July Fourth Decor

Independence Day Decorating

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Fourth of July will be here before you know it and it's time to figure out how you'll 

decorate for it. These are some of my favorite ideas I've pinned.

That one above is just classic....hydrangeas, white furniture and an old flag.

It can't get any better than that.

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This one - equally as great. 

A red wagon, red and white sacks stuffed with blue hydrangeas.

Super simple and super pretty.

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Get out the blue and white china and hang a banner.

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Red, white and blue flowers fill a window box dressed with bunting.

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Cute pillows. They are the flag and then they aren't but they ARE patriotic!

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How about a red, white and blue margarita? 

I think this sounds like the perfect drink for the day.

Don't feel like making anything?

Pier 1 has some awfully cute Fourth of July decorations this year...here are just a few.

Giant firecrackers. The biggest one stands three feet tall. 

Here's a table all dressed up in Pier 1 Fourth of July stuff.

There is also a clump of tabletop firecrackers....

And a table top rocket!

All of this perfect for setting a bang up picnic for the 4th.

In dog news....

The other night all the dogs ran out of the house.

It was about midnight and Franklin immediately grabbed something round and furry in the yard and started shaking it.

At first I thought it was one of Sally's stuffed toys.

She's been leaving them lying around everywhere including outside.

But I went over to see what it was and discovered it was a baby possum.

I yelled, "Drop it!" and he did.

I picked Franklin up and told all the other dogs to go in the house, which they did.

They only did this because they didn't realize there was a possum and I don't think

Franklin really knew what he had.

He was not anxious to get back to it.

So I put them in the house and went to check the possum.

There was no blood...but he was lying very still with his eyes open and mouth open panting.

He was wet around the middle but I didn't see blood.

I decided to go water my flower beds out front and come back later to deal with it.

After about 30 minutes of watering I went back to the spot where the possum had been 

and he was no longer there.

I'm hoping he was just stunned and after I left, got up and went back to wherever he lives.

The dogs came out and sniffed all around but couldn't find him.

Thank goodness.

I was just thankful I didn't have to deal with a dead possum.

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My Thanksgiving Decor 2012

Here's what I did on my fireplace mantel this year for Thanksgiving.

I knew I wanted to do something with a silver tray, ribbon, florals, glitter leaves
and my mercury glass acorn ornaments.

But a couple of weeks ago when I went to put this together I was stalled by how to hang it

over the mirror.

Then last week, I was in Michael's and I saw a box of frames with a sign that read - 

$2 Grab Bag!

I asked to clarify if this was true....were the frames indeed $2?

Yes, they were and I snapped up this gold frame that I knew would be perfect to 

attach my Thanksgiving wreath to.
Those mercury glass acorns I bought on sale a couple of years ago at Walmart.
They are real glass. Walmart had pretty things that year.
My Mom and sister hit their Walmarts too and bought me as many silver ones as they could find.
Glitter leaves came from Target several Xmas's ago.

Center of the display is my turkey platter bought last February at Target for $7.

Oh...yes I love a bargain.

I bought this kubu wicker basket at Hobby Lobby end of summer and it's just the perfect thing to group items together on the table.

Snapped up the white dinner platter this week at Pier 1 on sale. We have matching dishes and everything to this...but they aren't on sale yet...just the platter. 

I don't need dishes...but a person can always use another platter.

More of the mercury glass acorns scattered about.

People have been coming in to Pier 1 the last few days frantic for last minute
Thanksgiving stuff...like placemats, chargers and napkin rings...not to mention dining tables and chairs.
I've sold a bunch of dining chairs.
I guess everyone decides to get their act together only when they know lots of people are showing up at their house.

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I had some excitement here at the house last night.
I was on the phone with a friend when the dogs started barking in a weird way back in the kitchen
and breakfast nook.
I realized it was strange immediately for them to be barking like that in the house.
So I go back to check and Violet, Franklin and Harvey have a opossum surrounded in the corner
under a table in the breakfast nook.
He was hissing like crazy.

This is what he looked like!

Since I'd already been through one encounter with one of my dogs and a opossum...
I stayed relatively calm.
All three dogs were surrounding him and were barking and had their noses right where he
could have easily bit them.
They were not backing down and neither was he.
I had to pick each one up and carry them into another room so I could get at him.
Didn't have to pick up Sally...she was hid under the bed which is what she does whenever there is a
big commotion.
I took each dog into the hall and shut the door....Franklin was the last
and he managed to open a door and jump a baby gate and was right back in the middle of it in two seconds.
I put him back over the gate then shoo'd the opossum out using a broom handle.
He actually went pretty easily. I didn't want to traumatize him any more than he was...so I was just
nudging him and he went right back out the door.

A reminder of what I was dealing with.
Yikes! Those teeth...thank goodness he was too scared to bite.

My friend who was still on the phone...I'd thrown it aside...said...
"It's like you live in the country over there."

I am very thankful it was a opossum and not a raccoon.
I think that would have been much harder to deal with, don't you?

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