Betty day 2

We went and got another '66 today (strictly parts and the body will become a 'toy' for the boys to play in - they are always wanting to get in the cars and push things).*no worries, gunna take the glass out so they wont break them or get stuck and overheat*

It has pop out windows (will put on Betty).  Hubs already swiped the trim and put on his.  We took the hood trim and put on Betty. Also, rain thingies that will go on Betty (over doors).

Anyway - Betty day 2:

rear view mirror is dn, but it was on w/ double sided tape. crap needs to be cleaned off. screws are out of the glove compartment thx to hubs :)
I washed her today. Need a hazmat suit and bleach to clean the inside.

Mama's 'new' ride

I wanted one as a teen, but I didn't think I would get one now since I have a '54 chevy to work on too. BUT there is a reason - ya see, my Jimmy sucks for gas (around town). We figured we would try a lil experiment and see how well she (Betty) does around town.

She is pretty straight. The floor pans are nice.

I told hubs that he is NOT lowering her (his bug is on the ground). Betty is mine and I am already thinking of ways to girl her out.

Been helping hubs sand his car (to get to the original color). Thinking we will 'try' sanding Betty b/c her original color is 'Sea Sand' (a pretty putty color (same as the inside).

Do It Right the First TIme

Don't do it like I did...do it right the first time, save yourself the trouble of re-doing it. In a previous post - I showed my almost finished penny island. I had used gorilla glue to attach the pennies <~don't do that. I hadn't epoxied it yet (cause it was winter when I had done it and it needed to 'air' out (smell), or so I thought. I took a paint scraper and pried up all the pennies. Cutting myself several times over. Then sanding the island. Cleaning. Repainting black (pennies show so much better against black).

Finally, I used a 2 part clear epoxy (I got it from a craft store because Lowes/Home Depot only sold a large bit). I taped off the edge of the island, I wasn't sure how the epoxy would move around. In the end, that wasn't needed. I pulled it off as soon as I saw that it was a moot point. I used a foam brush to help the epoxy move around and get into every crack/hole/spot and waited 3 days for it to dry hard.

4th of July (pic overload)

Small towns are great, right?

After 8 yrs we are still not used to the 'small town parade'.

We grew up going to Mardi Gras.  

Everyone knows how colorful and loud Mardi Gras can be. 

Big floats.

Music.

LOTS of MUSIC!

Barricades - cause ya know, you don't want people running out in the road. 

NOT small town.

Floats = random car w/ tassels or flags.

Music = whats that?

Barricades = nah, they drive slow enough that they can swerve to miss a random child in the middle of the road. 

Last years 'parade' lasted a whopping 11 (yes, ELEVEN) minutes.

Yesterday tho, 45 minutes.  

Practically every float was election something.

Or a city vehicle (not decorated, not throwing out candy...just driving behind all the others to make it last longer). 

We had a couple w/ vets.

AND

we had our firefighters (who got a BIG 'WooHoo' for putting out a nasty wildfire last week<~ burned 800+acres and 66 structures).  

Ended the night watching fireworks, up at a local church w/ friends. 

All in all it was a long and good day.

 

Number 5

Was looking for a symbol that meant 'creative'.  I couldn't find anything I liked and I am always weary when it comes to symbols and their meanings....I mean, I don't want to get something and then someone ask me why I have a symbol for soap on my _________. 

I love Pinterest. I've been seeing lots of beautiful paintbrush / splatter tattoos. It finally dawned on me: nothing says 'creative' like paintbrush/splatter.  It took me a few weeks to get the colors and design right. I finally did one that hubs liked...FOR ME - it's abstract for Oregon and creative all in 1 tattoo.  I love it.

The original painting and the final. 

She's doing it again...

 Writing another mind blowing series! 

 Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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Time Passes Too Fast

I already miss the seafood-
The sand -
The smells -
The ocean -
The adventure -
The shells -
The pebbles -
The rocks -
The cliffs -
The agate hunting -
The joy on my boys faces as they discover and enjoy the ocean.
The bliss that is being there.

the -
the time went by too fast.

<~ the Spruce Goose.  Not worth $80, but I figured that's the govts way of getting back the millions it costs to build.