88 degrees…
Holy Smokes! It was a sweat free weekend! Yes! We worked hard and Yes! we did go outside!! It was COOL! 88 degrees! WOW! In August? Cool in Texas? I was there and I still don’t believe it! The internet is abuzz with “fall talk” and I disregard it because we, Texans could still be sweating on Halloween Night, it just doesn’t start being cool until Mid-October around here. It will heat up again in a few days so I am going to stop talking about this now. Don’t want to jinx it! We...
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This is a Layout I made with the free word art from Tuesday and Kim B Designs Friends Series: Deon Kit. See More about this. Mom and Dad when they were dating. I remember my mom telling the story of this night how she thought it was a fancy date and Dad picked her up in his jallopie that only had one seat ( for the driver) and she sat on a soda pop case in her new white dress hanging on for dear life in the turns. *hoot* My Dad had removed all the seats except the one,...
Read MoreSleepy Karl
Who is Sleepy Karl? Comedian Mike Birbiglia introduced me. Sleepy Karl takes the fall for everything from miss-matched socks to late dinner. Now I introduce you… So NOW when my hubby comes to me with one brown sock and one black sock and asks me if I remember how to match. I say, “ Sure I can, but Sleepy Karl thinks its more fun NOT matching. That is why he convinced me to stay in bed and play Slip and Slide on a treadmill made of hot buttered rolls. _______ *yawn* Phoebe...
Read MoreFishing & Free Word Art
Got some pictures from my Dad’s Fishing Trip with my brother Randy and his wife, Wendy. From what I hear from Dad they had a Great Time! Shaw Paterson was their fishing guide. He runs Woodland Charter and Lodging right on the Island of Kodiak itself. Dad said, “ Shaw’s boat catches fish when no one else is catching fish!” So there you have it!! Bill and His King Salmon. August 2009 Kodiak Island, Alaska …and his 40 lb Halibut Makes me want to...
Read MoreTrailer Refurb
Come on world, come get a piece! We’re ready! With a weekend of great things happening behind us, the Cates are rockin’!! All smiles as our long trailer refurb project comes to an end. Just a few more weeks and it will all be done! We hemmed and hawed over this one for 2 years! LOL! It takes Jack and I a while to get a project done, first there is the talking, hours of that! Then there is the dreaming, the unproductive fun kind. Then we buy stuff. There is always a tool purchase...
Read MoreTa-DA! Gazebo
Its DONE! We were strolling in Lowe’s before seeing a movie on Sunday night and like always we ended up in the Garden area. I think its just me, but Jack likes the lawn tents and stuff too, so we end up standing under them oohing and ahhing. This time one of the big cast iron gazebos was on sale half off. Jack said, “Buy it!” I said, “No” Well, by Monday I was thinking twice. I took him up on it. Squishing the monster box in between the seat the boys and I set off to make something...
Read MoreLeaf Frame Freebie!!
Well I had my day outside all planned out and now its raining! Don’t get me wrong I have been out there an its GLORIOUS! its just, on Friday we work outside and yesterday we got all the goodies we needed to put up a new decorative fence panel for the vintage rose we rescued from an old homestead last spring…its growing like wildfire! I also got about 5 other things needed to finish off some projects we have been dilly dallying over and was pretty excited about closing the book on...
Read MoreBoing!
Yesterday I had a list of things to do in town starting with a Teeth Cleaning. Of course, it went a bit wacky as I was sitting in the waiting room listening to the staff have their morning meeting…which is always fun because they are so jolly! Cool! Happy Dental Assistants! Then I remember, I forgot to brush my teeth! Today of all days! Short story long, I usually brush after eating, but I didn’t eat. Why I didn’t eat was because I got this new hair stuff that is suppose to reduce...
Read MoreBecoming Bean
Update: When I wrote this post originally I had no idea it would earn me the nick name “Bean” but then I didn’t know how much I needed a nick name ’til Kristine gave me one. Today I am thankful for a wonderful friend who listens when I talk and gives the most wonderful advice! Today I am thankful for Air Conditioning. Spending hours without it made me hear a nice quiet, no hum of the unit, but I sure was happy to hear it spring to life and blowing cool air on my...
Read MoreButton Cluster Freebie!
Howdy ALL! My apologies for leaving you all high and dry last week. I am back and happy to have time to blog today and there will be a freebie too! Whoo HOO! Forgive me all who have commented lately that I have not replied to. I am going to skip replies so I can keep blogging and posting freebies this week, I wish there were 2 of me. Thank you for all you dear comments at 4 shared on the Blush and Envy Mini Kit Freebie! WOW! I am overwhelmed!I have never received so many positive responses...
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Welcome to life without the instruction book, cooking without looking at the recipe, and straight up NERD worship. I married one, I birthed two and happily call myself one. My heroes have always been nerdests...Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Nikola Tesla, Winston Churchill, and foremost my Dad. Come Ride The Arrow with me awhile.
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