Not green....

I just saw the weirdest thing and had to share.

I was on my lunch break and was driving over a bridge. I hate when I'm stopped at a light ON the bridge. I get jittery. So I was looking around trying to keep my mind off it when I saw this man bend over to pick up a plastic cup someone dropped. I thought it was so nice of him to do until I saw him bend over again, put the cup in one of the grates and proceeded to step on it so that it went through to the river!!!!!!!!! WTH?!!!

I almost rolled my window down and yelled at him but I was afraid he'd beat me up. He looked a little rough around the edges.

I wondered what my blog friend, Theresa, would do in that instance.

Friday's Feast One Hundred Eighty One

Appetizer

Who was the last person you hugged?

My son, I think. It's been a while.

Soup

Share a beauty or grooming trick or tip with us.

If your bangs need a trim but you're not ready for a haircut, just take the scissors and cut upward, all the way across so that you're taking small amounts out. My hairdresser taught me that since my hair grows so fast. You can't really notice the cuts.

Salad

What does the color yellow make you think of? Lemons

Main Course

If you were to make your living as a photographer, what subject would your pictures revolve around? Nature, definitely!

Dessert

What was the longest book you ever read? I think it was I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb (it was a big book but it flew by).

A tween card...

I had to make a card for my nephew who is a tween. I know it wouldn't be cool to add ribbon and other things so I kept it really plain in manly colors.
I used elements from my penguin (Memory Box) set. Also, I used SU papers and some inks (pumpkin pie, old olive and I cannot remember that blue one that's NOT night of navy). The sentiment was part of a new SU set I got from Sale-A-Bration.

Update on the good deal vs. bad deal...

Just had to share...

I went to the mall during my lunch hour. Found a cute Liz C. jacket to go with the cheap pants. The jacket was NOT cheap (discovered this after I tried it on and loved the way it fit). There was a cute shell that went with it too. So I was about to put the jacket back and noticed it was on sale for 25% off. I put the shell back and took the jacket because I had the $10 coupon. I found a tee on the way to the register (several actually).

I asked the woman to ring up a tee separately (on sale for 12.99) because I knew I wouldn't return it and the coupon would be used. She said it was ringing up regular price ($22.99). I showed her the sign and this other woman said it was different than the ones on the rack. I argued for a minute and then realized she was right. Somehow I picked the ONE tee that was different in a pile of black tees. So...she checked on the price and told me it was my lucky day. It was on clearance for $2.50!! Good deal.

Good deal?

Did you ever get a good deal and it turns out to be more expensive than you hoped? I've bought jewelry before (not expensive - Lia S., etc.) only to find out that I really didn't have anything to wear it with. So....off I go to the mall to find something to match the jewelry - NOT a good deal.

Yesterday I went to the mall in search of these pants that fit me like a glove. This is very unusual since I'm not an easy fit (big waist, long legs, small hips). Anyway, I found the same pants for 9.99 in brown. I never wear brown. I wear brown tshirts with my jeans but that's it. (I will tell you that I bought an additional two pairs on sale but not nearly as cheap but they were buy one get one 1/2 off so I got my usual gray (above) and black).

Anyway, I remembered I had a pair of brown shoes - worn once or twice. Pulled those out this morning. I looked and looked and looked. I finally found a blouse and jacket that kind of matched and wore those.

So guess what I'm doing on my lunch hour today? Going out to find a top to wear with my cheap $9.99 brown pants!!! Probably not such a great deal after all....

A congrats card...

Someone I know just passed their test for U.S. Citizenship. I'm so happy for her! Made a quick card last night. I just love this paper. I used it for another card recently. It's older and has been in my stash for a while so it's good that I'm using what I have, right?! The flower is MM and the sentiment is CTMH. I cannot remember the paper manufacturer! I used a splitcoast sketch for this.

After the storm....

We ended up with between 10 and 11 inches of snow from Friday night's storm. My ds made it home safely with the car.

After it was all cleared out (thanks to dh, ds and his friend), I went food shopping, came back and scrapped, cooked dinner and then scrapped again. Nothing too exciting this weekend!

I made this Fri. night with my new penguin set by Memory Box. I think I will get my money's worth out of this set!!

In lieu of Friday Feast....

I didn't like Friday Feast questions today (I'm crabby). So...I decided to play along with Juls/Punky B over at Our Life and Stuff. Thanks, Juls!



You have to use 3 words to answer each question. No more, no less. It’s harder than you think.


1. Where is your cell phone?
in my purse


2. Your girlfriend/boyfriend/hubby?
at home


3. Your hair?
short and sweet! ha!


4. Where is your father?
in the country


6. Your favorite thing to do?
scrap and stamp


7. Your dream last night?
I got married


8. Your favorite drink?
margarita with salt


9. Your dream car?
a convertible Mercedes


10. The room you’re in?
the office


12. Your fears?
family getting hurt


14. Who did you hang out with last night?
me, myself & I


15. What aren’t you good at?
drawing


16. Muffins?
hanging outta pants :o( (I have to keep this one, Juls!)


17. One of your wish list items?
A Cricut Expressions


19. The last thing you did?
Walked into building


20. What are you wearing?
green & black


22. Your pet?
none for me


23. Your computer?
Dell desktop


24. Your life?
pretty calm

25. Your mood?
I'm grouchy


26. Missing?
My scarf


27. What are you thinking about right now?
How much snow?


28. Your car?
2006 Ford Explorer


29. Your work?
office mgmt


30. Your summer?
Beach, I hope!


31. Your relationship status?
married with children


32. Your favorite color(s)?
Aqua, Celery & Gray


33. When is the last time you laughed?
Last night


34. Last time you cried?
Quite a while


35. School?
attended some college


Jules said:

I don't know why there are no questions for #5,11,13,18 & 21.

Lunar eclipse....

We had a great view of the lunar eclipse last night. It was clear as a bell! I got a photo or two from the front door before it really started to darken. After that, I watched from the family room window. It was amazing!!!!!!!! Did any of you see it?

My photos are horrible but here you go:

A Toast to My Cousin...

My cousin got engaged so I made a quick card to send. She lives in MD. Anyway, trying to use up the stash still.

Little things....

Ugh...my dh has had some major respiratory problems lately and has been through 2 prescriptions.

On Friday he took his car for service. Guess what they found? A dead mouse in his fan!!! And a huge mouse nest.

So now we are wondering if that was the cause of it. He drives around practically all day in the car. He's been breathing in mouse hairs and whatever. SO disgusting.

We first found out about a mouse in my mom's car. Her tissues were gone and she found droppings. The fingers on her gloves were gone too. Then a week or so later, my dh found his tissues gone.

Our cars are pretty much spotless, no trash or anything so I guess they were just trying to keep warm.

We (he) set mouse traps in the garage to see if we can get any remaining family members and not one has been caught yet!!!!!! Maybe they moved away after the mom/dad lost it's life in the fan?! Yuck.

18th birthday dinner...

We had my ds' bday dinner yesterday. My boys are so easy. They get the choice of going out to their favorite restaurant or having me cook their favorite meal. They both always choose the same thing - chicken, broccoli, ziti at home. It used to be chicken lasagna which was a little more work but the adults enjoyed it more.

The other thing is, they don't like cake. We always have to have a Carvel ice cream cake. Not anymore....my youngest loves a homemade ice cream cake that I made over the summer with ice cream sandwiches. It's in the Kraft Family Foods magazine. So I made two of those just in case. I am NOT a cake decorator and I thought it was just family. I put an 18 in Hershey's chocolate. It came out terrible but it tasted good.






















He brought two friends for dinner - one male, one female, so we had a dining room full. It was fun though.

We had so much fun playing with little Miss Reese! They pulled her bandana up to give her a bubushka. It was hysterical.




















Then she had to leave....She has a cute little hooded fleece. Hysterical!








Oh, he loved his grungy card!!! His ff could not believe I made the card! Too cute. If she only knew how easy it is....

I can't stop myself....

I just keep on making cards. I really need to take a break to clean or to get back to my scrapping but I just can't! I have too many new stamps and papers and I can't contain myself. Besides that, the occasions just keep coming up!

The color is definitely way off on this. I used SU's Barely Banana and Ballet Blue. The blue is really not that bright!

My baby is 18....

(a grungy card for my boy)









I feel old. It just doesn't seem possible that it's been 18 years. I just had to post some random photos of my son on his birthday.



































































Forgot my favorite (my boys would be angry with me for this):

Another little birdie told me...

A few recent cards...

Another day, another card....

Ok, so my life is boring!! I made this last night using my new SU stuff. I love the kraft paper and I'm glad I bought it. I also used the new In Colors - Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi and Blue Bayou. I used a little Amuse stamp for the flower background. The sentiment is SU.

Go ahead, make my day....

My wonderful SU rep said she'd deliver my order tomorrow because she wasn't feeling good. I saw someone walk by my window up to the door. I was so surprised when it was my rep with a box of SU stuff! Yippppeeeee! Got to play today instead. She definitely made my day. It was snowy so I didn't want to go out anyway.











Tried my new set (So Many Scallops) and my new corner punch. AND I used my stash - some Wild Asparagus paper from a trip to Mike's a long time ago.

Award..

Jodi is so nice. She gave me this great award!





I have to give it to:

Maia
Snoopmurph
Theresa (sorry for the misspelling. My SIL is Teresa but I meant the award for you!)
Stacy
And of course, right back at you, Jodi!!!

Freaky Friday questions

Bethany's Freaky Friday Questions

Freaky Friday Questions

What are some of your favorite websites? See sidebar.

If you had boy/girl twins today, what would you name them? Julie and Justin

What was your favorite grade in elementary school? Did you have a favorite teacher? I did have a favorite teacher in 4th grade. She was so nice!

What types of punishment did your parents use while you were growing up? Which were most effective on you? I was always grounded. I don't know that it worked!! I had to sit at the rink and watch my brother's hockey games. See why I hate sports?!!

Can you parallel park? Did you have to parallel park for your driving exam? Yes, I can parallel park but I get nervous if it's a main city street and there's traffic. I don't think I had to but can't remember.

Bonus: Use this site to find where you should live. What are your top 5 and have you ever been to them before? (Sorry the site is hard to see- it is http://www.findyourspot.com)

My top five are: Lewiston, ME, Deer Isle, ME, Portsmouth, NH, Saranac Lake, NY, Windham, NY

I've been to lots of places in Maine but I don't think I've been to Deer Isle. I've definitely been to Portsmouth, NH. I have not been to the NY locations. What's really funny is Maine is where we bought some land. Some of my other choices were NH locations (Concord, Littleton) and I've been to both.

Warning: this is a LONG quiz and you do have to put your name and address & email in.

Ooops, spoke too soon...a new Friday's Feast

GABRIEL's FRIDAY FEAST


Appetizer - What would be your most treasured memory of your childhood?
I'd have to say Christmases with my big family!

Soup - When was the last time you just 'bit your tongue'?
Don't jinx me here, it's been a while.

Salad - Name that silly fact about you that was unknown...until now.
I constantly have a song playing in my head. Sometimes it's one I hate and I can't get it out!

Main Course - You're a superhero, but with 'non typical' superpowers. What would your super powers be, and what would you like to be called?
I'd like to be able to zap some money into needy people's hands. Maybe the Green Machine?


Dessert - World Cup final, Olympic Games, Superbowl, World Series, NBA finals, Stanley Cup... which one would you like to play in?
I really don't like sports and I'm not very athletic. I guess I'd have to say the Olympic games - maybe skiing?