La Mia Vita, La Mia Musa

some flowers...

wahhh! my camera is officially dead.. these pics were taken with my Dad's camera...

  This is the corsages that were given to family..aren't they pretty!! White and green.. orchids..miniature white roses.. {The pic is of mine...}

The bridal bouquet was green hydrangeas..and the brides maids had white hydrangeas.. the pic above is of some of the center pieces.. I just love the composition and texture of the roses...carnations.. hydrangeas..{of course... some 'Spotted Cow' on the side!lol!}

 What shall I doo Bella's?!! No digital camera!! I'm kind of paralyzed...

Lovin' the heat up here in the WI.!!! feels like home.. How do you guys deal with the heat?... I'm just soakin' it all in!!lol!!

XO

what a wonderful wedding!

 We are back from a most wonderful wedding! The best part was being with friends and family...{This is the center piece on the tables at the rehearsal dinner}

Isn't this the coolest centerpiece!!?!! We were encouraged to take the strawberries home to our hotels!! Oh my gosh..at first glance I thought they were fake berries...I mean my gosh..those berries are huge!! As my uncle said...'Those are some berries on steriods..' lol!! But oh how delicious they were.. Fun idea for your wedding..shower or Summer fling!

hello..a bump..and trying to catch my breath...

 trying to catch my breath..

my memory card for my camera died... I've got a special wedding to go to this weekend.. hopping from ball game to work..to yard work..and trying to find time to create..

Well Bellas! I thought I'd share this bit of how to get a 'bump'!! ...Goin' to try this for the wedding... I'll share pics if it works!!

Yeah..a very special thanks to all you Bellas that visit regular like.. I do thank the Lord for ya!

Smiles!!

littlebits of ...

Now we are talkin'! It's Summer vacation time for the boys.. aannnnd I got a brilliant idea to use those little scraps of glass lying around on my table...little bitty charms..

See the little charm on the bottom...

Time for baseball... ice cream...

 We've been hanging alot at the ball field...

Whaaa!! I want Summer break too! I just loove it when the boys are out of school... we can all just hang out and have fun...but now..I've gotta work...=(

These little charms are 1inch in length and a quarter inch 1/4" in width..little bits of goodness.

I'm going to try and get some of these scrumptious monograms made for the store...

Ciao Bellas!

a happy Birthday...

  I can't believe he is 17! Yup..#1 turned 17...it seems just like yesterday we were wishing him a happy 1st birthday..and now..#1..you are a very nice young man..blossoming into a man { Can I say that about boys?!!lol! blossom.?}

We had cake..good food... and a wonderful time! May you be blessed with many many more birthdays #1! We love ya!

Muwah! XOXO

love, Mom..

a floor...

You are going to have to wear a pair of these if you are going to come and visit... the floor is a bit..shall we say.. a MESS!

See..we've had to deal with ucky brown indoor/outdoor carpet in our kitchen for the past 8 years!! I'm sorry.. I just can't see the logic in this. Our house at one time had 100 acres attached.{all gone save 2 acres..= (   }..It was a real working dairy farm ages and ages ago..The farmer & the wife..kids running in and out. I can just see all the uck from the barns being traipsed in...why oh why would one put carpet down?!!!

So.. Mother's day weekend.. I just couldn't take it anymore! This carpet is history! Come to find out there ARE five layers of flooring here in this kitchen!! 5 layers! Talk about 5 layers of foolishness...

 Yeah, the carpet..then a layer of linoleum, then a thick layer of particle board, two more layers of linoleum..Okay, the kitchen isn't that big so I thought 'shoot, #1 and I can get this done..HA!

We were into ripping things up for about an hour..that particle board is like trying to rip up cement with your bare hands.. to heck with that! So #1 called a friend... This young man in the orange sweat shirt is a 'local' which means he has grown up around here on the farms and well, knows how to work!! This awesome guy helped us get the floor ripped up finally!! Hooray for 'H'!! You rock man! ... Its's amazing what the promise of all the pizza you can eat will do..lol..

Can you see it?!! It's the prettiest thing!! The 109+ year old wood floor is in amazing shape. There are a few oily ring stains.. but I only think it adds character.. they will eventually be sanded..and varnished..There are no holes, gaps, or bowed pieces of wood! I just love it!

So, for now.. please bring your flip flops.. careful the gap between the doors! Don't trip! But..ahh... can't you just imagine the history this floor has seen!

Ciao Bellas!

i'm bAAaack!!

yes, that's right..I'm baAaack..I'm sooo happy! Just got my Mother's day present..Wahoo...

a super fast wireless card..now..I can surf at lightning speed! yippeee!!!

  ..gone are the chains..I know folks have thought some things..but really..I haven't visited because I just couldn't... not that I'm being a snob..I would literally sit for hours just trying to visit and well..waiting and waiting for a single page to load..that's just no good..my family was suffering..so I gave up... But, Thank the Lord..things have worked out... for now... I don't have to be silent anymore!

 I'm FREEE!!! 

its' soo liberating!! So... I'm back..I'm free to come and annoy all you fab folks!{ Thank you soo much to those who have visited faithfully during this silent time..}  I'm sure your gonna be like 'oh my goodness.. would you just shush!!'lol!

Oh gosh..I've got lots to share.. let's see..marvelous charms.. we've ripped up the floor in the kitchen to reveal amazing 109+ year old hard wood floors.. base ball.. and a birthday is coming up!

Ciao Bellas! I've missed you...

A beautiful light that shines brightly...

Yes..Suger Pie Farmhouse is one of the lights that shine brightly in this dark world..

'Aunt Ruthie' is such an amazing lady..You will find wonderful recipes..fashion inspirations..{How about those wonderful sassy aprons! }..tales of Aunt Ruthie and her family's adventures..but most of all sound Spiritual inspiration! Every time I visit, it's as if she wrote that particular post or story for me.. I know she didn't..but God speaks to my heart through her..Thanks Ruthann! You are amazing. I always get a priority check when I visit..and I am soo thankful for that!

Pleeease visit the "Farmhouse" today..you will be so glad you did..

who says so?...

I don't know about you, but I am pretty sick and tired of the media..and everyone else saying that people need to be a certain weight to be considered pretty..or of an ideal figure..

  Are you gonna tell my that Jane Russell isn't pretty? This lovely lady had curves! She was healthy...

  {love her gown by the way}..I admit it..I've enabled society to make me feel bad I can't fit in a size 0... I'm not gonna okay!! This gal has had three kiddos..and I love good food and wine.. I think it should be about health..not about fitting into some stupid 'ideal'

Look at Marilyn here.. she is pretty! And she doesn't look like a skeleton..I mean please..these young girls here look like if you sneezed too hard they might blow away! It's almost scary. Who has enabled society to set this standard? We have..We must stop it! This goes for boys AND girls.. Just because #1 isn't 200 lbs at 16 doesn't mean that he's a wimp.

  It's gotta be about developing a healthy self image. Don't believe the lies that you have to weigh a certain amount!! Look a certain way.. It should be about that you are healthy and happy with who you are...

All my pics I found here... and you ran read about BMI here...

Ciao Bellas!

no hype...

Well..I don't know your feelings on this, but I think this product works!

Forgive me, but if you are going to get sick..nothing is going to keep you from it..but do you want something that will help build your immune system? Something that will help you get over it more quickly? Airborne is it for us..

  Each of the boys have made it through this winter only missing 3 days of school total! {That's one a piece }.We've escaped the horrible stomach crud that went around here..and were able to get over our cold more quickly and didn't have to go to the doc because it turned into some horrible infection.. I'm sold on this product..I challenge you to try it..

{photo courtesy Airborne }

Ciao Bellas!