Its Official.....

I am a Beach Bum....And I love the sand between my toes and the sea breeze on my face...

and oh those waves.....
Molly B was ready for little sun and surf....
Drew was so happy in his sunglasses and looked so cool....

Erica,Josh and Drew

Nothing like a little sand between your toes no matter how small.....
Our week at Santa Rosa Beach in Sunny Florida was the best week of the year!! I love being with my family and just sitting on the beach reading,visiting and giggling....
This week I will share many more pictures of our week including the absolutely darling Beach house we got to stay in - OMG you will love it!!!

Beach or Bust....

I am packed up and ready to spend a wonderful week on the beaches of Santa Rosa - right in the middle of Destin and Seaside, Florida. My Family - minus 6 are all going to spend a week together being beach bums......
My bags and beach chair await me... What thoughts I can have here or books to be read or naps to be taken....
Our wonderful house for a week looks like this.... How did they know I LOVE COTTAGES?!



We spend alot of time visiting here....

Our little town for a week....
See you when we get back ... with sand between my toes and a nice golden tan and Oh- so rested.....

Plant a seed and watch it grow......

I have a dream of someday having my back yard look like this....... A girl needs a dream.....
This summer I have begun a long term project. It might take a few years for my dream to come to reality....but it will come with a little water -OK maybe a lot -and a lot of patience and
PRAYER... oh -and a lot of weeding.
I started a cutting garden with just a few packages of seeds and a freshly turned dirt - a little landscape mix for mulch and a little water and sun....
I have zinnias, larkspur, moonflowers,daisies, sunflowers, yarrow, coneflowers, english daisies, and some more that I can't remember right now. I marked each section so I would remember what was planted where. My plan is to make the middle of my yard a walking area with mulch or pea gravel. Maybe I will plant some more roses in the middle - you can't have too many roses to choose from each day.

Maybe some pink boots would help move the process on a little faster...

Shop at HOME.....

I have always loved small businesses and locally owned business. I myself owned my own business a quilt shop named"Country Pleasures" for 19 wonderful years. I always appreciated my customers who faithfully shopped in my store every month. They kept the doors opened many ,many years and I am so grateful they gave me the opportunity to serve them for so long.
Lately I have been reading alot about the 3/50 project and I am so excited about this and WHOLE heartily agree with the concept behind the movement!


Basically the 3/50 Project says this:
1. Pick 3 independently owned businesses you would miss if they disappeared. Stop in. Say hello. Pick up something that makes you smile. Your purchases are what keeps those businesses around.
2. If half of the employed population spent $50 each month in these stores it would create over $42 billion in revenue.
3. For every $100 spent in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. If you spend this money online, nothing comes home.

What do you think?? I know I can make myself spend $$$$ in each of my 3 favorite stores each month- HEHEHE!! But think about it - If we all do our part WE can keep our favorite places to shop and hang out OPEN!!! How sad it would be if any of my favorite stores closed!!! Where would I go buy darling prizes for my little cottage?! Or just a little pick me up to make a bad day brighter!? Or just the perfect little gift for a friend?!

OK I will get off my soap box now - but please think about it the next time you buy something on line or go to shopping in a out of town location. Lets all Shop Big A!!!!!