The Adventures of a German Girl

Steele spooning with Daddy Toby's favorite places If  not under the bed, he is on the Coffee table, or on the top of the stairs and new is laying on the grass, not getting up for ages Brothers hanging out can you still tell a difference in size? Playing Hide and Seek Playing with mommy and destroying stuff while we are not looking We had a one on one training with Steele to break him from barking and jumping at other dogs on leashes. It already got better, but we still have a long way to go. Toby went to his first beginners obedience class, but was too good of a student so that he got switched into the intermediate class. Next Wednesday is our first class in the new class. And while off professional training, Brian does a good job. Jump (only when asked!) And then my most favorite part, we bought life jackets for the boys to go swimming (while we are tubing) in the Chattahoochee Rive...

It was time again to take the sewing machine out of the closet, order some fabric online and create some new pillows. Since Toby destroyed all of his three beds by biting through the fabric and ripping the batting in tiny little pieces,  I decided to save what is left and create a seat for the rocking chair instead of fixing his beds. He is now bed-less and hopefully learns something. LOL I already had some other turquois/creme pillows with a different pattern to join the new seat cushion. It looks so comfy to spend some time in and watch people go by. Since there is always left over fabric, I sewed another pillow for the swing on the opposite site of our porch. I made the seat cushion last year when we first bought the swing.   Done, done and done - the front porch is now ready for gorgeous summer nights spend outside.

I had date night - with my Silhouette Cameo. That's what I come up with while Brian is again out of town for couple  weeks. Being a single mom to our two puppy dawgs is the best very exhausting and doing anything but working and walking is hard to even think about. But there was one night last week which I dedicated to some crafting. Remember my grey wall art ?  I liked it but felt like something is missing. I came across a wall decal website and found some inspiration on words.  I printed several  words in different sizes with my Silhouette on black vinyl. I attached backing to the front of the words and laid them out on our dining room table.  Then I attached them with tape onto the board. I peeled off the backing and since there is structure on the grey, the letters didnt really stick to the board. OF COURSE - always something going wrong with my (easy peasy 5 minute projects)  My bottle of mod podg...

Our TOP 10 HOUSE TO-DO List Number 1: Backsplash in the kitchen - thankfully DONE Number 2: Making our house more cozy and personal - working on artwork, pillow cases and providing it with a nice doggie smell - DONE Number 3: putting frosted film on the bathroom windows - DONE Number 4: creating a nice cozy guest bed room for our family and friends - DONE Number 5: recovering furniture to make it more personal in the house - ONGOING Number 6: having my own craft room - DONE Number 7: building a build in bookcase for the formal living room - this is my dream since we bought the house Number 8: finishing the basement Number 9: extending the deck Number 10: screen-in front porch  The yard was never in our top 10 priority list. I don't like the weeds or that we don't have a lot of backyard, but I could live with it, if it would have been just for Brian and me. Now that we have T...

Have you lately bought any kind of greeting cards? I have the impression that they get more and more expensive. I found plain cards and envelopes on sale couple months ago and decided that from now on I will just create my own. Easier planned then done. With a crazy work schedule and doggies at home which want your full attention when home, there is just nothing like free time anymore. I feel like training for a marathon or something. I get so much walking done as I've never had in my life. Our friends Michelle and Justin just got married in Costa Rica and have a backyard wedding celebration this coming weekend. I decided on finally put my butt down and create a card last night. From the online Silhouette store i purchased a wedding dress card design for .99$ printed it on a 8x8 sheet of white linen-ish paper. Since it was double sided it has this volumn effect.  Next I cut brown ribbon and hot glued it in half I hotglued the ribbon around...

One of those, who can't keep the camera down and needs to take pictures of her puppies every minute of their life and share it with the world. Toby is always so excited to find a "good" stick that we need to take a break from our walks.                          There are only so many yards in the neighborhood, where the grass is really soft. Toby can tell you exactly which ones those are. He is rolling around or stops for a quick break each time we pass them. He got the addiction for shoes from his mommy...              and has the weirdest sleeping positions (from his dad, I assume! :) )               Sucking on wet dish towels if nothing else is around to chew on. They love peanut butter and bones wi...