New Tags - Just Listed

For those of you who I will be spending the upcoming weekend with - you will probably see me coloring lots of these tags as well as other similar stuff! I am looking forward to it - just hope I can come somewhat organized! ( I gave up on being organized!)

I am still around. . . .

I am still waiting to hear about my roof.

Good news has been received on the Dad front and his condition is not as serious as we were first led to believe. He is back to his old self, however, he has still slowed down on some things that were/are bad for him.

Work has been kind of busy, but manageable.

I started a new exercise routine and it is kicking my rear (which is a good thing).

I am working on some new creations tonight, so look for something soon!!

I will also be glad when the weather gets warm for good!!

Now, guess what. . . .

I have a banged up roof (and I am hoping that I am told to just go ahead and get a whole new roof). The tarps are over, horror of all horrors, my scrapbook room. I woke up this morning and noticed I had water damage that was about 8 to 10 feet in length (almost the whole length of the room) and it was about 3 to 3.5 inches in width. Now, I have an insurance claim pending, but my roof is patched and ready for any weather in the interim. As I sat down to send Mom and Dad pictures of my room, I noticed I have two other water stains (both much smaller though) on this side of the ceiling. I meet with the guy who did the emergency tarps on Monday to see what he says. Obviously he has already been up on the roof and, on Monday, he is going in the attic and checking out the ceiling damage from there as well as from inside the house. Now, I REALLY do have to clean up my scrapbook room!!

Did lightning strike today??

My Dad actually went to the doctor. He had been feeling dizzy since being prescribed some medicine for his shoulder. He drove here last Friday (again) and once he arrived, he immediately went over to my neighbors to get aspirin (because he had no idea if I had any and if I did where I would keep them). He sat over there for an hour and told them he had felt dizzy driving over here too. Dad also told my neighbors he had felt dizzy Thursday as well. According to Mom, he got up Saturday, said he was dizzy, and was going to the doctor, but of course, he did not go. When I talked to him Saturday night he told me he was "fine" all day. Mom told me he was dizzy again Sunday and he slept pretty much all day. OH - and I forgot to add I fibbed and told him my nursing friend (Debbie - that would be you) told me it was not normal for that medicine to make someone dizzy and he should be checked out. I didn't talk to Debbie, but I knew he didn't know that so. . . . Well, I was trying to make a point to him. Anyway, he woke up dizzy again this morning and he actually went to the doctor. They ended up doing a cat scan. The scary part is that he has had a small stroke some time in the past (who knows when) because it showed evidence of that, but there was no bleeding or significant damage from it . That he had had a stroke DID get Dad's attention as well as the idea that they thought he was having one this morning which was causing him to be dizzy (for right now). The good news is that he is dizzy due to an inner ear infection and a sinus infection. He now has new meds and is supposed to take a baby aspirin every day. I am VERY thankful this is all it was. . . Oh - and for those of you who have heard me talk about my neighbors, Dad called them and told them about his day before either he or Mom told me about it!!

Well, not to let Blogger beat me. . . .

here is one of the set of 12 notecards I made for the bride-to-be. Her wedding invitations, made to be absolutely gorgeous by her mother, were in these same colors - which I also understand to be her wedding colors. Again, a very simple card. I cut a strip of red paper and used a Martha Stewart edge punch to give it a little something extra. Then I cut a strip of patterned paper and a strip of cream paper. I adhered these to the card in the same order as I cut them. I used my Nestabilities to make the red circle. I stamped the monogram and its border on cream cardstock using my Just Rite stamps and then punched it out with an old circle punch I have had for years. I placed the cards in a clear plastic box I had purchased just for this type of gift. Since the edges of the box folded in, I punched two circles of the patterned paper, put adhesive on them, and adhered them to the edges of both closures to ensure the box would stay secure. I purchased coordinating black envelopes for the cards, but did not do any thing extra to them. This is really only the second time I have played with my Just Rite stamps, but I LOVE them. I now have a million ideas running around in my head!!

To Clean or To Stamp???

Well, stamping won out today for sure. But, it was all done for a good cause - a wedding shower.

This card was what accompanied my gift to the bride-t0-be. It was made using A Muse's new Latte notecards, new Juliette Latte paper, the new cherry blossom stamp 2-4136F, and the new "Congratulations" stamp (9-8545C). Simple card, but I love how it turned out.

I also made the bride-to-be a set of 12 notecards with her soon-to-be monogram. I will post those later as Blogger is not liking me much right now and I don't feel like trying real hard to figure out why!!

Ever been hit on at a convenience store?

Well this morning was a first for me! The guy was nice. . . . . . and persistent. . . . . . very persistent. In fact, he was a little too fascinated when I told him what I did for a living (thinking it would make him back down just a little). I literally just shut my car door (with the window up) and he drove away from where he had slightly blocked me in. I certainly never thought I would make it this far and still be single without a family, but . . . . after this morning I can say I was kind of glad to be single. I even thought about taking off one of my earrings and using it as a wedding band, but I don't think that would have deterred him at all. I guess I have to find a new place to make my morning stops. . . . . or I could tell him about a blue bucket. THAT would make him run I am sure!! (Just kidding Betty, but I couldn't resist.) I am sure this guy was nice, but he was definitely not my type!