Bed Head

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Besides the weather and company, do you know what else is amazing at the lake this weekend? If you guessed the bed head then you guessed right! Grant and I woke up with matching hair this morning. I gotta say, as far as bed head goes, we're rockin' it, right?

I hope you're enjoying your weekend too!

Winner...AGAIN!

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Who has two thumbs and is on a lucky giveaway streak? THIS GIRL!

I just ordered my die-cut business cards from UPrinting 

I won in a giveaway with Jess @ Livin' on Sweet Tea.

Thanks, Jess and UPrinting.  I can't wait to get my order!

Dirty Little Secrets (aka: Confessional Time)

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I know it was a short week, but TGIF, folks!  I s'pose I should have a lot to get off my chest since I skipped Confessional Friday last week. Let's see what I can come up with...

**  I HATE having to say "I don't know" so my go to answer for Trivial Pursuit is always "Chief Joseph."  I have no idea why, but saying "Chief Joseph" rolls off my tongue better than "I don't know."

**  I have never played beer pong in my life.

**  I love that my sister's 1-year old son taught our 60-something Papa how to sign "please" last weekend.

How precious is this?

**  I'm thinking about getting a couple more veggie plants since B&C are moving out and will be taking theirs.  Who would have thought I'd be so giddy about a tomato plant??!

**  I was kind of dreading going to the lake this weekend, simply because I've been out of town the last two weekends, but now that it's here I'm looking forward to the mini-vacation.  I'm also excited because Aunt Linda & Uncle Vaughn will be joining us.

**  I have disabled the captcha thingy for comments because I HATE them myself and so should you.  You're welcome!

**  Even though I've worn them twice, I'm still uneasy about the whole mismatched sock thing.

**  When I saw this puppy on Pinterest (the link was a dead-end) I turned my head sideways and I'm going to bet you just did too.

Link up with Leslie at A Blonde Ambition and share your confessions.  What are you confessing this week?

Mouth Watering Recipes (Another Pinterest Challenge)

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Today I will tempt you with some of the Pinterest recipes I've pinned recently that I canNOT wait to try! Yep, this post is strictly to taunt you because I didn't want to be the only one drooling...

Mouth Watering Garlic Cheesy Bread from The Small Things Blog

Seriously? Cream Cheese makes everything better.

Steak & Potato Kabobs from Our Family Eats

I have not been able to get these little gems out of
my mind from the moment I pinned them!

Chicken Cordon Bleu Roll-Ups from Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice

My mouth waters just looking at this.

Fried Mashed Potato Balls from Taste of Home

Imagine the ingredients you can add to these.
Cheese? Bacon? Garlic? Chives? 

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Frosty S'more Cups from Easy Baked

Talk about a gift from lil' baby Jesus!
I think these were created by Jesus himself.  

Lemon Tassies from Martha Stewart

Lemon?  Need I say more?

Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars by Just a Pinch

Again...cream cheese.  Heavenly!

Is your mouth watering now too?!  So, I commit to you, my loyal readers, to make at least 5 of these recipes in June.  Of course I want to make all of them, but I know myself better than that.  I guess this makes my second Pinterest challenge?  We'll call this my Pinterest Recipe Challenge.  Let's see how it goes!

So What Wednesday

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I am back from hiatus (aka: sick/vacation).  I had a very productive and fun long holiday weekend.  I hope you did as well.  It's time to jump back into things with So What Wednesday with Shannon at L.A.I.D.

Here's what I'm saying So What to this week...

***  if I'm proud of myself for finally diving into the world of mismatched socks.

***  if I'm still engrossed in One Tree Hill on Netflix.  

***  if these are the two most important men in my life, Papa and my nephew Grant.  Who needs anyone else?

Annual overalls in front of the train Great Grandpa Peter's engineered picture.

***  if I woke up and thought it was Saturday and then got sad when I realized it was Wednesday.  Boooooo.

***  if I don't eat tomatoes but I'm growing Roma tomatoes in my back yard.  I'm super thrilled because there are 3 'maters on Rita the Roma plant!

Look at those pretty tomatoes!

***  if I drank an entire 32oz. Diet Dew before 9am.  Don't judge.

What are you saying So What to this week?

Featured and awards and I'm a winner, oh my!

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I have been totally MIA this last week and for that I apologize.  It was strictly because I was near death's door with a horrid stomach bug I wouldn't wish on my very worst enemy.  Ugh.  It was AWFUL!  So much for a fun getaway last weekend.  It was spent in the hotel room most of the time and the longest two hour drive home of my life.  But, when I got home, Sis took such good care of me and tucked me into bed where the critters took shifts snuggling with me.

Luna pretty much never left my side, the little hussy.

So, sorry to have missed a few days.  That being said, I will now be missing some more coming up because I'm headed to Papa's family's family reunion where you're hard pressed to get cell service if you stand on a certain part of the porch on one leg with the phone at a certain angle and DON'T MOVE, let alone have internet service.

With this being the only post this week, I've got a lot to pack in so let's get this love fest started...

FEATURED
Little ol' me was featured on a Pinterest geared blog!  Can you believe it?!  Cynthia @ Oh So Pinteresting did a feature on my Mini Personal Pinterest Challenge Series.  You can read her feature here.  You should check out her blog.  It's great!  She focuses on something I love, bringing Pinterest projects to life.  Pop on over and tell her hi from Jen @ CraftyHomeImprovementMisAdventures.

I'M A WINNER!
I won the giveaway Stephy was having over @ From Ice Cream to Belly Rings!  I've never won a giveaway before, so I felt pretty awesome when I got the email that I'd won.  I love Stephy's humor.  Check her out.

AWARDS
Michelle, over at Callia's Corner, gave me a Kreativ Blogger award! She even went as far as to say some nice things about me on her blog.  (I didn't even pay her or anything.)

I love Michelle's blog because she really lets her humor and sass shine through, two things I admire most in a woman!  So, thank you, Michelle, for helping last Friday end with a bigger highlight than the clock striking 5pm.

According to the Kreativ blogger rules, accepting the award includes the following:

1. Thanking the blogger who nominated me to receive the award and providing a link back to their blog (Check!)
2. Sharing 10 things about yourself that bloggers might find interesting!

3. Nominate 6 other bloggers to receive the award and inform them.

"Sharing 10 things about myself that bloggers might find interesting"?  I never know if what I find interesting is what you all find interesting.  So, let's see what I can think of?!

1. I have 7 tattoos.  When I showed my mom my 5th tattoo she said, and I quote, "Jen, four was trampy, five is downright whorish." and walked away.  The picture to the right is a tattoo on my upper back that I got in remembrance of her after she passed.
2. I have visited 49 out of the 50 United States.  I still need to get my behind to Hawaii.
3. I have a horrible history of falling down stairs.  Every single there was no alcohol involved.  For reals.  I simply fall.  It's kind of funny to remember all the stories.
4. It was a hard lesson to learn, but I am not a dog person anymore. I love the freedom my cats give me, like getting away for a weekend.
5. I don't have any kids, but I love being an auntie!
6. I do NOT like jazz music.  It makes me jumpy. 
7. My nickname as a kid was Mouth because I was sarcastic and talked a lot.  I know this is a shocking revelation.
8. I can't pull off wearing any hat that I know of.
9. The sniffles drive me nuts. Like, crazy nuts.  JUST GET A TISSUE AND QUIT SNIFFLING! 
10. This city girl knows how to drive a Ford 5000 tractor.



You're seeing this correctly, that's me giving Papa a ride in the bucket. 

There you have it!  Now, on to step three...the six blogs I'd like to give a Kreativ Blogger Award to...

Erin @ Shades of Gray and a Pinch of Pink:  Erin is a young, 20-something gal living in NYC.  She's blogs about her adventures and her style and she does it with a great sense of humor.

Suzanne @ Already Right Where I Belong: Suzanne is a young mother, career woman, wife, fashionista (hello, she wore 4-5" heels her entire pregnancy!), and god knows what else.  Her blog covers it all and she does it with the greatest sass.

The Management @ A Prince and Prozac: She's really got a way with words.  Her posts with random pictures and conversations with her boyfriend really crack me up.

Leah @ The Lovely Life of Leah:  OMG, she's a hoot!  She even adds a music selection to some of her posts to give them a theme.  You never know what she's going to say!

Cynthia @ Oh So Pinteresting:  I already told you to check her out, and if you haven't yet, you should.  You'd never know it by looking at her blog with professional look and approach, but she's new to this blogging world.

Megan @ Boots & Beaches: If you can't tell, I seem to be drawn to funny women, and this southern belle is no exception.

Some might say these awards seem like chain letter type things, and I HATE those, but Michelle was right, it's nice to see people complimenting each other, building each other up, instead of trashing each other.  So, let's keep the love going.

Whew!  Now, I'll be leaving in the morning to spend the weekend with Papa and his extended family for our annual family reunion.  It's always an adventure!  Maybe I can catch a few Misadventures on my camera while I'm up there.  If I can, you'll be the first to see them.  That's one rather long post all tied up with a bow.    Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, all!

Dirty Little Secrets (aka: Confessional Time)

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Happy Friday, everybody!  I thought today would never get here, but alas, it finally has.  Thank God, tiny little baby Jesus, and all things holy.  It's also time to link-up with Leslie at A Blonde Ambition to get all those dirty little secrets off my chest.

***  I didn't know whether to cry or throw up during the Grey's Anatomy finale last night.  PS: The way it ended really pissed me off.

***  I am completely addicted to these because they are little gems from Jesus:


*** I'm looking forward to Memorial Day weekend because it's my Papa's side of the family's reunion.  It will be nice to have everyone together for a happy reason this time, but it will be hard because it will be the first one without Aunt Pat.  She is most certainly missed!


***  I'm still devastated GCB was cancelled.  What was ABC thinking??

***  I love that my cats never wake me up, but they do patiently sit next to me staring at me, waiting for me to wake up and THEN they love on me.  Such sweet critters.

***  I'm running away for a night this weekend just because.  Goodbye, day to day worries of life.  Hello, mischief!

***  I love wearing my headphones and singing quite loud while I mow the lawn.  I don't care if anyone can hear me.  It's not pretty, but I don't care.  Not one bit.  Not at all.

***  I, not so secretly, love that Grant loves the $5 frog I got him at Khol's more than a lot of his other toys.  He cannot stop loving on this thing.  The m
oment you hand it to him he hugs Froggy.  To. Cute. For. Words.

What are you confessing this week?