Malorie and Grandma & Grandpa

Her she is.

Malorie Jane

We're behind the door, looking through the glass.

I think she was putting lipstick on, that's what took so long.

They took her into the nursery to observe her for a few hours (the little stinker didn't want to breathe/cry at first) and all we saw was Matt's feet through the  closed blinds.

Matt had them open the blinds.

She was not happy with being left.

The new dad .

Matt's Birthday

 Matt's turning the the big 31. We had his birthday dinner Sunday, complete with carrot cake.

The grandkids also filled in a hole for me.

Ozark House Painting and Fun

So what is the best way to paint a house? We have a side-split, so the east half needs an extension ladder to paint under the eaves and trim. But that's a lot of balancing and moving of ladders. The answer is to borrow an old bucket truck. This rust heap isn't insured or licensed, but the bucket works. The friend doesn't live far and its all back roads. The plus, it actually ran, plus-plus we no longer have mosquitoes. Negative, I've lost lung function. It has worked out fantastice. It also brought great joy to the grandkids. Nothing is funner (http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/is-funnest-a-word.aspx) then riding in a bucket. Now that's Ozark White-Trash Living.

Hideously Lovely

What to do with two 'lovely' items? The mirror is gold plastic, the lamp missing a shade. I decided to 'dress' them up for my granddaughters. (A bonus is sending their parents over the edge with more tacky items for the girls' room).

So I tried on type of spray paint, but it was pretty blah for the purple I was going for.

Basically it was clear (the white is the primer) with some purple glitter. I then re-sprayed them with Glitter Blast (I forgot to take a picture  - this blogging is not my forte'). Oh, and buy a cheap shade.

Next was adding old jewlry to the shade. BTW you can see a peek of the purple base to the lamp. Just hot glue the spangles on.

Yes, its tacky. Yes its PURPLE. Yes it drives my son-in-law nuts. And yes, the girls LOVE it!