wednesday website

trying something different, will see if i can stick to it;) i come across loads of nifty weblogs and thought i would share the love via a regular "wednesday website" posting. as per most regular things on my blog, we'll see how long it lasts~~for now, enjoy my generosity.



my fav website this week is my half of the brain, a nifty site of nothing but tutorials..."more than you can shake a stick at" to be exact;) i love love love this site!! you'll find pics of freebie tutorials listed with the link that you'll need to see it. check it out and let me know what you think.

would a kid by any other name.....

I came across a blog in which a mum listed the many nicknames of her kiddos. I had a good laugh over some of them *suga-buga?* and then wondered how many of mine could possibly bring a tickle to someone else's tummy.
From the beginning of *their* time, my kids have been enveloped in a long series of nicknames...not only given by moi...but by the g.p's and uncles as well. I have a "set" nickname for each of them....the one that they like me to tuck them in with, but it doesn't stop me from making new ones up at any random moment of my day...here is a list of the ones i can think of at the moment....

~little *bub's set n'name*
~stringbean *brooke's set nickname"
~tweety
~muffin
~muffin bottom
~muffin top
~my bean
~yolilyoda
~poppin
~porky *short for porcupine*
~pfrdouck (pronouced fer-douck, given to Brooke by Cappy)
~'douck *short for pfrdouck*
~pfrdouckin-dayshus-peahead-thang *again, another weird name cappy gave his only girl. this was eventually shortened to Pfrdouck. yes, he calls her this everyday*
~scooby
~peahead
~frecky
~angel
~angelcake
~brookus
~BJ *brandon jr*
~double 06
~pappy's poo-poo *weird, i know but my FIL calls Brooke this all the time*
~sunshine
~flutterbucket
~best bud *cappy's for bub*

YOWZZZA. It's a bloody miracle that my kids actually know their names...Cappy is always making up new ones for them as well, each just as weird as the ones he already has*....I do believe the only time I ever use their given names are when they are in trouble;)

Menu Plan Monday

Day late, but here ya go.

Monday~ Brocolli and Cheese soup *yes, from scratch*
Tuesday~ Chicken and Shrimp gumbo
Wednesday~ Shrimp Fried Rice and Miso Soup
Thursday~ Turkey Manwich w/ baked fries
Friday~ chili dawgs and baked fries

Easy week...trying to make that almight dollar stretch into oblivion:)

do u like....

my new layout!? i finally figured out how to customize it....it took a bit of work *a good 30 minutes of my butt being glues to this chair!*....but alas, she is pretty to look at!!!



lemme know what you think....



i'm off for a bike ride:)

kid pics from first friday

Brooke beside the fountain of laundry detergents past...... simply boy....
the kids counted escapee balloons all evening....here is brooke spotting another one....
my inquisitive boy....
close to the end of our evening, our legs were pretty tired....so we found rest on these old coin rides.

Chicken kabobs~~the kids new fav fast food! Bub made the discovery....and wanted seconds!
Going for a boat ride on the mainland.....

more

here are some more pics from last night....I found my table and bought it, but will pick it up next Friday. I also found a few new pretties that I really want and will keep my fingers crossed that they don't get purchased before I have the money to buy them.

I've been eyeballing this phone for a few weeks now. Price tag: $45...ohhh I want her so bad... I snapped this pic while the kids were playing on the 25 cent horse and boat rides. One row of tent vendors....notice the spanish moss? This pic is for L....the stuff really is EVERYWHERE here~~
The back end of my chevelle.


I want all of these books. Each time that I go to to this shop, I stand in front of this booth and just hold them....beautiful!
This pic is for Vickie....the apple topped Longabergers' I told you about.
This pic is for Lori....*no, I did not get one of these for your b-day present*
My new table!! One chair is missing because it is upstairs with my tag still on it. I can hardly wait to bring this beauty home with me!! Also in this booth are several other pieces of furniture that I want. They are very reasonably priced too....so we'll see!!
The fan that I am drooling over. I really REALLY want it....look at the color!! I never really LOOKED at the beauty of old fans until Lori told me that she loves them....so I had to figure out what all the fuss was about....it is so obvious in this picture, don't you think?

first friday

On First Friday, Harrison Ave is packed with artsy vendors, vintage and muscle cars, food, antiques, and bands *one band was called the Dashboard Chihuahua's! LOL!*. I adore the atmosphere of Friday Fest. Older people bring lawn chairs to hang out and chat on the sidewalks....kids walk around holding dripping ice cream cones in one hand and a balloon in the other....the smell of frying funnel cakes on one corner, BBQ kabobs on another...men and women stopping to dance in front of one of the street bands...a cool breeze wafting in from the marina's edge....people of all shapes and sizes smiling at each other and engaging in the random conversation with the person in line behind them....small dogs of all types dressed up in swimwear and searsucker suits *I kid you not*.



Making my way down Harrison Avenue last night enveloped me in a feeling of nostaglia. I had a really nice time with the kiddos.....and they are already looking forward to next month's First Friday! Here are a few pictures that I took to share with you:)

The front end of my fav car on the lot....A lovely robin egg blue Chevelle..sigh
Looking up Harrison frome our bench...
The kids loved this car~
and this big ice cream....
but I think they liked the chicken kabobs best. I had to buy TWO of those massive things!

one more thing....

If you look on the right hand sidebar of my page, you'll see that I added a guestbook. For all you lurkers out there, take a moment to make me feel important and loved.....

SIGN MY BOOK!!!

I'll love you even more for it;)

oh and....

I just have to say, if for L only.....

!!!!40 more days!!!!!

I can hardly wait to update this pic!!!!

sorry....

for the lack of blogging this week! I've been super busy and simply didn't feel like taking the few minutes to actually blog this week! In lieu of a long blog, I will give you a trailer of the week past....

Worked 2 days with MJ.
Discovered that Sonic serves half price drink from 2-4 EVERYDAY, so we've been spending a whopping 2.30 on slushies everyday since.
Spent a few hours browsing Sam's Club on Tuesday.
Ate some bad food on Tuesday night and suffered near death food poisoning as a result.
Kids stayed home Wednesday, since mum didn't sleep/wake up on time and b/c they were a bit down in the gut as well.
Spent the day shopping with MJ and Debra out at Pier Park. Ate too much of my burger and fries, spent the rest of the day burping and sucking in my gut so I wouldn't look FAT in my jeans.
Returned some furniture that I was unhappy with.
Going tonight to the antique store to REPLACE the furniture that I was unhappy with.

Ok, seeing it in writing, it doesn't look like much does it?

Side note: I am bored out of my mind not working at the moment. I can't really get together with my MeetUp group until the kids get out of school *because I am actually trying to keep the kids group a KIDS group this go around*, my MIL and SIL work a lot, Beth only has time for lunch once a week *or every other...LOL!*... Cappy is in bed all day long. Kids gone to school. I am going STIR crazy not having anything thing productive to occupy myself with at the moment. *although I have been working on some crafty things for my Etsy site....coming soon!* So....I am about to be on the lookout for a job. I have my feelers out, so we'll see what becomes of it. I don't want to JINX myself just yet, so just keep your fingers crossed for me!

Hope everyone has a SPECTACULAR weekend!