More Outdoor Stuff

I have always liked utility spools that people use for tables. So I was on a mission to find one. Which I did. Now, I just want to paint it. I just can't decided on a color. Any suggestions?

I did make a table cloth to go over the top, but there was a bunch of stuff on the spool so the kitchen table had to model it for me.

Another view.

See I still do sew.

Cut Out Quilts

This past weekend I cut out 2 small quilts. They are super easy and they come in a prepackaged deal so there isn't really much thinking on my end. One is for my niece and the other is to be saved for the next baby gift I need.
I have one more to cut out. This one is for my nephew. He loves his dog so I'm sure he will love this quilt. Actually he amazes me by how much he likes the stuff I make him.

I hope to have these done this weekend.

Were Did the Weekend Go?

We had a super busy weekend. I'm not exactly sure what happened to it. I did actually cut some things out to sew. I'll show you those tomorrow. But to top off my weekend Bo cooked dinner for me. It was wonderful. Scalloped potatoes, some new kind of Barbecue Chicken, and Green Beans. Everything tasted great.

Above Ground Pool

Yes, Bo and I got an above ground pool. Bo studying the directions.

Our biggest problem is our ground isn't level. We didn't realize how uneven our ground was until we started to fill the pool with water. Needless to say it just didn't work.

So now we have to dig out about 18 inches of our yard to level out our swimming pool. At the rate we are going we will be able to swim by the end of summer. Thankfully both Bo and I love to swim.

Garden Update

We have eaten several tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden and they tasted delicious!!

But we were very excited to see that we have some tiny watermelons on the vine.

We also have some squash coming in nicely. We have a problem because we can't remember what kind of squash we planted. Do you have any idea what kind it is?

Happy 4th of July

Bo and I spent the 4th with his family at his grandmother's house. We spent the day swimming and having fun talking to his cousins. My parents came and eat supper with us. I'm really glad that both my parents and Bo's parents get along as well as they do.

I made sure to wear something red white and blue most of the day. Even when we were swimming.

Bo enjoying the pool. Bo and I are both lucky in the fact that we both grew up with pool. His at his grandmothers house two house away from the house he grew up in, and I was lucky enough to have one in my back yard. One day we both hope to have one. I just hope we are rich enough to have someone else take care of it.

Frugal Failure

Let me start off by saying Bo and I are frugal in many ways. NO TV isn't one of them.
So for months now Bo and I have talked about giving up cable TV. We had read several articles about how more and more people were giving up cable t.v. We actually have gotten rid of our digital cable and our DVR over the years and now we are down to expanded basic. So we thought we weren't given up that much. WRONG!!
We just knew we could do this because a few years ago we actually gave up TV for Lent. And we really enjoyed those 40 days without TV.
But some how this time seems harder! So hard in fact that after 2 weeks of not having cable or any t.v. we have decided to call the cable company and have it reconnected.
I'll just cut out more coupons or we will eat out less to make up the difference. We'll just chalk this up as beyond our frugal point.
So my question is how many of you live with out cable?