Fun Is a Relative Term + Giveaway Reminder

Boy did I have a great weekend.  It was beautiful weather here, and I was outside both days.  You would have thought I was just a few weeks away from delivering a baby.  It was like I was in major nesting mode.  Plus we got some really fantastic news that I'm a little cautious about, sorry I can't share, but lets just say things are looking up, and that feels good.

On Friday I headed outdoors to trim up some bushes.  I didn't even make a dent, but hey I was out there for a couple of hours and it was a start.

I got up on Saturday and made an Easter wreath for the front door, which I'll be sharing later today, so come back for that. Then we went out to eat, did a lot of walking and a little shopping, mostly window shopping, but still a little of both.
*Update:  You can see my Easter wreath tutorial here.

I couldn't help but take a few photos in Pier 1 Imports. It was like an explosion of my favorite colors.  Loving it!!  Neil practically had to pull me out of there. FYI - this isn't a sponsored post, I'm just sharing things that make me happy.

They have so many gorgeous pillows to choose from.  Here are two that I just want to wallow in.

How pretty is this shell wreath?  My biggest problem with it, would be deciding on which room to hang it in.

My store didn't have as big an art selection as I would have expected, but I can totally see this hanging in my dining room or above my sofa.

Wouldn't these glass platters make a dramatic statement?

Who wouldn't want to set their Easter table using this dinnerware.  When I look at them I can just see using them for Easter and then using all summer long because of that beautiful beachy blue.

But oh' how much do I want this bolder looking set?  Anyone in the mood to dine alfresco?  And they're red tagged too! Ekkk!!

While we're dreaming of those summer alfresco nights, let's not forget mood lighting.  Don't you love these colorful lanterns?

So with window shopping done and a good nights sleep I was full of energy on Sunday.  I started by blowing all the leaves off the porch.  Remember, spring here is like fall everywhere else, except we have warmer temperatures.  Lots of falling leaves everywhere here.  They aren't the beautifully colored, fluffy fall leaves most of you have during your fall.  These are the tiny little oak leaves that burrow down and make you fight to get them raked up.

Next I put away the piles of junk that seem to accumulate over the winter months.  Just doing that little bit made everything look better. After that I continued on with my frenzy and started raking the yard.  I spent HOURS doing that, and only got probably less than a quarter raked and still have to bag all those leaves tomorrow.  Whew, is this yard big and man do we have a pile of leaves.

At this point you should probably be picturing me looking something like this except in shorts.  Ahh...It was such a relaxing experience.  Not!

I came in and cleaned ALL my hardwood floors (entryway, living room and the kitchen) on my hands and knees using my new Scott's Liquid Gold Wood Wash Concentrate. I don't always clean my floors on my hands and knees but they really needed a good scrubbing, and I got in every single crevice and corner.  I'm giving away a 4 pack of Scott's Liquid Gold products to one lucky Cotton Pickin Cute winner too.  I've extended the giveaway entry time until April 5th at midnight. You can enter here.

But I didn't stop there, I ate a quick bite of supper, fyi...dinner is lunch here in the South, and then I scrubbed the tile dining room floors, again on my hands and knees.  I kid you not, I had a big 'ole raw spot on my knee where I rubbed the skin off.  My house is smelling clean and that makes me feel so good.   What's up with me?

Still not finished.  My cats like to lay around on my dining and game table chairs, so they were in need of some TLC.  I vacuumed all 8 of them and then scrubbed them with a little dawn and water mixture.  Done.  Pumpkin is our infamous giant cat.  He's also the chair hog and usually stretches out on 2-3 chairs. Now it was time to vacuum the carpets.  Done. On to dusting the living room and dining room furniture.  Done.

Now I'm heading to the back of the house. Clean 2 cat pans, sweep the hall and the laundry room, aka cat room. Done I might as well throw a load of rugs and cleaning rags in the wash.  It's way later than I thought by now.

Finally a little me time.  Twenty minutes of my daily exercises and a thoroughly appreciated shower, followed by my nightly slathering of my facial creams and body butters.  I use the Racinne Youth Power Skin Care Regime and I seriously love it.  This is by far the best facial skin care products I've ever used!  You can see my post about them here.  Time to throw the rugs and towels in the dryer.  Done.

Ahhh...hitting the bed feels good and I say a prayer of gratitude to my heavenly father for a wonderful weekend.

So how was your weekend?  What did you do?  I hope you enjoyed yours as much as I enjoyed mine.

Hugs Y'all...

Humility and fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.

~ Proverb 22:4

Scott's Bonus S Builds a Great Lawn

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts Turf Builder for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
The 80 degree temperatures are back here in Florida and when those come, you can count on family coming right behind them.  That's where Scott's comes in to help out.

My sister and her son were visiting this past week and we spent a lot of time just sitting on the porch looking over a vast sea of semi-green and brown lawn, very patchy, but it won't be that way long thanks to Scott's Bonus S.  If you remember I shared with you HERE about the lawn care revolution with Scott's Bonus S.  Scotts Turf Builder is designed to take care of problematic weeds.

We have a long list of outdoor chores just waiting for us and we got started last week. Although it really doesn't feel so much like a chore with beautiful skies and warm weather.  The backbone of any beautifully landscaped yard is the grass.  That expanse of emerald green is what makes the flowers pop and without it, well you might-as-well not do anything.  That's why our first project is to always fertilize.

For us our picnic and BBQ season is in the Spring.  Really, you can't imagine how hot it gets here by the end of May. If you live in Florida, most likely you are already familiar with Scott's Bonus S which is specifically designed for Southern grass and weeds. It's feeds the grass while getting rid of those nasty weeds. This spring they have a new, more effective formula that's guaranteed to clear out listed weeds including dollarweed (the bain of my exsistance) and clover.

If you live in the Jacksonville area you'll want to stop by one of the locations below and talk with the Pros. They will be happy to answer any questions you have as well as providing tips to all other lawn and garden questions. You'll see product boards and displays showing product features and benefits. The Scott's Pros have you covered.

Jacksonville BBQ With the Pros 
- March 15th 11am-3pm Lowes #502 4040 Oldfield Crossing Dr. Jacksonville, Florida 32223 
- March 22 11am-3pm Ace Hagan's Mandarin : 12501 San Jose Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32223 
- April 5th 11am-3pm The Home Depot #226 9021 SOUTHSIDE BLVD St Augustine, FL 32256

On Site Radio-Remote:
-11AM to 1PM (3/15 and 3/22)
-12PM to 2PM (4/5)

Giveaways:
This is no hum-drum event.  They're even having giveaways - like coozies and sunglasses representing NEW BONUS S as well as other Scotts products and product coupons with discounts off the NEW BONUS S.  Getting you in the outdoor mood, right!  

Do I have you excited yet?  I certainly am.  I'm already dreaming of getting my grass lush and green so I can sit under our grape arbor while the hot dogs and hamburgers are grilling and the family is playing fun games like corn hole and horse shoes.  I'm pretty sure my beautiful lawn will be calling out for me to go lawn furniture shopping. Yep, I'm excited!!!

Get out and enjoy some fresh air y'all...

Peaceful Sundays & Randomness

Just a few random photos and blah-blah-blahing about my week.

I enjoyed time working in the yard.  Nothing impressive enough to show but the time with nature is worth noting.  Like watching a couple anchor down in a little wooded spot at the corner of our property and fish.

I stopped to talk to them asking if they were sport fishing or catching dinner.  I was relieved to hear them say "sport fishing" since there has been news stories lately saying that it's not safe to eat what's caught in the St. Johns river right now. They said they tell other fishers the same thing.  I love to chat with people I see through the day.

On one of our daily walks this week I saw one of Nature's hearts.  It's a smushed pinecone.  Shhh - don't tell anyone.

Like I said the yard cleaning wasn't really picture worthy. Me clipping two bushes lead to clipping more than two dozen but it's starting to look better.  Now if we could ever finish the outside of the edition we added to the back.  Oh' wouldn't that be nice.

The edition is much bigger than it looks because it goes the width of the whole house and since what you're seeing it the little T view of the house it's a lot deep in the majority.  I know - confusing but it's about 800 sq. ft. of additional space.  The inside walls have finished sheet rock and the ceilings have been finished.  It still only has the subflooring and the pot lights have been installed but the electrical needs to be tied in as does the a/c ducts.  We have a double doorway cut into the room from the living room (hidden by a drop cloth curtain) and I have a single door (actually hung!) between the laundry room and what will become my craft room (that's the area you see in the pic above).  So basically we have a glorified attached garage right now which no immediate plans to finish it.  More on that later.

Hopefully one day it will be what it was meant to be gameroom (Neil collects antiques so it's mostly a place to display all of the large juke boxes, etc.).  We plan on adding lots of built-ins which will include a murphy bed for guest. It's covered in large windows and has lots of beautiful morning light streaming in.  My craftroom will a little less than a third of it but it will be a glorious space to work in.

I love the fall weather we've been blessed to enjoy lately.  It's like coming to life after most of your winter hibernations - except ours is from the summer hibernation of the oppressive heat we get.  We're out walking again.  Which is a real blessing after I was laid up for over a year with foot surgery recovery and then a fractured leg.  I really thought I'd never be back to normal or have any energy at all again.  And even though I still have foot pain, it's way better and I can walk more than a mile now.  We even walked to the store and got my beloved Icee that I crave - A LOT lately.  Oh' it was a good week.

How was your week?  Anything special?  So of the most ordinary things are special.  I'd love to hear about yours.

Before you leave be sure to stop over HERE and enter the giveaway for the Neoteric Advance Healing cream.  I love this cream.  My hands & feet are so soft since I've been using it.

Be Blessed Y'all...

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.

~Proverbs 23:17

My Roses Are Getting Some Love with Pennington Smart Feed System

I'm as busy as a bee with my newest BzzAgent campaign.

Lets take a look at a before photo of my rose bush.  I've barely seen a rose on this since I planted it years ago.  It will fill out with leaves during the summer but seriously I only see maybe two blooms. 

But why make it and me suffer anymore.  I'm ready to see the plant perk up and that's just what Pennington Smart Feed is going to help it do.  And the best part is it's so simple to use.

Can you believe your eyes?  If I wasn't here I wouldn't be able to.  I am so glad that I had the opportunity to try Pennington's Smart Feed Sprayer System.

Best of all with the Smart Feed Sprayer there is no mixing, no measuring, no mess, Just effective nutrient delivery while you water.

My blooms are so gorgeous and I'm so proud of them.  This was after only one application.  

I've never liked mixing stinky, messy fertilizers and that's probably one of the reasons my plants were getting feed enough at all.  But the biggest pain in my patootie was the time it took to stand there while with the hose while my old fertilizer did its job.  With Pennington, all of that's a thing of the past.  The Pennington Smart Feed System delivers 100% of its nutrients in roughly 10 minutes.  That's half the time and half the water of competing products.

Using Pennington is as simple as 1-2-3.
      1.  Simply attach the sprayer to your hose.

      2.  Load in a pre-measured fertilizer tablet.

      3.  Spray to release essential nutrients for your plants!

Seriously.  Take a look at all the new buds that I have just after using Pennington one time!!

The leaves look bigger, they darker and brighter.  All around healthier.  And just look at all these tiny little buds waiting to open.  Whatever this poor little bush was missing from the soil it must be getting from Pennington.


Just in case you need some more reasons to use the NEW Pennington Smart Feed Sprayer System here are some facts.

• It takes the guesswork out of fertilizing, delivering nutrients to your plants for bigger, better results*
• No mixing, no measuring, no mess - water-soluble fertilizer is pre-measured and compressed into tablets you can easily dispense through the hose attachment
• The Smart Feed Sprayer has four different settings, so you can select the right spray pattern for your needs
• The clear chamber makes it easy to see when tablets have fully dissolved
• Each pre-measured Smart Feed tablet fertilizes up to 300 square feet of outdoor space.
• Tablet refills are currently available in three varieties:  All Purpose, Flowers and Blooms and Tomato and Vegtable
• The sprayer system retails for a suggested price of $12.99, while the Smart Feed refill tablets start at just $9.99
• The products are sold at Walmart, Home Depot and Lowe's

*versus unfed plants

Now go get your Pennington Smart Feed Sprayer System and feed your plants this weekend.  They thank you over and over again with big beautiful blooms!

Disclosure:  I received the Pennington Smart Feed Sprayer System and Flowers & Blooms Tablet Refills for free for the purpose of review from BzzAgent.  All opinions are my own. #GotItFree