Time to Play in a Small Pool at the Campground

My littlest niece wanted to fill the pool herself. The first day we didn't add enough hot water and boy was that pool cold! She didn't seem to mind though. Here she is posing for the camera in her pretty pink tweety bird swimsuit.

Just her size!!!!

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Cupcake Engagement Ring

A girl where I work has the most unique engagement ring-it's in the shape of a cupcake-how fun is that!!!!

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A Clever Disguise

I always try and bring some fun, silly stuff for the kids to have fun with when we go camping. I picked these funny glasses and rotten teeth up and the girls had fun with them. They'll be a great addition to the dress up trunk I sometimes take with me for them to play with. Here's my oldest niece-more grown-up than ever-but still willing to have a little fun!

My youngest niece-wearing pink(of course)-isn't she cute!!!!Guess they were a hit!

Candy Jars

Well-I'm off to go camping-and here's the candy and treat jars I take.

1950's Children's Pink Metal House

Have you ever seen one of these? I hadn't-so after a few weeks of thinking about it-just had to have it-it's a Pink House! It's in pretty good shape and I love all the attention to details. If I was the incredible shrinking woman (great movie if you haven't seen it!)-I'd live here! Here's one side-love the little balcony area!

One side of the house-notice the bush! Here's the inside-a little wobbly walls

Downstairs living room-like the fireplace and the curtains

I love this kids room-Circus Themed!!! Upstairs Bathroom

Pretty upstairs bedroom

Downstairs bathroom-love it cause it's pink!!!

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Vintage Dessert Set

I bought this vintage dessert set several years ago. I love the cheerful pattern. Never used them-people just don't seem to use this stuff anymore. It's sad. Maybe I'll bring them out sometime for a party! I'm joining Vintage Thingie Thursday at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

Sap Buckets

Another little place I put some Queen Anne's Lace at the family reunion. I just love these buckets together-makes me think of BOZO the clown-anyone remember him. I used to try and play that bucket game at home. I always wanted to be a contestant on that show! I'm joining White Wednesday at http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/ and Outdoor Wednesday at http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

The Pink House

On the way to Kickapoo Park is this Pink House on the corner-it's a bar! Definetely catches you're eye!

The sign says Pink House-Sat-Suspicious Activity

A Day Tubing

Here we are-my friend Amanda and I at Poo Landing. I had my pink heart bikini on(under my Girl Gone Country T-shirt) and pink/black heart water shorts-and boy was I glad for those water shoes~! The real sign says this not Poo Landing! The day was beautiful and the water felt great! We weren't in this lake-most of the time we were in less than 3 feet of water. We could have walked the whole way carring our tubes. Do you see all the canoes with the bus? We had planned to go kayaking, but decided with my lack of coordination and strength-tubing seemed like a better idea. We had to do as much work though because the low water levels and no current. We were out there for 3 hours and it was fun-but I am tired! We had lunch afterward at the Landing(I was starved!) and we both plan to go back in the fall for horseback riding.

Martini Bar

Well after 2 months of almost killing myself getting ready for the family reunion-I decided August would be a month jam-packed with fun, summertime things to do with my friends. The first thing to do was join two of my work friends and go out to eat and to an upscale(for our area) bar downtown. I was a little scared-mainly because I haven't been to a bar in 18 years-since I met my husband-but my friend Rach-assured me that this place was different. Before we even got inside the Martini Bar I could see pink walls -so I knew I was going to like this place. Can you guess what drink is mine? Of course the pink one-a strawberry shortcake(I only had one-but it was delicious). They put some cookie type crumbs on the outside of mine. Yummy. The one on the left is a brown-eyed girl-it tasted like chocolate milk. And the one on the right was an apple type drink. This is the first thing we saw when we walked in-these vintage aqua chairs-I knew I liked this place! Bre on the vintage couch(which I really wanted to take home!) Bre was posing all nite-she looked beautiful ! Funky Tables!

Here's the three of us-Rach, Bre and Me! We had a Fun Nite!

Hope you all have a Great Weekend!

Pink Formica Table

So here's the one table I didn't show you last week. I was so excited to get it. I originally saw it at an antique store in May and couldn't get it out of my mind. It was piled with stuff-so I couldn't even see the pattern. I just knew it was pink! I finally called back and it was still there. So I sent a check and then I had to figure out how to get it since it was about an hour and half away and I don't usually go in that direction. Luckily a friend from work goes there to bank and she picked it up for me. It was in almost perfect condition(except for a small scratch!). It didn't have any chairs with it-so I'll have to be on the lookout for those-I think grey ones would work great! The legs come off easily-so it will be easy to store too! I'm joining Pink Saturday at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Vintage Glasses as Centerpieces

One of my favorite collections-vintage drinking glasses. I was trying to come up with some simple centerpieces for our family reunion last Saturday and then I remembered that I had tons of these. Some are individual glasses and others are full sets, but I decided to just use one of each style(and I still didn't use them all!) I paired them with simple Queen Anne's lace.

Yellow Floral Glasses Daisy Glasses The red ones-my least favorite. More Red ones. I added the aqua ones with my floral aqua chairs. Some of white ones were gathered on round tables. The one on the right is a yellow rose(I only have one of those).

The pink ones were lined up on the long farm table.

These are the juice glasses which I used on the kiddie tables.

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Pink Bathroom Fish

Who could resist these little open mouthed bathroom fish? I just had to pick them up for $1.00. I'm sure some of you remember them in your bathrooms growing up!

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Apron Seats

In case you didn't catch this idea-I just love this!

The History of 'APRONS'

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids..

And when the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it around her arms

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

REMEMBER:

Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron - but love...

White Shabby Bench

My newest addition to my yard-this little shabby bench I picked up at a garage sale for $15 last week. The legs look old and the top has the perfect worn in look. I added some pink coneflowers and some black eyed susans to added a little welcoming area to our family reunion this past Saturday.

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A place to Sit and Relax

Well-as much as I'd like to just sit here today-I've got all those tables and chairs to put away. It's too hot out anyway-better to relax in the air conditioning. Hope you have a Great Sunday!

How Many Pink Chairs and Tables Does One Person Need?

When you're hosting a family reunion for 50 people-you need a lot of tables and chairs! My favorite table is this long one that I lined pink chairs up to-I think it was everyone's favorite too!

A little table for the wee folks! This one is a little shabby-but I paired it with two ice cream chairs-one pink -one white! I thought this would be cute for the little ones to eat at! I decided to add vintage aprons to these chairs at the last minute.

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