Oh Yeah We Have Arrived....

We are on our way to my dad's place in Washington state for a visit. I missed him, so I got two tickets to go and visit. Don't worry if you forgot something, you will see dad stops at every store, large or small. We have a week just filled with adventure...You don't want to miss a minute of it.
The drive to the New Orleans airport is nice. I know Mr.Wiz (my 16yr. old son) drives fast so hold on. "Love you be good while I'm gone", had to yell that to him as he drives off.



Little bumpy flight, but we arrive in Phoenix for a two hour lay over.

I ate a egg roll and had a Bud Lime Light in the bar. Yeah, I get a little nervous. I really am not a drinker.

Ok, we are back up in the sky.

Hurry !!! Look out the window, that is Mount Baker. Oh my gosh is that just beautiful?

Now on to Seattle, arrived actually twenty five minutes ahead of time. GO SOUTHWEST...

Shuttled over to the Marriott at the top of the hill...Check-in ...

This lobby is so cool, I really could just sit here and watch people come and go. You know they say you really get to know someone when you go on a trip with them. Hope you are still with me here.

I only wish it would have been cold enough for a big roaring fire and a cup of Star Bucks. Don't fret we will get that Star Bucks.

This is the bar next to the lobby, no we are not going sit there...

Check out these lights, they are really large and just complete the look in the lobby.

I love this big planter...well I am so tired turning in for the night. See ya...

No We Are Not Lost...Yet

No we are not lost, only having computer difficulty.
Rest assured we are having fun and eating way more than we should.
That will just give me future post on how to lose vaction weight. LOL

So Sorry About the Crappy Post...

I guess in all my packing and trying to wrap things up at work, I did not think through on my last post....I am going to visit my dad who spends the summers in another state...clear across the country...(Washington State). And since I am so lucky to have loyal and great blog friends I am going to just bring back a few things and do a random drawing for those of you that put up with my very CRAPPY post. This includes Olivia & Me ....I know I had you so confused you deleted your comments....LOVE YA'LL.....I am heading to a "BIG BOX" store to get my pictures on a disc. to share. Well after a rough start are ya'll ready for a great and relaxing trip with me ???

Where is Southern Queen Bee Taking Us ?

Get ready, we are heading for the friendly skies... You won't be disappointed.

Sorry, we will have to leave sister http://susieharrisblogspot.com home for this trip, she only goes on road trips. She does not think the friendly skies are that friendly. I will be posting every other day, you will feel as though you have spent the day with me.

Warning I have no schedule,nor do I know exactly where I am going.. Ready for a mini vacation with me? I have not even started packing, but it is ok, you can enjoy this trip in your jammies with no makeup. Also you won't need to bring your purse (wallet if you are a male reader).

WOOOHOOO gotta go pack....

I just thought of this, you can't go on a trip without getting a memento. Leave me a comment on where you think we are going before my next post and I will bring the winner a souvenir from our trip.

Sorry,Susie you don't get to play, But I will bring ya a prize!

Goodbye Mr. Stained Carpet, Hello Mr. Hickory Wood

Out with the carpet, in with the wood and goodness knows it was not soon enough.

That carpet had done its job. It gave warmth on many Christmas mornings while the kids opened their presents. It was a place to sit after my brothers funeral and ALL his friends came to share sweet memories, cry, laugh and sing his favorite songs.

Gosh I bet you will never look at your carpet the same...LOL.

The floor is a glue down tongue and groove by Anderson. I needed a wood that would blend with all the other wood trim in the house. It was a little pricey, so I tried to find something comparable at Lowes and Home Depot, but no luck I had to get the one at the local flooring store, but no regrets , I LOVE IT.



Don't you agree it blends really great? You can see by the pictures, the floor had to blend with white baseboards, the entertainment center and two dark cherry book cases in the library.

But there is a clean wood floor ready to share our next fifteen years of memories. Now, I just need to find some new chairs and rugs to bestow upon it.

Also thanks to everyone who gave great advice on how to keep my new floor looking great and free of all those multiplying dust bunnies.

If you want to see more flooring go by and visit Susie Harris with her new crafting shed. http://www.susieharris.blogspot.com/

Bath and Body Works

Bath and Body is having a hand soap sale. I looove their hand soaps and have one at every sink in the house and camp. My favorite is the Kitchen Lemon. In the south we cook with tons of onions and of course we have to eat our seafood, and this takes that smell right off.

My favorite is the Kitchen Lemon with the little beads.

The newest is Fresh Lime Basil, I picked it up last night, so I can't wait to give it a try. Can you think of a better reason to boil some shrimp? giggle.... These also make the best little thought gifts. I give them at work if I need just a little gift, teacher gifts....for this price I pick up extras.

On a serious note, I am not sure where you may live, but our state has had its first Swine Flu death (she was 21 years old, really scary), with children going back to school , please remind them to WASH their hands....They might even wash more if you get the foaming kind....

I was not or will not get paid for this post....just sharing...giggle..

Weekend in Review

The weekend in review is just a few pictures that I took this weekend. I had wanted to post about my new flooring, but could not get the pictures to download, so now you get to hear about my weekend.
Camo Man and I went to the camp. While he took care of mowing the grass I rode around in the woods. In the first photo look to the left there is a little spider on the flower. In the photo below he had ran off...that was fine with me.

It is so relaxing to just ride around on the trails. Well except when you run into those pesky spiders. Max loves riding with me. He likes to get get off and get a drink in the little creek at the very back of our property. Notice the trees in the background, those fell during the last hurricane.

We went to the rodeo on Saturday night in the small town by our camp. Even though we did not know a soul there it is just so "All-American".

The bull riding always makes me so nervous, and these boys are not even mine.

Hope your weekend was relaxing or at least rewarding in some small way...