I am having a very hard morning. I'm sure this is going to sound ridiculous, but yesterday I missed out on what would have been my 24th consecutive Corn Festival! The Corn Festival is just what it sounds like it is, and it happens every year in my home town. I was supposed to go, but since my husbands family was having a family and friends picnic, my husband is the driver, and I'm not the arguing type, I didn't get to go. So now I'm bawling my eyes out being a big baby wishing I had fought harder and gone. I hate that I missed out. The whole thing is stupid because I had a goodtime yesterday anyway! I guess I mostly missed seeing my family.

My $5 Couch

I'm really glad this thing only cost $5 because its dead now... The poor thing suffered from attack of the killer Daisy! Oh well, it's going to be to cold and wet for an outside couch soon anyway.

I love my sweet babes! 

That is all!

Random thriftyness

 

Love-seat I found at a thrift store for $70 that I really wanted.

Love-seat I found at a different thrift store just down the street that is missing feet, but has a hide-a-bed for $5.

I bought the $5 one.

I love thrift store shopping.

Baking Bread

I have been so absolutely in love with baking bread as of late. I have been really loving the WHO bread recipe from Soulemama

The loaf above was actually a store bought 

frozen for when I'm feeling sort of lazy type of 

thing. The yellow bag underneath is my first

attempt at sewing a bread bag.

I even went out and bought a bread machine! 

And then Jackson promptly broke it...

It's ok I think I can still use it...  

Crafty Update

We have all been feeling very crafty as of late. I made the kids a mini outdoor music station.     

Jackson had fun painting.

I made this play cloak with the intention of it being a gift, but the kids fell in love. Maybe I can sneak it away while they sleep...

And I made this mobile for Jackson who demands everything be red at the moment.

Meet Khan

This is our new dog! His name is Khan Noonien Singh!!! As you can see Nanna isn't exactly pleased!

They still have some issues, but they're coming around.

Khan wanted some crackers too.

Jack and Khan are already the best of friends.

What could be sweeter than a boy and his dog?

Any who, we named Khan after young Khan from the Star Trek original series episode called Space Seed. I thought he looked very Khan like with his black hair and golden skin. Plus it's fun to yell KHAN!!! And it's fun to say things about his rath.

 http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Khan_Noonien_Singh