Lynn's Musings

Happy Easter

2011-04-24T11:43:00.002-05:00

Happy Easter to all my family and friends! What a glorious day to celebrate the love of Jesus....the sacrifice He made for us all!

We went to the sunrise service. Now it is noon and Easter dinner is cooking. Everyone but Thomas and I are napping. I am going to finish up on here then head into the kitchen to make deviled eggs. Then rubberstamp a little so Ic an get swaps done. This afternoon may be my nap time! :) Maybe!

Have a beautiful day and remember why we are celebrating on this day!

Vacation in New York

2011-04-09T18:36:00.005-05:00

I spent a week in NY visiting my parents. I left my husband and child at home so it was a nice reelaxing time. I relaxed, stamped with my mom and enjoyed time with friends from high school who I haven't seen in a while.

I was there for my birthday. Pictured above is a book my mom made for me. It is really pretty and pictures do not do it justice. Each page ahd an envelope on it and there was money in them for an activity we/I would be doing while there. I really enjoyed looking at each apge.

A wonderful stamping store in Corning did a private class for us. We made a friendship book using envelopes. I really enjoyed the class and bought a few things there. It was a nice store and will definitely visit there again.

I do plan to try to go back up there before the year is out. I will go for another week again. Maybe in September so I can go to the stamp show with my mom in Rhinebeck and see my cousins, aunt and uncle at the same time.

I also hosted 3 flat dolls in NY and took as many pictures as I could to send back to the owners. Hopefully they came out. Will find out this week when I pick up my pictures.

I also visited some cross-stitch stores as I am getting back into doing that. If I didn't spend so much time on the computer, I could stitch and stamp more....LOL!!

Book #6

2011-03-12T22:58:00.002-06:00

I finished Book #6 yesterday. It was a book by Francine Rivers about Bathsheba. It is called "Unspoken". It was a very good book and gave em a lot of history on Bathsheba, David, and the times they were living in. The battles going on both within David's life and around his kingdom. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

She wrote 4 other books about other women in the Bible. I am hoping the library has them. I would love to read more books by her.

In 2 weeks, I leave for vacation in NY visiting my parents. I will be there for 1 week. I am looking forward to spending time with family and friends. And, maybe getting some reading done too.

Book 4 and 5

2011-02-28T00:20:00.002-06:00

Boy, I am late in posting. I finished 2 books. They are both by the same author. One is called Sadie in Waiting and the other one is Mom in Miami. It is a series book. They were quite enjoyable.

Tomorrow we are celebrating our anniversary. Our anniversary is Feb. 29. Yes, you read right? Leap Year day. We are running some errands and going to lunch...probably at Olive Garden. Then who knows what else. Tuesday, I go back to work after a looooong vacation.

I was off Thursday and Friday per doctor's orders with severe pink eye in both eyes. What a pain! They burned, itched, hurt and were swollen and blurry. James had a fever for a couple days so we were both at the doctor's on Thursday. We asked if we could get a "group rate". They just laughed.....they want their co-pays.

Booked my trip for NY and leave on March 26 for one week.....about a month from now. I hope there is no snow by then.

In Honor of April Fisher Barber-April 3, 1978-Feb. 19, 2011

2011-02-20T09:40:00.005-06:00

This post is to honor a wonderful friend who is now in Heaven dancing with Jesus after her almost 3 year battle with cancer. First, you will read a snippet from her obituary from the paper then a letter about a vision that a prayer warrior had seen about 3 minutes after April passed on. I will close it with my own thoughts.

APRIL JOY FISHER BARRBER:
Mrs. Barber was born April 3, 1978 in Texas. She passed away Feb. 15, 2011 at EAMC. April was a member of New Covenant Fellowship. She was an award winning salesperson, having worked at Verizon Wireless for 13 years. She exuded the love and joy of Christ to everyone and was an inspiration to all who knew her.

As you read the following VISION, remember that April passed on at 3:15pm and it was written by a lady in Texas who did not know the family but was a prayer partner of someone who did.

VISION

"At around 3:18pm on Feb. 15th, 2011, I was driving and praying for April and I had the following vision in the spirit realm. I saw a long road/path and on both sides, all along the road, were high, tall, powerful, mighty angels standing shoulder to shoulder to shoulder. The road was clear and smooth, nothing to stumble over. The angels were all very happy and excited as if their was a Great Celebration. Their happiness, anticipation and excitement reminded me of the huge ticker tape parade and celebration in Times Square at the Victory won in the World War II European Campaign. The angels were looking down the road toward the earth. Then I saw Jesus Christ of Nazareth walking/carrying April Home. She was smiling so wide and deep that pure happiness and joy were flowing abundantly from her spirit. She won her race not missing a step and was greeted with a hero's welcome as she journeyed Home with the Lord. Then I heard a voice say:"She is a Heroine of Faith." I felt deeply and profoundly as if the angels, being shoulder to shoulder, were providing a high, thick wall of protection as April and the Lord ascended the pathway to the 3rd Heaven. Then I saw April dancing before the Lord and singing His praises. I, in the natural, felt happy, peaceful, exhilarated, thankful and privileged to have witnessed such a glorious Homecoming. I know April is now looking down urging and encouraging us to carry on and run our races as we fulfill our destinies."
Peggy Gough

Wow...what a vision! This was read at a memorial service Wed. at her church and at the funeral on Sat. I love it!

Now my thoughts from my heart right now: we lost a wonderful, God fearing woman who was an inspiration to everyone including me. She always had a smile on her face that radiated her love for God and others. I work at Dandyland and when McKayla was almost 2 years old, she started there and was in my classroom. That was when I first met April and saw that she was always smiling, and a great mother. Shortly after that, we were asked to attend church which happened to be Community Fellowship Church. When we walked in, the first people I saw was April, Jason and McKayla. We ended up continuing to go there and became friends with her whole family. As we all went our separate ways years later, we still remained friends. April was always encouraging me and no matter what I was going through, she always had an encouraging word or smile for me. I remember that one of the last times I chatted with her was on Facebook right after her bone cancer diagnoses, she said to me "I am at peace with whatever God has planned." Wow! Could I say that?

Her going HOME has caused me to examine my life. What am I doing to show God's love to others? What will my legacy be when I go? What do I need to do to begin this new journey in my life? Questions that I will be working through.

Please pray for this family. April left behind a loving husband, and 2 young children(10 and 4). Also pray for her parents, Dave and Gail and her sibling, Joanna, Jamin, Josh and Mindy. Plus all the friends and family she was an inspiration to. And, pray for those now battling cancer in any form...they have a long, hard battle in front of them.

Fireproof your marriage

2011-01-31T19:14:00.002-06:00

James and I started a Couple's Bible Study based on the movie Fireproof and the Love Dare book. It is a very enlightening Bible Study and I think it would help any marriage. In August, there will be a marriage conference here in Opelika with Kirk Cameron and Warren Banfield. We are also going to that, too. It will be a great conference and really exciting time.

Tomorrow, Missy is going to the vets to see why she is feeling so bad. I think it has to do with her ear problems. We will see what the vet says and what our next move will be.

I am heading to NY march 26-April 3 to visit my parents and friends. It will be a fun time.

"Choosing to See"

2011-01-18T21:00:00.003-06:00

I just finished my 3rd book for 2011. "Choosing to See" is written by MaryBeth Chapman, wife to singer Steven Curtis Chapman. She writes about their life....the good times and the really ahrd times. In 2008, they had a tragic accident happen in their family. She is open and honest about her struggles and what is happening through the grieving process for all of them. It is a great book....very inspirational and real. It is a real person wrestling with what God is doing and seeing the blessings through it all....though sometimes it is hard to see them. A wonderful book to read.

I also started my Women's Bible Study tonight. The study is:"Lord Change my Attitude". Boy, this may hit home for me. Tonight was an introductory. I will keep notes in here along with the books I read.

Fuzzy Cupcakes

2011-01-18T20:57:00.002-06:00

These were the "cupcakes" we made in a club Saturday. They are so cute! And, a great idea for gifts and to think about selling at a craft fair. They were fairly easy too.

2nd book of the year

2011-01-14T22:32:00.003-06:00

Just finished a 2nd book for 2011....The Christmas Secrret which is Book 4 in the Christmas Shoes series. I went today to get book 5 and it was not back yet. I did get 3 other books. Hopefully next time I go back, the book is there.

On another note, I just found out last week that the Stamping Studio is closing down. What does that mean for me? First, and foremost, no more stamping retreat in September. And secondly, some wonderful people were met at the last one and I won't get to see them this year. Plus enjoying Melissa and her wonderful stamps and creativity.

Tomorrow, I head to La Grange with a friend from work for a stamp club. It is by a friend who sells Close to my Heart. It is a 3 month commitment and you have to spend $25 in those 3 months.....total not each month. It meets the 3rd Saturday of the month and we learn a new project.

Bible Study starts Tuesday. Looking forward to that as I missed the fall study because I was taking a class at Southern Union. No class this semester but maybe this summer I will.

James and I are taking a couples study that starts next Sunday. It is based on the Love Dare and Fireproof book/movie. In August, there will be a conference with Kirk Cameron and Warren Banfield right here in Opelika! Already on my calendar.

After I get back tomorrow, plan to work on the other half of the craft corner. And a scrapbook page for the swaps I am in.

Everyone have a good weekend!

Read first book for 2011

2011-01-02T08:55:00.004-06:00

Just finished Book 1 for 2011. It is book 3 in a 5 part series by Donna Van Liere. The first book is The Christmas Shoes based on the song. I love the movie so thought I would read the books. I really liked Book 3 but I think that is because it has not been made into a movie so I had no pre-conceived ideas of what was happening. Looking forward to reading the last 2. Oh, the 3rd one is called Christmas Hope. You do have to read them in order because a couple main characters from Christmas Shoes are in the others. You really need the background. I am headed to the library to see if the last 2 have been checked in yet. If not, I am not sure what I will read. I gave my husband the book Fireproof for Christmas....I may just have to read that.

Have a wonderful day, folks!

New Year's Resolutions

2010-12-30T20:58:00.001-06:00

2010 is coming to an end and causing me to reflect on the year and look forward to 2011. In the past, my resolution was not to make any. Last year I ahd 1....52 books in 2010. I wrote down my list but then found I wanted to read other books I saw, which I did. I made it through about 27 books. Some of my books were over 400 pages so that is why. Am I disappointed that I didn't make it? No because I read some great books. Will I do it again? Yes but with changes. This time, no list. As I read a book, I will write it down. Only difference, is I can not buy any books.....have to read what I have or from the library.

I have decided to add some more resolutions this coming year. I do not think of them as "resolutions" but guidelines for 2011.

1. 52 books in 2011

2. To eat healthier- eat more fresh veggies and fruit and less red meat(beef). Replace the beef with chicken and seafood.

3. To lose weight

4. To pray more

5. To attend church regulaarly

6. Spend more time in God's word

7. We plan to not eat out except for birthdays and anniversaries....special occassions

8. To write more in a journal

So, what are your resolutions or guidelines for 2011?

Year 2010 Christmas Letter

2010-12-26T09:59:00.001-06:00

December 2010

Dear Friends and Family,

I can’t believe 2010 is almost over. Where did it go? As I get older, time seems to fly by. For the Ma Gill family, the year has been busy and full of surprises.

At the beginning of 2010, Lynn decided a good resolution would be 52 books in the Year 2010. She created a booklist and posted it on Facebook. How did she do? She read about 27 of them. Not too bad. This year, she will do it again….52 books in 2011. The difference this time around is she will not make a list ahead of time. As a book is read, it will be listed. One difference is no book can be bought….all read will be from own collection or library.

In May, the family took a trip to Panama City for Thomas’s 16th birthday. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Resort geared for children. We were on the beach. The hotel had a swimming pool, hot tubs and a splash pool area for kids. It was a nice, relaxing time away, and all had a wonderful time.

This summer, James began working on his own business. He does security consulting, pi work and a process server for several lawyers. He is enjoying working for himself. He is still very involved with the Lee County Republican Committee. He is on the Executive Board. He has helped several local candidates in their elections. All of this, for the most part, has kept him busy.

A highlight of our year was that at the beginning of the summer, James had quite a surprise. Through Facebook, he found his oldest son he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Phillip is 20 years old….he will be 21 in January. He and Thomas look so much alike. Much to our surprise, he has been living about 30 miles away. We have been spending the last few months working on this new relationship. We hope to make a family trip to NY as Phillip would like to see that area.

We wish all a wonderful holiday season.
James, Lynn, Phillip, Thomas, Spikee, Harold and Missy

Stamping Studio Stamp Retreat

2010-09-23T23:22:00.002-05:00

These are 2 pictures from the retreat. There is one with Norma and I. We rode up together. The other one is all the wonderful ladies I met there. So looking forward to going back next year.

More pictures

2010-09-21T10:11:00.004-05:00

We had an underswap Saturday night. What is that you ask? Basically, to participate you have to bring something you made that is under $10 and under 2 hours to make. Wrap the gift up. Then you get a number and when it is your turn, you either take another person's gift or open one of the wrapped gifts. I had the last number which was good. The above gift I took from someone else. It will either be a journal/scrapbook of family or one about me or I could even use it to keep track of stamping things.

Some pictures from Stamp Retreat

2010-09-21T10:06:00.003-05:00

WOW!

2010-09-21T09:51:00.002-05:00

Another entry today......what a surprise for me! Not much new here. Went to work today after having a fantastic 4 day weekend, only to be sent home at 9am!! 2 hours of work!!! What is that!!! I had no kids and the baby side had one so they didn't need 3 teachers....and they said it was my turn to go home. Oh well!

I hope to have pictures soon of some things from stamp camp...haven't loaded them to my computer yet.

Think I will go work on organizing craft shelves today.

As for the reading thing, I have been reading but have not updated my list on here. I am going to do this again but a different way. Instead of pre-choosing my 52 books, I will leave the page blank and write them down as I go along. Only stipulation is I cannot buy any books....I have to read what I have ehre and what I get from the library. I want to broaden my horizons. I do plan to read more Jodi Picoult and try Francine Rivers. I did read 1 or 2 books not on my list this time around, too.

Well, toodaloo people. See you next time I get on here.

Stamping Retreat

2010-09-20T08:24:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone! I got the question "When are you going to update your blog? So, here goes....thanks,N, for asking me.

This weekend I headed to Lincolnton, GA to the The Stamping Studio(www.thestampingstudio.com) for a wonderful retreat. I met some new stamping friends, learned alot and just had a nice, relaxing time. There were about 6 round robin projects that we did plus I took the 5 classes. I made alot of cool things...unfortunately, I have no pictures to share. I had my camera but forgot to take pictures. I learned to make an easy slider card which I will use more often. One class was on card skethches. She gave us about 3 pages of all these different sketches and then we made 4 cards using some of the sketches. That class was one of my favorites. I also enjoyed the calendar class....we made 2 different ones then took the stuff home to make a 3rd one. I see Christmas presents!

Also, because her studio is also her store, we could shop, shop, shop! LOL. I didn't do too bad but I got some neat stamps and embellishment. Want to get more done on the room today so I can start stamping to my heart's content and play with my new stuff!

The food was great. Melissa's husband cooked for us and everything was soooo good. We had fajitas on Saturday night that were so good. I hope we have them again next year.

I met some wonderful new friends and many are on facebook so hopefully we can all keep in touch. It is so nice to go somewhere and have fun, learn alot and make some new friends.

Maybe once Melissa posts pictures, I can put some here.

On another note, Friday I am having surgery on my left hand. I will be out 4 weeks and maybe can blog more often.

Behind in......

2010-05-20T20:07:00.001-05:00

updating my booklist. Will get to that this weekend, I hope.

Trip to Panama City, Florida

2010-05-20T19:51:00.002-05:00

We just got back from a trip to Panama City. We went for Thomas's birthday. We found a nice hotel....Holiday Inn Resort. It had everything....a pool, splash park for kids, a hot tub and every room overlooked the beach. We had a small patio we could sit on to enjoy the view. They were geared toward kids and had movies for them and activities. We had so much fun. Unfortunately, Thomas did not enjoy going in the water but we plan to go back and keep trying.

Besides thr water stuff, we went to the outlets in Destin and to Pier Park to look in the shops. We ate at Pineapple Willy's and they brought a free cake for Thomas's birthday.

Holiday Inn Resort was a very nice hotel and we will continue to use them. We joined their priority club which was free. We gain points everytime we stay at a Holiday Inn or fly airlines. We also get to have late check-outs....2pm instead of 11am....NICE!!!

We are thinking of going back to PC in either Sept. or Oct.

wow...finished another book

2010-02-13T22:59:00.002-06:00

I finished My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult and it was a great book. A long one though...500 pages....but well worth the read. Today I watched the movie and was highly disappointed. The movie was not really close to the book especially the ending. I like the book much better.....if you haven't read it yet but saw the movie, be ready for a surprise and a shock! That is all I will say so I don't ruin either for anyone.

Last Saturday, I went to Atlanta for the Heirloom rubberstamp show with my friend, Norma. I had fun and enjoyed the make and takes and made some real cute things. Most of them were free....a couple were a $1 that went to a charity. I bought a feww things and saw some things I may purchase next year...lol....unless I do online before then. I also became an enabler for my friend. I told her to go check out a demonstration at one booth and she was hooked....sorry Norma! LOL. It was a fun day and encouraged me to get my room done so I can organize my craft area in there.

Friday, we had snow! 3-4 inches. I know, those of you from the north are saying "is that all?". But don't forget, I live in the south...this much snow shuts us down....it might as well have been 3-4 feet!!! LOL. They are saying more is coming on Monday. Hope not because this other melted already.

I am off Monday and I am bound and determined to have the couch in the bedroom cleaned off so it can be moved out of there next week. Then more space for me to organize the craft things.

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Heading to church and sunday school then out to lunch with my valentine. We are going to Panera Bread because we have a gift card to use. I did not want to go out to dinner because I figured it would be crowded and too expensive. We have an anniversary coming in 2 weeks so we are probably going out then.

Well, good night all and Happy Valentine's Day!

Finished another book!

2010-01-31T15:20:00.002-06:00

I finished another book..."Finding Faith" by Jodi Picoult. I think I have now read 4 books for teh year. For the most part, I really enjoyed Finding Faith. It was hard to read when I started but as I plowed through, I couldn't put it down. It seems all her books are like that. I am now starting My Sister's Keeper by the same author. So far, starting out slow. Her books are all about 400+ pages and very involved. After I finsih this one, I plan to read 1 or 2 easier ones off my list. Maybe finish the series by Beverly Lewis I started.

Not much else new. Just waiting tos ee how my knee will respond to the medicine. Cortisone shot has not completely removed all the pain.

The Shack by Wm. Paul Young

2010-01-16T09:29:00.002-06:00

I finished reading "The Shack" on January 12. I started the book and really enjoyed it then got to the middle and got confused. But, as I continued reading, I really did enjoy the book. I realized that I had to open my mind to what was written and to what it was showing me about God and our beliefs. It is hard to explain without giving the book away. In the introduction, the author tells you that this a true story from his friend. This is a book that you may need to read twice so I plan to read it again at the end of this year or beginning of next year. Right now, some other people are borrowing the book.

Blocks

2010-01-10T13:38:00.003-06:00

Here is a picture of the blocks. Not the best picture but you get the idea. There were pictures on all sides except the bottom. I put felt there.

52 books in 2010

2010-01-09T22:38:00.007-06:00

1. Mrs. Miracle-Debbie MacComber-Finished 1/2/10
2. Only Love-Erich Segal-Finished 1/3/10
3. The Shack-Wm. Paul Young-Finished 1/12/2010
4. The Blind Side-Michael Lewis
5. The Secret-Beverly Lewis
6. The Missing-Beverly Lewis
7. Summer Hill Secrets-1-Beverly Lewis
8. The Parting-Beverly Lewis
9. The Forbidden-Beverly Lewis
10. The Longing-Beverly Lewis
11. The Redemption of Sarah Cain-Beverly Lewis
12. The Killer Angels-Michael Shaara
13. Crazy in Love-Luanne Rice
14. The Davinci Code-Dan Brown
15. Angels and Demons-Dan Brown
16. Sanctuary-Beverly Lewis
17. The Green Mile-Stephen King
18. The Pilot's Wife-Anita Shreve
19. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants-Ann Brashares
20. She's Come Undone-Wally Lamb
21. The Guardian-Nicholas Sparks
22. A Bend in the Road-Nicholas Sparks
23. The Notebook-Nicholas Sparks
24. The Rescue-Nicholas Sparks
25. Nights in Rodanthe-Nicholas Sparks
26. The Hobbit-JRR Tolkien
27. Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen
28. Peace Breaks Out-John Knowles
29. My Sister's Keeper-Jodi Piccoult
30. Jane Eyre-Charlotte Bronte
31. The Shunning-Beverly Lewis
32. The Confession-Beverly Lewis
33. The Reckoning-Beverly Lewis
34. Twelve Times Blessed-Jacquelyn Mitchard
35. Marley and Me-John Grogan
36. My Side of the Mountain-Jean Craighead George
37. On the Far Side of the Mountain-Jean Craighead George
38. Frightful's Mountain-Jean Craighead George
39. Amazing Grace-Danielle Steel
40. Angela's Ashes-Frank McCourt
41. Grapes of Wrath-John Steinbeck
42. Redeeming Love-Francine Rivers
43. Trevor's Song-T.A. Beam
44. Doctor's-Erich Segal
45. Prophet-Frank Peretti
46. Pilgrim's Progress-John Bunyan
47. 90 Minutes in Heaven-Don Piper
48. Plain Truth-Jodi Picoult
49. Keeping Faith-Jodi Picoult
50. To Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee

Hello

2010-01-09T22:38:00.005-06:00

Ok.....I have been asked "when are you going to update your blog?". I know I got way behind. Lots have been happening since I got back from our trip in NY. Some good and some bad and some I won't go into detail on. The post below shows what my New Year's Resolution is. It has actually been a fun resolution thus far. I have finished 2 books and half way done with the 3rd one....maybe I can finish it this weekend.

Life has taken a little turn for me. Something I don't want to go in detail now but it has made me think quite a lot lately.

I was going to show a picture of the blocks I made for my parents but I am on my husband's computer and can't download the picture. Maybe another post I can. Basically, I took wood blocks and glued decorated paper on it then put pictures on it. I then covered it with mod podge to protect it. It came out so nice. They loved it. Several people want one now so I need to get to Lowes or Home Depot and see if I can get more blocks.

I also made my parents several things that we made with the kids for their parent's Christmas gifts. The loved it all.

Work is fine. Same old, same old.

The day after Thanksgiving, instead of spending the day shopping, I went to Columbus and spent the day at the Scrapbooke Shop at one of their crops. It was so nice to have the room and the table space to spread out. I finished the blocks and got so much other stuff done too. I think I will do it every year. It was only $5 and the money went to benefit the Humane Society which is something dear to my heart.

Well, I think I have bored you long enough. Have a great day everyone.

Mary's Dream

2009-12-18T19:56:00.001-06:00

This was something I wanted to share with you. I found it a great reminder of what this season should be about.

I had a dream, Joseph. I don't understand it, not really, but I think it was about a birthday celebration for our Son. I think that was what it was all about. The people had been preparing for it for about six weeks. They had decorated the house and bought new clothes. They'd gone shopping many times and bought elaborate gifts. It was peculiar, though, because the presents weren't for our Son. They wrapped them in beautiful paper and tied them with lovely bows and stacked them under a tree. Yes, a tree, Joseph, right in their house. They'd decorate the tree also. The branches were full of glowing balls and sparkling ornaments. There was a figure on top of the tree. It looked like an angel might look. Oh, it was beautiful. Everyone was laughing and happy. They were all excited about the gifts. They gave the gifts to each other, Joseph, not to our Son. I don't think they even knew Him. They never mentioned His name. Doesn't it seem odd for people to go to all that trouble to celebrate someone's birthday if they don't know Him. I had the strangest feeling that if our Son had gone to this celebration, He would have been intruding. Everything was so beautiful, Joseph, and everyone so full of cheer, but it made me want to cry. How sad for Jesus not to be wanted at His own birthday celebration. I'm glad it was only a dream. How terrible, Joseph, if it had been real.

45 Things Life Taught Me

2009-11-21T12:13:00.002-06:00

This was posted on one of my Yahoo groups and I thought I would share with everyone.

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It
is the most-requested column I've ever written.

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone...

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay cheque.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey
is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never
blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up
to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an
answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't
save it for a special occasion, today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow..

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will
this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or
didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd
grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Family Trip

2009-10-23T23:22:00.003-05:00

These are just a few pictures from our family trip to New York State. My parents live there so we flew up for almost 2 weeks. It was Thomas's first flight and he did very well. And, it was James's first trip to NY and he enjoyed it. We stayed in a 2 bedroom cottage right on the lake. It was so beautiful this time of the year because the leaves were changing. We did some sightseeing which is where some of these pictures are from. We went to Taughannock Falls, Niagara Falls, Palmyra, and farther east where my uncle and cousins live. Overall, we had a great time, and a restful time. I also got to see some high school friends I haven't seen in about 15 years. We used to hang out together. We got together one night and had pizza and just hung out and caught up with life. Then I also got to see college friends who are married to each other and all 9 of their kids. Have not seen them in about 13 years. Enjoyed catching up with them too.

On another note, as my high school friends and I were talking, we realized we have not had a reunion in like forever. A friend and I planned the 10 year one and people seemed to enjoy it. Well, we are going to plan the 30th one, too. It will be in 2013 which will give us plenty of time to find everyone and organize something nice. I am looking forward to this.

Just a quick note

2009-08-09T09:12:00.003-05:00

This card is a faux metal card. I was not sure if I ever posted this one. This is one of my favorite techniques. I just used 4 layers of embossong powder, heating it in between. After the last layer, while the embossong powder is still hot, you just stamp your stamp in there. You do not have to ink it.

Another fun technique and I don't have a picture is to make a faux leather. You just buy a foam sheet whatever color you want. Pick out your stamp and ink it up so it is ready to use. Heat your foam with your heat gun then stamp the image. Basically it looks like it is set in the foam....almost like a brand....cool technique.

Okay, now for some info from the home front. Life for me has been very trying or maybe I should say interesting. A little over a week ago, went to the doctor because I twisted my ankle....no broken bones or fractures. I messed up tendons and ligaments. I had to have a cast that I could not get wet and a walking boot. But since we caught it early, I was out of all that in a little over a week. Last week went back to the hand doctor for my follow-up visit since surgery at the end of April. I have no more numbness and pain in my fingers but I am still having pain in my wrist especially when I move my wrist. He x-rayed my wrist and found a problem. My ulna bone is a little shorter than it should be and instead of being smooth on top, it is jagged. So, I guess every time I move my wrist, I am "stabbing" myself. So, I am in a removable cast(removed only for showers) for 2 weeks....no lifting either. So, I am at work but I can't change diapers and lift the babies. Then when I go back, we will see from there. He talked about possible surgery which I won't be able to do until Nov. or Dec.

Thomas starts school on Monday. I need to finish laundry and get his bag packed for tomorrow. He hs been spending most of the summer with grandma....he would go there Tues.-Fri. then home on weekends. Life will now be back to normal.

James has been working alot of overtime because they are short-handed. That extra money will come in handy come vacation time.

Well, I better go work on the room. I am making progress but am sort of at a standstill until we have the bigger storage and can move alot of this big stuff out of here.

Time for an update

2009-07-26T13:07:00.002-05:00

Today I am going to work on my ATC's for an exchange. I only have to do 4 of them. Hopefully, I will remember to get pictures of them so I can post here.

Dinner is already in the crock-pot. We are having spaghetti so all we will ahve to cook is the spaghetti and garlic bread. I put the sauce in the crock-pot this morning with sausage and it will cook all day. Even though it is jarred sauce from the store, I am finding that I like it much better done in the crock-pot and I addd a few spices and just let it cook all day on low. Love the taste so much better. And, the smell in the house is awesome. Love my crock-pots.

I just got news yesterday that we will have someone moving in Sept. 1. My mother in law is moving back in with us. We made this decision last night because of where she is living now is not a good situation. So this month, I will need to get busy and clean out the spare room(master bedroom) so we can move in there and give her the other bedroom. I was in the process of setting up the extra room as a craft room and other room so now it will be a Master bedroom/craft room. We also are going to get a bigger storage shed and put some stuff in there that we don't need right now. So, for the next month, I will be BUSY!!! And James, too because he will need to help me clean this place up.

Two more weeks and Thomas will be back at school. Boy, the summer sure went by fast. Before I know it, it will be Christmas!!!! LOL.

October 1-13, we will be flying to NY to visit my family. I am really looking forward to the trip and showing my hubby and son where I grew up and the beauty of NY State....and that it is more than New York City!!!!!

Have a great day everyone!

Thinking of You card

2009-07-19T10:11:00.003-05:00

Here is the card I did for the exchange. This is my prototype one and is not perfect so I keep it as a sample. Basically, what I did was stamp the image on vellum then turned it over and colored with markers from the backside. Then attached it to the card by using the corner punch. Such an easy technique with nice results.

Enjoy!

(Oops...just noticed that you will see the writing backwards and it is small. To see it bigger, just click on image. Sorry about that!)

My weekend

2009-07-19T09:07:00.002-05:00

This weekend has been very interesting...I guess you can say that! LOL Usually on Saturdays, we try to do something with Thomas and as a family. Let me first explain that my husband likes to get in the car and just drive....sometimes for 2-3 hours!! It is a good thing we have a Garmin because it helps when he is "not sure" where he is at. So back to yesterday. We did a few things then around 1:30 headed out to lunch at Zaxby's(I love their salads) then went to get gas at Sam's. A mishap there: I went to step over gas line that was in the car's gas tank so I could get back in the car while James continued to get gas. My one leg went over, next one did not and I sort of twisted my ankle and almost fell to the ground. It is now swollen and painful....not just in the ankle but also lower leg. I will give it a few days and see what happens.

Then we start on our "road trip" and drove for 2 hours. We went to Tuskegee National Forest and drove around. That actually was nice. Didn't see any wildlife, though. And, we drove on some other roads then used the Garmin to find our way home. That was when the funs tarted: Garmin took us on these narrow, dirt roads and gravel roads and little bridges where you had to stay in ruts to go over....just to get to a main road...LOL. And went from dirt road to paved road to gravel road to dirt road, etc. etc. It actually was neat to see these type of roads still exist!!

Today, I am just taking it easy and trying to stay off the foot as it is sore. I am going to finish off my Thinking of You cards for an exchange and then work on some ATC's for an exchange. Hopefully, I will remember to post some pictures of all this.

Everyone have a great day and thanks for reading my blog.

Today

New York, Here We Come!!!

2009-07-17T20:11:00.002-05:00

Our flights have been confirmed for our trip to NY. We are going Oct. 1-13. We will be in the Finger Lakes area where my parents live. I am so excited. And, this will be James and Thomas's first trip up there. Called the airlines today to arrange for some special needs for Thomas. Our best option was to ask for a wheelchair. We will see how that works out. Now to schedule all the sightseeing, visiting family and friends I haven't seen in a while. Luckily, I will have 1 day off when I come back to rest from my vacation!!! LOL

Another update

2009-07-15T17:15:00.002-05:00

Today I got a phone call at work from James. For those who don't know, about 2 weeks ago, my son was in Phenix City at his grandma's when she called to say he was bleeding from his mouth and it was a dark color....almost black. So, we headed up there and met them at the ER. The doctor looked in his mouth and couldn't see anything and sent us off. This concerned us because it was not red like normal blood would be. We decided if it happened again, we would take him to his doctor. Well, that was today....I ended up having to leave work early and James and I went to Phenix City and picked him up. We then brought him to Opelika to his doctor. His doctor is concerned too. But, since it has only happened twice, he wants to see if there is a 3rd episode. So, if it happens again, we are to either take him right there or take a picture so the dr. can look at it. From there, he will send Thomas to a specialist and then we will go from there.

I will keep you all posted.

Family Feud

2009-07-14T20:45:00.002-05:00

I love this game show so I thought I would do this quiz.

1.Name something you use in the shower? soap

2.Name something a football player wears under his uniform? pads

3.Name something people hate to find on their windshield. dead bug

4.Name something a man might buy before a date? jewelry

5.What is another word for blemish? zits

6. Something you cook in the microwave? frozen dinner

7.Name a piece of furniture people need help moving? refrigerator

8.Name a reason a younger man might like an older woman? better sex

9.Name something a dog does that embarrasses its owner? pees on someone's shoe

10.Name a kind of test you cannot study for? pregnancy test

11.Name something a boy scout gets a badge for? service

12.Name a phrase with the word home in it? Home on the range, where the deer and the antelopes play where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day....

13.Name a sport where players lose teeth? hockey

14.Name something a teacher can do to ruin a student's day? give lots of homework

15.What is a way you can tell someone has been crying? puffy eyes and runny nose

16.Name a bird you wouldn't want to eat? pelican

17.Name something a person wears even if it has a hole in it? lounge pants

50 Questions People Didn't Think To Ask

2009-07-14T20:30:00.002-05:00

Courtesy of Facebook, here is a quiz for your enjoyment!

1. What color is your toothbrush?
- orange

2. Name one person who made you smile today?
- James

3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
- changing diapers

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
- baking and checking e-mail

5. What is your favorite candy?
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Snickers

6. Have you ever been to a strip club?
-No

7. What is the last thing you said aloud?
- The bread is done

8. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
- mint chocolate chip

9. What was the last thing you had to drink?
- Sprite

10. Do you like your wallet?
- don't have one

11. What was the last thing you ate?
-Waffle House-breakfast for dinner

12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
- no

13. The last sporting event you watched?
- none

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
- kettle corn

15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to?
- James

16. Ever go camping?
-yes

17. Do you take vitamins daily?
- no

18. Do you go to church every Sunday?
- no but I know I need to

19. Do you have a tan?
- no

20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?
- yes

21. Do you drink your soda with a straw?
- only if in a glass at a resturant

22. What did your last text message say?
-See you in a few minutes

23. What are you doing tomorrow?
- work

25. Look to your left, what do you see?
-chest freezer

26. What color is your watch?
- don't have one on

27. What do you think of when you hear Australia
-koala bears and kangaroos

29. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit th drive thru?
- depends

30. What is your favorite number?
- 9

31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone?
- A friend from work

32. Any plans today?
-going to bed as soon as Big Brother is over

33. How many states have you lived in?
- 5

34. Biggest annoyance right now?
- certain people

35. Last song listened to?
- Not sure....whatever was on Rooster 106 about an hour ago

36.Can you say the alphabet backwards?
- yes

37. Do you have a maid service clean your house?
- I wish

38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
- sandals

39. Are you jealous of anyone?
- no

40. Is anyone jealous of you?
- I don't know

41. Do you love anyone?
- yes

42. Do any of your friends have children?
- yes, most of them

43. What do you usually do during the day?
-work

44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
- no

45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily?
-try to

46. What color is your car?
- silver

47. Do you like cats?
-YES!!!!!!

48. Are you thinking about someone right now?
-yes

49. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
- yes

50. How did you get your worst scar?
- surgery

Lynn-nology

2009-07-12T14:00:00.002-05:00

LOOK....Another post today!! LOL

***********FOOD-OLOGY***************

What do you like to put on your toast?
butter and cinnamon-sugar

What is your salad dressing of choice?
Poppy seed dressing or raspberry vinigarette

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
Friendly's

What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it?
Subway or chicken

What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Veggie lovers

***********TECHNOLOGY**************

How many televisions are in your house?
3

What color cell phone do you have?
pink LG Shine

***************BIOLOGY******************

Are you right-handed or left-handed?
Right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
tomsils and wisdom teeth

Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
No

************BULLCRAPOLOGY**************

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
Absolutely NOT

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
I like my name so I wouldn't change it

Would drink a whole bottle of Hot sauce for $1000.00?
No

***********DUMBOLOGY******************

How many pairs of flip-flops do you own?
about 15

Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
None

**************FAVORITOLOGY****************

Last person you hugged?
Thomas

Season?
Fall or Spring

Holiday?
Christmas or Easter

Day of the week?
Friday because I have 2 days to look forward to

Month?
March

***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************

Missing someone? a little

Mood? blessed

What are you listening to? Food Network

Watching? Food Network

Worrying about? Some different things

***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************

First place you went this morning? bathroom

What's the last movie you saw?
Fireproof

Do you smile often? Yes, try to

QUESTIONS:

1) Do you always answer your phone? - no

2) It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? Probably James because he will be at work or a friend who has an emergency

3) If you could change your eye color what would it be? like mine

4) Do you own a digital camera? - yes

5)Have you ever had a pet fish? yes, several

6) Favorite Christmas song? - Drummer Boy

7). Can you do push ups? -hahahahaha

9) Can you do a chin up? - whatever

10) Does the future make you more nervous or excited? little of both

11) Do you have any saved texts? yes

12) Ever been in a car wreck? yes

13) Do you have an accent? no, I don't think so

14) What is the last song to make you cry? I Don't remember

15) Plans tonight? Probably not

16) Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? a few times

17) Name 3 things you bought yesterday. Gas for the car, carwash for the car and truck and some fresh fruit

18) Have you ever been given roses? of course

19) Current hate right now? liars

20) Met someone who changed your life? sure have. Some for the better and some for the not so good

21) How did you bring in the New Year? at home with Thomas and the dogs. James was at work

22) What song represents you? Praise you in the storm

23) What were you doing at midnight last night? sleeping

24) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? It's too early

Okay, okay I got the point!!!

2009-07-08T21:37:00.004-05:00

LOL....several people have been saying "you need to update your blog"!!! So, I am here to do that. I can't promise I will be a regular poster but I will try.

At the end of April, I had surgery on my hand. They had to cut in 4 places: carpal tunnel, sheath release and 2 lumps removed to be tested. My hand/arm looks like a road map!!!! I was out of work for 3 weeks. I went to the doctor today and the wrist area is still swollen and hurting. I go back in 1 month. If it is not better, there is a possibility that he may have to go back in and do a sheath release in that area, too. I will keep you posted on that. Praying that it heals so we don't have to do that. Oh, and the lumps tested negative for anything.

For Mother's Day, I got a great gift: a new car...well, new to me. A 2008 Ford Focus with 13,000 miles....love it!!!! James also got his Father's Day giftts early: a 357 magnum revolver, a shotgun, a laptop, a gun case and the Ronco knife set with block storage. But, I think my gift ws the best!!! LOL

Thomas received the most wonderful gift at the end of May: a cross-stitched quilt. An organization has volunteers that stitch the cross-stitch squares for these quilts and then quilters finish them. His theme was horses which he loves. The picture should be above. It is a beautiful quilt made with a lot of love.

Wednesday night, James and I came home to an awful sight. My cat was sitting in the middle of the dining room floor and laying beside her was a small, dead mouse. I have never had that happen since living here. It must have gotten in the house either when the back door or front door was opened. Yuck!!! I am surprised she got the mouse....this would be her first one. I knew I had a great bug catcher but now I know I have a good mouser, too.

This weekend I have a 4 day weekend. I took 2 days off to have a mini vacation. I am looking forward to family time and rest.

In October, we are heading to New York for 2 weeks. We are flying. It will be Thomas's first flight and James's 2nd one. I am looking forward to taking them up there and show them around and do the "tourist" stuff.

Well, I am back to finish my blog. I enjoyed my Friday off and have tomorrow off, too. I had so many expectations of what I wanted to get done this weekend but I guess God had other plans and wanted me to rest a little. In the middle of the night(Friday), I ended up getting really sick. I had some kind of stomach bug. Saturday, off and on, I spent in bed sleeping. Today, I am doing much better but hubby is not feeling well. We were going to head to Lake Martin but don't know if we will now.

Right now, I am working on my greeting cards for a swap I am in. I have to do 17 cards. I was all set with my idea but then could not find the stamp I wanted to use so I had to substitute. I think the stamp I chose will work.

After I finish the greeting cards, I need to work on some ATC cards for a swap.

Having one of my favorite dinners tonight: Baked Tilapia, steamed yellow squash with onions and probably some buttered rice. I was thinking of baking the fish with cracker crumbs on it but I don't think I will. I think I will just season it. My favorite fish are tilapia and orange roughy.

Well, I better get this published so you have something to read. When my cards and ATC's are done then I hopefully will remember to get pictures of them and post them.

Have a good day, everyone!

Surgery went well

2009-05-26T22:41:00.002-05:00

Sorry it has been so long since I posted. Quickly, my surgery went well. I ended up being out for 3 weeks. I am still dealing with pain in my wrist and my arm being swollen. I will update more later when I have more time.

ABC's of Me

2009-04-12T10:25:00.002-05:00

Enjoy!!
A - Age: ...44
B - Bed size: ...Queen
C - Chore you hate:...cleaning
D - Dog's name: ...Harold Pinkerton and Missy Filet Mignon
E - Essential start your day item: ..chocolate milk
F - Favorite color: ...teal/turquoise
G - Gold or Silver or platinum:...Any
H - Height: ... 5'4"
I - Instruments you play: ...none now
J - Job title: ....lead teacher
K - Kid(s): ... Thomas-15
L - Living arrangements: ... duplex
M - Mom's name: ...Marsha
N - Nicknames:.... Lynnie; Yankee Doodle(from my husband); Kitten(friends)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: ... Yes
P - Pet Peeve: ... rudeness
Q - Quote from a movie: "We'll always be friends" Winnie the Pooh
R - Right or left handed: .....Right
S - Siblings: ...Steve...passed away in 2000 at the age of 30 from melanoma
T - Time you wake up: ...5 am
U- Underwear: ...always
V - Vegetable you dislike:...none
W - Ways you run late: ...obligations
X - X-rays you've had: ... teeth, ankles, back, foot
Y - Yummy food you make: ... chicken and dumplings
Z - Zoo favorite: .....koala bear

Happy Easter one an all!!

2009-04-12T09:51:00.002-05:00

I hope everyone is having a good day! We got up early to go to a sunrise service at a friend's church, and then stayed for breakfast. It was nice. I think next week, we are going to go and try out the church. We are looking for a church at this point. My husband has been working weekends 3rd shift for about a year now so we haven't been going to church. Right now he has weekends off so this is nice.

April 24, I am having surgery on my right wrist for carpal tunnel. I will be off work for 2 weeks to recuperate then light duty for awhile. I won't be able to lift the kids for awhile I have been told. Actually, I am looking forward to a 2 week "vacation".

I have been busy working on several card and ATC exchanges so I can have them done by April 24. Yesterday, I got ALOT done at my friend's house and that idea has become a reality. When they are finished, I will scan them on here.

I hope all has a good and wonderful Easter.

Love you all!!

Another picture

2009-03-19T21:38:00.003-05:00

These are some new family pictures. One is of Missy, our new dog. We got her in the summer from a family member. She is quite a ham and thinks she is the princess of the house. But our cat lets her know she's not. After a rough first week or two between her and our other dog, they are now buddies. We see them laying together, kissing each other and playing.

The other picture is a recent snowfall about 2-3 weeks ago...a rare thing in the south. James and I took Thomas out there to experience. Needless to say, he was not too thrilled. Thomas will be 15 in May. Can you believe it!!! And look how tall he is!!

Promised Pictures

2009-03-19T21:34:00.003-05:00

This picture is a card I made a couple months ago using an oriental stamp I had. What you can't tell by the picture is that the piece under the stamped image is mirror cardstock. This is becoming one of my favorite stamps at the moment. My mom got me this stamp along with about 15 others. She went into her local craft store and they had a bin of stamps for $2.00. Most of thes tamps in the bin were retail $10-$15. What a bargain she got and I added alot of stamps to my collection as did she.

Update

2009-03-01T20:24:00.003-06:00

Ok....Finally I find the time to update! As you may have noticed, I changed the colors and style on my blog. I thought it was a time for a change....this is lighter and Spring like.

In october, we went from 3 animals to 4. We added a cat which we adopted from our vet. Her name is Freckles and she came with quite a past. She came from a home with 31 other cats. Yes, you read right! Her owner anonymously left all the cats at different vet offices with a note that said "I am dying of cancer and do not have time to find homes for my babies". How sad! She left all their health info and they were well taken care of. I read the article in the paper and we decided to go take a look and came home with her. Our other cat did not like her at all. In February, Freckles got out and we have not seen her since. She was never happy here and was always crying. I feel sad but she is such a friendly, loving cat that I think she will be taken in by a lovely family. I pray that God leads her to the house/family that is best for her. We looked for her and did what we could.

In November, Spikee, my other cat, got out. She is strictly an indoor cat with no front claws. I had gotten her before I met my husband so she is special to me. We searched for her. 3 weeks later, she came home. She was dehydrated, very skinny, a fever and an open wound with infection. We went to the vets and after a week, improved greatly. She is now back to normal.

Today, we watched snow fall in Alabama and accumulated about 5 inches. We took Thomas out in it and I got some pictures which I will put on here once I get the photo CD loaded on my computer. I am not a big fan of snow but I wanted to get pictures of Thomas in it. I did get some nice pictures.

Life for me has been busy. We just celebrated our 5th anniversary. Man, where has the time gone? Thomas will be 15 in May and he is about an inch taller than me. I am trying to organize the 3rd bedroom as a craft/office/spare room. Some days I am really motivated and other days I am not. It has been a SLOW process. I think I could get so much more crafting done if my stuff was more organized.

I started going to a Women's Bible Study at a local church. I do not go to the church. My assistant does. I thought I would try the Bible Study and really enjoy it. We finished up one study and are starting a new one now. The new one looks like it is going to be really good. I take Thomas and he stays in the nursery part and seems to like it. I am learning so much. I have asked James to get me a new Bible for my birthday because mine is falling completely apart. Even though I love it and have so much written in it because I have had it for over 20 years, I think it is time for a change. But, I am going to get the same Bible but a leather cover instead of hard cover. I may get it in the next couple weeks even though my birthday is at the end of the month.

For our anniversary, my mom made us a beautiful scrapbooked album which will be an ongoing process as more pictures will be added. I have never done my photo album. I just stuck some pictures in an album just to protect them. I have all the pictures on CD and loaded them on the computer. But, I love the album she made and have been showing it to everyone.

Not much else to report. Hopefully, I will get some pictures on here soon. Thank you for staying with me and this blog.

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2009-02-28T06:45:00.001-06:00

Update later today, I promise!

HALLELUJAH!!!! I am back

2009-02-15T19:46:00.002-06:00

You read right....my computer is working again!! It went down about 2 months ago and I needed my recovery CD. I have moved 2 times since purchasing the computer so I had no idea where it was. My husband and I searched boxes. I even contacted Gateway about purchasing a new one. That was a nightmare....there customer service is awful!!!!! But it is partly my fault for misplacing the Cd. Today, I felt like I was soooo close to it and guess what? I was right!!! So now I am trying to catch up on facebook and groups. I was going to the library but they won't let you go to social sites.

There is so much to tell everyone so I will update more this weekend when I have the time to sit down and just write.

Just a thought

2008-11-04T07:05:00.002-06:00

First off, I want to thank everyone who called me or e-mailed me while my husband was in the hospital. It showed me who my friends really are....the ones I can still rely on when hard times come.

I have had alot of disappointments this week and it is only Tuesday!! I won't go in to details but I have been disappointed by my husband, a friend, and life, in general. I need to figure what in my life is important to me...what should I weed out. This is a process I need to think about and pray about.

This past weekend I went to the arts and crafts thing at the Old Lowe's Building. It was small but this is its first time. They will ahve it in April and November again. I am planning on having a table at tthe April one. I am going to sell Avon, Gifts in a Jar and some things I can make quite easily. I will show pictures as I get things done.

I hope to get my camera's program loaded on my husband's computer so that I can post some more pics on here. I have some Christmas cards I made, the new cat and the new dog that have not been posted yet.

This is short and sweet but maybe next time I will have more to say. Thanks for reading.

7 Things about me

2008-10-26T09:24:00.002-05:00

Here is another questionnaire thing I received. I am suppose to list 7 facts-funny or serious about me. Let's see what I can come up with!

1. I used to ski as a very young child. We lived in Tupper Lake, NY and my father worked for the ski lodge as a First aid person. I stopped skiing at thea ge of 9, and can't ski now....would not even enjoy it.

2. I used to take ice skating lessons and really enjoyed to ice skate.

3. I was a Girl Scout!! Still love those cookies!!! LOL

4. I love to swim and if I may say so, I am not that bad at it. As a child, I took lessons, picked it up real quick and advanced through the lesson groups.

5. I cross-stitch and rubberstamp. I enjoy making cards, ATC's and books.

6. My step-son is severelu autistic. He does not talk and is not potty trained. He is 14 years old

7. I like to cook. My favorite kind of food to cook and eat is breakfast food!

Hello out there!!!

2008-10-25T12:59:00.004-05:00

I know, I know....everyone thinks I ran away!!! LOL...no, I am still here but life has kept me busy. I wish I could post some pictures for you but I am using my hubby's computer because mine is not working at this moment. I tried to upload my program so I can put pictures from my digital camera to the computer but his won't let me. I will have to see if he can work on it.

What's new here? Well, we added the count in our house by 2. About 2-3 months ago, a family member was moving and needed to find a home for their 4 year old dog so we took her. Her name is Missy Filet Mignion(name she came with). She is a jack russell/rat terrier mix. She has papers because I guess this is a registered breed. She is a sweetheart and very calm for her breed. Then a little over a week ago, we got another cat by the name of Freckles(name she came with). It is a sad story on how we got her. I was reading the local paper, and on the front was an article about a lady(she did not put her name) who was dying of cancer and she had 32cats. In the article, her note said she did not have time to find homes for her 32 babies. So, she placed the cats in plastic bins....3 or 4 cats in each and all their medical information on top and cut a hole on top. She then took them to 5 different vet clinics and left them on the doorsteps. We went to our vets office to look at the 4 they had and came home with the new addition. She is very loving but she "talks" too much!!! LOL. I guess she has LOTS of stories to tell us!! She is 6 years old, spayed but not declawed. She has not clawed at our furniture yet so we will probably not have to get her declawed.

We already had a cat and dog before these 2 additions. The cat, Spikee, I got before I met my husband. She is 7 years old. The dog, Harold, we got 3 years ago from the Humane Society. He is a beagle and about 12 years old, we think. So now our house is full. When we have a bigger house and yard then we can think of getting another dog maybe.

I am working on my Christmas card designs and get them all ready so I can finish them up at my stamp club meeting in November. Hopefully, I will have the program working so I can post them when I am done.

I also have been working on ATC's and have gotten some beautiful ones back from the exchange I was just in. For those who don't know, ATC's are Artist Trading Cards. They are the size of baseball cards and are a small piece of beautiful artwork.

I also have been busy with Avon. Trying to get books out there and items I have here sold at clearance prices just in time for Christmas.

Well, I need to go work on some more boxes and working on making Christmas cards. Have a great day everyone.

Stopping the Joy Thief!

2008-09-28T17:00:00.003-05:00

We purchase food every month through Angel Foods. It is a wonderful program and good food to boot. We also get a monthly newsletter/magazine when we pick up our food. But there was an article in there called "Stopping the Joy Thief!" that I want to share. I found it a very good article and something for everyone to remember. I don't think I can put the whole article here but I will summarize it for you. If you want to read it in its entirety, go to www.angelfoodministries.com and there should be a place for newsletters and you can click on that. It is in the Sept. 08 one and nearr the back. While there, check out the menu and you can even search to see if there is a church near you doing the program. We save alot every month on food since we started doing this.

Basically the article states that "worry and anxiety are universal addictions and when we are anxious we begin to abide in a place of worry rather than abiding in God". Phillipians 4:6-7 gives the solution. Apostle Paul says to combat worry and anxiety is to pray about everything. There is no issue in our lives that we cannot talk to God about. He already knows our lives and what is going on so we might as well get on our knees and pray....and trust in Him that He will take care of us and the situation. Another saying I hear all the time is "Let Go and Let God". I like the last sentence "Pray instead of worrying and allow God's peace and joy to flood your soul".

I like this article because I will be the first to admit that I let worry and anxiety overtake me and my life....a lot of "What If's" go through my mind. I didn't even realize how much joy I am being robbed of. I am going to cut this article out and ahve it someplace so I can read it often. I think I will place it in my Bible.

No pictures to show you today.

Flower I made at stamp club

2008-09-21T17:47:00.002-05:00

This is a pointsetta I made using paper that was punched with various punches. A few techniques and voila...a flower. To color the Christmas bulb, we poured watered down glue then some Embossing Powder. I used gold and a blue color. It would make a nice gift but I think I will keep it for my tree.....selfish of me, huh? LOL

Another fill-in the blank

2008-09-17T19:32:00.002-05:00

WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Lynn
4 LETTER WORD: left
BOY NAME: Lester
GIRL NAME: Lydianne
OCCUPATION: Lumberjack
COLOR: Lime green
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Leggings
BEVERAGE: Lime diet coke
A PLACE: Long Island
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Lavender scented air freshner
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Locked keys in car
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: LOOK!!!!
FOOD: Liver and onions

44 ODD Things

2008-09-15T20:14:00.002-05:00

I received this questionnaire in my e-mail so I thought I would share it on my blog. Enjoy!

1. Do you like blue cheese? not really

2. Have you ever smoked? yes for about 3 months when I was 18 and in college

3. Do you own a gun? yes, my hubby has 2 of them

4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite? still like lime

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointment? No

6. What do you think of hot dogs? they are okay

7. Favorite Christmas movie? The Christmas Story and A Wonderful Life

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning ? Chocolate milk or orange juice

9. Can you do push ups? No

10. What's your favorite piece of jewelery? the 2 rings my husband gave me

11. Favorite hobby? rubberstamping, cross-stitch

12. Favorite color? turquoise

13. What's one trait you hate about yourself? Sometimes I am too emotional

14. Middle name? Anne

15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
1. What am I going to make for dinner?
2. Why am I so tired?
3. What's on TV tonight?

16. 3 drinks you regularly drink? Diet Coke, tea, milk/chocolate milk

17. Current worry? tornadoes/hurricanes

18. Current hate right now? Tornadoes/hurricanes

19. Favorite place to be? Home

20. How did you bring in the New Year? Out to dinner and then a game night

21. Where would you like to go? Europe especially Ireland

22. Name three people who will complete this? Don't know

23. Do you own slippers? Yes and wear them all the time

24. What color shirt are you wearing right now? Light blue with dark blue flowers on it

25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Yes

26. Flannel sheets? Yes

27. Do you like chewing on ice? No

28. Would you be a pirate? Sure, why not!

29. What songs do you sing in the shower? whatever I last heard on the radio

30. Favorite Girl's Name? Rebekah Skye

31. What makes you laugh? My friends

32. Best bed sheets as a child? Black and white cats with big red lips on them

33. Worst injury you've ever had? fibula behind ankle...has a pin in it

34. How many TVs do you have in your house? 3

35. Does someone have a crush on you? My husband does, I hope.

36. Your favorite book? anything with Beverly Lewis or Mitch Albom

37. What is your favorite candy? snickers, reese's peanut butter cups, york peppermint patty

38. Favorite Sports Team? Buffalo Bills and Auburn Tigers

39. What song do you want played at your funeral? Several

40. What was the last thing that made you cry? A movie

41. Favorite boys name? Christopher

42. Do you have a crush on someone? Yes....my hubby

43 Would you like to be a police officer? No

44. What is your favorite movie? Grease

forgot to mention

2008-09-14T14:27:00.001-05:00

Oh, I forgot to mention....I changed my playlist so it will be random play. I was tired of coming on here and the same song would start and I am sure all of you did, too. Now, hopefully it will be a variety each time you log on.

Waiting

2008-09-14T14:12:00.002-05:00

I know everyone is waiting for more pictures. And, I would love to post them. I need to post:
1. A picture of our new dog
2. Pictures of some things I have made
They are coming soon....I hope. My computer is still not working and I can't download the pictures on my camera on James's computer. I plan to try to get to Wal-mart and make a CD of these pictures on my camera and then load that on his computer. Hopefully soon my computer will be fixed.

Went to the doctor Weds. to have my wrist looked at. May be carpal tunel. Will find out in the next couple weeks. I have a nerve test this week then will go back and see the doctor for the results. The dr. did give me a brace to wear at night and I just have to say it has made all the difference in the world! I sleep soundly through the night....no waking up because of pain/numbness. I never thought it would make this much of a difference.

Yesterday, I had my stamp club meeting. My friend, N, showed me how to make pointsettas using a variety of punches. The flower came out so beautiful. All the flowers in her book are gorgeous and I never thought the different punches could make such beautiful flowers. That will be another picture to post, too.

Stay tuned for updates.

Once again...a long time posting

2008-09-07T10:29:00.004-05:00

Sorry, it has been crazy here. I know that is not a good excuse. I guess I need to set aside time at least once a week to post here. First, I am going to add another getting to know you posting.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:25am because Thomas was awake and the dogs made sure I knew that!!
2. Diamonds or pearls? not sure I care for either
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Mama Mia
4. What is your favorite TV show? I have several but really like Army Wives
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Chocolate Milk
6. What is your middle name? Anne
7. What food do you dislike? Veal
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Casting Crowns
9. What kind of car do you drive? Chevy S-10
10. Favorite sandwich? Toasted cheese and tomato sandwich or veggie sub at Subway or Quizno's
11. What characteristic do you despise? Lying, Bullying, disrespectful
12. Favorite item of clothing? lounging around the house clothes
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Europe especially Ireland
14. Favorite brand of clothing? No preference
15. Where would you like to retire? Here or in Myrtle Beach
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Not sure
17. Favorite sport to watch? Gymnastics, ice skating, swimming
18. Furtherest place you are sending this? not sure
19. Person you expect to send it back first? Not sure
20. When is your birthday? March 27
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? a little of both
22. What is your shoe size? 9
23. Pets? 2 dogs-beagle and Jack Terrier
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Naah!
25. What did you want to be when you were little? everything
26. How are you today? ok but tired
27. What is your favorite candy? reese's peanut butter cups and snickers
28. What is your favorite flower? carnations
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Sept. 26
30. What is you favorite pastime? Rubberstamping, cross-stitch
31. What are you listening to right now? TV
32. What was the last thing you ate? pancakes, sausagge and freshly squeezed oj
33. Do you wish on stars? sometimes
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? some shade of green
35. How is the weather right now? Cooler
36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? James
37. Favorite soft drink? Diet Coke with lime, sweet tea
38. Favorite restaurant? Laredos
39. Real hair color? light brown
40. What was your favorite toy as a child? Winnie the Pooh
41. Summer or winter? neither. spring and fall
42. Hugs or kisses? lots of both
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate
44. Coffee or tea? tea
45. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes

46. When was the last time you cried? last week
47. What is under your bed? dust bunnies
48. What did you do last night? talked on the phone and tried to sleep
49. What are you afraid of ? Heights
50. Salty or sweet? Both depending on mood
51. How many keys on your key ring? 3
52. How many years at your current job? 7
53. Favorite day of the week? Friday because the weekend is just ahead
54. How many towns have you lived in? 8
55. Do you make friends easily? depends on the mood I'm in

Okay, got that out of the way!

We got a new dog. My sister-in-law's brother and family were moving across the country and could not take their dog. She is a 4 year old Jack Russell/Rat Terrier. She is a wonderful dog. She sleeps alot, is fairly quiet, is funny, and pretty much well-behaved. We were not sure if it would work out because she and Harold were fighting alot. One fight ended up with Harold having a tear in his ear. But now things have calmed down. Harold and Missy can sleep next to each other with no growling. Missy still tries to chase the cat but if we tell her no, she stops and goes to her "house", which is a cage with some blankets and a comfy pillow. She loves her house and sleeps in there all the time. We sure do love our Missy Filet Mignion!!! Yes, that's her full name.

I have been doing some rubberstamping. I have been working on ATC's(Artist Trading Cards). When they are finished, I will take pictures before sending them off. I love to do ATC's. They are baseball card sized pieces of artwork.

Not much else new. I have been watching the presidential campaigns, and I have to say, I am glad John McCain chose the runing mate he did. She would be so good in office. Together they are a strong team.

Have a great Sunday and remember to thank God today for all he ahs given you.

Where does the time go?

2008-08-09T21:17:00.002-05:00

I can't believe I have not written in this blog in like 3 weeks. What have I been doing to keep soooo busy.

Well, 2 weeks ago, James was in the hospital. He had a relapse with his medicine and they had to get everything back in order. He is now back at work and his meds seem to be working.

Thomas went to stay with his grandma and aunt while James was in the hospital. Then he stayed last week, too. He came back Tuesday night then started school on Wednesday. He has made alot of improvements over the summer. What I am about to tell you, if you are the squeamish type, then skip over this part. Thomas, as most people know, is not potty trained at the age of 14. This summer an amazing thing happened, he has stayed dry most of the time and has been pooping in the potty on a pretty regular basis now. He has also let us know when he needed to potty. It is a start and a BIG improvement. He seems to enjoy being back at school.

Friday, I said goodbye to my class of kids. Monday they will all be in their new rooms. I will have 6 new kids that are 11 months old-15 months. I love this younger group. They are so much fun. No more biters at this point.

Today was my stamp club group's monthly meeting. Our program was a shoebox christmas card project. We each had to bring 2 cards to show and the supplies for them to make it. It was fun and we used some neat stamps. When I get a chance, I will upload them on here and post them for all to see. We also ahd a great lunch at my friend, N's house. She made ribs on the grill. Oh my gosh, they were the bomb!!!

Tomorrow I hope to finish up my swap project so I can mail them this week. Then I am not sure what else I will work on. I know I do need to fill out some school paperwork for Thomas.

It looks like I am getting a kitten probably in September. My friend, C, has 6 kittens....some are all black and some are black with white on the paws. Not sure which one I want yet. I need to look at pictures. James wants a male one and I don't care whether it is male or female. I lean towards female cats. If it is a girl, I was thinking of the name Delilah. And, a boy...Samson. But we will see when the time comes.

We went to the Pet Store at Tiger Town to see what animals the Humane Society had there for adoption. They only had 4 dogs. We saw a real cute one and are really thinking about adopting her. But I think we are going to wait. Who knows!

Well, I will close for now. Have a nice night everyone.

This week's update

2008-07-20T11:59:00.002-05:00

This weekend has been a fun weekend so far. Yesterday my stamp friends were here for our monthly meeting. We did some background papers and chatted. It has been awhile since we have all been together so we had to catch up on life. I am hoping to make some cards with the backgrounds. I will take a picture of the background piece before I cut it up for the cards then you can see how I used it.

Today, I started the day making breakfast. We had sausage gravy over biscuits and scrambled eggs. I made lots of gravy so I am going to freeze 2 containers for future use. A quick breakfast or even dinner at another time. Now I am updating blog then I am going to go update my calendar.

I know this is a short post but maybe I will make some cards this afternoon and post again tonight with them.

This weekend......

2008-07-13T13:55:00.002-05:00

has been a relaxing one, for the most part. I was off Friday and my friend and I went to the Scrapbook Expo in Atlanta. I did not buy too much. But, I got some stuff on clearance which was cool. It was also neat to see all the stuff out there. Then we came back to Columbus and I went to stamp club. After that, James picked me up and we went to dinner. Then we went to get Thomas at his grandma's house and headed home.

Saturday, I worked on the room and got alot of it done. I made so much progress that I am happy. In a little bit, I will be hheading in there to work a little bit more in 1 area then I will finish the other area where James's desk will be and we can move the desk over there. And, then move the lamp table by the couch and it will be usable. It will also get the computers out of the living room. And I will have my craft table clear and ready. Then all I have to do is finish organizing the craft closet and voila, you will see more cards I hope.

Then our next chore is cleaning up the back porch of stuff. Putting the Christmas tree and decorations in the closet. And finally emptying our storage so we can save some money per month.

And I want to have a yard sale to get rid of a few things taking up alot of space. And maybe make some extra money.

Then I may have to organize the Avon stuff again, too.

But right now I feel accomplished. Am I ready to go back to work tomorrow? Nope. I wishmy job was to stay at home and create. That would be a perfect job!! LOL

Have a great day!

A card I forgot to post

2008-07-05T11:24:00.003-05:00

This is a card I made for my June stamp camp. We were given the 2 stamped images and had to create a card with them. This is what I came up with. I am now working on the July challenge and will post that when I am done.

Hello out there!

2008-07-04T11:22:00.002-05:00

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO EVERYONE!!! I am not sure what you are doing today but I am doing stuff around the house. My work was closed today. We are not going anywhere or having a big cook-out. My husband worked last night and is working tonight so he is sleeping most of the day. Actually, he is working 7 nights straight....it will be a great check especially since he gets paid time and a half for the holiday plus he will have overtime, too!! I am going to start cooking in a while as I am making ribs for dinner. My recipe requires parboiling for an hour and then baking them for 3 hours. James made home-made barbecue sauce this morning before laying down. Oh, he also cooked us breakfast while I slept in. What a nice husband!

After breakfast, I started laundry. I also swept the floors and mopped(Swiffered) them because I had new rugs to put down. I bought bamboo rugs on World Market. They are 2'x3' and I got one of each color:brown, seafoam green and a reddish color. I put one by each door and then one in front of the china cabinet. James likes to take his shoes off there and just leave them. Thomas and I were always tripping over them or having to move them to get by. Instead of fighting it any longer, I put one of the rugs there and shoes must stay on that rug. It also gives a little color to our living room/dining room. Everything is a brown tone so this color breaks it up.

This afternoon, I will put Thomas in his room for quiet time and I will work on the extra room. By the end of this weekend, I want to have it straightened out enough so we can actually sit on the couch in there and watch TV and even get to the desk and craft table to work on stuff. And then maybe work on unpacking more craft stuff. That way I can start working on cards and stuff and be able to show more on here. I know that is what you all would like to see.

I am reading alot lately. I am hooked on these Beverly Lewis books. I just finished part 2 in the Abraham's Daughters series. I will start 3. I bought 1, 3, 5on sale. I paid full price for 2 and still have to get 4. Books a million had several of her books on special.

I hope also this weekend to do some cross-stitch. I want to get back into it. It is something I can do while watching TV like I used to do.

Well, have a great holiday and enjoy time with your family and I will try to update on Sunday.

Weekend is finally here!!!

2008-06-27T22:06:00.002-05:00

Whew!!! I thought it would never come. It has been a long week!!! I got a new assistant a few weeks ago. She has been okay. Anyways Tuesday, she called in sick and then has not shown up the rest of the week!! So, after 3 days of not showing up, she has been terminated. So, I am back to being by myself. Most days this week I have had 5 kids...my limit. For those who don't know, I work at a daycare with kids ages 14 months-22 months. I have 1 that bites, pinches, wrestles, and pushes the other kids. So when I have to change diapers, I have to put that child either sitting near me or in a high chair to protect all the others. I have 7 on roll but can have 5 by myself. Maybe soon they will hire someone that will actually stay and work!

Tomorrow morning, I am going to run errands....Pick up food at Angel Foods, Books-a-million. Then in the afternoon, I am going to work on organizing the craft closet. I need it organized so I can make Christmas cards and Christmas presents. Because, you know, it is 6 months until Christmas!!! LOL. Also, in September, my stamp club is coming to the house and I would like to have the stuff organized.

I also want to put clean clothes away off the dresser. And then I can put our decorative stuff on there. But at least the room is neat so I can actually leave the door open when people are there and not be embarassed.

Saturday night or Sunday, I will update what I did get done. Have a great weekend.

My fairy

2008-06-26T17:35:00.000-05:00

Your fairy is called Bramble Yewfly

She is a weird enchantress.

She lives in leafy dells and bluebell glades.

She is only seen at midday under a quiet, cloudless sky.

She wears bluebell-blue dresses. She has russet-coloured wings like a brightly coloured butterfly.

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Some backgrounds I created

2008-06-21T21:14:00.003-05:00

These are some backgrounds I made to use in future cards and stuff. For all of them I used a pearl white and a pearl dark blue color. As you can see, I used the same paints for all but got a very different look in all of them. I used watercolor paper and glossy white for them. The ones with alot of swirly white reminds me of an ocean with a wave. And some remind me of clouds. I am looking forward to creating something with them.

Update, update

2008-06-21T20:51:00.003-05:00

Today was my monthly stamp club. There were 3 of us there(we are a small group anyways). Each meeting, we work on a different technique. This one was watercoloring techniques using watercolor pencils, water and adding chalks for definition. My artwork is the one in the middle....the little boy in the sand. I really liked the look of this. I have never tried it before so it was fun to do. We met at my friend M's house. She made us a wonderful oriental lunch. It was soooo yummy and I over-ate. We also used chopsticks and that was fun. I really enjoy this monthly group of ladies.

I was off work Thursday and Friday and it was a nice little break. Thursday, the family went to Columbus. We had an appointment but also ran some errands. We went to A.C. Moore because they ae going out of business and so everything was 40% off. I bought some different stuff. I was thinking of going back around July 4th and see if things were marked down more and see what is left. They are officially closing July 6. I did not buy any stamps because my mom went to her A.C. Moore and a lot of stamps were $2 each and she bought a bunch for me. Thank you very much, Mom.

Friday, I went to the Orthopedic doctor. I have been having alot of knee pain. I was hoping it was not arthritis. Well, it is arthritis but also found out my knee cap is grinding on the bone. The only recourse is inflammatory medicines and/or cortisone shots. When those no longer work, and the pain is unbearable, then it will be time for knee replacement surgery. I did not want to hear that. I am going to hold off the surgery as long as I can....maybe 5 or more years, I hope.

I worked a little in the craft closet yesterday. I got the 2 shelves in place. Now I just have to get the stamp boxes re-organized and labeled so I know what is in which one. I have a few more boxes to get out of there then we will put the Christmas stuff in there. And then unpack other rubberstamping boxes and get everything organized. Then work in the craft/office so I can have my table to work at and we can actually sit on the couch in there and watch TV if we want.

I will be off Friday July 4th because the daycare will be closed. There will not be enough children there to stay open. Yeah!!! Then I am also off Friday July 11. I may be going to a scrapbook expo either the 11th or the 12th.

Well that is it for now. Have a great day!

An update

2008-06-15T16:16:00.003-05:00

First, here is my Father's Day card. The inside text reads "Dad: the man, the myth, the legend." I liked how it came out.

This week, there has not been much going on. Just work and then a few classes. I had a computer class on Tuesday. On Thursday, I had a stamping class. This week, I am off on Thursday and Friday. What will I do? Friday, I have doctor appt. I need to get my knee looked at. I am not sure what I will do on Thursday. Maybe go to Callaway Gardens depending if James has to work or feels like going. Otherwise I may go to Columbus on one of the days. I also would like to go to the movies to see Prince Caspian. Maybe I will even do some stamping. This week I will take pictures of the stuff I made in stamp class to post here.

Today, the retired list for Stampin' Up stamps came out. This year, there were only 3 on my wishlist that I really wanted. So, not too bad. Now I will decide which set I really want. I don't know if I will get all 3....do I really need all 3!!?? LOL.....probably....LOL. But, I have 2 stamp clubs before I can't order them anymore.

Unfortunately, not much else to say. I did see something in our work's newsletter that we get every 2 weeks that I am going to post in this blog. It is about how to get more out of your day. I thought it was good to remember. Sorry I don't have more to say.

A note

2008-06-08T11:08:00.001-05:00

In order to hear the song in my post right below this, go to my playlist at the the bottom of the page and hit the stop button(II) so you can hear the song in the post. Make sense???

Something worth listening to

2008-06-08T11:05:00.001-05:00

A true 'American Idol'
This is a new and awesome video. Three soldiers wrote the song and put this together in their 'free time' over 'there'. Whoever the Singer is, he needs a Recording Contract when He comes Home! This is a small way we can show our troops we support their efforts, their sacrifice and that of their families. Please pass this on.TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS !Send this around the country to as many people as you can. This is absolutely awesome!This soldier video is new and different. It is moving and heartwarming. Enjoy and pass it on! Click below:http://www.flashdemo.net/gallery/wake/index.htm

End of Day 1 and.....

2008-06-07T21:16:00.002-05:00

what did I do today?

1. All the laundry
2. Emptied the dishwasher
3. Cleaned up the kitchen
4. Re-loaded the dishwasher and ran it
5. Updated our calendars
6. Took a nap
7. Emptied the garbage
8. Straightened up our room
9. Worked on cards a little
10. Relaxed
11. Looked at my new stamp magazine
12. PRAYED

What will I do tomorrow for sure:
1. Get my Father's Day gift ready to be mailed
2. Avon returns
3. Other mail
4. Work on a card or two
5. Post some cards
6. Look for poem for Father's Day cards for the kids

Stay tuned for more tomorrow.

What am I doing this weekend?

2008-06-06T23:18:00.003-05:00

I know you are asking this question....lol. Well, here is the list of what I would like to accomplish this weekend:
1. Laundry
2. empty dishwasher
3. watch DVR recorded episodes of Scrapbook Memories
4. set up craft closet so I can begin to unpack craft boxes
5. put clothes away on dresser
6. set moose collection on dresser
7. get several things ready to mail
8. clean out refrigerator
9. finish up some cards
10. post some cards
11. clean bathroom

Well, I think that covers it for this weekend. How much will I get done? As much as I can or feel like doing. Will I stress if I don't get everything done? I hope not.

I went to stamp club tonite and had a fun time. I enjoyed all the projects especially the make and take. I ordered some cool stamps.

We then went to Fuddruckers. I really like Fuddruckers normally but not tonite. I got a small order of chili fries and they tasted like the chili was burnt. I ate about 4 bites. James took it to the manager and he gave us our money back. But my milkshake was good.

At work: My assistant started on Tuesday and then she was off the rest of the week. She had a graduation to go to out of town. She is suppose to be back on Monday. YEAH!!!

Got some wonderful news: my car is totally paid off. YEAH!!! James's truck is very close to being paid off....probably about 2 or 3 more payments. Woo-Hoo. We have no credit card debt so we are just about debt free now. What a relief!

That's it for tonight. Heading to bed now.

What a surprise!!!!

2008-06-02T20:54:00.002-05:00

While I was at work, James said he was doing something to surprise me. I came home only to find a BIG surprise. Let me first explain that one room in our apt. that was still unpacked was our room. There were bag of clothes, furniture wherever....you get the picture. I came home to find the room picked up and all the furniture set up. What a stress lifted off my shoulders. It is so wonderful!

Other things I have made

2008-06-01T21:12:00.002-05:00

Left to right:
Picture 1: 2 ATC cards
Picture 2: 2 cards with "delight in life"
Picture 3: Stamp Up Club card I made
Picture 4: Made this card so long ago that I don't remember what stamp I used
Picture 5: Christmas card made at Techno group

Not busy but very productive today

2008-06-01T20:42:00.003-05:00

I have been very productive today. Let's see, I:

1. did the laundry

2. made 3 cards....Father's Day card for my dad, a birthday card and a challenge card for stamp group

3. swept the kitchen and entry way

4. made chicken and dumplings in the crockpot

5. gave Thomas a bath

6. went to Wal-mart EARLY this morning. Purchased a few groceries and Father's Day gifts

7. cleaned up the dishes

8. took pictures of cards

9. downloaded pictures onto computer from camera

I cannot show you the Father's Day card until after that day so I will do that then but I can show the other ones I made today.

The bear one is for a birthday card. The other one is a challenge for my Techno stamp group. Last meeting, we made "faux tiles" using shrink plastic(remember shrinky dinks?). So the challenge was to make a card using some of the tiles.

An interesting thing about all 3 cards I did....no stamping was used. All I used was paper, stickers and rub-ons.

The chicken and dumplings were scrumptious. It was a good recipe and one I will make again. And the recipe is so easy....only 5 items and a crockpot. It takes a total of 6 hours to cook but it was well worth the wait. It even smelled so good. I was a little worried before adding the biscuits that the gravy part would be soupy but after adding the biscuits and letting it cook for another hour, the gravy was just right. The only bad comment was it tasted a little salty to me but that could also be because I don't really use salt anyways. I may try low sodium soups next time and see what happens.

While getting the stuff together to work on my cards, I found several ATC's(Artist Trading Cards) and other cards I made in the past. So, I took pics of them and am going to post them too.

Have a good evening.

Mmmm...an update

2008-05-31T16:25:00.003-05:00

Okay....today is an update for the last week, a few other thoughts, what I want to accomplish this week and whatever else I think of while writing this. Will I babble on and on? Probably. Will you stay for the whole post? Don't know, that is up to you. Will that stop me from writing it? Nope! LOL

Today I went to the movies with my friend, C. We saw Sex and the City. I enjoyed the movie. I do want to own it when it comes out in video. I know you are reading this and if you know me, wondering why I went to the movie. Why, since I am a big Disney family and it is DEFINITELY not a Disney movie for kids! LOL. I like watching Sex and the City on TV. I watch the old episodes. I don't know why.....the show interests me and the characters interest me, too. So, if you want a movie to watch with your girlfriends, I suggest going to this movie.

I only had a 4 day week this week. That was nice because it was a hard week for me. My new assistant does not start until Tuesday. So all this past week I have been by myself in the classroom and of course I have been at my limit. For those that don't know, I have 13 month olds-21 month old. There is 7 on roll but I can have 5 by myself. If you have never worked with this age group, I can't explain what 5 of this age is like. I actually have 5 rough and tumble boys and 2 girls. Out of this group, I have 2 biters who also push, pinch and slap the other kids. I have 2 that whine all day. I have 5 with attitudes. So the mixture can be hard depending which kids are there that day. When I change diapers, I have to take the 2 biters and put 1 in the highchair and 1 sitting at my feet so I can protect all the other kids. But it looks like Monday will be a pretty easy day....3 out of the 7 will not be there because they are on vacation so that leaves 4 boys. 2 of them are only part-time....2 days a week...so maybe they won't be there either. I also have an intern starting Monday and will be there for 2 weeks. So that is my week at work.

Tuesday, I took the Intermediate Excel and loved it. Luckily, she gave us a pamphlet at both classes that is easy to read and understand. Right now I am so proud of myself that I conquered using Excel/spreadsheets. I would try and try to figure it out on my own before and got so frustrated and felt stupid. But I am now so proud of myself and I know I can conquer this computer. This week I have Intro to Word, and next week, I have Intermediate Word. I use Word and probably did not need Intro but I am self-taught and I might have missed teaching myself something important.

On another note, I have been working on my own Mission Statement. One of the items is to only be involved in things that have my heart. Get rid of things that stress me out. So, I made a hard decision....I have decided not to sell Avon anymore. I will keep my account open and order stuff every few campaigns. I will do this for awhile in case I change my mind later and want to start it back up. I realize I will lose my Unit Leader status. And, I hope I don't have a certain friend get mad at me for making this decision. Friend, don't be mad or disappointed in me, please.

I also realize I need to get my office/craft room unpacked. I have been here for 3 months. We can't even use the TV in there or the space. I can't be creative because I can't find anything. So, my goal is to do 1 box a night for the next couple weeks. By, next weekend, the boxes will be done in the closet and I will spend that time setting the closet up and organizing all the craft stuff. I also want to do this so I can get everything together for a yard sale. I also need to shred alot of stuff but I need to find the shredder.

Okay, I have babbled on long enough. I plan to get the stuff together tonight and tomorrow so I can get Father's Day cards done tomorrow. I am also running to Wal-mart in the morning to get a couple things. I am making homemade chicken and dumplings in the crock-pot tomorrow for dinner. It is a new recipe I want to try. I will let you know how it was.

Thanks for staying with me through this long entry. Have a blessed day!

Cool quote

2008-05-24T20:46:00.002-05:00

Here is a cool quote I found in someone's signature line on one of my craft groups.

"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protectyou."

I loved this quote. It just pierced my heart and made me realize that no matter where God takes me, He will also protect me. I may feel likeI am all alone or not safe but God will be there. This is a similar feeling as the poem "Footprints" gives me. That is my favorite poem. If you have never heard it, look it up because it is beautiful. Or let me know and I will print it out on this blog for you to read.

Whew! Busy, Busy week......

2008-05-24T10:18:00.003-05:00

now over...well, sort of. This weekend will be busy more for my husband than me. He will spend the whole weekend working nights and sleeping days. So, it will basically be Thomas and I all weekend.

I am being lazy today even though I have so much I could be doing....dishes, clean the bathroom, finish clothes, etc., etc. I figure I am off Monday, too so I will spread it out over the whole weekend. I also want to work on some cards that need to be finished.

This week, I took a free computer class the hospital offered. I took Intro to Excel. It was an excellent class and I learned so much. This was something I tried to play with at home but could never get it. I got too frustrated. Now, I get it and I was so thrilled. Next Tuesday I have the Intermediate excel. I also signed up for Intro and Intermediate to Word. I probably know alot about Word but I jsut wanted to make sure. Now that I know Excel, my mind is whirling with all the things I can use it for.....all the organization I can get done. I can organize household expenses. I can organize my cross-stitch magazine patterns. The ideas are endless. I am going to take all these courses that the hospital offers.

They have changed Thomas's medicine. They have upped it a little so as his body adjusts, he has been sleeping alot. Or maybe it is because school is out, he is catching up on all his sleep. Actually, he fell asleep on the couch about 15 minutes ago so I guess he is going to take a nap today. I should use this time to clean the bathroom.....well, maybe in a little bit.

If I get the cards done in the next couple days then I will have something to show here on the blog. I know I have not shown any stamping pictures in a while. Sorry! When everything is not unpacked yet, I don't feel creative. I really need to get in there and take care of that. I guess with no help from my husband, it gets overwhelming.

Actually, I think I will go take a nap while watching TV for an hour or so. I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 6am. My body just did not want to sleep anymore.

Everyone have a wonderful day. A day filled with love and surprises from God.

Pet Pictures

2008-05-17T14:55:00.003-05:00

The cat's name is Spikee-Booh but we just call her Spikee or I call her baby girl. I know it is a unique name and yes, there is a story behind it. If you want the story, ask me sometime. She has a mind of her own and will do what she wants when she wants. I have had her since she was 8 weeks old. She is now 7 years old. If you discipline her for jumping on the counter or something like that, she will spank you back!! ATTITUDE!!!! But, she can also be a sweety once she gets to know you.

The dog's name is Harold. We rescued him from the Humane Society. He was to be a therapy pet for Thomas but he is not too thrilled with Harold. I think it is because Harold is very needy and needs alot of attention and is in your face. Thomas doesn't like that. I think he is a sweetheart of a dog and is so well-behaved. Humane Society had him for over a month and said they found him on the street, and yet he is the most well-behaved dog. Yes, he likes to sleep on furniture. We have a quilt on the chair so he doesn't ruin the chair. That is one habit we could never break him of.....sleeping on furniture!!! We even bought him a large, soft pillow. He sleeps on that but more than likely, he is in the chair!! Oh well, he is an old dog. We have had him for over 3 years and is probably about 10 or 11 years old...maybe older.

So, those are my pet babies.

Haven't been.......

2008-05-17T14:46:00.002-05:00

creative yet and it is almost 3pm!!! I did not expect James's family until closer to noon. They called around 8:30 and were 20 minutes away!!!!! So, we got dressed before they got here. They stayed until 11:30. At that time, Thomas and I and the 3 of them headed to Burger King for a birthday lunch for Thomas. He seemed to enjoy his morning. We got back and I decided to put him in the bathtub for 2 reasons: 1. He needed a bath and 2. he was so hyped up that it usually calms him down. He is now suppose to be laying down and maybe taking a nap. Not sure he is doing that. Well, actually, he is quiet now so he may be.

Will I get anything creative done? Probably not today. We will see. Tomorrow is quite busy so not sure I will tomorrow either.

Feeling creative today!!!

2008-05-17T07:47:00.002-05:00

I feel like being creative today. So, hopefully after the family leaves and things get a little quiet, I can create.....I can make some cards.....or skinny book pages.....or cut some more letters.....or something like that. Actually, I have some small stuff to do first then I can be creative!!! Anyone else feel creative? Once I am done with what I make, I will post it.

Today is a somewhat busy day. It is Thomas's 14th birthday!!! Can you believe it....14 years old!!! James's mom and sister are coming over sometime today. James is baking him a cake and bought him some candles. We got him a few things but did not go overboard because he has sooooo much stuff. Thomas is my stepson for those who don't know. He is severely autistic. He is more like a 3 year old in a 14 year's old body.

It is not even 8:00am and I am wide awake. Why can't I sleep in on a Saturday morning?? It is nice outside. I have the back porch door open and I am enjoying the cool breeze and the birds singing. Spikee, my cat, is also enjoying the porch, the breeze and the sounds. She loves that porch. She is an indoor cat so it is the closest she can come to the outdoors. There is a chipmunk that runs up and down the back fence and onto our roof and she goes nuts watching him. I think Mr. Chipmunk likes teasing her!!!!! LOL

Oh, I haven't put pictures on here of the dog and cat. I will have to do that sometime. Well, I need to go get a shower and make breakfast for Thomas and I and I have a couple quick errands to do.

What did I do on Mother's Day?

2008-05-12T20:44:00.002-05:00

Okay....I have had questions on what did I do for Mother's Day, so I am here to answer that. Basically, not too much. After a scrumptious breakfast, I cleaned up the dishes. Then I spent the rest of the day playing with my Cuttlebug and working on crafts and doing some organizing. I love my Cuttlebug. I was cutting a bunch of alphabets.....the alphabet belongs to my mom so I wanted to cut some before I had to give it back to her. Now I have a bag of cutouts for cards.

I also made a couple cards that I wanted to send out as RAK's to friends who need a little surprise in the mail. I hope they like them. I can't show pictures as I already put them in the envelope....and I can't tell where they are going because that would ruin the surprise.

My husband, James, basically slept all day because he worked all night and had to go to work last night, too so it was just Thomas and I which was fine. I am Thomas's mother not James's anyways!!!! LOL That is the way our weekends are now....Saturday, he sleeps from noon to 4:30 then gets up and gets ready to go to work at 6pm until 6am then sleeps all day Sunday and goes back to work at 6pm until 6am then sleeps most of the day Monday.

And, yes, I got gifts. I got 3 pairs of shorts, Alvin and the Chipmunks movie soundtrack and a craft magazine. My parents gave me a Hobby Lobby gift certificate. Oooh.....shopping spree!!!!

Made changes

2008-05-10T23:25:00.002-05:00

As you can see, I made some changes to the blog. I decided to change the colors and I added a music playlist. I was so surprised I figured out how to add a music playlist! This is all music that I love and I will change it out when I can. Or add more. But enjoy my choices. If you don't want to hear the music then turn off/down your sound. I added the music to make my blog more like home. If you like it or don't, let me know.

There is nothing here to report. Tomorrow, Mother's Day, I will spend the day working on crafts. I want to work on cards that I had started in the various classes I have taken in the last 2 weeks.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU MOTHERS!!!!

Updates, updates, updates

2008-04-18T21:07:00.002-05:00

I noticed I have not been on in a while so I thought I would come update before I go to bed. Actually, there is not too much to update but a few things.

James got a new job. His other job was cutting hours. Also, his boss was harassing him and so it was not a nice work environment. He will be working with the security company at Jo-Ann's Fabrics. This company seems more professional and there are more options for advancement.

I am also looking for a job change. This weekend, I will be putting my application in at several school districts around here. I want to be on Thomas's schedule and have the summer off. This way, James can take a full time position with the new company. I would also be happier. I was off for 7 weeks and loved it. Thomas was off 1 week and I enjoyed being with him. I also like the idea of summer's off but still getting paid for it.

Not much else at this time. Sorry it is so short. I am tired and my bed is calling me.

Shopping

2008-04-02T12:01:00.002-05:00

Yesterday we went to Columbus to take care of some stuff. We stopped by this Christian bookstore, Sanctuary, after having lunch at Fuddruckers. I was looking around and came to a table with $4.99 books. I have always wanted to read a Beverly Lewis book. There were several of hers there so I picked out 2 of them. One was the first book in a series and the other wasn't. I started the Postcards book and am loving it. She writes fiction books and it circles around the Amish community. Beverly Lewis grew up in Lancaster, PA and that is where the books are based. I recognize the town names, etc as I have visited there quite often. I may spend the rest of the day since I don't feel well anyways laying in bed reading!!! If you want a good read, check her books out.

Saying to remember

2008-03-31T11:09:00.002-05:00

My husband and I were watching Snow Buddies this morning. If you haven't seen it yet, it is so cute. We love Disney movies even though we are both in our 40's. LOL. At the end of the movie, there was a wonderful quote I wanted to remember.....it might make a cool quote on a card!

Remember life may lead you where

you least expect it

but have faith that you are exactly

where you should be.

To me, a beautiful quote and so true.

More to come later.

Stamp a stack

2008-03-30T18:11:00.003-05:00

Here is the picture of the cards I made Friday at stamp a stack. I am sorry the picture is not very good. The card on the right....the ballons one.....has the stripes. That is not scrapbook paper. We glued each strip. She put the paper in the shredder to gt the strips. We then used the Stampin' Up grid paper to line the stripes up. Very cool! I made 5 of each card.

Today, I had a massive headache so I did not do much. I did mount a few of the stamps I ahd sitting here. And, I watched some movies. Now I am cooking dinner for my son and I.

I am going to cut this short because my head is hurting. I will post later when I feel better. Have a good day!

My birthday celebration

2008-03-28T20:32:00.002-05:00

My birthday celebration dinner went very well last night. Several of my friends were there.....there were a total of 7 of us including my husband, son and I. A couple friends had things come up and called me earlier in the day to let me know they weren't coming. I was a little disappointed by one friend because the night before she said she was coming and then she never showed up. No phone call or anything. So, when I got home, I called her, text her and e-mailed her and as of tonight I have not heard one word from her. If she had called me during dinner or after to say she was sorry she could not make it, I would not have been upset. Oh well, I guess she will eventually call or e-mail me.

This morning I went to a stamp a stack in Columbus. It was with a Stampin' Up demonstrator. There were only 3 of us and I really enjoyed it. I decided to sign back up for stamp club because it is one Friday a month and a later time so I can actually get there. It starts in May. If I finally unpack my catalog, I can actually look at it but I do know a few things I am going to order in May.

Tomorrow, I will post the cards we made today. We made 2 different designs.....5 of each. I loved both designs. She does the classes on an evening and morning. Since I am off work until April 14, I decided to go this morning.

Until tomorrow, have a good night.

sharing a picture I love

2008-03-27T12:00:00.003-05:00

This picture is one that I love. It goes along with the book I am currently reading: A Shepherd's Look at Psalm 23". Just to see the tenderness in His face towards the sheep, makes me realize that He shows that same tenderness to us. What an awesome God we have!!

Well, today I am 1 year older. Do I feel 1 year older? No. I don't even feel my current age....I feel younger. I guess that is a good thing. So, what is in store for my special day. Not much. I have been watching TV and dozing this morning because I stayed up late last night. I am heading to take a shower. Then I think I will take a break from unpacking boxes and pull out what craft stuff I have found and just play with the stuff. And maybe put some Stampin' Up stamps together....if I find my scissors!!! LOL. I still haven't found any of my craft scissors. Oh, and have a little lunch. I say little because we are going to dinner at a restaurant called Provino's tonight. We like to go to Provino's on birthdays because the birthday person gets their meal free....can't beat that. It is an Italian restaurant. Italian is not my favorite but if its free, I'll eat it!!! LOL. I am getting my favorite there tonight...eggplant parmesan.....Mmmmm. A bunch of friends are coming along with my hubby and son so it will be fun.

Not much else to report so I am going to go shower and start my day....at 12 noon!!!! LOL

Love you all and thanks for reading my little world!

Another example to show you

2008-03-25T17:55:00.002-05:00

Here is another technique I did around Christmas time at my stamping group. My friend, N, showed us this one. It is the wax paper resist technique. I love the way it looks. I proceeded to make some ATC (Artist Trading Cards) using this technique. I have used other colors....brighter colors.

Today we did a couple errands and took Thomas to the dr. for his annual physical. He had to get 3 shots. He did very well, too. Tonight, I will do some more unpacking. The more boxes I get unpacked, the more my friend, C, can have!!!! LOL

I know this is short but I have some stuff to get done. Enjoy ther est of your day.

A Little About Me

2008-03-23T19:49:00.002-05:00

I thought I would share this with everyone. It is a good way for others to get to know me.

1.What time did you get up this morning? 9:30am
2. Diamonds or Pearls? Both
3. Last Movie You Saw? George of the Jungle and Cheaper by the Dozen(saw them today on TV)
4.What is your favorite TV show? Big Brother, Little People in a Big World, Jon and Kate plus 8, House Hunters, My House is worth what?, Carol Duvall, Scrapbook Memories. I also like alot of shows on Food Network and HGTV.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? A glass of chocolate milk and cereal, bagel or eggs
6. What is your middle name? Anne
7. What food do you dislike? VEAL!!!!!!
8.What is your favorite CD at the moment? Cast and Crowns
9. What kind of car do you drive? Chevy S-10 or Hyundai Elantra
10. Favorite Sandwich? Grilled Cheese with tomato, baked veggie sub
11. What characteristic do you despise? Hypocrite, liars
12. Favorite item of clothing? Pajamas
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? European tour
14. What color is your bathroom? they are both white. One has a tropical fish theme and the other has a purple/butterfly theme
15. Favorite brand of clothing? no particular
16. Where would you retire to? Most likely stay here but would alos love a condo in Myrtle Beach
17. What was your most memorable birthday? My 21st birthday which was a surprise party that my parents threw for me
18. Favorite sport to watch? College football sometimes, ice skating, gymnastics
19. Farthest place you are sending this? whoever reads my blog
20. Who do you expect to send this back? Most likely no one unless they want to
21. Person you expect to send it back first?
22. Favorite saying? Whatever!
23. When is your birthday? March 27, 1965
24. Are you a morning or a night person? A little of both
25. What is your shoe size? 9 or 9 1/2
26. Pets? 1 dog and 1 cat....getting a kitten in about 6 weeks so that will make 2 cats and 1 dog
27. Any new or exciting news you would like to share with us? Not really
28. What did you want to be when you were little? A nurse, mother, teacher and airline hostess
29. What are you now? Mother and Childcare provider
30. What is your favorite candy? Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter cups, Ferrero Rocher
31. What is your favorite flower? Carnations especially colored ones
32. What is a day on the calender you are looking forward to? not sure
33. What church do you attend? Looking right now
34. What is your full name? Lynn Anne Bosman MaGill
35. What are you listening to right now? Big Brother
36. What was the last thing you ate? Barbecued chicken, potato salad, corn at around 3pm but I am going in a minute to ahve a bowl of Rice Krispies.
37.Do you wish on stars? Not really -just sometimes dream when I am looking at them
38. If you were a crayon,what color would you be? turquoise
39. How is the weather right now? it's night-time
40. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My friend, C.
41. Favorite soft drink? Diet Coke with lime or diet coke plus
42. Favorite restaurant? Jim Bob's, Niffer's, Country's
43.Hair Color? Light brown
44. Favorite Day of the year? Christmas or Easter
45.What was your favorite toy as a child? dolls, Barbie dolls, Winnie the Pooh
46. Favorite season? Summer or Winter? Summer in NY and Winter in AL
47. Hugs or Kisses? Both
48. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate milkshakes
49. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? If they want to
50. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday
51.What did you do last night? Watched TV then went to bed
52. What are you afraid of ? Losing those I love
53.What kind of popcorn is your favorite=plain,buttered or salted? Butter with salt
54. How many keys on your key ring? 10
55. How many years on your current job? will be 7 in August
56. Favorite day of the week? Friday because no work for 2 days
57. How many towns have you lived in? 9
58. How many states have you lived in? 3
59. How many times have you moved in your lifetime? 9
60. Do you make friends easily? Usually I can, but it takes longer to build a TRUE friendship with people I Truly TRUST and believe in.

baby wipe technique

2008-03-23T19:35:00.002-05:00

This is a baby wipe technique I did in a class I took. You can't see very well but behind the flower, is some light color. To do this, you take a baby wipe, put a few dots of dye ink refill. Then you go straight down your cardstock and it makes a streak of color. The more pressure you put, the darker the color. I prefer the lighter color. Everything in this card is Stampin' Up.

I really like Stampin' Up products especially their cardstock. But pretty much all my stamp pads are from them, too. I also have several stamps from Stamp Land....another company I like. I like to go to rubberstamp festivals because I can see all the new stuff. Around here, we just have Hobby Lobby, Michael's and A.C. Moore. Not much in a variety of stamps. The closest rubberstamp store is in Atlanta which my stamping group has made 2 trips to and I did buy a few things.

Ah....I wish I could win the lottery so I could buy all the supplies I want....lol. It is always good to dream...lol.

Happy Easter to everyone. This is one of my favorite holidays. Not for the candy, decorated eggs or bunny but for the real reason we celebrate. It reminds me of what Jesus did for each one of us. So, may we each not forget his dying love for us.

work in progress

2008-03-21T10:02:00.002-05:00

My blog is still a work in process. I added some more to the side. I don't have any current pics as I can't do any card-making right now until I unpack. LOL I hope to take some pictures of my cross-stitch works in progress and then hopefully pictures when I finish a project!!

Next week I will have some cards to show. Friday, I am going to a stamp a stack in Columbus. It is the day after my birthday so it is part of my present from James. Then the first Friday in April, I will be going to a stamp a stack in Auburn. So, at least I will get some cards done to have for people.

The picture I added to this is a masking tape technique. The first card I did to show my Techno group how to do it. The second card one of the members, M, did. I showed them how to do it then they made their own. This was her interpretation. I think it is so creative.

My Techno Group is a group of ladies that meet the second Saturday of every month to share the love of stamping. We show each other different techniques and other stuff. And, sometimes we just sit and chat and do nothing. We are very laid back. There are only 4 members right now and 2 of us live in Alabama and 2 in Georgia. I am the only one that lives in the Central time zone, though...lol. I live so close to the Georgia border and right over the central time zone.

One of my books I am reading

2008-03-20T22:51:00.002-05:00

I have been reading a book called "A Shepherd's Look at Psalm 23". This is the 2nd or 3rd time I have read it. Each time I see something different. Basically the author takes each verse and digs in and shows you what is meant by it. As the author states at the beginning, if you are not a sheep herder, you would not understand the references in it. Each night, I read 1 chapter so I thought I would share some insights here. If you are not interested in this part then just skip over it. I will post rubberstamping and stuff, too. Tonight I wills tart with typing out Psalm 23 for you.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall
not want
He makes me lie down in
green pastures;
he leads beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
for his name's sake.

Even though I walk through the
darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff
they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely, goodness and mercy
shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of
the Lord
my whole life long.

Hello

2008-03-20T11:01:00.003-05:00

Hello all....

Welcome to my new blog! I decided to start a new one. Over time, there will be pictures of rubberstamping, cross-stitch, my new place, and whatever else I feel like posting. I am posting 1 picture now. This was a technique we did using Createx paint and the smoosh technique. I love doing the smoosh technique with all different products. You come out with a different background each time. The colors on this one look so good together. I have done it with other colors, too but I seem to go abck to the pinks, purples and light greens. I have also tried different papers. Each type of paper and color give different effects.

On another note, I head to the doctor's today to see about my foot. For those that don't know, I fractured my foot. I have been out of work for about 4 weeks now.

March 1 we moved to a new duplex. We now have a 3 bedroom so I have a craft room/office which I will share with James. It will also be used as a sort of den. There is a couch and TV in there, too. But the walk- in closet is a place I wil be able to organize my craft stuff. I am putting 2 shelves in there to help with that. Now I just need to get all unpacked.

Avon is going fine. Being out of work, I have not been able to pass out books at work. I have some people in our new neighborhood that want a book so I need to get those out.

James met some of the neighbors while walking Harold. They have get-togethers in the summer and invited us to come to one. He also found out that one of them scrapbooks and she wants to get together sometime to scrapbook. Sounds like fun!

I got word last night from my friend, C, that the kittens have been born. We will be getting one when they are ready. She said 2 are grey and 2 are black. I can't wait to see them and pick the one I want. Yes, we are getting one. The black one sounds intriguing. Now I have to pick a name. I have a funny one like Pergo. This is because we saw a commercial for pergo floor and the couple named their dog that because it was the one thing he could not ruin. And, I have a few others I like. In fact, I think I will get your opinion. When I decide which color kitty I get then I will post a poll for all of you to vote. LOL...commercial just came on for Pergo flooring and the dog....LOL

Next week is my birthday. My mom already bought me my present before she left in Feb. She bought me a cuttlebug which I love. I can't wait to play with it more. I like that it uses other dies like Sizzix in it. I will be experimenting with it. My husband is getting me a crop-a-dile and case.

Well, I better go unpack. I want to get my craft stuff organized so I can create cards and stuff. I also have to work on my skinny pages for our skinny book.