Fourth of July wreath

Since I didn't get to display Chelsea's graduation wreath for very long, 

I thought I would modify it a little for the Fourth of July holiday.

(For some reason, the blue looks like it's just thrown in there.  I promise it looks better in person.  HAHA)

I hope you all have a wonderful Fourth!!

What a great day!

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend.

We wanted to spend some with my Mother, so we decided to cook at home instead of doing our normal 4th activities.

The day went fantastic.....until Marty got called into work.

Don't get me wrong, we are VERY thankful he has a good job, we just miss him when he's not with us.

We were having such a good time, I didn't even get my camera out until later.

Since Marty got called in, I needed some "mommy friendly" fireworks, so we headed to our local-supported fireworks stand.  Jameson hates loud noises, as do I, so we settled to Snap Pops and Sparklers.

We came home, waited out a thunderstorm, and lit up!

I tried to change my camera's setting to capture our fireworks, but just didn't quite get them right.  But here is what we ended up with.

 Trying to wave the smoke out of his face.

We came to the conclusion that the wooden stick sparklers are WAAAY too smokey.  We decided that the old-fashioned, metal sparklers were the best!

We hope you have a wonderful week!!

This Slacker Mama has been Slacking!

Hey y'all!

Sorry I've been missing for the past week.

I don't know if it's the horrible heat, my toothache, a super-crazy work week, or just slacking on my part,

But I've just had ZERO motivation to get anything done over the past week!

The house is a wreck, I haven't cooked a full meal since the weekend, the pantry is bare, and 

Wednesday night, I slept TWELVE straight hours.

TWELVE!

This coming from a gal who normally only gets about FIVE hours per night.

I don't know what's going on, but I'm ready to be back to my old semi-slacker self!

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You may have noticed, I have a new look!

Thanks to Leslie at Sweetie Baby's Custom Blog Design for this gorgeous new dress!

I'm sure after putting up with me for the past couple of weeks, she never wants to see my name in her in-box ever again! LOL

Leslie has fantastic prices and super-quick turn-around!

So, if you are looking for a blog pick-me-up, check out Leslie!

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We had a great Fourth of July!

We spent the afternoon at my mother-in-law's house, for food, fireworks and fun!

No, Chelsea isn't in pain, just a really bad picture....but it's a great picture of Shelby, so I just had to share...lol

Jameson isn't a big fan of loud noises...

He decided he had enough of the loud noises and decided to play some Twister, instead.

And, I may have slipped out for a couple of hours, with Chelsea and my niece, Shelby, to catch a little widely-unknown movie....

I know most of y'all probably haven't heard of this little flick, but it's REALLY, REALLY good!

You should try to see it, that is, if you can find a theater that is showing it.

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And finally, here is a couple of updated pictures of our newest family member, Starr.

I have been trying for weeks to get at least ONE good picture of her, but she is so hyper, they are all blurry or only show half of her.

So, I just gave the camera to Jameson and told him to have at it....

He came in with THREE great picture of her!

What can I say, he's a dog whisperer!

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I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and TRY to stay COOL!