holiday box......and returning to the scene of the crime

my gf kathleen reminded me of this.......gotta love the truth!!!

ohhh.....here's the box!!! anyone know how to rotate photos???????

i love my life!!!

Rocking at CE......and holiday boxes! also.....my challenge to myself!

okay.....since it's been a couple of weeks.....guess i can spill my beans.........ce ROCKED!!!!! yes.....while at ce i tried to get the attention of some friends by tossing little rocks at the patio doors......well......who would have known........that i PACK a punch!!!!!! after 2 little pebbles on lauries door.....NO response.........sooooo i move down to kathleen's door.......and miss the door twice......and hit the screen door........however.......the THIRD time was the charm.........and that door cracked like an egg!!!!!!! you could hear it!!!!! debi was with me......and thought we were surely in trouble.......i just figured that was what homeowners insurance is for!!! i called kathleen........she let the hotel know what had happened.......and the rest is CE history!!!

check out the photos.....miss catherine f-e sent me a lovely box of rocks.....and kim schroeder from new jersey sent me a bag a chocolate rocks......i just love my friends!!!

okay........back to reality........trying to get caught up......finished my escape banner......love it.....and the inspiration!!! also wanting to make some samples for the shop.......here is my class for November.....a little holiday box for cards........had fun with this......just wish it wasn't hot in the house.......mr. butt turned off the a/c.......and it's over 88 here.......with NO air moving......and these halogen lights are just TOO toasty for this girl! (now mind you....i love hot....just not this kind!)

well.....i still love my crazy life......going to shop for rolodex supplies....guess i will do the swap while in nashville........then again......maybe not.......will have to decide.....since i already signed up for the page swap......charm swap......and secret sister hostess!!! damn.......when will i learn to say NO......(to anyone besides rex, erin, comet and apollo!!!!

forgot about getting to play with tim holtz......man......that really ROCKED.......he does some amazing things with ink........would love to be going to his holiday retreat......just wasn't meant to be!!!!

okay.........separate post for the holiday box........

forgot to add.........i'm going to accept the challenge from rhonna........and compete in the 21 day challenge. i have done this before.....and loved it.....and will love it this time also! my challenge.........to create art each day.........and watch what snacks enter my mouth. this is such a hard thing for me......each day at work seems to find my eating pretzels contiunously.......then when lunch time rolls around.....i'm not hungry.....however i eat my lunch anyway.....i don't want to hurt mr. butt's feelings....since he spent the time to prepare it for me!!! wish me luck!!

ce ROCKED

literally..............it ROCKED~~~~~~~~~ can't give any details just yet on my blog......however, i need to find someone who knows how to add music to blogs.....and i want to have annie lenox's "walking on broken glass" play!!!!!!!! those of you that played in az know what i'm talking about!

i just love my life.....and i love all the girls at CE!!!!!!!!!!

i'm leaving on a jet plane........la la la

yep.....tomorrow i'm jetting off to arizona......creative escape starts on thursday.....and i'm meeting some friends tomorrow night.......going to shop.....and hopefully spend some time in the lazy river......sounds sooooo relaxing!!!!!!!

this flu bug still is here.......just hanging round in my chest now......think i'll give myself a little breathing treatment in the am.......then we will see what happens.......good thing being a nurse.......all the better to self medicate!!!

hope everyone is doing well.......erin and mike were here today......little pool time.....some great bbq......and a great time just chatting!!!

take care........i love my life!

virus.....flu bug.....illness sucks!!!!

yep......i got something that has kicked my ass........this has been going on since last tuesday......still have a fever.....achey all over......and damn do i know how to WHINE!!! mr. butt just asks if i want some cheese with my whine!!!! butthead.....speaking of the butthead.....he just pulled into the driveway from the barn!!





okay.....ce is just 2 days away.......who wants to bet that i'm still sick!!!! i'd take 100 to 1 odds......never fails......guess i just get toooo excited and my immune system fails.


i have finished my gifties......sister sister stuff......roommie stuff.....still haven't packed a thing.....anyone know how to contact the packing fairy??? i've heard she exists......wonder if she is anywhere close to st. louis???





missing all my friends terribly.....get to see a few this week.......then i'll get to see some more in april at scrap etc......still holding out hope that miss cricket will sign up........miss you sooooo damn much! totally understand about redoing the homestead though.........just being a little selfish!!!!!!





okay......cricket.....here's a photo of the cut.....before and after.......nothing really new.....just got tired of the curls......and looking like my mother. the red has faded into a blondish color.......think i may take some scissors to the top........getting kinda long ......and i want to spike it!!!!!!





miss erin is still walking on cloud nine......she started her new job at parkway west high school......good thing.....4 students from her prior high school were just arrested for 1st degree murder in a drive-by.......thank god she is out of that atmosphere!!!

well.......rex just zoomed off to kfc.....gonna have ourselves a plate of heart clogging fried chicken.......tasty for a once a season treat! tomorrow we will grill... erin and mike will join us for an end of season pool party/bbq.............the weather is sooooo damn cool here, it just makes me want to move west!!! course, i don't think that will be happening for awhile......trying to help stinky with wedding plans......then of course there is the grand-kitty......charles......love to play with him.....(he'll chase this goofy string that the kids named russell.......can you tell that i have a wacked out child.......yeah....yeah.....yeah.....i know....the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!!) don't tell her that!!!!! she is hoping for a puppy......and wants to name him.....ready for this......henry david thoreau!!!!!!! yep...nuts!!!!!!

can't wait to see all my girlfriends in az......hope everyone travels safely.....love to all!!!!

i love my life........just hate colds/viruses.......(oh.....and i think kath willits emailed it to me!)