a "sweet" day...

{1st treat ;} {curt's treat}

{and....tummy ache...}

today i worked in the salon, and daddy worked on a project for mommy.

travis was so sweet and patient and just played by himself

until we were done.

he came out and visited with me and my last client,

and actually said "excuse me mommy"

{instead of interrupting. i love when they randomly use manners in front of people,

it makes me look like such a good mom ;}

so for a special treat, for the sweet boy, i took him to his favorite place!

the coffee shop!

he gets the biggest cookie, and then "reminds" curt {the owner}

"weemember u gave me oweeo's {oreos} wast time!? dat was so cool..."

how can you say no to that sweet hint of a hint.

so he gets his bag of "oweeo's", talk for a bit and then head home.

i wuv my widdle trav!

{he is such a sweet boy}

xoxo

*buffalo gal*

p.s. the coffee shop is not only super cool, super yummy, annnnd they were on cupcake wars, AND won ;} but they are in our hood, so we get to walk down there everyday!

yes i'm bragging...so if your a local and haven't been there yet, get your butts down there.

1st makeover deal!

so i already found an awesome deal for my bedroom!

i went to homegoods and got these pillows for $14.99

compared to the west elm pillow at $59 each,

i saved $88!!!

bedroom makeover...step#1

my bedroom has been the same for 4 years!

that is the longest any room of mine has ever been the same...

it's time for a change...and some color!

i just sold my entire bedroom set, so i am literally starting from scratch.

{as soon as i am finished i will have before and after pictures ;}

my color scheme inspiration...

{thanks to me sweet friend cassidy, who got me this vase for my birthday. it's from anthropologie} i love this pillow from west elm, but it's a bit out of my price range... i have a headboard similar to this that i just got...

it's much older, so my plan is to re-vamp it ;}

{read about it here} i love the throw in this picture! {especially since it's fuchsia, this will be added to the color scheme} these were the best that i could find so far in my price range... {please let me know which one you like best, #1,#1,#3 or #4??}

well...wish me luck!!

xoxo

*buffalo gal*

together again...

{previous before and after photo}

i finally finished.

my two previously old, dingy, orange, velvet chairs
are together again.

they are white, and new, and clean!

the foam is new, the buttons and cushions are new, all of the dirt and cat hair

found in the cracks, is no longer there.

{that is the worst part of re-upholstering...you never know what your going to find in the deep,

30 year old cracks of a chair or couch}

i did find a quarter though...

my next project is this beauty

"tuft luck"

so far, it sucks.

wish me luck ;}

xoxo

*buffalo gal*

kids being kids

maybe it's because our mom let us play with an old water barrel, taking

turns getting inside and rolling each other down a hill in our old back yard...

or letting us jump off the patio roof onto our trampoline

{that's when they first came out...before all of the reported broken bones and such}

or sliding down our old stairs in sleeping bags, slamming into the wall at the bottom to stop ourselves, and laughing hysterically...

or building a fort in the rafters of our 100 degree, garage attic in the middle of the summer...

or perhaps it was because there weren't "DSI's" and "video games"

and big flat screen tv's in our own personal, in home movie theatres

{or maybe it was because we were poor and we just didn't know it}

either way! my point is...

i love seeing my kids and their cousins play...like, REAL play.

outside.

with boxes and a hose.

and buckets on their heads!

{the bag was a little iffy...we took that off ;}

last night my sister and i laughed as we watched our children rummage through

our neighbors bulk trash to build a "tree tee-pee" out of all of their tree clippings!

{it was actually pretty awesome...i would have gotten in but i was too big}

it was sweet, and awesome.

kids need to be outside.

they need to use their imagination.

so hide the video games, limit the tv watching,

or pretend like your poor ;} and let our kids be kids!

{at least until summer, if you live in AZ}

xoxo

*buffalo gal*