State fan at heart & sibling love

I am working my little fingers to the bone finishing up some hand towel orders this afternoon. The house was quiet as the kids were down the street swimming and I noticed Wade was no where to be found. So I took a short break to walk outside to find him and this is what I found...

He was listening to the Ole Miss game on the radio while sitting in a Mississippi State chair. LOVE IT! He is a true bulldog fan at heart!

Then I noticed 2 of my 3 children coming up the street holding hands....Awww, so sweet.

Annah Brooke was given some Rollerblades yesterday from a neighbor and Andrew was pulling her up the street. The really do love each other!!!!

Little old married couple and some fantabulous finds...

I sometimes feel like Wade and I are a little old married couple. We have been together for 14 years-married almost 12 of those 14 years. We do most every thing together and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Take this morning for instance. We rolled out of bed at 7:30, brushed our my hair and our teeth, grabbed us a cup of coffee and we were on our way. Today was the day for garage sales. We were so excited. See, I told you...little old married couple we are. It doesn't take much to excite the two of us!

I had 3 specific things I was on the look-out for and I found 2 of the 3. ;o)

Remember this chalk board tray?

Well, I have been looking for one that was bigger and better than the ones I have and I found the big daddy tray of all trays!!!! Just what I had in mind!!!!!!!! I was ever so giggled and I spent $.50 for it. Can you believe it?!?! FIFTY CENTS!!!! Talk about the highlight of my day!!! Sad? Probably. Do I care? Nope, not a bit! :o) I was grinning from ear to ear. The lady that I purchased the tray from was probably a bit confused as to why I was so tickled!!! She could have charged $5 for it and I would have paid it. :) I have also been wanting a step stool for the kids to use in the kitchen rather than have to use the other's back.....I found this jewel for $2 and I have fantabulous visions for this baby! :)I really want some of these jars for my bathroom, but this is the one thing that I didn't find today. I may have to break down and go purchase them from an actual store, ha!!! I want 2 or 3 small ones for my bathroom and I would like 2 big ones for my bar in the kitchen. If anyone knows where I can find these at a dirt cheap an affordable price, please let me know.

I am sure you were having a fit to know what we had for dinner tonight...Wade has really been putting his birthday present to use. We kicked things up a notch from last nights meal. Yummy burgers on the grill and tater tots.

Note to self: Next time do not use a plastic spatula to get the tater tots out of hot grease. The spatula will melt!!!!

I am off to the sewing machine.....Tons to do!!! Talk to you soon! MUAH!!!

Friday Night Randomness

I was excited to see 5:00 roll around today as I am pretty much any day. I hopped into the truck and pulled out of the parking garage with a smile on my face. The windows were down, music was up, sipping on a diet coke, and yelling singing along to Love Story by Taylor Swift. Oh, how I love Friday at 5:00!!!!

My man met me at the door with a cup of coffee. Yes! I drink coffee at 5:30 p.m. everyday. I have to have my coffee in the morning and in the afternoon. Weird? Maybe...but a must!!!

I don't think I am the only one that is ready for the beach. Annah Brooke had pulled out some beach toys and she was playing in a bucket of sand. I so can't wait!!!! It will be here before I know it!!! We enjoyed a really fancy Friday night meal....We were tempted to dine out tonight, but we refrained and stayed in....My kind of night :o)

My Love was sweet enough to sit down and watch a chic flick with me. That really isn't surprising to me. He will watch anything I want to watch and it is normally chic flicks...Bride Wars was really good which Kate Hudson is a favorite of mine so I figured I'd like it!!! I even cried at the end! It was so sweet and cute!
As we speak I type, we are all piled up in the living room watching Bedtime Stories. So far it is really funny. The kids are loving it! Adam Sandler reminds me SO much of my brother, Josh. His features, expressions, character, etc...I always have thought of Josh while watching an Adam Sandler movie. I have a lot of sewing to finish up over the weekend. Some personal and some are orders. I am finishing up a really large order for my initial hand towels. I have some really cute fabric in so if you are needing a happy for yourself or someone else, these towels are the thing for you!!!
These burp cloths are also a big hit! If you are needing a baby gift, this would be perfect. Well, I am off to bed! I need to be very productive tomorrow!!!!

Memorial weekend fun

I hope you all had a nice Memorial Day weekend. We sure did. Things were pretty low key around the Smith house and I loved every minute of it.

I started out the weekend by hitting up a few garage sales Saturday morning. It was rainy and not really a good weekend for garage sales, but I did manage to find a few and ended up with some fabulous finds!!! I have been wanting to do an arrangement for our front door. So I was so happy to find this white Southern Living hanging "basket thingy" and it was still in the original package. I do not like the white, but that is what paint is for, right?! That will be a project for this coming weekend.

I also have been wanting something to hang in the kitchen to hold my cookbooks and I found just the thing. Yes, another painting project...for this weekend. Pictures to come of the finished products.

Since sewing has become my favorite past time, I have a HUGE fabric obsession!! I mean, HUGE!!!!! I go crazy over fabrics and could literally walk around in a fabric store for hours! So, I was SOOO excited to find this burlap fabric at a garage sale for a $1.00....I am in the process of turning that piece of $1.00 fabric into a few seat cushions for my wicker chairs on the front porch. They are definitely the cheapest pillows that I have EVER purchased! :o)

Speaking of pillows, I spent the rest of my weekend sewing. I have been wanting to add a little "wildness" to my living room. So I made these zebra throw cushions for our furniture. I was a little hesitant at first because I didn't think it would really match, but I do have to say that I like the look that it gives!!!! What do you think, honestly?!?!Monday we spent the day just hanging out and relaxing. Wade grilled us some yummy ribs and corn and it was delicious!!!!!!! I hope you all had a great weekend as well. School is now out and summer is officially here which means our beach trip is getting closer and closer!!! WOOHOO!!!

ABC's of ME

I borrowed this fun little survey from my friend, Lindsey's!!!! Thanks girl!!!!

Feel free to borrow it and play along as well! Just leave me a comment letting me know you are so I can come read your answers!!!!!

ABC's of Me:
A - Age: 30
B - Bed size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: LAUNDRY! I hate putting up clothes!
D - Dog's name: Oreo, Bentley, & Sadie
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee with 2 blue packets and a little bit of French Vanilla.
F - Favorite color: PINK, but I really like a TON of colors: lime green, red, turquoise, orange, etc....
G - Gold or Silver: Both
H - Height: 4'10"
I - Instruments you play(ed): Piano for a very short time growing up.
J - Job title: First and foremost, I am a wife and mother. But I also hold very important jobs as a cook, janitor, nurse, chauffeur, referee, seamstress, blog designer, administrative assistant, and a wanna be photographer!!!
K - Kid(s): I am so blessed to have 3 wild, crazy, and fun-loving kiddos!!
L - Living arrangements: Live in a house with my husband and children
M - Mom's name: Suzy
N - Nicknames: melanieshea, mel, mom, baby doll,
O - Overnight hospital stay: 5 times....3 were for pregnancies, 1 for appendicitis, and 1 for an ectopic pregnancy.
P - Pet Peeve: Showing up at my house unannounced!!!!!! BIG NO NO!!! I do not like unexpected company!
Q - Quote from a movie: "You had me at hello." ------Jerry McGuire.
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 brothers---Brad & Josh
T - Time you wake up: 5:45ish
U- Underwear: Yes, I have them on....
V - Vegetable you dislike: English peas
W - Ways you run late: I run late for EVERYTHING!!!!!!! You name it and I've been late because of it.....Seriously!!
X - X-rays you've had: I have had a few...
Y - Yummy food you make: All of my food is Yummy!!! :o)
Z - Zoo favorite: I don't really recall a "favorite"; I enjoy watching all of the animals play...

Now I know my ABC's next time want you sing with me!".....Have a Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!!! I'll be back with more later!

Love Chalk Notes

He found this.....
and I later found this....
I SOOO love my little chalk board tray!!!

My winner!!!

Aside from the regular ball season, Avery's team played in a tournament last weekend. All of the boys played so hard and never let up. They ended up getting beat in last inning of the play-off game. They came in 2nd place and received medals. I was so proud of Avery! He played awesome in all three games.

I literally take a TON of photos of the boys at their games. It starts getting overwhelming as I am sorting through them, ha!! Here are a few of my favorites from the tournament!

There is always the "last out" in a game and somebody has to make it...unfortunately, this time it was Avery. He struck out (which I felt was a bad call...not just as a mother defending her child....a really, really bad call on the umpire) and that was the game! As a mother, I was pretty upset for him as he was, but Daddy had a "pep talk" with him and he cheered up shortly after. Way to go Avery!!!!! Great job! We love you!!!!!

More ball pictures to come this week of the boy's regular ball season!!!!

Who's that girl?!

Strike a pose....

there's nothing to it....
VOGUE, VOGUE,
VOGUE,

VOGUE! I have been doing a lot of sewing lately and Ms. Priss is loving it! This weekend I made her a few more pillow case dresses and a few "beachy" tops to take on vacation. I have a few more things I want to do, but I had to give my machine a rest after I worked that baby so hard this weekend.

I was pleased with the outcome, but most importantly, she is!!!! :o)

I am contemplating on adding the dresses to my Etsy shop. Please email me if you'd like one for your little one! :o)

Job Wanted

With the economy the way it is, I guess kids are even looking for work....."If your dog or dogs need groomed or you just cant hadel your pet just let me visit it for a week to train it. If you want me to give it a bath I will or I will also brush it hair.

One dog doing one of them is $14.49 Training is $18.50 More than one dog getting trained is $21.46.

Don't matter what kind of animal."

Annah Brooke wanted me to make copies of this so she could pass out in the neighborhood....

A special day...

This morning I woke up to Wade and the kids standing over me with a bouquet of fresh flowers, two cards, & a cup of coffee. It was great and really started my day with a grin! I absolutely LOVED the card from the kids....

"If we were the perfect kids....
We'd always be on time for school,

We'd never try to bend a rule...

We'd clean the bathroom when we're done,

We'd act like homework's lots of fun...

You'd be 'okay' with what we wear,

You'd maybe even like our hair...

You'd hardly ever disagree

with what we're watching on TV...

We'd play our music nice and low,

We'd always call to 'let you know.'
We'd get along, whatever we do...
But we think you'd be bored,
Don't YOU?"

So, so true!!! This afternoon Wade took me shopping for a new purse and I also got a new pair of Yellow Box flip flops! Love them!!!!

And here I am with the greatest cookies ever made by The Cookie Mama!!!!! Seriously, these cookies are OFF THE HOOK!!!! YUM!!!!

I have been looking at this site for months now teasing myself. I finally broke down and ordered myself a dozen for Mother's Day. And yes, I wanted "#1 Mom" on them. I feel like I've been a good mother and deserve #1 Mom cookies!!! :o) Shannon (aka The Cookie Mam) does not ship, but luckily my SIL was coming into town Friday night so she picked them up and brought them to me! The cookies were delicious and I did share with Wade and the kids since I am on a diet and didn't need to eat all twelve, but really I could have....easily!!!!

Shannon-THANK YOU girl! You did a fabulous job!!!

If you are in her area, I highly recommend her!!! She is great to work with and she is SOOO talented!!! Go check her out! Really, you won't be disappointed!!!!!

Thank you Wade, Andrew, Avery, & Annah Brooke for making my day so special!!!!! I love you SOOO much!!!!!

I hope all of you mothers out there have had a great day!!!!

It still hurts...

If you only knew what I would give to have her back and to be able to give her a great big hug!!!!! I miss her more and more everyday! She was such a great mother and me'me!!

If you are reading this, I ask that you stop and say a prayer for anyone you know that has lost their mother, lost a child, someone struggling with infertility, or whatever the case may be. There are so many women, men, & children out there that will struggle tomorrow on Mother's Day. It doesn't matter if it was a month ago or twenty years ago; I promise, it still hurts.

I will wake up tomorrow and have a Happy Mother's Day because I have so much to be thankful for!!! I am so blessed to be called "mom" by 3 healthy children and I am so thankful for having had my mother for the 18 years I did. But, it does still hurt and I do miss her dearly!!!

I hope that all of you mothers have a wonderful day tomorrow!!!

Congratulations

I am sorry that I am just now getting around to announcing my winner. I started to do it this morning, but I didn't want to use the boring random number generator. I wanted to actually draw for a name so I put all of the entries into a bowl and let Wade pick my winner.Congratulations Samantha!!! Please contact me at melanieshea78 (at) yahoo (dot) com with your mailing address and I will get this in the mail to you!

Thanks again to everyone that entered and your sweet comments! I have another giveaway coming soon so stay tuned!