Shake it like a polaroid picture…

Posted on April 28, 2009 by suzspeaks

Last week I found some old Polaroid film and decided to introduce Jaxon to the joys of Polaroid. There’s nothing quite like snapping a picture and then shaking it and waiting for the image appear. SO fun!!

“what kind of camera is this mom?”

“Oh, now I see you”

Click on the picture below to see a sampling of our Polaroid fun!

I’m so sad that they will not be making the film anymore! Oh well, it was fun while it lasted…and I’ll never get that song out of my head!!

I HEART garage sales

Posted on April 27, 2009 by suzspeaks

I cannot believe I just typed that title! There was a time that I did not go to garage sales at all… boy have my eyes been opened! Here is a pic of a garage sale stash in MY garage! There a few things in the pic below that I picked up this weekend, but most of it has been acquired over the past few months.

Now, this is not something that I do EVERY week.. but when I do I really enjoy it. This past Saturday, Tracy and I headed out on the town. We hit a few small sales and then headed to a large neighborhood sale.. it was great! One key thing for me is to have a set budget BEFORE and to only have just enough cash!
Here are a few finds::

these glass hurricanes totaled 2.50…

these hulk smash hands were 1.50…. Jax wanted them a while back but I refused to pay 15.00 for them!

I picked this up back in November for .75!! These babies cost anywhere from $20-30.00!

Same pic as above… notice all the frames… there is a project coming!

a HUGE puzzle for $.25!

We scored this great set of trays – 8 for $3.00 – Tracy and I split them! I go the tin for free… I have a project in mind for that too!

This bowl is from goodwill from about a month ago… $4.00… the same bowl was at hobby lobby a few months before for $20.00!

I got this pitcher at a garage sale earlier this year… I think I paid $4.00 for it… the tag was still on the bottom from DILLARDS!! It was orig. $39.00!

Stay posted for some makeover projects! I hope you all had a great weekend!

Please leave me a comment with your favorite THRIFTY find!

A New Look!

Posted on April 25, 2009 by suzspeaks

Even though I haven’t ACTUALLY posted in a LONG time.. I still care about my blog! ha!

I was bored tonight and decided to change things up once again. I’ve also wanted to move back to a 3 column and many of you have let me know that you miss my links on my main page… So, I needed a change and maybe it will motivate me to actually post again! I’m not feeling very creative or up to making my own banner like I usually do, and I’d seen this image before. Tonight I came across it and decided to use it. You should check out Lena at simply fabulous blogger templates!

I wasn’t willing to give up all the hard work I put in a few months ago with my horizontal links, etc. So, it’s taken me ALL night to put her design with mine and make it work! I love it! It’s nice and springy! Maybe, just maybe I’ll actually get to write some REAL posts this weekend!!

I’ve missed you blogger world… I’m coming back!

Happy Easter – Photo out takes

Posted on April 13, 2009 by suzspeaks

I hope you all had a happy Easter! We had a great day!
I’m not sure why my family cannot seem to take a normal photo! These were taken when we got home from church. Jax was enjoying a peep – hence the blue lips!

The day I flew to Houston…

Posted on April 3, 2009 by suzspeaks

Yesterday ended up being a great day!!! I flew to Houston to spend a few days with my dear friend, Megan. The day started out a little crazy!!! I left my house to run and drop Jax off at Mrs. Ruthann’s and when I got home I COULD NOT get back into my house!!! It was about 8:45 and Tracy (she was so sweet and brought me chicken mini’s from chick fil a) was picking me up to head to the airport at 9:00!! I still had clothes in the dryer, no makeup and was not in the outfit I wanted to be in! For some reason our lock was STUCK and was NOT budging. So, I called Joey and he thankfully came to my rescue! After about 30 minutes of trying many things, we were in! I’ve never packed a suitcase as fast as I did yesterday!!
Luckily the OKC airport was not packed and I made it in plenty of time! The flight was smooth (always a concern for me) and was on time. I had interesting seat mates (a story for another day) and soon enough I got to see this pretty face::

Connor (he had a fever yesterday morning) did not want to partake in the picture taking and Logan was still at school! Next stop… FOOD!! I was hungry and they hadn’t eaten lunch yet. When I’m in a different city I like to eat at restaurants that we do not have at home, so Meg had several suggestions. We chose MOOYAH::

I had never heard of this place… but it was really good… kind of reminded me of In N’ Out.

Here’s Meg and I:

The timing was perfect for us to pick up Logan from school.

Once at home, Meg and I did what we do best.. Play on our computers!! We really are nerds and are totally okay with it!!

We decided that we wanted to make something fun for dinner, so Meg headed to the store and I hung out w/ the kids.

Here’s what we came up with:: a Mexican Fiesta………..

It was SO good!!! We had chicken fajitas, black bean salsa and homemade guacamole!! YUM!!!

Ok.. so it was a great day… It’s time for me to go get ready for our trip to IKEA today… Yay!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Surprise

Posted on April 2, 2009 by suzspeaks

Sunday morning Joey wasn’t feeling well. He asked me if I could teach his class for him.. of course I said yes. The plan was for him to meet Jax and I for service after class. He asked me for some pepto::