'X-RATED' Auzzie bathing!!!!

"Auzzie loves to be tickled!"

Here's to you, Renee!!

Dear Diary,
Today I have a headache.

My New Do!!!

Crystal and I went today to get our hair cut, well that's all I had done anyway. The two pics in the pink shirt are the before pictures. The look on my face is for you, Deb!! (he-he) I had to come home and wash my hair before we got after pictures because it took about 4 hours longer to do Crystal's than mine and I had been sweating and it looked pretty bad. The only thing they really cut was the back and it is EXACTLY what I wanted. It just needed shaping and a little took of the back to give some lift. I LOVE it!!!!
Go here to see Crystal's do!!!



MY WORD!! Look at them jawls would ya!

QUESTION!!

When you are talking with someone in person, do you look them in the eye when you or they are speaking and if not, why?

My First Knitted Item!

I just finished my first knitting project which is a pink and gray scarf, which I have always known as and still call a MUFFLER!! I knitted two yarns together at the same, a pale pink yarn and a mingled gray & white yarn. I love the way it came out. So PROUD of myself. Crystal says it matches my hair. I already have a second project started but am fixing to start a third. I am ADDICTED!!!

My Knitting Needle Case!!

Since I have a new hobby, I needed something to put all my new needles in so instead of paying $25 or more on a case I made my own. I made it out of some tapestry I had in all my fabric collection.

FREE-CYCLE!!

I posted on free cycle about my new hobbie and if there was anyone out there that had any knitting supplies laying around they didn't want to contact me. Well, I had two very nice ladies meet up with me and from one I got two sets of knitting needles which happen to be the exact needles, size and all that I was wanting and the second lady met me with a garbage bag full of yarn. So, two THUMBS UP for Free-Cycle!!!!

I WON!!

Crystal and i both posted several weeks ago that we were going to the library and checking out books for the summer reading program and for every five books you check out, you get to put your nbame in the pot to be drawn for door prizes. Well, my name was drawn. YES!! I won a gift card from a place called 'Bead Biz' in Helena. I'm so excited. I'm gonna go next week to check it out as well as a store across from it which is a Knitting Store, ( my new favorite thing to do -KNIT)!!

My newest hobby!!

I have been able to crochet for as long as I can remember. Crystal even has a Barbie Outfit that I crocheted for one of my Barbie's when I was a kid. When my Mom was alive I use to sit and watch her knit. I thought that it looked like so much fun so she attmpted to teach me. I felt as if I was all thumbs. Just couldn't get the hang of it. Recently I have been watching a show on DIY called "Knitty Gritty" and it has stirred up a new desire to learn to knit. I went to Wal-Mart and bought me a teach yourself to knit kit and some yard for Crystal and I because she wants to learn as well and I thought it might be kind of fun to learn together.
I couldn't wait to get home to give it a try. At first I would get very frustrated, but I was determined to learn. It looked too easy for me not to be able to do this. After many tries and several sets of needles (metal and bamboo) and watching different peoples techniques on tv as well as on-line videos, I finally got the hang of it. I am loving it. So much fun.

"IRISH TWINS"

Irish twins is a slang term that refers to siblings born 9 to 12 months apart - usually in the same calendar year, or who are in the same class in school. The term is considered both endearing and misguided (for instance, Irish birthrate is about same as USA birthrate, see birth rate). It references a perception about families of Irish Catholics who may not use birth control (and thus may have children in quicker succession), but it is often used endearingly by the families of the "twins" themselves.

Proud Meme with Makae at Chuck-e-Cheese!!
Jason beaming while Makae is taking her all in.
Ella Rose
CONGRATULATIONS to you guys!! She's beautiful!!

INTRODUCING: "ELLA ROSE HEATH"

I would like to introduce to you: "ELLA ROSE HEATH"! She is the brand new baby daughter of Jason and Cori and new baby sister to Makae! Ella was born today, Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at 12:56 pm, weighing in at 7 lbs. 9 oz. and is 20" long. Everyone is doing great.
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"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHTYN"

Isn't this the cutest thing you've ever seen? Ashtyn, my sister Renee's grand-baby, turns 2 this week-end and here she is with her package that she found in her mail-box that was sent to her from her Aunt Donna in North Carolina. She is such a Girlie-Girl!! She is already into Barbie's. This is second one so far. Crystal bought her, her first Barbie last year. I'm sure this is just the beginning of many to come. " HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHTYN"!!!

SO TOTALLY ME!!!

Crystal has been wanting to re-do my blog for awhile and she finally got around to it. I didn't pressure her because I know it takes alot of time and work to do this. She has spent countless hours re-doing alot of blogs . She has alot more patience than I do. I have to say that this time she outdid herself. My blog looks AMAZING!! I don't think I'll ever change it again. This is so totally ME!! THANKS-A-MILLION Crystal! It looks AWESOME!!!

MONDAY - LAUNDRY ROOM!!

I do not understand, but for some reason Blogger will not up load the picture of my laundry room. I have tried about 12 times over the course of the last 24 hours and it will not download. I have posted other pictures but that one will not do. It's just a small entry way thru the backdoor where I keep my galvenized tub and scrub board, mop and mop bucket!!!

MY FRONT YARD AND PORCH!!

This is my front yard and porch where I love to sit in my swing and read.
When you're looking at the picture of the front of the porch swing you are looking towards Vrystal's house. You can see her front deck there. The white iron furniture I got by bartoring for some alterations!

MASTER BEDROOM

I tried posting these in some kind of order but, BLOGGER does its own thing. I guess you can consider what Danny and I have is a Master Suite. There is the room that leads into our bedroom from the living room that also has my walk-in closet and master-bath running off of it. We keep our dresser, Danny's desk and his work-out/clothes hanging equipment in. I call it our dressing room. We love antiques and this was Danny's Mom's stereo, the mirror beside it belonged to my Great-Aunt and it is probably 75 years old. In the corner is an antique chiffarobe with our tv on top and that door leads out to a seperate porch.
The door you see there leads back into the dressing room.
As you can see, Danny has a big rocker/recliner in the bedroom as well as in the livingroom.
That rocker setting there was bought for my sister, Renee by my Mom and she rocked all four of her girls in it. It was given to Crystal and I'm housing it for her because she has little furry rug-rats that will get their tails rocked on. The thing beside the chair is an old Anvil, which belonged to Danny's grand-father and it is around 75 years old. It is sitting on a tree stump.

This is Big Bertha!! I LOVE my big bed which is two doubles side-by-side. I like a soft bed and Danny likes a harder bed so I have lots of crates on mine which makes it higher and I have the head of mine elevated as well. I have to custom make the spreads as well as the top sheets. We are planning on getting a new King as soon as Danny makes my new King-size Iron bed.
This is looking into the bedroom from the dressing room. That is Danny's closet which needs doors on it.
This is my walk-in closet.

Another view of our dressing room. That is my Grafield clock which my sister, Renee, bought for me for Christmas one year. That is my favorite thing in my room. That is Danny's desk, which use to belong to his Dad. It is very old.

Sunday Bedrooms!!

This is my Guest Bedroom! It is full of hidden treasures!! The bed headboard and frame use to be Danny's when he lived at his Mom's, the mattress and boxspring: I bartered some alterations for, the bakers rack I bought at a auction at Kingwood, the little table was a roadside find, area rug was given to me before it was sent to a thrift store, the shears I made from a 10 yard bolt of fabric I bought at Wal-Mart for $10, the door behind the head of bed was a door that came out of Kingwood's old church building, I bought the cabbage patch doll (on bed) at the thrift store and I made her outfit out of scraps of fabric, the big throw pillows/table runner & little quilt piece on the little bench were two antique guilts that I was able to rescue from a friend and that was what was salvagable. My favorite thing in here is the quilt on the bed. It was a Christmas present from Crystal several years ago.



I will post my Master Bedroom tomorrow. I forgot to take pictures of it and my little man is already in bed!!

MY DIRTY LITTLE SECRET

Our work-out room. I find myself walking thru it more than walking to it. I do love using the equipment, but it takes dicipline plus I have had 4 surgeries in the past 13 months and I have spent alot of time re-couping. As soon as the doctor turns me loose to exercise, I gonna get SERIOUS!! Hush Crystal!! Right now it is a catch all.