A little Witchy Catch-Up

Hey there, Witchie-Poos. I’m sorry its been so long since my last post. I’ve been dealing with a lot right now. Things have been super duper crazy.

Lets see, I’ve celebrated one nieces’ birthday….

And my own! Yay!!!! I turned 34, which is pretty awesome. 33 was my scary year and it honestly wasn’t very scary… I look forward to what 34 brings.

Fourth of July of course, rocked heavily.

I seriously love the Fourth!

Had my first rounds of fried green tomatoes and fried eggplant. Both were super yummy! I’m thinking my second round of fried green tomatoes will be happening today. As well as some spaghetti squash from my step-mother in law.

Got to take a few pics of the cutest little Mandrake ever.

And I got some pics taken myself… Which is highly unusual.

I’ve been enjoying my garden. My morning glories have finally started blooming, as well as my sunflowers.

We also said good bye to a very special piece of history here in Independence. A week or so ago, they tore down the Grand Stand at the stadium here in town. It was the last vestige of a grand time in baseball history. People sat in these stands and watched as history was being made when the first night game of professional baseball was held. They watched as Mickey Mantle worked his way to stardom, starting out at the bottom and working his way up.

And now it has been reduced to a pile of rubble.

A whole piece of history has been demolished.

I also celebrated another niece’s birthday…

And took advantage of having most of the cousins together (dirty feets and all).

I’m constructing a Doctor Who inspired lap rug. I’ve got five of twelve blocks done!

And soon… One of the hardest things of all… We’ll be missing my mother in law come August 10th. It doesn’t seem like she’s been gone long.

All in all, it’s been a great summer. The kids have grown leaps and bounds. My oldest minion is now as tall as I am and is still growing. I wish I could stop time. They are starting the 7th and 5th grades respectively in just a few short weeks.

That leaves just me. I honestly don’t know if I will continue blogging. It doesn’t seem like anyone reads my blog and I don’t know how to change that, really. Any help is appreciated.

I’ll be updating the indie list over the next few days and hope to have some reviews for you soon as my nails are in fabulous shape. I miss you, my wonderful Witchie-Poos!

Tutorial Tuesday: Fourth of July/Patriotic Nail Tutorial

Ugh it’s been so long since I’ve done any kind of nail art. Lately I’ve been just slapping on a couple of coats of color and a topcoat and calling it good. It’s kinda nice to be stretching my creative muscles and putting out a tutorial for you guys!

Supplies You’ll Need:

Basecoat of your choice: I’m using LynBDesigns’ BSticky; Topcoat of your choice: I’m using LynBDesigns BShiny (my go-to high shine topcoat right now I LOVE IT!); accent nail color: I’m using Kawaii Nail Lacquer’s Stars and Dots’'; (this item is optional!) a clean up product: I’m using Cinema Swatch Lacquer’s That’s A Wrap!; and a red, white and blue polish each. I’m using Zoya Purity, OPI Color So Hot It Berns and China Glaze’s Frostbite. You’ll also need some foam cosmetic sponges, acetone for cleanup and a pair of tweezers to remove the That’s A Wrap if you use it. Also: Not shown… A sparkly topcoat to give you a little sparkle. I used China Glaze’s Fairy something or another. I can’t remember LOL

Step one: Put down a couple of base coats of your white, plus your accent nail. Let dry.

Step Two: Cover up the skin surrounding your nail with That’s A Wrap. I had to use a regular brush as the brush that is included is a little skinny and it drives me nuts LOL.

Step Three: Using your cosmetic sponge, apply your gradient, making sure to place the paint where you want it on the nail. I started off with blue, then white, then red so the red would be at the end of my nail.

Step Four: Commence making a huge mess all over your nails.

Step Five: Peel off That’s A Wrap and do any spot-cleanup that might be necessary.

Step Six: Add your sparkly topcoat and topcoat and allow to dry.

And BOOM! You’ve got nails ready for a hot night of Fourth of July fun! This will also work on short nails, just be careful not to use huge strokes of color on the sponge!

Playing with my new macro lens… I really need to fuss with it more. Cause I suck at using it LOL.

So sorry I’ve been neglecting you!

So so sorry, my Witchie-Poos! It’s been a heck of a few weeks. My son came home from his month-long vacation with my sister. It seems like he’s grown a foot or so. He’s only like two inches shorter than I am now. It’s scary. He’s only twelve.
I turned 33. It wasn’t as scary, or hasn’t been as scary as I thought it would be. I had a great day with my Mama Witch and my kiddlets. I got a new Vera Bradley purse, which I had to promptly return. Turns out that my strap was shorted about 10 inches. So we’ll see how long it takes them to send me a new one. It could take from 10-14 days and it’s already been a week. I want my purse back, dangit! lol

We had some gorgeous fireworks here at home and then again on the Fourth at Coffeyville, Kansas’ Fourth of July celebration thanks to the Cactus Hill Family.

Day Four: May I put you on hold while I run to my desk? Uh... You're not calling from a bridge or holding a weapon?

I really wish we could get up as close as we used to, but alas. Regulations are regulations. It was still a spectacular show and my Uncle Mel, my hubs and father in law and the rest of the guys (and gals) out there have never failed to take my breath away.

I also found a field full of cheery sunflowers and couldn’t help but stop and take a few thousand pictures.

How can you not smile when you see them????

And of course, I had to add my take on a couple.

I also found a wonderfully yummy tree-crowded lane…

And a delightfully mysterious little alcove notched out in the trees.
It’s been kinda fun just driving around with my camera. I don’t do that very often anymore and I really, really need to. I miss being behind my camera.
So all in all, it’s been a kinda boring couple of weeks. I wish I had more awesome things to report, but unfortunately I don’t lol
I hope all my wonderful Witchie-Poos are taking it easy and staying cool. We just now got into the icky part of summer. Kinda nice that it’s taken this long!