I’ve been so lucky so far. A great buy here, a bargain there. Even made some money myself. Finally, Ebay ripped me off. Well, I shouldn’t blame Ebay. And I don’t. I blame Livetoparty! The evil Tupperware salesperson who sweetly took my $51.20 and never sent the devilled egg and cake taker and 3 piece…

Some of you have asked about what I bought at Ikea this time. You’d think there wouldn’t be room in my house for more Ikea, but ha ha I haven’t even begun working on the bonus room or guest bedroom! I’ve discovered part of Ikea’s secret- how they take all of your money and you…

My handy boy Jon installed shelves in the closet in my craft room. I bought these great little totes from Ikea for only $1 each. I’m still working on getting everything sorted. As of now, each one holds ribbon, sewing supplies, scrapbooking supplies, etc. I will get my craft room/office organized if it’s the last…

Friday night my Mom, Morgan, and Hale went to dinner then to play bingo at Catawba Bingo. They had a lot of fun, but it was really smokey. Mom started coughing a lot, then throwing up, then her eyes and throat swelled shut, and Hale had to take her to the hospital. They spent all…

Pugs & Kisses! Happy Valentine’s Day!! xoxo Shanny, Jon, Ike & Kea Getting 2 pugs to sit still was quite a feat! Note they are wearing matching bandanas? Yep, I sewed those myself. I think Kea’s is the smallest puppy outfit ever made! Can you tell who’s the ham of the family? Kea makes Ike…

Ass Hands Lisa says I have more stories than anyone she knows. Well get ready to hear one now. I didn’t start this blog til August of 2001, and by then Jon and I had been married 5 months. So I haven’t documented all of our pre-marital escapades. I thought with Valentine’s day coming up…

Extraordinary My little sister Morgan asked me how to flirt while we were having dinner last night. She thinks she has to come up with some cool moves because she doesn’t think she’s pretty enough. For those of you who haven’t met her- she’s 13, 5 feet 10 inches tall, model thin, with a beautiful…

Travel on create your own visited states map or write about it on the open travel guide Thanks for the link Lisanne. Looks like I’ve got some traveling to do! My goal is to visit every state before I die. When we retire we’ll hit the road in a big RV, but hopefully we’ll visit…

Pug in the tub The other night I decided to take a bath. So I turned on the water and added bubble bath. All the sudden I hear what sounds like a herd of buffalo but in fact is just one pug. Ike comes tearing into the bathroom and jumps right in the tub! I…

Bridge Ices Before Road Have you ever not known what something means, but you didn’t know you didn’t know? Last week we had an ice storm and while driving through it Jon and I came upon a sign that warned: Bridge Ices Before Road. I asked Jon (since he grew up in icy, snowy Minnesota,…