april design team layout....and junque journal

loved missy's class.....can't wait to make a few more of these as gifts!....





and finally found my muse.......this is what she helped me create for the april design team!











my heart is also heavy tonight.....i just read that jen's beautiful young son died last night. i am glad that she was able to let him go and his pain is over.





i also found out today that a friend has just been diagnosed with cancer....and she has 5 children...the youngest just 7 months old. life is just so fragile...... treasure each other. i know i treasure each and every one of you!



***sorry....can't figure out how to change the orientation of my photos.......soooo.....just turn your head sideways!!!!


love to all!


kathy

tagged.....not once....but twice!!

okay.....never been tagged before....so here goes!!!

7 random facts about me!

1) i have one tattoo......and would love to get another......anyone game??

2) i starting wearing invisalign braces one year ago.....and i'm almost done!

3) i love to repaint my home.....just to change things up!

4) i married mr. butt less than 1 year after meeting him....that was 31 yrs ago!

5) i was going to become an accountant.....then became an RN instead!!

6) i quit smoking 10 years ago!

7) i love to take naps....nothing is so bad that it can't be cured by a NAP!!!

People who are tagged need to blog 7 random facts/habits and choose 7 people to tag and list their names, Don't forget to leave them a comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged!

okay.....well....do i need to do another 7....since i was tagged twice......okay....here goes

8) i dislike eating......would rather clean my home than sit down to a meal!

9) if i have to eat....give me cheese pizza!

10) i wear all my jewelry...all the time.....no boxes for this girl!

11) i can be a cheap girl when i want to be!

12) i love to give gifts to friends....(just look at my credit card bills!)

13) i have become quite the procrastinator

14) i love liMe grEEn and hOt piNk!

okay.....i tag......kath w, cricket, becca, cindy s, jen k (love ya!), missy..(love ya, too!) and well.....i guess suezlou! love to you all!!

and...a special prayer goes out to jen......i can't imagine your heartache....i know another angel is in heaven watching over us.....may peace find a place in your heart.

i love my life!

wasted day!

had the day off today....slept in......then realized that i had 15 minutes to get to the dentist's office!......yep....more trays with the invisalign! thought i was done....however we (the dentist and me) were just not happy with the top teeth yet.....soooo....more trays! and today they had to put "buttons" on my teeth! these are just what they sound like....buttons that are glued onto two teeth to help pull all the others along for the ride! will be done with these around july......then hopefully just retainers! anyway.....after jumping outta bed....racing like a horse to get to the dentist......and having new appliances in my mouth.....i now have a whopper of a migrainE!!! soooo.....needless to say......WASTED DAY!

i needed to get my design team assignment done.....and it's still just sitting here......perhaps tomorrow! hopefully they won't fire me......

i am playing at ForKeepsSake on saturday.....going to take a class with the famous Missy! her junque journal is simply and totally cool......i am trying to find some funky stuff to take with me to add to it!!!

well........i love my life!.....migraines, aligners and all!!!

roCKet doG

i just love these new tennies!!! nancy w had on some....and stinky mcGee & i were at DSW....and i found these little beauties! roCketdoG.....gotta love the name....and i think they are just soooo cute! kinda slippery....and for an old girl like me that's dangerous.....however....life is just too short.....gotta live dangerously!!!

i love my life!

okay.....soooo i'm computer illiterate!

no one is perfect......my photos were just hiding from me!! uh...ohh.....mr. butt is done with the power washer...(he was having issues....just said it was "operator error"....don't you love it when we can own our own mistakes!!!..... just....this computer thing was operator error..... give me paper and glue anytime.....) however i will figure out this computer!!! it may take most of the rest of my life....however I will PREVAIL!!!

have a grand sunday.....enjoy the birds and bugs!! i know i will!

i love my life!

slacking!

yep......that's what i'm doing.....slacking! mr. butt is outside power washing the barbeque grill....(some wayward birds decided it would be the perfect residence for their new family!)....and here i am slacking!!! the dryer is buzzing.....and the washer is done.......and i'm slacking! i didn't start the wash....mr. butt did! ....and i didn't put clothes into the dryer ....mr. butt did! yep....call me a slacker!!! i really want to go back upstairs into our sanctuary and just stay in bed and listen to the birds. since we redecorated the bedroom it's one of the most treasured places for me! just love it!

on another note.....mr. butt was asked last night to return to the barn!!! we went to the barn to look for some shelves for the studio (which is slowly coming together)...will post a photo!)....and the manager asked if he wanted to come back!......now they have this spectacular patio table that just has our name on it....and with the 40% discount....well....need i say more! he is going to call john this am and talk with him! i asked him to see if he could work on friday pm....since i crop them (had a blast with becky and barb!!....great pizza!.....and the bosco sticks were FAB!).....sooooo.....guess i'll have to wait and see what happens! i just love the stuff from the barn......and would love to have a few more items! and the discount is just fabulous!!!

well.....really can't keep slacking....have to get something accomplished!! here goes!! oooohhh....first....have to take a photo of the mess called the new studio!!!

okay....can't seem to work this f****** computer right now......will try again later!!!

i love my life..........just don't love this computer right now!!!

trying!

well....it's 245 am.....on saturday....and this will have to suffice for fridays and saturday's entry!

had an okay day at the plant.......someone thinks we are friends.......let's just say we aren't......and i will be okay. i made a resolution to keep the peace.....and not buy into other peoples crap......and that's just what i intend to keep doing! NO DRAMA!!! so......it was an okay day!

spent the evening with barb and becky......at FKS' crop! had fun with those girls.....and shared some gourmet pizza......it was super......as were the Bosco sticks!! hadn't had those since i left working at st. john's mercy med. ctr.......tasty morsels!!
i worked on a little idea for erin's classroom next year......rusty pickle letters that spell READ....will funk them up and give them to her!

not sure if i posted however she is leaving hazelwood central high school......demographics are just tooooooo diverse......and she will be teaching at parkway west........honors classes for juniors english! so very proud of her accomplishments!!! and she will have her own classroom.....no more cart for her to push around!

sounds like the girls are going to get to come and play with me in a couple of weeks.....getting pretty excited about it! it's going to be so much fun!!!

rex put the ikea bookcase together.....it's up and looks fab! worked for a short time on thursday pm putting some things away....it's going to take some time.....so much crap to put away......and then i buy new stuff!!! only spent $35 worth.......still.....have to find it's home while it lives here!!!


well......better get some sleep.....have to tidy the house.....help with the lawn .......and beg mr. butt to open the pool!!! want to get the solar blanket on....and hopefully warm it up so when the girls are here we can jump in!!! especially if we have had a cocktail or two......won't mind freezing water!!!

i love my life!!!

challenge!

okay.....so missy & suezlou are putting out a challenge.....to post on your blog each and every day!!! yeah right!!! like i'll be able to do that!!! i'm lucky if i remember to go to the bathroom every day....(depends undergarments are a great invention!)

anyway.....yesterday just sucked!......almost sucked the life right outta me! saw joe (M.D.) and will have some little tests next week....nothing major....just annoying! i truly believe it's just a co-worker sucking me down.....and i'm going to have to make a major life change....you know those.....change in job, home, etc......and i think it is time for me to move along......and find something better.....or at least calmer. people who have to stir up trouble and create more drama in their life are just SICK. and those are the ones that need therapy.....not those of us that recognize that fact!... (perhaps i'll change my appointment with the psychiarist.,..(jk) and schedule one in the beast's name!)

okay....off the pitty pot......tried my hand at some stuff last night.....still trying to finish that wonderfully beautiful knitted purse.....just have to get the handles done...then to find a lucky washing machine that will felt it! i will post when i get it done (can you tell that i'm getting a little slow as i age!) also tried to play with paper and glue.....didn't really accomplish anything.....

mr. butt arrived home late last night from chi-town.....and was welcomed by 2 frisky puppies....and one lonely wife!.... it felt sooooo damn good to get a hug from him....it almost felt like he had been gone for months....not just 3 days!
and he brought back goodies.....yep.....IKEA was only 10 minutes from the training center....and he bought that Expedit bookcase that i have been jonesing about!...not the black one....(he said it really looked more brown than black...so mine in white!) and a couple of other fun things....black magazine holders....a couple of throw rugs...(not the colors i would have chosen.....however the puppies dirty feet won't mind)....some metal bars and boards to display my art! ( don't you love the way i call it art....like it really is ART!)

anyway....he's home and all is right with the world!! well...my world at home!

it's 539am....i'm at work....and my anxiety level is starting to escalate.........the "boss" will arrive in the next couple of hours.....and who knows.....is today my last day of employment here???? maybe....maybe not...won't matter one way or the other to me! she really doesn't frighten me.....i'm just more annoyed with her than anything.....her pervasive use of the computer to play free cell solitaire is the most annoying thing ever....especially if you are trying to carry on a conversation with her!.......and applying lotion to her hands and rocking incessantly are just ..........IRRITATING!!!!!!!!! i know....i said i was off my soapbox.......just feeling the need to vent......and after all this is MY blog.....and i can vent if i want to! it certainly is better than crying like a baby.....and that's what i did yesterday!
life is just too short to add any extra stuff that isn't needed......each of us must look inside and find what is best.....and that which brings us down or hurts should be eliminated......and.....well....i think i just made my decision. i will eliminate this from my life. i am a good person, not always nice...sometimes hurtful and for that i'm sorry.....however i am a good person and in order to make myself a better person i need to be around good people.

nuf said!

ohhh......one more thing.....to nancy......thank you from the bottom of my heart. your friendship is something i will treasure always. my new "secret holder" will have a special place on the new bookcase.....and i will always keep some little secret inside of it!!!! thanks for the hugs and ears to listen to me.....timi too...it's so reassuring to know that other's have had similar experiences.....and i'm not just a flipping nut!!!!!! and aleeta....for the "invisible" hug! you all ROCK!!!

i still love my life....