If your plan isn't working, adjust your plan. Never give up.--Matt Martin, Personal Trainer

Hello people!
Hope you had a great weekend!

I worked last holiday Monday so I could take today off!
I had an appointment in Peace River (100 kms away), then I did Walmart & came home!
Been busy though!

Vanessa was home for the weekend!
Friday night I was a good mother and watched Breaking Dawn with her and a friend.
Before she came home I was talking to my blog friend Myrna through e-mail.
We were talking about the different syndromes we had.
I told her I had something, cause the night before I went to the spare room to get some paper I had in mind for a card (the paper rack is in there), decided to make the bed up (futon), cause Vanessa will be home tonight, cleaned a bathroom, did some dishes, went back to make the card, and didn't have the paper I went for!
Went to get it, was feeling hungry, cut up a melon.....yeah, I finally got there!
With the paper!

Saturday afternoon we watched The Help.
Vanessa left yesterday morning so I whipped up a Congratulation card for her.
She starts her new job Thursday, so here's the card.

I KNOW it's blue...I'll try to quit that!

It helps that her favorite color is blue!

It probably won't get there until she's done work Thursday,

so if you're lurking Vanessa, Good Luck at your new job!

Here's Shadow outside with her horn cap from a buffalo;

I think she has a stash somewhere!

I think we discussed horn caps before.

She chews on them like she would a bone!

Ray brought home a new toy on the weekend!

I can't WAIT to play with it!

A log splitter people!

How FUN is THAT!?

Last night my desk was full of these fellers!

This was my inspiration!

Aren't they cute!?

I finished them tonight!

And hey, they're not all blue!

They're Birthday cards to go in the stash for SAS4K's (Canada)!

The House Mouse & Friends challenge is up.

I don't know if I have anything to play along......I'll give it some thought!

Last week an ad for this site popped up on Facebook.

http://www.peachycheap.com/

Of course when it popped up the deal of the day were some stamps I just HAD to have!

Then I was looking at some templates here to tell Myrna about, and they had www.paperpizazz.com on them.

That took me to this site!

http://www.paperwishes.com

Of course I looked around, and made a small order, of things I just NEEDED!

Then I made the mistake of popping over here:

http://www.scrapnstamp.ca/blog/

And,

you got it!

Stuff I NEEDED!

My stamp club stuff should be in this week too!

I should have the needing out of my system for a while!

Thanks for stopping by everyone, and leaving such nice comments!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.- William Arthur Ward

Good evening!
How is everyone!?

Think I'm caught up for a minute!
Just until tomorrow when Vanessa comes for a sleep over, and makes me watch Breaking Dawn!
Not like I haven't read all the books people!

Lookit this!
It's getting light when I go to work!
Makes me smile!

I gotta quit taking pictures while I'm driving!

Just asking for a ticket!

I did the Thank You cards last weekend!

Remember I opened my big mouth about appreciating volunteers!?

And, we owed the theatre a Thank You for the goody coupons for a movie when the FOL helped with Daddy & Me!

I'm really happy with how this one turned out!

I used the filmstrip die, and I had the little heart just sitting around from making Valentine cards!

This is the inside, and I used a huge star paper clip to keep the tickets together in the card!

These are the Thank Yous I whipped up for the volunteers that helped at the casino; then realized I needed one more! Just dug one out of the stash!

Here's my pimped out iPad cover!

Shouldn't loose it under papers now!

Here's the view in my rear view mirror Tuesday afternoon!

I had to take Buster to the vet.

He lives at my job!

Got in a fight, and was bleeding & limping pretty good!

This fall under, "These and any other duties as assigned."!!

REally; he likes me, and will willingly go anywhere with me!

In fact he didn't want to get out of the van!

I told my boss...."I have a birthday party to go to at 4:30!"

Boss: "Better get ready."

Me: "Oh I'm ready!

Dog drool....CHECK!

Dog hair......CHECK!

I probably even smell like the dog!

It's all good!"

PS:

UPDATE/Feb. 25/12

Buster's fine!

He got some drugs, worm pills and cleaned up....now has to learn to stay home and out of trouble!

Yesterday he was still moving a little slowly, and sprawled out in front of the office door, but still wagged his tail when I talked to him!

 I went out last night with other gf's!

Then delivered some Avon!

I'm ready to stay home for a minute or 2!

I watched Julie & Julia on the weekend while I was in my room!

I recommend it!

Really cute movie!

Here's one of the cats bird watching!

hahahaha!

That's one of the bird baths laying on the ground.

I don't want it to get water in it, freeze & split!

Hakuna Matata people!

The cat catches a bird, Shadow puts the run on the cat, goes back for the bird,  the bird usually gets away!

I'm working on a Cascading card!

I just e-mailed Sonia and she sent me the instructions!

Check out her blog....it's amazing!

I want to thank you followers that e-mail & call me!

I really enjoy chatting with you!

I also enjoy checking out your blogs!

Keep up the good work!

Better go, talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Be curious, not judgmental. -Walt Whitman

Hallloooooo!
I've been a bad blogger this week!
OY!
Second post of the day people!
And I had to start laundry!

Saturday the girls were here, and we made cupcakes; some for Bryan & Laceys package, which no one took a picture of!?
I'm not clear on the popularity of Red Velvet anything!?
If it weren't for the cream cheese frosting, these would've got a solid...meh!
The Peanut Butter Overdose Stuffcakes were amazing, and got rave reviews!
And of course, the Mini Chocolate cheesecakes were drooled over!
Everyone got a care package, and I had no shortage of bowl lickers, frosters & dishwashers!

Monday we had a Friends of the Library meeting, and I used up a lot of my niceness! (Inside joke between the guys at work!)
Our leader just doesn't 'GET' volunteering!?
She thinks you NEED to be there, and that's that!
So after extolling the virtues of volunteers, and how you wanna treat them good so they'll be willing to help again.....and going on about how volunteers need to feel appreciated.......you really don't wanna P%$$ your volunteers off before they get to the event (which is what happened!)........guess who's making Thank You cards?!
That's ok!
I'm a volunteer, I wouldn't do it if I didn't like to, or want to support the cause; it still makes me smile & feel special, and not taken for granted when I get a Thank You card in the mail!

Tuesday night I put together my new piece of furniture for the crap craft room!
It needs to be modified, I'll do that this summer on the deck!
I WILL take a picture!

Wednesday was dinner out with the gf's.
One gf is in Mexico, so her daughter filled in!
It was nice to see her!
She needed to take some time off before the end of March, so was staying at her moms while she was in Mexico!

Thursday night we had stamp club!
If I can find the pictures I'll upload them........I spent 1/2 an hour looking for my HM image in the previous post.......my pictures used to upload onto the computer, in a folder, by date....don't have a clue what happened!?

Here we go!
This first one is missing a sentiment cause........wait for it........I screwed up!
I.KNOW......RIGHT?!

Then we got the giggles, cause we had an "I've never done that before...........", at stamp club!
OMG, it was hilarious! And just kept getting better........one of the girls needed a glue dot, I said "here, I've got one stuck on my thumb!".......which led to...."I've NEVER done that before!"
The new girls were almost rolling on the floor, they couldn't believe some of the "I've never done that befores!"

This next one uses the Doily stamp that's on my have to have list!

This next one uses a fun stamp set, that I ordered.....I KNOW!

It was free with your purchase of so much merchandise.....no worries, I consistantly spend the amount needed!

Good thing stamp club is only once a month, 6-7 times a year!

The next one I thought might make a good graduation card for a guy!?

I can always change up the sentiment.

See the doily die cut?

YUP, I ordered it!

Just so ya know.....the die cut was on the list BEFORE we used it!

Last night I worked on, and finished my HM card!

Next we have my nek-kid iPad!

I've taken it to work, Wi-fi people!

Downloaded some magazines, and games.

Can't download anything at home unless I take the sim card out of my internet stick!?

My phone doesn't have a sim card.........something to do with it being an android!? FYI!

Anyhoo, I digress................I bought it a jacket this week, and the picture doesn't do it justice.........It really is a BRIGHT ORANGE!

Which I will spruce up when I have a minute!

It IS a bright color, cause they're so slim that if you set a piece of paper on it it's lost!

I'm a little miffed at the FREE games the ap store lets you download............they're only teasers!

And OMG, have you ever played Angry Birds!? It's adicting!

Alrighty.....I think that's it!
Ray will be going to work soon, I'll be doing laundry, cleaning house, feeding the birds (real ones; before they get angry!), and making Thank You cards!

Oh Yeah......My friend Carol over at CraftinGranny's Card Shack has some blogaversary candy!
She's pretty talented too!
There's a button on the top right of the blog.........thought I'd advertise for her!
Go check her out!

And my friend Curt is hurtin...........could ya go and send him some well wishes!?
You can tell him I sent you!

Ok, Really, that's it!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Make Wishes Come True HMFMC113

The House Mouse & Friends challenge is "Make Wishes Come True".

Stuck on blue these days I think!

Still another week on this one, so you have time to play!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.--Richard Bach

Happy Weekend everyone!
Vanessa & a friend are on their way to spend the day!
I KNOW! Hardly light out and she already called!
Got lunch under control!
We're having pulled pork (not really; it's buffalo) buns with all the fixins, I made a pasta salad last night, and I'm going to try some Spinach & Cheese mini Frittatas!

It's been getting down to -30 overnight.
We had a full moon this week, and one morning at 4 AM.....I was looking outside and my vehicle wasn't plugged in! horrors!
Out I went in my comfy cozy Rudolph jammies to plug it in!
See, there's light at the end of the extension cord, so when it is -30 or -40 I can see that it's plugged in!
I digress; I have horrible sleeping habits, and I really love the way it looks outside when the moon is full, kinda like someone turned a light on......one that leaves shadows here and there, and sparkly snow in other places! So pretty! (Except for the cold!)

Here's a Stampscape for ya!
These next pictures remind me (sadly) of the fiasco of this post!
hahahaha!

These next cards are going in the stash for SAS4K's (Canada)!

Should be on their way to Lynnette shortly!

You shoud check out my friend Theresa's blog!

She made an awesome card for a SAS4K's challenge!

There's a lot of variations of this next card on the web!

This next one says 'Your Fantastic' on the inside!

I did some of these Easter cards, put Dragonflys in the corners for the girls, and ants on some for boys!

Better go! Gotta get the laundry done, get the cupcakes baked......hey, with 'The Help' coming,

they can ice them, and decorate them! I'll supervise!

Hope your keeping warm & busy!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

 

Craft a Scene- February Challenge

Craft a Scene: Challenge # 2

Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to create a winter scene with scenic stamps. If you are not sure what we mean by scenic stamps you can check out our new tab "Scenic Stamps" where we have listed several companies with links to their stores. These are not the only companies to use, but it is a good representation of what we are looking for.

I tried..........really tried this time!!!

Let me tell you these challenges are work!

WORK I tell ya!

And the darn picture's crooked! Aaarrggghhhhh!

Who knew I don't have great inks, or styluses, or any knowledge whatsoever on how to make a scene!

Well, on paper anyhoo!!!

Who knew you could get so stressed out over a tiny piece of paper!?!

Glossy no less!

Tip I learned....fabric paint should not be used over inks!

My white picked up the colors of the rocks and the cabin!

Ah well, I got a month to rest up....NOT!

Gonna practice Making a Scene! (On paper!)

I'm happy to say I'm done....until the next House Mouse challenge, which I think is Monday!

I'm not sure how long I can keep this pace up!

hahaha

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now

February Challenge for CCAYR

February Challenge at Christmas Cards All Year 'Round!

Seeing it's Valentine's this month the challenge is to incorporate hearts into your card. This can be what ever you like - a stamp, embellishment, paper so long as there is a heart somewhere on your card.

I spent the better part of last night doing these!

That stamp set is still one of my favorite SU sets!

Worked perfectly for this months challenge!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

“Never underestimate your power to change yourself. Never overestimate your power to change others.”- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Had to post, so ya know I'm not all about the House Mouses!Although, that wouldn't be a 'bad' thing!

I've honestly been making cards like a crazy woman
Saturday I watched Bridesmaids.
I think the best parts were on the advertisements, cause I sure didn't like it!?

I had a meeting Monday, yup, the countdown is on!
8 more meetings & I'm stepping down off the FCSS board!
I will have been on it for 10 years....that's enough!

A meeting this afternoon, for the volunteer Handi Van drivers.
I'm not on the Handi Van committee anymore, since I left the OFH!
And supper with a gf since I will be in town anyway!

I will just be a member of Friends of the Manning Library, and do the odd volunteer job for different organizations until I want to spend my time on something else!

Weather's been lovely during the day!
It stays light later! Yay!

I'm going to work on Bryan & Laceys treats this weekend....think Bakerella (Red Velvet Cupcakes), and these Stuffcakes I found here, they sound so awesome, and maybe some little chocolate cheesecakes!
My new addition to the craft room should arrive sometime too! I'll take a picture!

The O/S's in Panama City!
V & S are off to a hockey game in the city on the weekend!

I've made cards for Mother's Day; these are for Lynnettes stash for SAS4K's (Canada):

I've made cards for Father's Day for the stash:

I've also made some Easter cards I must not have taken a picture of (WTH!), and a few others!

Sympathy, Thinking of You......I tell ya.....I've been busy!

Better go!
My 'I'm up insanely early' has turned into 'I must get ready for work!'
Have a great rest of the week people, and TGIF for tomorrow!

Talk to ya later!
Ta ta for now!