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Today i got my dress for my Anniversary:

I haven’t tried it on yet because I've been out working and i want to take a shower first but it looks like it will fit. I might shorten the straps up a little bit, we will see. But i am totally thinking of shortening the dress to knee length because i think it would look way better that way.

I also got my other outdoor cushion forms that i will turn into the table chair pads. So exciting! Love getting things in the mail!

Also got an email that said at least half of my order from Target, which was the outdoor cushions for the front yard, has been shipped today. EXCITING!!!!!!

Is having a sale, you should check it out!

 

• 20% OFF Diapers including the gDiaper collection (no other cloth diapers though)

CODE: BC20DIAPERS

• 10% OFF everything else

CODE: BCTENPCT

• 25% OFF Seventh Generation Newborn and size 1 diapers

CODE: SEVGEN25

 

Me and Bob are talking about getting the whole gDiaper collection. The newborn, small, medium and large set of 6 diapers with the cloth inserts. That way the hope is that we never have to buy diapers again. Plus we are planning on having more kids, so it would be a good investment. Way cheaper in the long run you know.

Well we picked up Bob’s chop saw yesterday:

And today Bob made a table for it and got it all bolted on and set up. I helped him by the way.

Then i got the wicker loveseat out and used a bristle brush on it to get all the loose paint off. Then i hosed it down real good and left it in the sun to dry. By tomorrow it should be good and dry and maybe i will get it painted. I can’t wait to get it done and get it on the front porch for some lounging in the evenings. But boy you can tell I'm not good in the heat because when i was done and came in, everything was weird colors for awhile. LOL

But then Bob rented a concrete saw and cut the patio where he wanted it, so we can install the fence on the garage side along with the gate and arbor.

So that’s another big thing checked off of our list WOOT WOOT!!!

So Bob found out that the woodshop teacher does roofing. To make a potentially long story short, he hired him and his crew of high schoolers to roof our house and garage.

They started Friday at 7am… they have been working a good 12 hours every day. The finished up the house yesterday and they came back this morning to do the garage. Bob has been going out before the roofers get here at about 6:30am and working till after dark. Last night he didn’t come in till after 9pm.

He is such a hard worker! I’m proud of him! But i will be excited once all of this is done. I have a feeling we will be spending our memorial day just relaxing. I told him he needed to rest and he said that he had to get the back yard projects done too… i scolded him and said i was going to make him take at least a couple days of rest, the yard can wait that long… come on! :)

I haven’t done my ‘Friday Favorites’ in forever… and i know it’s not Friday but i’m in a very thankful mood…. so there :P

Some of my favorite things are:

• Having a baby-proofed house.

I don’t know how i would stay sane without a baby-proofed house. I can block pretty much any area i feel like and just leave the girls go at there hearts content and not have to really worry. Boy does that help me get things done around the house, plus i think it makes the girls happier as well.

• Watching my girls play.

I love to peek in on them when they are somewhere playing and just see what they have decided to do. I love to see that look in their eyes, their little brain working and figuring things out. So cute!

• The weather

Man the weather has been awesome in my opinion. Overcast and cool. We went to the zoo today with the neighbor and i thought it was so perfect out!

• Netflix on Xbox LOL
• My Kitchen

Even though it’s not redone how i would like, i really love my kitchen (especially when it’s clean LOL). It’s big and spacious and really i just feel blessed to have it.

• Sweet Ice Tea
• My Rose Bushes

 

Favorite Products:

I was skeptical but tried it , loved it! I’ve never had nail polish hold up. Like literally i would paint my nails and the one minute later they would be all messed up! Made me soooo mad.
But this worked great! Now i want to get some of every color!

 

 

I got some of these like a month ago. They work great! I hate how regular pony-tail holders slip in your hair, these will not! And i personally don’t think it breaks your hair anymore then the regular ones too. I’m very careful when i take them out though, you basically have to because you can’t pull them out like the regular ones because it’s ‘no slip’ duh :P hehe

 

I bought this a couple of days ago. Always looking for a good lotion that it’s to expensive. I got this hoping it would be good enough for me and i think it’s great. Keep my legs after shaving very smooth and soft, love it! Another items i will continue to buy!

We’ve had this for awhile now, my father in-law bought it for us. I really do like this a lot. I didn’t at first because i thought the water tasted bad, but i found out you just have to run it through a few cycles and then the water taste good. It has been a super blessing because there is rust in our water in this house. Thanks Mom and Dad!

 

Favorite Websites:

• Babyfit.com

For those who are pregnant. I used this a TON… all the time when i was pregnant. It helps you track pretty much everything you need to when you are pregnant, your food, water, exercise, baby growth and charts along with your ‘due date groups’ where you can talk to and become friends with woman across the world who are due in the same months as you. The groups were very helpful, talking things out, ranting, asking questions… everything.

• Mymonthlycycles.com

For the ladies that need this service. So far it’s the best one I've found online.

• FlyLady.net

An awesome site that helps you get everything figured out and helps you keep your house clean and in order. A great site! You can also check them out on facebook.

• Supercook.com

This is an AWESOME site! Every person who is the cook in the family should check it out. It allows you to put in ingredients you have and then it will list all the recipes that include those ingredients. It’s been a life saver on those nights when my brain is dead (which happens a lot >_<)

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Also if anyone is doing any kind of projects or need cheap furniture they should check and see if they have a ‘Habitat For Humanity Restore’. They have good cheap items and the money goes to a good cause. Ours has good furniture, cabinets, cabinet fronts, sinks, doors, windows, screens, tons of kinds of hardware, tiles, light fixtures, wood, drawers…. and the list goes one. So worth checking out!

We were even able to get a bunch of roofing nails there. You never know what they will have!

I’m in here cleaning up the kitchen and to make the girls happy i handed out some of the big plastic spoons. Well i handed Anabel a pasta spoon.

She starts crying and goes ‘No Mommy! Spoon broken! Spoon broken!’ LOL I cracked up at that one!…. i had to give her a spoon without holes to make her happy and she put the pasta spoon back up on the counter saying ‘No’

*Shakes head* That goofy girl! And here i thought it would really interest her because it’s so different hehehe…. may bad!

This morning my neighbor knocked on my door. Anabel had just woken up and we were sitting on the couch watching cartoons together and Abby was still asleep. She asked if we wanted to go into town with her and get out of the house.

So i hurried up and got ready and went with her. We stopped at Target so she could pick up a few things and then we headed to the zoo. Remind me never to go to the zoo without my double stroller again LOL It was tiring but lots of fun. I think Anabel really enjoyed it.

You could tell that we don’t let Anabel down much in public to walk because she loved run away from me in the zoo… tired me out major! I need to work on that with her i guess aye? LOL

We ate at the zoo which was pretty expensive but i had forgotten to bring anything.

Then we headed home. It was only a few minutes before all three kids were sleeping

When we got home i was able to keep the kiddos asleep for a while longer. Made myself some peanut butter and chocolate, sat down and watched some Last Exile with a snack and a glass of milk. It was a nice.

Overall so far it’s been a very nice day! Needed after the rough one i had yesterday! Thank you! :)

 

I got this the other day because i had seen the commercials for it. Sounded good.

I was skeptical but tried it this morning. Love it! I’ve never had nail polish hold up. Like literally i would paint my nails and the one minute later they would be all messed up! Made me soooo mad.

But this worked great! Now i want to get some of every color!

Makes me so happy LOL

Some plants that I'm digg’n. Of course this would be at the end of all our yard redo’s and depending on what time of year the plants need to be planted you know.

 

Gaillardia Fanfare

16+ weeks of blooms on drought proof plant!

Striking, trumpet shaped flowers thrive on this heat-loving Gaillardia!

Blooms Early Summer-Fall

• Bold flower color butterflies love
  
• Blooms an amazing 4+ months!

This is my favorite!!!

 

Buddleia Bicolor

First ever fragrant bicolor Butterfly Bush!

Drought tolerant flowering shrub makes a perfect hedge plant!

 Blooms Mid Summer thru Fall

• First-ever bi-colored flowers of butterscotch yellow & lavender
• Large, 10" flower heads
• Highly fragrant flowers - summer until frost

 

Mum Matchsticks

Quilled flowers of red & yellow!

Hot red & yellow quilled flowers last over 3 weeks as cuts!

Blooms Winter-Spring 20" x 24"

 

Echinacea Pink Double Delight

Compact, highly fragrant double coneflower!

Blooms Early Summer-Early Fall

18-24" X 24"

• Blooms over 8 weeks
• Fragrant, 3" double-pink flowers
• Long-lasting, fragrant cut flower

 

Anacyclus depressus

Drought tolerant ground cover for tough spots!

Anacyclus - easy to grow groundcover thrives in heat & humidity!

Blooms Early Summer Dry, Average,

8" x 12"

• Drought proof ground cover for sunny locations
  
• Attractive fern-like foliage 
  
• Thrives in poor well drained soil
  
• Colorful, small white flowers in early summer

 

Gaillardia Oranges and Lemons

Bicolor 2 1/2" flowers thrive in heat & humidity!

Gaillardia with 8+ weeks of summer color!

Blooms Early Summer-Fall 18-24" X 18"

• Dynamic blooms lasting 8+ weeks
  
• Wilt-proof tangerine-orange flowers
  
• Drought proof - thriving in poor soil
  
• Loved by butterflies

 

Shasta Daisy Goldrush

New Hybrid - Double flowered Yellow Daisy!

Over 50 blooms per plants - our favorite!

Blooms Summer-Late summer 24" X 24"

• Fringed, double yellow petals
• Warm yellow centers
• Over 50 blooms per plant & ultra-long blooming

 

Hydrangea Twist N Shout

Blooms Summer-Fall 4' x 4'

• Blooms even if it dies back to the ground
• Flowers appear on new growth
• Reblooms on both old & new wood
  

 

Hosta Abiqua Drinking Gourd

Blooms Early Summer 24" X 36"

• 4" cupped blue leaves
• Rippled, corrugated texture
• Slug resistant Hosta
• Colorful shade plant

 

Autumn Sunset Perennial Mum Plant

Mature Height: 16"
Mature Spread: 22"

The ‘Autumn Sunset’ Perennial Mum plant is aptly-named with fiery red, gold and yellow color on every single petal.

 

Bronze Giant Perennial Mum Plant

Mature Height: 16"
Mature Spread: 16"
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time: Late September

The 'Bronze Giant' Perennial Mum plant has imposing 5-inch blossoms of the most intense bronzey-orange.

 

Climbing Rose Garden Sun

Climbing, FRAGRANT Rose with up to 5 months of blooms!

HUGE 5" double golden yellow blooms with up to 35 petals

Blooms Summer-Fall 12-15'x 4-6'

• Over 5 months of flowers - from early summer thru frost
• Highly FRAGRANT 5" flowers
• Easy to train on a trellis, walls, arbors
  
• Each 5" flower has up to 35 velvety petals
• Highly disease resistant

 

Quince Orange Storm Double Take

Huge 3 1/2" blooms with up to 49 petals!

Drought, deer & Heat Proof Flowering Shrub - with no nasty Thorns!

Blooms Spring 3-4' x 3-4'

• GIANT 3 1/2" camellia like double flowers in spring
  
• Compact & carefree flowering shrub
  
• No thorny branches to deal with
  
• Adaptable to any soil - even clay!

 

Hydrangea Nikko Blue

Huge 6" blue blooms over 3 months!

One of the best landscape Hydrangeas ever!

Blooms Summer-Fall 4-6' x 5-7'

• Giant 6" true blue flowers
• Superb landscape Hydrangea
  
• Blooms for 3+ months
• Prefers morning sun & afternoon shade

We have several places for flowers.

1.

Right now the side of the house has two pink rose bushes and i would love to add some more flowers to join them.

Along with garlic because they say garlic grows best with roses. I’m thinking it would be nice to add a trellis to the side of the house and plant those climbing roses.

I think the light yellow/peach color would also go great with the color of the house and just be an awesome way to display them.

2.

Another area for flowers will be by the fence that will have the gate and arbor to enter the backyard.

3.

We plan is to planting some flower trees along the one fence and i was thinking it would be fun to plant some low flowers under the trees as well.

Since I'm going with a blue, yellow and orange theme color in the back yard remember?

I was looking for plants that would go along with that.

4.

Now the front lawn could use some plants too, but they would have to be shade flowers and you don’t have as many options there. The front porch is done in black and green remember?

 

these are 3’x3’ bushes. So I'm thinking they could be planted on either side of the steps to the porch, maybe even more

I was thinking of planting these is some nice pots and put amongst the front porch area. We already have some bushes growing along the fence.

The are low under plants that i like, but i don’t want it to get to dark you know. So i might have to use more of the pink flowers.

 

These i was thinking would be cool to plant in a pot on an side table on the porch.

 

Lots of stuff going on. We still need to sit down and totally figure out a a plan and design and how we want to plant all of these and were they will go…. an such. But i like all these flowers. And i don’t want to go to crazy with all of these cause well… I'm worried cause i do not have a green thumb. I think getting the roses on the side of the house to grow inspired me LOL

And like i said this will be way after we get the yard finished, maybe even next year because most need to be planted in the spring. But i LOVE to PLAN >_<