Ya Gotta Get One..

Okay, so anyone who knows me knows how I feel about supporting Breast Cancer Research and Awareness.
Well, hubby called me this morning and asked me to get on line and order him this t-shirt. He wouldn't tell me what it was (wanted me to see for myself), so I went and checked it out. When I seen it there was no hesitation, I ordered it right then and there. I almost ordered one for myself too, which I still may. ;)

photo courtesy of Bull Shirts

Isn't it awesome?! I love it!

Click on the pic to see a bigger image and to order.

The shirts are only $15 and all the proceeds go to M.D Anderson Cancer Center.
If you aren't familiar with M.D.A Cancer Center, they are the best.
My grandma, grandpa, dad & myself have all been patients and gotten our treatments there. My dad was actually told that there was a 5% chance that his treatment would even help. Well he has been completely cancer free for about 8 years; and I have been cancer free for 11 years. (My grandparents have since passed from other causes).

It's a good cause.

Be sure and let me know if you decide to get one.

"Boobs Rock"

Huggs

Getting Ready for the Move...

Hey y'all...
Soooo sorry for the long absence.
Been fighting the flu for over 3 weeks now and haven't been able to completely shake it. Along with being sick, I have been trying to get things packed up.
Yep, we are moving.. We found a place in the country so we decided to buy it and sell our house that we just had built 2 1/2 years ago. And ya know, I am sooo ready..
I have to tell ya, it may seem like the best thing to be able to build a house in a brand new neighborhood. Everything is all nice and shiny and new; but seriously... be careful.
We love our house and we really like most of our neighbors but it's the developer mostly that has caused so much grief.
When we bought into this neighborhood we were the 11th home built. There were a lot of promises made for what would and would not happen as the neighborhood developed. None of which have held true. And to top it off, one of the builders went bankrupt and left about 1/3 of the lots undeveloped and you know what that does to property values.
Anyways.. Longer story short... We found a place that we love about an hour & a half out of the city and on the lake, so we are movin' on out the first of November.
I probably won't be posting much until we get settled in but there will be a lot more DIY posts and before/after pics then. :)

Hope everyone is doing well and I will talk to ya soon.
Huggs,
Tonya

Monday's here...

Hope y'all had a great weekend.
It was a busy one around here. Then again, when isn't it? :)
Don't believe me? Well have a look at my mess..

Yep, I've been working on beadies all weekend.
But that's not all... I've been doing some cleaning too...

This is what I am getting off of the mirror that came with the bedroom set.
Yuck!

Look at the difference already.
I have cleaned the right side but haven't gotten to the left yet.
And yes, it is really taking that long. This thing is D-I-R-T-Y. :(

Well, I have more candy corn & santa beads to make.

So, what did you do this weekend?

smoochies,

My New Treasure

Hope y'all had a great week!
It's been kinda crazy over here trying to play catch up.
I've got my ebay shop stocked again and have been working on new beads.

I promised pics of our new lovelies, so get ready.

I absolutely love this 1927-28 Waterfall Bedroom Suite.
I know it looks kinda bad right now, but really she is just dusty and dirty.
The only "damage" to her is a good size spot on the headboard and on one side of the highboy the laminate is separating. Nothing that we can't fix.
The inlay work on these pieces are awesome. And notice the amber glass accents? Looove it!


Vanity/Dressing Table

Look at the built in vanity tray with the mirror top. Perfect!
I haven't seen one like this before.


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Mirror that goes with the Vanity


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Headboard (see her bobo :( )


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Footboard


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And I forgot to get a pic of the Highboy before we started working on her but here is one laying on her side in the truck. :)


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I am sooo excited about this set.
I can't wait to get it restored and into its new home in our guest room.
It's going to be a slow process.
That's ok though because I have plenty to keep me busy in between. :)

So what do you all have planned for this weekend?
Hope ya have a great one.
Huggs,

I'm Back...

Hey y'all! Hope you all enjoyed the last days of summer.
As you can see, I decided to take the last 2 weeks of summer off to spend with the family.
My dad & stepmom came for a visit and our oldest was in town staying with us too.
It was really nice to have everybody around again. :)

I actually got some things finished and started some others.
Just when I think my list is getting smaller, other things magically appear.
I need to make a project list for my sidebar so I can keep track of what I am doing. And y'all can keep me on track. LOL
Add the list to my list. ;)

Oh... I am so excited to share with y'all our new (old) treasures. We got a really awesome deal on a 1927-28 bedroom suite for the guest room. Ya wanna know how awesome? How does FREE sound?
Yep, Faaaahhhreeee!
We all love that, right? I will have more on that and lots of pics this weekend.

See you all tomorrow.
Bigg Huggs,

Please excuse the mess..

As I undergo yet another facelift. :)
I liked the other "new" look but.....
I am trying to make it a little more easy on the eyes.
After starting, I realize that it is time for me to start dinner.
So, thank you in advance for your patience. :)

huggs,

We Have A Winner

Hope you all had a great weekend!

After writing & cutting out all the names



And putting them all in my handy dandy drawing bowl



I closed my eyes, swirled the little bits around and pulled one out.
and the winner is



Congrats to Pricilla for winning my Apron Fest '09 "Retro Diner" Hostess Apron.

Thank you to all who entered and made this such a fun celebration.

Big Huggs,