Enough of the pity party...

On to some fun!  Just wanted to recap our weekend for you.  It went by way too fast, but we had a great one.  Saturday after Bella's dance class we ran a few errands.  I was on the search for 2 very specific Christmas Gifts.   I knew what I wanted to get, it was just a matter of finding them, easy ritht?  Wrong!  Couldn't find either.  Oh well, move on to something else.  Michelle and I did find our Black Friday shirts, so that was good and they were on sale-even better.  Next, we headed up to the Catoctin Zoo.  (One of Miss Bella's favorite places.)  They were going to get all the alligators out of the bog and move them inside for the winter.  When we got there most of the water had already been removed from the bog and the zookeeper was standing in amongst the alligators.  He told the crowd what they were doing and how they would do it and then went about grabbing the alligators by the tail, covering their eyes and then taping their mouths shut with duck tape.  It was really neat to see!  The alligators would his and move, but they would submit rather quickly.  Except for one guy.  He was not going to give it up without a fight and actually grabbed the guys pant leg and then did a death roll.  Here are the pictures: 

Bella also got to hold a 2 year old alligator.  (With a little help)  She thought that was pretty cool!

Next we went on the Safari Ride and got to feed the Bison, Camels, Deer, donkeys, Zebras, etc.  There were only six of us on the ride, so we had plenty of food for them.

This is Sultan.

Meet Malachi.

See the red mark right in

the middle of Bella's forehead?  That is where Malachi bumped her in the head! 

He is not a patient one!

Then we finished off the day Trick or Treating.  Bella and Michelle went TOT and I passed out the candy.  (Jim watched TV)  Here are my Batgirls:

Bella lasted for about an hour and after she got home had to count her treats before heading off to bed.  The grand total?  105!  Not a bad  haul for one hour. 

Sunday after church I worked on some little notebooks for my show.  I think that they came out rather cute!

Great for list making!  If you can't read it, the stamp says Holiday Planner.  Got the stamp set from Papertrey Ink.  The set is designed specifically for these little notebooks, so cute.

That's about all for now.  Working like crazy and living life to the fullest!!

Been away...

From my computer and haven't had time to post.  It rained all weekend here!  Just as we began to think about making a trip to Home Depot to stock up on some wood, the rain stopped.  But, it was a good excuse for staying inside as much as possible.  Jim and I took in a show at the Weinburg Center on Saturday, after we had dinner at the Green Turtle.  We choose that place because it was the closest to the parking deck, so less rain to walk through.  I wasn't impressed.  But the show was very enjoyable.  It was Jim's choice and it was a Bluegrass group called Seldom Seen and another group that opened.  The opening act played for an hour and a half and then the Seldom Seen played for nearly the same, so it was a long night. 

Slept in Sunday and woke up at 9:30, which has got to be a first for me!  It felt good though.  I spent the remainder of the day in the Scrapatorium and got some more work done.  In total, 2 sets of cards, 4 shopping bags, 2 clothespins, a clipboard and covered some Tic Tac's too.  Here's a peek.

My Open House will be on Saturday, November 21st beginning at 1:00, so if you are in the area please stop by! 

Thanks for stopping by!

I know you're wondering

***Updated to add: Bella was so happy wearing her bus to school! I asked Jim how many other children were wearing buses and guess what? She was about the only one!

How my weekend went. It is Tuesday and I'm just getting to my weekend post! So here goes. We started with Dance class, they were having a yard sale there (which we were unaware of) and Michelle and I got some great stuff-cheap! Then we left and headed for Home Depot for their kids craft. When we pulled up Michelle realized that she left her purse at dance so I dropped her and Bella off and headed back across town to pick up her purse. By the time I returned they were done, so we grabbed a quick lunch and headed up to the zoo. Bella got to help the zookeepers count box turtles and find them in their pen. I know, but she was thrilled! Then they took her picture holding a turtle. She begged me to go in the snake house with her and I went despite my snake phobia. Imagine how happy I was when we walked out of the snake house only to see a 5-6 foot black snake slithering across the walkway-right in front of us! I freaked! Bella and Michelle got as close to it as possible and laughed at me. How's that for support? Anyway, enough of the zoo-we headed home and I got to work.
I finished the 3 candy boxes above,

this notebook, it sparkles though that is hard to see.

This clothespin, great for holding notes, recipes or photos.

This shopping bag that is obviously geared towards a teacher. Complete with a jumbo paper clip bookmark and a notepad.

And this frame, which I like and would actually work in my newly painted bedroom. Hmmm. I may have to rethink selling this one!

In addition, I finished 10 mini composition books and another set of cards. I was really moving!

Then as Sunday was winding down I put dinner on and Jim came in from outside and said that he had told Isabella that I would help her put some spiderwebs in the living room for decoration. OK decorate with spiderwebs, got it. Michelle read the paperwork that came home on Friday with Bella and found out that the kids were supposed to go to school dressed as a school bus to celebrate National Walk to School Day. OK make Bella a schoolbus she can wear, got it. Anything else? Make a schoolbus? She can wear? By Tuesday? What's a Grandma to do? (It was easy for Michelle, she called me! Ha!) So I went to the garage found a box and cut off the top and bottom flaps, took a Sharpie marker and drew a bus on the box. Next I made some windows and painted them black, on the front 2 headlights painted red with glossy accents to shine, an Emergency Exit on the back and a door on the side, then painted the whole thing yellow and touched up with the Sharpie again and so she could wear it I threaded yellow ribbon through the top of each side of the cardboard so the ribbon could sit on her shoulders holding up the bus. Whew! Glad that one is out the door!

So, how was your weekend?

Monday, Monday...

As much as I love Friday's, I hate Mondays! I know, people say fresh start to the week, clean slate, all that stuff. Me, not so much. And this Monday is worse than most. Just complainin' but I hurt all over, and no particular reason why. I just hurt. And it stinks!

So, this will be a short post. I just wanted to get some opinions on a couple of things that I made over the weekend. The first is a card box. This was a collaborative effort. I came up with the idea and design and when I showed it to Michelle she suggested that I add dividers for each month of the year with a calendar grid on it, so I did. It also comes with a matching birthday card! What do you think?

Next up, a Christmas Card and Letter holder. I saw this little toolbox thing and thought that it might be a nice way to hold all those cards and letters without actually 'displaying' them. (I don't know why the pictures aren't loading the way I want them to!) Anyway, tell me what you think, I'd love to get your opinions.