A GOOD Friday

Here are a few pics from around the house. The kid's start their Spring Break today. 11 days off- yippy~
That's my little guy there on the couch- he wasn't feeling all so good, so he made it in the pic!

Our dinner was fabulous the other night! There was a LIVE CAJUN BAND playing that night- the kids had so much fun dancing! The crawfish were YUMMY!

My hubby is off today as well, so he will be finishing up on his HONEY DO LIST that has to be completed before his MOTHER-IN-LAW arrives! he he he!
Have a wonderful GOOD FRIDAY!

Easter Party

Getting ready for a little Easter Party and Egg Hunt at my 4yr. old's school in the morning. I found these darling little felt bags and the little chicks are cut from yellow felt and have alittle yellow feather and a tiny black bead eye! TOO CUTE! I filled them with goodies for the kids- I don't over kill on candy-which I am sure the other moms appreciate- but a few jelly beans did find their way into the fillable eggs -he he~ Other items included are bubbles in an egg shaped holder, easter pencils, stickers, erasers, colors,some dum dums and some sweet tarts!


I had to include this pic- You may have read in a Valentine's post that my little one had started to write his name. Well, he has gotten so good at it that he writes it all the time. I had tried to get him to sign all his valentine cards- NO WAY would he do it- Well he asked today to sign these little tags I included on the bags- ALL 15 of them! HA! Gotta love his enthusiasm!
I have so much fun doing these little parties- since I know the time will soon come when there will be no more- My 10 yr. old has out grown such things- though he did sneak in my studio this afternoon asking if I had made anything for him to give to his teachers!
AHHH~ what a compliment! I let him pick from some goodies I had put on Etsy and some other little favs- So sweet that he would be so proud of his momma! To not be embarrassed to give away her goods! Made my day I have to say!

Well I still have chores to do before I can lay my head to rest! We are going out for a big family dinner tomorrow night! Crawfish! Yummy! My Dad, brother and his new wife, my baby sister and her significant other, and my clan! We will be getting together for Easter, but my brother and his new bride are doing the "Every-other Holiday is at this or that family" thing now that they are married, so they won't be here for Easter Sunday when we will be with the entire family. We always have a great time. I usually come home hurting from laughing so hard! I am looking forward to being with them.

Have a great night!

Hippity Hoppity It's An Easter SALE!

All remaining EASTER GOODIES in my ETSY Shop are now marked 50% off! This includes some Fun Chick-ity Boxes, those precious Preserved Moss Eggs, and Vintage Wallpaper Tussies!

A new day

These last couple of weeks have just run together. We have been super busy around here! We are in the middle of LEAP Testing Week! Standardized testing for all 4th & 8th graders in Louisiana. We had this in Tx- the TAAS test it is called. One must pass with basic knowledge or above to move on to the next grade. My son is not so great with testing of this style. He is Dyslexic, so his ability to take standardized tests is very difficult and frustrating for him. We have just one more day after today and then we wait- until MAY - for the results- PURE AGONY!!
ALSO, my mother is coming for a visit. eek! We spent this past weekend in the yard, sprucing up beds, yard, and throwing out old toys the boys have too many of. We keep this huge "Ball Bin" in the garage- to me everything should fit in there and when it doesn't, well it should be thrown out. I mean how many footballs, soccer, baseballs can one have or better yet NEED??? Well, ALOT- so I've been told! Now that some of the outside has been attended to, my focus is the INSIDE.

My mother will be staying with us for about 8 days, so I can't stash things in places like closets or the laundry room. Oh and BTW- I have a brother who is married and a sister that live near by and I can bet they will be getting away with lots of stashing!! I am really a pretty good house keeper, but I do have a habit of rushing and not getting things back to their PROPER PLACE! Actually my mother is not really a WHITE GLOVE type- and the house will have that neat- yet- LIVED IN LOOK-I mean I have BOYS that live here! I just like to give it some extra attention since she only comes in a few times a year-

And with SPRING'S newness in the air I've been a bit inspired to try some re-arranging and changing out little vignettes around the house while I'm at it! PLUS, her house is FABULOUS- I mean MAGAZINE FABULOUS! I will post some pics of the inside at another time, for now here are some freshly opened blooms from different spots around the yard!

Happy Thursday!

Trash to Treasure

I hit a local Flea Market over the weekend. I wouldn't call it a bomb, but my finds were kinda whimpy. The Flea Markets here are not all that good. I long for the months ahead when I will be traveling home to Texas. They have the best little markets around there. The entire road trip you find little towns with loads of treasures to stop at along the way. And the prices are extreamly fair! Here are a few pics of the finds I did come away with. I noticed many of you did the same this weekend- the weather must be improving all over.

I did find a good selection of vintage seam binding. The colors were all in yummy spring shades of pale yellows, pinks and gorgeous greens. An armful of Vintage Sheet Music came home with me, some baskets, glass jars for goods,Vintage tinsel garland- cause Christmas is only 10 months away!(he he he!),and other little misc pretties!

This little basket came full of vintage trims and lace doilies! It was found at little garage sale on the drive home!


Hope you all had a relaxing weekend!