Munsters,Poodles and Pyrex,Oh My!

I haven't been doing a lot of vintage hunting lately which has been hard.I'm trying to save money and I don't know if its because of the Halloween season but around these parts all the prices have gone up making it hard to get anything for the point of reselling or heck even for personal collecting!I did get some cool things yesterday though.


I picked up a few vintage poodle figurines from the estate of a woman that had over 500!I'll be listing some in the shop,others I couldn't let go of.Like these.Well,more so my daughter told me that I'm keeping these for her.Ok dear.



This Pyrex fridge dish in the Gooseberry pattern I got for my friend Dana who has a pink kitchen,I live vicariously through her.My husband has told me I could have a pink kitchen again but I've invested too much into aqua and red to start over.I think I've mentioned that before...I repeat myself sometimes.


This poodle oil and vinegar set I adore!I keep telling myself I'm not going to keep it and that it will make it into the shop.We'll see who wins.


and last but not least my personal favorite (and sorry guys this one is sticking with me) is a 1964 Herman Munster!He doesn't talk anymore but I still love the guy.So does Heidi though and she won't give him back,hmph!

Dressing Up When Dressing Down...

My grandmother use to tell me that you didn't have to always dress your best but at least dress well enough that you'd never be embarrassed if you ran into an ex-boyfriend or a girl you didn't like.As much as I like to idea of grocery shopping in ballroom gown attire its not really practical is it?Having kids I know that feeling all that much more.But its really easy enough to make casual still look stylish so why not do it.

I don't own tennis shoes,ballet flats are my "comfy shoes".Hoodies don't exist in my closet when there are more cardigans than I can ever think to wear.And accessories!They really are the finishing touch.I'm just not entering the stage where I can wear them again without my son trying to rip a necklace or earring off.

Scarves a lazy hair days best friend.I picked up this one at a thrift store for a $1.00 and the red dangle screw back earrings also were $1.00!


I'm also rarely outside without sunglasses.Just a smart habit to get into ladies.I'll be 30 in a few months and you start to notice those fine lines creep up.I don't want them deepening at all.These are my Jackie O replica sunnies,they're the only non-vintage sunnies I own.


here is a close up of the fabric of my pants,these are also thrifted.Acutally my whole outfit is minus the shoes!


With kids and dogs I rarely get an outfit shot without one or all of them in it.Today was no exception to that rule


But I can cheat and crop kids out sometimes,hehehe.

Proud New Home Owner....

The day that took what seemed like forever in the making has come.Yesterday my husband got the keys to our new home!For as many months as I spent searching online and calling and never quite finding the right one oddly it was an ad in the paper with no photos just a phone number to call that ended up being "the one".This house found us more so instead of us finding it.

I apologize for the quality of the photo.My husband snapped it to send me before he had to go to work early in the morning.Its was built in the 1940's(I don't have the exact year I'll get back to you on that),1,500 square feet 3 bedroom Colonial revival cape cod cottage!It has a finished basement which will work as my husbands music studio and a study which will be used as my Etsy room.This home was originally built by the government for soldiers coming home from WWII to get them to come work in the since closed mines up there.I look forward to giving the outside a brighter coat of paint and some flower boxes.It needs a washer and dryer and a new roof come spring time first though.



Remodeling will be slow going but I'm looking forward to making her all my own.Also look forward to sharing the process of restoring with all my fellow vintage lovers.The kitchen was modernized which is a shame but I can bring her back.She has a window above the kitchen sink which was really all I had as a "must have" for my kitchen.Hey,a gal needs a view when doing the dishes!

With what we had sunk into landing her now starts the process of saving for movers and plane tickets home.My etsy shop is currently having a 30% off sale to celebrate reaching its 1,000th sale so now is a great time to go grab something if you were interested!Sale is on till Monday at 11 PST.Helping me lighten my moving load is appreciated.Oh this is going to be hard for me to NOT buy new inventory until I move!Yikes!I'll just stick to vintage jewelry since its easy to pack up,haha!The thrifting in the town of my new place is nothing less than magical so expect me showing off lots of cool things plus cool things hitting the shop as well.

The backyard is HUGE!24,000 square feet of grass for the kids and dogs to go nuts in!I'll have to get that fenced eventually.I have each one dog and one child that are good about staying in their limits and the other dog and child that are not good about it at all!We're in the outskirts of town so I know the kids will see lots of deer.And hopefully no fisher cats!I've been warned they're pretty populated this year and they're not very nice.Feel free to Google it if you have to,I did.

Browns and Yellows...

Today I stopped by an estate warehouse.The constantly have new items coming in.Always good chance that what you saw last time will be long gone this time around.I didn't take photos of all of it but I did notice a lot of items on this visit where in various shades of brown and yellow.Seemed fitting for Autumn.

I loved this piece but couldn't see it going with anything I owned.





This set was definitely style over comfort.

this stroller had a sold sign on it.I stared at it for awhile wondering who bought it.It gave me a weird vibe that I didn't like.Does some vintage pieces ever do that to you?



I picked myself up these carved wooden screw back earrings for $1.00.What I REALLY wanted to pick myself up was the Heywood Wakefield dresser set they had in there but shopping with $5.00 won't get you those unfortunately =)

Lug Doesn't Work For Free...

Hmmm,where to start?I did a LOT of thrifting this week and I'm a horrible blogger because there was so many cool things I could have shared with you but I didn't.Which left me with not a lot to post about this week so outfit post it is!

Started off the day as per usual.Made the kids breakfast and while they ate worked on editing photos and catching up on blogger which I've neglected this week.Actually it occurred to me that I've never went through my following list and I decided to clean it out.Anyone that hadn't posted in 4+ months went later gator.Shocked that I had blogs on my list that hadn't post in 2 years,yikes!These things require my reading glasses which though I love I don't wear as often as I should.


By noon building blocks and books had lost their appeal so it was outside to play.Which requires a switch to sunglasses for this mama.


I've had this dress since pre-kids so I'm happy it fits again.The cardi I got at an antique mall back in Indiana.


and of course my trusty ballet flats.Are you bored of seeing them?Yeah 95% of my shoes are packed up already sorry.I'm NEVER going to get rid of this ballet flat tan line at this rate!




Since Ollie sneaked in some shots I felt it only fair to include one of Lug Nut.He was however rather displeased with me when I told him to "sit" which he did and quickly realized there was no treat in my hand for his efforts.Sorry Lug.Yes,that is him glaring at me.This photo amused me so it inspired the title for this post.

Prayers For Roxanne..

The kids let me sleep in this morning.I woke up to my son kissing my face.I smiled and reached for my phone to see the time,9:30am!And then there was the missed text from 6am this morning from Tess letting me know Vince had passed.My heart shattered and the tears ran warm down my face.I hugged my babies.

Those of you that remember my past blog posts about him know that 4 years old is just too young to leave this world and yet that is the reality.For those of you that are new to my blog Vince had brain cancer.I apologize for not updating everyone more but wanted to be respectful of the families privacy as his health declined.I've known for a while it was getting bad so I felt awful ignoring the inquiries I'd gotten about him but didn't want to over step my bounds as I'm sure you all can understand.

I could say a lot.I could ramble on and on I'm sure but as it is ,its hard to see the computer screen through the tears that have come and gone all day.Vince is just a smidge older than Heidi and I keep watching her thinking "what if she wasn't here anymore?Just gone!" and it makes my heart break that much more for Roxanne.

Vince,you are...were an awesome kid.You fought hard.You endured more pain than any child ever should.In the end the cancer was more than your little body would handle.Some things are bigger than us.Your death is so much bigger than me.I don't understand it.I know life isn't fair.But your passing makes me realize this all that much more.I find comfort knowing you're no longer in pain though.I'm not in the same faith but I hope your God holds you close and you're with friends and families passed before you.Remember to watch over your little brother and your Mother.A warm breeze in her hair to remind her you're still there kid.

Before my titles and tags for Vince were "praying for Vince".Vince doesn't need them anymore though.He's moved on to better and bigger things.Instead now I ask for prayers for Roxanne.

Roxanne I hope you know how much support you have and how inspiring you have been to so many of us.You are truly a pillar of strength.I have been a mixture of sad and angry all day.It was very humbling to hear you say you were trying to show Gods love and grace through this instead of anger.You're a better person than I.I'm happy in the end he got to pass at home with you and his father there for him.



I just wanted to share this sad news with my fellow readers that have taken the time to care and keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.It DOES mean something.In a world so jaded and self important taking the time out for someone else has become a rarity so its not in vain and it is appreciated.

Nothing takes away the hurt of losing a child.It is the greatest injustice a parent can face is outliving their offspring.For those of you with kids,hug them extra tight today.It is unfortunate that bad things have to happen for us to be reminded of how grateful we SHOULD be.Vince,you might have only been 4 but you've taught me that lesson.Looking at your photos,your eyes portrayed to me that you were an old soul,you were definitely wise beyond your years little man.I'm just sorry you couldn't stick around to enlighten us all a little more.

Right There in Black and White....

My entire outfit today was black and white so I thought it'd be fun to do the photos in black and white also.



Side shot

Other side shot...ok really I'm just being vain at this point I'll stop

close up so you can see the cute rhinestone and stud detail on my sunnies

Thank you Nordstroms Rack,I love thee and thy cute hugely discounted shoes!

Heidi blowing bubbles,she's basically a pro at this.

Ollie waiting enthusiastically to attack the bubbles

Thanks Heidi for the full outfit shot kiddo.

Lug Nut mad at me cause I sneaked on him sunbathing and startled him,he stood up displeased and sleepy.

Also displeased with my picture taking was Wayland.When I told him to say "cheese" he said "shhhhhhhhh"


Some more on the dress.That little number was a thrift store score.If it looks like a maids or waitress dress its because it is probably one or the other.Its an "Angelica".For my nursing friends that may ring a bell as they do a lot of scrubs but the company has been around since 1878!Its nylon so its an easy toss in the wash for me.Unlike yesterday when I was wearing my vintage silk bowling shirt and my son decided to run up to me with his hands covered in sweet and sour sauce and use me as a towel.If you ever see moms in sweatpants and shirts.It may not be because they gave up on their looks,it might just be that they can't afford to keep up with their dry cleaning bill anymore! ;)