so sad. I think it needs some TLC. It got super soaked when it rained real hard so I pulled it in real quick and tried to let it dry out. Water was just spilling out on my kitchen floor. I added some dry soil and then turned the drier soil to the bottom and the wet soil to the top. It just doesn't look good. The few leaves it does have are wilted and just sad looking. CC gave this rosebush to me as a gift and it is so special to me. If you know anything about roses please give me any advice! I would greatly appreciate it!

We did nothing

During the week we are often so very busy I feel like I need to schedule time to just breathe. I look forward to weekends to try and recoup from my busy week but so many times I'm running around trying to finish what I didn't get to accomplish during the week that I'm even more stressed...then I blink my eyes and I'm setting my alarm again for 4:30 Monday morning!

My Papa Bear has been so sick. He took Friday off from his stores because he had so much fever and chills he couldn't do anything. What you need to know is that Emil NEVER takes off...not through H-Pylori, a torn meniscus, Norwalk virus, the flu. Never! But he took Friday off and it's been a struggle making him rest. Finally today he's starting to feel better and last night was our first night without chills!

Friday evening and night we watched scary movies. First we watched Saw V on Showtime. Then we watched Amusement on Netflix. I found Julie and Julia on Netflix but fell asleep half way through. Saturday we planned to go visit my mom and rent more movies to watch with her. BUT on the way I noticed my temperature gauge going all the way to the "H" so I turned around and went home. It turns out I had absolutely no water in the car. Emil filled it up and we were good to go. It was scary though. So we spent the rest if the evening at home. We walked Luigi and played sone Wii.


He loves going for walks!


And taking pictures!


But when we got home he only had one thing on his mind...


And it surely wasn't playing...


Or more walking....



He was exhausted!

Sunday we tried to trim our grass in the front yard but the trimmer decided to not work so that was out of the question. However my grape vine us doing do good!





These were taken about ten days ago. You should see it now!

Sunday I mom came over. I made my Russian potatoe salad...man was it good!


And I had my most favorite snack ever (well one if them anyway)...


Raspberries with fat free coolwhip!

We also went to the pet store and CC brought this cutie home...


There was a beautiful and so very adorable English Bulldog pup there....for only $4100!! Sadly he's going to have to stay there! (that's my dream dog!)

We also found a snail which now has a home in our home. This is CC's second snail. The first one, Dazzle, grew so big and wad so spoiled. She would eat lettuce and cucumber from CC's hands. She was really cute. Bur CC started middle school and a few days (maybe more) went by that CC didn't mist her and she didn't make it. I hope CZc learned her lesson and this one won't meet the same demise!

So that was pretty much my weekend. We really did nothing.... And I like that!
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My Papa Bear is sick....

My Papa Bear had been feeling pretty bad...his throat was hurting and he had a slight fever, chills and lots of congestion. So Thursday as soon as I got home from work we went straight to the doctor. The doctor found an ear infection and allergy infection. They decided to do a quick allergy test on his forearm. He tested positive for oaks, mold, grasses, dust mites and....


Cats! Dr. Taj asked us if we had a cat and Emil told him Charlie is ten. He asked Dr. Taj what he can do and Dr. Taj told him he was going to have to learn to live with it! My poor, poor Papa Bear! He will start his allergy shots in three weeks when the vials come in.


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Pink Saturday - Spring Nails

I'm a bit late getting this Pink Saturday posting up. As I mentioned in my previous post, this week flew by at record speed!

Since Spring is definately in the air and since my mother is a nail tech, I have been searching around the web for some cute Spring nail art. I found some really neat ideas!

Ok, I know this one doesn't have pink in it...but isn't it cute! My CC would LOVE it!

These look simple enough...and cute!

I love these.... They look airbrushed.

The flowers are done with acryllic.

I don't know that I would ever make my nails this pointy but the design is cute!

Simple and elegant...

It's pretty but is it practical?

I like this. It's cute and doesn't look like it would interfere with house work.

These are probably one of my favorites. But as much as I work and wash dishes those rhinestones would be coming off the first day!

Nail art doesn't even have to be super detailed. Even this art would be cute on manicure...

Don't forget to stop by Beverly for more PS! I can spend HOURS looking at everyone's postings. It's my favorite part of the weekend! While you're there be sure to stop by Jennifer at WhineNRoses. She has a lovely blog and some very exciting news to share with us!

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY EVERYONE!

Last Week Catch-Up

Wow... I was getting ready to post my Pink Saturday post and I saw that I haven't posted since last Saturday. That's pretty sad. This last week end my girls went out of town with my Mom to Hallettsville. They were helping my Mom babysit my nieces while their mom went to the Coushatta casino. CC did NOT want to go. We ended up having to pay her to go help my mom but in the end she had a wonderful time and misses her little cousins. They were so excited about all the wildflower there and the neighbors horse that roams about freely. I found out all about their dogs and how they play. I found about the stray cat that Arianna is not very nice to. There were a couple of scary stories and I heard about all of those too.
Sooo, what did I do those four days they were gone?



Mostly hang out with Charlie and sleep, sleep, sleep.


I don't think I have ever slept that much in the past several years... Well, I guess since I've had children! Everyday when I got home from work I took a quick nap. It was soooo nice. When they got back Mom told me hasn't seen me so rested in a long time. I hadn't been rested in a long time. I was ready to check myself into Laurel Ridge just so I could get some rest! Haha! I was really at a breaking point and that little break couldn't have come at a better time.

Thursday night I met Lisa for burgers at EZ's. It was nothing compared to Nic's restaurant. Friday Papa Bear and I were planning to go on a date since the girls were gone and we decided to do it right and go to Nic's!
Now THIS is a Swiss and mushroom burger!


Papa Bear had the Managers Special....waffle fries with queso, guacamole, Philly cheese steak and jalepenos! It was superb and I want to order it next time!


After we ate I felt bad because I knew that was so very unhealthy for us. I'm trying to get us to eat better. I don't want to sat "diet" because then I will automatically fail. I think just adopting healthier eating habits will help out.... It surely can't hurt!

I also noticed that my grapevine is starting to make leaves! I'm do excited!!


Look at this little bud. This was taken last Friday. You should see it today!


I told Papa Bear I plan to make dolmas this summer with the grape leaves. But it will be a while...


Saturday my girls came home after lots if confusion. I was supposed to pick them up in Mom's car bur she took her car remote with her and I couldn't make the alarm shut off. I thought once the key was in the ignition the alarm would quit. I was wrong. The engine was locked. The alarm wouldn't stop. I wad waking up her neighbors. It was a mess! Finally my niece brought them home and the girls were so happy to be back. I missed them to. It was nice to enjoy the quiet. And be able to rest and sleep when I wanted to and to have my house stay clean.....but.... It was even better to have their laughter and hugs and stories. I don't think I can be away from them that long again. I was really missing them and getting lonely. But Emil and I did decide that we need that one on one time sometimes. I look forward to a date night with my Papa Bear!

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