EWW WEE

Tonight I went on a scorpion hunt and found this unlucky guy. I believe he was the same fool that made me spill my trash last night in the garage. His bad karma ended him up on the bottom of Justin's shoe. Hopefully the karma I just created won't be nearly as bad. Ugh, these things give me the heebie jeebies!!

New Kitchen Gadget

I finally found a use for one of our dug up rose garden bricks ---- in the kitchen! I love panini sandwiches and have always wanted to try to make one at home, however I lack the proper and expensive equipment to do so. So, in tough economic times like these I remembered a simple solution. I tried out the brick wrapped in foil technique tonight and it worked great! Afterwards I didn't have some huge appliance to cram into an already overfilled cabinet. I just brought it back outside to it's resting place until next time. Visit Waters Family Recipe Blog for recipe and more pictures!

Stored Away Treasures

I came across these while cleaning out old boxes on Sunday. These were among the many notes of inspiration from Mama and Katie. My mother and sister have a gift of knowing when I need a little pick me up. I can remember thousands of mornings I would wake to find a sticky note on my book bag or an original poem by Katie taped to the mirror. I have gotten through a lot of hard times because of things that this. I cherish these pieces of paper, they are truely priceless. I bought a scrap book so I can have all the many clever and inspirational notes to look at when I need it. I always say that cleaning is my therapy. This weekend was a perfect example of that. Thanks girls for all the love.

**side note: Many other people in my life, including my husband, father, in laws, and friends have their own ways of inspiring and supporting me, these 2 things just stuck out on Sunday!!