Well... THAT didn't work.

And I will not blame Sherry or the tutorial. Instead, I will blame the ball to my chain. He rushed me on the second pic.
My FAVORITE pic. And now, it's a mess. I had to make some quick changes - to at least cover the screw-holes; I have people coming over tomorrow!!

So for now, horsey playing on the beach is put aside (I've seriously cried enough tears; no more!) and I've moved some things from our dining room to our family room and vice versa.

I moved the diamonds from the dining room...

and in their place I put the framed art that used to be on the family room wall.

I am not CRAZY about the outcome in the family room (looks too blah and bare),

but I love the art in the dining room - much better than the diamonds.

You can see the lost art in the mirror above. I have it sitting in the shadows so you can't see my failings it's flaws.

The sweetie pie (like how I changed my tune?!) said I could order the prints again, but this time we agreed to mount them on wood (an additional $60 per print, but probably totally worth it!).

P.S. Like my new star?!

I got two, one I mentioned in my master bedroom post and one for downstairs. Like my curtains?! - Just waiting for the husband to hang the ones in the family room - to the right of the star.
Come on husband... I've only been begging for like a week or so.

Hmph.

Suh-weeet!

Yesterday was a sweet day. Nic and I ran around like CRAZY people trying to get our day in order.
First, we went to Wally-World to grab some V-Day cards for the fam.  My shopping cart MADE ME go into Lawn & Garden.

Bad cart. Bad cart.

I wanted to buy EVERYTHING. Instead I settled on a few things:

Green pillows. Which I love. A lot.

Just a shot of the yard - cuz I am lovin' it. Well, except for the almost dead plants and bushes.

We are working on those, though.

I got this plant because it looks easy to take care of - it's a cactus. And it matches the house!!

And the pillows.

Someone pa-leeeze call HGTV.

And this is a gardenia bush/plant/thing. I thought it looked nice.
And it cost me all of $5.00.

After that shopping trip, I came home and made dinner (Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom lasagna!) and a cake. Then I got the call that the man who stole my heart was going to be later than usual coming home from work. No worries, we waited for him. Everyone was wonderful and suh-weeet and polite - and then everyone opened up their V-Day cards. There were tears and fist-pumps. I did good. =)

Okay, let's go back. I DID do good. But that's about it. I really tried to make it a special occasion. But leading up to it there was whining, crying, yelling, stomping, threatening, and epic fails. Seriously, I went to remove the cake from the pan and it FELL APART on me.  I iced it anyway and served it to my peeps. Nic sure as heck didn't care.

Oh well. I tried, that's all that matters.

Speaking of signs (okay, we weren't even on the topic)... I had an old frame-thingy that I got at Goodwill a few months back - it was a picture of Raggedy Anne and a wooden rocking horse. I spray painted the sucker to match the green/blue/spearmint/aloe color in my kitchen. For a while it's just been sitting on top of my cabinets. NOT N-E MORE.

 

Wait a minute - forgot to put the flowers in (and take a pic with my camera). Here's a shot from my droid.

I found that dragonfly paper in one of my craft boxes - No idea where it came from, but it works.
Until Isabel said that it was kinda gross  -  as if we were eating the dragonflies.

Shoe(t)!

What a Monday morning... What an adventure.

Something you might not know about me...My motto is "ABP."
Do you think the kids take me or my motto seriously? I think not.

I am constantly reminding the kids that they need to Always Be Prepared (or Patient, Professional, Punctual, or - well the list could go on)... You never know what's going to happen.  I told them to make sure their backpacks were ready last night, that Alex took a shower last night, that all the football gear and gym clothes were ready last night, that snacks for before Football practices were ready to go, last night.

Why?
Because...

And to prove my point? The electricity went out for about 30 minutes this morning... and while no permanent damage was done, it did set the kids back a little. Only because they didn't do anything that I asked of them last night.

A mother is always right.
When will these children learn?!

Maybe taking showers in the dark is a lesson learned?

Ready for another adventure? [I prolly should have taken my own advice.] 
I got dressed quickly this morning, and then worked to get the three monkeys out the door by 7:30.
Isa off to the bus stop, Alex to school, and Nic to daycare. I got back in the van after dropping a very sad Nic off and drove home. I am happy. Yeah, it's Monday. Yes, I have a lot of work to do this week for the J.O.B. - but I was in a good enough mood that I didn't let either of those things get me down.

I was still smiling to myself when I pulled into the garage, got out of the van, and made my way to our front door. That's when I looked down.  And then did a little tipping back and forth. Looked down again. And gasped. Or maybe I chuckled.

I realized I was wearing two different flip-flops. One was black and the other was a metallic gray.
Similar, but no cigar.

Worst part? Only one of the flip-flops actually belongs to me.

The other one is Isa's and a totally different size.

Hope you have a better start to your Monday!
=)