Amanda from Serenity Now for Amanda is having a party to give bloggers a chance to mingle and to get to know one another a little better. I’ve made a lot of new blog friends from some of Amanda’s other parties and I hope that today will bring about some new friendships, too.Amanda asked some…
I’ve been wanting to make some Anthropology inspired flowers from recycled bottles for a good while now. I’m not sure if I like my creation or if I think it is a hot mess. I started by making the flowers from soda bottles that Mr. SP collected for me at work. I cut the bottom…
Today the birthday boy is Mr. SP! I just finished decorating his cake. As you can see, I’m no expert at cake decorating, but I can guarantee that it will taste good. Mr. SP is taking the afternoon off to celebrate. We’re planning to go shopping for furniture for our new patio. The day I…
Have you seen eggs dyed using neckties around blogland? I’ve been wanting to try this Martha Stewart project for a few years now. Click here for Martha’s directions. I raided Mr. SP’s tie collections for a few that he could do without. Note that the two on the left are brand new and have never…
I turned my snowflake tree into an Easter tree! Snowflake Tree: Easter Tree: I started this project when the ground was still white with snow. Working full time and busy weekends haven’t left much crafting time for me. I am so happy that this project is now complete. this tree makes me smile. I used…
Mr. SP and I headed to the beach last weekend with two other couples that we know through tennis. One couple plans to retire to the beach and we were fortunate enough to stay in their wonderful beach house. I never get tired of looking at the water. Friday we went for a bike ride…
Skillet Lasagna is a quick and easy meal to prepare after a long day’s work. It’s vegetarian, but you could easily add ground beef to this dish to please the meat lover in your family. A package of thawed, frozen chopped spinach would also be a nice addition to the dish. The original recipe is…
Mr. SP’s dad bought a new tv for us last weekend. Oh boy is it a step up from what we had. We even have a DVR now. (Not that I know how to use it.) Did you notice that the tv is on the floor? That’s because it won’t fit into our old tv…
Rhoda over at Southern Hospitality is reviving her weekly Today’s Thrifty Treasures party now that it is spring. It’s so much fun to see what treasures have recently been found. I collect old planters. I found two this weekend at an antique shop and paid $10.50 for both. One was even on sale. I bought…
Saint Patrick’s Day is my least favorite holiday. I wear green to school because I don’t want to hear all day long, “Mrs. SP, you aren’t wearing green, can I pinch you?” That’s about the extent of the celebrating that I do. When I put away my Valentine’s postcards, I found two St. Patrick’s ones,…
I realized yesterday that my email link doesn’t work. It used to work, I don’t know what happened. If you have emailed me and I didn’t respond, that’s why. I hate to think that someone might have thought that I ignored them. The link is now fixed!
Amanda over at Serenity Now for Amanda is having a progress party for decorating dilemmas. The last time she had a party, I asked for help with this mess – out out of control mail. I had all kinds of great suggestions for solving my dillema. Everyone agreed that I needed something to fill the…