Whew. Another successful partay..

Dang.  Whew.  Done.  Really done.  Well.  Kinda done.  Still have one guest who I'm giving a ride home to, so technically, I guess that means the party is still going.  The band packed up and left, although there was a technical party foul called by Dutch, the band was missing their banjo picker because he had another previously scheduled event going on.  Soo, technically, the band said that they still owed Dutch an actual show.  Lol.  Well, it probably won't matter once the liquor wears off.  : )..  The band travels, not only with their name, Famous Seamus and the Travelbongs, but some Apple Pie Moonshine.  Soo, you can tell, the party foul came with some discrepency that is apparently stilllll being discussed.  (eyeroll)

I'll post pics later.  Finally time to take the last partier home.  Whew.

Friday Fun..

It's Friday, and although it was a short work week, it was long enough.  Lol.  Got the party tomorrow, Dutch's birthday is coming up, so it's an early celebration for him.  Not sure how much he'll get to celebrate, lol, he's the one who will be grilling.  Got shish kabob's planned, with roasted veggies and probably a sweet potato bar.  He finally got the old, dilapidated, dry rotting shed in our yard knocked down and carted off.  Whoever built it, put it in the worst spot, facing the fence and the ramp only cleared the fence by about a foot.  Not to mention, the wood they used for the ramp wasn't treated properly, and they didn't put any type of slip resistant material on it.  Can't tell you how many times it has been soo slick that I've done the splits while trying to walk up it.  : (..  Glad that contraption is gone. 

One of our friends, an iron worker, built us a nice, handy dandy metal shed in the back corner, with plenty room behind and beside it to mow, and with the front facing the open yard.  It's a pretty nice little building with plenty room inside for everything, and close enough to the ground that no ramp was needed.  I'll eventually get some good pics of it and post them.

Whew.  Alrighty.  Gotta hit the grocery store and get ready for tomorrow.

Here are some great pics to tide me over until then.

Copy Cat Challenge..

Soo, after seeing some of the super great Copy Cat Challenge participants on DebbieDoo's blog, I finally have a submission.  After seeing some people picking from Pottery Barn and coming up with some gorgeous, gorgeous knockoffs, I have chosen..  Longaberger..  My friend sells Longaberger Baskets, but somehow, lol, I'm not in their price range in any way shape or form.  If I have that much money to spend, lol, I'd rather spend it on a few dinners with shrimp and the fixins!  : ).. 

Soo, without further ado..  Here was my Longaberger inspiration..

Found Here..

Their simple black basket retails for $149.

Wow...  I love baskets, but that's a lotta shrimp dinners for me..

Shrimp Scampi, shrimp alfredo, shrimp chimichangas..

Alright, enough channeling Bubba from Forrest Gump..

Here is my knockoff..

 I grabbed my handy dandy black matte spray paint..

 Stumbled upon this little basket at one of our local thrift stores..
I think it said, "Psst!  Jan!  Over here!"
It was behind me, and I just soo happened to turn around at the right time..

 Removed the messed up, metal emblem..

 Spray painted the basket and handle flat black..

All for a whopping $1.48.
A savings of $147.52.  : )..
I love my Longaberger knockoff..
And the fact that I could have a whole lotta, lotta
shrimp items, if I had the money I saved with this one..

Joining in on DebbieDoo's Magazine Copy Cat Challenge today..
Great host, great site, great participants!

Another Moment with Milo..

Soo, living life with three Cairn Terriers is a little hectic, crazy and chaotic at times.

Our solution?  Each pup has been getting their very own outing with one of us.

Fergus got to go with Dutch to order a hot rod part, but got a little sick from the ride.

Emmy got to go and pick the part up the next day.

Yesterday was Milo's day.

I dropped our shaggy little boy off at

"Aunt Chelsea's" shop for an oatmeal shampoo

and a trim.

Here he is before we went in..

 A few hours later, he came out smelling good

and looking handsome as ever.

While passing the Liberty exit, I suggested

that we stop by the Puppy Store,

PetSmart.  Milo was all for that!

He and Emmy love the puppy store!

After putting his comfy harness on,

we cruised through the aisles,

where Milo spotted a Lion waiting to pounce

on him from a bottom bin.  Lol.

We don't let him get too close to them,

that poor lion wouldn't have stood a chance..

Click Here for the proof!

 The lion survived the encounter..

We finally made it back home, where we were

greeted by two other happy puppies who spent several

minutes happily sniffing their missing brother,

before they finally ran back outside and before

Milo found something stinky to roll in.  Lol.

At least he still looks good.  : )..



Illuminations..

Some of my favorite craft items are luminairies, either solar jars, or some type of garland lights.  Soo, after finding this great idea on Pinterest, and after planning yet another party at our house for this Saturday, I finally got all the necessary items and got to work.  Here is the original idea..

Found here..

Loved that idea.

Soo, I grabbed my box of 200 Dixie Cups,

an older book for the pages,

and cut out a template

using a cup that was cut

open and had the bottom cut off..

Wrapped my book page around each cup..

Cut a cross hatch opening on each one

using a serrated knife,

which really was easy peasy..

 Grabbed my string of white lights from

Hobby Lobby's wedding section..

  Poked each light through the bottom of the cups..

Strung them and hung them on the porch..

Turned out pretty well..  : )..

Can't wait for the party..

It's going to be a Shish-ka-bahbq..

We are having shish-ka-bobs with lamb,

pork, beef and chicken, with mixed veggies,

roasted veggies, and several other healthy

food items..

I'm joining DebbieDoo's Newbie Party
again this week.  Great host, great site,
great participants!  : )..