Blog Spotlight: Voodoo Stitches

If you arent following Voodoo Stitches Id have to ask WHY?? And then tell you to get to it! She makes the most fab clothes and I just adore her blog.

Cute N Lil

Just like my lil Lorelei. I found this purse at Goodwill not too long ago for $1.79. Super cute I think but too small for this mama. I need something big enough to lug purse and diaper bag essentials. If it was bigger I would keep it for myself but it just so happens to be the perfect size for a fashionable toddler! This is the same Goodwill I found her cute little red jewelry box that if it had been bigger I wouldve kept it for myself ha! Everytime I go there I find something miniature size for her. Shes a lucky lady.

The Life of an Army Wife + Doily Madness

If you arent aware the Army is all about paperwork, paperwork, paperwork! I wanted to get my kids registered for the hourly care on post. In order to do so, I had to provide tons of paperwork including birth certificates. So at this point I would assume some of you might be thinking "Shes a stay at home mom, why does she need child care?" Well, Ill tell you why. I need to get some allergy tests done on my son and instead of all three of us being completely miserable for hours on end, I decided it would be best to use the hourly care on post for Lorelei. Not only does she get to be around other little ones but she also doesnt have to endure a couple hours of what I assume will be her big brother crying alot. Because my hubs is deployed we also get a discount which cant be beat for hourly care at only $2 per hour per child. In addition to that, I have to have the kids registered in CYS so that my son can go on a waiting list for their toddler programs. Early intervention stops when he turns 3, so I need to have something lined up for him to continue to progress. Plus the possibility of having a child free hour to myself makes me simply giddy. SO as Im digging out all the stuff I need to take in and provide I realized I couldnt find my childrens birth certificates. And Im freaking out. I tear the whole house apart and where did I find them? In a new file folder I had made maybe 9 months ago under the file marked "birth certificates". Haha yes I am losing my mind. Totally forgot ever doing such a thing. But as I was searching I did find the doilys my MIL made that I couldnt find for my dang giveaway. Arent they lovely?




My MIL has also made little beanies for my son when he was a newborn and she also makes scarves!

She made me scarves in every color so I gave two to my mom because she walks to work and it gets downright frigid where she lives and she swears theyre the best scarves ever. I wish I could do the things she does, or I wish she lived closer. Im told she can pretty much sew anything. Thinking vintage patterns? She would hate living close to me haha.

Electric Sex

I couldnt get the other pair of lamps off my mind. I thought I would be happy with the other pair I got which were cheaper. I thought Id be happy enough to just get those and save us some money. But after thinking nonstop about them I knew that this chance probably wasnt going to come along very many times, if at all. So I contacted him this morning and said I had the money if he still had the lamps. He got them out of storage and I picked them up early this afternoon.

Isnt it glorious? I have a pair. With original shades. In working condition. Im in love.

Up close with the light on..

And with the light off, a more truer photo of the color of the shades.
If my husband were here this would probably not be mine right now so heres the one good thing about a deployment.

The Breakdown Bettie Hair Flower Winner is...

I do it the old fashioned way by drawing names out of my planter that sadly still doesnt have a plant yet.

I turned my head and mixed up the names real good and drew...

So please email me with your info at ingram(dot)didi(at)yahoo(dot)com! Please be sure to include which color you want your flower to be. You can choose from purple, pink, red, coral, blue, green, turquoise and orange. Lucky lady!
Thanks to everyone who entered! I still encourage you to check out Breakdown Bettie. She has lots of goodies and Im sure you can find a nice treat for yourself there! Super big thanks to Christina for sponsoring this giveaway! I really appreciate it and cant say it enough!!

Last Day For the BB Hair Flower Giveaway!

If you want to be included in the Breakdown Bettie giveaway for the very awesome veined hair flower you must enter today! To enter go here and leave a comment.

The winner will be drawn tomarrow. Good luck to everyone who entered (ya lucky bastards haha)! Super huge and special thanks to Christina at Breakdown Bettie for sponsoring my second giveaway! You're a very awesome lady indeed.

Im Very Weak.

I went for a coffee table. The amoeba one to be exact. Its the one my husband preferred and I do try to compromise because he doesnt exactly like all this "stuff" but he tolerates it for me. If I can find something we both like, thats what I go for and thats what I did this time except he didnt save it for me. It was gone by the time I got there. So I got the matching set for $180.

They didnt NEED to sell. They were collectors and ready to let go of their things. It was like a vintage lovers paradise. Loads of pyrex, sets of matching drinking cups, pairs of lamps etc. Apparently they also have vintage clothing and jewelry but I didnt get to see those and its probably a good thing too because I think I spent enough. I also got these babies. And yes a pair! Ive been holding out for a pair.

He actually has another pair that Im dying to have and if I can scrounge up money Im giving him another call. But who knows when that will be. ::sigh::