Snakes:1 Me:0

i woke up this morning with a plan of attack.  I had two things on the agenda.   1) clean house 2) clean out flower bed.  Got the first one done no problem.  The second not so much.  We had an issue with snakes last fall but after we noticed them it cooled down enough that we didn't see them the rest of the winter.  They made an appearance today.  I was on a roll and thought for sure i would get the whole thing cleaned and ready for planting until the first one came out.  I really HATE snakes and once i see one i can't get past it so i decided i was going to get rid of the problem... or try and convince my son to.  I told Syler to go get the shovel and all he had to do was chop it in half.   He was excited until it came time to do it so i grabbed it without giving it any thought and chopped down on the snake.... it was the grossest thing i have EVER done.  I can't kill a bug because of the crunch.  I had to run away because i was gagging so much.  I literally had shivers from being so grossed out.  And i didn't even kill it.  I just gave it a little cut.  But it couldn't really move that well anymore so then i had to figure out how to get rid of it.  Syler was intrigued by this point and raked it into the ditch.  Then Chasley came out to see what we were doing and she started to freak out because she is part of a "nature club" that her and her friends made up and they are not supposed to kill any wildlife.  Way to make me feel HORRIBLE!   But i wasn't going to give up and decided to work on the flower bed again.  But right away saw another snake!  Seriously.  We have a tree in our front yard that they have made a home under so we walked over to see if there were any and there was a bunch.  We need to fix this problem and soon.  I CANNOT handle them and can hardly go in the grass out of fear that i might step on one.  Ok i can't talk about it anymore, i noticed i am making faces just writing about it.

Let's talk about something pleasant.  I am so excited about this outfit that i ordered on Etsy for Cici's 2 year photos.

I ordered it from Avry Couture Creations on Etsy but i just tried to go to her shop on etsy and it is no longer on there.  Bummer!

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Blog look keeps changing...

I just can't seem to find the "perfect" look for my blog.  Until then i will keep playing with it until i get it the way i  want it.  Bare with me here :)

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Holy fabric!

Today i got my fabric order from fabricguru.com.   Ummmm.... i might have ordered too much :/  lol  I think i have enough to cover the entire living room!  I was actually worried i hadn't ordered enough.  At least it is cute and i can prob use it for some other project.

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my list of favorites for the day :)

Here are few things that have put a smile on my face today:

My treadmill, if i go without getting on this thing, i really feel blah.  But once i get on it i get a much needed energy boost.

Nail polish!  I love to have my fingernails painted.  Also gives me a little boost.   It is the little things that help me feel so much better about myself!  It is so important to give yourself time and to take care of yourself.

Birthday invitations.  I am so excited about these.  Aren't they just adorable??  (i know it is a seriously bad photo, my camera on my phone is horrible)  Made them on snapfish.

And last but not least Warm weather!!!!  Makes me want to do this!  (and go to the lake ;) )

HAAAPPPYYYY FRIDAY!!!!

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Ongoing battle

I have been in this ongoing battle with my living room since we moved here.  I had red curtains at our old house and thought i would reuse those at this house.  I picked a honey yellow color and really liked the color... until now.  The room just wasn't doing it for me so i tried  to dress up the curtains by adding some stripes.  I am just not feelin it.

Today i was looking on fabricguru.com and found this gem :)  For only... wait for it...$3.95 per yard!!!!  I didn't know the look i wanted but knew i wanted this for the curtains.

I am thinking a greyish brown color would look great on the walls.  I want something that black and white photos will really look good on.  These are some colors that i thought would look good.

I have black leather furniture.  So it would go good with these colors too.

In other news.  Syler had a music program last night.  I didn't find out that he had a music program until he walked in the door at 4:30 and told me he had to be there at 6:45.  After i whined like a baby for a few mins  we moved quickly along to get dinner and get out the door.  Here are some snapshots of our night.

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Ahhhhh... Monday

I really do love Mondays.  They are kind of refreshing to me.  Especially now that it is getting warm outside.  I work from home so i am busy on Monday's but i get some time to myself when Cici is sleeping. (I also like when she is awake too, she is in  great mood on Mondays.  But now that the weather is getting nicer i have had the windows open and my house smells AMAZING!

I have a great lunch date every day :)

 Doesn't she have the most beautiful lashes???

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Mission complete

I have been working on this for several weeks now.  I haven't been working on it very consistently but finally finished it!  Feels good to check it off my list.

I was given some pallets and have many ideas for what i want to do with them but this is one that i knew i could do on my own.  I never could have imagined what a pain pallets are!  They are impossible to take apart if you want to use individual boards.  I had to use a saw and cut them apart.  BUT... it was worth it!  It was a great workout for my arms... so kinda like killing two birds with one stone.  My husband says he has never seen anyone work so hard for home decor... like out of breath, sweating about to pass out kind of work!  I am sure that there are many that work harder than me at it.  I just don't like to wait on anyone for help.  When i want something done, i get it done no matter what i have to do.  Unfortunately that leads to some not so great outcomes :/  I am an impatient gal!

Anyways, i have seen several different versions online of people using pallet wood to make floor to ceiling signs.  This is the direction i went with it.

(wow that is a blurry pic :/ yikes)

I used different sayings or words to describe what "LOVE" should mean to a family.  I wish i would have just put "Love is..." at the top then i wouldn't have had to use "is..." so many times.  But i had some words or sayings i wanted to use that didn't need an "is".  Hey you live and you learn.  I love it besides that!

I am the first to admit that i need a daily reminder to be patient, forgive, nurture... and so on!  It is at the end of the hallway so there is no way i can miss it.

Linking up with:

http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/

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