Let's wear that!!



I am starting a Saturday post called "Let's Wear That!", every  Saturday I will be posting pictures of an outfit that I would enjoy  wearing . I am aware that I will never own such clothing but a girl can dream, plus I can also use the ideas to find similar items in thrift stores and such. So here is my first one.                                 

Burgundy Please and Thank You Dress - Modcloth.com

Classy sleek dress with vintage flair, every girl needs one!

Crunching Numbers Sweater - Modcloth.com
Pair the above dress with this cozy cream colored cardigan for chilly weather.

                            These classic heels are named " Sashay" and are found on Zappos. com               

And of course the outfit would not be complete without a feminine cameo brooch.
Found on Etsy.com Almondine's Art Shop
                              

My love rubs off on you.

I like this picture even though the sun is in our eyes.
My husband makes me look much lovelier than I am.
It is his handsomeness it just rubs off!

And one day this will be us.............. of course my husband will be bald.
And I will have shrunk from 5 feet to 4 feet tall. I giggle to think.

" I say Taco they say Taco! " " Taco! Taco! Taco! "

Favorite Scene in this movie is  the mimicking parrots.
" I say taco, they say taco". "TACO TACO TACO"
I quote the above right before eating tacos and at least 20 times while preparing them!



Soft Taco or Hard Taco? ...... BOTH!!!!

This tiny Robot is in Taco bliss right now.




                                            

                                        

Taco Cuff Links...why didn't I think of that !!!!

The etymology of the word Taco is derived from a mixture of Mexican and Spanish languages and means " light lunch". Of course there are a variety of ways you can eat taco's, there are Fish Taco's ( not my favorite), Carne Asada Taco's, Taco's Dorados ( better known as Flautas, Rolled Taco's, or for us pale faced people Taquitos) and many more. And trust me on this one guys, the whole debate on what to call a Rolled Taco is a pretty hot issue along the border........ whatever you do , just don't say Taquito!! Regardless of their origin name or shell shape I deem them a number 9 on the tasty scale and will be preparing some along with homemade salsa, for my ever so handsome husband for dinner tonight.



What is a name?

I have changed the name of my blog because life has changed and God has changed me. Throughout the last 6 months my husband and I have had quite a few ups and downs. But through those hard and happy days we have learned  that our Savior Jesus Christ will always provide for us . It says in (Matthew 6:27) that worrying will not do us any good , so I have turned my mind over to the Lord and allowed Him control. The Lord provides for one of the smallest of creatures on earth, the bird in (Matthew 6:26) , so why should we be surprised when he cares for us? I know, and it has been proven in my life that his "Eye is on the Sparrow"  and I thank Him daily for watching me.

Random thoughts

Rusty old trucks give me the urge to drink Coca-Cola out of a
vintage glass bottle while sitting on the fender.

Living in a tree house with my beloved would be devine.

This is hilarious in a dark dark way. And I am still laughing.

There is just something magical about watching a child on a carousel.

A Pixy Stick is happiness encased in little paper straws
, just don't get any powder up your nose because at that point, it becomes pain.

String cheese nooooo! String Art

String art is awesome. I remember going to my aunt and uncles house as a young child and admiring the string art owls on the wall. I would love to try my hand at it someday but I am sure it would be disastrous and my husband would more than likely find me entangled in a mess of gorgeous colored string on the living room floor. So how about I just show you some string art pics that capture my vision like none other.




Whimsical can't you just hear the flutter of wings?

Amazing definition

This one goes out to Rose and Michael "May the Force Be with You"
(Yes, I know I am a nerd, thank you very much.)

Anyone for a bowl of Lucky Charms?

Do I know you? Whoooo Whooo are you?



Capes are not only for Count Chocula or Superwoman

A warm and cozy capelet almost better than a scarf.

I adore this cape I have always loved capes, I even wore a cape at my wedding.
Also capes just tend to give you that Little Red Riding Hood complex or Snow White- like
fairytaleness ..... if fairytaleness is even a word.

Jerky Turkey

Below is a recent conversation between my mother and I , as we try to extricate a bag of gravy from a slightly frozen turkey breast.


Mom: Man!! This bag just won't come out!

Me: Maybe it should have thawed out longer?

Mom: Yeah ............. grrrrrrrrrrr (pulling on gravy bag)

Me: How bout we run hot water inside and try to loosen the gravy bag?

Mom: Nah I don't want to do that!

Me: (silently watching my mother as she grunts and pulls and tugs on the gravy bag)

Mom: Let me try that hot water.

Me: (.........Moments after the hot water treatment has commenced) Ready to try again?

Mom: Let's try it.............. Nope it's not budging!!!

Me: You grab the turkey and I will pull the bag.

Mom: ( silently trying to get a grip on the slippery turkey ....... it's slipping, it's slipping , ooooh wait she has it!!)

Me: HOLD IT MOM HOLD IT!!! I GOT IT, COME ON PULL!!!

Mom: I AM!!!!

Me: COME ON MOM YANK IT !!! REALLY YANK IT!!

Mom: (silently musters all her strength and digs into that bird , clamping down hard)

Me: ( pulling on the gravy bag as if  I were playing extreme tug of war)

Turkey: POP!!! (out comes the gravy bag)

Mom and I : ( tears of joy ,cry's of happiness, and whoops of victory)

Me: Who knew a turkey could give you this much of a workout!!!


The turkey smells delicious and is almost done cooking, and later today after consuming said turkey we will be in a sleepy turkey induced state of mind. Of course we asked my dad if he would be eating the turkey and he said " What! I don't want no Jerky Turkey".

Things I love Just Because

Rain boots with, snazzy and quaint designs like these ones.
Just because they are so easy to wash off and they give you that
wicked crazy urge to jump in puddles!



This hat! Different versions and colors can be purchased at
ETSY.COM CITEFUZZ. But I would love to learn how to
make a million of them!!

 

Vintage style baby strollers. Because I know I won't
ever be able to use one since my husband will always
live in a rough terrain area. And because I am getting anxious
to use any type of baby stroller.......sigh.



Anything with a Sparrow on it. Because of the Hymm
"His Eye Is On The Sparrow" and  I truly know that God
watches me.



1979 Pontiac Trans Am , With a T- Top and the Bird
Just because my Dad had one and it's my dream car.

Camo Pajama pants with a drawstring, Because after eating
too much Ice cream you can let the drawstring out. And
my husband and I both have a pair, his are green and mine
are grey and we look so cute in them together and I pretend we are
invisible in our sleep.



Bacon bacon bacon!!!

You absolutely have to check out the site bacon bacon bacon at tumbler.com. I love bacon and you will not believe all the bacon flavored and themed things on this site. Ahhhhhhh bacon! Bacon how I love you , but how is that you are derived from such a strange creature?

Puppy exhaustion

I am alive!!! I have not forgotten or stopped writing my blog. It is just that I am training my new puppy Remington Byerly and this includes waking up multiple times during the night to potty train him. I love the little guy but he is full of energy and I apparently am not!! I will be writing again starting up next Monday and promise some interesting reading. Love you all.

Belly Button Booty!

You can dust your computer keys with their hair, tickle your sleeping husbands nose, and get creeped out by the strange overly tan  wrinkle ridden faces. That's right my peeps! I'm talking about Troll Dolls! Troll Dolls were invented by a danish fisherman and woodcutter by the name of Thomas Dam , I am guessing that this man must have had a sense of humor .  I have fond memories of my childhood Troll Doll days. I would comb and brush the rainbow tinted  Einstein-like hair endlessly,  trying to stop it from defying gravity and popping back up in that classic wild Troll look. Another favorite pastime was collecting all that fancy belly button lint treasure, or booty as I like to call it. Most of my Troll dolls were identifiably mine because I enjoyed picking the jewels out of their belly buttons. I am sure I am not the only strange child that stole jewels from Troll bellies ............ please tell me I am not alone!

Admission: I was a junkie

Sky Blue-Blueberry Slushy            

 Magenta-Raspberry

Pink-Melon

Turquoise-Mango

Dark Green-Apple

Peach-Peach                    

Sunny Yellow-Banana Split

Mint Green-Tropical Punch

Lavender-Cotton Candy

Petal Pink-Bubble Gum
 
Black-black Licorice

Brown-Cinnamon

Purple-Grape

Orange-Orange
 
Red-Cherry

Yellow-Lemon

Green-Mint

Blue-Blueberry
 
Above are the best scents in the world. My favorite scents where Green- Mint and Magenta- Raspberry. And during my childhood days I probably walked around with a Green and Magenta tinted nose thanks to the magnificent MR. SKETCH scented markers . And yes I was a junkie  I could sniff those things for hours. Why would anyone temp a child to do markers, Why! Oh but I love them so. Hint, In order  to make me happy this Christmas all one has to do is  buy me MR SKETCH and I will be oh so content, and ever so festive in my Christmas pics.

PS: I also think they would be awesome for our kids sunday school class , but the parents might not be too thrilled when kids come home all hopped up on marker!!

Flatbreads

I got a kick out of a recent conversation after a grocery shopping trip. This conversation was between my brother and my mom, it went like this:

Mom: Mike take this box of soda.

Mike: "Grunts" ( then grabs the box of soda and sets it very near the bag of flat breads)

Mom: (Screams) Don't smash the breads!!!!

Mike: (Sarcastically) MOM THEY ARE FLAT BREADS!!! YOU CANT SQUASH THEM!!!

Me: Laughing uncontrollably

I love my family and bread that cannot be squashed!

Puppy Love





Remington AKA: Remy "The Digger"

  Oh did I tell you, we are getting a puppy! This is our second try at a puppy for me and my husband. Our first puppy was adopted from a shelter a few months after we were married . Her name was Sierra and she was a doll, but she was only with us a month when she became very ill and we just couldn't pay the vet bills to care for her properly, so I did all I knew how to do and I tearfully took her back to the shelter, I am not sure what happened to her, I understand that the shelter may have put her down and that saddens me, but I do know that I am ready to try again. This time we are getting a male puppy from my sister and his name is Remington, he is always the first puppy to start the barking ruckus, and he is as far as I know the only digger puppy. Remington, or Remy as we affectionately nicknamed him, has already dug himself a basement under the doghouse he currently resides in. I told my husband because he was an Australian Shepherd mix he will not  dig he will want to heard things. Jeff then showed him how to dig during one of our bonding sessions and Remy has been proving me wrong ever since. I must get the dog on my side or else I will outnumbered two males to me ................ Oh wait!! me and my female cat Zorria , but Jeff will say she doesn't count.