Good Morning my bloggin friends. Sorry haven't had a chance to post these last few days. I did get a few birthday cards, halloween cards, and altered a book this past week. But didn't get a chance to post anything yet. Most of you who know me know how we feel about our dogs. After losing Dixie to breast cancer a couple of years ago we watch them pretty close. Then the news of Ginger being a diabetic. What next. The last year Audie has had this growth on his stomach. The vet didn't want to remove it until it got to big or started bothering him. Well with Gary being home a little more these days I thought it best we do the surgery. We took him in Thursday at noon the surgery took about an hour. The vet called and said it was over we could come see him. But he would have to stay over night so they could keep an eye on him. (I wasn't to happy about it) We drove up to see him and of course he was still out of it but starting to come around. So we left before we woke up. But we did get a chance to see the tumor that was growing inside my baby. A 5 lb fatty tumor. I took pictures (of course) but doubt I will post them here. He did a test on it and no cancer. Praise God! We picked him up early Friday morning and they sent him home with an antibiotic and pain pills. He slept pretty much all day. And by that evening he was himself again.

Today is a beautiful fall day. It is 53 outside and very windy.

Enjoy your day...

Yesterday I attended the Rubberstamp and Scrapbook Expo. It was sooooooooooo much fun. When we walked in what to my wondering eyes did appear but there it was shiny black with a pretty pink handle.

Yep you guess it a BIG SHOT!!!!!
And I got to bring it home.
After I picked the machine then it was time to pick a couple of dies. Wow hundred to chose from. I think I made a good choice. Thinking of the upcoming holidays my choice is


I can make little goodie bags for teachers and friends alike. I did pick a couple more but this was one of my favorites.
Then I find this little bit of info on the Stampin Up website of what kind of materials I can use.
The list goes on and on and on:
Brass (.055)
Light weight steel
Aluminum (.016)
Tin (.008)
Aircraft plywood (1/64")
Basswood (1/16")
Balsa (3/32")
Paperwood
Mat board (adhesive or none)
Chipboard
Fabric
Silicone
Foam with chipboard (.1)
Corrugated pad
Adhesive-backed cork
Fine sandpaper (.00)
Styrene
Extra thick template plastic
Template plastic
Plastic canvas (7 mesh)
Bubble wrap
Sheet foam
Friendly (jewelry) plastic
100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax)
Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber
Ruffleboard

Static cling vinyl
Warm & natural batting
Fusible fleece
Quilt batting
Adhesive and non-adhesive flexible magnet
Heat n' shrink plastic
Adhesive and non-adhesive felt
Pop-up sponge
Shiny self-adhesive and non-adhesive paper
Iron-on fabric
Poly foam adhesive and non adhesive
3-D illusionary plastic
Glow in the dark adhesive and non adhesive
Suede paper
Funky fur
Personal Embossing Plastic (PEP)
Shaggy plush felt
Canvas
Vinyl flooring
Shelf lining
Placemats
Embossing rubber
Thin leather
Gasket material

Well off to have some fun. I promise I will post pictures this week. Got the camera and scanner all in working order. Take care and Happy Scrappin......

On Oct 10 last year I started blogging. I haven't been real good at keeping up. I want to post more pics but my camera is broke and I have had to share with Brittany. There are some cute pics we took this past weekend but her camera is in her car for spirit week at school. Oh well I will try to get them up in the next couple of days. I am making some odds and ends for a few swaps I am trying to finish.


Also my favorite blog post has been circulating around again. It was the first blog I ever posted and I am posting it again today. I never looked at pumpkins in this way. And it is so pumpkin weather here. It was 58 this morning and only getting to 70 today. Gonna be opening the windows in a little while and letting the house air out. Of course the dogs will bark and every leaf that blows but it will be worth it. Have a Blessed Day!

Being a good person is like being a pumpkin.God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you.He opens you up, touches you deep inside & scoops out all of the yucky stuff -- including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc.Then He carves you a bright new smiling face & puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.This was passed on to me from another pumpkin.

October 8

Good morning. Hope all is well in BlogLand..... Well it finally feels like we may be getting our fall weather. The afternoons have been warm but a low warm. 85-90 with a breeze. And if you are in the shade it is nice. The mornings have been cooler as I said a few days ago however this morning was 45. It was GREAT!! I poured my coffee and it was too cold to sit outside so I am inside reading my daily bloggers today. I am going to clean house today and get all my fall decor up. It is time! And for some reason I am starting to crave Turkey and Dressing.
I am going to start some Thanksgiving recipes and will post them when I finish them.
Everyone have a good day.

Sept 27, 2008

Each morning I have been sitting with my big red cup of coffee in front of the computer reading blogs. I was having fun with MySpace and Facebook and love finding old friends, blogs are different. I find myself reading the same ones over and over and through each post become closer to the person I am reading about. They not only talk about scrapbook or card making but they share heartfelt things about the family or situations in their life. At first I thought how can people share this with an entire world but the more I type here the easier it becomes to share with you all about my life. Although there are things going on right now that I can't share about but soon I will be able to share it all.
This morning I slept in (7:30) until Brittany texted me saying she arrived at her ACT test. I planned on taking the laptop outside with my cup of joe this morning and sitting under the trees reading my daily blogs. The weather has been in the low 60's when we wake in the morning. A change from our 90 degree mornings a few weeks ago. I am looking forward to the days of open windows and doors. I absolutley love having my windows open airing out the house. Gary doesn't care for it because Audie has to bark at everything that moves.
We had a few things to do today but didn't get one of them done. We went into San Antonio grocery shopping and came back home. I am wishing for that 60 degree weather right now to sit outside under my trees. I guess now I might venture into the studio and see if I can't create something. I do have a lot to work on but kind of feel lazy today. I have a few recipe cards to finish and some images to stamp for a swap I am in.
I will try to scan and post something this weekend. Since I am sure that is what most of you want to see. Better go create. Everyone have a good Saturday evening.

Friday Sept 26, 2008

Well the month is almost over. It has been a long month. So many struggles. I am praying October turns out to be much better.
I almost finished organizing the studio. It is workable anyway. Once I am done I will take pictures. It seems to be a big overwhelming at times. I didn't realize until I started this what I really had. And the collection grows and grows.
I have begun work on a few Christmas presents and they are coming along very nice.
I hit a creative block. I sat in the room for almost an hour and actually through out a few things I tired working on. They just weren't coming together. I plan on going back in there in a while and trying again. I went to splitcoaststampers and read a couple of old magazines and think I have some ideas now.
I hope to post something very soon.
Have a great day.

Well it has been awhile. Summer was crazy. I just heard on the way home from taking my daughter to school this morning that after Labor Day summer is officially over. Where did it go? Having a Sr this year is going to keep me busy as well. I have been creating a little here and there mainly lots of recipes. I guess it is my new thing. 6x6 recipe cards. It is a lot of fun. I do want to start scrapbooking again as well. I have been trying to come up with something new. I guess I have a creative block. I go into the room and just sit there. I really need to get organized. I did get another bookshelf hoping to get more put up but I am here to say it is over half full with stamp sets. But I will be organized. I was reading this book the other day and it said if you do something everyday for 21 days it becomes a habit. So I need a lot of new habits. Just can't figure out what day to start. he he One is getting this darn blog up and something posted each day. I love reading others and seeing the new creations some come up with.
I will try to post some new stuff over the next few days. Hope everyone has a blessed day.