Quotable Questions

8/31/14

 

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And the nuts keep on fallin……

 

Smart & Simple

Yeah, that’s the name of the dish soap I bought last week.      This whole HUGE bottle             (50 oz) for only $1!!!       What a bargain!

But!!      Is it really smart??         Is it as simple as that??

Since it doesn’t lather up very well, at all, Like, At ALL, it’s very smart for the people who make, and sell it!       They’re selling a “soap” product that is probably only 11% soap, (and that’s being very generous!!), and 89% water!!        They can afford to sell it for $1, since it only has 1 cent of soap in it!

And I’m the simple one, for believing that a huge bottle of dish soap for $1, would work  well!!       

I had to use another squirt for every dish I washed!         Not a good deal.      Not even a fair deal.

I must say, I love the color, tho!!        (Thank goodness for the bottle specifying lavender!   Otherwise, I might have mistaken it for lilac!)

Sadly, purple coloring doth not a good soap make.      Even I, as purple fanatic as I am, can admit that.

Dawn fell down, and can’t get up.      She is in shock that I cheated on her.    And with such a cheap floozy, too.

Please forgive me, Dawn!       I’ve learned my lesson!      I won’t do it again!    I promise!!

 

(But I am brainstorming ways to have my purple, and real soap too!)

Pudding Pop’s Pink & Purple Party

YAY!!!   Pudding Pop’s having a party!!   A pink & purple party!   Fit for a princess!!

I had to take a pic of the screen again. sigh

I was so excited, to plan this party, and celebrate her birthday properly!!   Last year, her parents didn’t give her one, so I had to make up for 2 years in one!

So, being the savvy budgeteer that I am, I went straight to the Dollar Tree for all the supplies!

I had to take a pic of the screen again. sigh

{Ooooohh, this is making me mad!!  The copying captions thing.}

Pretty, and prudent!   Can’t beat $1 each!   Thank God for the Dollar Tree!

 

AND, I wanted this pinata from Save-a Lot SO bad!!!!

Pink & Purple Party Pinata!

But, I didn’t have $17 extra.   And after all, who needs a pinata, when you have this???

Centerpiece, well, pic of a centerpiece! I was too lazy to set it up just for the pic!

Of course, some might be disappointed that they can’t swing at it with a bat!

The cake would be the most important, to me anyway!!    (Wonder where I can find a GF bakery in town??)

Then, PopPop blew me away, by coming over with this!!

PP’s very own pink and purple “cassel”!!

As you can see, she’s already moved in!   She was ecstatic when she saw her very own “cassel”!!!!

 

My little princess was pleased with all the pink and purpleness!!!

(A birthday party IS a holiday, right??!!)

Silly Sippys

SF and I were having an argument.    A silly, little argument, really.   I’m embarrassed to tell you the topic, silly.

Okay, if ya really wanna know, we were arguing over the color of the sippy cups he just bought.

Uh, huh.   Sippy cup colors.   Nice….

Well, at least this time I wasn’t the only passenger on the crazy train!!   SF never goes on that ride with me!!

See, here’s the new sippys he bought.

Looks deceptively all purple.

 

So, understandably, he thought they were all purple.   But!!   I had already opened one, and given PP a drink in it.   So, I KNEW there was a green top on it!

WE argued for about 15 min. over the phone.   {Why no, I didn’t have anything else to do!    Why do you ask??}   Finally, I took a pic, and sent to him, to prove I was right!

Haha! There’s green in them there lids!

 

He capitulated!    That almost never happens!!

So, please forgive me if I crow a little!!

 

Uh, Melinda??

What now??

Actually, the top isn’t green.   It’s purple.   The ring is green.

 

Oh alright, so we were both right.   How often does that happen??

I’m trying to figure out how to make it a real button!! Have patience, please!!

Meantime, here is the linky website.

http://grammysgrid.com/blogging-grandmothers-link-party-1/

Perfect Purse

Pretty purple purse, pretty new too!

 

This is the purse Sis gave me when the last one petered out, which was only the end of April!

And I liked it, I really did!!   The deep purple, the leather, what was not to like??

Well, the sagginess of it.   I need structure in my life!!    Especially in my purses!   When I set it down, it would just flop over on itself.

So, after me telling Sis I liked it, but complaining about the lack of stiffness, guess what that wonderful sis of mine did????

YUP!!   She got me another one!!   You’d think she’d be tired of buying me purses, and just say “Shut it, ungrateful brat!”   But, she’s too much of a sweetheart to say that. (out loud anyway!)

So, here it is!!

I LOVE the Scripture!! And the structure!!

 

And the color!!   And the lining!   And the pockets!!

Pretty purple purse, pretty new too!

Pretty purple purse, pretty new too!

(I don’t know why it copies the caption.  Please ignore.)

And the bling!!

Oh the bling!!

 

Just please don’t tell her I said I feel like a knight, all armored up in chain mail when I clink, as I go!

Chain mail, anyone? And not the email kind, either!

 

I really do love it, Sis!!   Promise!!

 

Bathing Buddies

A purple, soaked rug.

 

 

 

An abandoned blue duck on it’s side.

                Darling deserted ducky

 

Colorful cups half full of water.

 

 

 

And blue makes 2!

 

A forgotten wash cloth.

 

Towel tossed on the floor.

Tossed towel.

 

All these are signs of bathing buddies; PP and her faithful friends, soaking in the happiness.    (See what I did there??)

And water would still be standing there too, if I’d let her leave it!

Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink

Door Decor

Which door?   What decor?

This door, and this decor:

UGH to the LY

It’s my back door.

This curtain is dark navy blue.   BOO!!!   You KNOW I can’t let THAT stay here in MY house!!   If something isn’t purple, I have an allergic reaction!!   Get that girl a purple curtain!   STAT!!

 

So, here’s the door, mid change.    {You know normally I’m against nudity, but….. no vital areas are exposed.}  

So immodest!!

 

Now, finally done.    It was such an exhausting process.     Removing the old curtain, from the rod, and sliding on the new one. Time for a nap.

So pretty in purple!!

And Bonus: finally there’s light at the end of the tunnel hall!

 

 

 

 

 

Blooming Blossoms or Blossoming Blooms

I couldn’t make up my mind, which one to use, so I did both.  Ya know, like a magazine sometimes has 2 different covers??  (Yeah, I think I’m an international sensation!!)

Here it is November, and my leggy plants are still blooming!  Let’s celebrate!

Pretty purple periwinkles

Here’s the leggy part! What long gams you have!

Pretty purple periwinkles proudly perform.

High-faluting hibiscus hollahs.   ( What is an “h” word for bloom?  Well, Melinda, Google has this cute little thing called a thesaurus, to find out!  USE it!)

High-faluting hibiscus in her heyday.  (How about that?)

White (oh boy, this one’s gonna be tough…)  can we skip this one and come back to it?  Thanx.

white wonders?? Nope, doesn’t quite work.

Mexican (heather) matures.

Green grass growing great.  (Kapow!  Knocked that one outta the park!)

Nope, not my yard. But I forgot to take a pic of MY grass, so this’ll have to do.

(It is the canal, at my park, tho.      Please ignore the ugly pipe.  If only I knew how to crop pix, by myself!!)

God grows a great garden!!

 

Many Measly Months?

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Has it really been almost 4 months that I’ve lived in my house, and haven’t shown y’all the inside yet???  Am I crazy??? Don’t answer that.

I know y’all have been sitting there on pins and needles, just waiting!  I’m so sorry to have been the cause of so much pain!!

The dining room/ kitchen before:

Obviously, a before!

After:

I thought the Berry Pink was a cute touch.

Don’t have this set finished, but it’s in progress!  One done!   Ah, ah, ah  (Count from Sesame Street voice)

Pre-knob replacement

I hate that the sink is STILL green, sigh, but whatcha gonna do???  Is there a sink paint?  And can I get it in purple???  Research trip to Lowe’s, coming right up!!

Bedroom Before:

Wall above dresser in progress

Bedroom wall. See anything wrong with it??
No, not the black out screens!

Purple wall & curtains- divine!

Living Room Before:

Right of the front door,  left end

Right of front door, left end

I know that description makes no sense. Sorry.  I’d use north and south, if I could.  {shrug}

Granny’s corner cabinet, is where the ugly, green chair full of brown, and green sheers was.  Sweet friend changed out the pendant light, to the bubble light, so that the corner cabinet would fit under!  Thank you, sweet friend!

Half wall to left of front door

Trust me, the bottom of the wall is purple too!

Small, green, ugly chair

It was left for me.  As you can see, it went outside, pronto puppy!

Bathroom Before:

bathroom vanity

Another bequeathment from the former owners.
It’s gone now.

Shower with valance

 AH!! So much better!

There, isn’t that prettier?

Going out front door:

Someone had the nerve to say my house has purple overload.  How dare he!!  Well! Someone may not be invited back again anytime soon!!

There, now everyone can relax, and sit in a comfy chair again!

Color Correction

Okay, another poll today, kiddies.

Is it annoying to see so many different text colors?

 Do you want me to pick one and stick with it?  This color is labeled “Red Violet”.  I dunno, it looks kinda brownish to me.  (Did I mention I “might” need glasses??)

Dog gone it, that pesky poll button has disappeared again.  Seriously, folks, does that ever happen to y’all while you’re writing a post?  I’m about ready to write my Congressman!  (Or send a sternly worded memo to WP.)  This color is labeled “Purple.”  Okay, I agree with that.

I was going to make a poll about which text color you’d prefer.  Humph  How do you insert a poll, when no such option is offered??  What did I do last time to overcome the WP hiding game????   {whacks self on forehead}  

Ok, so I created my own poll icon. So there, WP!
😛

Think! Think! This color is labeled “Plum.”  Really??  It looks like lavender to me.  But who am I??  Only a purple connoisseur!!

So, if you’d be so kind, tell me in the comments, if it annoys you when I change colors in the post, and which color you prefer as the standard for texts.  Thanks!!  (This one is “Magenta”.)