Love Carnivals

If you love carnival rides like me. I would go every week for a while if I could.  The amusement parks here are pretty far away.

 

                                                                     

“Rare” Weekend

I “rarely” have time or money for vacations. But around July 4th this year, we took a weekend trip to Excelsior Springs in our state which is about 6 hours away up North. About 30 Minutes from Kansas City. My daughter is going to school there. So for   Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge, here is share of a cute little restaurant we ate at more than once since we were really impressed the 1st time:

 

 

Red Mill Restaurant-   Behind our Motel

 

 

 

 

I’m Late I’m Late-Father’s Day

For once we had company for Father’s Day.

I had planned to do a post on that subject for the day to fit with: CEE’S BLACK & WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE but I ended up with no free time to do anything on the internet.

Father’s day is gone for the year, but the photo challenge has a couple more days to go so,

Knowing that many Dads find cars to be a top Hobby -or  even “Life” to them:

Better late than never………Here goes:

 

 

 I was at a car show Saturday before last. Great theme to come up right after attending this. Love car shows. Cee also has a fun foto challenge weekly with ” Events” being the theme this week.  I may use the original photo in color of this car again in that challenge. So watch for it if you like me are into antique classic vehicles.

 

 

“What?- Mom !

Here’s to hoping my kids do not recall what is special about tomorrow.

Good enough to eat?

 

A homemade pan of Brown EE’s ( Brownies.)

If this is really concerning to you, (Torturing kids with,” I made you some brownies.” April fool’s joke)I also made a large pan of the real ones, to bring out when laugh and give me the disappointed look.

Re-Fraction for The Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge

Tiger puzzle my kids put together.

I thought this blurry shot worked for the theme. Great to use a photo I would probably discard.

Creepy mysterious mushrooms found in my yard.

Tuesday Times n My News

Here are some highlights from this August  that spiced up my life:

The first one is castile soap I learned here: http://youtu.be/F-IJVia0bXc?list=UUPTQMTrjrOV8ZMyysuXXPMg.

I also did hand milled soap from here. Soon I plan to make shampoo and dish soap with the liquid castile.

 

Recycled Milk jug and castile Liquid soap.

 

My son loved this when I gave it to him for his birthday.

The little nightstand I put together.

 

And a beautiful vintage looking birthday cake.

Discovering "the Fray" at the Skateboard Park-WP Weekly Photo Challenge

Skate park graffiti

 

Skate park deep bowl.

 

We are into the “Fray” at the skate park.

I took my son here to skateboard before he left for welding school.We had a graduation Picnic. He is doing so well.

Pinterest FaIL-Sort of

AT Easter time I mentioned in a post that my kids and I did eggshell geodes. I posted a picture from Martha Stewart with how they are supposed to turn out.

-I now know I am not Martha. Have you ever seen the blog called something like that? I may have seen more than 1 of them. It is too bad such names are already taken. Anyway, they still are pretty, but not at all like the picture from her site. The colors are cheery and my mind is spinning with upcycle ideas to use them for, but on this depressive Monday here are the results prior to doing something else with them.

 

 

 

They are pretty shells as you can see. This is all of them as a collection.

 

 

 

The orange one has the most crystals , but not at all like the photo from Martha’s blog.

 

 

 

This is how Martha does it. she never has a failure. lol

I think there is a link on my former post in April on this under Holidays, if you want to see what we tried. Maybe you would have better luck

Friday Fun and Photos 4 Easter

Fun Food

Fancy for Me

Not to fail with fun 4 the teen-link for games

Fun Finds-Put the eggs decorated in a cute basket.

Fun Flair vintage egg creativity

Fun 4 first day of the week

Family Fun Fancy Egg decorating

Tuesday Times-The Metal School bus.

Now it is far from perfect and would never make the grade of the perfect ones I found on Etsy. I had to use stuff I already had,but it was fun to paint it to be ready for last Wednesday when school started. I have an excuse anyway since right behind the mailbox is a slope into a weed patch ditch ; Would you want to stumble down into a mass of stickers, poisonous vipers and, or Lyme carrying ticks, chiggers? I am trying to quit that one.

Red stop flag and heart below.

 

I longed for the days when I had toddlers who would get excited and hang onto the pole , not wanting to leave what I made. Grudgingly they stood there.

They moved away as we heard that bus. That first day of school this year was a relief for them to see the real one.