boys will be boys

digiLO - jess bolton love this guy kit

Update: HYBRID version

tooflessness

i just made that up. it is a word to commemorate that matt has graduated to toofdom. the discovery was made this week (actually last friday)

it explains his incessant need to chew on anything that comes within reach of his face. (enter the picture below of him trying to chew the kitchen counter)

in celebration, i ordered (finally) the smartmom teething jewelry --- i should be getting my package any day now and i am excited on matts behalf!

canoli hole

you know who you are...consider yourself warned! no bookie wookie = dead canoli in your bed

have i been taken for a ride?

yes, indeed i have...and it began last year, when some company called me stating that they were renewing magazine subscriptions - - i was led to believe they were renewing it on behalf of the magazine...but i just came to the realization that I'VE BEEN SCHNOOKERED

because they called me again the other day, telling me thank you for doing business with us last year yada yada yada...this time they wanted to sell me a subscription that would benefit special olympics of Ohio...and the last words out of their mouth was that I would get an invoice in the mail and a special letter from the whoever at special olympics. ok - i am not doubting that they are donating on my behalf to special olympics, however...when they mentioned my payment would be 5 installments of 9.99 for 15 issues - it didnt register in my head until after i hung up the phone.

i've been had. not once, but twice. 50.00 dollars for a 15 issue subscription!!! not this time buddy! i hopped on MM website because i KNEW it didnt cost that much for me in the past! in fact 19.99 for 18 issues ...

they charged me over 30.00 more for the subscription and special olympics gets only 12.5%!! that comes to a grand total of $6.24

riiiiiight - eat me DIAL-AMERICA. the only trouble I am having right now is whether i should send your bill back with a nasty note or just call you up and tell you what i think.

blah blah blah

why is it i can go for weeks without talking to myself and then in one day i have all this stuff to post.

this picture cracks me up. how precious. matt decided he wasnt finished eating. so he leaned over to lick the leftovers off the counter. i happened to have the camera within reach, too bad it was a sucky shot. everything in focus except his face LOL

i ordered my new camera bag from tracy joy - thanks kerry for putting the link on your blog and selling me on it. i got the joey backpack version plus a zipper bag, plus a strap sleeve. in the hot couturier pink/black. can't wait to get it.

http://www.tracyjoy.com/

a few more projects completed today - must be the diet pepsi max - keeps me going. speaking of diet---i'm working on week 4 of simply counting calories and not going over 1500 a day. its not that hard really and it has started to pay off. I am seeing results! i'm inching ever closer to my 25 year old body...i think i lost like 8-10 pounds.

star trek marathon on today on sci-fi. love that.

sure beats superbowl. hate that.

my misplaced NY peep - i miss her. and so I made her and the girls some stuff today. for her i made this little friendship journal. the idea is to send it back & forth - she writes me a note or creates something inside...sends it back to me...i do the same and send it back. she who has the book for more than two weeks gets dubbed "CANOLI HOLE". i know who will be first.

Worldwin Papers Crafty Creations/paper bag card

Worldwin Papers parchment vellum (inside pages)

used my new Bind It All for binding it into a book. very cool toy. getting the hang of it.

i added a present pocket in the back for good measure!

for the girls - silver glitter monograms with green organza ribbon ties, green vellum envelopes - those are printed black & white paper inserts in there.

and finally - an i-might-keep-this-for-myself project:: a digital diary. of course ITS not digital, but its a handy dandy take anywhere book where you can keep your digital notes, user names/passwords/blog buddies/email addresses--and if your into digital artwork, a place for ideas...i used real live vintage library cards in there too. yea - i definately need to make another one of these.

I've been tagged! thanks BlondeFab

1. Name 1 thing you do everyday:

make coffee, drink coffee. make more coffee

2. Name 2 things you wish you could learn:

to play the guitar.
to relax.

3. Name 3 things that remind you of your childhood:

the smell of fair fries & malt vinegar.
orange yellow & green stripes (the pattern of my wallpaper in my room)
halloween


4. Name 4 things you love to eat, but rarely do:

blue cheese stuffed green olive (absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever)
hot melty brie & apples (ahhhhhhh)
fondue anything


5. Name 5 people/things that make you feel good:

my boys
the first cup from a pot of perfectly brewed coffee - (doesnt happen everyday - somehow a measurement is always askew)
completing a project
a day with no little to no email
taking a hot shower, getting dressed and doing my hair with absolutely no place to go.


i tag Yvonne & CurlyGirl and perhaps a few others ;-)

latest paper creations: