Orange! Power!

Omg, did y'all catch that game last night!?!  (I *might* have really struggled to get to work today... after staying up for the game and getting so freaked out, uh passionate... that I couldn't go to sleep afterwards!  The Pokes beat the Aggies by kicking a field goal with 2 SECONDS left!  Agh, the stress of it all!)

So, in preparation for Homecoming weekend (just 3 wks away!), my sister and I just placed our order on these adorable dresses for Sissy and her cousin.  From Etsy seller Oh Sew Sweet Boutique.

They're gonna be Oh Sew Cute!!!  Go, Pokes!

Snow Day in TEXAS

Or what I was doing while management was in MY meeting. (I'm over it, I promise. Okay, I'm mostly over it. I'll BE over it after happy hour on Thurs. And again on Fri.)

Quiz: Is G-man crying because:
a) he was forced to wear his sister's coat when his mysteriously disappeared?
b) he hates the snow - that's why he lives in TX, damnit!?
c) he took 1 step in the snow and face planted? (okay, I can't help but giggle. sorry, g-man!)
d) all of the above



You know it's always, always d!!! Poor g....

Seriously, Big Sis was out to impress! mr. fix-it said, roll a snowball for a snowman... and she did it like it was part of her regular day. You go, Southern girl!

The finished product! Frosty with his new friends, the Semi-Homemades. And yes... Frosty is an Oklahoma State fan (go, pokes!) He's sporting his o-state cowboy hat and scarf! (And that's popcorn from Mom and Popcorn for his eyes and mouth, lol!)

Big Sis making snow angels. We got a FOOT of snow! A foot! Which means that Big Sis could do snow angels and not even sink to the ground - crazy!

She convinced daddy that HE needed to do snow angels, too... lol....

G-man was watching safely from his post on the porch. That boy did NOT like the snow. He must get that from his momma. And he's trying to pull off that manly hat to combat his pink & grey plaid peacoat.... I'm still laughing. ;)

The snow missed us today - woo hoo! And seriously, I have a call in to Spring and she better be on the way stat. But we'll always remember this snow day... in more ways than one! What a fun day with my kiddos!

We are back....

....from a weekend of Orange greatness! We did it all - the Walkaround, the parade, the tailgating, the game! And we saw it all - old friends, Garth Brooks, family, a big win!

Now, back to the real world with work deadlines, projects due, etc... but I promise to get thru the 184 pics we took this weekend (and only show you the best ones!), and finish up those last Halloween projects (and get them up before the holiday passes us by!)

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So, we're back... we're exhausted (Big Sis slept for 12 hrs!! last night and even I went to bed at 8pm!), we're all a little under the weather (hence the early bedtime!), but we're happy, we're proud of our Pokes, and we're ready to NOT travel for the first weekend in a month!

Orange! Power!

Okay, so I realize I've been less than great about blogging lately... and it's not that I don't have things to say (and you have lots to say, too! Just check out all the great convo on the Coffee Creamer issues, right below this post!) ;)

Anyway, we're off to Stillwater, OK, this weekend for one of our absolute fav weekends of the year - it's a holiday in the Semi-Homemade household... Oklahoma State University Homecoming! Tonight we'll have chili at my parents' house, before we head out to the Walkaround. (What's a Walkaround? All the sororities pair with a fraternity house and they build these elaborate house decorations that are HUGE! Everyone walks around - duh! - and it's a carnival atmosphere, with food vendors, etc.... SO FUN!)

Tomorrow is the parade with famous alumni Garth Brooks, Barry Sanders, and Robin Ventura!! Then the game, of course! I'll be back with stories and pictures - y'all have a good weekend! Until then, a few pics from last year's homecoming:

The Semi-Homemades before the Walkaround:

Look how much they've changed!

Big Sis and me at the parade:

Go Pokes!

I heart fall

And it's slowly coming to the Semi-Homemade House! With all the rain we got the weekend before last, I decided to make a big batch of chili (okay, who am I kidding? Most of you know I'll make chili in the heat of the TX summer!) and start decorating for fall. I say start because I've got several awesome semi-homemade ideas for fall.... which means I should be able to get around to 1 or 2 of them!

The only sign of fall outside so far is this:

I've got a witchy sign to add, but so far, even in the mecca of Halloween neighborhoods, no graveyards or empty coffins or witches and their cauldrons have made an appearance yet. I'm hoping to get a little something for our yard this year so we can fit in!

I love orange! My mom-in-law got me this cute berry garland and I love how it transforms our dining room. In the past, I've filled that hurricane with candy corns.... trying to decide if I'll put them somewhere else this year!

More orange, but now we're in the living room!

G-man's spider TOT tote and Big Sister's pumpkin tote are all ready for action! They're from PBK, and they run them every year - check them out here. Now we just need to decide on costumes - what are the monsters in your house dressing up as?

I'm working on something for the mantel to be ready before our Halloween party... but for now, we've got pumpkins and more pumkins. And our Countdown to the Pumpkin Patch (Big Sis is enjoying that so much!!)

See, I told you I love orange! Orange blooms and a couple little jack o lanterns and my nook has changed seasons, too!


I'm home with a sick baby today.... G-man has bronchitis! Sat night was awful, with his painful, barking cough, his restlessness, and his breathing... I had to hold him upright all.thru.the.night. Poor baby! But he was much better this morning and even played for a whole hour in his crib before finally taking a nap after lunch. Must be feeling better! And if he is.... we might run to Michael's for some supplies for a Semi-Homemade Halloween project. Boo! :)

O-R-A-N-G-E

We weren't home over Labor Day weekend, so I scrapped any ideas of carrying out one of my semi-homemade ideas I've been brainstorming.... instead we turned our focus to our big passion: college football! Mr. Fix-It and I are passionate about our Oklahoma State Cowboys. Which sadly, is often heartbreaking. But win or lose, we love 'em!

And this weekend was a HUGE game! While many teams were playing the equivolent of a high school football team, the Cowboys (ranked #9!!! preseason) took on the #13 Georgia Bulldogs. And we won! Big! 24-10! Go, Pokes!!!

We weren't at the game (we were in NE Oklahoma, celebrating Mr. Fix-It's grandmother's 85th birthday), but we dressed the part! We hit up the park before gametime:


My lil linebacker loves the slide!


And Big Sis loves swings and anything that spins (I couldn't even watch her on this merry-go-round without getting dizzy!)


And G-man charmed his great-grandma by taking some steps for her! (He's so cute in that jersey! I can't wait to be a high school football mom! Okay, yes I can... he's already too grown up... but you know what I mean!)

We did head to Stillwater (home of our Cowboys) later in the weekend for Ainsley's monkey themed birthday party. I've got to get some of the pics from her momma and then I'll share her semi-homemade birthday party!

Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Wooo hoo! Go Pokes! We'll be back in Stillwater in October for one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) college homecomings! There's a walkaround on Friday night, the parade on Sat (this year's grand marshals are famous alums Barry Sanders, Robin Ventura, and Garth Brooks!), and the big game against Mizzou. OSU Homecoming is like nothing else - can't wait!