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Wednesday

Crafty Feet

It's been a while since I have brought a craft to The RHOK, so I think I will share a fun one that I haven't shared before. We all wear shoes, right? And I know we can all go purchase these glittery canvas shoes now in stores anywhere from $15-$60. But, if a craft opportunity presents itself at my house at a shoe cost of $5, materials I have on hand and creating memories to last a lifetime I jump at it. 
I of course pulled another Real Housewife of the Internet* and used that beloved site called Pinterest to produce this idea. Take a look at this pin. If only I could have reproduced those. Here are the directions for mine.

You’ll need:
  • a pair of canvas shoes
  • 8 ounces of Mod Podge
  • 1.5 ounces of glitter
  • 1 flat foam brush
  • small bowl or cup
  • tape (preferably duck tape)
  • rhinestone decoration
  • heavy duty adhesive 


The cast of characters- as the Pioneer Woman would say!


Tape off the areas of the shoe that you do not want the glitter on- the sole of the shoe. You can't see mine, because all I had on hand was clear tape. You will mix the glitter and the mod podge together in the bowl/cup and then brush on to the shoe as seen above. Below you can see my daughter hard at work helping. She was a big help!


After the mod podge mixture dries, adhere the rhinestone piece one with the glue. I will be honest, mine did not stick well after wear, it would have done better had the end of the shoe been vinyl.
My daughter has loved these blinged out shoes. And to be honest. They have lasted so much better than the more expensive brands!


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who likes her crafts anyway and anywhere, just as long as she can get crafty!!

*What do you think about that name? I'm thinking of moving my personal reviews/giveaways over to a new blog and separating them from my family blog. Input please...

Thursday

TMI Mom: Oversharing My Life by Local Blogger Releases April 1


Oversharing My Life is a collection of humorous essays about parenting, marriage and life in general. It’s the first in a series of four books which, Heather Davis overshares and gives her readers way too much information about her life. Information that her mother is probably even shaking her head over.

I "met" Heather last summer when she submitted a guest post for The RHOK. I didn't know then that I was in the presence of such a famous writer. A writer who really knows how to put a pen and paper to all life's experiences and isn't afraid to share. Someone that I can learn from. I have since learned that we know mutual people and places. Small world. But, that is Oklahoma for you. I love our state.

Would you ever share openly about things you have done on the toilet? Admit that you are obsessed with toilet paper? Share that your husband brought you home a copy of Playboy? Tell everyone that you pee in the shower to save time? Oh, these are only a few of the overshared examples in the book. If you want the full story of the things above and even juicier stories than these you will have to get your very own copy of the book released on April 1, 2013. Available at Amazon.

Here is the review that I gave on Amazon and Goodreads: 

"WARNING!!! If you read in your marital bed and plan to stay in that marital bed, do NOT read this book in that bed. I laughed/giggled so hard page after page that it interrupted my sleeping husband. He told me that his pillow was not for wiping tears of laughter and if I wanted to giggle to go to another room. The laughter wasn't just at the author, but with the author. Stories and adventures that all of mothers and wives can relate too. Excellent read!!!"

About the Author:
Heather Davis has a finely-tuned snarky side which she uses on a daily basis to save her sanity. She is married to a very patient husband, and together they have two very entertaining daughters. Oversharing My Life, a collection of humorous essays, is her debut book. She and her family live in Bartlesville, OK, where she chronicles her life at Minivan-Momma.com.

Please be sure to follow Heather's adventures on Facebook and Twitter and of course her blog Minivan-Momma.com! You will learn that Heather has a very colorful resume and has also appeared on the Dr. Oz show.

Isn't it just awesome that a local Oklahoma blogger/teacher/mother/wife is published? Be sure to get Heather's book and drop by to say Hi!

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Tuesday

What I Spied on HGTV

The other day I was watching one my favorite HGTV shows- Flea Market Flip, the episode The Battle of the Green Chaise, when all of a sudden I spy this clock.


I tend to have an eye for details that don't really go with a show sometimes. 
You could never take the $500 given to you on the show and fulfill one of the requirements of buying, fixing and then flipping for a higher sum and win $5000 with that clock. 
That clock is more of a vintage decorating item. And if it works BONUS!!!

I just happen to have one of those particular BONUS's in my laundry room. 
Yes, I decorate my laundry room.


Now if Lara Spencer would just hop on over to my house for some tea and yard sale talk, I would be in housewife heaven.

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who was a "Vintager" way before it was cool!!

Wednesday

Input on Protection, Please?

Protection for your mobile and electronic devices that is. You know those "coveted" items that none of us, not even our children can live without these days. We became one of those families at Christmas, now having a total of 5 iDevices. But we will not be one of these families...

(photo courtesy of Photobucket)
  
How do you protect your devices? 
The devices that cost so much and store so much information. When I became an iPhone user several years ago, I opted for the expensive route and went with the $50 Otterbox. I have since outfitted the other iDevices with the same and have yet to have a scratch, break, or any damage. I also learned that Amazon is my price friend on that product. My only gripe is after a few months, four as seen below, the silicone stretches out and doesn't fit snug anymore. Thankfully the company does have a warranty service and offered to take care of me this particular time, the other times I just let it go.

What type of cases and protection do you use for your mobile and electronic devices?
Have you tried something other than what I have, that doesn't stretch out over time and use?
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who wants your input.

Thursday

I'm Doing it Again...

...because of this:


This is me Labor Day weekend 2011 at my first and ONLY 5K I have entered. One that I entered with absolutely ZERO training and ZERO motivation to do another one...

My Moma & Me after our 5K!

Me, Moma & my cousin Tonya!

...until NOW!

I'm doing it for my cousin Cody who has Esophageal Cancer and the many expenses associated with the fight of this disease.

I will be running along with the family members you see above along with hundreds of other family members and friends from my hometown and surrounding area for someone dear to us all. I think when you can place what someone else is going/gone through before your own you can press through anything.

I officially began my training Tuesday. No, I don't intend to place and who knows if I will even run the whole race, but I WILL be in better shape and health for it. I think probably that is the best overall gift of support I can give to my entire family, including Cody.

If you would like to join me or make a donation, click here.

And yes, I am now considering The Color Run and Warrior Dash- the Warrior Dash is going to include a wedding this year, my beautiful cousin Tonya, in the red above,  is going to tie the knot all muddy & sweaty, but that's another post and a lot of consideration for this girly RHOK Star!!

*Cody's Run
Cody’s Run is a non-profit, fund raising event to assist with cancer treatment expenses for 1996 Lone Grove Schools alum, Cody Dean Ponder.

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who is pressing onward towards this great goal!!

Warning: Deadly Pins Ahead





I have had an interesting seven days. Not only was my daughter admitted into the hospital with a concussion over the weekend, you can read about that here, but my husband also gave me a scare.He is my shower cleaner.The Clorox Clean-Up wasn't cleaning it fast enough and I hadn't got around to making him his favorite Dawn/vinegar solution yet. So not thinking, or thinking it might work faster he grabbed my vinegar and added it to the Clorox Clean-Up. Bad mistake. Chemistry 101.

Bleach + Vinegar = Chlorine Gas
Chlorine Gas + You = Chemical burns, potential death

I had taken my daughter to ballet at 6pm. The gas produced was horrendous and extremely overpowering according to him. He had to open the doors to the house and go outside a while. He was still coughing at 11pm when I decided to call Poison Control. 

1-800-222-1222

They told me to take him immediately to the emergency room. He was stubborn and didn't want to go. The coughing finally stopped about 2am. All I could think of was chemical induced pneumonia. Men. Here is some information I found on a blog called Pinfurating in case you ever do come into a situation such as this: 

“In case of skin contact: Chlorine hydrolyzes very rapidly yielding hydrochloric acid so that skin burns are like that from exposure to HCl. Flush affected area with copious amounts of water for 15 minutes. Seek medical attention immediately.

In case of eye contact: Chlorine is corrosive and irritating to the eyes. Flush contaminated eye(s) immediately with copious quantities of water for a minimum of 15 minutes. Seek medical attention immediately.

In case of inhalation: Chlorine inhalation may cause coughing, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness and difficulty breathing. It may also cause pulmonary edema (build-up of fluid in the lungs) which may be delayed by several hours and can be fatal.



Seriously how many pins are running around out there that are dangerous to us. Here's one and another
Do NOT try these!!!! 
My husband did not get his idea from one of my pins, but believe me I have made a few nasty recipes from Pinterest. I think I will even start a board titled something of that sort. 
I'm just saying. Be careful. Know what you are mixing when it comes to household chemicals. It really can be a matter of life or death.
Have you found any pins on Pinterest that are dangerous? Have you reported them?

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Tuesday

Ten Signs that it's a New Year & Time for a Change

Two full weeks of Christmas Break and three weeks of sickness makes one very weak. Here are my observations over the past 21 days that tell me that it's a New Year and definitely time for a change of my habits. I feel seriously gross over some of the things I have seen and learned.

  1. My Pinterest Feed is filled with diet tips, clothes, recipes, new TV programs and of course Valentine's Day ideas.
  2. The TV commercials are filled with car ads.
  3. Jessica Simpson is boasting about her 50lbs lost on Weight Watchers. Wonder if they kicked her out like they did me when I announced baby #2? Yep, she's preggers again. Will Kim Kardashian be the next Weight Watchers post-baby celebrity?
  4. Non FDA approved drugs are appearing on TV telling me I can lose 35lbs of body fat in my midsection in two weeks. And perhaps look like I looked 20 years ago right out of high school.
  5. Honey Boo Boo's new series has started. People, stop the madness. Quit watching.
  6. The "maniac" was back on New Year's Day, and she's looking like she's never danced before.
  7. Casey Anthony. Do we care? I don't. Why should she make money off of what she did?
  8. "Sizing America, one bra at a time"- now this one could be interesting on Double Divas beginning on Jan 10. Did you know every woman should have 7 bras? Yep, one for every day of the week! And if you own just one it should be lacy and black. Yeah right, I'm thinking white and machine washable.
  9. My kids were extremely restless and were counting the days until they went back to school- okay maybe I made those marks on the calendar with the sharpie.
  10. No more Christmas music playing on the radio and no more sappy Christmas love stories on Lifetime. I miss these things. Guess I'll just have to tune into the Carrie Diaries and think SHOES!





Source: google.com via D'dee on Pinterest

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Thursday

Christmas List Time

It's time again for my grown up Christmas List post.
 Hmmm...what do I want this year?

  1. World Peace
  2. Victoria's Secret- wait I took care of those necessities Black Friday.
  3. My kids to stop fighting.
  4. iPhone 5- oops I took care of that one on Black Friday also, $99!!!
  5. My kids to stop fighting. Oh yeah I already put that as #3.
  6. Can opener
  7. Pots & pans
  8. To win the Buy Broken Arrow or Buy Bixby Drawing
  9.  Everything on my Pinterest Boards
  10. My kids to stop fighting. Okay, so maybe just one day of no fighting?

I'm pretty easy this year. Just like every year. NOT!
 Now my kids have different kind of list. They both told Santa the same thing, the ONLY thing.
Santa is going to get creative this year. He isn't getting them what they want this year, but what they need for that want. Wink. Wink.


They went and saw the white bearded man on Thanksgiving Eve and told him face to face. Bass Pro Shops Santa is hands down, in my opinion, the best Santa ever!



Have you made your Christmas List? Have you seen the Jolly Old Soul yet? Where?
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Tuesday

Are You Pinterest Inspired this Christmas?

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and I hear that in about a week it may even begin to feel like Christmas with some of the white stuff! I have to admit, it was very nice to have a full week of November between Thanksgiving and December though. I was able to party plan, prepare and clean without feeling too awfully rushed. 

Party? 
Yes, I hosted an IRL Christmas Pinterest Party in my home Friday night. 
I kicked off a 15 day meme on my personal blog yesterday called "A Very Pinteresting Christmas with The 4-Crow's". It will consist of food, decorations and crafts all inspired by Pinterest for the Christmas season. I would love to stop by some of your blogs to see what you are doing from Pinterest this Christmas, so please grab the button and link up!
This week I am showcasing everything from the party. There was too much involved for one post so I decided to break it up into five days: introduction/snapshots, food, drinks, crafts & door prizes. 
We had a ton of fun and have decided to continue these parties quarterly. 
Have you been to a IRL Pinterest Party yet?


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Wednesday

RHOK'n Kids Cook Thanksgiving Dinner

My first writing was published in 1979. It was a recipe that appeared in The Daily Ardmoreite. It went something like this: Go to Super C (the grocery store in my hometown of Wilson), get a frozen pizza, take it home, turn on the oven, cook according to directions and then EAT! Trust me, my cooking skills have come a long way since Kindergarten, and now if I want Pizza I just call 918-664-4444 or drive to Little Caesars. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of the paper or my writing due to a house fire, but I have my mother's memories to tell me. 

I collected a few recipes from my 1st grade teacher from Facebook for this post. Hard to believe she kept these so long! The recipes she shared are from 1984- thank you Mrs. Chaney for letting me also share these.

RM - Turkey... Buy a 9 pound turkey. Clean it out and stuff it with 10 cups of flour. Put it in a pan and cook it ten minutes. When it tastes good that means it's done.

JSD: white Cake with Blue Icing- Put 2 cups of sugar, 2 teaspoons of powder, 2 eggs, and white icing to make the cake white. Mix all of this together. Put it in the oven, wait 4 minutes until it's done ( it will look brown). Icing- Just get it out of the can you buy and mix dark blue stuff you put on Easter eggs. Mix it and put it on the cake. If it's your birthday you could decorate it.

DB- Coconut Pie... Make the crust out of dough. Put 1 can of coconut in the crust and bake it for 1 hour let it cool for 30-35 minutes. Put just enough cream on the top to cover the coconut. This will serve 5 people.

DS: Apple Pie- Get some crust from the store. Put twenty apples in it, then put the other crust on after you cook it. Bake it about 4 hours. Take it out and let it cool. Then eat it.

Now I will share with you some recipes from children of the 21st Century- the RHOK kids! 
I think we will find they aren't that much different.




Kaybrie age 5, Mrs. H's daughter-  Little Cornbread Muffins...one box of cornbread, one box of milk, crack an egg- don't put the shell in. Put them in Mommy's big mixer bowl. Grab a big spoon. Mix it up. Grab a small spoon and put in Grandma's little muffin pans. Then let Mommy put it in the oven until its finished. I'm not allowed to touch it when its hot.

Grayce age 8 (Mrs. S's daughter)- 


Jalyn age 8, Mrs. M's daughter-




Jillian age 5, Mrs. M's daughter-


Jax age 11, Mrs. M's son-


Michael age 13, Mrs. P's son- Chocolate Cake... is made from rainbows, happiness, bunny kisses and lots and lots of chocolate.

Camryn age 5, Mrs. A's daughter- 

Turkey...To make the turkey you need to add some chicken in it. Ummm...some cookies. Ummm bananas and umm umm sugar. That's it.

Brownies...ummm...some chocolate and then you get a roller and you roll it. Then you put it in the oven in a pan. Then you eat it.

Mashed Potatoes...Put I don't know. Ummm bananas and then you put some little drops of white in it. And then put little black dots. Then put sugar in it. That's it.

(Remember, Mrs. A is our resident chef here at The RHOK. Obviously she substitutes sugar for the salt in most of her recipes and never told us her other secret ingredient is banana, lucky for us her 5 year old told- LOL.)


Mrs. M's kids writing their recipes. I just love her Thankful Tree!

What kind of memories have you made with your children in the kitchen? How do they think you "cook"?
Wonder how many of the above recipes will appear on Thursday's Thanksgiving table this year?
Happy Thanksgiving!



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