It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Easter.....

WARNING.....A boatload of pics to follow. And I do mean A BOATLOAD! I warned ya.....


The top of my computer armoire...
Love these his and hers bunnies...

I am absolutely obsessed with birds and nests lately. Thanks to my sister who introduced me to them. This is one of my newest. The bird is pewter. Isn't it sweet?

Love love love this bunny! I got it for $3.99 at my fav store-The Christmas Tree Shoppe. I roughed it up a bit and added some stain to give it some character. I love it so much, I got 2!

Again, from my fav store....

Don't ya love the sweet little child's bracelet hanging from her foot? I paid .25 for it at a Thrift Store. It says HOPE on the charm...

I need to be reminded daily. The "nest" that the rock is sitting in is made of shredded song book paper. Another fabulous idea from my sister Melissa from http://thevintageattic.blogspot.com

Nest from....guess.....

My centerpiece for my dining room table...

sweet little birdie from The Dollar Store. Of course it wasn't this cute when I bought it. It was an ugly rusty brown color. I painted it white and roughed it up a bit. It holds a little tea light...

Dining room. Don't ya just love the chocolate bunny? Don't worry. It's fake. I can't eat it. I tried!

Another little nest I created with odds and ends...

I think this is my most favorite new Easter decoration. It reminds me of my 3 sons. Speak no evil. Hear no evil. See no evil.

Cute little Easter shoes I found at Goodwill. Inspired yet again by my sister.

I painted this old ladder that I got many years ago at an auction for $2.00. And I made the sign to remind myself several times each day to relax. It really isn't working for me though...

I am in love with all of the stuff on this side table. All my favorite colors. One of my favorite sayings. And of course, my 3 favorite boys...

There they are. My 3 sons. Aren't they handsome?

Sitting on my coffee table. The tray was given to me by a good friend, Tamera. http://thestonefencecottage.blogspot.com The birdcage/gazebo from a yard sale. The candle bought cheap and decorated up to fit my decor...

Another pewter birdie..

I couldn't get a really good picture of these eggs. The glare is bad. But they are adorable. They look really vintage in person...

Top of my television armoire. My sister helped me do this one. Didn't she do a good job?

I love my sign. It was an ugly countryish shade of red, which I really really don't like the country style of decorating, so I painted it to suit me. Love it!!!!

And I love my birdie too...

On my bedroom door...

Ain't it sweet?

Super ridiculous deal. The candle was .50 and the candle ring was .50. I bought 3!

I fell in love with this bell when I saw it. I just had to have it. It sits on my kitchen counter now. My 5 year old likes for me to ring it when their meal is ready. Isn't he silly?

Easter eggs waiting to be decoupaged. Love this! It's really a message in a bottle. It has one of my favorite quotes...Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments that take our breath away! (tears)

Oh, and the little rose my sister made from used coffee filters.

A bottle I made...On top of the armoire in my bedroom...

I love silver!

Thrift store finds...

Mercury glass type candle holder. It looks waaaay better in person...

On my nightstand. I love it! Another thrift store find...

My bathroom shelf. You can see the green and brown polka dot shower curtain in the mirror that I just found for $10.00

That's my new shower curtain. Ezra my 2 year old loves it!

Curtain rings from the thrift store...

Wow! That was a ton of pictures. I hope you enjoyed them. And I hope I didn't bore you. I have had so much fun decorating this last week or so. Now if I could just keep my house clean enough to just enjoy it.....

Uninspired

For the past 2 weeks, I have been uninspired. I've had nothing to write. I've been waiting for that one spectacular idea to come to me so that I could start blogging again.

But alas, I have nothing. No big epiphany. No huge revelation. No words of encouragement to share with my faithful readers. And no more weight loss.

I'm stuck. In more ways than one. And it stinks. It really stinks. Stinks like a dirty diaper.
And I should know what that smells like. I've been changing like 20 of them each day.

Well not really. But some days it feels like it. Why can't I think of anything to share with you?

Why can't I come up with something to write about? Usually I'm full of ideas to share. Most of the time, when I'm right in the middle of silly mundane tasks, things come to me. And I have to write them down quick. Before I forget.

There have been a few times when I've called myself on my home phone from my cell phone just to leave a message to myself about something I want to write about.

No such messages lately. Just messages from bill collectors. That's all.

Oh, and an occasional call from a friend calling me to vent about their problems. I don't mind. Really I don't. It helps to take my mind off my own set of problems.

For those of you who haven't read in awhile, or if I've simply forgotten to give an update (I'm too lazy right now to go back and look at my past blogs to check if I've given any lately) , I'm at 34 lbs. lost now. I've been stuck here for a few weeks. But at least I am noticing some toning in areas that I've been concentrating on at the gym. That's a good thing, right? No more jiggly buns. It feels funny when I'm walking down the aisle at Wal Mart rather quickly and I no longer feel the jiggling and wiggling that I used to feel. It makes me chuckle each time.

Well, that's all for now. Hopefully I'll be inspired soon and I'll be back to my normal witty self. Hopefully. Have a great weekend!

This Is Only A Test

Remember when you were a kid and you were watching your favorite cartoon and this popped up on the screen? Annoying, right? I know. Well now that I'm an adult, it's no less annoying than it was way back then. But I was thinking about something today. I kinda wish I could see this screen flash in front of me right before I'm getting ready to go through a difficult time in my life just so I could be warned that something is coming. BEEP.....THIS IS ONLY A TEST.....BEEP.....BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP............It might help. You know, just so I could be prepared.
In case you haven't noticed, it's been a little while since I've blogged. I've been going through something. My heart is hurting. And I really haven't had much to say. I've tried. But nothing comes. So I'm not going to force it. It's taken me almost an hour just to write this much. I'd appreciate your prayers as I walk through this valley. I'm on my way up, it's just going to take some time. I've hit a speed bump in my journey and right now I feel like I'm down for the count, but I will make it. And hopefully, I will pass this test!