Certified Paper Freak

this has been spotted on many blogs...

Today,  Annemarie sent me this blog award:

The rules (yep, rules!) are:
I need to pass this on to five people. Post on their blog that I gave them this award,
and then I need to answer a list of questions in one word.

Well OK, here we go…

1. Where is your cell phone? on the chair next to me
   
2. Your hair? longer than it's been in a few years
   
3. Your mother? my hero
4. Your father? my hero
   
5. Your favorite food? depends on my mood
   
6. Your dream last night? nightmare i want to forget
   
7. Your favorite drink? water with lemon
   
8. Your dream/goal? to be more disciplined
9. What room are you in? Burgandi's livingroom
   
10. Your hobby? crafts
11. Your fear? that i failed my kids
    
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? enjoying life beside my sweet hubby wherever we may be
13. Where were you last night? asleep. finally.
    
14. Something that you aren’t? bored
15. Muffins? not really. i prefer cupcakes. 
    
16. Wish list item? umm...a clean studio
    
17. Where did you grow up? Texas
18. Last thing you did? blog hog
    
19. What are you wearing? pj's
20. Your tv? usually on HGTV
    
21. Your pets? a very sweet cat.
    
22. Friends? really cool. really sweet.
23. Your life? blessed
24. Your mood? merry
25. Missing someone? yes. my hubby.
    
26. Vehicle? SUV
27. Something you are not wearing? socks
28. Your favorite store? probably some scrapbook store...or Anthropology...or PotteryBarn...
    
29. Your favorite color? yellow
30. When was the last time you laughed? early this morning
    
31. Last time you cried? last Wednesday
32. Your best friend? lives too far away
    
33. One place that I go to over and over? my computer
34. Facebook? Yes.
    
35. Favorite place to eat? Hickory Street Cafe...but really depends on my mood

well, i didn't follow the rules as you can see.  some things just needed more than one word to describe.

i had fun reading about Annemarie.  i even had fun answering these questions. so if you haven't done this please join in and let me know. if you have, send me a link so i can read yours.

of course i didn't

ok. every year i say i'm gonna get a photo of my candy bucket filled up before Halloween. guess what. again i failed to do that. so you'll have to use your imagination for this story.  sorry!

i have a black 23 gallon bucket that i fill to the brim with candy for the  trick or treaters we get. this year i made 2 compartments in it by putting a cardboard down the middle. i filled one side with mini bags of Gold Fish and the other side with mini chocolate bars. each trick or treater got one of each. i keep the bucket by the front door. |
Harrison came for Halloween. he got here on Thursday evening. Friday, he woke up and played around the house all morning walking right passed the bucket and never saying anything. i was waiting to see what his reaction was going to be to this big stash of goodness. later that afternoon, he was standing at the front door crying because he wanted to go outside and play with the cat. i kept telling him that he was going to have to wait a bit because i was busy. so he keeps crying. you know the sound of a half real cry and a half fake cry. the 'waa, waa, sound. so this is what i hear...waaaa, waaaaOoO0h. honey! fish! candy!!
good thing he was more interested in the Gold Fish.

boo. bandages...and call me grace

what a weekend! we had so much fun. i have to say that i was a little concerned that Harrison was going to be overwhelmed with everything, but he did fantastic. and he had a blast. when he first got here on Thursday he was wearing his "Max" from Where the Wild Things Are costume. he didn't want to take it off. then on Halloween night he didn't want to put it back on because i had made the crown and  attached it. he finally put it on and he was really adorable, if i say so myself.

he had fun trick or treating.
 

then he helped give out candy.


he had fun being the king of the wild things


i hope you watched out for the witches on Halloween


this is what we made for our little celebration
 

it's dangerous being a witch. i had to hang my hat up.
i fell and twisted my ankle. i think i'll change my name
to grace.  Boo!
 

i hope everyone is having a great week.

...he sailed off through night and day. Max is in the house!

the King of the wild things is in my house and he is here to make mischief.  who will be taking up residence in your house this Halloween?

Max -King of the wild things

sorry for the poor photo. it came from a cell phone and he was not in the mood for a photo shoot when he got here.  more photos to follow soon.

i hope everyone has a safe and very sweet Halloween.

another one bites the dust

well, another month as come and has almost gone.  if anyone finds my days, could you please return them to me?

i have a few pictures to share with you. the first one is a Halloween card that i got from my sweet friend Jocelyn.  it's so cute with spiders that wiggled and jiggled inside it.

thanks Jocelyn.  you put a big smile on my face.

these next pictures are of a trip that Burgandi and i took. we had the best time. we took a trip to see the fall foliage. i don't have all the pictures, but i'll post a few of what i do have. the colors were not at their most brilliant but it was still beautiful.

Nantucket

  
 

 
Nantucket beach
  

the picture in the middle is not on Nantucket.  it's the Cape Neddick, Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine.  i'm doing something wrong because i couldn't put a description above the photos. sorry.

those are just a few. i don't have the sd card with most of the pictures on it. i'll post some up to Flickr when i gethem t and i'll put up a link here.

i'm off the get the rest of my costume for Halloween. i hope you're having a great week.  
~hugs


 
 
 
 

Monday Reminder List

i want to send a little love to a friend of mine. Dora, i hope you start to feel better soon. thank you for all the sweet comments you always leave for me. you there is kindness in your heart and you make me smile. i made you card on Scrapblog. it's a simple and sweet card and reminded me of you.
Get Well Soon Dora!

on to my reminder list:

• drink enough water
• start an exercise program
• remember that Christ is in charge of my day
• open up those scrapbook kits that came in and as Donna Downey say, 'explore the artist in me'
• don't let any opportunity to bless someone pass you by. grab the opportunity and just do it.
• paint a room for a pick me up (or paint on paper)
• take more pictures (honestly...you'd think i could get this down)
• the best way to get something done is to begin. -Author Unknown
• an apology is the best way to have the last word.- Author Unknown

and so with this last one, i'll tell you a little story. my hubby is always one to apologize when he knows he should. last week i kept asking him to help me make some decisions about a trip that my daughter and i are going to be taking for our birthdays. he wanted no part of the decision making. finally he got really aggravated and snapped at me. of course i got all upset about it. later he sent me a text and asked if it was safe to call me. i told him that it depended on what he had to say. within  a few minutes he called. this is how the conversation went.

me - hello? (come on girls. you know the tone i was using, right?)
Jake - Obama just called me to say that i acted inappropriately. he said i was a jackass.
me - bahahah. i forgive you.  :)

for those of you who never saw the news segment where some guy asked Obama what he thought about the whole Kanye West and Taylor Swift thing that was his response.  and yes, let's cut the President some slack on this one.

i hope you all have a very merry day!
x0

Does Religion Lie?

i found this cool video (about religious lies) over on bloom, a really awesome book club site. i hope you'll check them both out.

i hope you have a merry Sunday!
xo

Monday's Reminder List (again on Tues) ???

i hope everyone is having a good week so far. (Jocelyn, we have to change your situation fast. i'm thinking of you)

• make a date with my hubby to go to the golf range
• i'm still spending money even if  it is on-line shopping and i'm hitting the Paypal button
• do what's right even when no one is watching
• guard my heart with His Word
• start a journal - even i don't journal everyday
• don't have unrealistic expectations (referring to last reminder and other ridiculous demands i put on myself)
• get a massage this week
• get a new book to read (any suggestions)
• clean my scrapbook room so maybe i can use the new kits i got in recently
• always give God the Glory

...and  make today a celebration!

Jake and i spent a fantastic weekend at home working on the yard whenever the rain would let up some. we had friends over for coffee and just chilled out. we watched football and golf. it was wonderful. what did you do this last weekend?

Cinnabuns across America

hello all.  i took a vacation. and when i say vacation i mean vacation. i took a vacation from everything. the only thing i couldn't escape was me. everywhere i go, there i am. but i so enjoyed it. i missed you friends, but the time away from the phone, facebook, blog, twitter, work, ect...was so needed.

i took time to be with family, and be away from family. sorry family. you're loved, but i loved my me time too. the only thing i regret is that i took a vacation and forgot to take my camera with me for most of the time i was vacation. what's up with that? crazy! i know.

i do have a few pictures to share with you though. my cool, sweet friend, Victoria, started this fun project. it's called Cinnabuns across America, AKA the Leia Project. i love it.  here we go.

Cinnabuns:  my lovely daughter
 

my beautiful mom
 

my handsome little man
 

me
 

i'll share a few more things later today.

i hope you're having a merry day.

hello blog world

i'm just popping in to say hi.  i haven't had time to post anything new for a couple of weeks now.  i haven't even been on to blog hop.  i've pretty much been cut off from the techi world with very little phone service, very little texting and tweeting. i miss everyone.  i have quite a few things to share, but they will have to wait just a bit longer.  i want to spend the day with my hubby today because i won't see him all week this coming week.   so no new news.  no new reminder lists today.  no pictures or art. just a little hello and i'll be back soon.