Met Monday, Chase turns 10, and a wonderful giveaway!

Hey Guys! I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday. Be sure and pay her a visit, she has a wonderful blog with great ideas and some of the best tablescapes you've ever seen!

Alot of you guys have seen our backyard project, I thought I would post it one last time so you can see what it looked like in April when we first started up until now. In this first pic I had no idea how this would turn out, especially with hubby doing all the work! lol...

Here it is after everything was done, Whew!!

Here it was this evening. Everything is growing and starting to fill in now. We have really been enjoying it. It will be wonderful this fall! I already have some more landscaping plans for next spring, we're also thinking of maybe a little water fall somewhere.

I spend alot of time watering, but it's worth it!


Have you guys ever seen a hummingbird moth? It's really interesting, it looks just like a hummingbird from a distance.

Chase turned 10 last week, I can't believe it! He's growing up way to fast! This is the first time he's had girls at his party,lol... they had alot of fun. (He's the one in the blue shirt)

I wanted to tell you guys that I appreciate your visits and and nice comments. I know I haven't been around much this summer, once Chase is back in school I can get back on a schedule. I will be posting some pics of a few things I've been working on inside soon. I will also be making more frames. I am looking for a work desk to put in the piano room, it will make it easier to work.

Ok, now you MUST go visit Melissa at Melissa's Heart and Home. She is having a wonderful giveaway that you won't want to miss! She is one of the sweetest people!

Have a wonderful week!!!

Fertilizer Friday...My front yard

Hey Guys! This week I'm joining Tootsie for Fertilizer Friday. Please go pay her a visit! She has the most amazing flowers you've ever seen!! I thought I would show you my front yard this week, I don't think I've ever posted it on my blog. Like I said in my last post, Lowe's has all their flowers dirt cheap right now, so I couldn't resist buying more! Some of the ones I had planted didn't survive anyway and I had to rip them up. I recently bought the zinnias, they are one of my favorites and do well in the heat. Boy, those crape myrtles need a trim, that's a good job for hubby!

Miracle Grow!! It does wonders!

I bought some of these at Lowes too .50! (don't know what they're called)

The beautiful zinnias!

We did this little landscape a few years ago. It really added to the yard.



We also landscaped the side of our house a few years ago too. There was nothing here, just the air conditioner unit and electric box. It took forever for me to plan this out with the plants and everything. Kevin built the fence last year and I spray painted it brown. It doesn't hide the unit, but looks better that nothing. It lifts off in case we have to have it worked on, like we did this week! It got to 90 degrees inside, we stayed at my parents.



Some of my neighbors have these flags, so I had to have one too!

I did the wreath in all colors to match my flowers...

A peek inside....see...everything is the same! I haven't moved one thing...lol.

I'll be posting something new within the next few weeks. Have a great weekend!! For more outdoor pictures, visit my last three posts!

Happy summer!!

Hey guys! I hope you are all having a wonderful summer!! I have been doing a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothin! lol...I want to apologize for leaving you hanging though. Ever since Chase got out of school my blogging has been taking the back burner. We have neighbor kids over every day and my blogging room is their new hang out! It's too hot for them to play outside right now, we've had temps in the upper 90's and 100's. I also feel like I'm constantly watering. I really wish we had a sprinkler system right now! I water day and night! (dreading the water bill) Anyways, I haven't done any decorating in forever. I'm still waiting on my creativity to return. I usually move some things around or something, I guess it's just the heat! My priority is keeping my flowers and grass alive right now!

These are the prettiest pots I've ever had...I used Miracle grow moisture control potting soil. I definitly recomend it!

We've been doing alot of swimming to stay cool. My aunt has a really nice pool and lets us use it alot. Chase is on the left with two of his friends, Evan and Tori.
We drove up to Mt. Magazine a few weeks ago for the butterfly festival. I took this picture...I've been seeing alot of these butterflies lately.

I also took these pics of the humming bird there. Isn't he so cute!


After all the watering is done, I like to lay on the hammock and watch the sunsets. What a beautiful time of day!

I will try to post my front yard soon. I actually planted MORE flowers this evening. Lowe's had them for .50 for a 4 inch pot. I couldn't resist since they were so cheap! Have a great rest of the week!

My Parent's Beautiful Deck!

Hi Guys! I'm still here....I've been meaning to get this post up! I know I said I would be posting more often....I've really been meaning too....it's just that things are pretty boring around here. Chase is out of school and we pretty much just stay around the house. I haven't been feeling very creative either. I guess it's just this lazy summer weather. I'll come out of this little slump soon though, so just stick with me! I'm missing you guys!

On with the post...I'm joining Tootsie's Ferilizer Friday. This is my parent's beautiful deck. They have an amazing view! I planted the flowers about 3 weeks ago. They are looking so pretty....

My mom read that wet sand attracts butterflies. I need to ask her if it's working...

The flowers hanging on the deck rail are called pentas. They also attract butterflies and humming birds. And that's a butterfly box beside them. She is really into butterflies...



Butterfly bush....

These are looking really pretty. I like to plant all kinds and colors of flowers and greenery in pots.

Color Color Color! The more the better, in my opinion. lol...I hope you guys have a great weekend!! I'll be talking to you soon....

"Flaunt your Red" (a little late)

Hi guys! Please excuse my tardiness....I tried all day yesterday to get this post up! Blogger is giving me fits! Stacey at "Poofing the pillows" is hosting "Flaunt Your red" for Nancy. Thanks Stacey! I will be posting my parent's deck next, I just couldn't miss out on the red!

How about that motocycle post? Did I surprise some of you? Kevin was a little upset I didn't take a good picure of the bike. lol...He's so proud of it...always shining it up.Ugggg.....You might be seeing more of it in the future.

On with the red...

Red Geraniums in a colorful pot...look how they are growing towards the sun.

Red begonias around the birdbath. By the way, I picked up that iron ball today at Hobby Lobby and super glued the bird (I already had) on top. It just needed something!

Red pentas....butterflies love these!

Red hibiscus....I wish it bloomed everyday.

And my new red striped hammock! We vowed not to buy anything else for the backyard this year, but we decided this was a must! Boy is it comfy! Much better than the old swingset we had here!

Have a wonderful weekend!!! It's going to be near 90 degrees here tomorrow. It's getting hot!

Road Trip

Hey guys! I told you I was going to post about random things....lol! Yes, hubby has a motorcycle that I didn't want him to get... some of you might have the same story. After trying my best for months to talk him out of it, he won. So....I've learned to live with it and I kind of like riding on the back (but don't tell him that)lol.. I still think motorcycles are dangerous, but we always wear our helmets, and he is always very careful, especially to watch out for others. I'm still hoping he'll tire of it soon and sell it. That said.....we took a little trip up to Ozark the other day to eat at the best bbq place ever! It was a nice ride through the countryside. Lots of cows to look at along the way! I know you wish I had taken lots of pictures of them ;)

If you're ever in Ozark, you have to eat here!! I don't know how they cook it, but the meat almost melts in your mouth!
We stopped at Bluff Hole on the way back, the water is a bluish green color and is really pretty,we might camp here sometime. I love to camp, but only for one night!

No, I'm not a biker chick, but an occasional ride is fun...

I will be posting some pics of my parent's deck soon. I just planted tons of flowers for them! Have a great rest of the week!

Chase's Piano Recital

Thank you guys for all the nice comments on the patio!! Hubby and I appreciate each and every kind word. We are so relieved everything is done and we can enjoy it now. The weather has been perfect for the last several days. The grill pit has been put to good use!

Some of you know Chase has been taking piano for over 3 yrs. now. He had a recital the other night and did really good with very few mistakes considering the song was quite difficult.(I thought) I used to mess up BAD at my recitals and I would dread them for weeks! He's alot more calm though, didn't act nervous at all! We were very proud! Anyways, here is the link if you would like to hear his song.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5vUg-pF1cI it's called "This is the Moment."