HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

October really did fly by quickly! Although I do enjoy this time of year, it is always so busy. It seems there is always something I want to do or make that I just don't have the time for. I could lie and say that I am going to be way more organized and get things done one time, but I know it doesn't always happen that way!

The ladies enjoyed the Halloween card class and the goodies we made!

* Hershey bar holder - I found this idea of one of the stampin' gals blogs, it is adorable and was a lot of fun to make. Inside I used the word window punch that that candy slips right into!

* Peppermint Spiders - made with a variety of our Stampin' Up punches. Scalloped circle punch, Photo corner punch and 1/2 in circle punch for eyes and just a standard hand held paper punch for the inside of the eyes, and of course peppermint patties for the insides!

* Spider card - This was the only Halloween card we made, the rest were projects to hold our special candies!

* Matchbook M&M candy holder. Holds a snack size of M&M's perfectly, stapled inside like a matchbook and closed up with a bellyband of choice!




The candycorn arrangement is something I saw, that I had to try. Pixie stix topped with scalloped punches and the wonderful Batty For You set from Stampin' Up!

This was a table arrangement at my Halloween card class.
The next day I gave it to my daughter's teacher for her class to enjoy! Along with some peppermint spiders, in which they made earlier this week ... they loved the project and Janelle brought home her adorable spider. I love those little guys, they all seem like they have their own little personality, depending on how we make their eyes! ~CUTE!~



This morning ... being the Halloween morning it is ... Janelle and I made some of the wiches hat cookies!

Just because!

So ... the recipe is really not a big secret so here it is .... Keebler Fudge Mint Grasshopper cookies, Hershey's Kisses and orange frosting. Really, it is a quick, clean goodie to make, and pretty darn cute too! AND .... honestly I can tell ya, they taste pretty good too!

HAVE A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!!

Welcome Fall!

We know it is fall when it is time for our annual, family, trip to the pumpkin patch! Joe's Farm here we come!

Every year Papa always buys the best pumpkin in the patch for Janelle.

We search and thump and knock on them until we find the perfect pumpkin.

This year Janelle and I rode the tractor while the rest of the crew had the punkin weighed.

Nana bought some corn on the cob and zucchini from the market, and Daddy wheeled the pumpkin to the car.

I really really love the winter months, I suppose it is because I do the snow dance ... yes I really do! I just love the snow, which is only another reason why I really know that I am my Mom's daughter. Yes we check our cold temp nights with each other ... they are always just a few degrees cooler than we are for some reason.

Today I got into the full swing of things with my cooking ... really I should have posted some of our fall dishes. Something got into me and I made my favorite fall Shepherds Pie recipe, which is so stinkin' easy it is kind of cheating ... well maybe not, I will take full credit of making it. I also tossed a sour dough bread mix in the bread maker ... and to top things off I made my favorite Pampered Chef Apple Crisp ... minus the cranberries. YES ... all in one day! My husband wasn't quite over bragging about my home made stuffed peppers from last night, so I really have him pretty impressed with my cooking tonight.

I have to say that I am hoping this will be a wonderful fall for everyone. I for one really enjoy the chilly days, crockpots, casseroles, baking, stamping, and crafting ... and I do happen to get a bug now and then and whip out my knitting needles! It is a toss up between craftin' or just taking a hot tub, sportin' the jammies and fuzzy socks early and enjoying a good movie and my family!

Welcome fall! :)

Got chips?

This is one of our favorite things to do at the end of summer ... make salsa. This year I was the salsa queen! I have made two patches so far and I see another one in the not so far future. There is nothing better than fresh salsa, with vegetables from your garden. I have to admit I did purchase the garlic and the onion.

Last year I tried my hand at home made pickles that are ohhh so tasty! Summer just slipped by so quickly this year and I have yet to call and see if the pickling cucumbers are still available. I
would still like to make another round this year.

With my little stamping addiction I was thinking it would be fun to find a pickle stamp ... oh yes, I am sure they are easy to find ... arghhhhhh. A pickle tag with a little santa hat on it, would be so gosh darn cute for Christmas. Well, if not this year maybe next year! ... until then we will be enjoying our salsa!

*** R E L A X ***

This card just says RELAX and retirement all over it! I have to admit, I totally copied this card idea from a lady on my stamp site. It isn't the best photo I have to admit, but I wanted to share this with you. I played around with it tonight, as well as coloring a whole bunch of those little Riley moose images. My friend Karen from the Boston area surprised me with a Hanna gift certificate on line! Yes ... I was so excited and bought Riley in the bathtub, which I hope to post some day soon, as well as Baking Riley which I am totally in love with right now! He has some polka dotted oven mitts on that I made red and white, so I am hoping I run across some red and white polka dotted designer paper, which I am pretty gosh darn sure I will!

OK ... that was my little thrill for the evening. I know ... what ever blows your skirt up huh? Well, I guess that blew mine up!!

Back to basics ...

Anyone who has a boat load of craft stuff knows that it is very hard to oragnize. I have tried the plastic bins, I have tried to display things, I have tried to hide them, nothing seems to work. I end up with a big mess in my stamp area and then end up stamping at my dining room table ... then I hear my husband say ..."I thought that is why you have a craft area." *** rolling eyes ***

OK, here is the deal, I have too dang much shtuff! I seriously sat down in my little rolling craft chair in the patch work of a spare bedroom we have - what are my options ... well, experts say to remove everything and put it back where you want it, but I honestly don't have the time or patients to do that. What I really got to thinking about was placement ... me thinking feng shui?
So, as I started reading through some of the ideas of organization and placement the obvious, which was #9 in the article ...

9. Put it back!

My mom taught me this one, and it's so important it's mentioned twice! Now that your organized, once you're finished with it -- put it back.

Duhhh, really, that is all I need to do.

So, that said and done is not really solving my problem, but it is a start ... I do have some organizing themes going on. I started off by putting some of my favorite cards up on a bulletin board I got from Wally World (check), then I got the small curtain rods up to hold my craft punches (check), then I have sorted my cardstock and put them into bankers box magazine holders found at Advanced Liquidators (check), not pictured, I have cleaned out my heaping ribbon drawer and have some of my spools in a ribbon keeper and some never used, still in the containers are in a drawer ready to be noticed. I took some binder rings and put a slip not type jobby in the ribbon and hung it on the clip ... works good, and honestly I can look at the clips which I will hand inside my cabinet door and hopefully be able to find the right color and type I am needing.

This my friends is step 1 in getting my room back in work friendly order. I will soon be in this area trying it all out and working hard to remember step #9.

More Seaside ...

After we said goodbye to Val, we walked around down town and ohhh yes ... there was yet ANOTHER elephant ear in the picture for Janelle ... she happily munched on that while wearing the beautiful lei Valerie brought for Janelle.

Rick found a nice USMC hat in one of the shops and we also hit the outlet shops. Well, I was the one looking, Janelle and Rick kicked back and rested while I looked around. I did end up with a black Eddie Baur ball cap to hide my beach hair look.

Then there were bumper cars ... Oh my. There was a while that Janelle and I were the best drivers and then there was a time when we were possibly NOT the best drivers, but it was sure fun!

Our last day was fun, it really was time to go home. We had drizzle a while after Valerie had left the day before and on and off drizzle on Tuesday as well.

We had a nice breakfast out and Janelle wanted to go for one more ride on the bumper cars ... which lead to one more ride on the whirly , spinney things that go VERY fast. Our plan was to ride it, then grab a Starbucks (hot chocolate for Janelle) and head for home. We were almost done with the ride and Janelle said she had a headache ... then she said she didn't want Starbucks !!!!!!!!!! WHAT ... we knew she wasn't feeling well to turn down Starbucks, yeah she takes after her Mom just a tad!

All in all we had a fantastic trip to Seaside and were happy to get home to our nice comfy beds!

Seaside, OR

Here we are ... Seaside on the Oregon coast!

We really look forward to our family getaway every year. Janelle chose Seaside this year ... a nice change and really a great choice! We met our friend Valerie from Seattle on Saturday. The weather was great - we watched a Blues concert in Seaside, walked around town. Janelle was like a magnet to the We're All Ears place... all elephant ears. Janelle's favorite is the original cinnamon and sugar, but there were many choices ... even one that is any two choices you want, which is called Ear Wax ... Eeeew!

After the concert, elephant ear and checking out the town we settled down for dinner at the Creekside Pizza. It was really a nice dinner. We sat at a window seat, overlooking the creek, it really was a relaxing view.

After our humps were filled and settled, we set out for a LONG walk. We were very adventurous ... climbing down the rocks to the water, and walking along the seashore. It was really a great walk and we walked and walked and walked .... really! I was waiting for Janelle to say she was tired, but us adults all looked at each other and then looked back to where our room was and said we should probably turn around. There were so many surf boarders out there in the water, the sun was shining and the breeze was minimal.

We ended the evening with a nice swim in the 90 degree outdoor pool. Ahhhh that felt so good!
Then it was time to dry off, and change into some warm clothes for our evening campfire and s'mores! Yep, that is why they call them s'mores. YUMM

On Sunday, we made a big breakfast of fried potatoes, eggs and bacon and headed for Tillamook, OR. We toured the Tillamook cheese factory. This was a first for Valerie and Janelle. We watched them working in the factory with those big 'ol blocks of cheese and then we got to sample some of them.

Down the road is Blue Heron, which is another cheese facory in a smaller scale, but they had some different samples. Rick and I were lovin' the real blue cheese ... oh yeah! - Good stuff!

Heading back towards Seaside we looked at the beautiful scenery, what a great drive! We stopped in the city of Cannon Beach and sniffed out yet another elephant ear for Janelle while Rick and Val went into the Market Basket for a couple of things for dinner.

Back in Seaside, Val, Janelle and I headed out for a walk on the beach and checked out some of the beach volleyball tournament. Lots of look at there .... *wink*. As we walked along the beach we noticed a couple of helicoptors and were hoping that they weren't there for anything serious. (Low and behold on the news the next morning they had been looking for shark sightings .... YIKES!! I could hear the Jaws music in my head.)
Back at our room, Rick had the fixin's for our taco salad under way. We all pitched in and then sat down to a happy plate of taco salad for dinner.

Then we all went swimming, changed and had our evening campfire and our ration of s'mores and roasted marshmallows for the evening.

Valerie had to leave on Monday, so we got her packed up and joined her at Bagels By The Sea ... what a great place. They have quite the variety of bagles! My favorite was the pretzel bagel with the salt on top ... (dipped into ... of course ... mustard!)

It's ok to be different!

You might not be able to tell by the photo, which really isn't all that great. But, Rick planted the Wave Petunia's this year in our cement ring out front. They were ALL purple, until one day we saw a small group of pink flowers pop up right in the middle. As I walk by this every day it is a constant reminder that is IS ok to be different in so many ways! NO matter if you are a person or an animal or a flower ... it is ok.

GONE FISHIN'

Janelle had a great time at the Lake Merwin Fishing Derby today! Dad, Jeff and I all joined the fun. We all got to help fish!

























There were lots of people there. There are two friends who were in Janelle's class the year before last, who were there. We caught our first little guy and the kids mom gave us some of her "magic" bait. Seriously they were catching some huge fish. The bait looked mini marshmallows spray painted with gold glitter paint. But it really was some sort of bait ... spray painted with gold glitter paint!!!! HOW crazy is that, but it worked! We also got their lucky fishin'
spot when they left too! FISH ON!!

The first picture is Janelle with Sammy the Salmon! He was a nice fish and Janelle gave Sammy a hug and shook his finn! :)

While we were waiting in line to have our fish weighed in, I noticed a boy in a wheel chair behind us ... gosh, I thought he sure looks like Nick. Then I noticed his sister, she looks just like Nick's sister, then the father, then the mother ... OMG it was the Brittell family ... we hadn't seen them in years, but the mother ... Leslie is one of my facebook buddies!

Janelle and Nick were born around the same time and were baby neighbors in the NICU at Emanuel Hospital. We hadn't seen them in person since the kids were 2 years old. It was great to see them, and I even got a picture of Janelle and Nick together! How cool is that! :)

Janelle is not afraid to hold the fish, so we took a picture of her holding one of her trophies!



What is that saying - a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work ... well, it sure was a lot of fun!

OK, here goes ...

Here is my first attempt (this yr ... we won't talk about the experience last year) with mosiac tiling on flower pots.


The blue and yellow plates I found for pretty cheap at Paws & Claws. A great way to support those animals!
I do have all the tools for mosiacs, but I decided to put the plates in a gallon size ziplock bag and drop them a few times outside. I then mashed the big chunks with a screwdriver cuz I was too lazy to go get the hammer out of our shed. As I smashed these pieces, I think my daughter thought I had lost it. Possibly I have!

Anyhoo, I have them all glued down, in rows, which isn't really how you do it, but I was only using two colors for a starter project, so that is how I chose to do it. Next time I will add more colors!

The adhesive needs to dry for 24 hrs, so I will be able to grout tomorrow.
Wish me luck! :)

I am back!!

Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, apparently I was on a vacation in which I didn't go anywhere exciting! Ohhh so lame!

Now that summer is in full swing, I have the TO DO list all mapped out, some appointments scheduled, I even went on a job interview *gasp* - it is for a VERY part time position with a company called KidzArt. If nothing else, I have to say that I was very pleased to have the over the phone interview AND then the personal interview. I get so stinkin' nervous in job interviews, but I am pleased to have had the opportunity since there were about 100 applicants! So, if nothing else, it was good for me to experience this, since all interviews are different.

Back to the fun things .... I have some beach reservations set up for us, some fun things planned, I have had some long overdue visits with a few friends, and ... I also have some brand spankin' new stamping goodies! Whooo hooo!

So with this, I will be cutting, chopping, snipping and preparing for my next card class. Invites will go out today, and I am hoping we can hang out at our local pizza joint and relax and enjoy each others wonderful company, surrounded by some great new stamp sets!

Stay tuned ....

Good Day Sunshine!

Ohhh don't I wish that this was our four day weekend! I have to say, I have had a wonderful two days off.

If you are expecting to see some wonderful craft that I have been working on this weekend ...well I haven't even touched any of the crafty stuff. Not even my new stamp sets!

I have done quite a bit inside the house, pulled a few weeds, (outside - ha ha) did a little shopping, took a little gift to my little neighbor girl who has surgery. Chatted with some neighbors as well as Matt, our best man. I really thought I would be rolling up my sleeves to do some painting on my cabinets. My project was going strong until sh *t hit the fan at work and my stress level was telling me that my mind wasn't in it. Now I have no excuse. Do I like having a patchwork kitchen, a little primer, a little finished cabinets, and a few unfinished? No, but I will get to it soon. My husband even told me to hold off until summer and finish it then, but hopefully it won't take me that long to start in again. The sunny weather was just what I needed to get a grip on a few weeds and to tidy up a bit.

Rick bbq'd some ribs, with Sweet Baby Ray's ... oh yeah, that was a great dinner. What is for dessert? Good question.

We have 4 school days this week, and will have a 4 day weekend for Memorial Day, then another 4 days of work next week. Then the real countdown will start. Not really stressed about summer getting here so quickly, but I do enjoy my summer days off with my Janelle Bug!

Cheers!

THANK YOU ladies for a very fun evening, I really needed that and I think that all in attendance totally earned it!

Thanks to a wonderful gal, I now have a fun place to take a friend from out of town ... Valerie, there is a drink with your name on it here! OR even my in town friends. I think my husband, daughter and I need to have lunch on the deck one of these fine summer days!

I have to say that I was rather intrigued by the margarita machines at the Island Cafe! I WANT ONE, but it probably wouldn't be that practical in my kitchen huh? They actually have four lined up in their bar area. How cool would that be?

As for other things, lots of changes and not much crafting. As you can see I have taken up drinkin' instead! LOL Work has been one big ball of stress to put it nicely, but after a few changes, we have one of the best teachers ever, my blood pressure has taken a huge nosedive! WHEW ... it was a hell of a ride! Kitty is doing well after her female surgery, family is great ... sunshine on the way this weekend, what more can you ask for? Well, besides the margarita machines that is!

My husband, daughter and family spoiled me on Mother's Day. I woke up to Janelle bringing me a gift and a card. She gave me a heart shaped magnet made of pink colored rice, the night before. (she couldn't wait) Then I got a cool CD - hits from the 70's ... some great songs! Rick pulled on his sweats and headed to Starbucks, returning with my skinny mocha and a hot chocolate for Janelle. My front porch is sportin' a beautiful fuschia plant that Rick hung up and then told Janelle to have Mom look out the front door ... awwwhhhh. Rick gave that to me, from Janelle the night before as well ... guess he couldn't wait either. Janelle made me a card at school that is absolutely adorable ... it's a real keeper! :) When we went to my parents to visit my Mom, she had Janelle give me a gift (from Janelle) it is a yard ornament that is a ... hmmm maybe a porcupine, maybe a possum. It is kind of a joke, because we have had some possum problems over the past few years in our area. So, this cute possum can sit out back as a decoy! Thanks my lovelies ... I have a wonderful Mother's Day! (smooch)

I actually got a new Stampin' Up order this last week. I have lots of new toys to play with and I have scheduled my next workshop. I can't wait to play with the new Sizzix textured impressions sleeve that fits in my Cuttlebug machine!

Fish On!!

Today was the Crystal Springs Fishing Derby!
Janelle caught two trout with the help of one of the nice fishing volunteers. Then we took a few quick pictures before it was time for the guys at the cleaning table to gut, clean and put them in a bag with ice for our ride home.

Janelle had a great time fishing, then we enjoyed the nice hamburger and hot dog bbq, with chips, cookies and pop.

It started to sprinkle for a bit, then it was full sunshine for the bbq. Yeah!!

What's that saying ... a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work - is that it? ... well, that just might be true!

Mojo is rising ....

I have been studying some card designs and layouts and have also attended a stamp class with my upline, so I have to say ... I have some mojo built up inside ready to burst!

I have my stamp order placed, and now it is time to sit back and wait for the man in brown! I LOVE the sound of that big brown truck pulling up to my house ... yes, I have been known to meet him half way up our front walk. Well, I was just trying to save him some steps ... or was I really that excited ... ok, yes I was! I love getting new stamp goodies - it is just like Christmas for me every time I open that Stampin' Up box packed with entirely too much paper, but it keeps out precious goodies from getting all banged up on their ride to a better home! Stay tuned for mojo production!

Happy Birthday Erika!

I have to say that I really like leaving little surprises in people mailboxes in the staff lounge ... although I pretty much got busted big time on this one! Perhaps I need to put a bright red button of sorts on Erika's mailbox so I don't have to hunt for it! Her box is up HIGH like mine is ... so when we check mail we jump up and down or we swipe our hand over the shelf like we are dusting!

For some reason I have a vision of something pink and brown in design ... so I made a b-line to Joann's right after school and found the designer paper I wanted to use.

I was pretty jazzed about trying out a new box pattern my upline shared with me. This box holds approx. 6 cards and envies without a lot of ribbon. I really needed to make the box a tad bit larger to fit more, so I SQUEEZED 4 cards and envies in one box and woola!

I will be using that pattern again. Would this be cool to have several of these made up ahead of time to have on hand?

This is where I have been ...

I suppose this can be considered a HUGE craft I have been working on!

Our first project was painting the kitchen ... I have said farewell to the RED and I mean RED walls that I thought would look so awesome a couple of years ago. Now I think the Lyndhurst Gallery Beige is awesome! LOVE IT!

I really enjoy paining, but really it needs to be the not so hard to reach places. I had to snicker when my husband was on the ladder ... I heard him say, hey, I thought this was all YOUR idea and YOUR project. Works every time! :) He did however want me to sign a contract saying that I will not change the wall color for 10 years ... OH MY ... I will NOT be signing that, he knows me better than that!

So, the kitchen is pretty much done, but the next project is all mine! I am doing a modern antique version on my kitchen cabinets. Once I took a look at them at Lowe's I knew I HAD to do that. Once my husband went to look at what I was talking about, he also knew I HAD to do it! So, here I am, up to my elbows in Valspar primer, and then satin finish, in Mistique! Once you prime and finish, you use 180 grit sand paper and sand just the edges, which is the antique part of the job! I am far from done, but plan to use part of my sunny weekend painting and guarding the cats and the family from touching the paint while it is drying!

Ducks on spring break ...

So, I know it is pretty wet and rainy out, but have you really ever seen ducks just walking around your neighborhood?

They looked so calm! I grabbed my camera was was happy I could get a long shot of this duck across the street. I know that I should never use the word shot and duck in the same sentence, but my brother would be so jazzed about that. Good thing Uncle Dan wasn't here with his rifle and labs!

The two ducks strolled around and went around the corner. Later on I saw the brown one, he was bathing in the mud puddle ... looked like he was getting all dolled up for someone.

Too cute!!

They're here!

I have been on a mission, looking for new shoes.
I really wanted another pair on Keen's which I LOVE! I just couldn't find a pair that I thought would look nice with nice pants, and be comfy enough to wear to work.

I never thought I would ever order a pair of shoes on line, but I found a great on line source. It is off of Amazon, called TheShoePlanet.com. I ordered a pair of Doc Marten's, and a few days later here they are.

My husband said they were the ugliest pair of shoes he has ever seen. After all that love and support for my new shoes ... I wore them out and about for some errands today and I think they are gonna work for me. (PS ... I don't like HIS shoes either!)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Janelle asked if I could make some cupcakes for her class for St. Patrick's Day ... she chose chocolate ... or brown cupcakes as she calls them, with green frosting.

I did nothing out of the ordinary for these cupcakes, just the usual ... Pampered Chef Easy Accent Decorator. However we did have some fancy, dancy sprinkles we cracked open just for these cupcakes. Rebecca gave them to Janelle with a cake mix, frosting, and these cute little window boxes that hold cupcakes.

Well, at first I thought, pfftt, who gives cupcakes away? Oh yeah we do, so I found that the box fits the extra five cupcakes perfectly!

I do hope her class enjoys all those green cupcakes today!

Tulips for Classified week ...

Last week was classified week at the school I work at.

Not only do I just love tulips, but I was surprised to see tulips on my desk for me from the Kindergarten teacher I was an assistant for, for a couple of months.

When I thanked her for the flowers I did share with her that I enjoyed her class and I couldn't believe I got to work in Kindergarten AND get paid for it!

Seriously ... Then I told her shhhh :)

Cute kids - I miss them already!

Clark Skamania FlyFisher's donation ...

This is my 2nd year donating to the Clark Skamania Flyfisher's, for their annual banquet and silent auction.

It will be held at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, on March 21st.

I have donated 4 sets of 4 cards and envies in our SU cello bags. The background shows the cute little gift bag they fit in perfectly.

Good luck to the auction and I hope many people sign up to win my cards!
Fish on!

My card class on Wednesday was small but fun and relaxing! I even stamped with the ladies.

The owner of the bikini bottom card was thrilled that this card was being made in honor of her tush and the very exciting and well deserved trip she is taking it on real soon!

Cheep Talk was made with Pacific Point Blue and Good Morning Sunshine designer paper. Branch Out was a fun card to make, using celery designer papers of our choice. Party Hearty was a mix of Only Orange cardstock and Pixie Pink with kiwi designer paper, and the cute little bikini bottom was designed with Blush cardstock and Hawaiian Papaya designer paper.

Hello March!

Yes we are a little closer to spring which makes me happy and sad. For those of you who know me really well, I just LOVE the winter months. I hate to see our chances of snow going away, even though we did get more than our fair share of snow this year!

I do have to say that I love the spring months as well. Mostly because of Easter dinner we have at our house for the Grandparents and because

of our family Easter egg hunt at Aunt Debbie and Uncle David's house.

While talking to Debbie on the phone a week or so ago she commented on how she just hates to fill the eggs with money. This is when I opened my gigantic trap and said "ohhh I will fill them for you!" She really didn't hesitate at all before she said "OK".

So last night my aunt and unlce stopped by with a HUGE Rubbermaid trunk full of eggs, more eggs and more eggs! A box of money and I am thinking, possibly a sigh of relief as David happily put the trunk of eggs in my living room and scurried out the door ... maybe before I change my mind!

So, I have to say, I do think it will be fun, but I haven't started it yet. After tonight's card class I will have my evenings free to start filling eggs!

Katie killed her first mouse ...

So this is how our morning started ... Janelle told me that Katie - our new 4 legged feline aka Katie our kitten, broke the mouse to the computer. I told Janelle I would look at it in a bit.

After Janelle went to school I sat down in front of the computer to do my morning gawk at my emails and such. For some reason the curser was not moving ... oh yeah something is wrong with the mouse. After I look at it I notice the red light isn't on, I also notice that the wires are chewed off!
Who did that? :) MEOW ...Urgh ... love the little pistol of a kitten we have. She looks so innocent and everything is a toy to her!

I have to say, I did have a great day there after. Our class went bowling at Big Al's today and we had a great time bowling. I was screaming and cheering so much, my throat was so dry by the time we left. It is one of those times you wonder ... why don't I go bowling more often, it really is a great time.

Today was a wonderful day, but a bummer that it is the last day working my Overflow position in Kindergarten. Those little people are so fun to be around. I baked my favorite Sweet Chocolate German cookies for their snack today on my last day. Of course there was a birthday celebration and one of the girls brought some of the most adorable cupcakes with a sweet little flower on top of each, but my cookies are appreciated by all!

Now I am blessed to get to rest for the evening with my wonderful family. I will be daydreaming of some ideas for my next workshop which I think will be next Wednesday night!

It is Friday ... payday...and we had sunshine, really what else could you ask for?