My Two Favorite Men

Happy Father's Day

to my two favorite men in the world.

Loving, dependable, supportive...

and willing to put up with what ever we ask of them!

If you have moment, turn up the volume and listen

to this great song about dads on my playlist.

One Man's Junk...

is a great addition to another man's collection

and makes him grin ear to ear.

I didn't know about Hubby's sink collection

so he hauled me out to the old chicken coop

to share his fixtures.

He says he's going to use them for planters around the yard.

This is not where this post was headed when I started it. I just wanted one photo of the upside-down sink I noticed in his truck the other day...

Hubby was getting ready for work and asked if I had any change. I told him I didn't think so but when I picked up my purse it weighed about 20lbs. Oh yeah, I remembered I had hit a few thrift stores Friday. My daughter had been home sick for almost a week and I needed to get out.

Yes, I know, I hear the tsk, tsk, tsk coming from all sides.

So before he could give me a bad time I volunteered, "You know I have to shop just so I can get change for you." He shook his head and took the coins I offered up for his Pepsi fix.

A few minutes later I walked out with him as he left for work. That's when I spied it. I just shook my head. As he pulled out of the driveway he hollered, "My sink was free!" I hollered back, " I got your change right here buddy!"

We're hopeless. Just promise you won't call any TV shows on us before we get the stuff we're really attached to hidden so they can't find it...

A Birthday Wish

I can't believe I almost forgot to send out a special Happy Birthday Wish to my youngest brother today.

W.W. and the soon

(are you two ever going to set that date?!)

to be Mrs. W.W.

Darn, now his birthday was yesterday, I didn't get this posted before midnight!

Happy (Be-lated) Birthday W.W.!

He's the baby of the four of us. I was 13 when he was born and he was only 5 when I went away to college so I really didn't get to watch him grow up but I did change a lot of his diapers! Now it's the two of us living near our parents and the middle two are at opposite ends of the state (and California is a loooong state).

I am so proud of this guy. He is a firefighter with Cal Fire. He worked his way up from being a volunteer to a Captain in about 10 years. He put a lot of time in serving the local community as a first responder and fighting wildfires all over the state when duty calls. If you've ever seen the national news in the summer you know California has a long fire season!

We love ya W.!

(We'll celebrate when you get home!)

Giveaway Winner

A little over a year ago I stumbled into blogland while looking for decorating ideas. I had a pretty good idea where I was headed but I still enjoyed seeing how other people put things together. When I decided to do my own blog because it just looked like so much fun, Hubby was a bit skeptical. You see, I'm not the most enthusiastic housekeeper. I get distracted by the pretty things and loose sight of the laundry, dust and general clutter. I assured him blogging would be a good thing, it would give me a reason to make sure everything was in it's place and properly polished.

Fast forward to the here and now. Blogging has been a good thing for the most part but I've also learned a few things about myself. Like I'll go to great lengths to move clutter away from a shot but not take the time to actually put it away. I've also learned I'm susceptible to all your whims and ideas and am easily led astray. Combine that with an already present more is more philosophy and you get a cottage bulging at the seams.

Okay, okay, I'm admitting that maybe more can be too much and a little less "more" might keep my head from spinning like this all the time...

So I'm refocusing on where I was headed before and letting go of some things that, while beautiful, don't fit into my picture of what our home needs to be. Things similar to these...

I know by now you're thinking enough already, who won?! After crossing out my own comments, accidental multiples and chit chat with people who already entered I came up with 27 seven entries. Two newer friends sweetly told me to pass on them and give to friends who have known me longer. Ha ha!

All 27 of you are winners!

Even the silly girls at Cranberry Cottage and Arbor House Lane. Don't worry, I've got things to fit all your styles!

What are you waiting for? You heard me right. All 27 people who commented on my One Year Blogiversary Giveaway post prior to the deadline will receive a hand picked prize. Get me those addresses. My email is on my profile, click on "see my complete profile" at the top of the left sidebar to get there.

A few of you don't have blogs or profiles showing so make sure you let me know something about your style.

The next couple of weeks will be rather busy but I will try to have every thing in the mail by the end of June if not before.

LOL! You think I've lost it don't you. Don't worry, I'm fine, except my closet doors won't shut, corners are full, flat surfaces are covered and piles are starting to spill into the traffic patterns. Yard sales are too much work, I'm embarrassed taking things back to Goodwill and I can't enable loving family members any more. I felt so guilty the last time I let them leave my house with boxes that were intended for Goodwill!

So you all have nice weekends while I start sorting, choosing, scraping off price stickers and gathering shipping supplies...

Hugs,

Dawn