In an effort to bring a bit of spring to our place, I changes out the red globes I had hanging here, and put up these beautiful springy glass lanterns in their place.

Total cost for the 4 of them? $6

Awesome, right? Get to Rite Aid NOW if you want some. They’re half off and won’t be around long.

Now I just need to pick up a pack of those flameless candles to put inside of them.

Oh and after I put them up, Jess tells me, “mom, I really like your designs.” apparently I’m an interior designer in her eyes just because I simply changed out the hanging glass.

This time you get a 2fer.

First up, a giant bubble

Seriously. how awesome is that bubble?

And #2 is the place we had dinner with my in-laws last night

If you ever find yourself in the IE and in need of a delicious steak dinner. This is the place. You just can’t beat the price. I’m talking about a dinner salad, 16 oz. rib eye cooked to order, your choice of potato and a big hunk of garlic bread for $13.50. It was absolutely delicious! Jess and a grilled cheese and not only was is huge, but they made it with garlic bread. So good! It’s absolutely worth every penny and more. Let’s just say we had 4 steak dinners and a child’s meal plus drinks (non-alcoholic) for LESS than $75. Thanks Brandon and Corey for suggesting this place. Can’t wait to eat there again.

I snapped this picture the other day when Jess and I were at California Adventure. She had no idea I was taking the picture. I love how happy she looks eating her corn dog.

I captured a moment of pure happiness and that makes me happy.

If you look at my picture for today, and think about it, there’s a good chance you’ll figure out exactly what this will become. I mean besides 3 plates and a little tea set. Stay tuned because it will be making its transformation over the next 24 to 48 hours.

THE BEFORE:

Coming soon: The after

One of the small joys in life is a good pair of tweezers. No, I’m serious. When you need to get at something using tweezers, there’s nothing more frustrating than a pair that the tips don’t actually meet or are too big.

After an incident involving a bad splinter, Jessalyn’s foot, a mediocre pair of tweezers, and ended in going to urgent care to have the splinter dug out, I decided it was high time to invest in a good pair of tweezers. I spent more money (but certainly not as much as I could have) on this pair than they should be. But after using them for a while, I think they were worth every penny.