Monday, October 8, 2012

Monster Supplies


soft flexible and hairy



the perfect starter kit for mini monsters
each tin contains sweets and specially commissioned stories
by bestselling children's authors



contains sweets and a specially commissioned poem by
Laura Dockrill for monster supplies


via unknown
a scary t shirt
for the little ones

Don't you just love Halloween time?


Petie



Friday, October 5, 2012

Hold your Horses









Hold your horses

Is an old saying my Mom used all the time

Throw in a few indian bracelets and
this would definitely be a Tom Boy look for the Ranch

The above clothes are from
and the boots are from

Have a great weekend...

Petie

Monday, October 1, 2012

October 1















I know that we usually crown Mary in May
but I wanted to give her a fall crown


Petie

Sunday, September 30, 2012

A Weekend with Hank



Hank is a happy 1 year old
so curious
loves his bath in the kitchen sink
loves visiting his papa's dogs
loves the song baa baa black sheep
I can't believe that I still remember
all those songs I sang to my kids
my SIL use to sing a song just singing all the names in the family
so I did what she did when my kids came along
and now I do it for Hank
he loved it rocking his body back and forth
his favorite thing to do this weekend was to be outside
he loved looking through the windows back into the house
Having a baby around is so much fun
especially, all the hugs and kisses

Petie

Monday, September 24, 2012

Frustrated with a Good Ending


It was so hot on friday
I wanted to pack my things and move
 to a place that requires wearing sweaters during the day
the hot weather was frustrating
attended an ffa banquet and auction
no bidding from our table
all we heard was mumbling from the auctioneer
it was so frustrating
a trip to the er with my mom
she hasn't been feeling well and were not sure if it's the meds
or possibly something else a little more serious
it was frustrating
took her soup on saturday
and there was mass confusion  about her meds
stuff like that drives me crazy
i like being in control
it was frustrating
my hubby was home for the weekend
eggs, bacon,  hash browns and homemade bread
hot dogs, corn salad, chips
rice and milk for dinner
rice and milk for late night snack
rice and milk after breakfast
it was so good we couldn't stop eating it
life is good when you have rice and milk to eat
and your hubby is home

Petie

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Not your Momma's Toll House Cookies




I really want to live in a place that has four seasons
It is so flippin hot here in Arizona

more chocolate chip cookies
my hubby literally goes into withdrawals if I don't bake them
at least once a week
he calls them toll house cookies
which is funny because I don't use the toll house recipe
and I don't use semi sweet chocolate chips
ghiradelli milk chocolate chips ONLY
you can get them at walmart really cheap
and watching the people that frequent there is fun
and I can go there in all my frumpiness
and feel like I fit in

Petie

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Spray Painting a Goodwill Basket







a few months ago
martha stewart did a project
painting baskets
and I thought why not?

I found this old mexican basket
at a goodwill store for around
two dollars
the mexicans would walk the beaches all day
selling their wares for almost free
that was their favorite line to get you to buy whatever it was that they were selling
we always came home with a basket or two and jewelry
after a few cervesas
everything looked so pretty
especially on the beach

I used some old spray paint I had in our shed
to keep the cost on a cheap basket at a minimum
Don't you just love my designated spray painting area?
my hubby gave me strict orders that I could only spray paint in that area
I call my hubby
the spray paint whisperer
he can always tell when I have been spray painting
how does he do it?
I also call him
the dent whisperer
I put a little dent in his truck the other day
and can you believe he found it?

Petie