Award & Addictions...

I'm updating this post to join Hooked On Houses blog party.

Girly Stuff has given me this "Fabulous" award and asked that I list 5 addictions. So here is goes:

1. Coffee - I hate to admit it but I would be a cranky, unlikable person if I didn't have my morning cup of joe.

2. Blogging - If you're NOT addicted, raise your hand......I'm not seeing many hands.

3. Tinkering - I love trying accessories in different areas of the house or moving furniture around. My husband laughs at me and tells me I'm sick. I agree!

4. Little Debbie cakes - I can eat a whole box during certain times of the month.

5. Lamps - I LOVE lamps. This is a sickness that has been passed down to me by my ancestors. I also love moving my lamps around to different areas of the house. See below...


Okay, I'm going to share with you just how sick my lamp addiction is. Anyone that wants to donate to my therapy fund may do so. I take paypal. :-)

Remember these lamps? Come along with me while I show you their journey around the house. They started out here in the foyer...

They moved to the family room...

To the front living room...

A better pic...

Back to the foyer. I should have just kept them there but what fun is that?

These buffet lamps were moved from the dining room...

I painted them, added fringe (don't have a fringe pic handy) and moved them to the foyer table....

Now they are back in the dining room...

I may move them back to the foyer next Halloween. I thought they looked great with my Halloween decorations...

The family room lamps have gone from these...

To these new lamps from Costco...

When I decided to buy these lamps, my son said "that's the last thing we need, more lamps".

I wonder what other areas of the house I could try these lamps?

Here are more lamps around the house.
I told you I was addicted.

I have more lamps (no kidding) but I've decided to share them in another post.

Before you take me...the mad, psychotic lamp women off your blog list, come back next week for my Valentine project and decorations. I had to buy Valentine decorations just for my blog...is that pathetic?

Thank you Girly Stuff for the award and tag!

Christmas Pic, Take 20...

This year I thought it would be COOL to take pictures of the kids jumping on the trampoline for the yearly Christmas card.

I took a few pictures of my daughter and oldest son and sent them on their merry way.

I get to my youngest...

Okay, this one is my fault...

Rapper Z here...

Ornery little booger.

I've also been tagged by Girly Stuff


1. Egg Nog or Hot Cocoa? Definitely hot chocolate every night during the winter.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just put them under the tree? Santa wants to save a tree and skips wrapping

3. Colored lights or white lights? White inside, colored/white outside

4. Do you hang a mistletoe? No, but I should

5. When do you decorate for Christmas? Usually the day after Thanksgiving. This year was the week before because I was so excited about my new tree.

6. Favorite Holiday Dish? Ham with pineapple sauce

7. Favorite Holiday Memory as a child? Asking Santa for two dolls and receiving them. What a shock!

8. When and how old did you learn about Santa? About 8 years old, my stinkin' brothers.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yep, tempted to open all of them though.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? With lots of Santa's. I just love that man!

11. Snow, love it or dread it? Love to visit but hate to live in it.

12. Can you ice skate? Slowly

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My husband

14. What's the most important thing about the holidays to you? Being with my family

15. Favorite Holiday Dessert? Mom's Fudge

16. Favorite Holiday Tradition? Waking up Christmas day, seeing what Santa brought and going back to sleep.

17. What tops your Christmas Tree? Santa

18. Which to you prefer, giving or receiving? Both

19. Candy Canes, yum or yuck? Yum! I love minty fresh breath

20. What do you want for Christmas? Hmmmmm, nothing really.

22. Do you attend an annual Christmas party? No

23. Do you dress up for Christmas Eve or pajamas? Neither

24. Do you own a Santa hat? Yep, one for each dog.

25. Who do you normally spend Christmas with? My husband and children

Awards & Running Through Grass...

Ruby Red Slippers from Lions, Tigers and Boys, Oh My has given me the BFF Gold Card. Thank you Ruby! This is the first time receiving the BFF award.


I would like to pass this award on to the following friends...

1. Connie from Connie's turning 50

2. Cheri from Gamma's Gab

3. Darlene from Darlene's Days

4. Cindy from Love from MN

5. Rae from My Life on the East Coast

6. Laura from Making A House a Home

7. AJ from A Work In Progress

I've developed such a great friendship with these ladies that I can truly call them my BFF's...Blogging Friends Forever. I feel like they would stay my friends even if I don't post for awhile. Like real life friends that don't talk for awhile and then can pick up where they left off.



Ruby Red Slipper has also given me this beautiful Kreative Blogger Award. I've seen such talented ladies in blog land receive this award. So I'm very honored to receive it.


With this award, I need to list 6 things that make me happy.

1. Legos (I have boys)

2. Decorating (no surprise here)

3. Peppermint Hot Cocoa (I can't find it anywhere yet)

4. My Hubby (for all sorts of reasons)

5. Christmas trees (I could have one in every room of my house)

6. Reservations (I hate cooking)


Last week I listed 6 unimportant things about me and had a hard time listing them. Well my good friend Debbie of Ribbonwood Cottage had a few questions of her own.

(Debbie) I enjoyed your tag info...I have some more questions.

Are you project oriented, do you procrastinate, how long do you blog everyday?

Most of the time I'm project oriented but get lazy every so often and then procrastinate. I probably blog a few hours most days. Sometimes I have to ignore my computer totally and get housework done.

What is your favorite beverage, meal, treat?

Peach tea from Logans Roadhouse, steak at Logans Roadhouse & fudge.

What excites you when you shop?

I get excited when I find something for my house that is on sale. I could seriously skip out to my car.

What do you dream about, hope for, wish for?

I dream about living on a farm with lots of animals, tons of green grass and a rider mower to keep up with the grass. Whenever I've been depressed or in pain I always picture myself running bare foot through hills of grass. I have no idea why this makes me feel better.

Thank you Debbie for asking such great questions!

Red Alert...

Update on Red Alert.

If you decide to paint your lamp shades, paint the first coat lightly so the paint doesn't bleed through. Add additional coats, making sure they dry in between each coat. Turn on the lamps each time you paint so you can see how they look with each coat of paint. You will lose the brush strokes after a couple of coats. It took me 3 coats of paint to get the desired look.

Also, the paint is acrylic paint from Walmart...called Barn Red. The fringe is from Hobby Lobby. I just hot glued the fringe to the lamp shades.

I don't mean to alarm you but I've gone on a MAD red paint rampage. I love red and wanted to add some of it to my foyer.

Hmmmmm, what else could I paint red...



This lamp shade could use some color.

What do you think?

I couldn't remember any decorating shows that painted lamp shades. I wasn't sure I COULD paint lamp shades. Thanks to all you wonderful bloggers out there I gathered enough nerve to paint them. I purchased the trim from (who else) Hobby Lobby.

I've started my Fall projects. I'm taking pictures along the way. My mother-in-law arrives Wednesday so I wanted to have all my Fall stuff out by then. Thank you all for stopping by. I have the sweetest commenter's out there.

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Also, I've been tagged by my sister Darlene of Darlene's Days. Well, she's not my real sister but don't tell anyone.


I'm supposed to list 6 unimportant things about me. I really couldn't think of anything so I asked my husband and children to come up with the answers. So, here is goes:


1. (my husband) She doesn't know the difference between fahrenheit and celcius

2. (my daughter) She likes to read magazines in the bathroom.

3. (my middle child) She likes fish.

4. (my youngest) She likes candles.

5. (my husband again) She calls her car Edward.

6. (me) I hate peas.

Now I would like to tag:

Karen at Our Place in the Sun

Carrie at Carrie's Little World

Maybry's Gamma at Georgia Peach Ramblings

Melissa at 3 Ma'am's and Their Guys

Deb at My Life's Little Pieces

Cindy at Love from MN

Girly Stuff