Lets Talk Pinterest

Pinterest has become a routine in my world. I find myself pinning away at night in bed, on my phone, while trying to fall asleep. I catch myself saying to many people "I found it on pinterest" But how many of the things that I have pinned have I actually tried?? Not many. I have had some success with what I do pin but have also had some fails. 

This little glow in the dark bubbles does not work! In case you are wondering which one it is, this is the one you cut open glow sticks and dump the solution into the bottle and your supposed to come up with glow in the dark bubbles. NOPE does NOT work!
Another fail was terra cotta pots made into a makeshift small heater

I went and bought all the supplies because we had a rough winter and our power had went out. We had no way to heat. I thought if anything I could set this up in a bedroom and everyone gather in there to stay warm. Fail!! It did not work. Plus side I got some extra tea light candles for my oil burners and pots to plant my day lily in . 

Not everything has been a fail, I have had some success with the pins I have took an interest in. Mainly the recipes because I get so side tracked that I dont have time to try out the rest. (I need to remedy that.) Here are some recipes I recommend trying. Pinterest did not fail me here!

Liquid Skittles Yummy!! If you like sweet and dont really like the taste of alcohol this is for you. I loved it!

Pot Roast, this particular one has got to be one of my favorites by far! 

Pinterest has also helped me indulge in some of my wants! If I won the lottery pinterest has inspired me to hope for these

I am realistic, I know I will never be able to afford a piece like this without hitting the jackpot but I can dream! 

I am not a fan of taking baths. I prefer showers but with this in my house I am sure I would be spending a ton of time in the tub!

Pinterest is also handy for finding out some of those life hacks that we never knew about. I have a special board for this called Good To Know if you wan to check it out. Learn how to build an emergency fund, kill ants, half recipes, and What foods are toxic to dogs. Very handy in my household. 

No matter what experience you have had with pinterest such as fails or complete success you have to admit, it sure is fun pinning your heart out! 

Now that I have said my piece on pinterest and shared some of my pins on my post how about joining up over at 5 minutes For Mom. Here it is Pin it Friday where you share your favorite pinterest pins and browse other bloggers favorite ones as well! Lets all get inspired shall we?

Friday Hops and Flowers

I have impatiently waiting for some nice beautiful flowers to bloom but it seems we are behind compared to some other so I am limited on what has bloomed around here. 

Tomorrow we are taking the kids to the zoo for a family day. Maybe I can get some pictures of some pretty blooms then. Most of the pictures that I post on my blog are straight out of the camera with no editing done. 

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Trumpet Vine

So the last couple of days I have been seeing blooms laying around on the ground and looked and looked and could not find where they were coming from. 

I posted a picture on facebook and got a lot of responses on what they could be. Anything from trumpet lily to day lilies. Everyone wanted to think it was a lily. I had one person say a "hummingbird flower" So I looked that up and seen it said a trumpet vine. I kept reading and it said it did not bloom until June. Here it is and its only April. So I passed it off because of that and I never could find a vine. Anywhere!! I walk out this morning and see these blooms basically covering the ground. I look even harder and I found where they were coming from.

Yes this is indeed the "hummingbird flower" or trumpet vine. This is the only living thing on this tree. It was the last place I would have thought to look. It does not start low to the ground. Which is weird but it doesn't. 

Supposedly this attracts hummingbirds. I have not seen any flying around it today. All I have seen are bees. If this plant is not supposed to bloom until June does this mean we are going to have a bad summer? Ugh I hate the heat. I hope this is not a sign of what is to come. 

A tidbit of information on this vine. It will cause a reaction to people if the leaves are touched, something similar to poison ivy. 

If you want to read more about this vine go ahead and click HERE.

I suggest if your allergic to poison ivy, do not touch this plan. 

Macro Monday July 1st

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Beautiful

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Saturday Stroll

The husband and I have not gotten out much since Logan was born. We used to enjoy many hikes throughout the year or just some amazing scenic drives to a place we had never been before. Early in our marriage we had said we were going to try to go to every state park in Arkansas. Last year Logan was born. All that came to a halt. For several reasons this goal went on the back burner. You know, excuses like money, gas, and the baby. 

Money is a huge issue now. Logan is old enough to tag along but its not fun all the time to go to the places we enjoy and a stroller will not make it. Saturday we decided we would try out the nature trail around the area we live in, now that Mr. Logan is walking. 

I warned my husband that we should carry him during the beginning then let him walk later. I knew he would wear himself out before we even got to the good stuff. Yes honey, I was right again. 

Logan was cute nonetheless, taking off like he knew exactly where he was going and looking back at us like we were the slow ones. 

For some reason once he reached the bridge he got a little freaked out. Like being able to see the ground through the cracks but yet his feet was not on the ground just confused him. 

I took the outing as an opportunity to take some photos of him. Like real ones and not just snap shots as above. 

This is pretty much the only one I was able to capture because he was cranky, hot and tired. He took a long nice nap when we got home! I can not wait to try it again. 

Now moving on to my Monday Macro shot. I actually have two. My lovely husband showed me exactly how to work it on our camera so I decided to play with it more. 

Our visitor on the car before we left on our Saturday stroll.

Just some "weeds"

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08 and 09 Photo Flashback

Yesterday was a HOT lazy Sunday and it will only be getting HOTTER this week. We stayed in and did absolutely nothing. Besides my normal cleaning routine. I have been letting the kids do the chores around the house but today I flipped. I could not take it anymore. I had to wash the dishes myself. Whew my kitchen is now clean. I am also not feeling normal. I am stressed to the max and just so angry towards everything and everyone. I have no explanation why, I just feel off. 

Anyways I decided to go through some of my old photos on our D-link that I have taken. Since I now have some great editing software that I am in love with (lightroom 4) I wanted to edit some old photos and I have decided to share some of my favorite ones on here. These are from the years 2008 and 2009. 

I thought this church deserved some texture

This is the only suspension bridge left in Arkansas. I believe. Not sure I could be wrong

Old Building in Eureka Springs Arkansas

 Now this is not even close to the amount I edited today. I will share more another day. 

Do not be afraid to tell me what you think. 

Saturday at Orchards Park

This weekend was a quiet one. My husband had to work on Saturday so I decided to find a new park or something for the kids and I really was itching to take some pictures. My photo shoots have been going slow these last couple of weeks but I am gearing up for a busy weekend. Finally!!

We got around late so I got to try out some night shots, something I have been wanting to try out for awhile. Some of them would have turned out great if I would have had my tripod with me. Next time! That is the goal. 

Not sure what kind of flower this is

What type of flower is this

I am definitely going to go back during the day. The coy was chasing my flash on the camera. I would love to see it during the day.