To go with the boots I updated, I bought a hat from the dollar store  I carefully removed the ribbon embellishment ( it was $1.50 so not the greatest quality).

I added some bling I had from my craft cupboard and painted a button , also from my stash , with nail polish! Instant fake turquoise.

Hot glued it all together and tadah, I’m a rhinestone cowboy! 

We are going to a country  music concert in Las Vegas and I just LOVE a theme. I will be there in my cowboy hat, boots and a Tshirt blinged out with the bands name on it ( or something sillier like ‘tequila makes her clothes fall off’ ) That’s the name of a song,not what happened to ‘my friend’ when she gets inebriated. 😜 but what happens in Vegas…

I looked online and cowboy boots are pricey , and I’ll only wear them once. Anyhow,  I didnt have the afore mentioned boots , that is until a trip to one of my favorite thrift stores today. There they were up high on a shelf, couldn’t be my size , could they? They fit beautifully, YEEHAW! $10 , even better. Sold to the Scottish cowgirl

Problem was they were blah brown  I wanted the pretty ones with turquoise stitching I saw online ($100 plus shipping)

My craftiness and frugal side kicked in and two minutes later, turquoise paint and a paintbrush were in hand and off I went!

I am very pleased with the effect and as we say in Scotland ‘ a blind man running past wouldn’t know the difference ‘

I just hope it doesn’t rain and I’m left with blah brown boots again in a turquoise paint puddle!

My sister just made me laugh on the phone. She generally does as we have a similar sense of humor and are both practical people.

She apparently broke up with her boyfriend yesterday with the line,

” Stick a fork in me, I’m done!”

He didn’t reply. He knew better.

It finally came around in the calendar , three nights away floating in the Pacific off the west coast of the USA and Mexico. Just me and the hubby. Never done before without the kids BUT  it will be repeated!!

What fun we had! Boarded the Carnival fun ship at 2 pm after grandma arrived and started filling the kids up with sugar…bye! We left from Long Beach right alongside the Queen Mary. A little bubbles to toast us on our way before we even left the parking structure , wheeee , through the check in process and onto the cruise ship.

A floating hotel with 2400 guests and even more with staff. We opted for the inside room as it was the cheapest and when you are running away , it doesn’t matter about the view! There was a queen bed and a pretend window with drapes to give the illusion of not being in the cheap seats. That actually helped with my claustrophobia.

We had endless food , cocktails, conversations with strangers at dinner , danced to bands, laughed at a Columbian comedian, drank mimosas, went on a winery tour, drank tequila and actually talked to each other! None of the above  usually happen in our noisy , kid full house.

It was bliss.

I left the ship with a heavy heart and headed home. The minute we walked in and were greeted with hugs and kisses from the littles , I knew it is where I am supposed to be.

Doesn’t mean I’m not planning the next trip without them though!