The Pie Safe

I had the pleasure of re-purposing an old pie safe for a friend of mine.  It was an old family piece and she didn't want to get rid of it, but didn't quite know what to do with the, ugh...well...birds...  Check it out... Here is the top of the pie safe and all her yellow glory.  
 The inside is awesome, equipped with the vent to cool the items inside.
 Now we do have to stop for a second and

Pillsbury Giveaway!!

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 Neat!  I've always wanted to say that! (in a deep radio voice)No, Pillsbury is not my sponsor, but I do get to giveaway an awesome prize!  My family got to try out these wonderful little treats and the Caramel flavor won over the Raspberry 3-2.  They are great!  What's not to like?Chocolate - CheckBrownies - CheckCaramel - CheckCheesecake - Uhh, yes

A New School Year

The boys were so excited this morning!  (well actually for the last week!)  They couldn't wait to go back to school!  (I need to get them to the doctor)They are thrilled about who their teachers are this year and so excited about the kids in their class.


Anyway, they have had amazing teachers during their "career" and I just love making those wonderful ladies feel special.  Some of my good

Daytrippin'

One of the boys' favorite shows is The Daytripper with Chet Garner.  We love seeing all the wonderful things you can do in Texas in a day (or weekend for us).  So to end our summer vacation, we wanted to take a trip to the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  We started out at Legoland Discovery Center.  
 

 The 4-D movies were amazing!  We got to see Clutch Powers and Spellbreaker.

 Lunch at the

Happy Birthday Dad!

This past weekend we celebrated my dad's 60th birthday at the beach house.  We had so much fun!!!  He was born in 1951 and graduated in 1969 so we really played up the hippie, groovy, tie dyed, generation theme.  We all wore matching tie dyed shirts.  (yes, we got plenty of looks on the beach) 

 A retro candy bouquet to bring back memories...
We grilled Psychedelic Kabobs, had "Half-Baked"