Camera Strap Slipcovers - a little giveaway!

I finally tried making a camera strap slip cover for my Nikon DSLR camera. 

I made a couple and thought I would give one away. 

If you saw my post yesterday, you know I am looking for good dinner recipes. 

We need some new, yummie dinners around here!

Which brings me to the giveaway.

Go to the comments form on this post and tell me your favorite "go-to" recipe.

I will randomly choose a winner tomorrow night (8/18) around 7:00 pm (eastern time). 

The winner gets to choose between these two camera strap slip covers made of Amy Butler fabrics.

I added a topstitching detail on this one.

Both camera strap covers measure 26 inches by 2 inches and will fit both Nikon and Canon DSLR camera straps.

Can't wait to hear your favorite recipes!

EAT in our Kitchen and a little Giveaway!

I made a dry erase menu board this weekend.
 I am adding this project to Look What I Made at Creations by Kara.Go check out some of the other projects!

We have got to get on some sort of a meal schedule...

to much "what do you want for dinner??? I don't know what do you want for dinner???" 

ARRGGGGG!

So I found an old frame, some scrapbook paper and my used my Cricut to make this cutie menu board for our kitchen. 

And yes, there is homemade chicken noodle soup in the crockpot right now.

I also love my Anthropologie EAT letters above the menu board.

But, as you can see I am in desperate need for some new and yummie recipes for dinner.

I would love to hear what your "go-to" recipes are for dinner.

Recipes that EVERYONE in the family will eat. 

Even two picky little boys and a picky husband.

So leave me your recipes in the comments section and I will randomly select a winner to receive a camera strap slip-covers (for Nikon and Canon DSLR or SLR cameras) made of this Amy Butler fabric. 

Or this Amy Butler fabric

Your choice!

I bought this fabric yesterday and will make the camera strap slip-covers tonight

(I will show you all tomorrow).

I will pick a winner on Wednesday (8/18) around 7:00 (eastern time).

Can't wait to hear all of your suggestions!

Master Bath Makeover Parts 1 & 2

Here we go down the home improvement road again...

We moved in about six months ago (I cannot believe it has been 6 months!)

I have searched and can't find a true before picture of our master bathroom before we moved in, so this is after some improvements have already been done. 

Originally this bathroom had wallpaper and different light fixtures and a large mirror. 

We removed the wallpaper and painted (a color that I hate!) and changed the light fixtures and added the two separate mirrors from IKEA.

So here we are at the before picture. 

We wanted to paint the vanity.

(Ignore all the crap stuff below the sinks,

we had already taken two of the doors off to paint)

The doors and cabinet are oak and in fine shape, just in need of a lift.

So off we go, we decided on black paint. 

We chose an oil based product from Sherwin Williams, added some paint thinner and it turned out nicely.

Half way there!

And the after, we love it!

Black paint and new hardware made a huge difference.

Up next, a new paint color. 

The current one is too close to the tile/bath/shower color.  YUCK.

And yes, I picked it, it was a rush thing and I chose wrong. 

I can't even blame it on the husband, I hate it when that happens.

I need some contrast.

I am trying to talk the husband into some wainscotting around the entire bathroom, like in this makeover at Rock in my Dryer.

We are going to see if the paint makes all the difference and then we will see about the wainscoting (crossing my fingers!)

And we're back early

Our end of the summer beach vacation went from this

(soooooo pretty)

to this

(ackkkkkk!)

Like that sky?

It's was a lovely tropical depression in the Gulf.

So we cut out little vacation short and came home to play in the pool and just be at home.

But we did have 2 days in Longboat Key, Anna Maria Island and Siesta Key...

which means lots of vacation pictures!

in Anna Maria Island.

Lil J

Big J

Sweet brothers - they get along pretty well. 

This is what the sky was like miles out in the ocean...

and this is what the sky was like right above us.

The husband said, "let me take the camera so you are in the pictures"

AWWWWWWWWW

Sometimes you would never know that I am actually at vacations, birthday parties, etc.

Know what I mean!

Speaking of the husband, here he is with his boys.

And can I say that I REALLY love these photoshop elements actions from The Pioneer Woman.

These two photos are the "seventies" actions - LOVE THEM!  Thanks Pioneer Woman!

This was Wednesday, our last day and it was raining and windy and supposed to rain for the next couple of days.  The ocean was really rough and the kids just wanted to be in the pool anyways, so we decided to come home early.

What we did this summer

So my blog is called Write It Down and the whole reason I started a blog was to document all of the things that I want my boys to see one day, all of the things I know I probably won't be able to remember in several years. 

And along the way I have found some wonderful hobbies and blogs that I love to read. 

 And many times I post about the things I have made or want to make.

BUT, this post is for my boys. 

This is what we did this summer.  We have less than 3 weeks before my oldest begins kindergarten and my baby starts 3 day preschool.  We have our family vacation coming up soon and then summer is over. 

So here you go boys, this was your summer vacation 2010.

Joey finished Weekday School. You spent two sweet little years there and loved it. 

You made wonderful friends at WDS and learned so many important things. 

This is you on the morning of your last day.

Then we were off to Amelia Island for our Memorial Day vacation.

You both took your first sail boat ride

I love your silly faces.

Daddy started traveling more for work and you missed him. 

This is a picture of you guys that I sent to Daddy before he came home. 

We went and picked him up at the airport, which became one of your favorite things to do this summer.

Then we swam. 

Jacob spent much of the summer in swim lessons again with Miss Kennie. 

And it paid off.

It clicked for both of you this summer.  You are now little fishies.

And we swam some more -

sometimes in the middle of the afternoon but the most fun was to swim at night - all of us together.

Joey turned 5 and had a pirate pool party with his friends.

These were our normal mornings, an invasion of a sweet puppy and two little boys in Mommy & Daddy's bed.  Daddy was jealous because he had to go to work.  Sorry Hubs.

We went shopping, mainly at Target and Publix. 

This particular day you thought it would be fun to imitate Mommy at Target. 

Hilarious!

We spent lots of time in the car going here and there.

I love a cute kid in the car seat picture.

And a dog in the front seat picture.

Our lady coming home from her day at the doggie spa.

Our days were really lazy sometimes and other times busy. 

This was a lazy afternoon picnic in the front yard.

Jacob decided he loved superheros.

And Toy Story 3 came out - along with all of the toys to go along with the movie. 

The gangs all here!

Joey decided he loved any and all of the Toy Story characters.

(photo credit: Joey Heaney with mommy's iPhone)

Joey got a kick out of kid's meal toys. 

Next we are off to the beach again for a few days before our big year starts.

 

We have had a good summer together.

Love my boys!