Almost the weekend !

Hey everyone.. hope your week is going well.

Snow again for us Minnesota ..home bond people !
While it sure does look pretty and it does hide or cover up some of that dirty snow. I have to admit I have about had enough of it !!! I hope you all get to and from where you are going safe and sound. Remember to leave a bit earlier and take your time and drive safe. Me... I am about to go get a big mug of HOT chocolate and curl up with the hubby and watch a short bit of T.V. with him. Can't wait for the weekend to get here. I hope to get some painting in the bedroom downstairs. SUPER exciting about that! As well as check out some parade of homes since the weather is suppose to be a bit warmer and nice on Sat !

Hope you all are doing well. Keep in touch !

Here is as little LAUGH for you all today!!

Well I thought it is almost mid-week and we might need a laugh..so here is something really cute I got sent to me.

Subject: JOBS
1. My first job was working in an Orange Juice factory, but I got canned. I couldn't concentrate.

2. Then I worked inthe woods as a Lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the axe.

3. After that, I tried to be a Tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it -- mainly because it was a sew-sew job.

4. Next, I tried working ina Muffler Factory, but that was too exhausting.

5. Then, I tried to be aChef - figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I just didn't have the thyme.

6. Next, I attempted to be a Deli Worker, but any way I sliced it I couldn't cut the mustard.

7. My best job was a Musician,but eventually I found I wasn't noteworthy.

8. I studied a long time tobecome a Doctor, but I didn't have any patience

9. Next, was a job ina Shoe Factory. I tried but I just didn't fit in.

10. I became aProfessional Fisherman, but discovered that I couldn't live on my net income.

11. I managed to get a good job working for a Pool Maintenance Company, but the work was just too draining.

12. So then I got a jobin a Workout Center, but they said I wasn't fit for the job.

13. Aftermany years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a Historian- until I realized there was no future in it.

14. My last job wasworking in Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind.

15. SO, I TRIED RETIREMENT AND FOUND THAT I'M PERFECT FOR THE JOB

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all retire regardless of our age and really enjoy life !

Have a good week all and stay warm... thought the temps are up a bit that wind sure makes it feel more chilly then it is !

Well Hello.. Happy Monday to all.

With the temps warming up just a bit...I had to add the sunny pic...boy it sure is nice to hit the outdoors and be not a 100% freezing.

Okay... okay.... so I had such good intentions and I hopes to get some stamping and scrap booking done this weekend... well... I am sad to report it did not happen. So I have NO PICS to post on anything fun and creative that I got done this weekend.

Sat..morning I started on my normal cleaning as normal. Then by about 10am I decided this is it. I am going into the office and doing something fun..... Well, while I was in the office...not much fun happened in there.. I had to clean up my mess from my Valentines cards and projects and while..after that I was digging in my closet for something I needed. Soooooooooo that lead to a major cleaning and re-organization of my stamping, scrap booking closet.... That took sooooooooome time. So by the time I got done with that I was tired and it was nearly time to begin dinner. But GOSH I was soooo thrilled I had found my LONG LOST...circut buttons and tools. As well as my LONG lost markers. Allll in all. It was great to find these items I had been looking for FOR months !!!! Also to get everything nice and neat and so I can find things. So it was still a good feeling. Just NOT as fun as stamping.

Sunday.... I did a few things and was not feeling well at all.... so I did a few things around the house.... and watching the movie " NO RESERVATIONS" It really was a cute movie and I had wanted to see if for sometime. Just never got around to it. Very touching movie. A few tears where shed.

So that was it for me.........................

HUBBY , made MAJOR progress on the downstairs bedroom and I am going to get to paint sometime this week or coming weekend which I am totally excited about !!! Yipppppy. I will post a before and after...
One step closer to done. I am sooooooo thankful I have a man that knows how to do all of these things and can finish our basement at NO labor cost's to us. He has done a great job !

Hope you all had a SUPER weekend. Have a good week all........................... ENJOY..............

OH............P.S. I did get ALL of my Easter DECOR up as well... So that was fun for me also.

Till next time........

Weekend Plan's

Sooo ... what do you have planned for this weekend ?

The temp here in Mn is actually suppose to be a heat wave of about 32 !! Yippy !
Sun and 32, I think we'll take it.

So do you have anything fun planned ? Meeting anyone ? Doing any projects ? Any crafts?
Any family outings?

Most of the time our weekend involves running errands, doing things around the house and chores or items that did not get finished during the work week. At least MY work week, or family events.
I have decided since it is winter and I HOPE it won't be here tooooooooooo much longer.....
I am going to take some time this weekend and do some things I enjoy..instead of things that...
"need to get done". I always put my chores before anything else. What can I say... most of the time I agree with this. I am a whole LOT happier when I can play after my house is clean. ( Less on my mind that way and less quilt )But like I said.. with winter hopefully only lasting another 6 weeks or so... that is going to start cutting down my weekends for possible indoor fun ! So this weekend.. I am going to try and make some cards, scrap book, organized our office some and get some things done that are more 'fun' for me. I also have to start things on Birthdays and making special gifts for other things coming like Mother's Days and Easter as well. Who knows... If I do something exciting I might even post what I did. We'll see. I might decide to be lazy and sit and watch a movie as well.

Spring and Summer will be here soon and that involves many outdoor activities, such as a plan for my annuals, what to buy and what colors, yard projects we have planned, taking down the xmas decor and packing it up which is usually a weekend in it self. Then there is the pond, of course moving my fishies and getting out all my summer yard decor and patio items.... ahhhh we also want to drip out our side walk and redo that. Many things to do ! While they are all alot of work. It will be great to get outside again. To wait and wonder what spring brings, to watch all my plants and flower come back.

So whatever you are doing..who your doing.. hehheeh or whom you spend it with! Have a super weekend all.

It is coming along FINALLLLLY !

Well as most of you know my Hubby hasn't been working. Well not working that he gets paid for that is. I have posted pic's below of our basement. Someone who is not a home owner or have never seen an unfinshed room might say.. what is that ? Or its a wall big deal. Well not at this house.

Here is a pic of our downstairs basement bedroom. YIPPPPPPPY!
Here is one of 4 can lights that in a row in that bedroom.
I am sooo extremely excited ! Our home is coming along. I have wanted the basement done for a long time. It is starting to become a reality for me. My Hubby has been working his little tail off. He finished the dry wall, put on corner bead, then taped all the joints ( which is alot) and now has even got some MUD on. Once he has the mud on and sanded and mud and sand again over and over until it is perfectly smooth... I will get to prime and paint. I can NOT wait. I already have my colors picked out and ready to go.

For those friends that have been giving Jes a hard time forever and asking 'how is the basement' coming along. I am proud to report PROGRESS is being made.

I have to give Jes alot of credit. Since he has not been working he has really jumped in and helped with household items and cooking dinner and learning to cook. I really appreciate this help. It feels great to be a team. Ahhh married life is good!

Now we just hope he gets some 'paid' work soon. In the mean time.. he is doing a GREAT job at home.

HOT steals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahhh I LOVE bargin shopping !!!

I just LOVE this tree of hearts ! Can't wait for next year to display it.
In the TOP pic I forgot these xoxo metal letters. I have others like this in my house and I just LOVE them... thus why I bought another set !

So yesterday I stopped at Target... to get a print out of how much I had paid for my medications in hopes to see if I could claim some of it on our taxes this year. Which I found out I can't. I was not nearly enough. You have to spend over 7.5% of your income and then whatever amount over that you can claim and get a percent of that back.

But........ I have to share these totally ADORABLE items I got on the Valentine clearance !
Of course 75% percent off, as well as my discount. What a steal. I even got a cute cat nip toy for our Cat for a mere .50 cents.

These items are such sooo fun and of course I love pink and red. They are after all my fave colors.
Can't wait to put them out next year.

NOWWWWWWWWWWWWW it is time for my Easter decor............

I am going to try and fit it in my busy week somehow. As well as planning several other things I have coming up.

Enjoy !

Had to Share some great Creativity !!!!!

So.... on Valentines Day I came to work with a little surprise on my desk and wanted to share for all you crafters/stampers out there. Something very cute to make. My friend Lori made these cute little treat bags.
She made cute little tags and put it on some light pink ribbon.
Here I made a close up shot of the candy's she dec-ed out ! She had dove heart candies and made these adorable stamped circles and put them on the front and back. What a totally cute idea for any holiday !! You can also see she changed up the colors a bit as well tooo.
Below is a side shot so that you can see the candy !
Gotta give some props to Lori !! What a fun way to embellish holiday candies !

Have a great weekend all !!!

Happy Valentines !

Happy Valentines Day to Alll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish you all much love and enjoyment on this day.
One year ago today, my now Husband asked me to Marry him. So while this is not the first Valentines we celebrate together.. it is our first as a Married Couple.

Enjoy alllllllllllllllll !

Are you READY????????????

Are you ready ??? Ready for Valentines ????


Above is a snap shot of just one item on my Dining Room Table. Of course the house is decked out for the V-day.
For my Valentine Sweetie I hand made some white Choc covered Strawberries with Red sprinkles !!!
I also have these cute heart candles on the table as well to light for our Valentine dinner !!!

I also have a few small other things to set out tomorrow before I head to work !

What fun items have you done ? Anything fun ? Any cute idea's ?

I also have to add I was surprised with a really nice Valentine gift from my B.F.... she gave me some awesome pink sprakle letters, candy, paper, small cards,
tied all together with some cute red ribbon !! Thanks.. it was sooo nice and appreciated!
I hope you found your goodies I left for your family as well!!! :)

A new week, how was your weekend

Well it is Monday... lately my post's have only been on the weekends. I am not sure where the weeks go. But I am going to make a effort to get back to posting during the week as well.

Well, hope you all had a super weekend, despite the VERY chilly temps.

We had a good weekend, stayed in the house and stayed warm. While I did not get my sewing done. I did however get alot of other things done which was a great feeling. Still have a few more items I hope to get to this week. But I got to stamp and get my Valentines all taken care of. Just have to write them out and get them mailed and a few delivered. I haven't stamped for a little bit... so it was nice to do it again. I had the computer there if I needed it and HGTV on ( one of my fave channel's )

Jes and I also had some time to sit and watch TV/Movie together for a while. We got a nap in and it was sooo nice. Warm and cozy in our home and a bit of relaxing as well. The rest of the year gets soooo busy for us and last year it was busy for us at this time. So this winter I am totalllllly soaking up the down time when it is not soooo busy ! Gosh it sure is nice.

That's all for me !!!!!!!!!!!

Have a good week all :)

Vacation Pic's to Share !!

So as many of you already know... In Jan Jes and I had our honey moon on a Eastern Caribbean Cruise. We have asked to put our pic's online. I had also promised. So for the first time ever. Jes had loaded our pic's on Shutterfly.com. It is a really nice webpage and easy to use. I hope you enjoy looking at all the pretty views we encountered on our week vacation. While the weather is a chilly -15 here in Mn.. it sure is nice to remember the warm breezes and temps for 83-87 we had for that week.

Enjoy all..... Here is the link....

stenglein.shutterfly.com/action/?a=2AaM2rho0aMnGQ

Valentines are ready for this week !!!

Soooo.. I had NO plans on leaving the house this weekend. With that being said.. I was hoping to get ALOT done as well as some Valentines ! Soooo... here it is..... I was working hard yesterday.
Here are some goodies for some work friends!
Here are some cards I worked on last night. Instead of making them all the same like I might do at other times each one of these are different and will be given or sent to family members and a few friends. This is a close up.Here is a quick view of the cards I got done!!!!!
I hope that this week you have something special planned for your Valentine!!!! Make sure to tell the ones your love how much they mean to you !

Saturday...Snowy, Cold and Windy !!!!

Well it is snowy and cold and windy......

My weekend to do list is very long. But I have been running since this morning to get it done.

I have the wash going, phone calls made. We made home made soup for lunch. My hubby ran to the store for me. To get a few items I had forgotten. Then he helped me cut up items. I really enjoy cooking together. I hope he does to. Perfect for a cold winter day. Plus it makes the house smell yummy as well. I have dinner all plan and the items out I need for that as well.

I also have a long list of items that need to be fixed on my Mom's sewing machine. I have clean clothes that need to be put away. Items from the vacation to put away. Vacuming, dusting..etc......

But what I REALLLLLLY wanted to do which I am going to do is get some Valentines made as well as some Valentine goodie bags for my co-workers !!! Get some tags stamped and made for those as well. This week is Valentines and so I want to make sure I get my cards and items done for all of my LOVED ones. It is the perfect time to show your love and friendship to others.!!

With that being said... I am off to dig out my stamp pads and stamp sets and come up with some cute idea's.

I will post a pic of what I get made when I get done.

Take care all. Have a good weekend ! Stay safe and warm!

Some much to do so little time !!!

So.... as I had said in my post about the cruise for the first time ever and we where the first boat. Carinval begins to sell scarpbooks. Well this is something I can not get at home or anywhere else. So I am torn to work on my scrapbook today or to do my chores and put my clothes away from my trip, wash clothes and get all my times downstairs packed away... ahhh doesn't this just look sooo much more fun. Maybe I can do a little of all of them and not feel soooo bad !!!
I loved this huge pack of items for only 11.00. I also had the names of all the ports that we visited as well as the name of the decks on the ship! Super Cool !!!
Here is the cute book, it also had an silde in as you can see with the same of our ship. I don't have it in there yet, but they also gave you a pic of the actual ship we took so I have to insert that yet as well !So that is going to be my Sunday. Originally we where going to have Jesse's parents over for my Mother in laws birthday, and do chores and errands yesterday... but we had a change in plans and did it yesterday.

So.......... I hope you all have a super Sunday!!!!!!!!!!

Ahhhhh purses.. I LOVE them!!!

Okay so when we where on vacation I got these two totally rad purses. I always LOVE getting new purses and seem to change them often. So with the wonderful eye of my Hubby. While in the Bahama's we did some shopping and I got these two purses. I am using the first one right now and can't wait for later to use the Kate purse. Just wanted to share.
Are these cute or what ????

Love the bright colorful stripes of this purse. It will be great for summer as well !!!
Now I almost wish I would have bought a few more ! Tax and Duty free!! Yipppppy.

Christmas at the End of Jan.

Hello -

So things always get busy for the Holidays. Right. Well me and my girlfriend just didn't get time to get together to exchange holiday gifts yet. So the other day I came home to my gift. Here is what I got. Some cute Albums and a hand made scarf. So cute. I love it all. I also got some other small goodies with it as well.

Thanks......! :)

Something to Ponder.........

Hi everyone -

Back from Vacation and fighting an ugly chest and head cold. Finally starting to feel better today. A week later.
Hope all of you are feeling well and staying warm.

Well today, I have something to think about I saw and liked !

'Always be a first rate VERSION of yourself, instead of a second rate VERSION of somebody else'

Well isn't that a statement.

One to think about for the new year, forsure !

What changes do you want to make this year ?
How can we change who we are for the better ?

There are alot of jealous people and mean spirited people out there these days. Alot of them are closer then you know. Some of them might even be friends or family. Personally I am not a jealous person. I never really have been. But others are.

I am happy for anyone I know if they get or do or go places. I am happy for them and be sure to tell them as such. Others are not like this, some might want to try. But just can not be happy or express their happiness for someone else. Some have to keep up with the "Jones's" or keep tally and make sure to be one up on a friend or co-worker or family member. To me this is just silly. But I have experienced it myself from different people. Some even that have really disappointed me. But I just move on and make sure I don't ever do that to someone I know.

So be yourself, be a good person, care for others, take a look at yourself, your needs, your behavior. No one is perfect, by no means am I either. But take a second to think, to react in a way that is supportive and loving and kind to others. Think how you might want someone to react to you , if you had good news or a good experience or something to share. Member they choose YOU to share it with, depending on your reply might depend on how they share things with you in the future. A part of trust is also built and broken this way as well.

Show the world, how good and what good you can do and what GOOD you can be! Be real about it. Be sincere about it. Don't do it just for appearance. Show the world your best side and be proud of it. Be someone you and others are proud to know and can say good things about.

Take a bit of time just to think a bit about!

Bye alll..........