Miscellaneous Stuff

 So my hubby went to check the oil in his truck not too long ago, and this is what he found. 

 It was sad, actually. We couldn't leave it there~we need do drive the truck on occasion, and the nest could catch on fire.

 So we carefully relocated it to a nearby tree, but I haven't had the heart to go check on it. 

 On the thrifting front, I found these child sized folding chairs. There were 54 of them in the store, but since I couldn't think of a use for that many, I just bought 4. I believe they need to be 4 different colors. 

 Also, the concrete is poured, and the grass is planted. 

 Imagine it swept~it looks great!

 I'm still coming to terms with this one leaving the nest. I'm not sure how successful I am with it.

(isn't he handsome? My daughter took the photo. Her website can be found here.)

And this girl~she now has her degree.  I'm so proud of her!  (that's her fiance~I think they're such a cute couple!)

We saw our oldest son off to New York. He has a design internship there this summer. I'm really proud of him, too. 
Next up~high school graduation, a family reunion, and a wedding!
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Nothing Much

So our youngest has been busy. 

 He's putting in a new sidewalk for us. Among other things. The railroad ties are staying there and the concrete goes in the gaps. I think it's going to look GREAT!

Also...

Today is the day I married this guy,  27 years ago. We were 19 and on the dumb side.

Now we're older and (I hope) a little smarter. And he's still pretty much my all time favorite. 

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A Wedding Idea

Ever since I saw this picture on (where else?) Pinterest

source I've wanted to do something similar. And I'm not really a lace person~but I think this is gorgeous. Since we have a wedding coming up, I thought maybe we could incorporate something like this in the decor.

 I found some lace panels for sale on our local buy, sell and trade Facebook page. I walked away with five large pieces for a dollar each.

 I also had this frame. I was going to use it for this 

jewelry organizer project,

But it was much too big.

All I had to do was cut the lace to size and hot glue it to the frame. 

Imagine this hanging on our porch. 

(with several others~maybe I'll use some old windows, too. I also have an old screen door...)

They'll be more in the background, but I think they'll fill in some bare spots very nicely. 

But for now, it will hang in our master bath.  

In other news, this young man will be graduating from high school in about a month.  He's my youngest.  I have mixed emotions about the empty nest, the next chapter in his life and ours....  So maybe I won't talk about that yet. 
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The Coolest Overnight Bag EVER!!!

So my second daughter is getting married. 

(Yay! We're all so happy~her finance is a wonderful guy and they're a great match in every way.)

We were in a vintage clothing store looking for a wedding dress (because she's cool like that) and what did I spy?

 This incredibly cool leather doctor's bag. 

 The outside has been around the block a few times, but the lining is perfect. I think that's what sold me on it. 

 Or maybe it was the brass fittings.

(Is it weird that things like that make my mouth water? 

A little? Yeah. That's what I thought.)

It's the perfect size for all my hair and makeup stuff, so it came home with me.   All I had to do was give it a coat of mink oil. Now even my husband is jealous of it. I might have to find one for him, just so I can keep this one. 
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