Shysue that is so cute! I've been wanting to plant something similar but I've read that those hens and chicks do better in a shallow type container. Is your boot filled with something like sand or gravel to hold them straight up like that? Last year my hubby planted a petunia in a cowboy boot, but he didn't do it right as the boot kept falling over, and the petunia just didn't look right. Do hens n' chicks do better in full sun or shade? Sorry for all the questions, but I just bought a pair of cute little baby cowboy boots and wanna try planting them myself, maybe I'll have better luck than hubby. Thanks for any comments.

Oakley, the kitchen wallpaper is history. And not a moment too soon. I love a kitchen table in my kitchen, even if it defies all kitchen organization. Yes, if I didn't have animals, I may consider a rug in the kitchen but I like to easily clean. I love braided rugs too and have one upstairs but have more antique persian ones because of family hand me downs. I still have the wallpaper in my living room because I am in tired of trying to decide what I want to do in that room. It's large and overwhelming. DH built the outbuilding. It's technically our well house. It's large enough to make a small Guest house (sans bathroom) and with out MIL coming, we will likely do just that. (I've been studying trailer floor plans for ideas.) It is finished inside but not furnished. We could put in a motel style kitchen but no bathroom. The septic would be too close to our well.

I too love boots. I no longer own cowboy boots but have four pair of ankle-high boots, two that I bought in Buenos Aires. And a pair of knee-high boots. Three pair have short heels and two have high heels. I only wear these boots in the winter and fall.

I have been seeing a new trend all over the Houston area and in Louisiana . Girls wearing colorful rubber boots with shorts and every day wear . I own a couple pair of these rubber boots but use them in rain and wet areas . They were very helpful during the flood . But they are hot and heavy and not terribly comfortable . They are cute in all of the prints and colors . I have also seen the cowboy boots in rubber now those are pretty nice and much more comfortable but still hot . My sister has a pair I really like . But I don't get wearing any heavy rubber boots in the heat of the Houston summer , it's been cooler lately but I am talking about months ago .