The Perkins Place

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Moving Day...again!

My sister is no stranger to moving. In fact we counted that since approx 1992, she's moved 13 times! However this time there is a little positive in the move. My sister is getting divorced and moving back in with my mom. Is this the positive part you ask? Well yes the divorce is part of it of the positive...but also my mom is a tad lonely since my dad passed away. So with my sister and her 3 daughters setting up camp, we think it will help my mom out a little.

Bear on the ride

Yes there are 5 dogs in this picture. And that doesn't even count Bear! She was outside.

Will was taking a breather and the neighbors dog decided to make herself at home on his lap.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

My Real Simple Moment

I saw this in my April edition of Real Simple magazine. I thought it was great.

"What I expect from my male friends is that they are polite and clean. What I expect from my female friends is unconditional love, the ability to finish my sentences for me when I am sobbing, a complete and total willingness to pour their hearts out to me, and the ability to tell me why the meat thermometer isn't supposed to touch the bone." - Anna Quindlen, Living Out Loud

Sunday, March 8, 2009

My little Angelina

Some people pay good money to have their lips plumped up. Not in the Perkins house!!

For the top lip, I recommend slamming a stool into your lip. A little blood and a couple tears...but look at the fullness!!

For the bottom lip, I recommend attempting to put a toy hat on a beagle as she tries to hide a rawhide bone under the couch. Bug her, say, 3 times and she turns, a quick snip on the lip, and WALLA! A pouty smile you can call your own!!

**bottom picutre slightly altered by saying "give me kissy lips for effects"

March seeds brings April flowers??

I decided to try my luck at starting spring flowers with seeds. My sister Steph bought this little kit for me and they are already starting to sprout. These below are forget-me-nots, sweet peas, cherry rose, cosmos and zinnia's flowers. I also want to start some cascade petunia's.

If all goes well this second seed kit will grow to be tomatoes, carrots, peppers, cucumbers and cilantro. We have huge corner area in our backyard that the previous homeowners had as a vegetable garden. So once the weather is more stable and Perk gets my fence up, I'm hoping to transplant and watch them grow!