whatever

thrifty.

i scored today.
:)

i stopped in at one of our local antique stores just after my run...sweaty and stinky...ipod on.
and over an hour later.... i left with fabulous goodies.

 

 

 


perfect shade of yellow chenille...


 
pink baby quilt...for pillows


 
white dot chenille...for a bed or pillows.


 
daisy juice glasses.


 
doilies and embroidery pretties.


 

 
this hunting dog was just too funny NOT to get.
what an interesting thing to embroider....


 

 
a quilt....on final sale for $10!!!

vintage table cloth...it looks green here but it's gray, turquoise and yellow.
YES.



i have a craft planned for hankies....i am stock piling them.
 


this was my favorite find today.
a big galvanized ALL bucket.
i have never seen one of these before.  
it was so ME.
no clue what i will do with it yet....but it was one of things you just HAVE to bring home.

also got a table for $7 that will soon be turquoise.
and a big gold mirror for $15 that will soon be yellow.

somedays you find nothing.
somedays you have to stop yourself because there is SO much great stuff there.
this was one of those days.

i love those days.

 

the etc.

our local thrift shop is called The Et Cetera Shop.
the town i grew up in had one also so it's been part of my life for a long time.
i donate LOTS of stuff to it every year. (kids out grow out of clothes so fast!)

but i buy LOTS of fun stuff there too.

i stopped in yesterday for their grand re-opening after remodeling....ya know....just to peek.



i left with a box almost too big to take to my car myself.
oh my.

this seriously heavy duty fish shaped bottle opener could not stay there all alone.
it needed me. 
it was lonely....it had traveled all the way from Moses Lake, Washington!


 
a little spray paint....
a little oxi clean....
maybe some RIT dye for the chenille...

another chalk board.
i just can't resist them!

and if they have a green painted chalk tray....forget about it?!!! 
it must come home with me.

talby came home and said "what does thrifty mean?"

thrift·y/ˈTHriftē/

Adjective:	(of a person or their behavior) Using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully
Synonyms:	economical - frugal - sparing - saving - economic

 

craig may disagree that i am "thrifty" BUT at least i enjoy a bargain when i find one. 


pottery in the perfect shade of turquoise....
teeny red cardinal salt and pepper shakers to be saved for a craft someday...
a silver dish to hold bracelets in my bathroom....

and a handmade blanket that screams "happy valentines day!"


 

 
a weathered globe....
and a yard of sweet heart fabric.

it was a fabulous day at the thrift shop.
i love those kind of days.

we are painting this after school...because....it's pretty!


(source...)

and i can't wait.
it looks completely relaxing to paint that.
pattern and color over and over.....ahhhhhhh.

 

do you have big valentine's day plans?
i will be honest with ya'll....i don't celebrate Valentines.
i don't decorate.
i don't make treats.
i buy the $2 box of cards for my kids to take to class...with Victorious and Angry Birds.
i am sure if craig was one of those guys that went nuts with gifts and flowers for valentines i wouldn't object to that but seriously i just don't really care.

i know i am loved everyday.
and my kids know it too.
 
here is my ode to valentines....from the Lord.

thank you Lord for that kind of love.
amen.

:) 

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don't forget to enter to win a $100 gift card to the Olive Garden HERE.

 

monday monday.

what a full month this has been already so far.
sports for five.....craft weekend....craft fairs...family visits....anniversaries....
and coming this week...BLOG SUGAR.
i am getting excited but nervous.  (i sang a song called nervous but excited.....)

what if i trip?  what if i say the wrong word?
(once my friend said organism instead of organization during a presentation. it could have been worse......)
what if people don't listen?
what if i forget what i was going to say?
what if i cry?   how much will i cry? 

i am wearing some fabulous shoes....


and right now....that is all i know about the entire trip.
don't know what i will wear.
at all.
nothing matches glitter shoes.
tomorrow i WILL find something....right??? tell me i will.  i need to be reassured.

i picked up my barn treasures this weekend that i bought last week at craft weekend.....


 
a dirty OLD cabinet with glass knobs and doors and RED chippy paint!!!


 
did your heart just skip a beat?  
red chippy paint does that to me.


so does white chippy paint.  :)




on sunday morning i woke up in my happy place.
:)
after a loooong night of POURiNG rain for hours on end...scary storms...got up in the night to check the weather.
we got to enjoy the pond full of that fresh from rain loveliness.
and go fishing in the morning!
we've never done that.
it was all girls except mike.

 

 

teeny baby frogs were so fun to catch.


 "i need mo' woooooms"


 

 

talby caught one and macy caught two but neither two made it out of the water....they pulled free just as she was about to lift them out of the water.
no fish for annie or maya.
annie was talking quite loud all morning and one point shouted
"WHY DID GOD MAKE PATIENCE?!! IT"S SO HARD!!!" 

so true.

i went to see The Help AGAIN.
loved it as much as the first time.
cried through 6 kleenexes.
that is a good thing....

i had pictures last night.
love this one.....

 
life.
plain and simple.

hope your monday is fabulous.
i ran this morning and that really helped my day start well.
yay.

 

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our hallway is done!
come over and read about how we did it with Glidden paint.


i want to share each of our CRAFT WEEKEND sponsors with you.
come see who i like today!

gatorade is teaching me about being a sports mom.... :)
come see how i am doing. 

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