he's doing his part........keeping it GREEN!!!

yep......rex and i both recycle....and try our best to keep as much out of landfills as possible........however i'm not sure rex isn't taking this just a little too far!!!!!!!!!! as you can see, almost one entire side of our garage is full of engine parts, block heads (????) and lead weights for wheels.......i missed shooting the wheels that are also on their way to the recyclers.........this will all take place tomorrow...........then straight to the eye doctors.......wow.....i really want to get some really funky glasses........just don't know what kinda cost that would incur.........

wel.....still love my life!!

wow.............where does the time go????

the pool is closed......it was a sunny cool day.....and still they can't send a fun cabana boy to do the work.........looks more like a plumber with that butt crack going on..........and you KNOW i can't resist a great shot like that!!!!!!

spent a great relaxing weekend in innsbrook with these wild and wacky women!!!!! what a great time........i got to spend some time singing off key with a wonderful hairbrush mic....
also had some fun sliding across the marvelous hardwood floor......second oldest in the crowd and had to act like a 2yr old......oh well.....i LOVE my life! got little scrapbooking done......however can't wait to play again with these girls!!!!!!
tootsie (linda), michele and i had great fun while in vegas.......classes were fun.......little accomplished there, also..............hoping to go back to vegas.......not sure about it though.......will have to wait to see about funds.........and check things out with mr. butt............haven't had a holiday away with him in a couple of years......thinking perhaps the white sands of the gulf coast would be great.......perhaps see a couple of friends who live down there.........gotta chat with him and see what we can work out..............love that man.......seems like he works all the time and i would love to just spend some time with him!

mrs. erin had the icky swine flu while i was gone to vegas........she's better now.......thank goodness.........

well..........still love my life...........looking forward to the holidays..........low stress.........just peace......

what can i say.......SLACK QUEEN OF ALL!!!!

well......i'm back and with some attitude!!!!!! seems like last time i updated i was helping poor little tootsie get started.....and then i just sat down and haven't moved in more than a month or so!!!!!!

okay to start..........DOES anyone has access to some patterned paper by creative imaginations....called Cream Musicpaper.....sku #11049.........i know that scrappy gourmet has it.....however i can't seem to log onto their site........think they know something i dont?

????

okay having more issues than thought of......trying to upload the new granite counter for the kicthen trying one more time,,,,,,,got it!!!!!!!

i am trying to decide whether to get scal on my computer and do some fun stuff with the cricut machine; perhaps make some holiday cards.....would be great to get started on those......\

i will try to post a photo of the small child that was here for her birthday a couple of weeks again........i still miss my little baby gilr!!!!!!!!

this is something like our new family room looks like...........going for very contemporaty........no clutter or anything.......will post some good photos when i have them

well......just remember that i still LOVE MY LIFE!!!!!!!

walking toots thru blogger

i am coaching tootsie to blog via phone..........hope this works

holiday happenings at our home!!!

it's holiday time at our home..........rex and i took 1 whole week off together.....the first one in over 16 months..........we have painted......cleaned.......done laundry..........and now the new furniture is being delivered tomorrow................i will have photos...........tomorrow is day 4........running to the groomers for the puppies,,,,,lowes for new switchplate covers,........jacpenney for some window treatments..............RSI for a new countertop...............old recycled glass with concrete........then  find some paint to spruce up the appliances.........it's gonna look wonderful!!!!!!

feeling sleepy..........better run!

i love my crazy sleepy life!

oh lord.......i found another monkey that will have to come off my back!!!!!

i spent the evening at schaefers hobby store.....and made a FABULOUS STERLING SILVER BRACELET!!!!!!!!   IT'S SOOOO DAMN BEAUTIFUL...........

I HAD THE BEST TIME WITH THIS.....CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IT AGAIN.........I TWISTED WIRE  ((((THE TWISTED SISTER!!!)))))     HOPE YOU LIKE THE WAY THEY LOOK........I JUST MAY PUT ONE OF THESE UP ON ETSY!!!

HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU FUN LADIES SOON,,..................I LOVE MY LIFE!!!!

bad, bad, bad!!!

don't even know where to start......it's been sooooo long since i posted!    played with facebook.....got some trouble with that......so just figured i better stay off the computer!

  i also realized that we really don't have First Amendment rights any longer.......someone is always looking over your shoulder and critiquing all that is said!   crap.......i hate that i can't be perfectly honest!   a friend gave me a clipboard that says "it's not gossip if you know it's true!".....and i will always lay all my stuff bare!  it's soooo much easier.......and then someone can decide if they want to be friends or not!

   been working on some fun stuff for ClearScraps.......they have an event coming up in st. louis is august and needed some classes designed, instructions written, photographs and help with teaching these........so that's what i have been working on!   can't post any photos......well, maybe i can show just a teeny teaser of something,,,,,hope you think it looks fun!!

let's see.......perhaps i can update some things........last friday mr. butt and i celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary.........i was just a teenager when we got married........my daddy wasn't too fond of

 him, and asked me if i needed to change my mind while walking down the aisle!   NOPE.........love this man..........can't imagine my like without him!!!    we had dinner at a new place called Bravo......delish food.....fav desserts....creme bru'lee.., mocha gelato......hope to hit that place again!

the pool is open and just waiting for someone to jump im.........if only there wasn't soo much other stuff to do.......cleaning,,......laundry......working on design team

 stuff........love it all.....just need more time!

perhaps i can find one more little teensy tease......

well..........happy saturday night and sunday morning.......please pray that the woodpecker is quiet tomorrow morning....(he's having issues distinguishing between wood and metal guttering!!   oh what noise!

i LOVE my crazy life!!!

trunk show and miss JOEY!!!

here it is 10:23pm and i'm wiped out...toots is touching my leg with her foot......creepy!!!!!   she has to decide how much toprol (medication to control her hypertension)..to take tonight......she's old and forgetful....  gotta love old people.......she just took a whole one..........damn if she keels over tonight, it's gonna make this weekend SUCK!~!!!!!!!!!!  i love tootsie!!!!!!  (no photos of her yet!!!!!!!   emphasis on YET!!!!!)

met up with miss JOEY OTLO.............LOVE her......and her friend terry from illinois!!!!!!   here is a photo from tonight.......and all her wonderful works of art behind us.............can't wait to play with her in class............this weekend is gonna ROCK!!!!!!!!   also got to squeeze kathleen, melissa, kathy w, jenn, bunnie, jeanne k, cathy and nan!!!!!  

picked up a little something for michele for her birthday.......i don't think she really checks out the blog...........hope not.........course i'm NOT spilling my guts to let her know what i got!!!!!!

well.........time for bed.......will try to post more in the am!!!!!!!

i LOVE my life.................and SWEAR to the lord that i will NEVER where pink taco pants in public again!!!!!!!!!!!   (thanks to my friend, miss otlo!!!!!)

kathy & jose'

sun..........glorious SUN!!

the rain has stopped and the sun is shining...........what a glorious day!!!!!!!! it's soooo

wonderful to see all the tender vegetation becoming green and flowers starting to sprout! i especially love to see the pink and white dogwoods along the highway each day as i go to work.......also a few deer nibbling on the fresh grass in the morning......just pray they don't stray onto the pavement.

the puppies went to the groomers and rex snapped a few photos of them.......what handsome boys they are.........

well...........off to the plant...........then off to scrap st. louis for the weekend......ohhhh the joys of playing with girlfriends!!!

i love my life!

wonderful day!!!!!!!!!

wow..........what a fabulous day this has been.......have been soooo very productive.....cleaned up some of the mess that is actually our family room and breakfast room.......still needs some work......however we are still painting and redecorating........so it's a slow progress!!!

i changed my blog...........can't believe i was able to figure it out......however it was fun and will try to change things up frequently!!!!!!!!!! also made some thank you cards for friends today....will get those in the mail tomorrow!!!!!!!!

also did laundry.....NO naps.....and it's 330pm.............course i could nap now before mr. butt comes home.............will have to decide on that one!!!!!

well..........want to play with some clearScraps.....and some new paper!!!!!!!! have a wonderful day.............anyone want to come over and play????????

i love my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ckc, friends and a little contest!!!!!!

hello all......what a busy week & weekend........worked long hours this week (only to get them cut drastically this week!)   got lost going over to collinsville to drop some things off to jackie and janet of ClearScraps......then got closed off in the parking lot in the rain......some ya-HOO decided to park his large ass pickup truck in the main entrance.....and he took his sweet TIME to come on down and move that bad boy...........lazy ass!  anyway, got home.....got little sleep and went back on over the collinsville on saturday!!!!!!  what fun that was........shopped (and spent a little too much.....now i want to play and have to get my home back in some order......having a garage sale in two weeks......hope to sell the living room furniture and order the pottery barn couch!!!!) then we went over to zapata's for a little cocktail and snacks............what fun!!!!!!    i'll post a few photos.......

*******there is a contest going on over at the clearscraps blog.........post a little spring design using some acrylic to win some fun stuff.......come on.....you know using acrylic is easy.....and fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!   here is a link for the blog....   http://clearscraps.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/04/spring-contest.html

okay everyone.....come on and play with us!!!!!!!    CLEARSCRAPS ACRYLIC ROCKS.......IT'S SOOOOO EASY TO USE.....AND FUN!!!!!!!!!

tagged by becca.......okay, i'll play along!!

okay......i have never played the tag game.........haven't ever figured out how to link blog addys here.............and still not sure.......however i'll play along!

this is a self-portrait tag.....and i'm tagging barb....the queen of everything!! becky.....the best special ed teacher around, and monica because i love her smile!!

here's the rules......

* take a photo of yourself....NO primping or preparing.....just snap a photo NOW!

* load onto your blog....(yep...mine will appear!)

* tag 3 people to play.....can't wait to see what great photos you girls take!!

my photo is a little rough around the edges.....just crawled outta bed.....yep....slept in til 915 this am..........what a glorious thing sleep is! so put on a jacket since the house is chilly and put on a ball cap to contain the wild hair! oh well......it's in the name of fun!

i love my crazy life!!

Clear Scraps and Chicago!

had a wonderful time while in chicago......it's was awfully chilly (shelley didn't seem to think so!) however after being used to our warmer weather chi-town seemed like the dead of winter! i shivered and did my best to stay warm.....keeping in the sunshine helped!

kathleen was just radiant! she seemed genuinely surprised by the shower! it was delightful for me to see so many ladies from the chicago area! nan gudenhauf hosted the shower/crop, cathy doyle, jeanne k, kandi, sue, teribeth, melanie, kath w, melissa, shelley were all in attendance! (hope i didn't forget anyone!) the gifts kathleen received were wonderful.......a handmade afghan from jeanne, a baby wipe warmer (adults could use this item!) a germ guard type item for shopping carts!, clothing, books and other baby stuff! what a great time!

shelley and kathleen took me to dinner and shopping at windy city! the food was delish and the shopping was wonderful! i scored some of the new heidi swapp stuff.....loving it! and can't wait to play with it!

i played with some clear scraps while at the crop/shower and completed this little mini with the leftovers from the above album.....the pp is from MyMind'sEye and is the "justDreamy 2" line .....janet and jackie hooked me up with this while i was visiting them last weekend in quincy! (i sound like a world traveler!!)

i will try to post more photos.....seem to be getting better at this.........course now that i have tooted my own horn something will happen!

thank you to shelley for having me as your guest at your home...my hugs to max and harley!......also to nan for having me at your lovely home and all the wonderful girls for their laughter, smiles and fun!

here are some additional photos!

leaving on a jet plane

Going up to chi-town to see the girls. Shelley has been after me for so long that I finally caved having dinner with Shelley kathleen Melissa not sure who else

Hope to finish a dt project. Wish me luck


I love my crazy life

missing my big brother....and KARMA

well......having some issues with the little red miata..............the engine light came on after rex drove it to work to have the hail damage fixed.....so i called him and asked if we needed to get this checked.......he made an appointment for me at 245pm .....(note....this happened yesterday!)
so after a long day at the plant i scooted off to the dealership.......cruised down clarkson road......turned onto manchester and turned into bommarito's parking lot.........just about the time i was turning i started to think about TOMMY......my brother who died just 3 short years ago on feb 18.......he used to to work at bommarito with rex and was a great friend to rex......and HE was my big brother.........anyway......i thought about tommy and knew that i missed him and wondered if he was okay.....safe and not hurting anymore........when i pulled up to the port to call rex to have him come out and meet me......i looked into the bay (port) and the car that was hoisted into the air and in view of the windows had a license plate that read "MONTY-6"....now....for those of you who don't know my brothers' last name is montgomery....and he used to go by monty instead of tommy...........so i KNOW that my big brother is okay.....safe ....no longer struggling to breathe..... LIFE IS GOOD!!!

i LOVE my crazy life!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mighty angry bug!!!!!!

damn skippy......this wicked angry virus bug really is ticked off at me.......sneezing, coughing......fever, sniffling and feeling like crapola...........anyone want to come over and be my nurse??????   i only whine for short periods of time........you can pilfer through my scrap crap and take some stuff home with you..........what.............no takers????????      chickens...........it's not like i asked you to bathe me or feed me..........just sit with me........make sure i'm still breathing........have a sip of h20 every now and then...............

   well.......guess i know who's not getting this little piece of o'fallon!!!!!!

planning on going to chicago in april.............mr butt has some business up there.......will arrive on wednesday and i will fly up on thursday pm.............WHO WANTS TO PLAY AND SHOP WITH ME ON FRIDAY APRIL 10?????????     I WANT TO SHOP EVERY SQUARE INCH OF IKEA....... and if any time remains....I WILL BE UP FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING!!!!!!!

come on.........someone has to want to play that day..........kathy,,,......cricket........shelley...........kathleen.............anyone............bueller???????

well...........guess i could just try it myself.........would be very sad............

think about it..........perhaps i could bring bribes for those that want to play!!!!!!!

going down fast now..........the angry bugs don't allow me to remain upright for long periods at a time...........then i crash and sleep for hours.......only to arouse and not be able to return to sleep for a while...............talk to me........any time.......day or night........just never know when you may get a response!

my goal for this month/march is to complete my digital classes and will be able to make some decisions on my own...........and perhaps use some of them on my projects with my design teams!

well......still love my life.......just don't like viral bugs..........they should be wiped from the face of the earth.......

Virus bugs are icky

Had a great time in Quincy. The class was greAt. Met julie from the design team and chatted for just a minute or two
planning on going back on march 7. Anyone want to come along. Let me know !!!!

Have a awful cold or virus , feel icky fever chills achey all over and still have to be at the plant. Sometimes life sucks

I still love my life

Sent via iPhone

alone.....and lonely

mr butt left town for the greater midwest.......i'm lonely!!!!!   we just ichatted....which was fun.....however i miss him.......hearing his soft breathing.......having a warm hand on my arm.....the puppies miss him too........he will be home tomorrow night.....which isn't soon enough for me!!

it's toots' birthday today!!!!!   called her multiple times and sang to her.........hope she has no permanent hearing loss from that!!  she is joining me to go to quincy this saturday to scrappin' it......teaching classes, shopping and having some girl fun!    can't wait!!

tired, sleepy and lonely.............going to bed now...        also remembering tommy tonight.....yesterday was 3 yrs since he died.......i know he is at peace.....no longer suffering.......however i still miss my big brother very  much................turning his high school ring around and smacking his little sisters with it...........i miss him much!

i still love my life!

insomnia....in St. Louis

well......had fun at the "book" thing last night......monica, julia and i rocked at the trivia contest!!!!!!    damn skippy!!!!!!   we split the grand prize.....i scored some fancy pants felt die cuts and some rub-ons letters........monica took the ki album kit, punch and some other stuff....julia took another album, punch and some other scrap crap!!!!!!

tried to sleep......tossed and turned.....feels like i only slept a few minutes........at one point, rex rolled over and put his leg onto me.......OUCH>>>>>>>  i woke him up and told him that he had some kind on scab or something on his leg that stuck me@@!!!!!!!  NOTHING WORSE THAN HAVING A HORNED BEAST WAKE YOU FROM A FITFUL SLEEP.......  fast forward 4 hours and little sleep later...................rex rolls outta bed to get the puppies out for their am potty......since i was awake i said something to him like "lets check out that injury on your leg!!!".....his response......i DON'T have any injury.......!!!!!!!!    well....nothing on his knee anyway!!!!   i was determined to find that "thing" that stuck me......    just below his knee was this small protruding barb!!!!! well.......a scab anyway!!!!!!    he looked and said...."guess i got a scrape at work!".......   fast forward another 10 minutes.......he comes back upstairs....(with puppies pulling up the rear)....and announces "i think i have something in my leg!!"...  so off to the tool section of the bathroom and out comes the pick-ups (medical lingo for tweezers!) and a few seconds later out comes a shard of metal almost 1/2" long!  damn skippy.......i couldn't believe it........neither could he!!!!   he didn't feel it go in.........the area around it was reddened so obviously it had been there for some time (not just a few hours) however........now the offensive item was gone.....i was awake.......so on with the day!!!    have a headache from little sleep....

also.......got a little valentine's surprise..............rex ordered a wide format printer for me (((((i am paying for it with my bonus check) and it arrived yesterday!!!!!    can't wait to break that bad boy out and give it a spin!!!

well....guess i better move it along.......there is cardboard to rip into......breakfast to eat......stuff to be done!!!!!

i love my life!!!!!   (horned beast and all!!!)

Another day. Another 1.50. Before taxes

Just read the post from ScrappinIt. And they have posted about the class I'm teaching on feb21. Sat. If anyone is interested in a roadtrip. Call me.

Back to the plant

I'm here. Listening to a doctor curse like a truck driver

Been gone too long. Working overtime and not getting much else done. This time of year just seems icky. Cloudy and windy. And a chance of tornados.

Hoping to find the mojo to get some clear scraps stuff done this weekend wish me luck!......

Sent out the blog prizes yesterday. Sher,Kath & Melissa...keep your eyes open!!!!

Okay. Back to the plant

tried to make another post.........miss lucy is running amok in our bedroom and trying to keep us intertained!

   had a fun time last light.......i actually got a few things done last night!!!   feel good about that!

hope to see you girls soon!

happy days!@@

First post via iPhone

Well. .......going to try this .....if it works will add photos.

Let me know if it works!!!!!

Kathy &jose aka Sparky

and the WINNERS are............

okay.....after spending the weekend with the ClearScraps girls and wearing myself out........i had mr. butt choose the winners...........i put all the names in a bag and he pulled out 3......yeppers THREE!!!

so without further ado..........the winners are.......

Kathy W.......winner of Caroline's Caffe Clear-N-Chip 

Miss Quido.....winner of the Skyline Acrylic Album

Sher ......winner of  the Mini Arrow Album

please email me your addresses and as soon as CHA is over and these are shipped to me.....i will send them to you........with some additional goodies!!!!!!

thanks to everyone for playing!!!!!!!    i think i will definitely DO this again!!!!!!!

day after...........feeling worn out and old~!

i think i will need to STOP these little weekend events........staying up past midnight......drinking......laughing..........wetting my pants............and getting LITTLE done are taking their toll on me..........i have done NOTHING today except sit on the couch with 2 little puppies.....snuggle and nap with them!!!!!!!

crapola......it's 8:18 and i'm in bed ready to sleep........course i DO have to be up at 415am to shower and get to the plant to save lives!!!!!!!  directly followed by a mac class.........then i'm sure i'll come home and crash!

i'm spending next saturday at FKS for a 12 hour crop and just designed my page swap............8.5x11 is an odd size for me..........however i'll make it happen!   parakeet, wild pansy and some creative cafe felt paper is just up my alley...........along with some crap from the cricut .............hope it turns out cute!

well.......tomorrow night i will draw 3 names for the winners of the blog contest........keep your eyes and ears peeled!!!!!!

night night!!!!!!!!!!!    sparky!!!

weekend with ClearScraps......and drawing!!

hello everyone!!!!!!   thanks to all for the comments.......you will ABSOLUTELY love clearScraps.......i had the opportunity to teach a class for them this weekend.....and had such fun!!!!!

didn't take ONE photo....too bad for me!!!!!!!

i will draw tomorrow for the Blog Winner.......guess i will make that winners....(just need to verify with J&J to numbers!!) and then the goodies will go out!......now ...just an FYI.......these new ClearScraps are all being released at Winter CHA, so it may be a couple of weeks before they are shipped!!!!!    i will make sure that J&J let me know when these are shipped.....and i will send out additional goodies to go with them!!!

thanks again, everyone!

kathy      AKA sparky!!!!!!

actual link!!!!!!!

wow.......i can't think of anything more difficult than this.......anyway.....here it is!!!!!

http://clearalbums.com

just scroll down and check out the fun!!!

ClearScraps and a GIVE AWAY!!!!!

HELLO, everyone!!!!!    wow...life certainly is busy......   i finally finished my CHA items for Clear Scraps.....wish i would have had more time to spend playing with all their new items......if only i didn't have a mortgage.....if only i didn't have a credit card with wedding expenses......IF ONLY!!!!

oh well.....life goes on and i continue to work, play with paper, glue and ClearScraps!!!   

check out the link attached...(hope it works!)  you can check out some of the new items ClearScraps is debuting at CHA and some of the work done by the design team!   One is even designed for a upcoming class!

okay....i haven't ever done this before.....however i'm going to have a giveaway!!!!!    just post a comment about all the new ClearScraps on my blog and i will give away one of the new items......i will even add some extras from my own personal and EXPANSIVE stash!!! 

hope that all sounds enticing!!!!  good luck!

CHA...clear scraps will be the MEGA WINNER!!!

the owners of CLEAR SCRAPS have done it again.....they have designed some of the most delightful albums and mini's ever!!!!!!!!!! i have had the privilege to play with some of them....(wishing now i didn't have a mortgage and could do this full time......
so with no further ado........here is the latest!!!!!!!!!!

hope everyone is enjoying their NEW YEAR!!!

i love MY life!!!

happy next year...........with BAD NEWS!!!

crap...........our wonderful GEEK neighbor (he's a computer GENIUS!!!) came over last night to check out this flipping computer..............and I downloaded a VIRUS!!!!!!!!!!!! disguised as a virus protection that had expired!!!!!!!!! when it asked for $65 for the download i stopped..........and now it's totally screwed up my pc!!!!!!!!!! kevin said he is going to try to find an answer..........and if there is no fix.......well..........it will be time to dismantle this baby and start over!!!!!! last night i spent over 4 hours trying to back up all my documents......photos didn't go so well.......going to burn those to cd/dvd's today..........HAPPY NEXT YEAR to me!!! at least i haven't lost everything so far! (note to everyone.....BACK UP YOUR STUFF!!!!! external hard-drives are NOT that expensive!!!)

on a lighter note.............i love my life!!!!!!!! things feel so much better here......laughter....chasing each other around the house...........talk of painting the inside (i know....AGAIN!).....and granite countertops!!!!!!! also.....worked out a new budget .....i'm now the CFO again........my goal is to pay off the credit card in 1 year!!!!!!!! with erin's wedding, we got way over!!!!!! i think we are even past the national average!!!!!! wish us luck!!!!!! i may be working a lot of night shifts to help with this one............however after that is paid i may be able to cut back on days i work at the surgery center!

wishing everyone health, happiness and joy! i love my life!!!