Summer Oh Summer !!!!

Summer Oh Summer!!!

I have missed  blogging, just seems that 

things have got in the way.

 I had a few medical issues that left 

me with the do not want too's.

 I am sure that some of you know those feeling. 

Enough of that lets get  on with the show. 

Summer has definitely arrived here in Texas!! As I type, it is just a cool 99 which feels like 103!! 

Yes I think I will stay in the cool for the rest of the day. 

My how our Texas weather can change in a

 six months time. We have been 

snowed in and flooded in, during these last 6 months. 

 What happen to all that rain

 we had a couple of months ago. 

How soon we forget how we were wishing for it to stop. 

This is my backyard in February

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Water-crossing to my house in  May 2015

    

Water crossing in June 2015

Can you say that we had to stay home many days in the last 6 months!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  On a happier note just sharing a few of tables from the past.

July Tables

                                                                        All white with a little blue

                                                                                                A Apple a day keeps the Doctor away

Decoration  for the gentlemen servers at a Ladies Retreat

One of my 5 Tables at the 

Ladies Retreat

Wedding china they lasted for "45"  years !!!

Just a little country!!

Thanks for dropping by
Take care and stay cool

Cathy


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BUCKET LIST FOR RETIREMENT!

BUCKET LIST WHEN YOU RETIRE!

As of Monday I am no longer a working girl. I worked for 23 years at a Juvenal Facility and  6 years at the local museum and another 17  months as a administrative assistant at a Real Estate office. When I retired the first time my hubby and I decided that I would find a part time job, but that turned into a 40 hr plus a week position. 

My retirement day was suppose to be May 24, but got an unexpected call Sunday and was told that I didn't need to come in on Monday. 

Surprise Surprise!>>>>>>>>>>

 Anyway since Monday I have just kind of been in a fog.............I have to get with it and get things going around here. I guess it will take time for me to really realize that I do not have to go to work. I have been thinking about my bucket list of things they wanted to get done when I retired......

The list never ending is so long that I do not know where to start; 

Any and all suggestions as to where I should  start would be helpful:

1. Clean out the garage

2. Packet up my daughters room  

 (since she got married over a year ago)

3. Blog more

4. Table scape more

5. Play with my dishes

6. Repaint all the bedrooms

7. Improve the look of the deck

8. Reorganize my kitchen cabinets

9. Just a over all purge of my house

10. Go thrifting when I want to 

11. Dust off the golf clubs

12. I could go on and on and on......................

OK I have bored you enough with my dilemma I thought I would  post one of my Patriotic table scape from the Past. Maybe I can get get a new one together before the weekend !

Our prayers and thoughts are with all the families that have been affected by all the tornadoes here in Texas and Oklahoma. Also the families of West still dealing with the devastating explosion. God grant them peace and faith in the coming days. 

Thanks for dropping by

Hope you can give me help with my bucket

so please leave me comment.

COPY CAT MANTEL REPOST

Copy cat Challenge is ON! (Magazine and Blogger copies}

I wanted to join DeebieDoos Copy Challenge,

but thought I had nothing and

would not have time to throw something together.

But then I remember that I had copied

The Frugal Homemaker mantel

for my RED, WHITE & BLUE July the 4th.

So thought I would share.

Don't miss out, jump on over and see all the neat things that have been shared.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I wanted something different for the mantel

As we all do I began to search the web.

I came across this mantel that I really like and

begin to think I can do that.

I didn't ask permission but

The Frugal Homemaker

was my favorite.

Please go over and check out her site.

http://thefrugalhomemaker.com/

Sorry still learning how to insert.

After seeing this I knew this was the one and

I began to think what do I have?

So the search began.

I searched my containers and went from room to room.

I even went to the dirty storage building. YUK!

Here is my Mantel.

The best part is dear ones the only thing that

I did purchases new is the small wagon.

Now here is really the best part

it was only $1.00 at a garage sale!

I say YAHOO to that <;)

How Did I Do Blog Gang?

Items Details;

Starting with the top shelf

Candle holder on left is Southern Living, on the right daughter left them behind

Stripe candle I have had forever, red candles Target after Christmas sale

Second shelf

Left over from daughters wedding

Third Shelf

Birthday gift from the son a couple of years ago

Now the Mantel

Plate, flag & Warren Kimble barn picture are left over from Patriotic Bedroom

Lantern I think HL

Bowl and balls again daughter reject from her first apartment

$1.00 wagon

Lamp thrift store $2.00

Star garland was a MOM thrift store

They still had the original HL tag on them $6.99, she gave $1.00 a strand

Enough of this blabbing more photos of the mantel.

Hearth

More Lanterns from Ikea, Wedding and HL

Bear has been around for a long time

Candle stand Christmas Gift from my son

Rooster gift from MOM again (YEA MOM)

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#4 RED, WHIITE & BLUE SERIES

#4 RED, WHITE & BLUE SERIES

The families in Colorado need our prayers,

please pause a moment and remember them.

Hello to everyone and I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. Here in TEXAS it is already 99 with

it getting to 104 yesterday.

 I think I will stay IN, stay cool  and

enjoy viewing all the great blogs

or maybe a new table scape, a big decision.

If you have been a follower you know that my home is still decorated with RED, WHITE & BLUE for July.

This is at the top of my list for decorating themes.

As I was involved every night last week with

 Bible School I feel I have gotten behind.

 (We averaged 115 kids each night,  GOD is awesome). 

 So gang grab a COOL drink

as I may be going to overload  YOU with photos.

Dining Room

                                                                                                            

Hutch

Area in front of Sofa

Gang I showed a few of the photos, yes there are a feeeeew more.

I am sure they will pop up in the future.

When I began this post the temperature was 99 now 104 can you say HOT!

Please leave a comment they put a smile on my face <;)

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COPY CAT MANTEL

Copy cat Challenge is ON! (Magazine and Blogger copies}

I wanted to join DeebieDoos Copy Challenge,

 but thought I had nothing and

would  not have time to throw something together.

But then I remember that I had copied

The Frugal Homemaker mantel

for my RED, WHITE & BLUE July the 4th.

So thought I would share.

Don't miss out, jump on over and see all the neat things that have been shared.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I wanted something different for the mantel

As we all do I began to search the web.

I came across this mantel that I really like and

begin to think I can do that.

I didn't ask permission but

The Frugal Homemaker 

was my favorite.

Please go over and check out her site.

http://thefrugalhomemaker.com/

Sorry still learning how to insert.

After seeing this I knew this was the one and

I began to think what do I have?

So the search began.

I searched my containers and  went from room to room.

I even went to the dirty storage building. YUK!

Here is my Mantel.

The best part is dear ones the only thing that

 I did purchases new is the small wagon.

Now here is really the best part

it was only $1.00 at a garage sale!

I say YAHOO to that <;)

How Did I Do Blog Gang?

Items Details;

Starting with the top shelf

Candle holder on left is Southern Living, on the right daughter left them behind

Stripe candle I have had forever, red candles Target after Christmas sale

Second shelf

Left over from daughters wedding

Third Shelf

Birthday gift from the son a couple of years ago

Now the Mantel

Plate, flag & Warren Kimble  barn picture are left over from Patriotic Bedroom

Lantern I think HL

Bowl and balls again daughter reject from her first apartment

$1.00 wagon

Lamp thrift store $2.00

Star garland was a MOM thrift store

They still had the original HL tag on them $6.99, she gave $1.00 a strand

Enough of this blabbing more photos of the mantel.

 Hearth

More Lanterns from Ikea, Wedding and HL

Bear has been around for a long time

Candle stand Christmas Gift from my son

Rooster gift from MOM again (YEA MOM)

I really am glad you stopped by please leave me a comment.

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Red, White & Blue Breakfast Room

In my earlier blog today I said I was going to have a series of blog as I pulled out all my patriotic decorations this year. I really had planned to post later in the week but I did not want to miss 200th week at Between Naps on the Porch! So this is going to be my second post for today.

If you have visited before you know that I have a seasonal tree in my breakfast room. At this time it is all decked out in Red, White & Blue. A closer look in another blog.

The sun was really bright. (my my windows sure look dirty cloudy) it's the sun right!

The table is set for breakfast for four.

Over all table

White lantern were used in my daughters wedding, it sets a top  a clear cake stand. My Mom picked up at a garage sale for $2.00 .  The hats, star salt shakers

(matching blue one is on the other side of the lantern),

small pitcher and small  star dish where shop at home fines.

The small strip bowls are from Targets $1.00 bin.

The plates are from Cracker Barrel, which were a Birthday gift from my Mom and Dad. There are two different patterns. They sit upon Oneida Wicker, this was a find at Goodwill a while back ,$10.00 for a place setting for 4 with serving bowls.  I danced all the way to the car.

You may remember them.

Place mates are Dollar tree.

I must not forget the flatware I used these in last year 4th blog. I think they came from Marshall's or Ross can't remember. The butter dish is Fiesta.

Now you can see the other shaker. The red glasses again from my Mom she was going to sell them in garage sale and  grabbed rescued them. The cups are from Old Navy for several years they had different patterns for 3 or 4 years in a row. Wish they would bring them back.

 The place card holder with the flags, I really don't know they were in my container when I unloaded this year.

Wish someone would straighten that desk!

The bakers rack holds serving items. The straw holder is really ice cream bowl for Collection Etc., last year sale item. Don't love to find things you forgot you had the blue drink dispenser was at the back of a cabinet.

In the middle are a vintage picnic salt and pepper shaker.

More of the Old Navy cups.

The second shelf holds more birthday gifts but from my daughter, the star dispenser was also a gift form her. 

 This is a birdhouse that I saw at Dollar General and didn't buy. Big Jim happen to be with me when Isaw it.

Of course  I went the next day to a differnet DG they didn't have. So as we all know I should have

 bought it when I saw it.

Well last week I was back in the first DG to pick up other items and what was on the top shelf behind a flower pot.  It was really almost hidden from my eye site, (I am only 4'11 and yes I stretched out and brought it down in one piece. Happy Dance !!!!!!

I love to decorate with red, white & blue and yes I have a lot more to show you.

Please watch for part 3 OF A  RED, WHITE & BLUE JULY

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