Surround yourself with individuals that inspire you. --Robert Stack

Hello wonderful people!!

I've been working on a few cards for the aunts!
I'll show them to you, tell you about amazing blog candy, cause Brenda's so generous,
then you don't have to read the rest of the post!!!
I don't write in these when I send them, so they can pay them forward!

 

The flowers were kinda hard to work with.

They're made out of some felt-ish stuff that isn't very hardy!

When they're glued or glue dotted they're not repositional. AT.ALL.

There will be casualties!!

 

I'm linking this up over at Brenda's Blogaversary!

She makes the most awesome stuff!

Check it out!

Anyhoo....... she doesn't just let you enter, there's a bit of effort!

 

I have taken a picture of my Big Shot, as it's my 'go-to' for almost every card.

I love die cuts, and embossing.

It sits on my desk, and I think it's an easy way to add to every project!

 

In other news; we're dog sitting at work!

This is Jake.

He is 12 years old.

He is on a diet for being 'morbidly obese'!

He is on drugs for seizures.

Just look at those eyes, we laughed at work, and said

 "No wonder he's overweight, he looks at you with those puppy dog eyes, and you just want to give him the whole bag of treats!"

His people are holidaying in the Dominican Republic!

We have him until next weekend!

He's really a good little feller!

 

I've been walking on the treadmill.

I finally feel everything's slowed down, now I need exercise!

I'm still busy, but it's cold out again, and I'm not doing much.

 

I started crocheting fingerless mittens, I'll let you know how they turn out.

I actually did one in a couple hours last night! They work up quickly.

Only because there was no happy hour at work, and no one was home did I sit & crochet!

 

I drove the community handivan the last 2 Thursdays, and it's been COLD!

The weatherman's been predicting snow, but it's not made much of an effort.

It will only cover up all the ice we have.

Won't hurt my feelings if it doesn't snow again this winter...

that being said, I've probably jinxed us!

 

FYI: The trip Vanessa & I took last Saturday? That I mentioned over here!?

This is for all you 'single' ladies who read this.

When you break up with your boyfriend,

take all your shit stuff, so your mom doesn't have to go get it!

 

All's well; it went ok.

I borrowed a truck from work, and we filled it inside & out!

(Of course he was there!)

We had lunch with friends in the next town,

a few laughs,

got back home & unloaded before supper!

 

Have a great weekend!

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now.

 

You are what you are today, because of the decisions and the choices YOU made yesterday. - Rev. Wayne Goonie

Well, three challenges in a week...aren't you impressed?!
Not doing that this week!

Here's a Halloween card I made; I'll get it in now, so if you've come to see what I've been creating you won't have to read the rest of the post!

 

Now we're going to get picture heavy.......still with me!?

 

This was the sunrise on Sunday.

 

 

A little blurry; now here's a picture of the moon!

It was still up in the west!

 

 

It's blurry too......I think I was up too early!

 

I got a picture of cranes.

 

 

This guy was in the back yard.

 

 

I had 2 meetings last week, dinner with the gf's, a cultural something I went to Friday night with another gf, and Ray & I hauled wood all weekend!
Makes me think of that saying "No matter how you feel get up, dress up, and show up."

It's that time of the year! For wood hauling; though if I had it my way it would be cut & hauled all summer, and we wouldn't have this last minute dash to fill the woodshed!
I did manage to get the laundry done, and Saturday threw stew in the slow cooker, and a loaf of bread in the machine, and that's what we ate all weekend...and fruit!
Don't know if we'll get to use the outdoor furnace!
I need a plumber & electrician, and MR. Procrastination has left things til the last minute!

It was lovely all weekend!

These portulaca are still blooming their little faces off! They don't know it's October!

Here's the empti-ish woodshed.

 

Here's how we're 'logging' this year at the Luck household!

 

 

I'm in the bush, cause it's my job to tie the chains & wrappers to the trees.

WHY you ask is it MY job?

That's what I was asking myself after this tree came down right beside me!

 

 

OK, so it's dead, and not very big, pretty sure I'd have had a headache!

 

It's hard work,it was hot; and everyone needed a drink!

 

 

 

She was very appreciative!

And smiled for the camera!

 

 

I found this!

 

 

Took pictures of foliage.

 

The clouds were amazing....

 

A cat hiding from Shadow in a pipe when we unloaded wood.

 

 

So far this week I've had one meeting, dinner with the gf's X 2, went grocery shopping, & a funeral;  it's only Wednesday!
I've realized I need a waaaay bigger stash of Sympathy cards.
In a small town, you know the whole family, and I always want them to know I'm thinking of them!
The kids will be home this weekend, it's our Thanksgiving, and Ray's uncle is having an 80th birthday party on Saturday!
I told him he had to go, his uncle isn't getting any younger, the kids want me to cook the turkey on Saturday, cause they're leaving Sunday, so I guess Ray'll get leftovers!
Don't worry, Thanksgiving dinner will be spectacular, cause "No matter how I feel I will get up, dress up and show up!"
I have big plans for the holiday Monday; and let me just say it involves a whole lotta card making!
In my dreams! We'll probably be hauling wood!

I also have not got one of my bosses & his wife a baby gift!
I gave them a card, but I've got something in my head, and that's what I want to get!!!
Is that a BAD thing?
Pretty sure the kid's outfitted until he's 5!

It was pretty darn cold here the last few nights!
Supposed to warm up for the long weekend!

I put some links to blog candy on the right of the blog....hopefully they're all current!

And Myrna, this last picture is for you!
I have several POTD!

 

It will all get put away after Monday.....I hope!

 

Hope you're all well!
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!