Johnson

As Johnson is soon going to be celebrating his 10th birthday on Thanksgiving (or around there i think ) I wanted to do a post all about him.  Pretty much just pictures! He is just so spoiled and we can't help but love him to pieces..I know its a little sick.. :) 

Here is a baby Johnson with his original Mama Jessica.

                                                                             Cool Dog

                                                                    Christmas Tree Dog

 Guilty Dog

Relaxing Dog

Anxious to play or eat Dog

Snuggler

Kisses from his favorite Cousin Hercules

More Snuggling with my childhood stuffed animal ironically named "Charlie"

More snuggles with Charlie

Not sure what was happening here..

Sometimes I make him dress up

When all he wants to do is sleep..

and sleep more..

Sometimes he likes to roll around

But mostly he likes to lay with Charlie

He is so spoiled he thinks the bed is his couch and almost NEVER sleeps in his bed..

More snuggles..

But if he sleeps on the couch I make sure he doesn't stink so he has to takes baths..

He loves play dates with Hercules and Dalilah

He does get treats but he has to work them out of his toy.

He loves getting and giving kisses to my brother Pavel.

When I wake up in the morning I wake up to this..

Or this..

and that..

I bet he is dreaming of these pups..

Or getting another massage from my Mom.

....

But he still does like to play in his old age, and he will just stare at you panting with that tongue hanging out until you throw that darn toy!

But shortly after he is back to his regular position..

More kisses..

And hugs.

He taught a little to the young Scotty before she went to live in NY.

They went to the beach together to play and then slept in the sun. 

Such. A. Tired. Doggy

Passed out after a playdate. 

He was pretty comfortable when he had to stay at my Dads house while Charlie and I were in NY.

He has gotten wise in his old age and knew this photo shoot would comfort me in CZ..

He really loves Charlie

And holds him pretty close..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNSON!!!

My DIY crafts

Over the last year I have been really into doing different crafty things.  I also got into this website called "Pinterest" which has just daily overwhelming inspiration for so many ideas I can't stand it.  I have always been creative and get into certain things, jewelry making, painting, drawing, writing, and recently I've been into the DIY crafts.  Some of this stuff is so easy to make and just great and handy little additions to my life haha. So now is my chance to share them..

Here is one that was inspired by Pinterest.  I went to the swap meet and spent about 2$ on a few framed pictures, i knocked out the pictures, spray painted the frames, added hooks for the necklackes and jewelry wire for the earrings.  It was so simple, cheap and cute!

This was also another really simple one! I think I saw it on Pinterest as well but it is a headband/clip hanger!  It is so handy and easy to make.  All you have to do is buy some ribbon, obviously a pattern or color you like, double it over and sew buttons on to create separate spots to loop your headband through!  The bow on the top is just a little extra decoration, i love it because i can put bobby pins on it, hair clips, and headbands all in one nifty spot!

For years I have had an odd childhood obsession with collecting seashells.  I know a lot of people are probbably thinking what the heck can she do with all of them?  Well I have used them for a few things!  I don't have a photo of it but charlie and I did a great colorful under ocean puzzle and so I decided to frame it and glue seashells around the entire frame.  I have put in our bathroom because we have an "ocean" theme in there and it looks really cool. I also have used shells to create some unique pots for my plants, I just use a hot glue gun, and put them around the rim so that it adds a nice touch to a very cheap and boring looking plant pot. Another idea I have wanted to try out was creating a seashell wreath.  I went to Michael's and for about a dollar got a circular plywood piece as my base, I bought a little bag of fake moss to add some texture and other component besides the shells, and lastly a cheap topcoat to paint the shells so they would have a glossy look.  It only took me about two hours and I absolutely love it.  I think it is one of my favorite crafts I've created. Not to mention the shells are from all over, San Diego, New York, Puerto Rico, and even Hawaii :)

These next few aren't exactly "crafts" but my experimentation with painting things to give them a little more personality.  I found a great looking (good shape and clean) stand by the dumpster the other day, it was a funky brown and looked like it may have belonged to an entertainment center.   We have needed a little extra shelf place (for all of our crap) and I had an idea to spice up this one!  I decided to spray paint it black to match our TV stands and other stuff in the living room, and then I bought a few stencils to create the pattern on the side.  I really like the color and I think it goes with all the other random colorful stuff we have in the house. The stenciling was a lot trickier then I thought but overall it came out pretty well, at least on the side that I took the picture of :)

This was just a little random painting as well, I saw the idea for painting the oil bottle on pinterest and found one at the dollar store so I decided to experiment and I found the fish and it was so faded out from its original color it was almost white so I revamped that sucker also.  

Thats all for now!  I have been making a lot of jewelry as well but I may do a separate post about it later.  I've been wanting to sell the stuff on Etsy or do a little stand at a street fair but I'm afraid I don't have enough crafted yet.  Maybe one day..!!

9/29/2012

On September 29, 2012 Charlie and I celebrated a six year anniversary :)  We kept it pretty low key but we had a really nice times together, as usual.  We walked to the movie theatre and saw "Loopers" which was good, but I personally liked "Lawless" much better. But they were both equally good.  Then we decided to try a BBQ place called "That Good Boy" that just opened around here and enjoy some authentic pulled pork and fried chicken with watermelon and cole slaw on the side.  This place was legit and delicious!  We exchanged some gifts too..

This is what I got for my sweet Charlie, also a subscription to the "Surfer" which he has been saying he is going to get for a LONG time.  Unfortunately we didn't make anything off the scratcher!  And for the toothbrushes, he made a joke in passing about me getting them for our anniversary so i went out and bought them :)

Charlie is extremely generous and wiling to share whatever he has and get me anything I want BUT i have to ask because he never has any clue what to get me so I made it easy on him and told him exactly what I want.  I found a great deal on a radio, alarm clock, iphone charger and speaker.  I have been wanting one of these for a while and he was more then happy to get it because we both benefit..heh

And of course I wanted flowers, I didn't really care what kind but Charlie must have noticed me commenting on the orchids when we went to the grocery store because this was what he came home with..It was really beautiful and he just made me so happy, as usual.

These aren't from our anniversary day but some recent pictures of us on some beach days.

Really a beautiful little town we live in.

We have been fortunate enough to love this place we live in..