My First Experience

Playing t ball on my older brothers team (I was about 4 or 5). 

I was in the outfield and I looked to my left and saw my ma leaning against the car watching us. 

*time passes* 

I look back over at her and she was gone! 

I assume I freaked (I really don't recall), but I know I wasn't happy about her not being there. 

Then I saw my great grandaddy walking towards me (he was in white had a 'glow' about him and he was dead and been dead a while) *dont ask me how I knew, but I just knew it was him*. 

 He walks towards me and I feel calm. 

Then I turned and see the ball rolling towards me and thru my legs - I look up and I see my coach screaming at me. 

I look back over to grandaddy and he was gone.

Sandbox Cover

The boys came running in saying 'it's hot'.

Me thinking to myself 'oh no no....it's a nice day, I'm gunna fix this'.

Took some fabric I already had.

Tubing (previous project)

Rebar (previous project)

15 minutes on the sewing machine.

BAM = cover

I doubt the fabric will last, but it will work for now.

Fabric 'sleeve' over the tubing

tubing goes over the rebar

Thrift Finds

Found at Goodwill today.
Canco copper tub (no lid) $13
It's not perfect, but I can't complain for the price.
Beautiful Blue divided dish $2!
*I try not to buy Pyrex anymore
UNLESS I like the color/pattern
this is the 2nd piece I've bought since ridding myself of all my extras, a year ago*
(I found a large, Cinderella, turquoise and white, Butterprint bowl at another store for $1.50, but I left it there)
Also, picked up a metal milk crate for $2

Not bad, not bad.

Uglies - Scott Westerfeld

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

1st: this book would be GREAT for kids to read (middle/high).

It's big on how one sees themselves and others. Looks are everything. To be happy, you have to be pretty. To be *normal* is shunned and to think for yourself is just not allowed.

I did not love nor did I hate this book.

I was halfway done with it when I wanted to put it down and not look back at it, but I was determined to finish. It gets better at or around ch. DAVID.

*My biggest issue is that Tally thinks she is ugly - only because she was brought up to think she is ugly as is everyone else. So, she was absolute in thinking that once she was 'pretty' (via a surgery) that everything would be better and she would be happy*

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It's a Sign!

Hubs got this yesterday at an estate sale...

and now it's hanging in the living room.

Anyone out there in the 'WWW' that knows anything about it?
We've googled and searched, but only came across 1 other
(that wasn't in the best shape and repainted).

It isn't Much -

...my little library.
But I love it.

*obviously doesn't count ebooks*

Cult of Crime - Hardy Boys: Casefiles #3

Cult of Crime by Franklin W. Dixon

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I enjoyed Nancy Drew as a kid -

I got this book, thinking that my 9y/o would like it. Of course, he could read it after I finished it. I'm done and he can so have it. Maybe he will enjoy it.



2.5 stars



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