Friday's Feast 1/4/08

Feast One Hundred & Seventy Four

Appetizer
When was the last time you received a surprise in the mail, and what was it?

A Christmas card from an old friend.

Soup
If you could have a summer and/or winter home, where would you want it to be?

I live in the perfect winter home place Naples, FL. I would love a summer home in Aiken, SC or near Nashville, TN.

Salad
Pick one: pineapple, orange, banana, apple, cherry.

Banana!

Main Course
Describe the nicest piece of clothing that you own.

I have a great pair of black pants that fit well and look good. I can wear any number of blouses with them and have a put together look.

Dessert
If you could forget one whole day from your life, which day would you choose to wipe from your memory?

Probably the day I moved out of my marital home. But, like most bad days, the end result was good.

January 2, 2008

Have I told you lately...that I LOVE my new camera (Nikon D40X)? This camera is great - I can't wait to take the classes and learn more. You can see in my picture what I spent last night doing, well wrapping ribbon and watching HGTV. I don't have the room to hang my ribbon rolls on the wall so I saw where someone had taken cardboard and wrapped their ribbon around it and put it in a basket. I have these cool frosted photo boxes from Oriental Traders that have the dividers for photos. I don't use them for photos (go figure) but to store scrapbook stuff. So, I cut off the label part of the dividers and wrapped my ribbon around them. Of course, this project will take me weeks to finish as I have two boxes (so far) of ribbon to wrap.

January 1, 2008

I was working on the computer this morning and enjoying the sound of the rain when I decided to take my cool new camera outside and take a few pictures of the the rain. Dave asked me how do you take pictures of rain? Well, I think my pictures show the rain pretty well. What an awesome way to start the new year, with rain. Makes everything green and fresh and we know a cool front is on the way. I love the warm temperatures but a little cool air is refreshing!

One of my new year's goals (not resolutions) is to do more scrapbooking. Since the birth of Bailey I have taken SO many pictures and I have boxes full of photos to scrapbook. My goal is a page a day so decided I better get busy. I went through a small box of photos and found these from 2001. Wendy had come to visit and we were having our coffee while watching The Today Show and dubbed the morning "Coffee with Matt". What a fun layout to do and while I was working on it Wendy called me! Too fun! I am going to visit her (and go to the Tucson bead show) in early February and I can't wait. I also started another group of pictures and finished two layouts but haven't journaled on them so I can't count them as complete. I have many, many layouts in my albums with no journaling on them so am not going to make that mistake again!

Dave, Brandon and I went to PJ Chang's for dinner last night. Dave was having a craving for Kung Po Scallops. I forgot to call for reservations so we waited almost an hour but it was SO good! Brandon had Divan Chicken (HOT!) and I had Mongolian Beef (yummy!) and we all had dessert. What a great evening!

Bailey is Five Months Old!

Miss Bailey Boo is five months old! She was very serious when I took this picture but was dressed so cute in her little overalls with teddy bears and yellow shirt. Isn't she a cutie?

Friday's Feast 12/28/07

Appetizer Name 2 things you would like to accomplish in 2008.
I have lots of things I would like to accomplish in 2008. Probably the most important two I can think of right now would be 1.) find a legitimate way to make money working from home and 2.) get more scrapbooking done.

Soup With which cartoon character do you share personality traits?
This one was hard. So I went here cartoonquiz and took a quiz. This is what they told me : You are Tweety! You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are a best friend that no one takes the chance of losing. You never hurt feelings and seldom have your own feelings hurt. Life is a breeze. You are witty, and calm most of the time. Just keep clear of backstabbers, and you are worry free. Goes to show you how dumb some quizzes are!

Salad What time of day (or night) were you born?
I think it was midday but I am not sure. Will have to ask my Mom!

Main Course Tell us something special about your hometown.
Well my hometown growing up (until I was 8) was Enon Valley, PA. There is nothing special about that town, it is tiny! I now live in Naples, FL (and have since I was 8) and we have the most gorgeous weather most of the year. It is sunny and 72 at 9:30 am and we'll be in the 80's before the day is out.

Dessert If you could receive a letter from anyone in the world, who would you want to get one from? Maybe an old friend I haven't heard from in ages?

Crafts Make Me Happy!

I am a total dork when it comes to crafts. I want to do them all. Check out this site http://www.craftcritique.com/. You could spend all day there!

Some People Where Meant to Have A Career...

and I am not one of them! I absolutely love being at home. I loved being at home when my kids were little and I was fortunate enough to be able to do that. Now I am totally enjoying Bailey and the other benefits of being at home. And one of those benefits are my crafts. Here is a great beaded ornament cover that I am making in all different colors. Along with the blue, red and green I also have gold, purple, pink, and a turquoise blue to make. What do you think? I love them and they are so fun to make. The pattern is from Michelle Skobel and I got the kit for free from Ready to Bead.com. I am selling the completed ornaments at eBay.

Friday's Feast 12/14/07

Feast One Hundred & Seventy Two

Appetizer
Make up a word and give us its definition.

quiturbitchin - no explanation needed

Soup
What is currently your favorite song?

Ready, Set, Don't Go by Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus

Salad
What’s at the top of your Christmas wish list this year?

Anything blue or yellow to go in my kitchen.

Main Course
Name a scent that reminds you of someone special in your life.

L'Air DeTemps Perfume reminds me of my mom. Nicole says it's "Granny's smell".

Dessert
Who is someone on television that you feel probably shouldn’t be, and why?

Martha Stewart - I just don't think she's all that she thinks she is!

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

You Are a Fruitcake!

You taste like nothing else in this world.And get ready, you're about to get tossed!

http://www.blogthings.com/whatcrappychristmasgiftareyouquiz/">What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

Friday's Feast 12/7/07

Feast One Hundred & Seventy One

Appetizer What was the last game you purchased? Probably a video game for my youngest - Halo 2 I think.
Soup Name something in which you don’t believe. UFO's or life on other planets.
Salad If you could choose a celebrity to be your boss, who would you pick? Interesting question - Rachel Ray (she could cook for me) or Reba McEntire (she could sing to me)
Main Course What was a lesson you had to learn the hard way? Too many lessons learned this way. Mostly about my kids - never say my kid won't do that.
Dessert Describe your idea of the perfect relaxation room. Comfy recliner, nice stereo system, my computer, and all my craft supplies nearby.