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Palm Trees and Treasure

Feb4

A couple of Fridays ago my daughter, Mary, and I had a girls night out. We had dinner went shopping and saw a movie. Dinner was nice at Ihop and we enjoyed getting to have some quiet time just the two of us and no men. Then we went shopping at Ross and Sally Beauty Supply. I found nail polish on sale at both places. Sales are always good. I bought some L.A. Colors at Ross and some Orly at Sally. Today’s post is about two of the L.A. Colors polishes. We finished the night with Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters. Over all it was a very enjoyable and relaxing evening.

As I said, today I will be posting about two of the L.A. Color polishes. I used a solid and a matching glitter. I think I figured out the names of the two colors by going to the website and comparing the pictures. I do wish they would put the color names on the bottles. I don’t know about others, but I would be willing to pay a little more to know the names are right. The solid color is Palm Trees, and the glitter is Treasure Island. They were easy to use and have lasted a week and several days. The pictures were taken after a week of wear. I used L.A. Color top coat to finish the look.

Now for the pictures!!!!!
In sunlight.

Palm Trees and Treasure 1

Palm Trees and Treasure 2

In shade.

Palm Trees and Treasure 3

Palm Tress and Treasure 4

Have a great week!!!!!

Furbies

Dec7

The recent Furby upgrade and release got me thinking about the original Furbies. I remembered that my daughter, Mary, had some and that they were still in her old room on the bookshelf. She had three original Furbies including one of the limited edition Fall Furbies. I found them, cleaned the connections, and put new batteries in them. Of the three Furbies she had two are still working. My ten year old son thinks they are fun to play with and now wants one for Christmas. So new Furby verses old Furby, I guess this Christmas we will find out. I know that I like the old eyes, but will see how the new ones work.

I am posting the picture of the old Furbies for everyone to see.

Old Furbies

Have a great weekend!

Humming Birds at Feeding Time

Sep30

The first thing I’d like to say is that I’m sorry for the long pause between posts. I have been working both jobs and not had much time for blogging. 😦 I will do better I promise.

Today I want to talk about a small but very energetic bird. The other day as I was outside with the puppies, the humming birds were at the feeders. They are so much fun to watch. If they were in kindergarten the teacher would write on their report card that they do not play well with others and that they need to learn to share. These tiny little birds will not let the other humming birds near the feeder that they decide is theirs. I saw one bird fight off several others from not just one feeder but two feeders that were side by side. He was so funny because he couldn’t make up his mind which feeder was his and wouldn’t let any other birds near them. They will also attack other animals that they see as a threat to the food supply such as dogs and even people. But you do have a warning when they attack. They can’t help but warn you because they make a humming sound as they fly. So you can duck out of the way when you hear it.

We had at least a dozen birds flying around and landing in the trees around the feeders. In addition to the humming sound made by their wings they also make a twittering sound. The air was filled with both sounds as they voiced how they felt about the battle for the feeders. The thing is that there are four feeders and plenty for all to share. But Humming Birds haven’t learned to share and most likely never will.

I did manage to get a few pictures of them. . Two at one of the feeders and one in a tree. I hope you enjoy them.

Humming Bird 1

Humming Bird 2

Humming Bird 3

Have a great week!!!

Go Eagles!!!! Black and Gold!

Aug24

This is the last week of summer vacation here and today was meet the teacher day at the schools. Ryan and I went to his school and met all his teachers. Fourth grade is going to be switching classes for all their classes so he will have five teachers plus art, music, and PE teachers. He has all his supplies and new clothes so he is ready. He is also excited about switching classes this year and seeing all his friends.

Once more I will be subbing in the schools and to get ready for the new school year I am sporting a new look. Woodville’s school mascot is the eagle and colors are black and gold. So I had to do something to show my school spirit. I don’t like dark colors most the time, but I do have some including a black polish that I bought this summer. So Go Eagles!!! I used Nail Envy Matt by OPI as a base coat, Then I used one coat of Black Lingerie by Revlon, one thin coat of Going for Gold by The Color Institute , and finally a top coat of No Chip Acrylic Top Coat by Sally Hansen. The gold is just a light dusting of gold on the black and I really think it came out very nice and shows lots of school spirit. Go Eagles!!!

Now for pictures. It was cloudy and overcast so I wasn’t able to get any in the sun today.

The polishes

BG1

In the shade

BG2

BG3

Micro

BG4

Have a Great Weekend!!!

Birthday Boy

Jul29

Thursday was my son Ryan’s birthday. He is now 10 years old and has made it to double digits, or a preteen. We celebrated Saturday by inviting his best friend, Gus, to come with him for Pizza and a movie. I had to work until two, so we all met at Pizza Hut and had pizza and birthday cake. He had a Spiderman cake and matching plates, cups, and napkins. Also 3-D glasses that made Spiderman jump off the plates and napkins. Both boys thought that was cool.

After Pizza Hut we drop the left over pizza and cake at the house and headed to Lufkin for a movie. Ryan and Gus were in the back seat playing video games and watching Captain America. Gus hadn’t seen the movie and Ryan wanted him to see it. We had a little time to kill before the movie so we went by Target and visited with Mary at work. Ryan just loves to visit his big sister. Then we went to Game stop so Ryan could use his gift card. After looking at almost every DS game they had he picked Tron.
Then it was off to the movies. We saw Ice Age Continental Drift. We all laughed at the crazy antics of Scrat and the gang. Then no trip to Lufkin seems to be complete without a stop at Ross. Ryan got another car model to put together, Gus got a lap desk, and I found more nail polish.

One last stop before heading home was Jack in the Box to meet Mary and have a bite to eat. Since the polish came in boxed sets, and I had some of the colors already, I gave the doubles to Mary for her collection. Then we headed home as Ryan played his new game and Gus finished watching Captain America.
What a Day!!! Now for pictures. Enjoy!!!
The Cake!!!!!
Ryan cake 1

Ryan cake 2

Our waitress and Ryan (it was her birthday too)

Ryan party 1

Ryan and his party items.

Ryan party 2

Ryan party 3

On to the gifts!!!

Ryan party 4

Ryan party 5

And I included a picture of my new polishes.

Polish

Now for a little relaxation! Until next time when I will talk about more polish.