Tired of being tired?

Cherry blossoms mean spring is here





Do you see the Mourning Dove?




We are looking forward to a welcome spring here in the Willamette Valley.  When the cherry blossom shows its white we know that spring is coming here.  The above image with the Frank Lloyd Wright quote is available to download and spring in the clip art shop here.


Time to prank (April Fool's Day)

Oh, how I love to prank the Mr. on April Fool's Day.  You would think that after all of these years getting him, he would know to watch out for it, but no, I get him every year.

Last year it was this:

Of course, I changed all of the addresses to reflect our town and added the Mr.'s name to the violation.  I had him going for about 20 minutes.  I printed the envelope outside from our own printer and just stuck it in with the mail for the day.  It was a great prank and you can snag this download here from Pretty Prudent.  

I pulled this fun prank on The Bean in 2013.  He was so tired that it took him about five minutes to realize what was happening.  It was great!

This year I am going to pull another doozy from Pretty Prudent with the fake IRS audit.  We did our taxes this year through TurboTax.  We normally go through H & R Block and pay about $200.  So this year, we saved that money and filed for free through TurboTax.  I've been hinting around a few times to the Mr. that I've seen people say online that they are getting audited.  Which, of course, is a complete fabrication.  TurboTax is easy to use and free to file through federal and state taxes.  It took us about an hour to enter in all of our information and it took about a week to get our tax return check.  I highly recommend them, if you have the time to sit and do them yourself.  Anyway, onto the prank......

I was wondering how to do the envelop and I think I'm going to do the same as before and just add it to the mail for the day.  Of course, just like the parking ticket prank I've changed the names and locations to reflect our town.  I can't wait to watch him flip out.  The Bean has been searching Pinterest too for his prefect prank to pull on the Mr.  I am teaching him well!


If you are in search of some quick, no painful April Fool's pranks here are some fun ones.


A few others...........

  
 Lava in a pothole.                             Fake paper roll.

                                                                     
  
        Brown E's                                                 Eyeballs on Everything

          
This prank was tempting to do, but since we are on a sugar-free diet to kick our habit, it just wouldn't be a good thing to do right now.  The Mr. loves Tootsie Rolls and I love Smarties, so the temptation was too great, but it is a good prank otherwise.  



........And don't forget to print off 100 of these and place them all over your home.  Don't forget cabinets and the toilet lid too!



Hope you have some fun with these ideas.  April Fool's Day is a blast in our house and I hope some of these prove to be a blast in your home too.  Happy April Fool's Day!


Five simple things

This has been a rainy week.  Of course, that's the norm that you'll hear in Oregon right now.  We are stuck smack dab in the middle of the rainy season.  I had a conversation with my mother-in-law yesterday about Bend and their weather over there.  They had just come back from a few days stay over in Bend and she was saying how much she loved the area.  The weather in Bend reminds me a lot of Arkansas, but is a bit more dry than Arkansas during the heat of summer.  I feel like the rain will never stop sometimes here, but when the heat of the summer heats, we will miss the rain.  Here are the things that made this week awesome.

1.  This Soap

I opened this soap this week and was reminded of our trip to Pacific City.  This soap is the Inn at Cape Kiwanda's guest soap, along with the Aveda line shampoo and conditioner.  I used the last of our other soap and got it down to just a tiny sliver.  The Bean took a bath and let the last of it dissolve in the water.  It is always nice to open a fresh bar and start it's journey to becoming gone.  

2.  This Tree

The house across the street is vacant and has been for about six months now.  It's sad to watch it slowly go downhill each month more and more, but the tree out front would make you think otherwise.  We have been told that someone has purchased it and has plans to fix it up and I hope they keep the pretty Ornamental Cherry Tree.

3.  This Night Sky

The storms and rain sometimes create the most beautiful skies here in Oregon.

4.  These Cherry Blossoms


This tree sits in the field behind our house and the limbs get so heavy with blooms they hang over the fence.  When this tree blooms, in my mind, it's the official start of spring.  When the wind blows these blooms off the tree it almost looks like snow falling.

5.  This Shadow

We've moved things around in our house and the living room is now in the dining room-More on that reveal next week. When the sun sets in the west it shines through the window and creates a wonderful shadow of hidden treasures behind the curtains.

Last Saturday night was Earth Hour and we spent it playing Monopoly with the lights off for an hour. Our Monopoly game actually went on for about four days, too. I won!




Extras:

  1. This looks like something fun to add to the classroom windows.
  2. This mailbox is nice, but I am on a hunt for something more vintage.  
  3. I've been listening to Public Radio more.  ...and here.
  4. Loving this lamp.  I think it's perfect for our new living room setup.
  5. Could this save a trip to the local bulk store?  Not sure, but maybe we'll try it once and see.
  6. P. Allen Smith's Easter shop has me swooning everything lately.
  7. Do you meditate
  8. Another trip to the store saved?
  9. Trees of Oregon.
  10. A disposable option for pads.  I love this concept a lot.    


Have a wonderful weekend.