See not so organized.............

See beautiful antique server nothing wrong with this picture. But what is that I see at the bottom?

Why it is a remote control truck and dust buster. Where else would you keep an remote control truck, but in the dining area. RIGHT..........

This is for sure a OCD..............

See the pillows and blanket. My sons and I do this everyday; they take off the pillows and blanket and before I retire for the night; they are put back in place. I like everything in a somewhat organized location before I sleep or leave.

Know before you think my house is all organized; I'll show you that is not the case. I like it somewhat organized. I am not a perfectionist. That would put me in too much of a box.

Affliction or OCD.............I'm not sure.

I hate to be cold when I take a bath/shower. Even though, I love winter and have several coats; I hate to be cold when I get out . This little heater gets used everyday at my house.
If I get cold getting out of the shower; it puts me in a bad mood.

This is not an OCD; but an affliction never the less.

This is what my back porch looks like; eeek.......... My front porch is the picture at the top of the blog. I am working on the back. I have moved this big chest here to serve as a table and checkers table. I want to add fold out red, white and blue chairs and have some kind of curtain to hang by the post. Nothing too fancy because the dogs think they own the porch. See the red spot on the door, I am thinking about painting the door this color. I think it will match the brick well. When I finish it; I'll have to post the finished product.

One of my afflictions...........I like things even.

RUGS THEY HAVE TO BE STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE FRIG AND STOVE AND IN FRONT OF THE SINK. Even at my sister's office, I make sure the rug is straight before I leave.

Camera on the blink

My camera's been on the blink.

I was selected by Cherry Checkers to tell 7 things about myself that you do not know. I will start this weekend and get pictures together to show you my occasional OCD ( obsessive complusive disorder). They will be funnier with pictures. You know we are all disturbed in some funny way. Some are just more funkier than others. You know like I can't put my kids in black. Since they came so close to death when they we're born; I just can't bring myself to put them in a black t-shirt or socks. They've had black jeans; that was OK. So stay tuned; you will get a kick out of this and maybe you will even discover some OCD's of your own.

A busy Friday the July 3rd.....

In between decorating and cooking for Dad's party on Friday, I had enough energy and time to get a project done that I have had in the planning. See this wall is on the blah side, nothing to talk about, so I have been wanting to get a little fru -fru to add to it; so hence here is what I have done; Some tulle ( i think that is spelled right ) some rose petals add to the top and you have fru-fru. I would like to add some ivory silk ribbon and maybe a real pretty silk fabric in the dark merlot color.
The dark merlot color would match the curtain that I have next to the tub. I bought this curtain for the other bedroom; but it didn't work in there, I loved it so much and found a place for it in our bathroom. It does mix well with the magnolia's and the magnolia print has the same color of merlot in it.

It rained early in the day on the 3rd so, I had planned a picnic outside for the kids; my twins and my great nephew and great niece. I do get the strangest looks when I take all these kids out together. Some people ask, are all these kids yours; Plezze; do I look crazy. Obviously I do or they wouldn't ask

I don't throw away strawberry flats; they make great holders for everything. If you are transporting food and don't want it to slide, taking hot food or a quick picnic basket, and magazine holders.

Here are some of the crafts I didn't get posted earlier that the boys and I made. We had these scrap woods blocks; so we cut them off into 3 pieces, painted them red, white and blue, drilled holes in the wood for the flags and just poked them in. I think it is a great way to get your kids creativity going.

My sweetie had cut these stars out for me before, I just needed a way to stand them up. I bought dowels and drilled holes at the angle I wanted the stars to stand up at. Since, I am constantly moving them, I don't glue them in.

We re-painted this bench that my sweetie made for me. After we painted them I went back over the paint with stain and it turned the blue the prettiest blueish purple.

I like making things out of what you already have. I have tons of ideas; but like many of you that thing called precious time slips away from us all. Also, this endometriosis knocks out all my energy when I am on my feet all day. So, on the 4th I had to rest.

Happy July 4th.

I'm not going to get everything posted by the 4th. My dad's birthday is the 3rd and tomorrow will be his party. My sons and I made some July 4th decorations that I will post after the 4th. It's fun to show them how to drill, paint and use their minds to be creative. Use what you have and you it makes you become more creative.

Happy 4th of July and say a prayer for all the soldiers that are serving our country. For with anyone of them, they are our sons, daughers, father and brother. For in every war some mother had to give her son up, a wife had to say goodbye to her husband and mate, and children became fatherless and a mother's grief over her son or daughter she carried til she died.

How true it is in the bible where it says something like, " A Man Laying down his life for his brother". One day as my sons become of age, I might have to do the same and say; " Go Fight For Freedom and For Our Country".

So enjoy your 4th of July, that is what all the soldiers serving serve for and what the ones who have died, died for.