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Ok well I just noticed that I have a small "obsession"

with signs that say something.....

There all over my house!!!

In the bathroom I have this cute little towel rack

hot bath .25c!!

I choose to hang my jewelry on it!!!

I also put a "bath house" sign over the window...

(you see it right when you walk in the bathroom)

just so people know where they are!!!

I just got these letters at *hobby lobby*

Im really in love with the idea of having

a c&d in our bedroom

(but I cant decide if I should leave them gold or paint them teal?!?!)

we have "roaming buffalo" in our living room...

ruby and roxy

Live.Laugh.Love

We don't live in the country.... but we do have dirt roads in our town...

I think that counts!!!

I love this sign, and I love decorating my laundry room!!!

(even tho I HATE laundry!!!)

My newest purchase...

1/2 off from *hobby lobby*

This is my favorite sign in my whole house!!!

Its in the kitchen... and there are chickens on it!!!

(yes that's a colander that I made into a lamp shade)

My mother in law made me this one....

Rooster clock I got at the dollar store... $5.00!!!

Im obsessed with chickens and egg signs!!!

Vintage canisters!!!!

Basically I love things that have writing on them!

its a quirk that I have!!!

I feel that a word here or a cute saying there makes

my day a little brighter!!!

Peach Cobbler....

My great grandma ...big mother...

(that's what we all called her)

made the best peach cobbler I have ever eaten!!!!

I have not gotten mine to taste like hers but I am getting closer and closer...

practice makes perfect...

First I start out with fresh Hedley Peaches!!!

(I put peaches up in the freezer so I can have them all year round)

2 cups peaches

You will also need....

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 dashes of salt

2 cups sugar

2 cups milk

(last time I tried half and half and it made it very dry... so I say stick with milk)

2 sticks of butter

side note: check out my new super cute measuring cups!!!

($1.97 at walmart!!!)

I grease the pan with the butter wrapper...

then in a separate bowl mix everything up...

pour into greased pan...

then place peaches on top of the batter....

about 5 minutes before its done I sprinkle sugar on top!!

cook on 350 for about 30 minutes...

(keep an eye on it...)

Take out and enjoy with your sister... mom... grandma...

or just with some ice cream and a good TV show!!!

Sand Fest 2010

This past weekend we went to Little Sahara for

Sand Fest 2010

Angie picked me up Thursday night and we headed up!

Donny had went up 2 days earlier to

"get a good spot"

which he did!!! Corner spot with lots of room!!!

He had, had a couple of things go wrong while he was there...

our new tent was missing a key piece of equipment...

but donny rigged it using a tent stake!!

very macgyver!!!

and then he ran into a post that by the way was 2 1/2 feet off the ground

and in a terrible place... but whats one more dent on

the old pickup...

(seeing as how i dented both sides in a wreck)

but we were gonna just ignore both incidents and have a great time!!

As angie and I were leaving clarendon this was what we saw behind us!

Hail Clouds!!!!

But thankfully in the distance was pure sunshine!!!

We got there about 11:45 on Thursday...

Then woke up bright and Early to some

LOUD kids that got the spot next to us...

Good Morning Baby Doll!!!!

But the Flag was flying

and we knew it was going to be a great day!

(love the wolf!!)

We rode a little bit... there were so many people riding

I got kinda nervous...

I kinda almost rode right in front of 7 guys that were racing...

So after that I mostly hung out at the camp site!!

and looked at this sand rail that was right across from us

(I would love to have one... or even a razor!!!)

Kathleen and mike got there late friday night!

they got everything set up and were ready to have

a great weekend!!!

Mike got a new 4 wheeler and was ready to ride!!!

and so was kathleen!!!

I was so proud of her for going out on the busiest

weekend of the year and tearing it up!!!

(i tried to get a picture of her riding off but she was too fast!)

We even had some tunes!!!

(with the help of "key stone light")

Then saturday night it got a little redneck....

Keith danger and billy ray came out to play!!!!

Side note: like 2 minutes after they were fully dressed

they were walking out to the road and a truck drove by

and slammed on the breaks and a guy jumped out...

he asked if he could take there picture next to jeremys quad....

so the boys posed... and then they guy was and i quote

"that will be in the magazine"..... hold up ... what?!?!?!

and he was for real he works for sand sport magazine

and he got his recorder out and took there names and everything!!!

so look for the boys in sand sport!!!! crazy!!!

Us girls had to have some fun too!!!

Then they decided that they had to ride!!!

I didn't go out but I heard that they raced a little...

and tore it up alot!!!

Popped some wheelies!!!

And posed for some pictures!!!

On the way back to camp there was a accident...

donny stoped on a hill and his quad started to flip backwards...

so he dove off...

and the quad flipped 2 times...

in the flipping it broke the steering rod...

but donnys ok!!!

But it didn't stop the boys from having a great time that night

and I think they made alot of people laugh with there costumes!!!

So final thoughts on the weekend...

Missing tent part $5.00... Dent in the pickup $500.00...

Broken steering rod $250.00...

Dressing up like a redneck and ending up in a magazine... PRICELESS!!!!

WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH GREAT FRIENDS!!!

Time to make a change!

Its time to make a change...

well in the way i do things at least...

I am going to start cooking more...

and eating out a lot less!!!

I plan on painting the out side trim of our house...

and sprucing up the yard!

My office looks like this..

and sometimes my head feels

like this picture looks :/

I intend to get it all under control and in order!

a little more like this!

I plan to read more....

and watch less reality tv!!!

I plan to do more home crafts

and re-purpose the things that i do have

instead of buying new things...

this fall I plan on getting everything in order and keeping it that way...

well see how well i do....

wish me luck!

and send me some recipes!!!

PS... i plan to start walking!!!

Im an old hag

This weekend I will turn the big 26...

It doesn't sound that old, but when I was a little girl I always pictured myself married with at least 2 kids by the time I was 26...

Well 26 is coming fast... like in 4 days fast...

and I don't have any kids yet...

so I need time to stop, so I can get my thoughts together and figure this out!!

I'm not excited about this birthday,

in fact I'm dreading it...

like sick to my tummy... worried about it!!!

I think I'm just gonna skip this one!!!

See ya next year 26!!! don't bother stopping by this year, I'm not here!!!

Colorado...

My friend Amanda and her family were having a family reunion

in Westminster CO. I knew that it wasn't that long of a drive up

to Colorado so I kinda invited myself to her family reunion...

I don't think she minded...

maybe she did but she didn't say anything to me about it!! ha!!

Charlie and Garrett...

wow... and about 3 seconds after this amazing

hand stand was done... Kayla met bonnie in the hall...

sorry for waking you up grandma bonnie!!!

Donny and I in front of some river...

We took the tour of the Stanley hotel... its haunted...

Donny was a smart ass and the tour guide picked him for a volunteer..

he was a lady that exploded thru the floor after lighting a gas lantern...

he did a really good job!!!

Th e Stanley Hotel

all of us in the mountains~!! so pretty!!!!

crazy chip monk.... they would eat right out of your hand!!!

at the family reunion they played games...

kinda like musical chairs but when the music stoped you

had to put on a piece of random clothing...

sister picked out a (used) bra!!!!

models?!?!?

we went to dave and busters and Amanda and

I tore it up on those hogs!!!


We had a great trip to Colorado, Got to see great friends from California!!!