"American" Idol...whatever

I guess I was wrong about "American Idol" ~ I thought it was about the person with the "most" talent, not the person that "mostly" conformed to what "most" people perceive as an "American" Idol. So, as soon as I think this country is finally starting to step ahead toward equality, it takes two steps back. And not to belittle Kris Allen, he is crazy talented, too. Congratulations, Kris! But wow, what a show!!!! And speaking of "winners" ~ Lucky #2 {Jana} won the earrings from last week's post! Congratulations, Jana! And lucky for you, America didn't have to vote, or no telling who would have won :)And these awesome earrings "Horizon" are the give aways for next Wednesday! All you have to do to win them is comment on THIS blog post. Lita will be picking the lucky winner. Good Luck! And speaking of luck! Henry came back!!!!Henry is a giant rat snake that lives under my front steps. We thought he had gone away forever, since we haven't seen him in almost a year. And he came back just in the nick of time! The moles are having a field day in my gardens, so now Henry can, hopefully, take care of that problem, but he may need to invite friends. I never thought I would be "happy" about having a snake living under my steps, but when you see the damage moles can do, you welcome the snakes. Now I'm off to water plants ~ look what I found today:tiny little fuzzy peaches ~ and the tree is loaded with them :)

Happy Thrusday!!
♥ & peace always ~ Kathy

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" ~Ernest Gaines

And the winner is {insert drumroll here}....

.....Jen! Yay!!! Lucky you!~ Thanks for your comments everybody! Check back this Friday {May 1st} to see what's up for the next give away. Also, starting today and going through Sunday {May 3rd}, I'm offering "free shipping", "free gift wrap" and a "free personalized card enclosure" for all Mother's Day gifts. Just let me know that your item is a gift for your Mom and what you want your card to say ~ I'll do the rest. I'll refund your shipping payment through PayPal, after your purchase. And this cute little bracelet would make an awesome Mother's Day gift:Speaking of "awesome" & "winners"!!!!!! {insert another drumroll here}:So this is the first time I have ever watched "American Idol" and could say with almost 100% certainty who was going to win! His talents are just untouchable compared to the others. I think he's going to be the next "Michael Jackson" ~ hands down! What do you think? I think he's precious.....almost as precious as this:Another precious Etsy find ~ I love it! To bad I'm already married or this would certainly be on the top of my wedding cake! But it could still work for a birthday, right! And my birthday is Saturday!!! Ozzy's is Sunday ~ whoo hooo ~ Sushi for me and Bluebell Homemade Vanilla Ice-cream for Ozzy {he loves that stuff} And do you know what happens to bad dogs that roll in another dogs poop?Yep, a bath! She didn't like it, either. But, do you think that will teach her a lesson? Hell No! She'll do it again as soon as some other strange dog poops in the yard and we don't catch her in time. Dogs do some really gross stuff ~ but I guess people do, to.

Happy Wednesday!
♥ & peace always ~ Kathy

"Live today fully, expressing gratitude for all you have been, all you are right now, and all you are becoming." ~ Melodie Beattie

It's That Time Again.....

...OMG!!! How have we even survived since May without American Idol! I hope this year is just as exciting as the last.....we'll see. Of course, they'll never have anyone as cute as Jason again *sigh*.....but this week's "give away earrings" are almost as cute! And they scream "Stardom":all you have to do to win them {the drawing will be Monday morning} is comment on this post. Even if it's just to say "Jason rocks". And speaking of rocks, I was totally inspired to create my own little moss garden, having seen & read the interview from "Made by Mavis", a "featured artist" on Etsy this week:I figured what the heck! It's not like I don't have a yard full of moss {literally}. I'm going to keep it fresh & try adding new little mosses as I come across them. It was freezing cold yesterday, so I threw together this one in about 5 minutes:and it's really cute & the perfect thing to do with that unused candy container that I've had for eons. It was actually in the box of items to go to goodwill, but now it's happy as can be and so am I!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!! And don't forget to comment on this post for a chance to win those awesome little "star struck" earrings :)

♥ & peace always ~ Kathy

"A rolling stone gathers no moss" - proverb

American Idol & Who Will Win??

This will be me tonight, watching American Idol. Every year I say that I'm not going to get addicted, but I always do. I usually have it narrowed down to my 1 and only favorite by now, but I'm just torn between Blake, Melissa & Lakisha. I'm not to fond of Jordon, so I hope she gets voted off tonight. Is anybody else addicted, like me? It's really gotten bad. I'll cook dinner if Wayne gets home before 6:00. If he's later than that, we eat salad. I know, you probably think I'm terrible, but the salad is better for us anyway. And I'm not talking a chinchy salad, I'm talking a good one, with lots of "stuff". Plus, I love those seedless cucumbers. I could eat one of those like a pickle.

I had a much better day today. Not all that productive, but I did get several things crossed off my list. Plus, I listed a new necklace that I made last night and one sold right away. I really like it, too. It's just so "neapolitan". I love the colors and the stones are just awesome. It's made with "Volcanic Fire Cherry Quartz". Please do check it out if you get a chance. It's in the shop, along with a new pair of earrings:

Well that's about it for this post, my little friends. I'm still working on a few Taxes! Can you believe it! They'll never go away. And so, I'll leave you with a quote and I hope you enjoy your evening. Please do post a comment {you can do so anonymously, if you wish}, so I can get a feel of who everybody is "voting" for.

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time" ~ my sentiments, exactly :0)

xxoo & peace ~ Kathy