Who had fun at the crop?

I had so much fun at the crop hosted at my house last Friday night. We had a full house!! Here's what I did for their challenge: I took plastic baggies and filled them with little embellishments (silk flowers, brads, buttons, ribbons). Then I told them they had to use something from my paper scraps and one die cut item. I was hoping to spur people into thinking of using up their scraps and also to get them to learn how to use die cut machines. They could make anything- an altered item, layout or card- whatever their creativity led them to make. At the end of the evening, we took a vote. What do you think of their projects? Kara was the big winner (of course, how could she not be since she scraplifted my layout? hee hee!) In case you're wondering, no, I did not vote. The girls did and I made a stipulation that they couldn't vote for themselves. Yeah, Norma, that means YOU! Ha ha! Dani, I didn't get a pic of your card. Email me a photo and I'll post it here. Okay, Debbie. No excuses next time! Quit gabbin' and get to work!

The barn is DONE!!

Eric made shutters for the barn window. It is officially done. I guess if worse came to worse, we could always move into it since it's plumbed for a toilet, sink and shower!
Doesn't this look like a nice big place to have a crop???

Here we are in the Newspaper

Finally, I scanned in the newspaper clipping of the big grand re-opening of Scrapper's Alley in Washington, MO.

Happy Birthday Honey!!

My honey bunny turned 34 on Thursday. Here's the birthday card I gave him. You'd think I'd hand make him a card. I usually do, but this year I found a card I couldn't resist. The inside says, "Another year lost". Ha ha. Ok, now everyone knows I have a twisted sense of humor.

Another Weird Thing

Yup. You guessed it. I remember another weird thing about me. I am PETRIFIED, TERRIFIED of those big, black, hairy, disgusting, flying, straight from the pits of Hell- ROACHES!! You know, the ones that grow to monstrous proportions that live in Florida and Texas. I've seen them up to 3 inches long and they have these long hairy antennae and legs and they have wings so the actually fly! YUCK!! I will kill somebody to get away from one. LOL! One time when I was prego with Ryan, I got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom (as most pregnant women do). I didn't want to wake anyone so I kept the lights off. While I was sitting on the pot, I felt something bite me on the booty. Half-asleep, I brushed it off thinking I was just hallucinating. Curiousity got the best of me, so I flipped on the light and lo and behold sitting on the toilet seat was one of those big disgusting roaches. It actually took a nibble of my booty!! Needless to say, EVERYONE in the house was woke up after that!

The weirdest thing about me

I can't believe I forgot what the weirdest thing is about me! The weirdest thing about me is that I don't wear deodorant! LOLOL!! I never have worn it. I think I'm ok b/c nobody's ever told me I stink. If I did stink, my mom would be the first to tell me (she doesn't mind telling me I'm fat all the time). Ha ha! I've borrowed shirts from friends before where their pit smell transfered to my underarms, and boy! I couldn't stand it. It made me sick to my stomach. So I think if I smelled, I would know it. Ha ha. I just thought of something. Just the mere fact that I'm talking about this makes me weird. So I guess that's another weird thing about me.

5 Weird things about me

My friend, Kim has tagged me.

The life and times of Kimberly

The rules:List 5 weird things about yourself or your pets. Tag 5 friends and list them. Then, those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, and state the rules, and tag 5 more people.

I make up silly songs for each of my kids and I sing the songs to them all the time.

I have a fetish for baby clothes. I could outfit a small country of toddlers with all of Connor's clothes.

I have frightening thoughts and worries about my kids' safety that have actually brought me to tears.

I think my feet are ugly and for the longest time wouldn't wear open toed shoes.

I talk to myself, all the time. Ha ha!

Now I am tagging:
Norma http://retired2scrap.blogspot.com
Kristi http://kristiscott.blogspot.com/
Dani http://danityree.blogspot.com//
Debbie http://debbiesbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/
Jude http://pjsareclothes.blogspot.com/
Cheryl: http://lifewithcherylwray.blogspot.com/

OMG!!! Debbie won a CRICUT!!!

I can NOT believe Debbie won a Cricut machine! Michelle, owner of Scrapper's Alley in Washington personally invited us to her weekend long grand re-opening event. So we went on Friday to the big gala and Michelle even insisted we be included in her photo for the newspaper! While we were there, Michelle entered our names in a drawing to win a Cricut machine. Debbie got the call last night that she was the big winner!! It's so ironic that Scrapper's Alley was the birthplace of Me and Debbie's friendship. Way to go, Deb! I'm so happy for you!!!

Things you may not know about me

Ok. Dani sent me this questionnaire and I'm supposed to fill it out. So here goes:

A) Four places I have worked:
1. Rhone-Poulenc
2. Roche Vitamins Inc.
3. Dow Chemical Company
4. Dental Assistant

B) Four movies I could watch over and over:
1. The Notebook
2. Pirates of the Carribean movies (both)
3. Rat Race
4. Cinderella Man

C) Four places I have lived:
1. Angeles City, Philippines
2. Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan
3. Santa Maria, California
4. League City, Texas

D) Four TV shows/channels I love to watch:
1. American Idol
2. HGTV
3. Paula Dean
4. Storm Stories

E) Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Disney World, Florida
2. NYC, NY
3. Cayman Islands
4. Cancun, Mexico

F) Four of my favorite foods:
1. Mexican
2. Japanese
3. Cheeseburger
4. Chinese

G) Four places I would like to be right now:
1. Hawaii
2. scrapbooking..lol
3. in the past with my Daddy and grandparents
4. school

H) Four goals I'd like to achieve:
1. finish degree
2. raising self-sufficient, Christian children
3. published
4. read my bible more

Which photo do you prefer?

I'm trying to become a better photographer. The photo on the top shows a photo of Connor's toys taken with the flash on. Notice the dark shadow. I don't know why I get that shadow alot but I think it has something to do with not having one of those field flashes on my camera. I just have the little pop up flash that comes with the camera. The photo on the bottom is taken with the flash off with an f/stop as big as I could go which is f/3.5, if I remember correctly. I like the photo on the bottom but it looks like it has a yellow tint to it. What do you think?

You're Invited!!

Hi friends and family!
I'd like to invite y'all to a crop at my house on Saturday, October 21st from5-9:00 p.m. (give or take an hour or so!).
We'll have so much fun visiting and learning from each other. I have 3 diecut systems: Cricut, Sizzix and Quickutz. I'll teach you how to use these great tools to enhance your layouts. I can also teach newbies techniques such as stamping, embossing, hand stitching, card making or anything else you want to know.

What to bring:
Pictures (of course)
Adhesive
Personal Trimmers
Anything else your little heart desires
A finger food/snack

We'll have challenges and contests!
I have seating for 14 people in my dining room, sun room and bar.
So let meknow if you'd like to come.Also, let me know what you'd like me teach.
As Kristi suggested, we can take turns at each other's homes and each month I can teach y'all a new technique.
So let me know if you'd like to join in the fun or need directions to my house!

Photos

Here's a picture of Drew at Connor's birthday party. Isn't he a dolly?

Connor

Here's a photo I took of Connor at the Bank of Sullivan Picnic last Saturday.

What is LOVE??

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouth of babes.
What does Love mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca- age 8

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age 5

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy -age 6

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7

"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate," Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6

"My mommy loves me more than anybody . You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - age 6

"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine-age 5

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris - age 7

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4

"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an imagination) Karen - age 7

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6

"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Jessica - age 8

And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry".

More Barn Building

Our barn is almost finished. All we need now is the roof and the overhead doors. There's my hunky hubby on the roof with his buddy Mark Braun.

What scrapbooking product are you? Tag Debbie, Norma, Leslie and Dani

What scrapbooking item are you?

I took an online quiz that told me what scrapbooking item best describes me. It's a fun quiz and is actually pretty accurate. My results are below. To take the quiz, click on this link: http://www.quizilla.com/users/Prismcat/quizzes/

Remember to paste your results onto your blog so we can all see!!

You are STICKERS!You like brightening things up in life and decorating your living space with your own personal style. You are versatile and able to get things done with a stick-to-it attitude. People love your colorful personality and personal flair! You like exploring new things and are willing to try anything once. But Stickers beware - sometimes you like to stick to someone that you like a little too much and take them into your confidence a little too easily. Your personality tends to make you a steadfast friend, but make sure the friends you choose are worth your efforts!
Take this quiz!

Picture Perfect Photo Shoot

I can't get over how great Connor's pictures turned out at Picture Perfect!

Joke of the day

Why you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition.

Harry is getting along in years and finds that he is unable to perform sexually. He finally goes to his doctor who tries a few things, but nothing seems to work. So the doctor refers him to an American Indian medicine man.The medicine man says, "I can cure this." With that said, he throws a white powder in a flame, and there is a flash with billowing blue smoke.Then he says, "This is powerful medicine but you can only use it once a year. All you have to do is say '123,' and it shall rise for as long as you wish!"The guy then asks, "What happens when it's over, and I don't want to continue?"The medicine man replies: "All you or your partner has to say is 1234, and it will go down. But be warned: It will not work again for another year."
Harry rushes home, anxious to try out his new powers and prowess.

That night he is ready to surprise his wife. He showers, shaves, and puts on his most exotic shaving lotion and cologne. After he gets into bed and is lying next to her, he says, "123" and suddenly he becomes more aroused than anytime in his life, just as the medicine man had promised.
His wife, who had been facing away from him,turns over and asks,"What did you say 123 for?"

And now you know why you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition.

Connor's first day of preschool- Montessori

Connor turned three in June. The daycare where he attended closed down so we had to find a new place for him to go. He started preschool at the Montessori school here in Sullivan on August 14th. He had a great first week!

Debbie Tagged Me

1. If you could build a house anywhere, where would it be?
In a house near the ocean. I love scuba and snorkeling.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
My worn out Reebok laceless sneakers that everyone thinks are ugly. I haven't been able to find a new pair I like as well to replace them.

3. Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex?
Teeth. Bad teeth/breath are a deal breaker for me.

4. What's the last CD that you bought?
Haven't bought one in ages. Probably Mercy Me Undone.

5. Where's your favorite place to be?
At my scrapping table.

6. Where's your least favorite place to be?
In line- anywhere! That includes traffic. What a time waster.!

7. What's your favorite place to be massaged?
My Feet.

8. Strong in mind or strong in body?
Strong in mind .

9. What time do you wake in the morning?
7 a.m.

10. What's your favorite kitchen appliance?
The Dishwasher without a doubt!

11. What makes you really angry?
Rude people.

12. If you could play any instrument, what would it be?
Drums.

13. Favorite color?
Purple.

14. Which do you prefer, sports car or SUV?
Sports car.

15. Do you believe in afterlife?
Yes.

16. Favorite children's book?
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

What is your favorite season?
Fall. I love the cool, crispness in the air, the colors of the changing leaves, signaling the start of a fresh, new school year and football season.

18. What's your least favorite household chore?
Cleaning the floors.

19. If you could have one super power, what would it be?
Be two places at once. I'd go to work AND spend the day scrappin'!

20. If you have a tattoo, what is it?
No tattoo but if I ever got one, it'd have something to do with my 3 boys.

21. Can you juggle?
What kind of question is that? Of course I can juggle!! I'm a MOM!!

22. The one person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to?
Dad.

23. What's your favorite day?
Any day I don't have to work.

24. What's in the trunk of your car?
Don't go there.

25. Which do you prefer, sushi or hamburger?
Sushi- without a doubt. Hey, what can I say? I'm half Asian!

And Now I am TAGGING Norma...haha