Old Things, New Projects

     Every so often I get this strong urge or desire to do something crafty. There is not always lots of $$ to be running out and buying stuff, so  generally I try to find something I  already have that I can redo, change, switch around, etc. This is the results of my crafty urge. :)......

I took this flower arrangement apart .....

And made this swag to go over the mirror.....

    
     I took a bunch of roses Michael had given me while dating that I had dried and made this arrangement....

PS. A random bit of information....The book you see is a Bible that was my great, great grandmothers.

A "Catch-All" Post.

     I just wanted to quickly write a random update post. Most of this has already been said on FB, but I know I have dear family & friends who can not see what I post on there... so this is for you. :)

    I finally received a letter from Homeland Security with a place, date, and time to have my fingerprinting done ~ Sept. 14th. {Seems so far away, but at least we have the date!} The other good news is, I only have to go about 45min. away to the city of Durham.

    The other update is that come September I will be teaching piano lessons again! :) Just one student at this time, but that is a start. I can't really advertise until my paperwork is done because I can't work yet, so have to teach for free. I don't mind doing one or two... but don't really want a bunch if that's the case.

   Until later......Kimb

Christmas in August!

     I was very happy today to pick up this free tree off of Craig's List...not to mention several strands of working mini lights and some other decorations!! I wanted to post some pictures of it....note, I did not take time to fluff the branches perfectly, just enough to get the jist of what the tree would look like. I know some people think I'm a Christmas freek, but one of the trees we have is kind of a "Charlie Brown" so I thought we could replace it.... or... I don't know if you can ever have to many trees......:)

PS: Michael is so sweet to put up with my mess! :)

*Easy, Yummy, Blueberry Muffins*

     I found this recipe a while back and have made it several times....Each time it turns out perfect, and the best thing is that it is simple & fast. {Not to mention, yummy. :)}

~Muffins~

2C. Flour
1C. Sugar
1TBS. Baking Powder
1/2tsp. Salt
1C. Butter Milk *
1TBS Lemon Juice
1C. Berries {I have been using frozen blueberries, but the recipe originally called for raspberries. So, whatever you like best. } Mix the berries in after mixing everything else together.

*I don't usually have butter milk on hand, so I take and put 2TBS of vinegar in the 1C measure and then fill it up with milk, let it sit for a couple minutes, and that works.

Bake @ 350 for about 20 min. Makes 1 dozen.

~Glaze~
1C. Powdered Sugar
4tsp. Warm Water
1/2 tsp Vanilla

Our New Kitten

     Here are some pictures of our very active kitten. As of now the poor bundle is nameless, but we hope to fix that problem soon. :)

Random...

     My sister also emailed me this random picture that Sean (her husband) took. It is taken in their front yard. I wanted to post it just because if it's "randomness". :)

A Long Needed Lauren Update. :)

     I have not posted any pictures of my niece, Lauren, on here in a while, so I thought it was about time too. :) Britt emailed me some pictures of her just recently taken when she turned 9 month old. She is still as cute as ever, but that is just my opinion. :)