A big thank you from the bottom of my heart to the men and women who have fought and died for our country. You are not forgotten.
May 24, 2009
Yard Sale Saturday!
Got up at an ungodly hour this morning (after only 4 hours of sleep, it was tough!) and went to a couple of yard sales/thrift stores with Mom and Kacee today! We had a great time hanging out together, and found a couple of good deals. I was excited to come across 6 bowls that match my vintage Pfalzgraff collection- I hadn’t found a piece in a while. I also picked up 6 new V.C. Andrews books for a quarter a piece, I’m trying to rebuild the collection I had to leave behind in VA. Oh, and a new (old) VCR for my bedroom. Jack mortally wounded mine a few days ago, and then delivered the killing blow when he tried to “fix it”. Such a man, even a 2 years old. He was totally convinced he could get it to work again 
The kids cooperated and watched movies all afternoon so mama could nap, which was greatly appreciated! And so now they are in bed, and I’m enjoying the relative peace and quiet. It’s been a good day.
April 13, 2009
Earth Day 1 Million CFL Light Bulb Giveaway
April 19 Only -
Earth Day 1 Million CFL Light Bulb Giveaway
The Home Depot will be giving away 1 million CFL bulbs in support of our environment on Earth Day 2009. Receive a free EcoSmart 14w CFL bulb from participating The Home Depot stores on April 19, 2009. Quantities may vary by store. Limit one per customer while quantities last. No purchase necessary. Offer cannot be combined with any other promotional offer or discount. No credit if offer refused.
Who can resist free? And such a good freebie too, helping the earth and all that jazz
April 6, 2009
Conjoined Fish!
Roughly 6 weeks ago I purchased a fish tank on craigslist, and filled it with a few brightly colored fancy guppies. Yes, I know they are prolific breeders, but with the interest my children have in science, I knew it would be an exciting adventure. We had 7 babies about 3 weeks ago, and over the past few days the remaining preggo mamas have popped and we now have upwards of 40 newborn fish.
Tonight the excitement over baby guppies grew to a fevered pitch when we discovered our conjoined twins!! I’m not sure how long these little ones will be able to survive, I have seperated them from all the other fish, but they can’t seem to swim, they just flip around on the bottom a whole lot. We will enjoy them until the end, and my brother Scott (who is a biologist with a special interest in fish) has asked me to preserve the fish for him if/when it dies. All I have is vodka, no rubbing alcohol at the moment…. Conjoined fish on the rocks, anyone?
We’re very excited to be fish owners in the winstongang household tonight
March 11, 2009
A sweet surprise
I have recently been re-organizing and downsizing my life, and have come across many forgotten treasures. Old books buried at the back of my closet, a missing slipper under the bed…until today these finds- while pleasant, haven’t really been fabulous. Then came the moment when I found a roll of undeveloped film, and a undeveloped disposable camera. I brought them into Target this morning for 1-hour processing and wondered what they would contain. I figured probably some random shots of the kids from a couple of years ago (I’m REALLY bad at turning film in!) or something like that. After all, I haven’t had a film camera since the lovely Thanksgiving of 2006 when I was robbed. My camera bag that held my much loved GII Rebel also held something more precious- several rolls of film that I had taken when I was in the hospital after giving birth to Jack. Losing those rolls of film is what hurt me the most from the robbery. I would have gladly let the burgler keep the camera if he would just give me my film back. I do have several shots of Jack moments after birth, taken by my Mom with her digital camera, but only 4 or 5. Well…back to today. The disposable camera held pictures of Christmas 2006 (no camera, so had to do disposable!) and those are great. The roll of film? It has pictures of Gabriels first day of kindergarten, a few shots of the kids at our house in Virginia before we moved, and 8 precious, precious shots of my sweet baby Jackson in the hospital. What a gift fate has given me today. I have no idea how this little roll of film ended up outside of my camera bag, but I am so very, very happy to have found it.
March 3, 2009
I’m back baby :)
I swear I’ve spent more time away from this blog than on it the past year or two! I have internet at home again though, so I”m back for good Kids are fabulous, doing well in school and growing every time I blink. Jack has taken on a new persona lately…he’s the reincarnation of Darth Vader! Complete with lightsaber and sound effects…it’s quite amusing. How has everyone else been lately?
August 23, 2008
Our last summer weekend
School starts on Monday. HOORAY! My house will now be *almost* quiet during the day, except for the terror that is almost two year old Jack! That kid has some lungs, let me tell you. We are spending our Saturday morning cleaning house and doing mounds of laundry. In addition to preparing for the start of school, my younger sister Mallory is coming for a visit tonight. Did I tell you- she’s expecting her first baby!! Her boyfriend of several years proposed to her last time she visited him (he’s in the Navy, works on the ship that Demetryus used to be on, and is currently in California, soon to be Japan.) and she is just glowing! I can’t wait to see her, she is coming to look for an apartment, since Devonte (fiance) will not be back for the birth of the baby. Such is military life. So anyway, we are getting ready for her visit today and our big picnic tomorrow. Hopefully I will remember to bring my camera this time to share kid pics! They are getting so big, I can hardly believe it. Gabe will be 8 in November, Natalie is 6 and Jack is nearly 2. Where on earth did the time go??
August 20, 2008
Recycled Bedside Box!
My boyfriend rescued this old wooden box from the trash and brought it home for me to “do something crafty with” (those where his exact words! *lol*). I painted it a plain blue for a base coat, then finished it off with a shiny blue paint. I used gorgeous scrapbook paper to line the top and insides, and then glued a million buttons to the top. The interior top has a small sticker that says “bloom into you” in the middle. Sweet, simple and I love it! It now sits on my bedside table, holding my journal and lavender sachets- which is a much better use than rotting in a landfill, right?!
August 18, 2008
Where do you craft?
Here is my cozy little space It holds all of my essentials, a portion of my fabric stash, and various other crafty things. I live in a super small apartment, so this is actually a corner of my living room. But I love it! I have a large set of shelves in my bedroom that hold the rest of the fabric and other assorted things, and then several large rubbermaid tubs FUUUUULL of yarn. Now share where YOU sit and make the magic happen!!
