new adventure!!!!!!!

having some girlfriends join me and we are off for tattoos tomorrow!!!!!! hoping to have a fun day.........then do some scrapbooking about it later in the day!!!!!!

will try to post some photos of the activities.........

and will try to post photos of the progress on the homefront!!!!!

love my life!!!!!!

more renovations!!!

rex installed new lights in the kitchen.....and replaced all the cabinet hardward......it looks sooo damn cool......next we are going to work on the hardwood floor between the first floor and second floor...........then we start on the second story with the hardwood........course i have to come up with some funds for that!!!!!

still planning on a little adventure with linda and jenny next weekend......already got the EMLA creme and toots is bringing the dressings..........so now we just need to wait until saturday!!!! then off to crop at Archivers in illinois (where jenny works!) this is going to be soooo much fun!

also......went to see Mamma Mia this past thursday night.......what great music from ABBA ( the first B is supposed to be backwards.....just can't seem to do that on this computer!).....loved all the music....and the company! lynne celebrated her birthday on sunday....valentine's day......what a fun day for her!

well......off to bed..........erin and mike just left after having dinner here......erin made shrimp scampi.......what a great chef she is.........so skilled in the culinary arts......not at all like her mom!

i love my life!!!!!!! and my puppies.......so cuddly!!!!

going to work on this

here i am again...........short day at work.....came home and took a little nap with a puppy or two.......have some more snow outdoors......and comet and apollo just love to romp in it.....then have to spend "timeout" in the laundry room to de-thaw.......or just get into the sink and get a quick bath...........hopefully only one more time outdoors for tonight!

that's pretty much here..............still love my life!!!

busy hectic life

wow.....it says on my blog that i have only posted once in the last 3 months.......what a slacker i am........oh well.....

spent the day cleaning up the mess that rex had made installing hardwood stairs to the second story.....replacing that nasty carpet that comet and apollo had drug their little bellies on and dirtied it beyond belief!!!!!! course, now that we have hardwood stairs the little guys can't seem to maneuver them at all........and need to be carried! okay.....comet only weighs about 12 lbs........however apollo and i greatly resemble each other and he's chubby.......and it's a chore! oh well.......love my puppies and will continue to do it!

it's snowing outside right now.......so glad i don't have to arrive at work until 11am.....certainly makes it easier with driving!!!

well......off to bed......after i carry the boys upstairs!!!!!

the new year, decade.....time to change

i will post some photos of the holiday......what great days those were.

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