Let's Get Tropical

UPDATE ON DOOR:  had the glass guy come out.  he's the same guy that put in the new doors last summer.  while he was outside looking at it (it was the outside door that broke) a gust of wind came up and the glass just fell to the steps.  no!  he didn't get a scratch on him.  he then asked for a dustpan and broom, knocked out all the cracked glass and cleaned it up.  said he'd be back with a shop vac.  i have a shop vac and he cleaned everything up.  whatta guy.  the new door will cost around $450 as it's double paned with a gas seal.  my insurance deductible is higher soooooooooooooo.... no $$$ coming back at all.  oh well, things could be worse.  i can definitely count my blessings!

i did get into my room to play... or should i say... relieve some of the stress - LOL.

can you tell i didn't want to think too hard?????

a no-brainer for sure.

cardstock, paper, shelf-liner (i hated to throw it out) and a button

added a sentiment and...

where's my umbrella drink????? - LOL.

basically the same as above only i turned it on its side

and used pink.  i added the dots to the flower and button.

yep.  stress was gone!

gosh i'm good - bwwwaaahhhaahhaaaaa!

get to open the house up for the rest of the week... or maybe not as it's supposed to be on the really chilly side.  at least i got to turn the air off!  oh don't get me wrong... i like air conditioning, but if i can have the house opened up  then that's they way i go.  keeps the cost down too!

a girl i met last month when i volunteered at the clinic is coming for coffee this morning.  turns out she knows one of my neighbors very well.  should be a fun morning!  rest of the day i'll play by ear.  supposed to be cool and cloudy.  sure hope your day is COOL!!!  so glad you stopped by.  you always make me smile!

TODAY'S WORDS OF WISDOM.....

Aspire to inspire 
before you expire.

makes perfect sense to me!

hugs and sparklies....

Bummed

look what i woke up to this morning....

a SHATTERED sliding door

oy yoy yoy!

son noticed it when he opened the door to let puppy out. 

no clue when it happened.  we're thinking maybe a rock hit it

when son was mowing the lawn, but he mowed it early and

it definitely was NOT like that when we retired last night (after 10 pm)

there goes the paint job i want.  grrrrrrrr

can you say upset?????

it was hot yesterday but the breeze was nice.  the humidity was up so i kept the air on.  today is supposed to me milder but again, with humidity so i plan on keeping the air on today.  tomorrow and the rest of the week is supposed to be way cooler so i'm hoping to be able to open up the house - yay.

ok.  i can't concentrate on anything right now except calling my insurance and the glass company, so i'll close for now and hopefully will post something later. 

have a great day!

hugs and sparkles,

Lazy Day

it got really hot and muggy yesterday and we were under tornado watch.  same for today.  ugh.  needless to say, i didn't do much of anything but the day was enjoyable.

today's card(s)...

yeah, even too hot to fuss with the cards - LOL.

paper and chevron die.  easy peasy.

i found the boy and girl die in my stash of sizzlets.  really?  

which only goes to prove i've no clue what i've got.  

guess its time to make a record book - ya think?

embossed PAISLEY and smooshed black over it

the center design is glitter DCWV cardstock.

everything else from my stash.

it's cool - very cool - out this morning even if the temp does say 72F.  i will NOT turn the air off as the prediction is 90F with storms which means that humidity will find its way here i'm sure.  i'm off to buy 2 new hoses and some flowers for my outside pot.  yeah, i know.  i kill silk.  but after buying the goldilocks for the front of my house - and they're doing really well - i'm thinking maybe something for the back of the house.  just something small to get me started.  hmmmm, maybe my thumb isn't as black as it used to be!!!!

happy monday.

TODAY'S WORDS OF WISDOM...

WHY GOD MADE MOMS

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?

1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house.

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.

3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?

1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.

2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

gotta love kids!

hugs and sparkles,

I'll Drink to That

thought it was gonna be hot and muggy but the day turned out beautiful.  able to keep the house open.  didn't do much of anything.  alot of. nothing and a little bit ofeverything.  did get to spend time outside and visit with a few neighbors.

didn't get any playing in.  mojo just wasn't around.  but that's ok.  i have a folder full of things to post.  soooooo, let's see what i can dredge up....

this was fun and easy.  found some black and glitter DCWV cardstock

and placed it on solid black.  die cut a circle and the glass is a sticker.

hand-drew the border and hand wrote the sentiment.  (my printing

needs work - LOL).

but..... i like it! 

no stamps here other than the sentiment.

paper and flowers from my stash.

easy peasy.

supposed to be in the high 80s-low 90s today.  air is going on before going to church.  not taking any chances with that heat.  another easy day for me.   only thing i don't like about easy days?????  feeling guilty about it.  i ALWAYS feel like i SHOULD BE doing something productive..... like pulling weeds maybe?  yeah, but that's NOT gonna happen.  i pull then sporatically.  if i had to get on my knees to spend time going around my house pulling weeds, i'd NEVER get up or walk again!!!!  heeeeeeeelooooooooo  ROUND UP!

hope your day is toasty and fun!

TODAY'S WORDS OF WISDOM..... more HEADLINES...

they make it sound like the bodies got up during the night

and had a shooting spree! 

really?  that's what they pick?  i would have said

something like...

WORKER GOES FROM 6'2" to 4'3" IN SECONDS! 

and to think she gets paid to figure this out! 

now here's a person who definitely has

her head up her butt and STILL can't

figure it out!

hugs and sparkles,