It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: When you were growing up, what was your favorite thing to find in your Easter basket on Easter morning? Jelly beans? Peeps? Chocolate?

For me, I loved the hollow chocolate bunnies...and the bigger the bunny the better (say that 3 times fast!)

Thrifty Thursday

Doesn't this bedding just scream Spring!


This is the bed in our guest room. It was one of the first things we bought when got married 28 years ago and hopefully it will be a keepsake in our family for years to come.

So now for the thrifty part...

All of this bedding I've either picked up at Marshalls or TJMaxx for a bargain. I'd seen the duvet and shams at Pottery Barn and loved them (called Trellis if I remember right) but didn't want to pay Pottery Barn retail prices. That's were Ebay came in! I was able to buy the duvet and matching shams for a fraction of the cost. If you've never given Ebay a try, check it out. Only one problem, you may develop another addiction other than blogging!

To read about other Thrifty Thursday finds, click here.

Happy Thrifty Thursday!

Wordless Wednesday

What In The World Took Us So Long!?!

Do you ever finish something, like how it looks, then ask yourself..."what in the world took us so long to get that done?" That's exactly what we've asked ourselves lately when we've finished a few of our latest projects.

In fact, we asked ourselves that yesterday!

We have a telephone outlet on the wall that I've been wanting to cover up(hide) for years now. I long ago took down the wall phone and was left with this...


So the big question for me, for a loooong time now, has been "what to do, what to do, WHAT TO DO" with the unsightly outlet since we don't have a wall phone anymore.

Then the lightbulb went on!

I mentioned earlier that we had a welcome sign near our back door that I took down when I hung up my framed keys. Well my hubby wasn't super impressed with the framed keys because he's always liked our welcome sign with the pineapple on it. In order to make both of us happy, I told him I'd find another place for the sign...and guess where I moved it.


Oh I love it when a plan comes together! Using some ribbon, I suspended it from a frame that I spray painted black a few weeks ago. I also put some double sided tape on the back of the welcome sign to adhere it to the wall outlet. I love how it looks! Hubby still gets to see the welcome sign that he likes so well, I got the outlet covered, and we both stood back and asked ourselves "what in the world took us so long!?!

To participate in Metamorphosis Monday or to see other Met Monday posts, head on over to Susan's. Wait till you see her before and after!

Sunday Memories...

This is a song that I love and fondly remember singing in church growing up. It will always be one of my favorites.



Have a wonderful day...the day which the Lord has made.

My Oh So Productive Day!

I can be so productive when I want to...and yesterday I wanted to!

The day started out slow. I was tired. We went out of town on Thursday and didn't get home until after midnight so Friday was slow going at first. Thankfully I picked up speed as the day progressed.

I spray painted and believe it or not, no black this time. I used white paint for another project/idea that I got from blogland. More on this later I promise!

I spent a good portion of my time working on these...


Yay! I was able to package up lots of "good mail" and get it ready for mailing. I also got 5 Easter gift bags ready for our college girl and her roommates. Hey, you're never too old for a visit from the Easter Bunny!

Speaking of Easter, aren't these carrot bags cute! I packaged these up for the dialysis techs that work in my unit. I'll hand them out at work next week but at least they're done and ready to go.

I was able to make all of these treat bags for about $12! I spent $10 on the candy, $2 for 20 treat bags, and I already had the ribbon. It just goes to show that you don't have to spend alot of money in order to do something nice for someone. I appreciate the people that I work with and I like doing little things for them during the holidays. It doesn't have to be extravagant...just from the heart.

We have a very very busy week ahead of us next week so I'm glad I was able to get some things accomplished yesterday.

Have you had any productive days lately?

It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: Is it Spring like at your house yet? California can't seem to make up it's mind. Breezy one day, hot the next, then cold again. Yesterday we went out of town to see our son and when we left it was down right hot. He lives 2 1/2 hours away and when we got to his house we were freezing. Crazy April weather!