People who hurt others hurt....
People who wound others are wounded....
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I survived.....
I survived Friday night's crop with Xi Phi at SJRMC conference room. I was really hesitant about going because I couldn't round up anyone to accompany me but once I got there I knew most of the people and even caught up with my 7th grade teacher. Nice to touch base with her. I will definitely make plans to attend next year. Never mind I only got 1.5 pages done.....I had a blast socializing with people I had not seen in awhile and laughing with them. Nice crop idea for their sorority.
Saturday was my birthday. Ang had a soccer game at 11:00 and then we went to lunch at Thai Taste and hit Becky's Fabric before heading to my parents for the afternoon where I mostly planted myself on their deck and enjoyed the day relaxing. We ate dinner with them (that was unplanned) and came home and watched a movie or two and the guys had bought me a birthday cake complete with candles - number candles to boot - that had to be Ang's idea! They surprised me also with a pink ipod - I just love music.
Sunday I attended the quilt show in Moscow with a friend and then met up with our husband's for a late afternoon lunch. It is a small quilt show but WOW what talent and so much to see. I loved all the vendors at the show and got some yummy fabric to start a quilt with. I also managed to plan some basil, oregano and cilantro in the morning and pull some weeds. It feels so good to finally be able to get out on a weekend and accomplish some things.
Saturday was my birthday. Ang had a soccer game at 11:00 and then we went to lunch at Thai Taste and hit Becky's Fabric before heading to my parents for the afternoon where I mostly planted myself on their deck and enjoyed the day relaxing. We ate dinner with them (that was unplanned) and came home and watched a movie or two and the guys had bought me a birthday cake complete with candles - number candles to boot - that had to be Ang's idea! They surprised me also with a pink ipod - I just love music.
Sunday I attended the quilt show in Moscow with a friend and then met up with our husband's for a late afternoon lunch. It is a small quilt show but WOW what talent and so much to see. I loved all the vendors at the show and got some yummy fabric to start a quilt with. I also managed to plan some basil, oregano and cilantro in the morning and pull some weeds. It feels so good to finally be able to get out on a weekend and accomplish some things.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wonderful....
This was a blessing in my life this week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Never judge the book by its cover! What a lesson! Do you wonder what the church choir is like in her hometown!
It actually made me cry and as you know - I am not much of crier over things like this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Never judge the book by its cover! What a lesson! Do you wonder what the church choir is like in her hometown!
It actually made me cry and as you know - I am not much of crier over things like this!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
The Daffodil Principle
A great little story.....
Several times my daughter, Julie, had telephoned to say, "Mom, you must come see the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from my place by the beach to her lakeside mountain home.
"I will come next Tuesday," I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call. The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I got in the car and began the long, tedious drive.
When I finally walked into Julie's house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, "Forget the daffodils, Julie! The road is invisible in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and the children that I want to see bad enough to drive another inch!"
My daughter smiled calmly, "We drive in this all the time, Mom."
"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears and then I'm heading straight for home!" I said, rather emphatically.
"Gee, Mom, I was hoping you'd take me over to the garage to pick up my car," Julie said with a forlorn look in her eyes.
"How far will we have to drive?"
Smiling she answered, "Just a few blocks, I'll drive ... I'm used to this."
After several minutes on the cold, foggy road, I had to ask "Where are we going? This isn't the way to the garage!"
"We're going to the garage the long way," Julie smiled, "by way of the daffodils."
"Julie," I said sternly, "please turn around."
"It's all right, Mom, I promise, you will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
After about twenty minutes we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church I saw a hand-lettered sign ...
"Daffodil Garden"
We got out of the car and each took a child's hand, and I followed Julie down the path. As we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped.
Before me lay the most glorious sight. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it down over the mountain peak and slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, saffron, and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted as a group so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue.
Five acres of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen!
"Who planted all these?" I asked Julie.
"It's just one woman," Julie answered, "She lives on the property. That's her home," and she pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory.
We walked up to the house and on the little patio we saw a poster ...
Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking
50,000 bulbs
one at a time
by one woman
2 hands, 2 feet
and very little brain
Began in 1958
There it was ... "The Daffodil Principle"
For me that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than thirty-five years before, had begun - one bulb at a time - to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountain top.
Still, this unknown, old woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. She had created something of magnificent beauty, and inspiration.
The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration:
learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time, (often just one baby-step at a time)
learning to love the doing,
learning to use the accumulation of time
When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world.
"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Julie, "What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years. Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"
My daughter summed up the message of the day in her direct way, "Start tomorrow, Mom," she said, "It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of our yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson a celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask ... "
"How can I put this to use today?"
~~~
Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards, Author
Several times my daughter, Julie, had telephoned to say, "Mom, you must come see the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from my place by the beach to her lakeside mountain home.
"I will come next Tuesday," I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call. The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I got in the car and began the long, tedious drive.
When I finally walked into Julie's house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, "Forget the daffodils, Julie! The road is invisible in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and the children that I want to see bad enough to drive another inch!"
My daughter smiled calmly, "We drive in this all the time, Mom."
"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears and then I'm heading straight for home!" I said, rather emphatically.
"Gee, Mom, I was hoping you'd take me over to the garage to pick up my car," Julie said with a forlorn look in her eyes.
"How far will we have to drive?"
Smiling she answered, "Just a few blocks, I'll drive ... I'm used to this."
After several minutes on the cold, foggy road, I had to ask "Where are we going? This isn't the way to the garage!"
"We're going to the garage the long way," Julie smiled, "by way of the daffodils."
"Julie," I said sternly, "please turn around."
"It's all right, Mom, I promise, you will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
After about twenty minutes we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church I saw a hand-lettered sign ...
"Daffodil Garden"
We got out of the car and each took a child's hand, and I followed Julie down the path. As we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped.
Before me lay the most glorious sight. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it down over the mountain peak and slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, saffron, and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted as a group so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue.
Five acres of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen!
"Who planted all these?" I asked Julie.
"It's just one woman," Julie answered, "She lives on the property. That's her home," and she pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory.
We walked up to the house and on the little patio we saw a poster ...
Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking
50,000 bulbs
one at a time
by one woman
2 hands, 2 feet
and very little brain
Began in 1958
There it was ... "The Daffodil Principle"
For me that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than thirty-five years before, had begun - one bulb at a time - to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountain top.
Still, this unknown, old woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. She had created something of magnificent beauty, and inspiration.
The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration:
learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time, (often just one baby-step at a time)
learning to love the doing,
learning to use the accumulation of time
When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world.
"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Julie, "What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years. Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"
My daughter summed up the message of the day in her direct way, "Start tomorrow, Mom," she said, "It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of our yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson a celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask ... "
"How can I put this to use today?"
~~~
Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards, Author
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Spring break.............
What are your plans.....
I have some.....I can't wait - relaxation and rest! Okay so it will be more like scurry/hurry/get as much in as possible but guess what it won't be sitting at they keyboard typing, typing, typing!
I am off to dinner with friends from sorority tonight! I think I may splurge and have a drink!
I have some.....I can't wait - relaxation and rest! Okay so it will be more like scurry/hurry/get as much in as possible but guess what it won't be sitting at they keyboard typing, typing, typing!
I am off to dinner with friends from sorority tonight! I think I may splurge and have a drink!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Green things to celebrate St. Patrick's Day....
May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
May your home be bright with cheer,
May your home be bright with cheer,
May your cares all disappear,
May contentment come your way,
And may laughter fill your day.
Wishing you always—Walls for the wind
Wishing you always—Walls for the wind
And a roof for the rain
And tea beside the fire—Laughter to cheer you
And those you love near you—And all that your heart might desire!
Green M&M's - all the stir about what they would do for your desires.....isn't that funny what we remember?
What I would do for a pair of sneakers like these - do you love em or what? I wished I knew where I could lay my hands on a pair of these.....they are fabulicicous!
Last but not least.....I was hopin' to serve this tonight but I have a mtg to attend so I will be leaving the boys on their own - something was said about crashin' at my mom's house to see if she was having corned beef & cabbage today! Yummo!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Loves this too much not to pass it on............
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.
You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time.
You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken.
You'll fight with your best friend.
You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.
You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone
you love.
you love.
So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every
sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.
sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.
Don't be afraid that your life will end,
be afraid that it will never begin.
be afraid that it will never begin.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wonder....
I wonder, how many burdens is Jesus carrying for us that we know nothing about? We're aware of some. He carries our sin. He carries our shame. He carries our eternal debt. But are there others? Has He lifted fears before we felt them? . . . Those times when we have been surprised by our own sense of peace? Could it be that Jesus has lifted our own anxiety onto His shoulders and placed a yoke of kindness on ours? ~ Max Lucado~
Take my yoke upon you. . .
and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you. . .
and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Okay....
Here I am....I am busy with my new baby.....she is requiring most of my evenings. Who would have known!
Anyhow, not much happening - well actually there is a lot happening....a death in the family, a wedding, soccer practice started, ER visit in the midst of dealing with the SODL....
I have something still up my sleeve - actually two things - not all that exciting but, well, anything is exciting if it is new right?
As I have said before this blog was started as a vent for me and somewhere to share my excitement....these past few months I have been debating about what to do and the people closest to me want me to keep going with it, they say I write good and sometimes actually make them smile! Some of my family reads it though I have not invited my entire family to read along but I do have some changes up my sleeve and you could possibly receive something via e-mail. There is news I have been wanting to document but i don't want the whole world reading my news......some people just don't need to know all about my life.....
I am going to be making some changes in my own personal life and could possibly "disappear" for awhile....who knows what is in my bag of tricks....but the thing is, it is all good! My heart is yearning for betterness for me, my family and my friends! I truly cherish my friends and you are engraved in my heart - I just do that with my loved ones - I cherish you!
I am drained with some things that have went on in my life and it is zapping my strength and is no longer worth me fighting for or wondering about....things have definitely changed for me over the past few months and again, it is good!
I have searched my soul more than once and questioned things and asked my loved ones why and all to no avail....no answers to my questions, no solutions we can see.....I don't like the unanswered things in life as most people don't but life is good! Friends are good. If you have friendships cherish them, write those people deep in your heart - if you lose them it hurts like hell but it was worth the memories and the bumps along the way!
I don't seem to have a whole lot of spare times lately, between waiting for incoming calls, calls that you don't want and spending time with family the 24 hours in a day just can't seem to be stretched to fit all the things I want to do - if you have felt neglected by me I am sorry but know I love you and probably always did. Running a child to soccer practice and soccer games is just hitting for the Spring time rush as well as running a child to chess club and spending time doing homework just takes a lot of time - not that every minute isn't a gift to spend with him because WOW they grow up so fast!
I am not complaining at all just wanting you to know how important my family and true friendships are to me.....I am delicate and I don't like to be bruised by gossip.....I will just stop here because it is safe.
In the meantime think on this one:
Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God's Word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences. The object of our faith is GOD - not our feelings, not faith itself, but almighty God. ~Warren W. Wiersbe~
We walk by faith, not by sight. ~2 Corinthians 5:7~
......Stay tuned.....
Anyhow, not much happening - well actually there is a lot happening....a death in the family, a wedding, soccer practice started, ER visit in the midst of dealing with the SODL....
I have something still up my sleeve - actually two things - not all that exciting but, well, anything is exciting if it is new right?
As I have said before this blog was started as a vent for me and somewhere to share my excitement....these past few months I have been debating about what to do and the people closest to me want me to keep going with it, they say I write good and sometimes actually make them smile! Some of my family reads it though I have not invited my entire family to read along but I do have some changes up my sleeve and you could possibly receive something via e-mail. There is news I have been wanting to document but i don't want the whole world reading my news......some people just don't need to know all about my life.....
I am going to be making some changes in my own personal life and could possibly "disappear" for awhile....who knows what is in my bag of tricks....but the thing is, it is all good! My heart is yearning for betterness for me, my family and my friends! I truly cherish my friends and you are engraved in my heart - I just do that with my loved ones - I cherish you!
I am drained with some things that have went on in my life and it is zapping my strength and is no longer worth me fighting for or wondering about....things have definitely changed for me over the past few months and again, it is good!
I have searched my soul more than once and questioned things and asked my loved ones why and all to no avail....no answers to my questions, no solutions we can see.....I don't like the unanswered things in life as most people don't but life is good! Friends are good. If you have friendships cherish them, write those people deep in your heart - if you lose them it hurts like hell but it was worth the memories and the bumps along the way!
I don't seem to have a whole lot of spare times lately, between waiting for incoming calls, calls that you don't want and spending time with family the 24 hours in a day just can't seem to be stretched to fit all the things I want to do - if you have felt neglected by me I am sorry but know I love you and probably always did. Running a child to soccer practice and soccer games is just hitting for the Spring time rush as well as running a child to chess club and spending time doing homework just takes a lot of time - not that every minute isn't a gift to spend with him because WOW they grow up so fast!
I am not complaining at all just wanting you to know how important my family and true friendships are to me.....I am delicate and I don't like to be bruised by gossip.....I will just stop here because it is safe.
In the meantime think on this one:
Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God's Word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences. The object of our faith is GOD - not our feelings, not faith itself, but almighty God. ~Warren W. Wiersbe~
We walk by faith, not by sight. ~2 Corinthians 5:7~
......Stay tuned.....
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
More recollection of last weeks events....
I forgot to mention that Miss K and her momma brought me the 2nd book in the Twilight series last Friday and a lovely little gift from Starbucks.....one of my many addictions! EW-lala....thank you chickies - I know Miss K was on her way to get a new pair of shoes - you know a woman can NEVER have to many shoes! heehee! She has 2 top teeth coming in and boy are they cute! I just love baby teeth and how they look coming in - so cute - though I feel for the pain they endure to get those teeth in - OUCH!
Over the past couple of weeks my SIL had shared with me that she was coming to town with her sister from the Seattle area to surprise their parents. They came on Sunday and I guess the surprise was a hit and they had a great time! I am so glad all went as planned. I had been SWORN to secrecy which I took care of very well. My SIL wanted to know if my mom needed a bag of Parrot food for her parrots and so I had to skirt around that issue with my mom - trying to figure out if she needed some or not - she said no but my SIL brought a 20 lb bag in her suitcase. She surprised my parents yesterday showing up by having her sister drop her off down the road and walking in to the driveway rolling a suitcase behind her. I guess my mom was freaking out because she thought it was some kind of sales person - my SIL even peaked in their front window and my mom still didn't recognize her and was freaking out still. She was lucky she didn't get shot by my mom - you know she tends to get a little carried away when she is pissed off - vulgarities flying freely! Anyhow, my SIL finally made it to the door and surprised them. It was a good thing and funny!
Last night I got to go out and hoot it up with her too. Ya, the big L-town on a Monday night at 7:30 - we started to go to Arby's because we were just going to grab a drink and visit and she was going to show me pics on her computer. Well about the time we hit the parking lot there it started downpouring....now she is not afraid of the rain because she is a Portlandite and they get plenty of the wet stuff, I on the other hand was afraid to step out in the torrential rain and end up soaked. So I had a grand idea to hit the 4-10 and sit in the car and visit while we sipped on a drink - even though I have got spiders in my drinks from there before....I was willing to eat another spider for her. Guess what people - they were closed already - what is that all about? She saw A&W on the way and said a rootbeer float sounded good so I went to A&W and guess what people...A&W in Clarkston is no more - it is apparently going to be a Taco Johns....gut bombs - ugghhh! 3-strikes we were out - so I headed to DQ and we got pops and sat in the parking lot until 10:00 while we visited about everything under the sun and then I had to take her home where we ended up visiting some more. It was good to just be away for a little bit and visit 1 on 1 - it has been sooo long for us to be able to do that....when I am there we are busy running and when she is here her family is usually with her! It was good! Heck we used to have some marathon shopping trips in Portland - up at the break of dawn and hit the malls and were gone until they closed.....we have some great memories of that....the clerk barking at me "WHAT SIZE ARE YOU?" from the back of the store while I was standing at the front of the store - um ya.....let me yell that back at you - NOT! Eating Chinese in the mall and then going to the pet shop and me saying "I gotta go" and WHOOSH I was gone! The Toys R Us incident and the Ross store - I could still almost make myself sick about that - I will never understand how someone can leave their gifts in the toilet and not flush - PUKE! All the trouble we would get in after it was agreed upon we were shopping all day and then we would get home and no one would talk to us because they were all pissed off at us...um ya - memories - like the corner of my mind, misty water colored memories......Oh ya! Just think of the places we could find soo much easier with the GPS systems now.....no shop would ever be unfindable.
So I came home after that and watched True Beauty.....I haven't been a die hard fan but watch it only because Billy was on it. It actually makes me kind of sick the attitudes and insides of these beautiful people and how they truly interact with others. Sometimes that is not so good.
I ended the perfectly good day by reading a few pages in the Twilight series book....I am still trying to figure out what all the hoopla is about - it is okay but I am not HOH (head over heels) on this book - it is a love story, not true and I am having a hard time in this fantasy love thing! I like true grit, true stories, local history.....whatever that means! The book I bought even has the poster in the back of it - I will sell it to the highest bidder - I can part with it....
Over the past couple of weeks my SIL had shared with me that she was coming to town with her sister from the Seattle area to surprise their parents. They came on Sunday and I guess the surprise was a hit and they had a great time! I am so glad all went as planned. I had been SWORN to secrecy which I took care of very well. My SIL wanted to know if my mom needed a bag of Parrot food for her parrots and so I had to skirt around that issue with my mom - trying to figure out if she needed some or not - she said no but my SIL brought a 20 lb bag in her suitcase. She surprised my parents yesterday showing up by having her sister drop her off down the road and walking in to the driveway rolling a suitcase behind her. I guess my mom was freaking out because she thought it was some kind of sales person - my SIL even peaked in their front window and my mom still didn't recognize her and was freaking out still. She was lucky she didn't get shot by my mom - you know she tends to get a little carried away when she is pissed off - vulgarities flying freely! Anyhow, my SIL finally made it to the door and surprised them. It was a good thing and funny!
Last night I got to go out and hoot it up with her too. Ya, the big L-town on a Monday night at 7:30 - we started to go to Arby's because we were just going to grab a drink and visit and she was going to show me pics on her computer. Well about the time we hit the parking lot there it started downpouring....now she is not afraid of the rain because she is a Portlandite and they get plenty of the wet stuff, I on the other hand was afraid to step out in the torrential rain and end up soaked. So I had a grand idea to hit the 4-10 and sit in the car and visit while we sipped on a drink - even though I have got spiders in my drinks from there before....I was willing to eat another spider for her. Guess what people - they were closed already - what is that all about? She saw A&W on the way and said a rootbeer float sounded good so I went to A&W and guess what people...A&W in Clarkston is no more - it is apparently going to be a Taco Johns....gut bombs - ugghhh! 3-strikes we were out - so I headed to DQ and we got pops and sat in the parking lot until 10:00 while we visited about everything under the sun and then I had to take her home where we ended up visiting some more. It was good to just be away for a little bit and visit 1 on 1 - it has been sooo long for us to be able to do that....when I am there we are busy running and when she is here her family is usually with her! It was good! Heck we used to have some marathon shopping trips in Portland - up at the break of dawn and hit the malls and were gone until they closed.....we have some great memories of that....the clerk barking at me "WHAT SIZE ARE YOU?" from the back of the store while I was standing at the front of the store - um ya.....let me yell that back at you - NOT! Eating Chinese in the mall and then going to the pet shop and me saying "I gotta go" and WHOOSH I was gone! The Toys R Us incident and the Ross store - I could still almost make myself sick about that - I will never understand how someone can leave their gifts in the toilet and not flush - PUKE! All the trouble we would get in after it was agreed upon we were shopping all day and then we would get home and no one would talk to us because they were all pissed off at us...um ya - memories - like the corner of my mind, misty water colored memories......Oh ya! Just think of the places we could find soo much easier with the GPS systems now.....no shop would ever be unfindable.
So I came home after that and watched True Beauty.....I haven't been a die hard fan but watch it only because Billy was on it. It actually makes me kind of sick the attitudes and insides of these beautiful people and how they truly interact with others. Sometimes that is not so good.
I ended the perfectly good day by reading a few pages in the Twilight series book....I am still trying to figure out what all the hoopla is about - it is okay but I am not HOH (head over heels) on this book - it is a love story, not true and I am having a hard time in this fantasy love thing! I like true grit, true stories, local history.....whatever that means! The book I bought even has the poster in the back of it - I will sell it to the highest bidder - I can part with it....
Saturday, February 21, 2009
OP Challenge 2009......
I decided it would be fun to be a part of an on-line challenge this weekend - the requirement was to use your OP (orange pile) stash of fabric. I started dicing & splicing last night about 7:30 p.m.
I made 3 of each of these blocks for a total of 9.....
I finished ironing the last one at 8:00 tonight! I am excited to see how this will all come together....
I did do other tasks today....did some errands, weeded through some papers on my desk and spent a couple hours this afternoon visiting with a friend from California who I was in church youth group with about 30 years ago! It was nice to touch base with her. Her mother died of cancer about 20 years ago - she was a great lady & friend of mine! It was so heartbreaking for me to be with her the last few weeks of her life - she knew it was only a matter of time and so did I ~ it was so hard for me to watch such a wonderful lady die so young and miss out on her kids lives as they grew up! Joyce you were a wonderful woman and I was blessed and am honored to have had y0u in my life!
Woe - didn't know that was coming! Maybe I should name this quilt "My Joyce Quilt"!
Friday, February 20, 2009
He graduated.....
I had to make the trek out last night for new shoes for Ang. What we thought would be a task of simplicity turned out to take much longer. We started at Tri-State Outfitters and they had 2 pairs of shoes that were his "new" size as we were informed that when you go from a 6 to a 7 that most shoes go in to men's sizes. Nike does have 7 youth but of course, they don't order very many of them in because they aren't big sellers. Off we went to Famous Footwear. No luck there either - they could order them in but that would take a week and we waited too long as it was to get new shoes for him. I won't even tell you when he got his last pair of shoes but it was a trip we took last spring to Portland. Joe was getting frustrated by the time we hit Famous Footwear. The two workers were visiting and I thought he was going to blow a cork as he wanted service - funny thing! So, once I asked him not to be a smart A&* to the workers and to please be calm because that would set the whole mood for encounter there. Anyhow, the sweetest girl helped us and spent way tooo much time and energy trying to fit him with a man's shoe. I think we tried EVERY shoe they had in a men's size 7. Ang finally found a pair that he liked - they were bad....solid white...thick soled.....not to cool in my eyes and I was thinking if the kids saw him with these on he would be targeted for harassing. I whispered "NO" to the worker and she steered him on to something else. They were bad - like something an older person would wear - I mean older when I say older! Solid WHITE....SOLID WHITE! Anyhow, we finally ended at 7:30 with a pair of Nikes.....I won't even give you the price on those puppies! Hopefully they will last a long time though like the last pair! They look so BIG on my baby. His pants are shrinking too - they are getting too short so that will be our next adventure!
So this weekend I am planning on taking part in an online quilt challenge, it is easy and you are challenged to use your stockpile of ORANGE fabric. I only had a few pieces of orange and I was saving them for a Halloween project. So I ventured out and bought a few slices of orange fabric that is so way cool. The lady who owns the store I went to was helping me out and showing me this fabric and it is like a kaleidoscope if you cut it and put it together a certain way - but that ain't happening so don't expect that from me. It reminded me of some kind of trip you would take on drugs - not that I have ever experienced that but it was really cool looking and exciting to see the effects. She had a double mirror she was showing me with - all I can say is WOW!
That was my THURSDAY night adventure.....my baby graduated to men size shoes.....another step in his little life. It will certainly be interesting to watch him grow and see where those feet and size 7 shoes will take him over the next little bit....prayers that God will keep him protected and safe and help him make wise decisions!
So this weekend I am planning on taking part in an online quilt challenge, it is easy and you are challenged to use your stockpile of ORANGE fabric. I only had a few pieces of orange and I was saving them for a Halloween project. So I ventured out and bought a few slices of orange fabric that is so way cool. The lady who owns the store I went to was helping me out and showing me this fabric and it is like a kaleidoscope if you cut it and put it together a certain way - but that ain't happening so don't expect that from me. It reminded me of some kind of trip you would take on drugs - not that I have ever experienced that but it was really cool looking and exciting to see the effects. She had a double mirror she was showing me with - all I can say is WOW!
That was my THURSDAY night adventure.....my baby graduated to men size shoes.....another step in his little life. It will certainly be interesting to watch him grow and see where those feet and size 7 shoes will take him over the next little bit....prayers that God will keep him protected and safe and help him make wise decisions!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Valentines day.....
As a special request....some want to know WHAT it was I did on Valentine's Day. I had a secret place I went to early Saturday morning and then at 9:00 I hit the quilt store to start my project, I signed up for it months ago and was so looking forward to it. I worked diligently until about 1:00 when suddenly my brain was so boggled with the bazillions of pieces I had to sew back together in a special order that it went on strike. Piecing, pinning, sewing, ironing, sewing, ironing, pinning, piecing.....yadayadayada....it was fun but WOWZER. I got all my blocks done and ready to sew together which is quite the accomplishment considering that some of these pieces were 1.5 x 1.5 inches....uh-ya - that ain't big in case you are wondering! I started questioning as to WHY it was I took perfectly good (expensive too) fabric and diced it all up and was sewing it back together......especially after I had to take one piece off after I sewed the wrong piece on....that is where I was frazzled to the end! It was fun though.....trust me really it was!
I left the quilt store with my creation in hand and headed home where I found a nicely wrapped packages and 2 beautiful cards - one from Ang and one from Joe. I got a Starbucks mug which I love and 2 more pieces of Brighton jewelry - it has bling and is a heart locket - love it! I then got myself beautified for dinner - Joe had made plans for us and another couple to go to the Red Lion Buffet and reserved our table. I had a clam digger to start the night off right - the Red Lion makes awesome clam diggers - just an FYI. It was a very lovely evening and the prime rib was to die for, it was a tie for me between the prime rib and the strawberry/bacon/spinach salad - YUMMMO! At one point we got so tickled in a conversation that we nearly laughed ourselves silly, it is good to laugh like that once in awhile. We topped off the meal with a piece of red velvet cake that we shared. We ran in to another couple at dinner who was seating nearby so we visited with them off and on through the meal. After dinner we decided the evening was still young so we went to dance. It was fun to watch and enjoy all the dancers of all ages, it is nice to run in to friends and acquaintances too. It is so enjoyable just to relax once in awhile.
So there you have it - probably not that wondiferous to some but it was to me and that is all that counts right.....
Sunday I picked up my new glasses and can actually see - SHEESH maybe that would have helped at the quilting??? We did some Costco shopping and of course a quick trip to Joannes to see what I had to see. I ended up running into my aunt and 2nd cousin who is 4 - she is quite the little chicka - she had me cracking up - nothing like having a conversation with a 4-year-old in a fabric store and not knowing what is going to come out of her little mouth - she is adorable. She kept saying "Nana, she is funny!", oh ya....it was great! She had a hot pair of Batman sunglasses that I tried to talk her out of but she would have nothing to do with that business! I mean what better for a wardrobe completer for me than a purple pair of Batman sunglasses. What a cute little bug she is!
After that adventure I came home and crashed for a few hours only to wake up to watch.....yep, you got it.....Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
So here we are Thursday of the following week - what has been going on in the home office....welllll Daisy has eaten a No2 Pencil - black and orange....I think she was over stressed about all those figures of dog treats in her mind and how she could obtain more for doing less things the proper way. Speaking of which things are a little quiet - she is either ZONKED at her desk or off in lala land extending her 15 minute break beyond the allotted 15 minutes.....I am so going to BUST her in the act of pushing the limits!
I left the quilt store with my creation in hand and headed home where I found a nicely wrapped packages and 2 beautiful cards - one from Ang and one from Joe. I got a Starbucks mug which I love and 2 more pieces of Brighton jewelry - it has bling and is a heart locket - love it! I then got myself beautified for dinner - Joe had made plans for us and another couple to go to the Red Lion Buffet and reserved our table. I had a clam digger to start the night off right - the Red Lion makes awesome clam diggers - just an FYI. It was a very lovely evening and the prime rib was to die for, it was a tie for me between the prime rib and the strawberry/bacon/spinach salad - YUMMMO! At one point we got so tickled in a conversation that we nearly laughed ourselves silly, it is good to laugh like that once in awhile. We topped off the meal with a piece of red velvet cake that we shared. We ran in to another couple at dinner who was seating nearby so we visited with them off and on through the meal. After dinner we decided the evening was still young so we went to dance. It was fun to watch and enjoy all the dancers of all ages, it is nice to run in to friends and acquaintances too. It is so enjoyable just to relax once in awhile.
So there you have it - probably not that wondiferous to some but it was to me and that is all that counts right.....
Sunday I picked up my new glasses and can actually see - SHEESH maybe that would have helped at the quilting??? We did some Costco shopping and of course a quick trip to Joannes to see what I had to see. I ended up running into my aunt and 2nd cousin who is 4 - she is quite the little chicka - she had me cracking up - nothing like having a conversation with a 4-year-old in a fabric store and not knowing what is going to come out of her little mouth - she is adorable. She kept saying "Nana, she is funny!", oh ya....it was great! She had a hot pair of Batman sunglasses that I tried to talk her out of but she would have nothing to do with that business! I mean what better for a wardrobe completer for me than a purple pair of Batman sunglasses. What a cute little bug she is!
After that adventure I came home and crashed for a few hours only to wake up to watch.....yep, you got it.....Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
So here we are Thursday of the following week - what has been going on in the home office....welllll Daisy has eaten a No2 Pencil - black and orange....I think she was over stressed about all those figures of dog treats in her mind and how she could obtain more for doing less things the proper way. Speaking of which things are a little quiet - she is either ZONKED at her desk or off in lala land extending her 15 minute break beyond the allotted 15 minutes.....I am so going to BUST her in the act of pushing the limits!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Daisy has been at it again.....
This morning I hopped in the shower to take a quick shower before work and when I got out to my desk Daisy (NOSEY ROSIE) had gotten in to some low cal candies I had on my desk....they have been on my desk for a week now, why today....I do not know.....my only concern for her safety is the warning on the label "EXCESS CONSUMPTION MAY HAVE A MILD LAXATIVE EFFECT"....ummm, ya! Would 12 candies for a 12 pound dog be "excess"? Hmmm...... This whole entire week she has had her HUNTING NOSE on....I don't know what is up but WOW....have nose will travel!
Tomorrow is my first day at quilting class. I am so excited. It is a 5 hour class and hopefully with "any" luck I will come out with a finished quilt top. I made a quilt about five years ago and promised myself I would do it again because I had so much fun but then "life happened", you know gallbladder removal, kid activities, motherly duties and here we are 5 years later. WOW!
Then my husband divulged his plans for Valentine's Day and I am looking forward to the plan too! He was so cute trying to not tell me!
Well this is a short post but I need to get myself organized and ready to go in the a.m. and check on Ms. Daisy's rumbling tummy! Lord help me!
Tomorrow is my first day at quilting class. I am so excited. It is a 5 hour class and hopefully with "any" luck I will come out with a finished quilt top. I made a quilt about five years ago and promised myself I would do it again because I had so much fun but then "life happened", you know gallbladder removal, kid activities, motherly duties and here we are 5 years later. WOW!
Then my husband divulged his plans for Valentine's Day and I am looking forward to the plan too! He was so cute trying to not tell me!
Well this is a short post but I need to get myself organized and ready to go in the a.m. and check on Ms. Daisy's rumbling tummy! Lord help me!
Monday, February 9, 2009
I've been thinking......
I have been on a vacation from blogging - long story but I am back!
The weekend was a hoot - I got to play with some friends Saturday morning and then Saturday night we had a Valentine Party to go to. I almost won the Bunco games but was tied with another glamorous gal so we had a roll off and she got a 10 and I got a 9 - so goes the way the dice falls! I was happy for her though! Had a good time laughing with friends and harassing the people I knew at the party....so good to let myself out once in awhile! I even managed a trip to Joanne Fabrics on Saturday too.
I have been visiting the past a lot the last month, thinking and remembering and trying to reason why I am the way I am......
On February 11th it will be 11 years since I had to have emergency surgery. I was hemorrhaging and was told by the "practicing" surgeon who did my surgery I had had a miscarriage only to find out 10 days later I had cancer and then about a week after that to have a total hysterectomy and removal of my tubes/ovaries thus axing the chance at ever bearing my own child. The bottom had fell out of my world that day when I was told I had cancer. Actually I read it off the path report myself and handled it okay for about 10 minutes and then I ended up spending 1.5 hours in the assistant administrator's office (which she gladly entitled me to) with my girlfriend....sobbing, cussing, crying, wondering why, if I would die. You see my whole life, like almost every girl, I wanted babies....babies to raise and care for and love on and laugh with. It was my dream, to marry, have children and grow old together! How could this happen? It hurt like hell and still does....not every second, minute & hour like it used to but it still hurts! That was my initial hurt & worry and then I had to face the cancer and realizing that I could die....people DIE from cancer...I laid awake in bed night after night pleading for my life to God, hoping that I would not die. Panic set in then....I couldn't breath from crying so much, why me? The day arrived for the big surgery....I still remember the details, walking into the hospital that cold morning and finding my hospital room decorated with things from my friends. Getting ready for the surgery - people who were there were worried and hurting for me and I was trying to be the upbeat one even though I was scared shitless.....how could this be happening to me at 32 years of age? How? Why me? Being wheeled back to surgery and lying on the gurney in line for the anesthetist to place the IV and get me relaxed....I remember the nurses in the hall talking about being pregnant and I was okay with that but I was thinking that they really should be more sensitive to what their patients may be going through. It was comforting to have people working on me that I knew - most people would be freaked but I was comfortable knowing that I personally knew the anesthetist and he truly was there for me, the surgeon was rooting for me, the nurses were rooting for me. that was good - that is what a friend is. They touched my life just knowing they cared. After surgery I remember not wanting to be told how advanced the surgery was - I was so scared. what if it had metastasized to other parts of my body? The doctor told us that the cancer was further along than he expected and I remember wondering what that meant? I remember my mom coming with my dog and sneaking her through the window of my room - that meant so much to me just to see and hold my Penny dog and love on her and she was so excited to see me, that helped my hurting heart. I remember how scared I was because friends would come and just stand in my room with no words and I thought for sure I was on my way out and dying by the way they just stood in the room nervously not knowing WHAT exactly to say. My room was lined from wall to wall with flowers....it meant so much but again I knew it must be bad if all these people sent flowers and cards - I must be dying. I remember a friend who is a nurse coming to my room because I was unable to sleep no matter how much sleeping medication they gave me I laid awake all night, all day, freaked out - not crying, not talking, just spaced...anyhow, my friend the nurse did Reiki with me and it was the most relaxation I had had in weeks....it was an awesome feeling....God was there and I knew it.
It took me a week to look at my discharge papers to see how advanced my cancer was. The plan was, after consultation with physicians out of this area and in much larger institutions, for 5.5 weeks of radiation treatment. That was a very draining experience also. It left lifelong reminders of my cancer war and my treatment. I can laugh and joke about it now but going through the radiation was very tiring and draining. I spent my time in the lead room on the lead table with the radiation praying a lot, trying to let my anger go. I wasn't freaked at being in the room alone. I just tried to pray a lot and pray that the treatment would do what it needed to do to save my life!
I just felt like I needed to write this out for my own self....it may be all nothingness to everyone else but I had to celebrate an almost 11 year victory over cancer. It was the worst time in my life truly. There are not many things that can drag you that low, I realize there are a few other things that can take you down but that has to be one of them.
This post isn't meant to be depressing - I just wanted to revisit and express my feelings on my blog.
It is just so many little things trip me up sometimes and I want to be sooo done with that stuff - life is just to damn short to cry over the crap that gets thrown at you for whatever reason. I love the people in my life who can forgive me for my shortcomings and not hold on to my failures and point fingers....that is what makes a family & friends true.
I am happy and very excited about life - I am ready to turn on my life and start living it for real! I am upbeat, have some exciting things going on with me personally.
The weekend was a hoot - I got to play with some friends Saturday morning and then Saturday night we had a Valentine Party to go to. I almost won the Bunco games but was tied with another glamorous gal so we had a roll off and she got a 10 and I got a 9 - so goes the way the dice falls! I was happy for her though! Had a good time laughing with friends and harassing the people I knew at the party....so good to let myself out once in awhile! I even managed a trip to Joanne Fabrics on Saturday too.
I have been visiting the past a lot the last month, thinking and remembering and trying to reason why I am the way I am......
On February 11th it will be 11 years since I had to have emergency surgery. I was hemorrhaging and was told by the "practicing" surgeon who did my surgery I had had a miscarriage only to find out 10 days later I had cancer and then about a week after that to have a total hysterectomy and removal of my tubes/ovaries thus axing the chance at ever bearing my own child. The bottom had fell out of my world that day when I was told I had cancer. Actually I read it off the path report myself and handled it okay for about 10 minutes and then I ended up spending 1.5 hours in the assistant administrator's office (which she gladly entitled me to) with my girlfriend....sobbing, cussing, crying, wondering why, if I would die. You see my whole life, like almost every girl, I wanted babies....babies to raise and care for and love on and laugh with. It was my dream, to marry, have children and grow old together! How could this happen? It hurt like hell and still does....not every second, minute & hour like it used to but it still hurts! That was my initial hurt & worry and then I had to face the cancer and realizing that I could die....people DIE from cancer...I laid awake in bed night after night pleading for my life to God, hoping that I would not die. Panic set in then....I couldn't breath from crying so much, why me? The day arrived for the big surgery....I still remember the details, walking into the hospital that cold morning and finding my hospital room decorated with things from my friends. Getting ready for the surgery - people who were there were worried and hurting for me and I was trying to be the upbeat one even though I was scared shitless.....how could this be happening to me at 32 years of age? How? Why me? Being wheeled back to surgery and lying on the gurney in line for the anesthetist to place the IV and get me relaxed....I remember the nurses in the hall talking about being pregnant and I was okay with that but I was thinking that they really should be more sensitive to what their patients may be going through. It was comforting to have people working on me that I knew - most people would be freaked but I was comfortable knowing that I personally knew the anesthetist and he truly was there for me, the surgeon was rooting for me, the nurses were rooting for me. that was good - that is what a friend is. They touched my life just knowing they cared. After surgery I remember not wanting to be told how advanced the surgery was - I was so scared. what if it had metastasized to other parts of my body? The doctor told us that the cancer was further along than he expected and I remember wondering what that meant? I remember my mom coming with my dog and sneaking her through the window of my room - that meant so much to me just to see and hold my Penny dog and love on her and she was so excited to see me, that helped my hurting heart. I remember how scared I was because friends would come and just stand in my room with no words and I thought for sure I was on my way out and dying by the way they just stood in the room nervously not knowing WHAT exactly to say. My room was lined from wall to wall with flowers....it meant so much but again I knew it must be bad if all these people sent flowers and cards - I must be dying. I remember a friend who is a nurse coming to my room because I was unable to sleep no matter how much sleeping medication they gave me I laid awake all night, all day, freaked out - not crying, not talking, just spaced...anyhow, my friend the nurse did Reiki with me and it was the most relaxation I had had in weeks....it was an awesome feeling....God was there and I knew it.
It took me a week to look at my discharge papers to see how advanced my cancer was. The plan was, after consultation with physicians out of this area and in much larger institutions, for 5.5 weeks of radiation treatment. That was a very draining experience also. It left lifelong reminders of my cancer war and my treatment. I can laugh and joke about it now but going through the radiation was very tiring and draining. I spent my time in the lead room on the lead table with the radiation praying a lot, trying to let my anger go. I wasn't freaked at being in the room alone. I just tried to pray a lot and pray that the treatment would do what it needed to do to save my life!
I just felt like I needed to write this out for my own self....it may be all nothingness to everyone else but I had to celebrate an almost 11 year victory over cancer. It was the worst time in my life truly. There are not many things that can drag you that low, I realize there are a few other things that can take you down but that has to be one of them.
This post isn't meant to be depressing - I just wanted to revisit and express my feelings on my blog.
It is just so many little things trip me up sometimes and I want to be sooo done with that stuff - life is just to damn short to cry over the crap that gets thrown at you for whatever reason. I love the people in my life who can forgive me for my shortcomings and not hold on to my failures and point fingers....that is what makes a family & friends true.
I am happy and very excited about life - I am ready to turn on my life and start living it for real! I am upbeat, have some exciting things going on with me personally.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Soooo....what do ya know?.............
So things have been a little quiet here on the blogosphere....what is up with that? Oh well, my blog started out as a way to have a little fun and keep track of my life for me.
Isn't the sunshine great today - what a way to wake up - no gray skies and opening the blinds and having blue skies and sun! Instantly helped my spirit - sunshine for my soul!
I have a feeling this is going to be a good month for me and hopefully I can blog about some things that I have had on my mind and buried in my heart for awhile....thinking on them, stewing, deciding what I want to say and how.....
O Happy Day!
Isn't the sunshine great today - what a way to wake up - no gray skies and opening the blinds and having blue skies and sun! Instantly helped my spirit - sunshine for my soul!
I have a feeling this is going to be a good month for me and hopefully I can blog about some things that I have had on my mind and buried in my heart for awhile....thinking on them, stewing, deciding what I want to say and how.....
O Happy Day!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Superbowl Sunday
I am off to a party of 14.....what teams are playing again - football lost my interest when the COLTS were ousted!
So more like....off to see the superbowl advertisements!
Ang aint going to be happy when he realizes he still has homework to doooooo!
Lord....help me make it through the 4th grade.....Pleeaasseee!
So more like....off to see the superbowl advertisements!
Ang aint going to be happy when he realizes he still has homework to doooooo!
Lord....help me make it through the 4th grade.....Pleeaasseee!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Pictures you requested...........
okay for all the requests for pics from last week at the double digit birthday party....hold on to your seats! Here we goooo....
this is A winning 500 tickets out of a machine....which by the way is NO easy task....
Taking a chance with his friend on a game.....
a little wall climbing.....
WHEW!!!!
750 tickets here ~ another BIG win..............
Let the party begin.....a few friends, an arcade, cheese pizza, pop, brownies & chocolate chip cookies...what more could a 10-year-old ask for?
What a good time we had....lots of good clean fun!!!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Hey Friends.....remember this.....
To the world you may be just one person, but to one person YOU may be the WORLD!
(I can't take credit for it but I am unsure where credit is due? - just love that quote though!)
(I can't take credit for it but I am unsure where credit is due? - just love that quote though!)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Birthday Party.....
Today was Angelo's birthday party.......
we went to Bumpers....he had six friends come. They were all pretty nice kids - wait, they were all extremely nice kids! I think they all had a load of fun hanging out and spending tokens on games. Pizza, pop, cookies & brownies......I will post photos tomorrow maybe - I am too tired to have the patience to wait for the downloading process tonight.
The party was nice and relaxing - don't get me wrong I am exhausted but it was a nice low key party and the kids were great and the parents were great! I managed to sink a few coins into the machines myself....
I finally bit the bullet and bought Twilight for myself today.....everyone is raving about it so I will give it a try! I am usually not into those kinds of books but I will "try" to do my best to read it!
Not much else happening at the moment ~ I am going to crochet some more on my latest work of art! Although I am extremely jealious of the quilting that is going on in someone elses life! GRRR!
we went to Bumpers....he had six friends come. They were all pretty nice kids - wait, they were all extremely nice kids! I think they all had a load of fun hanging out and spending tokens on games. Pizza, pop, cookies & brownies......I will post photos tomorrow maybe - I am too tired to have the patience to wait for the downloading process tonight.
The party was nice and relaxing - don't get me wrong I am exhausted but it was a nice low key party and the kids were great and the parents were great! I managed to sink a few coins into the machines myself....
I finally bit the bullet and bought Twilight for myself today.....everyone is raving about it so I will give it a try! I am usually not into those kinds of books but I will "try" to do my best to read it!
Not much else happening at the moment ~ I am going to crochet some more on my latest work of art! Although I am extremely jealious of the quilting that is going on in someone elses life! GRRR!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Recent creations....
This is one of my latest layouts - it was from summer vacation....
This is part of the above layout - Summer 2008 - Ang & his best friend!
These are the bookmark/tags I made for my sorority project......
Ang's party invites....you requested - you received! They were a little plain but I liked the simpleness....All with my CRICUT.....
What a HUGE day yesterday.....
First & foremost.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. SAUSAGE GRAVY.....AKA AMBER!
CELEBRATE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR LITTLE ONE IN YOUR TUMMY!
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS TO YOU!
~*~*~*~****~*~*~*~*~****~~~**~*~*~****~~~
Yesterday was a busy day - I had myself scheduled for a meeting bright & early on customer service - very informative - mandatory by my employer - it was enlightening to understand what customers expect from businesses - much more than a few years ago as we are more informed & knowledgeable as consumers and so many options available for potential customers.
Interesting and fun to meet some of the new people at work since I am working at home most of the time.
Anyhow.....I didn't realize I had scheduled myself for this mandatory meeting on the Inauguration Day! So I DVR'd it hoping to get some glimpses later! What a day huh? Lots of different insights and stories! I am so excited for a new start.....fresh ideas.....hopefully things will be better for all in America eventually, though I realize it will take lots of time and work and don't expect things to change overnight. I am happy for the Obama family but I also think about how much those girls little lives will change now and forever. I may think about odd things....but I wonder will they have slumber parties at the Whitehouse? Will dad still have tea parties with them in the midst of his new life? What will it be like for these girls down the road....only time will tell. They are now performing for the whole world and have secret service watching over them. God Bless those girls! I worry about something happening to our new president, I have since he won the election - hopefully my worries are never validated.
Last night it was off to sorority. I was in charge of the program so I had to "think" of something to do....I did sweat over this one believe me! I had thoughts about doing something meaningful and not a lot of work like in the past when I have done things. Then last week I had an idea, the idea arose because my Sunday school teacher passed away at age 98 - she was older when she was our teacher and most of the kids dreaded Sunday School with her but I always admired her knowledge and love of God. Anyhow, thinking about her and the meaningful things she did for me and our class. She at one time had us take little pieces of paper and write one or two words about each person in our class. Positive and uplifting words - nothing negative! Then we were each given our pieces of paper. I still have these pieces of paper in my bible today. It was just an meaningful thing to me! Sooo, anyhow for sorority last night I designed these little gift tags - that we can use as bookmarks, then I gave a heart to each person to write positive things about each person on and then we strung them on our bookmark (tags)! I thought it was a nice thing to do and uplifting but I am not sure what others were thinking. Sometimes it is just nice to read positive things about one's self.
Anyhow - I posted some pictures in the above post of my latest creations!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. SAUSAGE GRAVY.....AKA AMBER!
CELEBRATE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR LITTLE ONE IN YOUR TUMMY!
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS TO YOU!
~*~*~*~****~*~*~*~*~****~~~**~*~*~****~~~
Yesterday was a busy day - I had myself scheduled for a meeting bright & early on customer service - very informative - mandatory by my employer - it was enlightening to understand what customers expect from businesses - much more than a few years ago as we are more informed & knowledgeable as consumers and so many options available for potential customers.
Interesting and fun to meet some of the new people at work since I am working at home most of the time.
Anyhow.....I didn't realize I had scheduled myself for this mandatory meeting on the Inauguration Day! So I DVR'd it hoping to get some glimpses later! What a day huh? Lots of different insights and stories! I am so excited for a new start.....fresh ideas.....hopefully things will be better for all in America eventually, though I realize it will take lots of time and work and don't expect things to change overnight. I am happy for the Obama family but I also think about how much those girls little lives will change now and forever. I may think about odd things....but I wonder will they have slumber parties at the Whitehouse? Will dad still have tea parties with them in the midst of his new life? What will it be like for these girls down the road....only time will tell. They are now performing for the whole world and have secret service watching over them. God Bless those girls! I worry about something happening to our new president, I have since he won the election - hopefully my worries are never validated.
Last night it was off to sorority. I was in charge of the program so I had to "think" of something to do....I did sweat over this one believe me! I had thoughts about doing something meaningful and not a lot of work like in the past when I have done things. Then last week I had an idea, the idea arose because my Sunday school teacher passed away at age 98 - she was older when she was our teacher and most of the kids dreaded Sunday School with her but I always admired her knowledge and love of God. Anyhow, thinking about her and the meaningful things she did for me and our class. She at one time had us take little pieces of paper and write one or two words about each person in our class. Positive and uplifting words - nothing negative! Then we were each given our pieces of paper. I still have these pieces of paper in my bible today. It was just an meaningful thing to me! Sooo, anyhow for sorority last night I designed these little gift tags - that we can use as bookmarks, then I gave a heart to each person to write positive things about each person on and then we strung them on our bookmark (tags)! I thought it was a nice thing to do and uplifting but I am not sure what others were thinking. Sometimes it is just nice to read positive things about one's self.
Anyhow - I posted some pictures in the above post of my latest creations!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Soo....
As usual the weekend is a fly by - where did that go?
I hung out with some friends on Friday night at a Scentsy Party! I almost forgot about the whole party invite but "thankfully" I called my friend to talk with her and and she asked if I was coming and I said....well never mind what I said....but I went and had a load of fun - never mind I was supposed to go to dinner with my family....OOPS! Ang had fun with my friend's daughter and J hung out with her husband - ummm ya, so at 10:00 p.m. when he came up the stairs to tell me we were leaving "I knew it was time".....
We hung at home on Saturday. I made a great recipe I got from http://hannahandlily.blogspot.com/ "Death by Potatoes" - wow that is one rich dish but it was good. I did manage to get some more scrapbooking, cricutting, cardmaking (invites for Ang's 10th b-day) and crocheting on my pink and brown afghan done. This will be a gift....I already know who the lucky recipient is! It will make its way in a box to SLC to my SIL, I know she will LOVE it through all the little errors and mistakes I made, it is turning out pretty nice - I tried to make my stitches a little tighter this time and used a smaller crochet hook - it has made it quite a bit smaller too but she is petite so it will work out great for her.
Sunday I buzzed around the house and organized my scrapbooking stuff a bit, funny how it can become so spread out in such a little amount of time. I headed out with some friends to have a little "us" time and hang! I was supposed to go with "Sausage Gravy" and get a facial but Joe wanted to have dinner out with some friends and so I knew I didn't want to battle that battle with him after the Friday night dinner out that didn't happen (oopsie!) - thankfully he understood!
I had to watch Desperate Housewives 100th episode last night and then Brothers & Sisters (for whatever reason - I love these two shows). Was that good or what? I made a bag of popcorn for me & my guy and we just enjoyed the shows!
Next weekend is the big double digit birthday for Ang....my baby turns 10. Amazing how fast that happened! He is such a great kid - hopefully through the next few years it will remain that way. We are having a birthday bash for him, we took him to Bumpers (it is an arcade/fun center) a few weeks ago to check it out and when we asked if he wanted to have his birthday party there his eyes lit up, of course he didn't want to react to "excited" but you could see those eyes saying "YES"! He hasn't had a big party for a couple of years so this is the year!
Well hi-hoe, hi-hoe it is off to work I go! Gotta get some morning buzz juice going and then hit those keys!
I hung out with some friends on Friday night at a Scentsy Party! I almost forgot about the whole party invite but "thankfully" I called my friend to talk with her and and she asked if I was coming and I said....well never mind what I said....but I went and had a load of fun - never mind I was supposed to go to dinner with my family....OOPS! Ang had fun with my friend's daughter and J hung out with her husband - ummm ya, so at 10:00 p.m. when he came up the stairs to tell me we were leaving "I knew it was time".....
We hung at home on Saturday. I made a great recipe I got from http://hannahandlily.blogspot.com/ "Death by Potatoes" - wow that is one rich dish but it was good. I did manage to get some more scrapbooking, cricutting, cardmaking (invites for Ang's 10th b-day) and crocheting on my pink and brown afghan done. This will be a gift....I already know who the lucky recipient is! It will make its way in a box to SLC to my SIL, I know she will LOVE it through all the little errors and mistakes I made, it is turning out pretty nice - I tried to make my stitches a little tighter this time and used a smaller crochet hook - it has made it quite a bit smaller too but she is petite so it will work out great for her.
Sunday I buzzed around the house and organized my scrapbooking stuff a bit, funny how it can become so spread out in such a little amount of time. I headed out with some friends to have a little "us" time and hang! I was supposed to go with "Sausage Gravy" and get a facial but Joe wanted to have dinner out with some friends and so I knew I didn't want to battle that battle with him after the Friday night dinner out that didn't happen (oopsie!) - thankfully he understood!
I had to watch Desperate Housewives 100th episode last night and then Brothers & Sisters (for whatever reason - I love these two shows). Was that good or what? I made a bag of popcorn for me & my guy and we just enjoyed the shows!
Next weekend is the big double digit birthday for Ang....my baby turns 10. Amazing how fast that happened! He is such a great kid - hopefully through the next few years it will remain that way. We are having a birthday bash for him, we took him to Bumpers (it is an arcade/fun center) a few weeks ago to check it out and when we asked if he wanted to have his birthday party there his eyes lit up, of course he didn't want to react to "excited" but you could see those eyes saying "YES"! He hasn't had a big party for a couple of years so this is the year!
Well hi-hoe, hi-hoe it is off to work I go! Gotta get some morning buzz juice going and then hit those keys!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Love this quote......
"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."
~ Jane Howard~
~ Jane Howard~
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Up notes...........
So....I have been busy again working on scrapbook pages - Sunday I was with my groupies at CPS and I "almost" completed 2 layouts for a total of 4 pages.....I had some sewing to do on one and some "blogging" to put on the pages. Last night I finished that up and started another layout, all I want to say is WHAT??? was I thinking - I started at about 9:00 p.m. cuz Joe was watching something I am not that interested in.....at 10:00 p.m. True Beauty came on (which I only watch because the local dude on the show.....Billy Scharnhorst), I mean if it wasn't for him I would NOT watch it because some of those people are so brainless it is truly sad, no depth to their beauty that is for sure! Anyhow, I started doing a mosaic around some pics of Angelo swimming last summer. I cut little pieces of water out from the trimmings off of the actual pics....that is time consuming, at this point I am 2/3 done, it is fun - kind of like making your own little puzzle. Not sure I am 100% cool with it but it is a start - I have seen mosaics done with little squares of pics in scrapbook magazines and thought I would try my hand at it - so it is a step out of my comfort zone. I will post when I am completed.....
Ang had some exciting news on Friday - he is one of three kids in his class who are tied to compete in the school spelling bee.....GOOD JOB! He is way good on spelling and math - he was working on pre-geometry in his advanced class this weekend which I thought I was going to pull my hair out trying to help him - I was a bonehead math student - you know ALGEBRA.....basic algebra.....it is bad when he is in the 4th grade and is way beyond me! He gets frustrated because he needs help and I can't help him - which then leads to stress! I hate not knowing how to help him.
I am so happy that inside I feel so regenerated and wanting to complete stuff and organize. It has been a long time since I have had this energy inside and feeling so excited about life. I love it! I love the ember that is burning in my life! Sure, my life is NOT 100% but I am trying to focus on regeneration and joys. Life IS good - even in the midst of bad things in my life and friends nearby - life is good, the blessings we all have bestowed on us - you really don't have to look far to find something you are privileged to have - a spouse or significant other, a child, a home, a vehicle, an animal buddy, memories of vacations, friends or loved ones who touched our lives.....we all gottem somewhere we just need to find them and dust them off!
I am so grateful for the friends I have and the love they show me in whatever form it may be;
a smile
a note
a phone call
an e-mail
a picture
sharing
forgiving me for my imperfections and loving me anyway
gently prodding me to pick up my cross and trudge on
standing by me as a support when I feel like I can't do something
making me laugh when I feel like crying inside
helping me to see the good in things
encouraging me to forgive when I may not want to
Helping me STRAP my rose colored goggles on and leaving them on
just being there for me....encouraging.....cheering me on to the finish line!
You see....I am truly blessed!
THANK YOU friends!
Ang had some exciting news on Friday - he is one of three kids in his class who are tied to compete in the school spelling bee.....GOOD JOB! He is way good on spelling and math - he was working on pre-geometry in his advanced class this weekend which I thought I was going to pull my hair out trying to help him - I was a bonehead math student - you know ALGEBRA.....basic algebra.....it is bad when he is in the 4th grade and is way beyond me! He gets frustrated because he needs help and I can't help him - which then leads to stress! I hate not knowing how to help him.
I am so happy that inside I feel so regenerated and wanting to complete stuff and organize. It has been a long time since I have had this energy inside and feeling so excited about life. I love it! I love the ember that is burning in my life! Sure, my life is NOT 100% but I am trying to focus on regeneration and joys. Life IS good - even in the midst of bad things in my life and friends nearby - life is good, the blessings we all have bestowed on us - you really don't have to look far to find something you are privileged to have - a spouse or significant other, a child, a home, a vehicle, an animal buddy, memories of vacations, friends or loved ones who touched our lives.....we all gottem somewhere we just need to find them and dust them off!
I am so grateful for the friends I have and the love they show me in whatever form it may be;
a smile
a note
a phone call
an e-mail
a picture
sharing
forgiving me for my imperfections and loving me anyway
gently prodding me to pick up my cross and trudge on
standing by me as a support when I feel like I can't do something
making me laugh when I feel like crying inside
helping me to see the good in things
encouraging me to forgive when I may not want to
Helping me STRAP my rose colored goggles on and leaving them on
just being there for me....encouraging.....cheering me on to the finish line!
You see....I am truly blessed!
THANK YOU friends!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Hopefully UP times just around the corner.....
I am hoping for better times around the corner...you know once President Obama is in office. I don't expect miracles but this economy stuff sucks.....you see my friends lost their job and my heart is very sad for them and up until now the jobless news hasn't hit home....but suddenly it slammed into me - REALITY....it sucks big time! I hate that bad things happen to good people.....I will never understand that..... The worst part is that some high up idiot leaked the news out to the local TRIBUNE before the company even informed people and sent everyone into a panic! THANKS DUDE or DUDETTE - you are a loser ya know - perhaps you should apply for some "GOSSIP" magazine and get paid for your dirty deeds.....you have heard the song with the lyrics "DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP".....ya, you should haul your kahooter down somewhere and get a gossip job! Your mouth has caused pain in a lot of local families! To bad it wasn't your kahooter that was on the line to lose your position! Can you say "LOSER" as you look in the mirror each morning?
Okay - so more on the up note! I know, know, know that somehow this family will make it through this torrential rainstorm in their life and will come out the other side stronger! It sucks and I can't begin to image this but I know that they will make it! Rely on your friends if need be! If you need to talk pick up the phone and call any of us we will be there!
And can we all say Ba BYE to President Bush when he closed the whitehouse door for the last time ..... like really soon!
Okay - so more on the up note! I know, know, know that somehow this family will make it through this torrential rainstorm in their life and will come out the other side stronger! It sucks and I can't begin to image this but I know that they will make it! Rely on your friends if need be! If you need to talk pick up the phone and call any of us we will be there!
And can we all say Ba BYE to President Bush when he closed the whitehouse door for the last time ..... like really soon!
Friday, January 9, 2009
An opportunity rings.....
Angelo's 4th grade class is raising money for their upcoming jet boat trip up the Snake River this Spring. They are needing to raise $2,000.00 for their class alone to go.
They have a great deal on a Southway Pizzeria card;
Cost: $10.00 for the card
You would buy one large specialty pizza and get one large 2 topping pizza free - Dine In or pickup only - NO DELIVERIES
This $10.00 card is good for 6 purchases and expires in June 2009
If you would like to help Angelo's class out by purchasing a card please let me know. I need to turn my order in for the cards the end of next week with the money.
Thank you in advance for considering a purchase.
Feel free to buy more than one card.
Again, thank you
Brenda
They have a great deal on a Southway Pizzeria card;
Cost: $10.00 for the card
You would buy one large specialty pizza and get one large 2 topping pizza free - Dine In or pickup only - NO DELIVERIES
This $10.00 card is good for 6 purchases and expires in June 2009
If you would like to help Angelo's class out by purchasing a card please let me know. I need to turn my order in for the cards the end of next week with the money.
Thank you in advance for considering a purchase.
Feel free to buy more than one card.
Again, thank you
Brenda
Monday, January 5, 2009
More LO from Sunday morning.....
This is a 2 page layout from Ang's 4th B-day at the gymnastics gym. I am only a "few" years behind.
This is a 2 page layout from the Summer of 2007 when we went to the Pioneer Park and just hung out while Joe was at work on a Sunday afternoon.
An art project Ang did this year. I never know quite what to do with these treasures so I thought I would scrap it. Besides I thought he was a cute little turkey too!
I loved this layout. It is a picture from the 3rd grade rocket launch last year. I used aluminum foil to cut out stars and place behind my cricut letters. I though it turned out kind of funky, simple bu with a little spice from the foil! Anyway, thought I would share my creations - shows I am busy - you know idle hands are the devils tools so I have been bizzeeee!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Just love this quote.....
Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.
― Marquis de Condorcet
― Marquis de Condorcet
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