Snow in the morning

Here are pics of our house yesterday morning! So pretty. And the nice thing is that the snow did not inhibit daily activities.

More snow in Alabama

So the prediction is just about on the mark tonight. They said 3 inches and it's been snowing for the past 5 hours and I can measure about 2 inches or so on the bird house roof and railroad tie bordering the garden. Enjoy! We are!

Changing of the Tides

I finally took down the tree tonight. And I must admit, the tears were not withheld. Even though we made it through the holidays, I was just not ready to take it down yet. Having the tree up seemed more sentimental this year and I really love my/our ornaments. They remind me of places we've been and things that are special and dear to us.

The days have a new feeling to them now. We are HALF WAY THROUGH the deployment!!!! woohoo!!!! . I am trying to stay positive as I know my Adam will be coming home soon. I can see it in sight. It's about to be high gear start preparing for de-deployment mode....whatever that is....maybe that's what I'm feeling.

I really miss my kiddos that I had this fall at school. They just made my day. I really appreciated them while I was there but it's just a different perspective when you step out of where you were and look back in at what you left. I had to leave someones and something great. I would never have left, given the choice though.

Not that domesticated

So, I'm not as domesticated as you would think....ah...hold on a sec as I just remembered I have cooling bread in a pan that needs to come out!

"What do I take it out with and put it on," I just exclaimed and reached for a short spatula and a salad plate. Um, well I got a bigger plate and tried really hard not to let it break in the middle. Oh, and the best part I can brag about is remembering that we have a bread knife. MMMMMMM!!! It's yummy!

So I've decided to get back to cooking more and to try things out of my Rosie the Riveter Celebration Cookbook. We got it down in Montevallo last Memorial Day when we heard some "Rosies" speak. How great they are to have done what they did.....mmm new thought...a new blog on going through the cookbook and the war here on the homefront from a not-so-rosie perspective. Verdicts anyone??

Oh, and did you know that the MINDFULL can be MINDLESS? Yes, I completely washed a load of darks without putting in detergent and realized it as I was putting in my second load today. Oh my gosh! Where was I? I think I was focused on making banana bread, working on my resume and everything else in between.

And to cap it off, this not so domesticated diva pulled out the soft scrub to clean the sink and it was solid. What? Yes, solid. I watered it down because who needs all those strong chemicals anyways. Well, it didn't work. Back to the baking soda and vinegar.

The pink fluff

Here ya go ladies! All of those who wanted to see the pink fluff. It looks great and can easily be moved and look just as great on the white loveseat. Only the round one looks good on the large couch though. P.S. Those are seasonal Christmas coasters on the table.

I think they call it retail therapy

"Sometimes it is good to treat yourself!"

I wish I had this moto when I was outlet shopping today. If I had thought about it, I'd have splurged on the silk Michael Kors paisley dress! I sacrificed and bought something I'd wear more often and something that my honey would love love love instead.

After looking, trying on and comparing sale prices, I decided on some fun, non-traditional pieces. I say, "Sometimes you just have to branch out." Either way, either moto-shopping can do wonders if you don't think about it too much and just have fun and feel good about it.

Lovin' the fluff

With the change of holidays, I've recently had the urge to redecorate or move things around. Thus....

Deployment=pink pillows for the living room w/o debate. Awesome!
Don't worry; they are antiqued-looking and textured.