It's Good For the Soul!

I confess...

I'm going into DAY 2 of no sleep. It sucks monkey balls.

I confess...

If insomnia were a woman I'd kick her ass all crazy Cajun girl style. Don't think I can't.

I confess...

This turned me into a complete pile of mush. And made me cry.

Don't judge me, wait until your kids are "grown" and it feels like they don't need you anymore lol! He's sick, poor baby!

So what's the meat and noodles you ask? When I was a kid I made up this "dish" lol all it is is gound beef that's seasoned and browned mixed with elbow noodles. It's plain, it's simple but I still love it lol. And so does my kid. It's the greatest feeling in the world to know your kid still needs you! ♥ this!

I confess... 

I'm bummed that I'm almost finished reading A Million Little Pieces (for the second time). I love this book!

I confess...

The two little heifers below are about to drive me out of my effin' mind. I swear to y'all, it's like having two year old twins at home with me all day. I don't like it. Not.one.little.bit. My neighbors must think I'm nuts cause all they must hear me say all day (when my windows are open) is "No!" "Stop!" "Don't even think about it!" "Stop sniffing her butt!" and "STOP humping your sister!" Geeze...

{yeah, I'm a sucker! I feed them Popsicles.} 

Between the constant scratching (if we don't stop them, they'll scratch until they bleed) and licking (just the sound of their licking themselves irks the shit out of me, and the ever present butt sniffing, I'm threatening to sell them to the nearest Chinese restaurant. I swear it's like Gidgette (on the left) has to sniff Bonsai's (on the right) butt just to make sure she used the potty when they went outside. Gross. 

{Bonsai (the one on the left) has brain freeze. Ha! Serves her right!} 

For some reason Bonsai has been doing this thing with dragging her butt on the carpet. She'll also do that until she bleeds. We've had her checked at the vet, he said she's just "odd." The last time she did the whole butt dragging thing on the carpet I was outside planting some flowers. I came in after being out there for maybe 20 minutes and my living room carpet looked like a crime scene. There was blood everywhere. Bitch is lucky I have my trusty shampooer, or the bitch would be dead.  

They're lucky they're cute, and they're always good for a laugh.

 {Did I mention they're sisters? Sick bitches!}

I confess...

All this tornado business is so sad. My heart breaks for all the families that have been going through them. That must be one of the scariest feelings in the world. Having "survived" hurricanes Rita and Katrina in Louisiana I'll admit that storms of any kind have a way of freaking me the eff out. When the weather got bad here today and the weather man said there was a tornado on the ground here I was freaking out lol. Thank God it quickly passed and that (as far as I know) no one was hurt or suffered any damage. 

I confess...

I need y'all. My favorite blogging peeps. I'm going to Tennessee for two weeks in July to visit my big Sister (yay) 

{this bitch got all the boobs in the family and those green eyes. Yeah, I'm hatin'!} 

and I need some guest bloggers. You can write about any subject you'd like. Anyone interested? If so, leave me a comment and I'll email you with the info.  

I confess...

Hubby is going to be out of town most of the day tomorrow and I'm gonna miss him. Lol. I'm such a sap. I'm just used to having him home on the weekends. So, I'll be crafting my behind off this weekend I'm sure. 

{I'll go pout now} 

I confess...

I'm delirious from lack of sleep, so I'm not responsible for the content of this post. Unless you think it's funny, then I totally rocked this bitch! 

Cause We're Nosy Like That!

{1} What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Are you an eyes or a smile person? Maybe another body part?

Eyes...most definetly! I mean...have you seen my hubby's eyes y'all?

{Good gawd almighty! Thank you sweet baby Jose'!}

 
{2} If a movie was being made about you who would you like to see cast to play you? And would your movie be a comedy, drama, romantic-comedy, action film or a horror movie?

Kate Hudson

{can't you see the resemblance? Bwwahh! I wish!} 

It would be a dramatic comedy with a touch of horror. Lol...dying to see it aren't cha? 

 
{3} Does your high school yearbook include a senior comment section? If so share what you said about your future goals. Have you met those goals? If you do not have a yearbook just share what your goals where when you were 18 and if you have met them. If you’re brave enough include your Senior Picture!

I was a dumbass and got married when I was 17 and dropped out of high school. My only goals were to be a good wife. Gag. Thank God I woke up from that nightmare! As soon as Mr Hubby is finished fixing my car I'll be going back to school to FINALLY finish up my GED. I'll be a happy bitch when I'm done! 
 
{4} What latest trend simply baffles you?

Spandex leggings. Don't get me wrong, I love 'em. I wear them even. BUT...(that's a big but!) some people should NOT wear spandex. I weigh 135lbs and I wont wear them unless my top is going to cover my butt/hip area. If you're of the larger sizes...please don't wear spandex. If you do, PLEASE cover up your ass. Just sayin'! 
 
{5} When you walk into a room how do you present yourself? Do you walk in with confidence and command the attention of others or do you slink in and do your best to go unnoticed?

Yeah, I'm going for unnoticed. Lol...  

Now, go link up a play along people! It's fun, I promise!

She's Crafty...and Happy!

I'm happy about this...

{countdown till I get to see my big Sister} 

I'm happy that I was actually able to get an appointment at the tanning salon twice this week. They're so damn busy they haven't had any openings.

With every thing that's been going on with Rusty the last few days I'm happy that he at least opened up to my Godchild (his Cousin). I'm still not sure what happened with him and the gf, but my Godchild assured me he's OK.

I'm happy that hubby and I have the day to ourselves tomorrow. Next weekend he's going to be out of town at for at least one day picking up some parts for my car.

I'm happy that all the seeds that I planted a couple of weeks ago are finally coming up! I love seeing new plants coming up!

What I've really been happy about lately is all my crafting. I promised that I'd post some pics of my creations. A lot of this stuff I found links for tutorials to make them on One Pretty Thing. If you've never checked that site out before...go there as soon as you finish oohing and ahhing over all my pretty stuff lol. Seriously, they've got some  hella cute stuff, and a little something for everyone. (Be sure to go through their archives, you wont regret it!) It's my new addiction! Some of these I've posted before, I figured I have some new followers who haven't seen them and might like something enough to want to try to make it for themselves!

 {book thong}

Lol I think it's funny they call it a book thong. It was fun and easy to make.

 {recycled t shirt scarf}

I made quite a few of these as gifts. They're super easy to make but dayum did my hands hurt afterwards lol!

{"stained glass" candle holders}

I decided to do these in "Easter" (ish) colors. I like how they turned out though I wish I would have done the circles a bit smaller.

{I love this saying!}

I didn't have to do anything to "make" this one. Just print it out and frame it lol!

 {my "famous" name frames}

Lol they're famous with my friends and family. They love them! I've made one for myself, my MIL, my SIL and my Godchild (in purple, the other girl standing in the pic is also my Niece!) for her bridal shower. She loved it too!

{washer necklaces}

These aren't as easy to make as you'd think. They're very time consuming too. I have a whole box of them that I left in Louisiana the last time I was there. My sister and I were supposed to do some work with them (add more beads and stuff) and I didn't have room in my suitcase to bring them home. I need to have my Dad send them to me so I can sell them lol. I probably have over 100 of them.

Next, various magnets that I've been making... 

 {scrabble tile magnets}

These I just sanded a bit and then mixed some black Folk Art paint with water and brushed it on the tiles and then wiped most of it off, added a dab of glue (E600 is amazeballs) and a magnet on the back.

{clothes pin magnets}

I actually made a boo boo when I was making these. I was supposed to cut the scrapbook paper to cover the entire length of the clothes pin, but I only cut them to cover up to the metal clip thingy. So I just covered the other part with glitter. I think they turned out ok!

{just a bunch of different ones}

I love the keep calm and bake on one. That thing probably has 20 magnets glued to the back of it cause the frame is so heavy lol. The Sanctuary Vineyards one is a bag from The Cotton Gin in the OBX when we stopped to pick up a bottle of their blackberry wine once on our way to the beach.    

The pink/yellow/orange one and the green D one are both those promotional magnets that you get from places like pizza joints or insurance companies. I just covered them with scrapbook paper and then added embellishments to them.

The glass (flat back) marbles I glued scrapbook paper to the back and then added a magnet.

The small lock is just a cute lock that my mom gave me years ago that I'd always kept in my jewelry box (I have no idea why). I glued a magnet to it and tada...it's a magnet. The other little jewelry thingy is just a piece of costume jewelry that I found in my jewelry box and I have no idea where it came from.

{hot/cold rice packs)

These things are so damn easy to make and I'm addicted to mine. I keep mine in the freezer but you can also put them in the microwave if you need a heat pack. I can't tell you how many times I've taken mine to bed with me when I'm having a flare up (Fibromyalgia). They're also really good (for me) when I have a migraine. Not to mention, they come in damn handy when/if you're having a hot flash. Just sayin'!

Various ceramic tile coasters that I've made 

{I made all of these out of some of the cards that hubby and I have give to each other over the years} 

{a close up of a couple of them} 

  

 {this is one of the ones I made from recycled xmas cards we've gotten}

 {photo ceramic tile coasters that I made for my SIL for xmas}

The next set of coasters are a set that hubby and I had and that we use most of the time. They were just your basic wood & cork coasters like the first pic.  We'd used them so much that the cork was starting to peel off of them. So I peeled it all out of the center and glued scrapbook paper in them then filled them with diamond glaze. I love that stuff lol.

 {I loved the way these turned out}

When I saw the idea for this on One Pretty Thing I knew I was going to try this one! I hate having that plain bottle of dish detergent sitting on my sink. I knew I had the bottle already so all I had to get was the pouring spout thingy. But you may notice that I have a cork in the bottle lol... 

{doesn't this look much better than the plain detergent bottle?}

I picked up the pouring spout at our local grocery store (because I didn't feel like going to Wal Mart) and got it home and it's too big for my bottle. So I need to get a new bottle dang it. 

You might notice that I have some of those flat bottom marbles in the bottom of the bottle. I read that it helps to make the detergent come out faster. I also read (after I'd made it) that Peir 1 has better pouring spouts than Wal Mart, so I may order one from them. I'm not driving all the way to Va Beach to go to Pier 1 y'all lol.   

These next two things are some of my favorites. I'm totally addicted to chalk board paint now. WARNING: YOU WILL BECOME ADDICTED TO THIS PAINT!!!! {lol}

I want to paint damn near everything in my house with it lol. (Forgive my handwriting, I was having a bad fibro day!) 

 {silver serving tray turned chalk board}

I'd seen lots of tutorials for these trays. Some people used silver trays. (Most silver trays are silver plated.) Some used "silver" trays that they bought at the Dollar Store. Mine is silver (plated) and the first time I painted  it the paint peeled off. Grrr So I had to go and buy some kind of primer that the girl working at Lowe's suggested. Once I primed it and got the chalk board paint on it was fine! 

 {chalk board flower pots}

Like I warned you, I'm so addicted to this damn paint that I went and got every single one of our terra cotta pots (we have a bunch, hubby does bonsai trees lol) and painted them with it! 

That's what I'm happy about, how about you? Go link up with Mamarazzi and let us all know what's on your happy list!