Terrific on Tuesday!

We're home today for snow (again)...

taking advantage of a  free day to get some school work done (Big O, King Procrastinator)!!  Sneaky E & Miss O need finish Valentine's Crafts...

I thought it would be fun to share some TERRIFIC things I've found lately...

(warning abundant use of the word Terrific ahead). ;)

Check out the TERRIFIC job on these NO SEW Pillows over on All Things Thrifty!

 

Love that fabric!

However, if you DO sew...check out these TERRIFIC Pom Pom Pillows!

Aren't they awesome!

Now, say hello to my NEXT crafting project...compliments of Megan's Tutorial Tuesday session (gosh, I love that girl)!!

Say it with me now....

"That's TERRIFIC!"  ;)

Now HERE'S a Terrific IDEA for your little guy's next birthday party...check out Lisa's 007 Birthday Bash that she threw for her son, Joey!

I'm totally tucking that one into my party file, Big O would LOVE a 007 party...heck, Daddy P would love a 007 Party!  

(for that matter, even I would love a 007 party...as long as Daniel Craig was going to be there)

Ahem...

Ok. ;)

Here's one that took me awhile to figure out...

a concept SO easy, it was hard...but, I can assure you our mornings are much more smooth now that I have a drawer downstairs devoted to it!

go check out this TERRIFIC time saving idea...

Laurel's "Get Ready for School Bucket"!

She's just plain ole Terrific, isn't she! :)

So, you remember the cute customized soap dispensers I told you about...

check out THIS terrific (and EASY) Frosted DIY Craft!

I love that!

and 

Michelle did a TERRIFIC job turning this concrete ball into a Pottery Barn inspired show piece!

She also shares a few other PB inspired projects, do check her out!

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That's some terrific stuff, no? ;)

I'm off to spend some playtime with my three TERRIFIC kids before it's time to make dinner!

Hope y'all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday too! ;)

(oh & I almost forgot...from my last post...yes, I am planning a baby shower...SO much fun, more to come)

Planning, planning, planning...

Ok, so WHAT do all of these things have in common?

Eh...

I cannot tell you just yet, but I will say that I am having the most FABULOUS time with them! ;)

More to come, I promise!

Happy Super Sunday!

When Crafts Attack...

Thursday, all three kids went to school after being snowed in at home for SIX DAYS (happy dance)...

I got my house cleaned up...

Finished my To Do List (oh, the RELIEF)...

AND had time to do a little Craft Therapy 

before it was time to pick up Sneaky E.

But...

little did I know, 

this was going to be a Craft Gone Bad!

I was so FURIOUS about it, OHHHHHH....so mad, I wanted to cry!

I made a comment on my Facebook page about my disaster & one of my friends said it sounded like a show on The Learning Channel;  

When Crafts Attack.  

Hilarious!

Here's what I messed up...

*sigh*

Now you want to cry too, don't you...

Ugh, I'm sick over it...BUT, I'm going to FIX IT, 

I will NOT let this Craft Attack beat me! ;)

I had to STEP AWAY from my disaster, so I moved a little bit of furniture around downstairs (just a pinch) & recovered my little rabbit lamp's shade with some leftover burlap.  

Here he is with the old dirty, white shade...

This week, I was reading about Carrie's Lamp Make-Over & I remembered her tutorial on recovering a shade from last spring (which I have been wanting to try).  I had all the items on hand, so this update didn't cost me a dime!

It was also VERY EASY...



(did I mention that it was EASY) & 

made me feel so much better! ;)

 and look what I found on Craigslist this week...

OH, is that not AWESOME!!!!

Wish me luck, girls...it's a bit of a drive to pick up, I don't know if I can talk Daddy P into it...we'll see!

OK, 

I'm popping up & hitting the treadmill before the basketball rat race begins...

Busy Saturday here, as usual! 

Have a happy weekend! :)

Shelves & Chicken...

Those don't sound like they go together, do they?

Well, they DO today! ;)

This is going to be a quick post, I am up to my eyeballs today!!

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I finally finished up on my Living Room Shelving project...

painted, added little knobs on the doors, decided against the beadboard wallpaper...we have this INTENSE texture on our walls (which I hate, but Daddy P wanted it & I felt like I should compromise since I had been calling shots & picking out everything else when we were building)...

I really need something SMOOOOOOTH in the middle of all that rough, so I used a high gloss paint to pick up the sunlight instead (plus, I really wanted to just get it DONE)!  I can always go back & add it later if I decide it really needs it.

So, here's one last shot of my new improved shelving system...I'm still not feeling the love for my shelving arrangement skills, I wish someone would please come take it all off & put it back up in a cool, hip way. ;)

But, I'm tired of fooling with it right now...

moving on. 

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Ok, now how about some CHICKEN!

I found this fabulous recipe on Angel's site last week & fixed it over the weekend.  If you love Outback's Alice Springs Chicken, you will LOVE this!

Angel's Awesome Chicken!

the other chicken recipe that I have came from my sweet cousin Kerry...she's a total rock star mommy, she works (outside of the home) in addition to being a full time mommy to THREE fantastic boys...I love this gal, she always looks adorable, is as calm as a cucumber, her boys are dressed to the T & have flawless manners...I could go on & on...she's quite an inspiration to a Crazytowne Mommy like myself. ;)

Thanks so much for sharing, Kerry...this one was YUUUMMMMMY!

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue

6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast

1 (12 oz) bottle bbq sauce (she used Sweet Baby Ray's, I had Stubs in my pantry)

1/2 cup Italian salad dressing

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix sauce, dressing, brown sugar & Worcestershire.  Pour over chicken.

Cover & cook 3-4 hrs on High or 6-8 on Low.

Shred the chicken close to the end of cooking & it will soak up the sauce.

Can serve on rolls (I used Sara Lee's) or buns, but I served on baked potato for a great super stuffed potato!

I also used the leftovers on a pizza crust with bacon, feta & moz chesse to make a yummy pizza!  

It was EASY & AWESOME!! :)

Ok, gotta get to cracking here...my house is TRASHED & I am dead set on getting some running time & CRAFT THERAPY in before it's time to pick up Sneaky Boy!!

Oh & look who got a haircut yesterday...

It's incredible how one little snip like that can CHANGE your whole appearance!

I laughed so hard at her....several hours after getting it cut, she comes out of the bathroom at home & says "I did NOT EVEN KNOW MYSELF in there!"!!  

Baha!

She's a hoot!

Ok, I'm going now...I mean it!  ;)

Happy Thursday!

Snowed In!

Well, the weekend didn't go as we had planned...

It snowed.

It snowed a WONDERFUL snow &

we were snowed in all weekend long!

The kids missed school Friday, Monday & are home again today...(tomorrow is not looking good either).

We've had glorious fun!

All four kids played (yes, 4...Daddy P is my honorary oldest child)...

they sledded, they drank hot chocolate, they played, they made snow angels & they tore up the yard on the 4 Wheelers, they built a snowman, they played a little bit more...

they brought in mud, they brought in soggy mittens, they brought in wet coats, they brought in dirt caked pants, & they brought in soaked shoes....

my washing machine is waving the white flag!!!

(& I am wishing for my clean house back, whew!!) 

I'm working on my hall (fabric) closet today...I have no words, it's like a monster in there!!

Living room shelves are DONE & ready to share, do check back!

I have TWO fantastic recipes to share this week...YUMMMMMM!

& I couldn't take it anymore...I HAD to spray paint something...the withdraw was just killing me!! ;)


Lots of goodness this week, do stop back by soon!

The kids are busy cleaning up their rooms & getting ready for a mean game of Rummikub this afternoon...fun, fun times! ;)

Happy Tuesday!

Can I go to my locker?

I feel like I'm teaching school again...

I couple of weeks ago, I found myself the owner of FIVE old school lockers!

I can't say where they came from...

Let's just say that I was at the right place at the right time for a change...

& my kids are totally cracking me up...

they are having THE BEST time with them!

My original intention was to paint them red & put them in the playroom to store our dress up stuff, etc...

But then, I got out in the garage & realized it was a match made in heaven...the insides are painted the same color as my garage & I the outsides are painted a nice shade of blue...

and let's not forget the details...

How on earth could I paint over character like that1?!?

So, now my kids have a new (fun) place to store their sports equipment & outdoor toys...

& I totally love that!  ;)

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I finished painting my shelves yesterday & now I'm trying to organized things on them...I totally stink at that!  I've consulted with Candice...hopefully she can give me some ideas....

Looks like I'm going to be snowed in with the little folks for a few more days...yesterday was a sledding extravaganza & they were EXHAUSTED long before bedtime!  The sun is out today, so I'm hoping to get some pictures...especially since I hear that there will be a snow person made in my honor...LOL!

Happy Snowed in Sunday!

Spring Inspiration...

Oh, the irony....

we're on the edge of our seats waiting for the biggest winter storm of the year to hit...4-8" of SNOW predicted....

BAH!

I'm dreaming of SPRING!

(warning...long...haven't blogged all week....blog post (slash) rambling nonsense...ahead)

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It's been a busy week here...Big O went to the allergy specialist on Monday.  The poor guy has been down with funky (environmental) allergies/asthma for forever & has shown signs of a food allergy...so, we decided to go & get the skin test done.  The doctor suggested that we remove dairy & chocolate from his diet (his lifeline...OMGosh, heaven help me) and change some things in his room.  

SO, out we went & bought him a new mattress...for the rest of the week I have moved furniture & literally WIPED DOWN every single inch of his room...shelves, baseboards, pictures, books...everything!  

I'm exhausted!!

But, it's helped...he got up yesterday morning & said "hey, my nose isn't stopped up".

Next, Sneaky E is going...he's been broke out in a rash off & on for a month now...

it never ends!!

Thank goodness one of my kids is "normal" this week...

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I've been working on a new house project this week...the demon shelving system in the living room (here, I've already started cleaning them off & moving them out)! 




Ignore my gigantic ladder...I can't lift it & it's stuck in my living room until I can convince Daddy P to move it back out to the garage...ARGH!

and of course, I have a little REF in my living room...don't you?!?! ;)

This is just another one of those things that I didn't speak up about when we built the house.  (Oh, & that girl is SO gone...from now on, I'm going to be just like Leigh Anne Tuohy from the Blind Side movie...)  I makes me so mad...if you're going to do something...do it right, people!


They are SOOOOOO DEEEEEEPPPPPP (24").....


Clearly, the cabinet guy & I were not on the same page because what I asked for was this:




I should have made him fix it, but I am (was) too big of a wuss!

I got out yesterday & took the shelves to our local mom & pop building supply store, nothing but country boys in there...perfect gentlemen! ;)  They cut those fat shelves in half for me & now I'm ready to get this project DONE!  

I've got to repaint the inside & the shelves anyway & now I'm considering putting beadboard wallpaper up across the back...like this:



What do you think?

(more on this nonsense later)

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in the mean time let me update you on those Hobby Lobby bargains I found earlier this month...




Nothing a little Heirloom White can't doctor up, eh?


I have to say, after doing this project & the big, bad beast makeover...I was all puffed up & feeling like a total decorating diva when my new Pottery Barn catalog arrived! ;)


Thank goodness they changed direction...this time last year their catalog made me gag with all those mod colors...I just don't do trendy...blech!


This one is eye candy on every page...beautiful farmhouse style...I'm loving it!

However, I also love to save money...and spending $24 on a lone candle holder is a no-can-do!




I set out to the Maxx yesterday with my PB catalog in hand...it's my only hope in there!  I'm so easily distracted, I always stroll in with a magazine in hand to keep me on task!

I had some GREAT luck too!

Over in the garden/spring section...look what I found!



Schweet deal!

I also ran up on this in the clearance, not a thing wrong with it!



Here are a few other things I picked up...all were CHEAP finds...I spent very little & got a table full of spring (PB) inspired goodies for my "new" living room shelves!





(seriously, I warned you this was a long one...)


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My blogging friend Kacey is having a What's For Dinner contest this week...get over there & share a recipe on her site & register for a PRIZE!!


My other blogging pal, Paige was telling me that she's finished up using some beadboard wallpaper at her house...I'm anxiously waiting for her to blog about it! ;) In the mean time, hop over & see how she added some beautiful details to her master bathroom!


Oh, my...this one was long!
Well, thanks for reading all the way down here! ;)

The snow is falling & the ground is turning white!! 
Time to start rounding up the hats, gloves & mittens and crank up a fire!

Hope everyone has a FAB weekend...

tomorrow is Daddy P's birthday & we're spending the evening at the Opryland Hotel (where by sheer coincidence the Twilight Convention is going on this weekend...haha...I'll be back to share about that later)!

Happy Snow Day!

Wordless Wednesday...

Excited!!

SOOOO Excited!!

I finally talked Daddy P into it...doing the Disneyland trip again for Spring Break!

California, here we come!!

Much to do, much to do...planning outfits, booking character meals, scheduling another photo shoot with Shannon!!!!!

I'm VERY excited!!

Except for the part where I'm already having nightmares about the flight (I am TERRIFIED to fly)...

(& did I mention that I'm TERRIFIED...Ahhhh!!)

& speaking of excited...look what I found for my craft room

(which is a disaster & to find it in here would be like viewing a page from Where's Waldo...)

I love that thing...gets me in the crafty mood! :)

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It's looking like a Soggy Sunday here, blech!

I am so ready for SPRING!!

& I've talked Daddy P into another project...let's see if we can get this one cranked out today...I finally figured out a way to make our hideously fat bookcases work in the living room!!!

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday!

~*~Winner*Winner* Winner~*~

Congratulations to Ashley of The Ferrell Family, winner of the burlap table runner!!

Ashely, email me & let me know how to get this to you & IF you would like for me to add the lovely stencil to yours like mine.  :) 

Thanks so much to everyone who commented, I wish I had one to send to each of my sweet blogging pals!

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Have you stopped in to visit Tatortots & Jello?

Oh, my word...I want one of these SO bad!

Her Family Rules canvas is just awesome (and here are a few other pics too)!!

She a total crafty rock star!!

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& Can you guess what we're doing this weekend??

Ah....

SEW much fun! ;)

Happy Friday!