Saturday News

It's getting harder and harder to post on my blog since Facebook and Instagram! Most of my life can be found on both. I've been thinking about stopping the blog but can't bring myself to do so just yet.
Micki and I went to yard sales this morning. I was only going to go to two church sales but we ended up following our normal route! So, here's what I found.....another "truck" for the grandkids! I was able to get it for $30 and it works and even had a battery!

 Cushion for pool lounger .....................

 "Noodle" float...............

 Wooden bird cage with solar fairy lights.......

 Cute nativity scene..........

 Vintage scale.............

 Artist figure, 'foot', peace figure.........

 A sign just for Rodney!

 A sign for me.....

 Carhartt duffel bag.......

 Stuffed cat, dog, and teaching stuffed animal.....

 A stuffed flamingo.......

 A super-hero mask and beaded flamingo..........

 Sweater combination.....hope it fits!

 Mermaid pillow only 50 cents!

 Rubber ducky and shark picture for pool house....

 Magazine holder, curtain tiebacks, Xmas figurine.....

 You should have seen  my car! Stuffed with everything including the truck! Thank God I have side mirrors and a back-up camera!
I finished another Elements afghan using I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby in the stonewashed colors.

 Here's the Interlocking Crochet afghan I also finished....

Last Saturday, Justin and I worked all day on the pool area. He finished painting the pool and I painted the pool house.

 Here's what it looked like before.......

I also painted the fence supports ......

This was the before...........

Finally after begging for years, Justin added drywall to the pool house and I painted and decorated...

The pool deck is finally finished! I love the iron fence!

A small side deck for the grills.....

 We sit out here almost every afternoon. It helps that he added fans to three corners!

I made a bandanna wreath for the 4th....

I also made a hummingbird feeder using a chandelier I bought at a yard sale and feeders from the dollar store...

I also attempted to make a flower arrangement using an old pair of jeans....

That's all for now. My feet are tired! Have a great weekend!

Spring has sprung!

Or at least that's what the calendar says! The weather says something different! It was warmer in February than it is in March! This weekend is supposed to be nice for Easter. I hope so! Seems like every year Justin starts a new project. This year he removed the gazebo that he built over 20 years ago and started a new deck....

Uno watching the process...

 The old wooden picket fence around the pool was replaced with this black iron one.

 The fence along with these chairs were free! Perks of his job! Some of the wood was free too!

My grandfather was a carpenter and used cedar posts in building his barns and the porch around his house. I have begged Justin for years to use the same and he finally did!

 Don't you dare put this on Facebook! Don't worry, dear, I won't! NOT!

I finished my Cath Kidston inspired Elements afghan. Love these colors!

I went through all of the tubs of crochet projects I had stored in my building. I gave away some to Holly's family, Declan's grandmother, my sister-in-law, and Maxel, Della, and Amelia. I gave a bag to local thrift store and I have two bags that I want to donate to either a nursing home or homeless shelter. This is just a few that I washed before sorting....

That turquoise one on top was "frogged" to use the yarn for something else.

 Here are some more free stuff Justin has brought home.....

Micki and Timmy were the lucky recipients of these!
Declan spent the night with me last week while Janet took Kayla to Duke for a doctors appointment.

 Concentrating on Paw Patrol....

 These kids are too smart! But what do we expect? From day one they've been exposed to smartphones!

 Eating oatmeal for breakfast....

...and chicken nuggets and chocolate chip cookies dipped in ketchup and ranch dressing!

He came to see me the other day wearing his Halloween costume! How can you not love this baby?

Sloan gets his wisdom teeth removed Friday. Wish him luck!
That's all for now. Hope you have a wonderful Easter!