Scrap Happy Girl

Beading alert this is as crafty as it gets today.

Not only is my dress in customs (note I don't live anywhere near Cincinnati) but this beauty of jem pops up in my feed the Post office!   Is going to be closed on Wed. ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGG! I feel like Charlie Brown I tell you. DHL generally ships to the post office for delivery. I could use a break. GOOOOOOOD Grief!

Remember all the debate and dilemma over what dress I would pick? Well Poof that was a pipe dream even though I ordered the dress almost one month before hand (there days shy of 30) its not ready and from what they are saying it's not going to be here. Y'all I dish out or rather hubby dished out 70 bucks for nothing. Maybe I"ll have an event for new year maybe not. sigh. I give to to you the dress that will never be (unless God hands me a break on this). I'm ready to start the new year hopeful a better year next year. I keep thinking Beauty for Ashes.

The Earring Tree was the name of the mall shop where my young ears were pierced and thus was my most significant outward stepp into womanhood. I'm not a huge earring wearer however I've never been re pierced so that says something. Back to "The Party Dress Post"  if you have a party dress the earrings must be perfect. I have found a few contenders however not made my final selection. Where is a good Paparazzi rep when you need her? photo crews to Amazon for making my earring journey so... silly. From the Queens Royal Jems I give you the classic dangles. Again from the Royal palace I give you the candelabras that went missing last week. I give you the tree missing its partridge.  The swans that swim. Now we question. Why only one Flamingo and why RED? Its substantially sparkly Get your Flash dance ready we are flashing back to the 80's Tall Towers of Tassel! Drip, drip, drip, drop. Dancer holding...

Its Thanksgiving day and my pre-bought meal from Bob Evans is in the frig, the dog show is over (whippet fyi) and so is the parade. A few movies have been watched and my body says go to bed but my head is up and ready to spurt out words and wordy words. We had dinner it was good and bonus I didn't cry until about an hour ago. I had sat a picture of Mom and Dad on the hutch so I could have them with me in a way.  I wasn't able to look at it while we ate but it was comforting. Its cliché to say but an old country song is running through my mind its about spending one more day with the ones you love but then then again it only leaves you wishing for one more day.  Something like that, its not legal to post the lyrics or I would have. Today I'm wishing for that one more day, one more time. Since I didn't go home this holiday I hear the good stuff second hand. Luke my very youngest nephew (not yet in school) walked into Mom's today and she wasn't sitting ...

I wish you and your family a Blessed Thanksgiving!

I really am wondering about turkey being on the menu this year after all the recalls however I'm going to do it anyway. So I ordered Bob Evans they have dinner for us, I need to pick up Wednesday I think thats better at this point since we are not traveling. I'm sure this weekend will be filled with late nights and home improvement and food. I must go clean out the frig now so I have room for the turkey feast. My favorite part of the usual meal? Cranberry sauce... it all about slathering it on everything you can. It goes with mashed potatoes, turkey and bread its a multi purpose food!  That is saying a true compliment says the lady who eats one food at a time on her plate.  Did you know cranberry's contain a natural gel or pectin? And that they are Native to the U.S.? Ok now I'm hungry off to go clean out the frig! link

Why do I have a Ping pong paddle in my purse? 1. I play ping pong and I'm a former ping pong world champion (extra points if you remember this Halloween costume). 2. I play ping pong on occasion for fun. 3. I'm faking y'all out. And the answer is... at the end of this blog post. Sorry but that was fun on my part. Maybe the young would say sorry no sorry? I have no ideal... I've spent the better part of yesterday morning bring to gain information about my recalled bp med. I'm thankful we have FDA recall web pages they are a wealth of information. While my type of bp med was recalled it was not my brand.  With some very carful reading I was extremely disappointed to find out it is manufactured in the same plant as the recalled medicine I also found it was my dosage it helped me come to the conclusion I will not be able to get medicine from my manufacture because all importing of any drugs for that facility are not going to be permitted into the country meanin...

UGGGG I did so well I made it all through summer not complaining about the heat BECAUSE it was so freakin cold last winter.  Mother Nature needs a PMS pill cause this is the third time its going to snow this month 4-6 inches, its not even winter winter is well over a month away! Y'all I grew up in Ohio where lake effect snow is impressive but never had a huge snow like this before Turkey Day... I only remember one snow before T-Dday. Sure I remember dustings and such but not 4-6 inches when we had just had 2/3 a couple days ago. I might need an escape plan at this point, I would like to see my sister come Christmas. So a crockpot simmers with turkey chili, an apple pie is on top of the stove, while the snow carpets the ground and a very early silent night begins.

Did some scraping! Menu's for a dinner.

Its November 12 it has snowed twice and winter is more than a month away. At this point I'm worried I won't get to go home for Christmas and its important I go, I need to buy a headstone for Mom and Dad's grave. At least I only need to do that once and have done it before for my Aunt Jane. I bet we have had 3 to four inches of snow I dread driving in it tomorrow. Tonight at midnight Stephanie Plum 25 comes out. I didn't order the book because I've been disappointed the last say ten books so I ordered the audio . It's no where as good as it once was (like everything else). I'm hoping to hear from my fellow Ranger friends that its unbelievably wonderful. Hubby has been home for three days I've enjoyed it and I'm going to be lonely tomorrow not having my Pumpkin or Mom to talk to. Turkey shepherds pie is going in the oven tonight perfect for a very cold and snowy night.

I just ordered two dresses one for a Christmas party and one that might preform double duty I'll need it for a Gala and or the theater (we are going to Shun Yun for our anniversary). I love dresses thats no new news but the party dresses are another kettle of fish they are more about price because they are so dang expensive. Oh the contender dresses they were truly swirling in my head. I'd thought I'd share (the contenders not what I ordered) and go totally girly on y'all.

Fist snow fall of the year or well last or November? I've lived out west of the Mi...ssi...ssi...ppi for more than 6 years and I've never seen seen snow before Thanksgiving. We had about a quarter inch of heavy wet flaky fluff late last night. Very thankfully we had covered the patio table just Sunday. As I harness the enthusiasm of a child hoping school will be called off I'm sorta scrapbooking I'm preparing table menu's for a black tie dinner we will be attending in December. It's fun I've never made a table menu so there is that.... for lack of better words. Might I add my first successful photo load... Woot Woot! Stay warm!

We brought Pumpkin home today and for the first time in her life she gets to get on the mantle she would like that because its not a high mantle she was not a cat who loved heights. And now I get lost in thought while trying to continue. Today I made a painting.... If I ever figure out this photo thing I'll share its one of those easy sip while you paint kind of things except no sipping wine thing and truthfully it would have added a level of difficulty that would have not been for the better. I'm spending tonight printing out our voter ballot and preparing for tomorrow sixteen pages later I'm thinking I'm in over my head. Having only lived her for a few years complicates things but I will forge on. Hubby started voting again last year and I'm shocked he is staying with it. This is a busy week I feel like I'm running a race and a bit nervous about a Doctor appointment to I'm worried about test scores as we all do as we get older.  Cross your fingers fo...

November first begins Na No Wri Mo (AKA) National Novel Writing Month. I have several published friends who find this extremely helpful and I'll admit I've participated and it does have a tendency to nag at you to accomplish your goal.  Any way its a cool web page if your thinking about writing the great American novel or the great American romance novel. Lol Link

Not long after I wrote that last post on Thursday my beloved cat Pumpkin passed away in my arms. It was quick, so quick I had no time to call for help or even call my husband. I am grieving her and it has also made the passing of Mom seem more deep more real because Pumpkin was a great help in the grief department. I could cry all I wanted and she would just sit and purr she didn't mind if a few tears got on her.  Nothing like your fur baby in your arms. My heart is so broken because my daily schedule revolved around her and hubby and the unconditional love for more that eighteen years. I know I could not have gotten her to a vet on time and for that I'm thankful. I didn't need to put her to sleep Im thankful for that as well and that it was so quick for her. Now I wait on her ashes and her urn will be here tomorrow via amazon. I don't know how I'm going to put her in that little urn but at least if we move again I will be able to have her with me. I have an entir...

Particularly rough week why I think its writing the thank you notes but I could be wrong it could be the Christmas season setting in as well. I have Halloween decoration I haven't put up, a first for me. I think I'm going to skip it this years.  Today I'll attempt to finish a few more cards I managed three then the tears would not stop so I stopped.  Maybe I'll get at least three today. I also need to work on my wings we have a party here in the community and its awesome live music and dancing food friends... so fun to look forward to this weekend. I'm going to attempt to make mini butterflys out of petals I found  in the bride section and do a pipe cleaner stem maybe some hot glue... Oh I wish I would have thought of glittered hot glue when I was at the store. Ps. if your reading I found an awesome Peony Spellbinders die with stamp on clearance at Hobby Robby it was 14.99 marked down to 3.74. I splurged and bought two so when I'm making flowers I don't need...

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Not so Perky this week I'm struggling with that 5;20 getting up thing. In other news I'm excited and waiting for a book that I can't wait to read to be released next week (Susan Stoker) and for another author to finish a story on her blog, that would a cup of coffee to me! I bet you didn't know I've seriously cut back on caffeine no coffee (only indulging when I go to Bob Evans) only tea and with much less sugar no more Mc Donald's Sweet tea unless its a half cut and even then at times its way to sweet. I will say I do splurge at the end of the the week with a specialty drink or Mountain Dew. Arrrg I'm so tired and cold! I think I'm going to give in and nap this morning with my big cuddly blanket and Pumpkin. Ah yes my girl she is still around and I'm so Thankful for that that words just don't cover it at this point in my life.

Today marks four weeks since my Mom has passed. I miss her I know I always will. I have Thank you cards to send out but its extremely difficult to do the tears get in the way for some reason. The cards have been folded and now the face needs cut that will be todays task decide on a die for the front then cut them out .......and get my chrysanthemums for frost tonight .........and plan dinner.  I woke up with a scratchy throat and made myself some tea took Rod to work because he went back to days. Its an odd feeling going back to a long lost routine.  I  hope you all are safe and sound and warm its 43 burrrrrr! See y'all later.

Proof of life post. Lol Sort of joking. Life has been unusually cruel this past year I've lost my Gallbladder, My Dad passed March 3 and my Mom September 17. My world will never be the same again. As for scrapbooking I find it extremely difficult to up load pictures to the blog its a very long process since my camera is old school no bluetooth and no ports on the mac. Thats right y'all I went mac aint goin' back. So that means I need a special drive to plug my usb port then down load the picture and then process the pics into the blog and I have no ideal how to do that these days. Learning curve! This life is about the learning curve. So I have no ideal but its a possibility I may just close the blog up if I do I'll give some notice (but would anyone really notice? I think not).  I hope life finds you well, happy and content. I hope you have made peace in your heart. I hope you know know love and have found the root of it.