lost and found : kittens

the other night when we let angel out she shot off the deck and right passed the cutest little thing ever. kittens. one ran across the deck and behind the work bench. I yelled for cole that there was a kitten outside. and we brought angel inside and cole went out to try to catch the poor little guy.

I handed him a hotdog thinking maybe we could draw it out that way. it worked! step by step the kitten came out of hiding and once he came out another came up on the deck.

sooo cute!

we got them both inside after about an hour of wrestling them through the carpet and boxes

the one in the bowl was pretty shy while the one looking was pretty friendly

stepping out of the cage in the morning to play

back in they go

exploring on our way out the door. we ended up taking them to coles grandmas house for a bit to show her. and the kids all loved them.

from grandmas we took them to a humane society. hope they found a good family. both lovely little girls. adorable.

September : month of business

so September I went away to saint Louis for a week or so. went to my grandmas 80th birthday! it was also a trip to see my baby girl ilsa one last time.

she wasn’t doing to well for the last few months and it was time she went to play with my barney. the last day before the vet you could tell that she knew where she was going and that she was happy about it. tried sitting up and smiling. she was a happy girl her last day and it made me feel blessed I could be there one last day

it was a good birthday for grandma. a surprise party with a few friends and family at the church. had a potluck, it was sports themed, just what she likes. she looked so happy. I think she really did have a great time. Cole came up and met some new family members and seemed to enjoy himself.

when we got home we were moved into the room. had to put stuff away and rearrange the room but we were moved in. it was wonderful.

finally here it is december and happy christmas from coles dad we have carpet!!

got furniture from my cousin paul (RIP) and a couch for my birthday from my grandma :)

my little craft desk in the corner and my shelves still in the hall from when we moved stuff for the carpet. gotta find a new spot for it

its perfect. soft and the room stays warm now!

fall Massac oct 15-17 2011

this year Massac I camped away from my family and with the natives. it was a lot of fun and I became closer friends with some of them. Cole spent the week before preparing a way to make us a shelter. we had planned on having a real nice big warm wigwam but our plans to cut bamboo fell through so we had to come up with something last minute.

this would be a riiight after I wake up picture :] me and Cole sitting under our lean-to

Meagan decided about a month or so before the event that she wanted to be the unit drummer. and I must say that with little time for practice she was AMAZING!

marched the guys into colors both days

and out onto the battle field

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on sunday mom and cherylls husband got captured and held. mom tried to get away by trying to steal a sword and hold it out against the french. she ended up falling.

my friend Kat from Toulouse came out for the weekend too. was good to see her before she left for her cruise job.

her and meagan became best friends –_-

our wonderful men in the unit… and pam!

was good to see the guys from up north come out and enjoy the weekend and add to our numbers. even Cheryll and her boys all dressed out for the weekend

the unit and their families

the lovely ladies

traders row after hours on Sunday.

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its never a complete event without some new inside joke or someone dressed oddly.

hello Davey Crocket

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day 3 of 30 day challenge

so far my face feels really soft and clean. and tight! in a good way. no saggy spots for me. anyway I haven't really changed up the routine… the usual skin care cleansing gel, sea salt facial scrub, and the tonic. I did however add one new thing BEFORE the moisturizer

the defend and restore night crème
Helps skin to recover and recharge while moisturizing thirsty cells, encouraging collagen production and reducing the signs of aging.
I know I most certainly need this stuff.
after that I put on my moisturizer.. sealed for the night.


tonight I also decided to do my feet. cause we all know if you a person that likes to run barefoot and gets cracked feet then you know how I feel.
so I first sprayed a detoxifying foot spray that “eats away at the dead skin” GROSS youd thing but minty and cool.
then I used my all time favorite margarita foot crème… smells sooo wonderful!!

day 1 of 30 day challenge part 2-makeup

a job well done when it comes to make up always starts with the base of the look. i.e. the secret agent cover up

if you have red spots, blemishes or anything else…”red” use the green. I remember it like christmas colors. red and green. hides the imperfections.

green dots. rub the product in till it either disappears or where it blends in enough you wont notice later.
next step. the yellow. I remember black and yellow like a bruise…which is what the black circles under your eyes are…bruises. so to cover those up use the yellow product.


and that’s what both the green and yellow look like blended in.
next if you have over sized pours or scars and have always wanted that air brushed look. the clear product is what you want. it goes on feeling feathery and light. and a little goes all over the face! I promise you

next you want to use a foundation. I use a powder mineral foundation with a special soft sponge.

proper coverage if you DON’T  want that line around your jaw and ears which is really rather unattractive. so evenly spread the foundation thru to the hair line, down your neck, and over your ears. so it looks like a complete look. and you don’t do to much cause you don’t wanna look like a caked weirdo. just gross and fake!

my next big problem is my eye brows. I usually don’t have eyebrows cause they are SOOOOO light! so I used a brow color kit. to keep them from looking feathery and to give them some color.

I look silly with no color to my face…but everything I use it mineral makeup. I use the light powder color to the far left. and then the wax on the far right to control and keep the color all day long.

last I add my mascara and then eyeshadow.

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day 1 of 30 day challenge part 1–skin care

to start off I used my older set of skincare since I still had it. why waste it right? so in the shower I washed my face 1st with

the skinlogics 20s set cleansing gel. to loosen dirt and other nasties

next 

I used the skinlogics 20s set facial scrub. and that takes away dead skin and under lying dirt and nasties. making your skin feel softer

next

the skinlogics 20s set tonic. tonics don’t contain alcohol so they don’t dry out your skin like most toners. this evens out your skin tone and gives it a moist feel. you don’t need much of any of these really. a little really does go a very long way. so on a cotton ball squirt just a little bit of the tonic and rub it over the face and neck and chest area.

this is what my face looked after the first 3 steps.

even skin tone…or well more even

next step. since I have blemishes..and lets face it who doesn’t? I used my zit zapper! and let me tell you best thing EVER!

you take the white end of the zit zapper and put it on all your blemish spots. usually your supposed to wait till evening to put the clear on but I use it one right after the other and it works faster.

next I have a problem with dark circles under my eyes and wrinkles too. so I used

first you wanna use the spa solutions under eye dark circle and puffiness solution. roll from inside corner of the eye to the outside. goes on wet, so pat it gently until it rubs in.
next use the microderm eye-x-cel cream on top of that. seriously a little goes a very very long way. so like the roller, go from inside of the eye to the outside and gently rub it in. make sure to use your ring finger as it is a gentle touch under the eyes which have very soft sensitive skin.
my after face :

next I pampered my lips. because no matter what your lips need treatment too. so don’t neglect them. most chap sticks are not good for your lips because they eventually dry out your lips causing you to lick and pick the dead skin and sometimes still makes your lips crack and bleed. so please take time to pamper you pout :)
there's a special mask for your lips. looks silly but the end results are wonderful!

^^during the mask^^
its just a simple white paste that you rub on your lips. in circles all the way across and also over your lip lines. it dries and becomes flakey. that’s what you want! so get a paper towel and hold it under your chin and rub it off letting the flakes fall. whatever's left…don’t lick off it tastes horrible. take a wet paper towel and gently rub it off.
after put a lip balm on top. preferably the one that comes with it

comes in a duo container. lip balm on top. mask on bottom
next I did my sun block and my moisturizer to seal the deal.

ALWAYS!!! wear the sunblock! no matter what!! if u walk outside for an hour make sure you used your cell block c! please. use that before the moisturizer because that’s the plastic wrap for the face.

finished with the skin care.