Obstacles and Glories

Monday, September 2, 2013

Getting Your Garden Ready for Shark Week

There are certain events that become so popular that they are now part of pop culture and people enjoy celebrating them. Superbowl Sunday is a perfect example, but another great example would be Shark Week. What started out as an educational promotion became a phenomenon that a lot of people look forward to every year. In that case, what better way to show your support than to have a Shark Week party in your garden? Best of all, we can help with these tips.

1. Simulated Destruction

This idea is not for everyone as it will cause some damage to your garden furniture, depending on how far you are willing to take it. Basically, the idea is to have your garden look like it has been attacked by sharks. In order to do that, you can rip out a piece of a chair or a table in order to look like it was bitten or you can rip the gazebo canopy to shreds. You might need a gazebo canopy replacement afterwards, but it will really sell the look.

2. Use Fins

There is no shark image more iconic than that of the fin protruding out of the water while the shark swims below. This means that you can add a fin to anything you want and give it a shark vibe. Some of the better ideas include having a fin floating around in the pool and using fin-shaped ice cubes.

3. Shark Week Movies

If you have a movie projector, you can put it to good use by watching some shark classics while outside. There are plenty of scary movies to choose from, as well as a lot of corny B-movies that can be enjoyed for their unintended humor.

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Busy Weekend at the Cottrill's Household

I got a busy weekend again. I started my early Saturday morning vacuuming the floor while my husband was cooking breakfast for us. Then I dusted our furniture while the washing machine was running. I did not even notice that my 6 year old took pictures of me while I was cleaning, thank you Anak!

After the cleaning was done, I decided to start arranging the 1k+ printed photos I order a couple of weeks ago. I am 70 percent done with it, I just have to do the scrapbook for my son's Kindergarten adventures and some of our travels and I will be done..

Today, we woke up early, planned to go to church but ended up not going but instead we went to the lake and had so much fun catching craw gifts. I will post about it next time. Have a great week ahead folks. Thanks for dropping by and for leaving your trail.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Piano Enthusiast... NOw Pursuing it

~~Below is the photo of our piano enthusiast. We plan to enrol her this summer.~~

My father-in-law told Ms. Burrito that she can have the piano at his basement which the little Miss was very happy about. It's a good piano and I like it too, the only concern that hubby and I have is the fact that it's old and it needs reconditioning. So we are saving to buy her an electric one which amount is the same as reconditioning the old piano. It is a joy to see her jam in the piano now. She even teaches me a couple of song where her and play together. She is a strict teacher though lol. I told her that I can't move my fingers like she does because I am old (excuses hahaha).

Music Instrument and Piano Recital

My paternal grandfather was really good with music instrument. I remember when I was growing up, he would always play his banjo or guitar before we go to bed and it was very relaxing. The form of music before is very much different now with digital and other new technology that we have. I kinda miss the old ways but I am happy of what we have now.

Below is one of the photos I took when we watched Ms. Burrito's piano teacher performed many songs.