Ree Drumond and The Mall of America!!!

We arrived at the Mall of America at aprox 10:00 a.m. There was a tad of a line but nothing to fret over. I was happy where we were. At about 11:00 am they guided us through and gave wristbands. The excitement grew and grew, and so did the line behind us! i took this while waiting!And my dear sweet mother in law joined me and she went up to the second level and took this pic of me patiently waiting and happy as ever!!!! ( need to go back on that diet soon) i thought to myself after i saw this pic of me. I tell ya i dont feel this way but apparently I look this way which does not make me happy at ALL!!!!My MIL reading Ree's book, being enticed after reading page after page, she went and got herself a book too, which i was very happy about!FINALLY, the moment we had been waitng for! After standing for 4 hrs she had arrived!!! Is'nt she just Beautimus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She said that she was nervous and sweating! I yelled out "so am i!" I think that i made her feel better!She answered some questions which i must say were a HOOT!!!!!!!! I was estatic to hear that she is going to release another book! This one about the Black Heels to Tractor Wheels!!! I'm so buyin it. I really think her life should be made into a movie. I really am not a big book reader but throw me a book about Ree and Im on it!Mr. Man showed up with the little punks to say HI and take some pics. The boys were a hoot! Watching them brought back memories when my boys were young and messed with eachother. They soon scurried off, to Im sure ride some more rides and eat the awesomness food the the ol mall of america has to provide!

Hi Sweet thang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My MIL LOVES HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!When it was my turn to go up i kept thinking to myself, "what the hell do i say or ask her" Oh no im at a loss!!!!!!!!!! I felt like the ultimate reject!!!! She said to me " im nuthin" i was like " oh please!!!! You are a total inspiration!!!!! to me and many!!!! All i can say is that when i lay my head to rest tonight, i will still be smitten,inspired and totally cheeky about meeting Ree today! I will have sweet dreams, thats for sure!!!! Thank you Ree, for inspiring me and many others out there across our great nation! You are a fixture in my life until the end! May you always have the best that life has to offer! I love ya more than my Luggage :)

I am SOOO giddy i could SCREAM!!!

Soooooooo tonight I took my daughter with me to Ladies On the Loose, in Zimmerman, Mn. It consists of shopping at antique shops all through the town. We first hit Ramshackled Treasures and i picked up a few books to put in my bathroom. Then we headed to Les Junk!!!!! First let me say that i have been SEARCHING like a mad woman for a vanity for Emmas room. I have been to every store imaginable online looking for the PERFECT piece to put in her room!!!! Well as we were gazing at all the lovely, cheap priced goodies we meandered upstairs to the "childrens room". I was just lookin around at all the pretties and when i turned around to see where emma was i saw her sitting on this bench!!!! She was pretending to put on makeup and i literally melted to the floor!!! I couldnt believe it! She had found the most beautiful vanity I have ever seen! Immediatly I ran over and went to grab the tag to see how much it was (not that i cared)! $30.00 BUCKS!!!!! Yes $30.00 friggin BUCKS!!! SOLD!!!!!!!!! I took the tag off and ran downstairs to the cashier and gave her the tag and told her i wanted to look around some more but i WOULD be purchasing this piece. As soon as i was ready to pay a woman walked in, huffin and puffin because she said she was going to buy it. Im like "sorry"!!!!! Its MINE!!!!! I felt a tiny bit bad but really, it was meant to be! So here it sits in Emmas room. We need Daddy to hang the mirror for her. Im now looking for pretty non breakable jars to perdy up and then ill be getting her some blush brushes to sit on top of it!!! Now can i SCREAM with GIDDINESS!!!!!!!!!

twoc:CHRISTMAS ACCENT CRAFT #2

Soooooooo here we go with week 2 of Red Writings 12 weeks of christmas. This week ill be sharing a craft that i made for my daughters room. Ill be making one of each for my 3 kids but all will be different. I have started another one, for my son but i have Emmas finished so ill show off some pics.

I picked up this type of Advent Calendar last year for $7 bucks. It usuallly sold for $30.oo but it was on clearance so I bought more!!! They have sat in their boxes until recently. I had a blast making them. They were blue and white and that wasent cuttin it for me so I went to town. Took alotta paint, alotta patience and a lotta glue but I loved how it turned out and Emmas in love with it! BEFORE

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Shopping

Here we go with week 6 of Red Writings 12 weeks of christmas. This week the focus is on SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!! Speaking of shopping, ill be starting my shopping offically tomorrow. I will be focusing on my parents so i can get that over with and get the gifts for them sent out to colorado. My shopping consists of lists and checking them twice. My mama wants a Pea Coat this year and i happend to find one at Target on sale for $29.99 Cant beat that price.

As far as the rest of the fam, we do alot of the same, make lists, check twice and make a budget and hubby lets me go to town. We do alot of online shopping and most places we shop we get rewards so we put those toward airline tickets and things like that. So thats about it all in all. Bring on the SHOPPIN!!!!!!!!

TWOC- Homemade Gifts

Here we go with week 5 of Red Writings 12 weeks of christmas!!!! WehEWWW!!! And this week is all about Homemade Gifts! This first goodie goodie is a lace candle jar made by Jennifer at Sweet Eye Candy Creations. When I saw this I knew it would make a great gift for the "mothers" in my family. So I will be making these for the women in my life. Isnt it just so sweet!This Clothespin Doll I made is for my daughter. I have always wanted to make these and I was estatic how she turned out. She will make a great decor piece on her dresser. She was not hard to make, so I made quite a few more.

Last but not least, I am making everyone new stockings this year! This one is Emma's! I used some vintage material i had lying around. The cuff and heel and toe i cut from her first bed sheet which was made of flannel. It is definatly a keepskae for her. I have had such fun making gifts for my family. I have always thought that it is better to recieve something handmade from a loved one. Is is silly to get teary eyed when your making something for a loved one? If it is then I am a silly girl :)

I was a WINNER!!!!

Sarah from my so called junk life had a blog giveaway a few weeks back and i was shocked to see that i had won something. It was a total surprise when i received my goodies in the mail. Just look at how beautiful she is! Thanks again Sarah! To DIE for earings that I have not taken off since the day they arrived! There perfect in size and I have had many compliments on them!