I Like This Blog And I Miss It’s Owner

If you have never visited Hyperbole And A Half I recommend you do so. It’s brilliant and I have been following it since…well…for a long freaking time! The past several years Allie Brosh has been M.I.A.. She has had to deal with the death of her sister, which some suspect was suicide, while also going through depression. In 2013 it seemed like she was doing better and making a return, as well as explaining in the brilliant way she does, why she was gone with this post. She did another post shortly after that but then fell off the radar again. I sincerely hope she is doing ok and hope one day she comes back. Not sure really why I started thinking about her today but I thought maybe I should write about it…feeling nostalgic I suppose 🙂

Hyperbole And A Half

I Like Wrapping My Cats Up Like Burritos

And I’m pretty sure they secretly like this.

Ok well maybe not…that face 😉

I Like My New Wildflowers!

So not all of said wildflowers have emerged yet but the few that have make me super excited 😀

The veggie garden is taking off nicely as well! Yay!

I Like My Veggie Garden

Pinto Beans!

Things I Don’t Remember

Peppers & Stuff..

Mostly Tomatos

 

My Veggie Garden got a rough start. We’ve had a few casualties, some cold weather and an unusual lack of sun for this time of year. Regardless, I think it’s all going to be Ok! I planted so many things that I forgot what some of them were…ooopps! Time will tell 🙂

Cantaloupe

 

Not the best pics I know but once veggies start coming in I’ll get some better ones!

I Like My Freshly Cleaned Pond

It’s so lovely after it’s had a water change. Pond, could you please just stay this way?

I Like The Trails We Have Here In Texas

Husband and I are on the search for a jogging trail. We have several choices but have decided to check out River Legacy first. It’s gorgeous!

There are quite a few dirt trails but they are pretty narrow and full of this…

…So no thanks.

Everything else is nice, the views and scenery are fabulous!

Only downside is the cyclists…no offense to any cyclists but it’s damn scary when they come up behind you hauling ass. And there were a ton of them. I thought we were gonna die a few times..no joke. So for that reason i do not think this will be our new jogging trail. The search shall continue!

I Like When The Things I Plan Actually Work Out

This weekend we had a birthday party for my 8yr old step kiddos! Husband and I did a lot of DIY stuff and it actually all went well, yay! It’s stressful chaos but was totally worth it. Everyone had a good time…i hope 😉

The Finished Dragon Wings

The Birthday Girl Was The Only One To Stand Still For A Pic Of The Wings!

Dragon Eggs For The Dragon Hoard Treasure Hunt

The Fabulous Watergun Fight

All and all it was a great day, with great kiddos, friends and family 🙂 Husband grilled some yummy food and my parents brought a gigantic sub! Annnnndd it all worked out, no major hiccups…yaaaasss! The twins got a ton of presents and were excited about the ones we picked up from the renaissance faire for them 🙂

These dragons rest on your shoulder and have controls to move their heads around and make realistic movements…super cool!

Bonus

My Kimmay got me a sushi kitty =^’..’^=

I Like My Cats

I Have Four Kitties

Two of them, Meeko and Willow, are getting on up in years and don’t like to be photographed often. They like their privacy. My other two, Arya and Daphyne are our newest additions, they are about 1 1/2 years old. Daphyne is a bit younger though we aren’t sure exactly how much. She’s deaf and we think she has a sort of dwarfism…it’s adorable.

Meeko And Willow

The somewhat elusive ones. Meeko is the fat Calico/Tabby mix and Willow is the Siamese/Tabby mix.

 

Daphyne And Arya

Daphyne is the all white small fat ball and Arya is the slender black and white. Here they are gazing into the distance…

How Arya gets food from me…it works quite well.

They often sleep strangely.

And sit in weird places, as cats do!

Daphyne has a thing for beads…I mean it’s serious. She has them stashed all through the house and gets into some crazy battles. She will play by herself with one of these beads for HOURS. She’s like a one cat parade and perfectly content with this bit of plastic.

That bead though..

I Like Hosting Themed Parties

Especially when said party is a birthday party for my step-kiddos! They are turning 8 and are having a dragon themed party. Yay! I also decided that there needed to be dragon wings for all the kids…..this is a fun but slightly more difficult endeavor than I thought it would be. Thankfully husband is good at the part I absolutely could not master…the wire shaping! I. Just. Couldn’t. Do. It. It’s like I looked at it and it went all wonky. But Josh tamed the wild wire into a successful frame for our lovely wings!

I can’t even tell you how many times we burned ourselves with the dumb hot glue gun but several hours later we have a few sorta done! Oh yeah and the party is tomorrow…

We have so much to do but I feel Josh and I do our best work in a high pressure/no time left type situation so it’s all good!

Here we have the finished frame and Arya using the facilities in the background.

Starting to look more like dragon wings yes?

This was as far as we got. I’m going to finish out the edges with either or glitter or both (why the hell not?!) and just see what they need from there.

Another post to come with pictures of success…hopefully, wish us luck!

 

I Like These Granola Bars

If you’re anything like me when you think about granola bars you think of “pain” and “no thanks, I do not wish ruin the roof of my mouth” and “I’d like to keep my teeth” Well I’m here to tell you that these chewy granola bars are awesome. I love the fact that they don’t cause unnecessary pain and provide a chocolate or peanut butter alternative. I know I’m weird but I prefer the fruit.

And of course it’s always nice finding something you like that’s organic/gmo free 🙂 The downside is while this Cascadian Farms brand seems to be in many stores I have only found this Harvest Berry variety at Sprouts…lame. That’s ok though, I love me some Sprouts. It is after all where I found this little tree!