Tips for An Inexpensive and Lovely Outdoor Mother's Day Brunch.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivusMsVi4TUzqIn6AftwxOT4uZSqDByNWLafhyY5DqQv2YEdC-vgKl7fuKQsZqaseIo7wdsEL_2nGJwRcaZ88IpJO-NP-BVzmp1BIVM4UyvstrypGYTyED0dSf5SPtOHelxvQ9uxp4/s1600/tentfun5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivusMsVi4TUzqIn6AftwxOT4uZSqDByNWLafhyY5DqQv2YEdC-vgKl7fuKQsZqaseIo7wdsEL_2nGJwRcaZ88IpJO-NP-BVzmp1BIVM4UyvstrypGYTyED0dSf5SPtOHelxvQ9uxp4/s1600/tentfun5.jpg" /></a></div>How are you celebrating Mother's Day? I will undoubtedly be spending time with the boys and since the weather has been so splendid, it will probably be spent outdoors. Here is a wonderful and inexpensive way to have a light brunch and some outdoor fun with things you might already have in your home.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MGkOPiw2n7NPrjKEfnstctHM2b9kt1t7DnUnheigU9yaD8V_yGuKBo8Ta3eqfhH_7I4k-nF3sFefxiF1wsIEC-Kp_xDOL2SPpWaI6shyphenhyphenS4C_fTewFwmm3hbwhOJQgwWS1fpQobIv/s1600/tentfun8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MGkOPiw2n7NPrjKEfnstctHM2b9kt1t7DnUnheigU9yaD8V_yGuKBo8Ta3eqfhH_7I4k-nF3sFefxiF1wsIEC-Kp_xDOL2SPpWaI6shyphenhyphenS4C_fTewFwmm3hbwhOJQgwWS1fpQobIv/s1600/tentfun8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this picnic brunch, I grabbed a few of their favorite books, toys, beverage, apples,  blankets, pillows, lanterns, and made our little tent like creation using curtains and a sheet. These are all items I already owned. The blankets were thrift store finds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiQRFAYwABBM164w2mKwxswU1GXlUPLMIpfcEDEJegdxVZOpYKrYgfA6Yb6RxOtos2LMstYJ1uHCM155tUwdySjNZYFs-jvv5Jytu_pLJh09RNJgmwfnzUmCD6ondoTbNW6qiCiba/s1600/tentfun3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiQRFAYwABBM164w2mKwxswU1GXlUPLMIpfcEDEJegdxVZOpYKrYgfA6Yb6RxOtos2LMstYJ1uHCM155tUwdySjNZYFs-jvv5Jytu_pLJh09RNJgmwfnzUmCD6ondoTbNW6qiCiba/s1600/tentfun3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q6-IF35iXafr9GQZwCoOAF1O4aUAm0aKQbgDUvMbgxC6Sf1U25lv5N6dZHUEDjWvzusJwsIECDnPaHeCjz2zEdT5qiUfTX-FBblHnWrOfskwv9IYnvl56UkOTKNOt-sNEWCYmjQ-/s1600/tentfun4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q6-IF35iXafr9GQZwCoOAF1O4aUAm0aKQbgDUvMbgxC6Sf1U25lv5N6dZHUEDjWvzusJwsIECDnPaHeCjz2zEdT5qiUfTX-FBblHnWrOfskwv9IYnvl56UkOTKNOt-sNEWCYmjQ-/s1600/tentfun4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A crate came in handy to use as a place for our refreshments. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkQEc7qwZLQqZ_iiHpKUf7vKBaCsvedLIvzVCycjdHZfK87D2RQCUQAoLqrvpbV3_4hzbwbmTmkkEIMLpbbzo5JniEOSaDDjgvz6-jaFakXsvVynCqW-rLpU2NxYdFPAkQaAkouV1/s1600/tentfun14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkQEc7qwZLQqZ_iiHpKUf7vKBaCsvedLIvzVCycjdHZfK87D2RQCUQAoLqrvpbV3_4hzbwbmTmkkEIMLpbbzo5JniEOSaDDjgvz6-jaFakXsvVynCqW-rLpU2NxYdFPAkQaAkouV1/s1600/tentfun14.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">they loved being a part of our picnic brunch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMtVuPUDTEjWbTWMXejuktOri_ye3WihoNelUfYPdVbEu2b-nVaU3Bqj1f0v3KXzzoD-fwDB6D2cDwP_-KMptBHlfk7cmqpd-YkxAZehPg6ZklfbpXPbV1UCUCHZitknu3mDps2Mt/s1600/tentfun6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMtVuPUDTEjWbTWMXejuktOri_ye3WihoNelUfYPdVbEu2b-nVaU3Bqj1f0v3KXzzoD-fwDB6D2cDwP_-KMptBHlfk7cmqpd-YkxAZehPg6ZklfbpXPbV1UCUCHZitknu3mDps2Mt/s1600/tentfun6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">yummy apple!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsFlWTYRO0TNYgl6zkx1trJ33oHY4a6loWPxAnHWQyMNEzuGpFPe0wFIxeJQeAy_1jIyOxHH1R9I_W-pEwdezhkRqyCZsgDpFzAywUEPlIe0XfHHDHG6uPRqqBQARMnzOYGEN69zk/s1600/tentfun7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsFlWTYRO0TNYgl6zkx1trJ33oHY4a6loWPxAnHWQyMNEzuGpFPe0wFIxeJQeAy_1jIyOxHH1R9I_W-pEwdezhkRqyCZsgDpFzAywUEPlIe0XfHHDHG6uPRqqBQARMnzOYGEN69zk/s1600/tentfun7.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The set up was so beautiful against the evening sky. Happy weekend everyone! xx<br /><br />

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Sprucing up Our Yard and Around our Yard:

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo651GMGoWHA-dc4AjiCrgtV8rwEEUM79fbJgoPei4TUFazRgG_z9gSkfUKfBEHLpeV-wIB71GXI_5Bo7TnCnOZS3TlV2YvxEyjVq8kvoAwvmJVxZ5XVwcm9XDEEFWuEbVENZx5_Z0VPc6/s1600-h/IMAG0215%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0215" border="0" height="1154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXtu4XfQ7PxEyMn8VRiw2cfYnQkzYvYzBt7AG7kDnYfh3HWsxVCFDuEFif1OwJogd_c7nDCDq7gYmcF5MqBGteUVEDQSr-CAI0Ojy7df1TrXriaWJObvcUaMrVDOOfxODPv5B7I8Xjvb7/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0215" width="694" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OvtzCqVR74DU6W6F2bxrkvw69hyphenhyphenGJ6paB2mW6OZfdqMvG3wdl30Mep4UaW7BrrpQ_k3qoREG8uoPMsDKTzbf1oWGZmRKDHGOqphMtkheP4CFFex4b1LnjzdmbLKThM42WJA1z0uFBspe/s1600-h/IMAG0214%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0214" border="0" height="1104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYuPJ_vsENBK-jTdNEqHgxTomuzKAnQx__pcA63F3_fGTxg5m1SR0v87oYy5qVPzwKLBpM0NtMwNTLJdNYDi6EsaQB37KQZSpEUGt0UaHCMi-kHSlVEXXdRfl8HAfOa1gpdXSlKyEbmwZ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0214" width="664" /></a><br />Ok<a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">, Linda</a>, here you go. She twisted my arm into posting these pictures. We’ve been quite busy prepping our yard for planting and also sprucing up with inexpensive borders and mulch. There are planters to fill, flowers and trees to purchase, and the list goes on and on. Do you all know our first child, Ginger(above)? She doesn’t get to appear on the blog often enough. I have to change that<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oaRbjRzQp9w/UXASpCJ5HhI/AAAAAAAAF6I/NM_N2I49l-M/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />.  <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcoUfS1jREr9rni6c6oOoIhnCsj_ZKSWQUIdRg-tWisnyFMIULXIomhRpBMRpP0qJN2nxcuw7cQKYewZDLautLdDlnB4PHGdQjbRgvnv1OFh19gji4TPwECBFuAtd-KP6ynGTGUdHGo5H/s1600-h/IMAG0216%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0216" border="0" height="1004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4Bd5ha-TTg3jVpJD3HRrrBULv_6WGlvd59td7Ke9FgsG8yri5SDuUeP_nfzcNnkbrQMyBQ3l-ZvuEFFFcftaokAUREcixmjHjBkwfqMEDWCCcs5MylN7yfRr3CpD3KnHf8bDcxG2sbgM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0216" width="604" /></a><br />We’ve set our sprinkler system to water already. Have you? We water only on even days and thank goodness for the rain we’ve been getting recently…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQm1WfxGPE0-hyzsqjLvLHG1O77iH8lGbu1-nQFlDnp8gRrpjOEJixHKnlR0Ejk7hfr4633JGLadAA270ZpZEM6ItmtIDICSmVLp-mQyJmrbXB7bhbQtoCNmv9g9iB-NS-7O2U3WvC0kT/s1600-h/IMAG0213%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0213" border="0" height="1071" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqOJQj3fV-9DvMUpSw32n7Y-w-qLtT_ZZCIGA9RUdj61SRc4rE5P7cCZc9wptN-D7ZBcekpc1cZTW7fyMLRWO42QQdoJP_Ucnu_yD03sizNSpkJLWoeqEl5v8vmSG8C0mtvpvth7ceGNK/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0213" width="644" /></a><br /><div align="center">I was pleasantly surprised to see our very tiny apple tree in blooms. We planted it last year and I had no idea it bloomed. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5i0LvbKuhqVS0I21sAsnp1ppYUgbNZY8ClPZCUzwwANVJ0gH_TFvUHN0GCrcAQfMsNxT1fO0cg6o7kohSFgHnPPq-eFguSkZdY7h9HiyKxjwLiKNLCrnE6MSezxdlE9D5CRUTXXcW8Xr/s1600-h/IMAG0100%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0100" border="0" height="1004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFyrr7OGEbKdwe4XXurUw6M_MuOy8A6tFu8RW6G6TATZvd16KFDdQWqggGZJ3RMzMkOApiexo7m0arc5eSaOrZTzEYhMTAWfo4ffOSnU4m06BrMirCHknMYpaesY-IxkrPiI5wIDHvhti/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0100" width="604" /></a></div><div align="center">A view of the front in progress.  We intend to take out those shriveled up  Nandenas in the front beds and transplant them in the back. We purchased brown mulch by the bulk. The hubby prepped and put down the mulch himself. I took the beer and water out to him while he worked<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oaRbjRzQp9w/UXASpCJ5HhI/AAAAAAAAF6I/NM_N2I49l-M/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />. We also purchased thin brown metallic borders from Lowes. It cost almost $700 for all the borders to cover the front and back garden beds. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHP4aiayM1CFXIQT31KHTJqPtIFsEO_4dK97NldBfcNanJseNj6wMIHRe6Tw6yI5ksKiqFcUlt-g99BEEYTUVUG74igl0WOMmdW5I4vM3yB1vuYS1VJKd-DpUCXIxRdkwVIVHj7fkjXSD/s1600-h/IMAG0217%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0217" border="0" height="1004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBo8wHswVAYRSWfrzTRgvA4clfgWJuAnZM63VXnoOLxiP9eeWHOWvTxmQcduziSlHHZzMNtlbkyncuMlmYYdFRK2I-YtgthvqDG5d1tzezic7ToZtwQG6Ekg_s2ZSJ9YukrN4oHGnRR_pG/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0217" width="604" /></a><br /><div align="center">So unappealing right now, but in a few weeks, it will be nice and green and filled with vegetables. This is the section of our back yard where we plant our vegetable garden. We hope to have it prepped by tomorrow.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQk1yRtbvL46GOIyeCvTrHdhnzLSBo36NXP1JnyJst7BEXSlIkwErNk780dPtJTQh15Llm6bOrPA8crEwfCcbooSF57dAACiXbMB9iJo0ne9ryfIEdNqu81DSsXHiR4FFt1Lkm97Z7M5g/s1600-h/IMAG0180%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0180" border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczMut7ScT9ZmIXzde24Jnu8aWEqYKYeLvdrbNdiAveNpiNZypVVfMq0ZY3LSN2kdtR7BZbrsitla8ec4sxRPOIcPFd310CGGdKk8e9ljNwIFNs4Q-oO5IEGt4SxKzGC8wzRPJawBgpYyn/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0180" width="694" /></a><br /><div align="center">a sampling of what will be planted…<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> We still have so much work to do in the yard and with two kiddos, it takes twice as long. However, I thoroughly enjoy yard work and find it therapeutic.  I will share more pictures once things begin to flourish. Blessings and Happy Thursday all! XX</div>

Sprucing up Our Yard and Around our Yard:

Ok , Linda , here you go. She twisted my arm into posting these pictures. We’ve been quite busy prepping our yard for planting and also spru...

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