our new haven charity event

what a great day!!! spent with friends and it was a glorious time!!! i bought a wonderful little pink handbag.....a great black scarf to wear with my great little kicky jacket....and a great little red leather jacket/shirt! can't wait to wear that little number!

what fun it was today! i'm looking forward to next year! such a wonderful event!

hoping to play with some fabric, thread....paper and glue tomorrow! plus i must clean up the house for the little party next week......don't want any cobwebs or dustballs!!!

see you all then!!

i love my crazy life!!!!!

october......way too cold for me!

i do not like cold weather.....and thank goodness this weekend is a little warmer! we had to turn on the furnace this week and pull out the blankets! love the smell of blankets....however i still don't like cold temperatures!

last week was employee appreciation at MSC......we received flowers....breakfast....lunch....a fun pink scrub shirt with a breast cancer ribbon on it.....and fun nurse barbie....and fold up chairs.....ohhh....almost forgot the massage therapist that our boss brought in for individual massages! oh, what great hands he had!!!

still having fun with some fun fabric.....can't seem to get enough of making little aprons......not sure what i'm going to do with all of them......perhaps some christmas gifts......will wait and see!

world series madness......cardinals 5 texas 0........sorry...however the rangers suck!! just saying!

i love my life~!!!!

etA fishy photos

fish, falls and fun!

well.......had a good turnout for the pampered chef party....got some fun little things....not too much...didn't want to spend a lot of cash!

i will be having a 31 party on November 4...friday night with a crop to follow.....so anyone that's reading this....come on over! i will be sending out invites....however just a head's up!

okay....not sure everyone knows...however michele and mark got married and had a little celebration last night at the home of some friends......these same friends live on a lake......like right outside their backyard!!! jeff had rods and reels all ready in case any of the men wanted to just relax.........well.....20 minutes into being at the party i just had to try my hand at it...(mind you i had seen the slimy rocky edge and wondered to rex aloud if i would fall in!)....so after the first cast....out comes a large wide mouth bass!....i attempted to pull the hook out...and jeff came to my rescue! i just couldn't let him throw him back in..needed to do this myself and well....got just a little too much momentum and FELL into the lake!!! damn that water was cold!!!! and ruined the cute little pink flats! not to let a little water stop me....i tried again......this time a medium perch came out hooked to my little rod!

fast forward 2 hours later and dinner is finished and well....i just needed a little quiet so i grabbed the rod and first cast...out comes another big mouth bass.....followed in quick succession with 2 more fish! i am now smelling just like that bass.....my ass is frozen from the wet jeans and my bare feet are ready for amputation! okay....one more part to this story.....as i was casting the lure it got caught on the neighbors lattice fence so i climbed around to get it....and thinking i'm as sure footed as any tree climbing goat, tried to swing around back to the yard.....and shit....i fell again! one of the men watched the event and i had to lie my way through that! only to find a large gash in my right knee and large contusions on my left foot and arm!

i'd do it again in a heartbeat!!!

up at 345am...having a horrible issue with sciatica and the fall just intensified the effect....so cleaned the annex...cleaned house......all the laundry is finished......now what??? i know......i'm gonna play with paper, glue and fabric!!!!

happy sunday to everyone.........i love my CRAZY life!!!!!

thursday night....quiet night

well.....another post! can't quite believe it myself, however i've made a promise to myself to try to keep up with my blog......i plan on using some of the information for my scrapbooks!

karen burniston emailed and told me she sent the CE book. she designs all the pop-up dies for Sizzix and the CE book is made with multiple pop-ups. it's so damn cool... the banner autograph book is integrated into the book.....so damn cool. i'm hoping i can incorporate it into the joey otlo 8x8 book! wish me luck!

my pampered chef party is coming up soon! just one more week. i certainly hope it all goes well. and i am thinking of having a 31 party the beginning on November! anyone that wants to join us....please let me know! or if you know of something you would like.....email me and i can add it to the party list!

well......rex is at the barn tonight....so it's very quiet at home....well....unless comet is barking at the damn tv.......and i have to be at work early in the am....so

i still love my crazy life!

don't ruin your sign!!!

the instructions state to coat your sign with Plaid clear gloss varnish to prevent weather issues.......well.......DON'T DO IT!!!!!! my welcome sign is completely and miserably ruined!!!!! rex felt so bad when i said that....(he sprayed it for me)....it wasn't his fault....just bad product!!! the paper curled and turned white.....the felt flowers and leaves look like they are covered in dust from the past 3 years....

so .........perhaps may call SB, ETC in phoenix tomorrow and see what i can do! pooh!!! guess i will play with paper and glue and try to finish another CE project! however i will not add ANY sealer!!

i love my crazy life!!!

here's your sign!

played today with paper and glue.....finished my little Halloween countdown calendar. it really turned out cute! now i want to design one for christmas! wish me luck!

also finished my Welcome sign from CE.......it turned out wonderful. i will go to the store tomorrow to see if i can find a frame to fit it....spray it with some gloss varnish and hang it on the front door. the varnish is supposed to help with weather issues. i certainly hope it works! i also am making a Trick or Treat and Believe sign.... need to find another border punch and will have everything done!

will try and finish some of the other Ce projects tomorrow.....i still have some from previous years...and my goal is to finish a lot of these projects....perhaps give them away as gifts... need to purge more stuff to just make it minimal. i also need help with my expenditures...i don't need any more stuff....i need to make due with what i have. sometimes that is just soooo hard for me!

okay......i do love my crazy life!!!

eek.......i'm going to try again

hello blog friends! i am going to attempt to update my blog on a more frequent basis. i have been such a slacker and have NO excuse!

CE rocked and i truly wish that this wasn't the last one! however there will be other events......and us girls will travel around to play with paper and glue.......and make new friends and hug old friends!


i LOVE my crazy life!

where was june????

holy smokes.....is june almost over??? i can't believe it's the 22nd (and it would be my brother tommy's 64th birthday!.....boy, do i miss him!) anyway......the temps are just too cool for swimming and rex is at the barn.....so i am trying to stay busy with sewing and playing with paper and glue!

lucy is staying with us for almost 3 weeks while the children are exploring california.....i hope they have a great time!

well......i love my crazy life!!!

tornadoes in missouri!

what horrible news it was to hear about JOplin, Missouri today! i pray for all those that have been touched by this disaster! we had some storms here today...no tornadoes...however hail and heavy rain....0h....and WIND!!! me and the puppies went to the annex for a safe haven from the storm....and the tornado alarms DID go off!! so after what seemed like forever (about 20 minutes!!) i headed upstairs to see what had happened!! only some minor stuff....large lounge chair in the inground pool....no worries...that will come out before any swimming is done! some of the plants we purchased yesterday for our wedding anniversary tipped over...however nothing looks broken and i'm sure they will all survive! the large arborvitae that we got was already in the ground! good thing...that pup was HEAVY!!! i just thought about the baby robins outside the front door in the birch tree....will have to see if they survived...i hope they did!

anyway....if anyone lost shingles from their home in our vicinity....come over to my house....we have a plethora of them that landed in our backyard....black ones..grey ones....even some green ones!!

anyway......i love my crazy life!!!

additional photos (blogger will only allow so many!)

this is the living room,breakfast room and kitchen finished! just need some additional "stuff" for above the cabinets! and you can see the studio from the foyer through the doors!!!

thanks for looking!!

update on home remodel!!!

we have almost finished the entire home remodel!!! the entire house now has hardwood floors! our masterbath now is travertine tile with glass vanities!! love those!!

i have been playing in the annex more than the studio of late....i can make LARGE messes and noone has to be the wiser about it!!! here's some photos of the finished product!!!

happy meals and hail!

i am going to try to update my blog a little more frequently! wish me luck!

today was a low census day at MSC and i had the day off! i always seem to waste the morning and then get a wild wind in the afternoon/evening and push to get things done!

last week was particularly busy at the center and one of the anesthesia staff bought Happy Meals for everyone! how thoughtful! i haven't had one of those in years...perhaps decades!! the fries were tasty!

i played with paper, glue and glimmer mist today! something to remember the happy meals!
thanks for looking!

i do love my life!

playing again!

what a wonderful day.....still have that mani/pedi to look forward to.....however i thought i'd drop in the layout i just finished!!! it's of the skating party! what a wonderful day that was.....doesn't seem like it was 10 weeks ago! love all of these friends! haVE a great one!

a new day!

can you imagine that yesterday was 50degrees and we had the furnace and fireplace on!!! and hoodies!!!!! today the sun is shining, the windows are open and the sounds of the birds.....and my two annoying barking puppies are filtering through!!!

i played yesterday with some new paper and glue.....didn't finish what i had started...however there is always later today! stinky (the little girl who grew up way too fast! and married some young man who i adore) is taking me out for mani/pedi's this afternoon! what could be better????? well.......a cocktail while having a mani/pedi would be spectacular!

i have decided to try out for a new design team! this is always fearful for me....the idea of rejection can sting....however you have to stick your neck out and try! i play in the studio and annex and need some deadlines to keep me going! (not sure you all remember.....the studio is upstairs and the ANNEX where most of the supplies live is downstairs!) and i have been playing more in the annex....keeps the rest of the house a little tidier!

okay....will post a couple of items i'm going to send away! i LOVE my life!!!

where has the time gone

wow.....i can't believe how long it's been since i have been here!!! sad, however life is so very busy!
trying to finish the remodel/rehab of the house....we just have the trim to paint and finish the stairs to the second floor.....then a thorough scrub and i think the inside will be done!!! yippee!!!! i will be so glad when it's done....especially with summer coming up! rex wants to work on landscaping this summer and we need to be done with the inside to start another mess outside! !!!!

still playing with paper and glue....taking lots of art classes and trying to learn more and more!!! having some great fun with photoshop....super classes out there for everyone....and some really great groups to get answers that just seem to hide from view!

planning a mani/pedi with erin for this sunday afternoon! she has been busy with the end of the school year and mike's brother/wife/children were in town from utah visiting so i hadn't spoke to her for about 5 days.....she calls today to ask if i don't love her anymore...since it's been 5 days....silly girl....she just needed a gentle reminder about family obligations and homework ....looking forward to spending some time chatting with her!
don't you just love that centerpiece.....may have to try to replicate it from the barn........
happy days to all.....i love my life

try again

Source: bethproudfoot.blogspot.com via Kathy on Pinterest

pinterest

wow....this is really a cool idea...i always find so many cool things on the web that i want to remember and now i have a way to keep them for inspiration!!!

Source: bethproudfoot.blogspot.com via Kathy on Pinterest

spring.......RIGHT!!!!

well......what a day this has been........glad that i'm home and it's warm and dry!!! just a little recap of 14 march, 2011....the day before my birthday!!!!!!

off to work at the break of dawn...took off as usual in the little red miata only to notice a small amount of snow on the ground.....and A LOT falling from the sky!!!! rex thinks i'll be good to go in the little sports car so off i go! i had a little swish of the tail after taking off from a traffic light and just thought i would maintain a slow and steady pace!!! so i enter the highway and i'm traveling about 30 mph when i get tapped on the bumper by an elderly man driving a VINTAGE station wagon (need i say more....it WAS a station wagon!!) so i start a spin in the middle of interstate 64 which landed me in the ditch next to the slow lane!!!!! i didn't notice that he had ended in the center median until the police officer arrived and parked behind him!! i then noticed that he obviously did some damage to his axle or tie rod( the front wheels were not vertical!!!! ) now remember that snow that was falling from the SPRING sky at 530am.....it's now coming down even heavier!!!! so the police officer comes over and asked if i needed help...which of course i deny!!!! my dear sweet REX will save the day.....which he did!!!!! i called him, the tow truck company and while waiting for the truck rex arrived with the dustbuster!!! MY HERO!!! *what will we do if that van dies!!!****???? so i climb out of the passenger side of the very small miata and exit into snow........and MUD!!! my cute little flats get stuck and out comes my foot into the snow and mud!!!!! crap....that sucked!!!!! so into the dustbuster and off to work i go!!!!! slow and steady!!! (i had to keep my shoes off, they were wet and muddy) i had to wash my feet once i arrived at work....no way i wanted to keep highway mud on my feet....plus i have a doctors visit today!! rex popped this photo while awaiting the tow truck.....notice that it's now daylight!!!

after a wonderful day at manchester surgery center....(LOVE MY JOB!!!) i left for a visit with a new doctor.......a little manipulation of my body and it felt wonderful!!! so, feeling all good ..inside and out , i decide to stop and use a coupon at archivers........and the snow is STILL FALLING so i exit the van and carefully try to avoid the slush on the ground.......only to FALL once again!!!! crap that hurt!!!!! i got my cute coat wet.....and soaked one leg of my jeans.....and skinned my knee@@@@@ WTF is wrong with me????? that makes three falls in just 4 short months....my co-workers want to wrap me in bubble wrap!!!!!
well....home with rex and the puppies....i'm safe .....i do LOVE my crazy life!!!

home and garden show...what fun!!

rex and i spent saturday at the home and garden show at the edwards jones dome! wow.....that place is big.....big enough for an indoor ferris wheel! and no, we didn't ride it.....though i would have liked to!
after a few hours of meandering around the place, we had a little beverage and chips! they sold liquor (beer, wine and cocktails) at the door....can you believe that??? totally shocked by that! so anyway, after walking for some time we found only one thing to purchase.....a MOP!!! can you believe that.......$10 to park.....$8 for the tickets (each) ....and $75 for this cool mop/scrubber/cleaning stuff! and we all know how much i love to clean! (yuck!) however i do like clean!!! wish i would have taken a photo of the mop booth......(i did use the mop over the entire house...so easy and worked great!!!)

they also had this really cool balloon area that looked like a garden.....check out these photos of balloon flowers.......can't wait for the real thing.....looks like spring is just around the corner!

working and being diligent with my online class...mouse, paper, scissors...love learning photoshop and hybrid stuff.....hope to learn a lot more.

well......another great week at msc......i'm so glad i moved to a new job....so much happier in life!!!!!

and i love my crazy life!!!