Surviving Camp E.D.G.E.

Well, we are beyond the halfway point of VBS.

I must say that we are holding up quite well for a bunch of

really old people....

I was thinking about taking you on a little trip down Camp E.D.G.E lane.....IN A KAYAK.

Easier said than done......

Here is Nutty Buddy as a ROCK STAR!
Due to the economy, Camp E.D.G.E. had to make some cutbacks on their
Xtreme Sporting events....but that isn't going to get Nutty Buddy down...no sirrrreeee.
Instead of ROCK CLIMBING, he did the very, very dangerous
Xtreme Sport of......
POP ROCK EATING AND DRINK A COKE!!!
If you've kept up with URBAN LEGENDS, you would know that if one eats POP ROCKS and DRINKS A SODA.....HE WILL EXPLODE!
Well, let me just say....Nutty Buddy didn't explode...but the AUDIENCE did....
IN LAUGHTER when Nutty Buddy let out the
biggest, hugest, BURP! Did I mention that it was into the
MICROPHONE as well?


Here is Nutty Buddy in his "FIRE JUGGLING" outfit!


Well, as you can see, the kayak is a very popular attraction....or quite possibly,
it was because I.M. Fun was in the kayak.....what kind of look is the little one giving me?



We've had 100 degree weather and what better way to cool off than to have your dad bust a water balloon on your head!

Camp E.D.G.E. is an evening camp so the whole family can attend.

I think I'm up a creek without a paddle here!
Each year at VBS, we have a mission project.
This year, we are honoring our military...past and present.
Campers are bringing items for the Blue Star Mothers Box Program.
The boxes are filling up with items like shampoo, gum, kool-aid, wipes, germ-x, etc.
This wall is the family of campers who are or were in the military.

Going to be a little busy this week.....

Our Vactions Bible School is this week!

We are at "Camp E.D.G.E."

"Experience & Discover God Everywhere"

I know I RARELY post a picture of myself because I am

usually the one behind the camera....

yet, let me dress up like a total moron and

EVERYONE wants to make sure they get pictures of me.

I had to get these off Facebook...hello...

I swear I am just drunk on the Holy Spirit here!!! (I'll do anything to spread God's Love)

My character is Imogene Marciella Fun....for short, it is I. M. Fun!

I am the Camp E.D.G.E "Director".

The pastor and I do an opening skit each night to introduce the Xtreme Theme

for the night. So far, we've had Xtreme Kayak Paddle Twirling, and Xtreme Fire Juggling...which

is done just by using the "lighters" that you light a candle w/....you know what I am talking about....he has TWO of them and the flame can be "thrown" and "caught" to each lighter.

We even did the Harlem Globetrotter stunt of throwing the bucket of water on him to put out his "burning" tail!

The preacher, Shannon, has only been with our church for barely a month!

He is a hoot....their family is a true blessing.

His character is "Nutty Buddy" the squirrel.

This is a prop for our camp.

The lovely lady on the right is the REAL VBS Director....I just play one.

Amy has done an amazing job putting this whole thing together.

Stay tuned for more updates as the week progresses!

Who You Gonna Call?

My parents have a nice pool. The nice pool is a pain in the butt.

Each year, they wait until right before July 4th to open the pool because Oklahoma spring storms wreak havoc on a pool and its chemical balance.

So, they've discovered that waiting until almost July is CHEAPER and EASIER in the long run.

This year, there was a malfunction w/ a drain. No matter how fit one is, they can't hold their breath long enough to do what needed to be done in the 12 ft. deep part of the pool.

So, who you gonna call?

Your local pest control guy, right?

RIGHT!

This is Grover.

Grover is the owner of Admiral Pest Control.

Normally, when Grover is at my mom's house, he is spraying for bugs!

In Grover's spare time, he likes to scuba dive...he has been all over the world scuba diving and takes amazing underwater photos.

Grover has NEVER been scuba diving in my parents' pool!

One thing Grover didn't expect to have to do while helping with the pool was to do PEST CONTROL!
Look at that PEST sneaking up on him....GROVER!!!
Turn around, look, it is a BIGGIE come after you!
It is attempting a sneak attack!


Now look! He is having to do PEST CONTROL!
He just thought he could tell her a few things about scuba diving and he would be done!

In between PEST CONTROL he tried to tell my dad about the PROBLEM with THE POOL.

Except he had another PROBLEM...er, uh, PEST.

The PEST even talked him into letting her try the air tank.

Thank goodness he had TWO breathing thingies....I would have

got the heebie jeebies at this point.

Testing to see if the PEST can breathe under water!

Dang! Did poor Grover get sucked in or what?

She is such the queen of DIVERSION...."if I seem totally interested in what the guy is doing, I just KNOW I will get to try the scuba gear out."

Going under and staying under was harder than it looked!

Does the PEST CONTROL guy even know what he has NOW CREATED?

An underwater breathing, swimming, gotta take scuba lessons SUPER PEST!!

There ain't no killing this PEST now!!

THANKS GROVER!!!

On a side note: The pool is fixed and clear and we had a great family reunion on the 4th!

Menu Monday on Tuesday (Also a crafty project)

I found a wonderful old frame with a painting on a wood for $2.00. I wasn't that thrilled with the painting, so I made it over.

I turned the gold frame into a pretty blue.

I used BLACK BOARD PAINT from Lowe's and painted

over the painting.

THIS WAS VERY EASY TO DO!!!

It is now our MENU BOARD! It hangs in the dining room.

It just loves hanging out with my $70.00 vintage dining table!
So, each Monday and in this case Tuesday, I can just snap a picture
of our menu and post it!
I am using chalk ink instead of regular chalk because I can't handle anymore
dust in this house than necessary.
Chalk ink doesn't smear either...it is more like a marker that looks like chalk.

More of the PRIMITIVE House TOUR....

Sorry it has taken so long to do another post...we sort of had an unplanned trip thrown into our schedule last week.

Here are more pics of Donna's house....by the time I get all these pics posted,

she will have totally redecorated and I will have to start over!

This is the outside back patio!! Ron made that table!!

I'm sure you recognize the chairs from the round oak tables that everyone had several years ago.

I this precious or what?

There are tea lights in the tea cups!!!

They have a wood stove INSIDE a fireplace hearth....big enough to stand in!

Menu Monday

Summer meals take their toll on me...for some reason, it is so much easier to do cool weather meals. So, I am getting back to planning our weekly meals and posting them. I normally plan them anyway, just don't post them...or at least I haven't been. I am hoping dear husband is saving a calf for us to fatten since we sold daughter's show steer.....we are about out of BEEF!!!

MONDAY - Chicken Salad Sandwiches, chips, fresh fruit

TUESDAY - Roast, potatoes, carrots, fresh fruit

WEDNESDAY - Beef fajitas from the leftover roast, refried beans, salsa

THURSDAY - Chicken pot pie

FRIDAY - BLT's, chips, pickles

SATURDAY - HOLIDAY

SUNDAY - Grilled pork steak, pepper poppers, corn on cob, squash patties ( I will do a tutorial for the squash patties and post it)

For other great menus and recipes, click the button at the top and don't do it unless you have A LOT of time because there are HUNDREDS!!!

More of the Primitive House Tour.....

More of the tour of Donna's House...scroll down to see more of it.

I am having to do this in several posts, so make sure you check back to see more of it.

I have no idea what color the stove used to be, like I said before, she changes EVERYTHING.
Looks real, but is FAKE....and just sets on the floor by the table!

Love this!!!

More fakeness!! Did you notice the RING BELL FOR SERVICE?

A Primitive Post ALERT!!! Must. See. This. House.

Meet Donna.

Donna is on the bottom left.

If you were to meet Donna, you would never think she is a gifted artist because she is so humble.

Donna has so many talents.

I'm going to show you one of her talents over several posts.

One talent she has is making a home look like a magazine picture!

Below is Donna's kitchen.

Take a good look because the next time you see it, she will have totally transformed it. I mean seriously, this lady could have a blog JUST OF HER HOUSE and no two pics of the room would look the same!

She is constantly changing things.

This view is from the other side of the kitchen.

Enjoy these whole room shots, because the camera we used to take them made all the pics come out really blurry.

After these two pictures, you are only going to get to see close-ups of her decorating style.

I do not do the primitive style...but, this sure has me wishing I did.

See that table? Donna's husband, Ron, made that table for her.

He made it look all perfect with no gaps, no marks, no nothing.

Donna got a hold of it and PRIMITIZED it....I don't know if Ron has

ever recovered from that. She banged it up....the wood split, etc....

Oh and the chick behind Donna and Ron is their daughter, Tresa.

It is because of Tresa that I was able to get some pictures....you see, Donna and Ron were out of town. So, here is proof that her house is ALWAYS perfect, she is out of town for goodness sake....who leaves their house in magazine perfect order when they just packed for a trip?

Stay tuned for a lot more pics.....

Another Thrifted Lamp....

I found this lamp at an estate sale for $15.00...which is more than I normally would have paid...but it was so cool!

It was too Brady Bunchy for me.....

I loved the design!

I found this dress for $2.00 at a garage sale.

I took the top of the dress off and put the skirt on the lampshade.

I love the citrus print....very kitschy.

I originally thought I was going to paint it a turquoise....then I found the material and the turquoise just didn't work.

I think that I will put this in my office....I love the height of the lamp too.
I might paint the wood a country white, what do you think?

Make sure go check out all the other thrifty finds by clicking the buttons at the top of this post!
Edited to Show the Makeover, Makeover....lol

Primer and yellow paint really made it look so much better...I am happy now.

Better Than Thrifted Items

Several years ago, I had a lovely young lady who had nothing better to do than to come help me in my classroom. No, her mom was the computer teacher and she had to come over anyhow...so, she chose ME to help. I know, I need A LOT of help! I save the therapy lesson for some other time.

Anyhow, that Jr. High girl is now 30 and we've become friends.

She found my blog and has decided that we have very similar tastes.
So, I invited her over because she wanted to see my simple home and drink some of my amazing lemonade.

She came with gifts that she thought I would like.

She thought RIGHT!!

How could I say NO to these?

I offered to pay her for them, but she refused.

Look at this vintage suit...makes me want to go work in an office somewhere.

Oh, wait, I DO work in an office somewhere....

well, it is at my mother's and the dress is pretty casual.

Look at the single dragonfly hovering the gingham ribbon!

Love this skirt! Talk about feeling all light and airy.....

A CORDLESS RETRO PHONE!!! Can you hear me squealing?

It is a big ol' chunky phone.....and it WORKS!!!

Thanks so much Carrie! I'm so glad we get to be friends now...not because you brought me amazing gifts, because you are an amazing woman!!