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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Pink Saturday and Random Thoughts 6/13/09

Happy pink saturday to all of you. I've been very neglectful (chalk it up to "old age"!) in linking back to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound. I apologize to her and am remedying the situation now by inviting each of you to click on her link and go see the list of others participating in this event each saturday. It's certainly a lot of fun for me.
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Like a lot of you, I've come to the realization that my house will never look like those in the magazines. BUT I can still do things I like to do and it can look similar to those that we like without the fancy prices.

I love the look of old doors, windows, shutters or dividers in my house. I have a trellis divider I've used and recently took it down and stored the 2 pieces behind bedroom doors until I figure out what next I'll do with it. But look at how this homeowner got a gorgeous look using them. Just kinds of separates the entry to an apartment from the living room. I need to do this also since our entry is right into our living room. This would help define it a bit.

A branch with tea lights. How darling. I'm sure they are the battery kind otherwise we'd..........okay, okay, I'd burn down the house. A neat idea for a party or "house warming" though.

If you're like me and have no fireplace you can still have a faux one with a mantel as a focal point in the room instead of those ugly big televisions. These owners used it to hide an old steam radiator. Clever idea!
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I was reading a blog recently about a woman who lost her diamond and it reminded me of when my daughter was just over a year old and she lost my engagement ring.

I had gone in to take a shower and left her in the front room watching cartoons. When I got out I noticed my rings weren't in the spot I had left them. I asked her if she did something with them and can't remember what she said but I did find the diamond wedding ring soon. But the engagement ring wasn't so easy. I somehow found out she took it to the play area in the back of our apartment. There were swings out there and we learned she had it out there. So we sifted through the sand with the help of some neighbors and finally found the ring. Needless to say, we were thrilled. I think we had a big party that night to celebrate—on us of course. I was never so glad to find something in my life!!
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I am an excellent speller but with the advent of "spell check" I don't worry about it so much but the other day I couldn't figure out how to spell "principle"—the word that means a fundamental quality. I typed principle and then principal and neither looked right. Principal, of course, is the school head. I think I'm relying on "spell check" and my calculator too much. *Sigh*.......
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Have you gotten into your car and had an itch on your back and just CANNOT satisfy it? I must look a sight driving down the street or freeway with all the gyrations I'm doing in the seat to get to that itch.
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And while driving the other day I heard an ad on the car radio for a nasal spray that had the side effects of "nasal bleeding" and "glaucoma"! Why in the world would someone use it if those were the side effects. I'd rather have a stuffy nose, for heaven sakes!
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Recently I was driving the car with hubs in the passenger seat and was trying to turn off the "change lane/turn" signal. The windshield wiper kept coming on. After about 4 or 5 times of this happening I turned to him and said, "Something's wrong with the car; I can't turn the signal off." He looked over at me and said, "Try the other one; you're trying to turn it off with the windshield wipers." Another DUH moment in the life of Connie. I truly was clueless........uhhhh, just for the moment though. ^—^
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Why do ads always come out on sunday instead of saturday or monday? We don't shop on sunday and sometimes when I get to the store on mondays the item I'm looking for is gone. I think they should change their starting days for the ads or put some back for those of us who honor sabbath and don't shop that day.
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30 comments:

  1. You had me laughing out loud... GREAT post... thanks for brighting my ummm day... ok when the sun comes up... just heading to bed.

    :)

    TTFN~~Claudia

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  2. You are so fun - I never know what I am going to read on your pages! I hope you and your family are all doing better! Pink Hugs!

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  3. Happy Pink Saturday to you. :-) The electric tea lights would add so much to an outdoor party too. So glad you found your rings!

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  4. you quack me up...I love your little hmmmsss..they make me say that..cause I never thought of them...have a wonderful weekend..:)

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  5. Good day, Connie! Pretty good thoughts for me very early this Pink Saturday! And I do those same things ...forget how to spell. I used to be such a wiz!

    I lost my Grandmother's little diamond ring she had given me when I was fifteen. I was on the beach with my boyfriend. I had taken it off and put it on my watch band. Then we decided to walk along the beach. I picked up my watch and put it on, forgetting the ring was on there. Later, I realized the diamond was gone. I re-enacted the scene (luckily our blanket was still in the same spot) and we dug around in the beach sand where we thought it might have flung off and VOILA...found it. Scary moment though.

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  6. Happy Pink Sat Connie,The mirror divider is a neat idea and I like the tealights on the branch.That was a cute story about nan taking your ring,glad you were able to find it.Hugs,Jen

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  7. Wow! Glad you found your ring back!

    Enjoyed your musings . . . unfortunately, I can relate to most of them! LOL!!

    Happy Pink Saturday!
    Teresa

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  8. Happy Pink Saturday!

    Lots of thoughts, but the spell check really hits home. I am now opening up the thesaurus to use when I blog. Maybe it will help me increase my vocabulary while I double check spelling/meaning when the old brain goes blank.

    I do love that room divider and who can pass up romantic lights outdoors?

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  9. I agree about the Sunday ads. I have always honored the Sabbath. I can remember when I was little, my granma was a seamstress and no sewing on Sunday was the biggie. I love you Pink Saturdays. I will try to remember next time. I love pink too. Blessings
    QMM

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  10. What a fun post...had me giggling as I read.
    Happy weekend...

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  11. Love the story about your daughter loosing your ring. So glad you had a happy ending! Who would have thought to look in the sandbox. Happy Pink Saturday.

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  12. hehehehe Connie huneybun.. you made me laughing out loud.. and I agreed with you aboud ads.. why put up some ads when you know the side effects or people hardly go shopping on Sunday.. hehehehehe..

    Happy Pink Saturday huneybun.

    take care & have a great weekend!
    xo
    fitty

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  13. Happy Pink Saturday! By the way, your home DOES look like the ones in the magazines!

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  14. What a great post!

    Happy Pink Saturday

    Lots of luv,
    Ita

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  15. happy pink saturday, you are silly, have a wonderful weekend.

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  16. You are too cute!

    Love the branch with the tealights.

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  17. Great and funny post...Thanks for starting my day off good.

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  18. Hello Connie; Happy Pink Saturday;

    I had to laugh; I so love reading your random thoughts. You know you remind me,,,,,,,, of me.... lol You are such a Sweetie.... Love all the Pink photos, and your home is just beautiful the way it is.... sweet chick....

    Have a lovely Pink weekend.

    Hugs
    Alaura

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  19. What a cute post! You are one funny chickadee! What a great sense of humor you have. Thanks for sharing your little stories and Happy Pink Saturday!

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  20. Connie, you are one silly sister!! Now I can't get the picture of you gyrating down the road out of my mind.......

    Happy PS!

    Hugs,
    Stephanie
    Angelic Accents

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  21. You make me laugh!!! I'm glad someone else has "random thoughts"! Happy PS!

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  22. Hi Connie! Sorry I have been so bad about visiting lately. I will try to remedy that. Loved your post. We all have those windshield wiper moments no matter how old or young we are. Hope all is well for you. Sweetpea Sue

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  23. Connie, you had me laughing aloud. I definitely have my share of duh moments, too.

    Happy Pink Saturday.

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  24. Love your post! I agree about the ads on Sunday!
    Happy Pink Saturday!
    Hugs, Lisa

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  25. I have always thought you had such a lovely place here. Absolutely beautiful decorating ideas.

    HaPpY PiNk SaTUrdAy!

    Cheers! =D
    ~Kitty Kellie
    The Artful Paper Doll

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  26. Happy Pink Saturday!"Health,Wealth and Love.."
    Denise

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  27. Hi Connie
    oh dear I am glad you found your rings..whew...that was close
    I was laughing at your itching your back...and the nasal stuff..*s*..and the windshield signal sign..thank you for sharing
    have a lovely weekend.
    did you enter my giveaway...click on the sidebar and good luck!
    Judi

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  28. You are so funny! I hear a lot of ads for medicines that I think the side effects sound worse than the medical condition. Thanks for the beautiful, inspiring pictures. laurie

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  29. You're so right re the adverts. I sometimes wonder how some companies stay in business. A fun post as always. Happy Pink Saturday (sorry it's Sunday...)

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