Life is Better with Spunk

Last week's challenge was to participate in your community. On Saturday morning Hunk, Punk, and I visited the farmer's market. In our community we have two markets. Each has a completely different feel and environment. 

The Saturday market usually has more produce and because it is in the morning there are many vendors that are selling breakfast type foods. The Tuesday night market has many local restaurents serving dinner, there is also a large line up of local bands playing music.  

I love the culture surrounding the farmers market--the fresh produce, abundance of delicious baked goods, and the amazing handmade products. When I go the farmer's market I fill that I am more in touch with my community when I am purchasing local goods.

How did you participate in your community last week?

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This week's challenge is to get out in the sun. Pretty simple and I am sure it is something we all enjoy.

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Have fun, and thanks for stopping by to say, "Hi!"

Fishy Business...

I had high hopes of having this post up and running two days ago and somehow Hunk downloaded 47 viruses to our computer. He said he was looking at boats and Craigslist--I have my suspicions...hmmm.

After 16 hours of doing a hard disk clean-up and a few choice words all directed at Hunk I think I may have solved the problem. 

 Last Saturday Hunk took the munchkin and me out in his boat to enjoy some family fishing time. It was Punk's first time in the boat so we came prepared with food, games, and suckers in case he decided to have a meltdown while in the middle of the lake.

However, once he saw his first fish all our worries dissipated. He was like a kid in a candy store.

Every time we pulled a fish out of the water he got all giggly and squirmy and we spent more time trying to man handle the midget then actually fishing, which was ok because he was pretty fun to watch.

He kept climbing over the seats and waddling around the boat trying to take in every moment. Each fish brought out a new round of "ooohhh" and "ahhh's" from the Punk.

 He was such a trooper, even though he had to wear a balloon-like red life vest for nearly three hours. But let me reassure you--Smart Popcorn is the best food ever for little guys like Punk, every time he got fussy we just kept throwing the popcorn in his mouth.

Our first family fishing trip was a success and as soon as Punk was set in his carseat he was out---for the rest of the night. Hallelujah! Amen! and Good Night!

Happy Dad Day

My Dad is a real cowboy.

His wardrobe consists of a plethora of cowboys hats, cowboy boots, long sleeve pearl snap shirts, and wranglers.

He's the kind of guy that is up at five every morning to do chores, ride horses, chase cows, and fix fence.

He's the last one in the house at night and when he walks through the front door he has always put in a honest day of hard work. 

He's the kind of Dad that believes in tough love. When we cried he told us to, "buck it up." When we got hurt, "It's far from your heart." When it came to summer vacation he thought it was best that we work everyday and not watch tv.

He is also the kind of Dad that cried when we left for college, bragged to everyone when we accomplished something amazing, and expected more then the best from us each and everyday.

He's also the kind of Dad that is not afraid to embarress his kids in public when he rides a cow in the local Fourth of July parade.

Happy Father's Day Dad!

And what would Father's Day be like if I didn't give a shout out to..

the peanut butter to my jelly

the salt to my pepper

the left to my right

the ying to my yang

the mac to my cheese

the nail to my hammer

the bacon to my eggs

the black to my white

the burger to my fries

the rock to my roll

the spaghetti to my meatball

the bread to my butter....

Happy Father's Day Hunk! You are a rock star Poppa!

Feature Friday on a Saturday!

Round #2 of Feature Friday would have been posted last night if my computer wouldn't have been on the fritz. Isn't crazy how dependent we are on technology for even the smallest tasks?  I hope you all enjoy these great tutorials and projects--these ladies have some rockin' ideas!

Shabby Apple inspired dress-Suburbs Mom

Corn on the cob cupcakes-I'm a Mom not a Professional

Handmade business cards-Born-Again Crafter

Fabric Shoe Lid Art-Newlyweds on a Budget

$3 Dollar Wall Makeover-The Simple Life of Me

S'more Cookies-Skip to the Lue

Lime Green Zippered clutch-Jen's Stamp World

Congrats Ladies, don't forget to grab a button!

As for the rest of you, I  hope you have a fab weekend--we are off to the farmer's market and then to the park to soak up some much needed Vitamin D. Don't forget this week's challenge for Life is Better then Spunk is to participate in your community--I think garage selling would count for this one.

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Thanks for stoppin in!

Feature Friday-Furniture Edition

Holy Cow! I can't believe how many great projects were linked up last week, great job everyone! There are are just so many wonderful ideas that I am going to do another round of features later today.

I am so excited to show off all your talent today!

Dresser transformation-Lil' Pink Pocket

Bamboo Furniture Transformation-A Blonde's DIY Life

Wood plank wall art-Persia Lou

DIY Headboard-The Tall Chick

Furniture transformation-Skitt A Skatt Furniture

Amazing job ladies! Don't forget to grab a button!

Link Party Rules:*Link to a specific post, not your homepage, or a giveaway. *Post something that you have done in the last month and not something that you have posted previously on SJ*Check out at least one other lovely and give them some sugar! Everyone loves comments and compliments.*Grab my button and put it somewhere on your blog! *Come back next week to see the featured projects