Just the right thing to say

Steve has a knack for saying the right thing(s), which given how quiet he can be may be a bit surprising to some. I've been working some things out here lately and think I might be getting close to an answer and it's exciting but also very emotional. I made a comment today about the 'new' Natae...something something something and he said, "That's great but the 'old' Natae is just fine too". Love him.

Maximum Cuteness

Beau and Kermit met this weekend and had the puppy equivalent to a boys weekend. It was fun to watch them all interact and play together. We love our dogs and ain't afraid to show it!

Love

Beau and Kermit

Pooped out after weekend of puppy play

What a difference a year makes

Quite proud of the progress our little shrubs and bushes.

2011

2012

Friday night flowers

Beau enjoying a sunny day

Bedroom Paint Job

She’s crafty and she’s just my type

I have a love affair with Pinterest. I pin a lot of DIY crafty type things knowing I’ll likely never get around to doing them. Today though I decided to try one that looked really easy and perfect for the bell jar I have. This is what it looked like on Pinterest:

This is how mine turned out:

Up next:

Beau and violet

Beau Bugg's Blog Debut

I'm 40 and I know it (almost 40)

Yesterday I had an epiphany while Van, the 20 something girl who does my nails, was talking to me. She made a reference to someone being my age - 35 or so (bless her heart)and it hit me. I'm almost 40 and dammit I know a lot.

I've had a lot of life experiences and life experience; not as many as some, but I'd venture to say more than many.

I'm proud of the grown up I've become, the knowledge I've gained along the way, and I'm going to own the hell out of this stage in my life and if you don't like it you are free to leave me alone.

I have long way to go but that's okay, I'm an adult now, I can handle it.

More things that end in "ing"

Painting and grouting last week

Things that end in 'ing'

We went bowling this weekend with the boys and I went painting with Bethany and Amy last night. The bowling was not bad - the painting was a FAIL. Had to be one of my worst paintings ever. I did an excellent job on the trees and leaves but the owl...I think he looks like an old transvestite. The flowers we did earlier in the week turned out much better.

Hello, hello again

FaceBook makes it too easy to ignore my blog. I'm going to make an effort to blog this year - not just more often b/c it won't take much to hit 'more often' as bad as I've been about it. So I'm going for frequent, regular blogs complete with pictures, witticisms, cynicism, humor, honesty, and heartfelt critiques on the world around me.

To start off I'm going to catch up on a practice I started a few years ago - a picture of me, me, me on my birthday. I'm 39 now and this picture was taken a few weeks after the offical date. It's cheesy but I'll be happy to look back on it one day.

Owen Farm Fall Festival

MTSU Homecoming

Labor Day: Quad Cities Road Trip