Attention Deficit.............lost my train of thought

      So if you have ADD, do you know you have it? I am pretty sure I have it....here is my definition   ( I came up with this on my walk this morning.)
      ADD is like a furnace filter at the entrance to your brain. My filter is full of dirt and dust so everything gets clogged up in it.  No thoughts can pass through and move on...they get stuck, then more thoughts and more thoughts and nothing can get solved because other thoughts keep bumping into those thoughts and ideas.  Now, here is the good part....if I let God in, he will clean my filter and get rid of the thoughts that need to go.  If only I would let him do that more often.  I seem to think I am able to clean it myself...but I never get it right, it's never really clean. Sometimes I let Him clean but then I grab my filter back before He is done. Today I will let my filter be cleaned completely :)
     Have I scared anyone with my deep thoughts?

Some fun/weird things I have done in my house....

My cabin room, I love this space...for guests or for hiding out :) Did I mention that I love this room?

Pretty proud of my kitchen..did the tile back splash, tile floor and painting myself...ok the tile floor would never have gotten done without my sister and her family, they are experts in home improvement projects...and that was a BIG one!!!  Next project, I am going to paint my cabinets (if my husband would ever leave home long enough to do it-he tells me that I am not allowed to do anything to the wood....hahaha  let's see how that works for him ;).

My Kirsty Girl!!

My baby girl (who will be 20 in December) is leaving for college tomorrow. Is it possible to be the happiest mother on earth and the most depressed at the same time?  She took a year off, when to school to learn the art of a nail tech. and has been working in a salon.  Now she has decided that she would like to get more education and experience college life on her own.  She is headed to Utah...about 6 hours away.  I am so excited for her!  I am so excited for me! Then it hits me that she will not be here when I wake up...she will not be annoying me with her "attitude" issues..she will not be leaving her stuff all over the house....her bathroom will not be a disgusting mess...her room will hopefully have a clean path to walk through.    Buuutttttt.....I will miss her amazing sense of humor, the silly things we do to make each other laugh, her routine every night getting ready for bed, her bouncy hair, hearing her working out upstairs every morning (well, some mornings :) the way she reminds me of a bull in a china cabinet, watching the Kardashians together, our silly languages that no one understands but us, feeding her friends and hearing their laughter from the upstairs bathroom as they are doing spray tans in her shower at all hours of the night,  texting her while she is upstairs and I am too lazy to walk up them to talk to her, coloring her hair then recoloring when she sees the result and freaks out, the way she looks in camo, how she loves God and her family, and has values that make a momma proud, the way she needs a push to try something new...then always loves the result and the way she snaps at me when I start crying because I miss her and love too much. That is my spicey little firecracker in a nutshell!!
Cheers Kirsten.....cherry sodas!!!!

The New Baby!!!

So proud of my son and his "little one"....it's not Ashelys baby because they are not married and we all know that babies only happen when your married...right?  I hope this doesn't offend anyone...but if it does, oh well ;)

Movie Watch!!

I thought I would rate movies for you since I have such great knowledge in the film industry.  My first pick will be War Horse...now I think this was a good movie, but I can't tell you for sure because Netflix movies are sometimes damaged at just the wrong spot.  I had to make up my own ending, but if I do say so myself, it was a rather nice ending. I could probably get a job editing movies or something.  **** and a half stars for sure!

The Help is my next movie.  This was a great movie. I learned a lot from this movie.  #1- I sure don't want to be a maid.  #2 In a pinch, chocolate pie can be made with poop. #3 Don't name your daughter Skeeter or Hilly. #4 Rich people can be pretty darn mean!  I actually watched this movie twice while I had it which is something very rare for me..I hate when I  know whats going to happen. ***** 5 stars for sure.

Machine Gun Preacher...wow, now that's different. Not for kids! Loved the story, makes you want to help the orphans. Not sure at the end if he was still listening to God or if he had given up on God. I will give this  **** stars.

Last but not least....The Campaign. Lets just say I laughed...real hard. But, lets also say that it is very inappropriate most of the time. I was appalled that people brought children to this movie!!! Although, it was super fun laughing and eating salty buttered popcorn until my lips felt like earthworms. This movie gets ** only two stars...sorry Will Ferrell.

Sibling Rivalry!!!

Me and my crazy sisters are starting a new business.. we are calling ourselves SIBLING RIVALRY! We have some great ideas and are all talented in different areas. Most of our items will be re-purposed. It's kind of like all those cool things you see on "other P.." sights and say I will make that someday, and you know you never will..right? Well, we do those things for you and you don't have to lift a finger..except to type in your Visa number... ;)  We will have handmade items as well. My sister Sherri is working on our website and my sister Kalinn is busily stocking up on her super cute, handmade creations! We are so excited to get this started.....more to come.....<3 <3 <3

My sister Kalinn is in the green and my sister Sherri is in the pink. I am not in the picture because I am taking the photo..as usual, I have to do everything!

Kalinn and I...trying to be cool!

Sherri and her daughter Gabrielle.

 I would like to show off some beautiful pictures of the outside of my house...I want you to think that I am really talented and hard working and have a great eye for decorating.  I must be so organized too...to be able to do all of this and keep my house clean and my laundry done and feed my husband a variety of delicious home cooked meals daily.

Now, let me make you feel a little better by confessing that for everything beautiful..there is something not so lovely.  I am not organized (but I really want to be), I am not all that hard working, my plants are usually screaming for water, there is bird poop on my patio, my garden is a weed patch (thats why the photos are from a distance :), and much more loveliness to see....just look.

Bird poop fireplace....

Bunch o crap..

more crap...

Yes, and even more...

compost pile...so my husband says

just stuff no one picks up..

Dead flowers that screamed and I didn't hear them...

And finally, the grandkids playground that is overgrown with weeds and broken, dangerous toys.

My day..and my new/old table!!

 I am heading out to mow my lawn. I have done nothing of any significance today. Oh wait, I have embarrassed myself and my husband as usual.  I tortured the refrigerator repair man.  One time I had the plumber doing some work at our house and after I told him what I wanted and where I wanted it (that sounds creepy)...he informed me he was the electrician. That's how I roll.  I did buy a new (new to me) table and chairs today.  I am posting pictures of the old table and hutch...then when I get the new one I would like to know what you think.  Unless its bad...then don't tell me.

These were my grandmas..is it terrible that I no longer want them?

The table is too big and we hardly use it...is it still terrible?

Got the new table..here are pictures.  My wonderful kind daughter says I updated to late 70's...she is so precious :p

Well, I like it and thats what really matters..right? Dang kids!