Dining Room

My mom was in town to visit for a week so I got to do a little shopping. Actually we went halfers on the clock and shelf and the bracelet is the only thing I bought myself.
So this is the state of my dining room at the moment. It needs paint but is slowly coming together with the Hey-Wake table, starburst clock and curtains. I didnt take multiple views of the room simply because half of the table is filled with arts and craft projects my son and I do together. I could have cleaned it all up but eh Im lazy and busy. Also the elephant in the room (tv on the floor) is my husbands doing. He wants one in there and he pays the bills so what can I say? I havent found anything to put it on yet so on the floor it stays.

Here is a closer view of the curtains.

Im not sure I prefer this shelf/towel rack up this high but the bathroom seems so bare. I need a place for some pretties that my son cant reach. Im undecided about it, what do you all think?

A shot of the clock..

The bracelet I got for $10. I dont think its bakelite. Im not sure what it is honestly. It doesnt have a seam like bakelite bracelets yet theres no smell when rubbed or put under hot water. It has this glossy mod-podge stuff over it so that could be why. Im not sure what it is but I love the color and the carving and Im getting obsessed with vintage bracelets right now so I made it mine.

Stuck on you.

A while back I mentioned having a giveaway at 100 followers and ever since then I have been stuck on 80 followers! Of course I dont want followers for the sake of followers, but you get my gripe.

In other news, my mom came to stay for a week. Unfortunately I didnt get to use those nifty transfers. We were far too busy with normal catching up and shopping. Silly me actually thought we would also paint the dining room. Ha! Anyways, I did get a few things that I will be sharing as soon as I get a chance to take some photos.

Atomic Transfers Winner!

Im a winner! Recently I won a giveaway from Betty's Vintage Musings and received them in the mail today! A great big thank you to Tara for having such a cool giveaway! I cant wait to use em! Oh and if you dont already follow her blog, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Get on over there already. Sheesh.

The Cats Meow Revisited

A long while back I purchased a pair of cat eye frames. I got them but I wasnt super pleased with how they fit on my face. I know they couldve probably adjusted them but I dont live with "probablies" in my life. Im a planner so I knew I had to sell them and get a different pair. I checked on Etsy and found a pair of tortoise frames with rhinestones from shop Vintage50sEyeWear that I wanted to give a whirl. BUT, I didnt have the money for them. So I messaged and asked (or begged, whichever you prefer) for a payment plan or even a swap. I had never done that before ever so I didnt have high hopes. I sent her pics of my pair of frames and she said it was a go - even Steven! I was soo excited. I finally got my new specs back last week. Im not sure they fit my face per se but ask me if I entirely care.

Also got this pair for when Im "unvintage". Be kind. It was late in the day by this time and I had dealt with many a poopy diaper.

So yeah, Im pleased so I thought Id share.

P.S This is the first time Ive had a photo of myself on my blog. Weird eh. No fancy tripod or camera for this girl. I dont ever plan to get one either!

Customs House Museum

Last fun day before deployment we went to the Customs House Museum. Its one of those places that you know is there and you pass all the time but never go. They have trains, a bubble "cave" and some other fun things for kids to explore and learn with. Theres a fountain right before you go in so we had to stop. Three things my son loves: balls, water and Spongebob.

This butterfly happened to land right next to me so I snapped a quick pic.

It being the south and all they had a real racecar on display.

And it being a military town, they had some military/war related stuff too.



The lil man really liked the model trains that they had running ( I didnt get a good pic) and he also liked the train tables they had for the kids to play with (Good gift idea!).



I hope we made good memories for him over the weekend.

Jump Zone

As Ive mentioned in my previous post, we were gearing up for deployment. No more gearing up because it has started. The countdown to R&R will begin! Anyways, we tried to make our last weekend together really count by doing super fun things for our lil boy. We already did the splash park and next was Jump Zone. This was much needed because for the past 2 weeks, my daredevil had been jumping on the couch and bed and coming dangerously close to flying out the window. It never phased him. At the Jump Zone you can jump til your heart gives out on huge inflatables. There are about 7 packed into one room. There are tons of kids. Yes, its insane. I wasnt able to get many good pics because I was hangin with L.

Hes not ready for the big slides so he spends his time in the one with the balls of course. There are hoops to play basketball or holding onto Daddy and jumping as high as he can.

Deployment Countdown - Splash Park

Deployment is looming. Because of that fact, we are trying to pack in as much fun for our 2 yr old as possible without dying out there (the heat index is often 105 or higher). Ft Campbell has a new super cool splash park/playground.

He loves the water, and it wasnt crowded at all!


Miss Thang even got wet. She didnt seem as thrilled with it as he did though.

The playground is awesome too, but we didnt stop to play. Its more of a spring/fall/winter type of activity unless you dont mind your flesh burning off as soon as you touch the plastic.

It has stuff for all ages and I believe even swings for special needs kids. Theres even a mini rock wall. I hate the heat here. It can take the fun out of everything, but I would say this was worth it. Next up is the museam and Jump Zone and Id love to go to the zoo but I think we might save that for R&R. It should be cooler when he takes his and Lorelei will be older and will hopefully have more fun with it than she would now. Cant wait!