The personal blog of a girl named Alexa
I don’t mean Santas elves either. I mean the LOTR kind of elves. The cities portrayed in those kinds of book and paintings are beautiful. This is one of my favorites. I look online for them from time to time, just for the serenity they bring. I hope you guys like this one.
I don’t know what is wrong with my today. I just can’t seem to get out of this funk. Life has been a bit difficult lately, but I am usually not one to become morose over it. I think it is time to snap myself out of this and need a distraction to do it. I think I will take the kids to a movie this afternoon. Actually it will be early evening, but we can go for pizza and a movie. That will make them very happy. I hope they don’t have a lot of homework to do. We shall see.
Well Easter is well on it’s way and the time has come to stock up on the supplies I will need for Easter Sunday. I have to make baskets, and dye eggs with the kids as well as prep every thing for Easter dinner. I have so much to do and want to get a head start in it so I don’t have to run crazy later. Sometimes that happens and then I am stuck running around like achicken with it’s head cut off. (eww) Bad analogy, but you certainly understand my reasoning. Why are some of the oldest analogies so gross? Oh well, gotta go. Talk to you guys later.
We all want to protect our homes from those who would invade them to steal our belongings and our peace of mind. Sometimes that can be expensive, depending on the method we choose. There are lots of way to help prevent break ins. This article on Howstuffworks.com can give you tips on ten different ways to achieve this. It is a good read and definitely worth the time. I have already implemented a few of the ideas myself, in my own home.
I am going on a road trip to Memphis with my mom to see Graceland. I have always loved Elvis since I was a little kid growing up. I listened to his music, (mostly Christmas Carols) with my mom because he was her favorite when she was growing up. She told me all the stories about him and we watched all of his movies. It is something that we could enjoy together as mother/daughters should.
I have my own rituals with my daughter that we do. We watch the Grease, Dirty Dancing and other movies of the like, that I grew up with. One day we will have a road trip to see something neat like this. My daughter is going with us on this trip as well, but the boys will stay with dad for the weekend. They get to have some grandpa time and go fishing. All in all, it should be great for the whole family.
The concert isn’t until March, but I bought my tickets today for the Charlile Daniels concert at the Gran Ole Opry. I am so excited. I know that he is and older performer from my childhood, but I have always wanted to see him in concert. I am finally goung to make that dream come true.
I am thinking of building one of these geodesic dome greenhouses. I was going through the materials that I have put aside and will only have to actually purchase a few things to make it work. The main thing would be the vsiqueen sheeting. Fortunately, it is relatively in expensive. I found several different models to choose from and I think this picture best represents what the finished product will be.
I will put it in a half shaded area similar to this one and the Orchids I want to grow in it should do well. I will not start building until I do a little more research and make sure that it is exactly what they need to thrive.
I hope to have many different breeds of Orchid, with lots of colors. I was reading about cross breeding them over the last few months in preparation and I am encouraged by what I have read.
The basic premess is not that difficult and I do have a green thumb, so I don’t anticipate any problems. I will try to remember to post pictures of them once I get it going really well. Wish me luck!
However, it is not soon enough for me. I really am happy that the cold weather seems to be letting go it’s hold of us. Not that we wont have more later, but for now a few nice days are definitely a plus. I think I will do a little yard work. There are a few projects that I would to get started on before spring arrives.
I am going to build a new green house for a crop of Orchids. I love Orchids and I plan to try my hand at growing them this year. I have always wanted a small green house to grow delicate blooms like that in, so I will build it myself. I found a bunch of different ways to build one with used materials and be totally green. No pun intended. *smiles*
I love this site. This woman is amazing in the house and home genre of blogging. She has built an entire business around it, complete with a show on the Food Network now. She is the Pioneer Woman. Her name is Ree and I just love going to her page for new recipes and ideas. I have thought from time to time about home schooling when I have kids one day, but I am not sure that I have the temperament for that. I keep up with her blog on homeschooling though because I have learned from my sister about how horrible the schools have gotten around here. It is a thought I will not throw out for the moment though. Anyway, I thought I would share with you all and I hope you like this page as much as I do.
So here is a little video on how to make stands to hold your fashion jewelry. I found it very easy to make and cheap as well. We all love to get those little items from yard sales that no one else really wants, and here is a good use for some of them. With very little effort, you can make this and have all of those accessories up and out of those boxes that clutter your dresser. It makes it much easier to find what you are looking for if it is up and in plain view. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.