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Since I have been blogging about my travels this past week, I'm a little bit behind on updating about my life since I've been home.  So in no particular order, ummm, here's some stuff...

My latest craft:

This funny little creation is something I came up with for my dad for Father's Day.  My dad is a huge golfing fan, so I was trying to figure out how could I creatively give him golf balls and tees as a gift.  I put together this golfing bouquet, which is more like a golfing shrub.  My dad loved it, so that is what is important.  Here is how I made it, if you are interested.

Materials:
  • 6'' clay pot
  • 5'' floral styrofoam ball
  • 3'' paper cups (about 20)
  • Acrylic craft paint (I used green to match the golfing theme)
  • Golf balls (about 20)
  • 100 golf tees
  • Ribbon
It actually was not that hard.  I cut little holes in the bottom of the cups.  Then I painted them green and let them dry.  Once the cups were dry, I put the golf tees through the holes in the cups and stuck the cups into the styrofoam ball.  Then I put the golf balls in the cups.  Next, I stuck the tees around the cups in the ball, so it looked more like a bouquet.  Last, I put the styrofoam ball into the clay pot, tied a ribbon around and was done!

My latest TV experience:

I was watching the Olympic swimming trials last night and during every race, there were tears!  Not the athletes, mind you, but from me!  I couldn't help it.  There was crying for those who made the Olympics to fulfill their dreams and crying for those who didn't.  Seriously, I don't know how I'm going to handle the actual Olympics this year.  Then Danny put on "Ghostbusters" to make me feel better.

My latest commune with nature:

Earlier this week, Danny and I went on a hike up to Silver Lake with Danny's sister, her kids and his mom who was in town.  It was such a lovely evening.  Plus it was way cooler (temperature wise and scenic wise) than down at our house, so that was a plus.

Silver Lake looking all silvery.
I have my ducks in a row.  Apparently, I'm possessive of
the ducks at Silver Lake and consider them my own.
High on the mountain top!
My honey and Me!
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  1. grammawoodJuly 2, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    I like your pictures from Silver Lake. You make it appear more as I remember it from years ago than the way I remember from last week.

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  2. ErinJuly 4, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    Golfing shrub! That is so great that you were able to make a sort of standby gift something special and fun!

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