Happy Halloween!

This is my friend Debi, she's dressed up as the wicked witch. LOL we love going to her house for Halloween to watch the kids who come to her house. She does a really good job at scaring them.

Her cousin helped her out this year, as did Alex. Alex had the mask on from the scream movies, and would jump out of the bushes to scare people. LOL

And it's always fun to catch up with Debi's family too. I love her mom & dad. And her cousins and uncles. They are a ton of fun!

Just keeping up the tradition....

Now tonight I was making cookies to take to Debi's house tomorrow. And of course, as always, I burn the last batch of cookies. Never fails. No matter how many times I tell myself that I'm not going to forget they are in there, I start doing something else, and they burn.

One of these days, I'll have to just sit and wait till they are done, not start anything else. I think it's that Adult ADD kicking in again.

Working more on the bracelet...

I added a few more things on the bracelet. Added a flipflop charm for the beach. Added a die for games. And added a scrapbook.

It's getting pretty full. I found some great grape beads I'm going to add to that too, and a sand dollar. Haven't found a music note yet, but we'll see what I can find this week.

I really really like this one, I'll take a pic of the one I did for the store tomorrow.

Time change

How is everyone doing with this time change? It is kicking my butt today. I am always kind of off, but I was totally behind all day long. Guess the internal clock works a whole lot better than I thought.

I need to sleep, should be asleep, but can't get there yet. NOt sure if it's cause I laid around most of the morning, or if it's cause I did too much today. LOL Or the coke and 2 cups of tea I just drank a little while ago. Hmmm....

How does everyone else cope with the time change?

The Lake House *SPOILERS*

IF you haven't seen the Lake House yet, and want to keep the whole movie a surprise, then don't read this post. And Don't say I didn't warn you...

I just finished watching the Lake house a little while ago, and OMG, I totally love that movie. I thought at first, yeah right, they're in two different times, how the heck can they send notes to each other? That whole part is kind of weird, but I love what they did with the story around that.

OMG, it was wo weird how their lives intertwined without them knowing it. And I love it when Sandra realizes that she's actually met him before. That was really cool. Midway through the movie I guess what happens at the end. Kind of predictable.

But it's always so cool when it's a happy ending. Kind of weird when at the end all the times kind of converge on each other. I want to watch it one more time before I return it to Ngoc. There were a few times where I had to actually rewind it cause I missed something.

I totally thought that Sandra was going to work on his dad, cause she's a doctor in the movie.

The glass house is really cool. Would be kind of weird to live in cause they can see everything. My messiness would totally not be cool there. LOL

Just wondered where the dog fit in to everything. How did she know what was going on? was it doggy sixth sense?

Bead show & Tower Records...

Went to the Bead show today, plus made a stop at the bead store cause the show didn't quite have what I wanted there for the bracelet I'm making.

On the top is what I bought at the bead store. $24 worth.
On the bottom is what I bought at the bead show. $22 worth.

Think I got a good deal at the show? All the beads I got were glass, and were $1 a strand! Yep, you read right, $1 a strand! Needless to say, I didn't buy much else at the show. Deb, you'd be proud of me! I think I only spent $30 total at the show. LOL

But then I went to Tower Records cause it wasn't too far from the bead show. They're closing all the Tower records, which makes me very sad. And they're having a closeout sale. So far 25% off. So I picked up a Hawaiian CD that I've been wanting forever. It's a record album my sister had when I was in High school, and LOVED. And I also found a movie: Come See the Paradise. It's a movie about the Japanese internment.

I'm sad because Tower records was such a part of my life growing up. Chris (my best friend from college & High school) and I would go there every weekend. We'd go to the movies or pee wee golfing, or something else, but would always end up at Tower. You know, us geek girls had to go somewhere, and we loved going to tower records.

I'm just sad that it's an end of an era. :( Darn downloadable music on the internet. LOL

So, I just got home a little bit ago, reading the sunday paper, checking the internet of course. It's getting colder today, fall is here I think.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

A bracelet for Ms. Boring...

I started making a bracelet for my friend Debi. She saw a pic of a bracelet with tons of danglies, and liked it. So I thought I'd make her one

Started out with a few danglies that I had sitting around, and then started adding more and more. Trying to go with a love theme, I love hearts!


Then found a butterfly charm cause we went to see the butterflies last year. Found a drama mask charm cause she loves plays. And I am going to put a scrapbook charm on there as well cause she likes scrapping. So, I'll have to figure out more of her loves, and add those to the bracelet as well. I figure Carlee's got to get on there somehow too! And something to do with wine. I know i have wine themed charms somewhere. Gives me an excuse to see what is at the bead show too!!

I was inspired by Shari to put a project in progress up, so as I put more danglies on there, I'll post.

Inside my ATC

This is the inside of my holiday ATC. Figured that simple was better, thanks to kay!

I still think it needs something, but I am going to move on....

Another quiet day...

It's another quiet day here. I actually finished the back of my color atc last night, and will work on finishing the holiday ATC too so that i can just be done with it.

Got to clean out stuff in the extra room so Philip can paint and strip the floor. He wants to take out the rug and put in flooring, which is cool. Hope he can get it done in a week.

We didn't go to the movies last night, not too bummed though, cause I got to chat with my buds. That was a great time, cause I haven't seen a couple of them for awhile.

Got up a bit early, and I'm finding that I really don't want to get up in the mornings. Not sure if it has to do with the fact that it's getting colder in the mornings. That and I just am so blah in the mornings. I set my alarm early so I can wake up before I wake up...does that make sense?

Watched last night's episode of InuYasha. Really bummed by the fact that they didn't say there were new episodes, and I think I missed a few. Hope they replay them again.

Tonight is repeat TV already. So after Survivor, I think I'll just do some stuff around the house. I can't believe that we're like a couple of months into the new season, and they're already showing repeats. What happened to the good old days of no repeats until the summer?? I still remember the season lasting a whole lot longer than this.

And hopefully we'll do something fun this weekend too!

Isn't the internet wonderful?

OMG, I'm serious! Isn't the internet wonderful? I'm listening to my cuz in Hawaii on a radio show, live. He's there, we're here, and we can hear him on the radio! I totally love it! And the fact that he's 3 hours behind us in time, cause there would be NO WAY I'd get up in time to listen to him at 5 am. LOL

That and I just love how I can keep in contact with all my friends across the country. It's almost like they're here! Almost.

I just love the internet. :)

Love our new clothes

Don't you just love this top? It reminds me of old rock 'n' roll/Stevie Nicks times. We just got this in and I love it! Wish I looked as cute in it as Ngoc does. LOL

I just love that vintage feel to it. Whenever we stop at the booth that has all these clothes, Tina and I are in heaven. Everything is so girly girl. Totally not me in real life, but it's so very cool.

Also reminds me of one of our old friends, Karen. She loves wearing all those types of flowy & glittery tops. Very romantic. We don't hang out with her anymore, but I always remember her with good memories.

I'm stuck

Well, this is my holiday ATC, kind of. Got the outside pretty much done, but REALLY stuck on the inside. The paper in there is just so WHITE. LOL I get really intimidated with a piece of white paper. Mainly because there is so much possibility with a plain canvas. And what if I mess up?

What if what I do just doesn't fit? What if it is too much? Not enough?

I've had this part done for almost 3 weeks now. And I'm just stuck.

I hopefully will have a better idea of what will happen on the inside when I get home. Cause I really do need to work on them.

Cousin Kale...

My sister just got in contact again with our cousin Kale. It's been such a long time since we've all seen him. I think I haven't actually seen him since I was in high school. I can remember being up at my aunt's house with the rest of the family, and he and his mom were visiting at the time. And the cousins were all in Tina's room, and we were listening to him play guitar and singing This Masquerade. I thought he was the most awesome singer. Made me really appreciate jazz music a lot.

Well, as always, life got in the way of our keeping in touch with him. And we all kind of lost contact with each other. But a few years ago, I think Cheryl found him, and we kind of connected again. He's doing well with his music. I'm really proud of how far he has come.

What was funny was that he plays under a different name from what we know him as, and for awhile I was getting e-mails from him not knowing it was him. LOL Now I know I wasn't spammed! LOL

Wish I could make jewelry like this...

We got this in today. And all I can say is, I wish I could make jewelry like that! OMG, the colors are stunning! I love the autumn colors.

Just in love with the whole design. I would never wear something like that, cause where do I go? Um, I'm wearing this to watch TV dear. LOL

Maybe someday I'll learn how.

Project Runway winner

Ok, so Jeffrey is the winner of Project Runway. Debi was right. LOL

I loved Uli's clothes, and I had wished that she would have won.

But Jeffrey's is more trendy, more of what they want in a magazine I think.

I just wish he didn't remind me so much of my ex-bf! LOL

And I loved laura's stuff too. Too dressy for me, but it was all so beautiful!

I hope they all get to do well in the fashion world cause they are all so talented!!

Jay and Heather

This is a photo of Phil's niece and nephew, Heather and Jay. They are in the Army National Guard, and are serving right now in Afghanistan. This is their second tour to the Middle East.

Heather actually drives that big truck behind her, and I think they actually want her to drive and even bigger one. LOL Truck driving is in her genes! It's a Louisiana family tradition. :)

We're so very proud of them!

I am internet addicted...

Ok, I admit, I am addicted to the internet.

Does that mean I'm an internetaholic?

I mean I get home, and what is one of the first things I need to do? Get on the internet to see if the girls are online so we can chat.

How many times a day do I need to check my e-mails? More times than I can count

How many times do I really need to check all of my favorite sites? More than once a day?

And how many pictures of Karl can I find on the internet that I haven't seen before?

Do I really need to check in to see what kind of free stuff people are offering on Freecycle? What if I miss something!

And do I really have to check my favorite comic strips on the net instead of buying a paper?

Well....

OF COURSE I DO!

Do I really need to Google my relatives, friends, and aquaintances to see if they are on the internet? Of course I do!

Yes, I have an internet addiction...

And I love it!

LOL

Project Runway

Ok, so am I the only one who can't wait till the final episode this week? I mean I wonder if Jeffrey gets to show or not. It would be a shame if he couldn't, cause eventhough he reminds me too much of someone I used to know, he does have some great designs.

And I love Lara's stuff! OMG, she really does have a lot of talent.

Love Uli's prints, but it doesn't look like she has a ton of prints. Good and bad.

And Although I love Michael's work, a couple of things that they showed of his, really didn't float my boat. I hope he has better stuff that they hadn't shown yet.

This is gonna be fun!

Daybed is gone!

I don't know whether to be happy or sad. I'm happy cause it's out of the shed. Gone, moved onto a family who will use it for their young ones.

But I'm sad cause I've had that daybed since high school. My parents bought it for me. And I used it in my apartment, it moved with me to Phil's. And now, it's gone....

Oh well. Gotta let go of things sometimes. I know Phil wishes I would let go of a whole lot more...

LOL

Next thing to go is the full-size bedframe, I think. I swear, this freecycler thing is fun!

Exhausted!

OMG today Kristen and I went shopping. And I'm not talking about a little excursion, we went to a bunch of places. I haven't done that in so long! It was a ton of fun!

We started out at the Verizon store to get her phone fixed. We then ended up in San Leandro to pick up a replacement phone there. Then we went to the Eddie Bauer store, and she found a bunch of stuff. I found a digi thermometer for Phil. LOL

Then we went to eat lunch, and then to DSW. That's a pretty cool store. Never been to one before. May have to go back to get some shoes. Not sure what I want yet, but I'll know it when I see it.

Then to the Great Mall. I haven't been there in ages, and of course there were a ton of people at the mall. Not a ton of people buying stuff, but a lot of people just there at the mall. And were their stores thrashed!! I don't think I'd ever want to work there, why can't people put their stuff back where they found it??

I think I'll probably have to take a day off sometime just to go shopping there. :)

Then home. But Phil and I did get a grocery shopping trip in. We haven't gotten groceries in awhile cause we just don't go shopping much.

Got Kristen hooked on Project Runway, and can't wait to see what happens on Wednesday!

Freecyclers...

OMG, I am so addicted to Freecycling. Gave away our breakfast nook set that was actually given to us. Phil was going to put it outside with a sign that said free. But I thought that I'd put it on the site, and see if anyone would want it.

That day we had 8 people ask for it, and the past couple of days I've been getting more e-mails. It's gone, and we helped out a couple who really needed it. I love it!

My daybed is the next thing to go. I've had the daybed since college. took it with me when I moved out on my own, and then it moved in here. Phil said it was falling apart a bit, and needed to be reglued. Someone wanted a twin bed frame, so I asked if she wanted that, and boom, that's going too!

It's cool seeing new offers every day, and seeing that people want things. I think a few things of mine are going to go bye bye! :) This is really fun! I'm having more fun getting rid of stuff to people who really need it.

LOTR cigar box purse

This is my Lord of the Rings Cigar box purse. We worked on them awhile ago. Decopaging pics on cigar boxes, then putting hardware on top for handles. It was a lot of fun. I want to work on more at some point just to do them.

Velcro Kitty

I've been posting pics of Oreo, here's one of Velcro. She's my princess kitty. She thinks she's the princess of the house. Won't do anything unless she wants to, and if she doesn't like it, she'll let you know. LOL

She's our wall kitty. We found her in the wall of our garage. She was born in the roof of the house, and somehow fell inside the wall. I still think it was to get away from Oreo, cause she can't stand him. LOL

We broke a hole in the wall and got her out. I've always seen things like that on the news, never thought it would happen at our house. LOL

Holiday ATC

this is the start of my Holiday ATC. It opens up and has more things inside. I haven't finished the inside, but I was excited on how it was turning out. :)

I am doing my holiday ATC on Girl's day or Hina Matsuri. I remember celebrating girl's day when we were younger, so I thought I'd pick a day that meant something to us that wasn't the typical holiday.

Will post the inside when I finish.

SO, this is what it turned out to look like. I have to get a camera! LOL Scanning with dimensional elements really sucks. ;)

I just added a couple of things to the ATC. Just cause i thought it needed a couple of things. I love silver, and silver goes so well. LOL

I just love the purple papers I found. I want to make more cards using those papers now!

Purple Reign ATC

I'm trying to figure out what to do with this ATC. I'm doing purple and pink as my favorite colors in my color palette. But haven't figured out what to do with the rest. Guess it would help to have all my stamping stuff here. LOL

Love how this is coming together, I actually doodled with a silver paint pen on the bottom. But I don't know where I'm going to stamp yet. Thinking of stamping "Purple Reign" on the top with a crown on it or something. Gotta think...

Any suggestions??