Ladies - New Product.....at least to me

I started wearing make-up when I was probably 12 or 13.  From that point on I have always cleaned my face every night.  I was taught by Mom to use Ponds Cold Cream to take off eye make-up and wash face with Noxema with moisturizer after.  Through the years I have tried some of the more expensive stuff but always went back to Ponds and Noxema.  Mom went to Olay Facial wipes.  You wet them...scrub face...rinse and then apply moisturizer.  I resisted and said NO...I am sticking with my Ponds and Noxema.  THEN Mom being the internet queen found ladies raving about Garnier towelettes.  We got some....I was resistant but decided to try and now I am HOOKED!!  Pull out one of the towelettes and just go to cleaning.  It takes off all your eye shadow, powder, mascara and cleans without having to wet or having to rinse after.  AND they smell great!!  I can just pull one out and sit down...clean face...let face dry a little and then moisturize!!  I LOVE that I don't have to stand in front of the sink and scrub and rinse and do all that mess.....they are a little cheaper if you order on Amazon but you can get at any store.  I am just throwing it out as a time saver and good face cleaner.....definitely worth trying....

Wish I Was There

To be there in England with family and the pups just walking the countryside.......big table outside with candles and a sunset and cool air and a glass of wine.....that is heaven!

LulaBelle Sandwich

Lu is such a nerd!  She freaks out....runs into the room and runs between the pillows of her floor bed and sandwiches herself....NERD!

Pinterest

So I finally got to looking around Pinterest tonight!  Dangit.....I am hooked....especially on all the recipes.  For the love...I am never going to be able to quit!  BUT in my looking around I found a blog called:

www.pintester.com

HYSTERICAL!!!  I will warn you that there is some language there but she tries all recipes and beauty tips and crafts and will let you know if they work or not. I am probably never sleeping tonight because I keep reading this blog......

They Are BACK!!!!

We are lucky enough to have a deck with 6 foot walls that make a safe haven for the hummingbirds.  We have put up the feeders for years and always had the scout and a couple others.  BUT last year....we got on a flight path and had as many as 25-30 at a time with two feeders.  They had to both be filled up every day.  This year....it is happening again.  We now have 3 feeders and 2 of them have to be filled up every day.....not kidding....it is crazy!  I tried to get some pics and the most I got was 7 hummers at one time at one feeder.  They move soooooo fast and fight each other and make so much noise....it is AWESOME!

Here are 3:

Here are 6:

Here are 7.....you have to look behind the ant cup to find # 7 hiding out......

Here is my pretty girl that loves to just hang out...she loves to sit and watch and then ATTACK!

Two coming in for a landing.....they don't see each other....

Coming in for a landing...

Hanging out on each side...

I am going to try and get more pictures of them......it is amazing!

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Okay Parents....Is This True?

Happy 88th Birthday, Grandma!!!

The family gathered today to celebrate Grandma's 88 years!  She had steak and shrimp and CAKE!  That woman loves her some sweets!

This was her cake!  Pretty on the outside and chocolate with chocolate chips on the inside!  It was YUMMY and she loved it!

My sweet aunt and uncle made chicken and shrimp and just for Grandma.....steak!  They also made the Texas Rockers....peppers stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon....those are just so wrong....LOVE THEM!  Not to mention cups of watermelon slushies...for the love....all was good!  My other wonderful aunt brought a beautiful salad and her homemade crescent rolls!  YUM!  Grandma ate well and it was great!!  Happy Birthday Grandma!!!  Love You!!!

Predator

I have seen these movies but seriously....only men could come up with this.....this got me laughing so hard.....if you haven't seen the movies....u might not get it but I am so down....good laugh at the end of a long day!

Twinkies

These kids are such twinkies!  Both their left ears stick up and this may TMI but they will poop and pee at the exact same time.....it is weird....they will shake at the same time....such sisters!  I got this shot tonight....sleeping next to each other in the same position with ears up!

House Centipede Lesson

I have read about these and they are not bad guys but for the love!  When you see one in your bathroom...creep factor to the extreme.  Because I know they are harmless and they are there to take care of spiders, bed bugs, termites, cockroaches, silverfish, ants.....I want them to kind of hang out but then when I see one.....creepy, creepy, creepy!  I don't kill them...I just try and catch them and set them free as it was last night.  Here is my little buddy visiting last night in the bathroom:

No matter how good they are at catching the other scary bugs I hate....little buddy had to get the heck out of my space!  He was a little high on the wall so I opened my bathroom window....lifted the screen....grabbed an empty toilet paper roll....scooped him up in it and freaked out because he is fast and threw all out the window!  I don't think he was hurt but now I have a toilet paper roll on my roof.....

Dryer Vent Wizard

UPDATE:  Turns out the dryer tube runs out of the dryer into the wall....then up the wall...through the ceiling and out.  It was COMPLETELY clogged.  Awful!  As far as we know, it has never been cleaned so going years and years and years of lint and possibly not all ours....YUCK!  Now for the good news....all cleaned out.  Used to have to run the dryer at least 3 times on high to get anything to dry.....NOW......one cycle on low and all is dry...including towels!  WHAT?!  That is awesome AND the lint trap was filled with lint as it should have been.  I am interested to see the impact on our power bill too.  Good stuff!!!

Just throwing this out there for your safety!  My dryer has been acting up by making me run loads 2 and 3 times to get them dry.  It is an older dryer and I thought that was what was causing the problem.  Then the other day, I washed some towels and blankets and there was no lint in the lint trap and there should have been a TON!  Then it hit me that maybe there was a blockage…..then it hit me…if there is a blockage then maybe that is why things aren’t drying…..I am a little slow putting things together….should have figured this out a while back…but anway….

Called my plumber who recommended and appliance repair guy who said we needed to Dryer Vent Wizard.  I called them and someone was out there the next day.  Turns out we were completely blocked.  We could have had a fire on our hands!!!  They came in and vacuumed the entire length of the dryer tube from the wall through the ceiling and out the vent in the front outside.  Just wanted to pass on in case you haven’t thought of this and have never had yours cleaned…..

They are a national company so you may or may not have a franchise in your area but just do a search for anyone that cleans air ducts....they will probably do this too.....

http://www.dryerventwizard.com/

 1-866-SAFE (7233)

(lots of testimonials on the website)

Oh the Summer Flip-Flop Heels....

I don't know if you guys go through the same thing but in the summer with all the heat and all the flip-flops.....the heels get a little dry.  I have tried lotion and special potions and then the sweet, sweet Celeste who does our pedicures said to get this:  Glysolid!  This miracle cream is awesome.  You just need to put a little on every night before you go to bed.  You don't need to glop it on....which I learned....just a little every night and after a week....awesome!!!

My mom was in a car accident when she was 18 and broke her neck....she is obviously fine now, but while she was in traction and stuck in a bed for so long, she got an awful bedsore on one of her heels.  It has always been an issue.  It always gets tough and can cause pain.  Celeste told her to try this.  Mom started it right after the last pedicure and used it every night.  Three or so weeks later when she went back, Celeste did not have to use the scrubby heel buffer on her heel or heels at all.  They were perfectly smooth.

I was not as regimented with mine so last time I went, I still had to have the buffer but since then, I have been on point so now I put some on every night and it has made a big difference!  Anyway....we bought it on Amazon and it is about $9-$10 bucks.  It will last a while....you don't need a lot.

Here is the outside and the inside.....just thought I would share....I am all about being sucked into beauty products!  I will try them all and will let you know!

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Today is Mom's birthday!  Got her a turquoise cake!  It is soooooooo good!

Russian Fair Rides

This would be a big NOPE for me!

S&P Snow Globes

I found these little salt and pepper "snow" globes on the Epic What website.....they were too cute!  We have way too many salt and pepper shakers BUT I love them!