Warning: Rambling Post

Well, my weekend was uneventful. Worked on Saturday, afternoon nap, through a storm, hubby home, cooked dinner, went to bed. Sunday watched movie, finished class pages, washed clothes, grilled , grandson #1 over for a visit, just stayed home. I have enjoyed catching up on all the many blogs I read, about CHA. There is a lot of things I am looking forward in collecting. This seems to be the norm lately. I have a box and basket full of goodies, I have collected. Don't seem to have any inspiration to work. Went to crop on Friday night, completed nothing. Worked on 4 pages but did not complete any of them. Have class tonight , page is complete. Have an appointment with eye doctor today too. Head aches have been really bad the last two weeks. More and more, almost everyday I wake up hurting. But ( in a Arnold's Kindergarten cop voice) it is not a tumor! Hubby didn't laugh either.

The storm I napped through on Saturday produced some strong winds, that blew down two trees in my yard. They were both wild crab apple trees, and no big lose. But a pain to clean up, hope hubby does it while I am at class tonight.

Friday Challenge

7-21-06

This Friday I want to create a page with "MY LIST". I know you have seen other people the 100 things I want to see and do in my life. Well, I want to keep it small and do a mini list. Maybe top 5.... Places I want to go.....5 scrapbooking things I like or 5 what I like right now. You now how we change our mind and this list will need to be up dated at least every year. So get out a piece of card stock, scribble a little and add the top 5 anything.

"See the rocks in your path not as obstacles, but as opportunities to climb higher."
-Eleanor Wiley

Oh, for the next few days I am going to be really busy. Up this morning at 5 to bake a breakfast casserole for a meeting at 8 a . m. At my shop. So I was dusting ,cleaning, vacuuming and re-doing all day yesterday. Just had a minute between batches of monkey bits. And I wanted to give you the recipe.

2 cans biscuits

1 cup chopped nuts

1/2 cup brown and 1/2 cup regular sugar

zest from one orange

1 stick of melted butter

1 package of cream cheese cut into 20 pieces

Mix sugars , zest and nuts together. Take a biscuit and with your hand spread it to twice its size, put in a piece of cream cheese. Fold it over and crimp the edges. ( don't want the cheese to come out in baking) roll in melted butter and then into sugar mixture. Bake at 350 until done.

Oh, how I love my pool!!! You can pass by most houses and see that the pool was for the children. But "NO" this pool is mine ....all mine. And if I could afford it I would have a bigger one. I have it all planned out when Terry wins the lottery, I get a bigger pool. I love the water and the sun and I love being in the pool. Just laying on the float and watching the clouds is heaven to me. Now if I could just figure out how I can scrapbook while being in the pool, it would be even better. But I could stay out there all day , but not this year , now I have to be at the shop. Why?? did I open this place, I wasn't thinking about my summers in the pool. I think about it all day and then when I get home I have sooo much to do that I don't get in. I am going to make a effort to get in a few evening this week. Because I feel so relaxed and good afterward.
Although today is my off day, I went to the shop and worked about 3 hours. I had gotten a few goodies and I needed to rearrange. Went to a Auction on Saturday and got a huge piece of furniture and had to place it in a already crowded area. Now it is all done. Things look good so now tomorrow all I have to do is vacuum and dust. Got all the antique dealers coming to my shop on Wednesday morning for our monthly meeting. It is many's first time to be in the shop, so I want it to look good. Now all I have to do is plan a menu for eight a.m. meeting. I have a new twist on monkey bread I am going to try tonight , if it is good I will pass on the recipe.

Vacation Review

Well, it was a great trip but I am worn out. My hubby thinks, vacation is a time to go, go , go, go and do things. We would leave the room by 9 and not come back until 9 or so. There was no leisure time. He wanted to be on the go all the time. Even when we went to the beach, he wanted to walk, I wanted to sit and watch the ocean. We took a sight seeing tour, which was great and informative. And explained how to get around. Parking was a nightmare, food was good, hot and muggy, smelled after a rain, and I did not get to see Paula Dean. But we ate at the Lady and Son's. Good southern cooking. Ate a Yummy sweet potato dessert.

I enjoyed the Shrimp Factory, had stuffed shrimp. Yummy! No room for Dessert. But got pecan parlines for later. Hubby was great, found the only 2 scrapbooking stores in Savannah. Got new stuff. Yeah! Went junkin' and got new stuff.

Got idea for future scrapbooking class. (Hint) I loved looking at the details of all the wonderful houses. ( look up)

Now I am looking forward to my fall vacation, to the beach.

Well, it is official. I am on vacation.

clothes are washed, ironed, packed, dishwasher ran, floors sweeped and mopped, house descent, bed made, got camera, mail stopped, mom will feed stray cat that won't leave, car packed, still need to get coffee pot ( hubby won't drink hotel coffee), took care of pool, watered tomatoes, mail bills, Leslie I will pick you up something in Savannah, last check of the store, it is taken care of, kissed grandsons, gave daughter a emergency check, got map, got new freestyle book to take with me, hubby in shower, I know there is something else........Maybe it is saying Have a great Week yall !

Good Morning Sunshine! Yep it is early. I was wide awake a 5 a.m It seems that as of late I am a early bird. I am not sure how I feel about this since my hubby is a night person. By 10 p.m I am ready to slow down, put on my gown, and curl into my bed. I always set the timer on the Tellie, but I never see over 15 minutes . Hubby on the other hand can stay up all night and sleep till 10 on the weekends, that is if I let him. There is always amillion and one things that "NEED" to be done. This morning I am off to a Estate sale first thing, work till 2 and then auction tonight. I need to pick up a few pieces of nice furniture. When I opened the shop, it was 75% of my stuff. But now I don't have time to go buy anything. So I have just alittle bit. I need need need more stuff. And I have had to start a list of people wanting a booth. There is none available. We are packed to the rim. I love it. Not getting alot of scrapping done the last few weeks but there will be time. I have brought one of my scrapbooks to the shop and put a note on it saying " if you are interested in creating a scrapbook like this one , classes will start in August. Yes, I have decided to have a few classes. I have had 4 people ask and leave their address, in about a week. Not too bad. I have already created a 1 page for my first class. It will be the last of August but I am excited already. And if this does not go well, I will buy more stuff..... We all need more stuff!

Friday Challenge

Come on are you laughing yet?

Well, today I want to think about what makes me laugh.

I am going to complete a page telling what makes me laugh.

Why don't you join me.

Oh yeah, and did you know

there is only

4 more day

until vacation......

Okay, the check is in the mail and the date has been set for

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Vacation Count Down

7 More days

Okay, we are not going to this beach.

But there is a beach there.

We will see how it goes.

Ready for the time away.

Friday Challenge- June 30th

Today I want to create a page showing what is "outside my scrap window".

What are you looking at? If this tomato plant had been outside my window maybe I could have gotten that little worm off before it ate the whole thing. So it ate 1/4 of my crop. Why didn't he eat the weeds that is trying to creep in on that plant. Oh, well I guess I don't have to weed it now. Guess I will buy tomatoes for a little while longer. Oh yeah, back to the challenge. I want to show what I look at, maybe inspire times. What is outside your window??????

Long time ...no post. I have been busy trying to get ready for the 4th and then vacation. I feel like I am in slow motion, just going through the motions but just thinking of the end result. Vacation is only 11 days away. 4th party only 3 days away. So much to do ....not enough time. And Hubby has been working all week and plans on fishing in a tournament on Friday night. Sometimes I could ring his neck, I have gave hints that, I could use him at home on Friday night but does he get them NO... So I will leave him a long list to do on Saturday while I am working. I hope they are done, if he wants to enjoy his night.......
DEEP BREATH...... CALM DOWN...........
Sometime I just need to write it down and all the anger goes away.

Friday challenge

guess who????? Yeah it is me, alongggggg time ago. The reason for this picture is for today's challenge. I want you to draw a self portrait. Get in a quite room and draw a picture of your self. Fill in all the things you like about yourself and the things you don't. Doodle and add childhood memories about your self. I think this will be fun, and then years from now, when your great great grand daughter is reading this she will know where she got her nose and she will know how I did not like it either.

Oh, the memories of polyester.....I still have nightmares.

They were sooo hot !!!

It seems like today I did not get anything accomplished. I tried all day to finish my weekly paper work, rearrange the space where a cabinet sold, start a scrapbook page, rearrange a table full of glass and eat lunch. At 3, I had a apple, ( it won't kill me to miss a meal. I have stored fat for times just like this) Paper work done at 4 , the table, empty space and scrapbook page will have to wait for another day. Then I got home and burnt the hamburger helper. Hoping for a better day tomorrow.

DaD

This is a hand of man that has worked hard all his life to provide for his family. Do the right thing, and respect people. Don't wine, suck it up and do what you have to do. Don't let people walk all over you, but know when to speak up. Manners are important, Respect your elders. Take the time to listen to the older generation, they do have something to say. Always open the door for a lady, and give them your seat. Family eat at the table, together. Shake hand to all you meet. Be polite. Family- we do what we have to do, because we are family. It is the right thing to do.

Happy Fathers Day

I love you

Friday Challenge

Is there anything in our lives that is a * constant * source of inspiration? My constant " creative" source right now is the internet. I see a idea, and twick it to my taste. I scrap lift. Do you? I do not think it is wrong, I do it all the time, but when I finish you can not tell it was lifted. It has my style on it. Which is rusty , shabby, rustic, old, inked, antique looking. And it is a great source when you have no creativity . All you have to do is try and it will come rushing back. Well, I am getting off the subject. Today's challenge is to inform about the most "constant" feeling, source, friend, person or item in your life. The Friday challenge word today is constant.

This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind... let it be something good.
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Good Morning
I really have been on a roll with my layouts lately. I try to pull 2 photos and paper each morning to take to the shop with me. I completed 4 pages last week. Yes, it took all week but that is more than I have been completing. It is good, to fill the slow times and I can leave it on the desk , if it takes a few days to complete. I also stayed late at the shop on Friday and worked on a mini vacation book. Got the basics done. Now I just need to wait. I am planning to add our little Anniversary trip, Savannah vacation and a trip to the beach in the fall.
Happy Day!