~Our Weekend~

~There's No Place Like Home~

THE VIEW FROM OUR CAMPER - REND LAKE, IL.

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!! We have had a very relaxing Easter Sunday!! We got back from our camping trip around 10:30 this morning, so after getting things put away we pretty much hung out and didn't do much of anything. We had a GREAT trip though!! VERY relaxing and it felt good to do some "family bonding" over the past 4 days.

For those of you that either have already gone thru the teenage stage or are currently going thru it, I am sure you all know how far and few between those days are where everybody is together spending some ever so needed family quality time!! Especially, where everybody is getting along. And let me just say that is exactly what this family did!!

We fished, we played games and even sat by the campfire talking and laughing!! Exactly what the doctor ordered!! Heck, we even did a little antique shopping in this cute little down nearby, Benton, IL. It looked like something out of a storybook. The town "square" is all centered around the county courthouse. And all around the "square" are these quant little antique shops. I wish I had pictures but I had forgotten the camera at the campground.

However, we did have a little "adventure" early Thursday morning. About 1:30 AM we were awaken from a dead sleep by the camper feeling like it was being lifted off the ground. A thunderstorm had blown in and any other time we probably wouldn't even of been the wiser, except for the fact that being the inexperienced campers that we are (we have only owned our camper for a month or so) we forgot to put down the awning to our camper and the strong winds literally ripped the awning off of our camper. Talk about being scared!!

I felt like Dorothy in the Wizard Of Oz...there's no place like home, there's no place like home!! Needless, to say I didn't go back to sleep until the sun was coming up and I knew we were safe. But even though I feared for our lives Thursday morning...LOL!!...I wouldn't of changed a thing!!

Happy Easter...And See You All Next Week!!

Just wanted to wish you all an early Happy Easter!! Kids are on Spring Break and we are going camping!! See you all next week...and hopefully I'll have some "after" pics of some of my projects!!

Upcoming Projects...

For the past year or so, I have been bouncing around different decorating styles. You see, I have always thought of myself as a Country / Prim type of girl. But like I said, in the past year or so...I have been trying out a more "modern" style. And I think I have come to realize...it just isn't for me!! Everytime I see any Prim decor, I am pulled towards it. I just can't help it!! I LOVE IT!! So, I have decided to just come to terms with it....Prim is in my blood!!

Which is an extra bonus because hubby is a wonderful woodworker and thru the years has been able to built the majority of my pieces. So, this is easier on the pocketbook as well!! LOL!!

As I am typing this, he is out in the garage building my newest creation!! Gosh, I love that man!! LOL!! Which I will show pictures of in the next few days. But in the meantime, you all will have to be happy with a few pictures of things I am going to Prim up in the next day or so. I was going to do some of it tonight but I realized I was out of foam paint brushes.

The small cutting board and wood bowl...


Some paper mache eggs...

Awesome Giveaway!!

Two posts in one day!?!? I know, I know!! But I have been on this silly computer all day trying to find a new layout. Something a little bit more Prim. And let's just say, it is nearly impossible finding free layouts for us Prim lovers. It was SO much harder trying to figure out how to change things up on my own. But thanks to Leslie and her tutorial, it wasn't so bad. That and Mandie's free backgrounds...

But the main reason for my second post in one day is to tell you all about an AWESOME giveaway that Anne is having. Go take a look!! You WON'T regret it!! It's a GOOD one!!

"Muscles"

After looking thru some of my past posts, I realized that I have quite a few posts about "Miss Priss" my 17 YO daughter. But as some of you may already know...I am a Mother of TWO teens!! So today, I would like to introduce you all to my 15 YO son "Muscles"...



He is such a good kid!! Heck, he isn't even a kid...he is such a wonderful young MAN!! He is so warm and caring. Very warm-hearted!! He is an excellent student. He takes all AP classes and excels in them all. He is on his high school's Math and Scholar Bowl teams. He LOVES the outdoors and everything that goes with it...camping, fishing, etc.

For a long time he was so much smaller than the rest of the boys in his class. Heck, even some of the girls. LOL!! But not only has he grown into manhood by his mature personality and additude. But he has physically grown in the past year or so as well. Put it this way, I had taken him to the doctor a few weeks ago and he had literally grown SEVEN inches since the last time he was there!! I KNOW!!! We have had to go clothes shopping numerous times in the past few months!! LOL!!

So these are just a few things about "Muscles" but be on the look out for more post about "Muscles"...because quite frankly, I kinda like this kid!! LOL!!

Peace, Love and Donkeys!!

I know, I know...what in the world do these three things have to do with one another!?!? As some of you may already know, my daughter "Miss Priss" is a Senior this year. And she and our son "Muscles" both attend the same high school that "Big Daddy" and I went to. And for 71 years it has been a tradition for the Senior class to participate in a Donkey Basketball game.

What is a Donkey Basketball game you may be asking!?!? Well, there are about 40 teams of 5. Girls against boys. And they literally play a 2 minute and 30 second basketball game on real life DONKEYS!!! I am not even kidding!! Let's just say that sometime words just can't explain....


This is my daughter's team. Peace, Love and Donkeys. "Miss Priss" is the last one on the far right.


Here is "Miss Priss" boyfriend's team. The Dirty Joes. BF is the second last one from the right.


"Miss Priss" and BF.



"Miss Priss" going in for the score!!

It was SOOO much fun!! And let me just add that girl's really do rule and boy's drool...because the girl's kicked the boy's butts 30 to 28. It was a real nail biter!! LOL!!