Simply Spelled

Several years ago, my BFF Dee and I would buy random items from a popular wholesale store here in our hometown. We had so much fun looking through all kinds of junk and finding hidden treasures. These "treasures" would then be placed in our friend's yards. We called this activity "bombarding". I'm not really sure where we came up with this name, but it stuck.

We would waste so much money buying eagle heads made out of seashells and stuff it in mailboxes (pretty sure that was illegal to open their mailbox, but in our defense it WAS a delivery). We put dozens of hideous silk flowers in front yards. Flower beds were great for hiding one horned ceramic deer or dowel rods topped with rubber chickens. I'm talking random junk!

It was so much fun to hit their houses with this stuff then notice several months later that they had missed one of the "treasures". Oh how it brings a smile to my face.

So, Friday night my traitor BFF Dee (who is also my Sister-in-Law and Neighbor) came over for dinner and left us this little fella.  Yes, a mini-bombarding on OUR front porch...not smart sista!

After dinner, Barret and I began the payback plotting. We had acquired an old toilet (long story) a few months back. Talk about a perfect payback prank.

Oops, looks like someone left the seat up....

 My apologies if some of the pics aren't straight...I was hysterically laughing the whole time! Pranks are so much fun. Obviously more fun when you are the pranker than prankee. Wish I could have seen her face when she was driving up the driveway. We definitely shared a good laugh and then went to play tennis. Gotta love us crazy girls!



My love for the Lakers began almost 2 years ago when we were on our 1 year anniversary vacation in Charleston, South Carolina. The Lakers were playing the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. One night we had an amazing meal at the delicious The Library Restaurant and then had cocktails atop the fabulous Rooftop Bar. We had so much fun watching the game and enjoying the delightful summer weather. Throughout the rest of the trip we tuned into the Lakers, even cheering them on to their championship win. And that's when the love affair began...

One player in particular, Pau Gasol, has me drawn to the Lakers. For the longest time, my husbands fellow basketball teammates have said that he looks and plays similar to this 7 foot giant. No, Barret isn't seven foot tall, but he does have abnormally long arms/legs and poses a slight resemblance to the NBA superstar. I certainly hope that he get the chance for a photo opportunity, but chances are it will be from a distance. Here's to dreaming though! You guys should check out this televised gamed between the Mavericks and the Lakers Wednesday March 21 9:30 (eastern time) on ESPN.

I'll be the crazy nut sporting a Lakers tee that I got in the little girls section at Old Navy!

Pau's image source here.

We had a request from one of our customers to create a unique frame for a sweet couple that was celebrating 50 years of marriage. In today's world that is definitely a milestone to celebrate. She mentioned that she wanted to have two 5x7 photo openings for a picture from the past and another for a snap shot from the present. The frame was going to be on display at a party being thrown for the golden couple. I knew instantly that I wanted the mat to be a smokey charcoal color with a black frame. The text "Celebrating 50 Years of Love and Laughter" actually came to me as I was thinking about my marriage. Barret and I have been married for nearly 3 years. It's hard to imagine being married for 50 years, but I kept thinking there must be so much love and a lots of laughter to get through all the struggles. I hope that our piece brought some joy to this amazing couple.