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!!!!!!!!!!!!!