what i wore wednesday

here's another week of what i wore--not to be self-indulgent, just to motivate myself to put a little thought into what i wear & to document it for future reference!
~~linking up with the pleated poppy~~

skirt: kohls (you can't really see but it has the cutest eyelet cutouts all along the bottom)
tank: kohls
sandals: target
jewelry: macy's (necklace) michele busch, sam moon (bracelets)

jeans: lauren conrad for kohls
tank: walmart
cardi: old navy
scarf: brassy apple
flower: made by me
shoes: steve madden from marshalls
bracelet: jcp

skirt: jcrew (my new favorite skirt!)
blouse & belt: local boutique
shoes: dsw
same flower
necklace: the vintage pearl

shorts, cardi & sandals: old navy
tank: wal-mart
jewelry: the vintage pearl (necklace), sam moon (bracelet), michele busch (earrings), pandora (bracelet)

skirt: anthropologie from thrift store--score!
sweater: sister?
tank: banana republic from thrift store
shoes: jcp
necklace: old navy

pants: jcrew from sister
tank: target
cardi: old navy from sister
flops: tommy hilfiger from dsw
bracelet: sam moon
necklace: the vintage pearl (i wear this almost everyday--it's our little family tree)

thanks for stopping by!

a few little pretties...

not too long ago i bought my "summer" purse.

it's one of the new fossil summer collections & i absolutely love the yellow,
gray & brown together!

i didn't think it could be any cuter until...

this little package arrived in the mail.

and look at the pretties inside!
i ordered the posy pins and a zippered bag that i'll use as a make up bag.
if you've never been to the pleated poppy shop--you must go look now!
seeing all the gorgeous things lindsey makes, makes me want to know how to sew!
the latest thing on my wish list is one of her new bloom belts.
hopefully, she'll have more in stock soon!

so here's my purse with the new little pleated poppy addition.

and its little friend. cute, no?
if it ever gets to be summer, i will actually be carrying this instead of just taking pictures of it!

on to other pretties...
at stamp class this past week, we made these cute little candy holders.

i love the chocolate stamp set.

and we made this little scrapbook. isn't it "sew" cute?
(sorry--cheesy, i know.)

you lift up each piece of cardstock to reveal the next page.

i love all the papers so much, i don't know if i even want to put any pictures on them!

there are so many things you could do with this little book--i think i'll make some more with different papers!

that's all for today--see you tomorrow!

what we wore wednesday

just a few pictures.
got the whole family in this time...

shorts, shirt & necklace: old navy
tank: wal-mart
flower: made by me
shoes: target

mck:

tank & capris: justice
cardigan: jcp
shoes: target

hubby: bachrach--head to toe
me: dress & shoes: macy's
jewelry: old navy

dress: jcp
shoes: dillards
bracelet: pandora

linking up with the pleated poppy.

storage closet re-do

well i'm back from my week of no internet and i have to say it was nice.
several times i was tempted to look at some of my favorite blogs--but i resisted and it turned out good. i focused on more important things & was glad i did. i will probably be taking a break from blogging every once in a while, because it really is a time waster if you're not careful.

but for now is a little before and after of the closet past the pantry.

one of the things i loved about this house when we looked at it was the enormous pantry.
then i noticed a little door inside the pantry and found it was even more storage!
although for me it was just an excuse to stuff more things inside.
needless to say, the closet had gotten so bad that i didn't even want to open the door and i thought my poor husband might have a stroke if he had to open the door!

as bad as it was, i didn't even intend to clean it out this particular day. i was merely looking for my spring/summer decor. but one thing led to another and before i knew it, i was knee-deep in reorganization!

BEFORE:

DURING:
AFTER:

much better, no?

i should have taken a picture of our garbage can as it was stuffed full. the back of my car was also stuffed to the top with things to take to goodwill. and i restored a measure of chris' health since he said, when he saw it that evening, that he thought he could feel his blood pressure actually go down a few points! ha!

i have so many other things i still need to organize. but one at a time, right? next i think it will be the scrapbook room.
stay tuned...

an experiment...

aren't tulips the prettiest things?

(that has nothing to do with this post--but i just can't do a post without a picture!)

i read on someone's blog about a sort of experiment they did with regard to spending a week without facebook. since i don't do facebook, i decided to do it with the internet in general.

i am challenging myself to spend the next week without accessing the 'net.
(with the exception of reading my email daily and using snapfish to organize my pictures.)
you know how much i love reading blogs--so this will definitely be a challenge.
but i have a very busy week where i'm really focusing on spiritual matters and goals so i think this is a good week to do this.

i will try to keep a little record of things i accomplish during this time and will share them with you next monday.

have a good week!

spring break 2011

i never posted our spring break pictures--so here we go...
we spent most of the week in waco visiting family.

we started off at mama dee's & pawpaw's. dee had gotten mckinlee a calligraphy set & that kept her busy for a long time. she got really good & is writing my name on the inside of all my books!!

we had yummy meals--here's just one of them.
grilled ribs, chicken & potatoes. mom & les made them and they were wonderful!

we also played on danielle's new computer--primarily photo booth.
this picture of me just made us hysterical!
this little program also kept mckinlee busy for a long time.

and of course sadie kept us busy too!

mom (and sadie) played the piano & we sang.
flipping through danielle's songbook we found eternal flame by the bangles & had to sing that one. brought back a lot of 1980's memories!

one afternoon danielle was busy inside so sadie & i went outside to play for a while.
she found this bowl of shells on the table and played with them forever.

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oh my goodness. love that face.

and these chubby hands.

she just loved lining up those shells & putting them in the bowl

oh how i love this child!

then we took her to visit mama jeanne (my grandma)
where she had fun playing with balls...

watching mckinlee play the viola...

and moving these little chairs around!

she worked forever moving them from place to place.

then she'd turn around and do it all again--this went on forever!
(she wasn't mad in this picture...just very intent.)

then we took a few pictures with mama jeanne.
this one cracked us up of sadie patting down mj's hair!

here we are with mj & my sweet cousin, jolie

when we stayed with my mom we spent some time playing their wii.
here she & mck are having fun.

me trying to row a boat--harder than in sounds!

right before we left to come home, we went with danielle to get sadie's pictures taken.
mckinlee kept her occupied while we decided on pictures.
they turned out SO cute!

me on the drive home--first picture of me in the new car.
back to an suv and i love it!

just a few highlights from our spring break--as usual, i get too busy having fun and forget to take enough pictures!