Inquiring Minds ...

I "acquired" this from the new

neighbors. I believe it is a

nightstand. BUT I want to use

it as a side table by my chair

in our living room.

I will tell you it needed ALOT of

TLC. Ken put a new back on for me

and we had to tweek a couple of the

drawer runners but all the drawers

open and close fine now.

My question to YOU--my lovely

friends is "What would you do to

it to make it pretty?" There is alot

of partical board and veneer to

this little number. Ken's suggestion

is to take the whole top off and put

a new on on, then go from there.

In our living room, we have several

kinds of woods--we are not matchy

matchy where woods are concerned.

They are all in the medium brown

tone range though--not anything

really dark. I am also planning to

plug the existing holes from the

drawer pulls, drill new holes

(hopefully) and put new pulls on.

So....tell me your ideas. Can't wait!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

A Moment of Silence

I took Ken to this display on

Friday evening after I had

seen it on the the midday

news. It was more than

I expected! Ken was amazed!

We estimated about 1400 flags

displayed in this field!! Not

too many people had heard

about this display on Friday

but by Saturday evening when

we took a friend to see the flags,

there were A LOT more people

looking, talking quietly, and

taking pictures.

So many emotions run through

your body while you stand there

and look at ALL the flags flying.

What a beautiful display!

Please take time to remember...

~Keep on Dreaming~

Party, Party, Party!!!!

We will we bouncing of the walls here this holiday weekend with family and friends coming over on Saturday and Sunday! Saturday we will be hosting dinner for a good friend that we don't see often enough. (busy schedules) Our menu for the evening will be: Grilled beef and chicken skewers with veggies, rice, corn on the cob and fresh fruit. After our dinner we will hang out and maybe play games, who knows with us! On Sunday there will be seven of us enjoying traditional holiday fare. We'll start with Vegetable Salsa: this recipe can be found under my labels: go to Recipes, scroll down to July 11, 2010 and you'll see it. We will move on to Burgers, brats/ sausages, and or dogs, chips, fresh veggies and watermelon. Five men and two women = LOTS OF FOOD! We will also pay tribute to two of the guys who served in the military by saying THANKS for there service to our country. This weekend wil be our start to SUMMER and celebrate the end of school!!!!! Games will be played, food and drink will be enjoyed and we will have fun with our family and friends!!! Be safe and enjoy YOUR holiday weekend! ~Keep on Dreaming~

We have made it

Tomorrow is IT!!

School's out for the Summer!

Yea!!!!!

Looking forward to some R and R!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Back to the 60's

A week or so ago--they are blending together now. We did a tie-dye project with our students. Yes, we are nuts. So we used the kit that you see above. The dye can be used on cotton, wool, viscose, rayon and silk. It comes with five squeese bottles w/ dye powder, five dye packet refills, eight gloves, forty rubber bands and instructions and idea sheet. All you do is add water and shake CAREFULLY! As you see above, we rolled our shirts in a sausage shape and then banded it into sections. You can also then roll it up to look like a cinnamon roll. That's what I did. Each of us picked our colors and then got squirting. Wear OLD CLOTHES and your GLOVES then start squirting the dye on the shirt. Have fun and get CREATIVE! After each shirt was finished, we placed them in individual zip lock bags and our primary class teacher took them home to do the rinse and dry process.

Here we are on Park Field Trip day!

Everyone's is different and it was

fun to see how they all came out.

I will say the the squeeze bottle

idea beats the tubs of water and

dunking the shirt in the dye! You

really have more control of the

dye. It really was more fun than

I anticipated!

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According to the Tulip website:

Colors vary by theme. This kit sells

online for $14.00--some sites higher.

Ours came from Wal-Mart in the craft

section.

~Keep on Dreaming~

A Day at the Fair

Last Saturday went took a drive to Garnett, Ks--a small town west of where we live. They were having a "Fair on the Square." The Courthouse---booths and vendors were on the west and north sides of it. Pretty flowers for sale. Musical entertainment. A booth greeter.

A lovely vendor--check out her hat!!

Isn't this a cute way to display

rain boots? LOVE IT!

Pretty fountain.

Time is standing still.

Two of the stores on the square.

The old train Depot.

Goodies from the fair---a wallet for Ken,

a necklace for me, a magnet, a crown, a

bee keychain, and homemade noodles!

Sauces from Josephine's. Ken loves

his sauces!

Fun things from the fabric store.

A needle guide, a file, fabric piece

and bobbins-metal ones!!!! What

fun.

Here I am modeling my new apron

from the fair.

It was a beautiful day, cool in the

morning and warm in the early

afternoon. Enjoyed a lunch of

burgers, nachos and tea by the

Lions group.

We almost made it home when

the rain began. Great fun for us.

~Keep on Dreaming~

For You

Happy Mother's Day to ALL

of you!

For those of you who were blessed

with children - thank you taking

the time to love, care, share and teach your children well!

For those who "Mother" others

THANK YOU too.

Ken and I were not blessed with

children of our own but I have been

a MOM to a lot of children over the

years and we have been blessed with

lots of kids in our family!

Thanks to my MOM for being "THE

BEST" MOM ever. Miss you lots!

Thanks to Ken's Mom for raising

"THE GREATEST" son EVER!!

We miss you too!

Wishing you a spectacular Mom's Day!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Gardens and Moms

Tomorrow is "National Public Gardens Day!"

For more information go to:

www.nationalpublicgardensday.org

You can also go to:

www.bhg.com/freegarden

These sites will give you info

on gardens in your areas that

are participating tomorrow.

The best part is it is FREE!!!!

Go check these out and take a

walk in a garden near YOU!

On a different note: I wanted

to show you what my students

made for their Mom's. "Rag"

wreaths.

I provided small hoops and

fabric which I cut into strips.

With the help of an adult, each

child help tie the fabric to the

hoops. They did a great job!

Here is the one I made. I

made mine with a print

and a solid. To make things

easier the kids used one

print. I think they are so

cute. I hope their Mom's

like them.

Happy Mom's Day !

~Keep on Dreaming~

Treasure Hunting

Yesterday we hit a neighborhood garage sale(s). Mr. Ken bought a fireplace screen, some speakers, a cassette deck to change tapes to CD's and a wood clock that looks like a guitar.

I picked up a cool clock picture,

some books, a really nice mirror

and four file boxes.

I also picked up a small purse, a

"Colonial Barbie", a large print,

a cute little Christmas tree with

ornaments and a laptop stand.

Here is the print. We

hung it in our kitchen.

I put the print where this

picture used to be and

then we moved this one to

the other side of the shelf.

Here is how it all looks together.

Looks good, don't you think?

For those of you who don't know-

this IS NOT my choice in wallpaper!

One day it will be GONE!!!

Here is the mirror in our hall.

Our bedroom is to the left of

the mirror as you look at the

picture. The room you see in

the mirror is the guest room

and at one time the house

ended there. The former

family added a large master

bedroom on at some point

and time.

The clock picture is downstairs

in the family room--didn't get a

picture of it.

Well, that is it for our treasure

hunt. Hit any sales lately?

~Keep on Dreaming~

Light at the End of the Tunnel!

Just saying---this is how many days I

have left of the school year AND yes

I am counting! :) I am sooo looking

forward to some time off.

This has been a pretty hard year. Some

R and R is in order.

~Keep on Dreaming~