a sale!

do you 'like' oak hill designs on facebook?? you SHOULD! I just announced a great pre-holiday sale going on today....25% off ALL pieces in my ohd store on etsy with the coupon code WINNER. a great way to conquer that holiday list EARLY! :) be sure to share this sale with your friends!

and here is a sneak peek of the new 'look' coming to ohd soon! let me know what you think!

family pictures....

last saturday, we got the whole family together for some family pictures. we had SO much fun with whitney and she is so awesome at her hobby (seriously, not even her full time job!) as you can see! (pics will enlarge if you click on them...)



the cousins having fun with leaves!



me, my mom and my sister, mindy.



the sisters, spouses, mom and dad



the whole group! (notice I'm not really smiling....I had just 'biffed' on a low spot in the weeds...surprised I don't still have some in my hair, on my lips...)




another shot of the cousins...after playing in the leaves! :)

so much fun and so many great memories to have forever!

wednesday and sunday.....

those two days are laundry days at the reisner household!

our laundry area is located in the worse possible place in our whole house--in the mudroom, right off of the garage entrance. when we moved and discovered that we had made a HUGE mistake in putting the washer and dryer there, I knew I had to do laundry only a couple of days a week. if I didn't have a schedule, I would have laundry all over my hallway EVERY day of the week (it is bad enough just 2 days a week....)

it is funny though, that my children can NEVER remember to bring their laundry to the hallway.....someone is ALWAYS complaining that a certain thing didn't get washed. it's not going to get washed if you don't bring your laundry out! I've even heard the occasional, 'but you didn't remind me...'. um, sure.

then we always have the problem of the laundry going back where it came from. nothing is more irritating than to see them just pick what they need out of the mountain and leave the rest there. see my evidence....



so tell me....do you have certain days that you do laundry? do your kids do these same things?? :)

service awards dinner

last night, tom and I attended the hy-vee service awards dinner. this yearly dinner honors regular and full time employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service to hy-vee. also, all employees over 20 years can attend yearly (although they don't get an award, just recognition), so tom and I have attended for the last five years. this year, tom received his 25 year award.

we always look forward to this event-great to hear our CEO ric juergens speak, see the growth of the company, and GREAT FOOD!! oh my gosh. the dinner is always pretty much the same, but the dessert always changes and last night didn't disappoint. the meal was salad, chicken breast and beef tenderloin, grilled veggies (zucchini, onions, peppers), sweet potatoes and regular potatoes, and a chocolate cupcake with a chocolate filled center and topped with a ton of whipped cream for dessert! almost too rich to eat...but no one had a problem at our table! :)

five for friday....

this is some sort of record, I'm telling you! three days in a row of blogging! a few fun friday facts....

1-tate is feeling much better today, thankfully. he has his eyes all the way open most of the time and has some spunk back.

2-tom and I walked in the 'gotta start somewhere' walk today with a group from hy-vee. it was fun, except for the horrific winds...

3-I am wanting a new look for my etsy store and business card....I still love what I have, just wanting a fresh, new look. thinking red, aqua, mustard yellow and gray...thoughts/opinions?

4-in the past month I have read of two Iowa teens being killed when their atv rolled over on them. this causes me to be anxious again and thankful at the same time. john was SO incredibly lucky. thank you, doug!

5-happy that ashton figured up her RAI score and it is high enough (by alot!) to apply at the u of iowa. I just wish the college wasn't five long hours away....

happy friday, everyone! leave me a comment with your five for friday!

poor tatey.....

isn't this just pathetic? really.



last night, we noticed that tate's eyes were all red and he didn't want to open them up all the way. then the green goop started flowing. poor thing.

bright and early this morning, we headed to the vet's office to find out what was going on. turns out he has an eye infection that was triggered by bean dust. the treatment? drops 3-4 times a day. who wants to come put these in for us? :)

do you pin?

I love the website pinterest! such really cool things to love and lust over!

these are some things that I repinned this morning. I really wish I had more time to look at everyone's awesome boards, but I just can't seem to carve out the extra minutes to do so.


so tell me...do you pin? I'd love to follow you!