Well, it's date night and I can't wait. Doug and I are going out for dinner and then do some Christmas shopping. I already have a good start.........shopping online at Amazon.com!! Their toy prices are matching the chain stores and they have free shipping. So I have most of Dylan's and Lindsay's and one of Ian's (main present--bet you can't guess what it is! LOL!)
I think we are going to Logan's for dinner. My sister , Rebecca is coming over to stay with the kids and she said we can stay gone as long as we want!
It snowed last night and it is so pretty.
I am getting excited about Christmas!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
Some more Christmas cards!!!
A few more cards I did--I am really liking the wintergreen one.That paper is gorgeous!!! I added a rhinestone brad for effect and now I
think I might go back and put some irridescent ice glitter on the branch.
The one with the trees, I stamped two trees in the foreground and then stamped off for the trees in the "background".The one with the snowmen is super simple.......but it works for a quickie card!
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Wrapping up the Holidays, Stampin' Up! Style!!!
Wow, I think this is the most fun promotion Stampin' Up! has ever done!!!
Check it out!! This special promotion runs until December 15 while supplies last!!
The Following items are on special at incredible prices:
Item Number Description Price
112409 Holiday Tag Bundle $4.95
110380 Tags for All Stamp Set* (20% off) $24.76
110264 Designer Gift cards* (30% off) $4.55
109862 Chocolate Chip satin ribbon* Buy 1, get 1 free!
109863 Purely Pomegranate satin ribbon*Buy 1, get 1 free!
112410 Tin 3-Pack $9.95
110147 Celebration wrapping paper* $17.95
110228 Hand Selected Accents & Elements (25% off) $8.21
*This item is from the current Holiday mini. Only this and other items indicated will be extended through the campaign period while supplies last.
All other Holiday mini items will be available until Nov. 30.
check out the link below and enlarge to 100%:
There is no limit to the number of items a customer may purchase, but Holiday Mini items are available only while supplies last.
The tag kit is a really good deal. Enough supplies to make tons of tags!!! And the tins--we decorated one at Convention and they are great for gift cards.
Email me if you have any questions!!!
Check it out!! This special promotion runs until December 15 while supplies last!!
The Following items are on special at incredible prices:
Item Number Description Price
112409 Holiday Tag Bundle $4.95
110380 Tags for All Stamp Set* (20% off) $24.76
110264 Designer Gift cards* (30% off) $4.55
109862 Chocolate Chip satin ribbon* Buy 1, get 1 free!
109863 Purely Pomegranate satin ribbon*Buy 1, get 1 free!
112410 Tin 3-Pack $9.95
110147 Celebration wrapping paper* $17.95
110228 Hand Selected Accents & Elements (25% off) $8.21
*This item is from the current Holiday mini. Only this and other items indicated will be extended through the campaign period while supplies last.
All other Holiday mini items will be available until Nov. 30.
check out the link below and enlarge to 100%:
http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/US_Wrapping_Flyer_1107.pdf
There is no limit to the number of items a customer may purchase, but Holiday Mini items are available only while supplies last.
The tag kit is a really good deal. Enough supplies to make tons of tags!!! And the tins--we decorated one at Convention and they are great for gift cards.
Email me if you have any questions!!!
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Christmas Card Designs........
That downline of mine, Jen Beggs is so talented and always posting pics of her stuff on her blog................so I thought it was about time for some pics of my artwork too!!! Here are three Christmas card designs.... I know I got the inspiration for one from a swap from Convention and one from SCS.
Click on the image for a bigger picture.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Thanksgiving 2007
Well, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day and I just wanted to reflect on what I am thankful for........
I am thankful first of all for my life. Thank you, Lord for giving me life and entrusting me to a mother who has loved and nurtured me for my whole life. Thank you for a daddy that loves me and has given me many happy memories.
I am thankful for my Savior, Jesus Christ without whom there is no hope in this world. Thank you, Father that in this scary world we live in that YOU are in complete control and have a perfect plan for each of us that loves you and accepts your gift of salvation through Jesus, your one and only Son.
Thank you for Doug, the wonderful man that you chose to be my husband. Thank you for his faithfulness, his love and kindness to me. Thank you for his parents that brought him up right.
I am so thankful for my Jacob. My very hard come by miracle boy who is growing up so fast. Thank you that he is such a loving, soft hearted young man. Thank you that he is handsome, smart and funny. Thank you for the honor of being his mother.
And my twinnies..........Wow, it's been a rough road sometimes these past almost 6 years. I am so thankful that Dylan is the brown eyed sweetheart that he is. Strong willed, creative and talented. Such a loving little boy.
Thank you for my Ian Timothy. It was so hard to accept that he has Autism Spectrum Disorder. There are still days when I think it just can't be true.
But God has been good and we have an awesome doctor in Dr. Richtmeir who has helped us so much. We are thankful for the medication that God has made available to us to help Ian be happier and our household more calm. I am thankful that Ian is loving, accepts affection and gives it. That he is making conversation more and more and even cracking jokes!
Ian is so high functioning. It could be so much worse. He will be able to grow up, get married and have a family. He has autism, autism does not have him.
And Lindsay, oh my. The best gift I never knew I wanted. In fact was quite sure I didn't!! Thank you Lord for the gift of a surprise baby conceived the old fashioned way and a girl to boot!! So I am no longer alone in testosterone land!!!
I am thankful for my sisters, brother, sisters in law, brothers in law, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, my aunts, uncles, cousins. I am thankful for my dear friends.
I could go on and on, God has blessed me so much!!!
I am thankful for a nice home, food to eat and that my babies are warm in their beds. I am thankful that my husband has a job.
I am thankful that God has helped us get back into church and that we have attended 3 weeks in a row now!!!!!
Wow, I really could go on forever and a day.
Last for now, but certainly not least........I am thankful that my cousin, Kristin's daughter is safe with her family tonight.
God Bless everyone that reads here. If you do, you are a blessing to me too!
Thanks for counting my blessings with me!
I am thankful first of all for my life. Thank you, Lord for giving me life and entrusting me to a mother who has loved and nurtured me for my whole life. Thank you for a daddy that loves me and has given me many happy memories.
I am thankful for my Savior, Jesus Christ without whom there is no hope in this world. Thank you, Father that in this scary world we live in that YOU are in complete control and have a perfect plan for each of us that loves you and accepts your gift of salvation through Jesus, your one and only Son.
Thank you for Doug, the wonderful man that you chose to be my husband. Thank you for his faithfulness, his love and kindness to me. Thank you for his parents that brought him up right.
I am so thankful for my Jacob. My very hard come by miracle boy who is growing up so fast. Thank you that he is such a loving, soft hearted young man. Thank you that he is handsome, smart and funny. Thank you for the honor of being his mother.
And my twinnies..........Wow, it's been a rough road sometimes these past almost 6 years. I am so thankful that Dylan is the brown eyed sweetheart that he is. Strong willed, creative and talented. Such a loving little boy.
Thank you for my Ian Timothy. It was so hard to accept that he has Autism Spectrum Disorder. There are still days when I think it just can't be true.
But God has been good and we have an awesome doctor in Dr. Richtmeir who has helped us so much. We are thankful for the medication that God has made available to us to help Ian be happier and our household more calm. I am thankful that Ian is loving, accepts affection and gives it. That he is making conversation more and more and even cracking jokes!
Ian is so high functioning. It could be so much worse. He will be able to grow up, get married and have a family. He has autism, autism does not have him.
And Lindsay, oh my. The best gift I never knew I wanted. In fact was quite sure I didn't!! Thank you Lord for the gift of a surprise baby conceived the old fashioned way and a girl to boot!! So I am no longer alone in testosterone land!!!
I am thankful for my sisters, brother, sisters in law, brothers in law, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, my aunts, uncles, cousins. I am thankful for my dear friends.
I could go on and on, God has blessed me so much!!!
I am thankful for a nice home, food to eat and that my babies are warm in their beds. I am thankful that my husband has a job.
I am thankful that God has helped us get back into church and that we have attended 3 weeks in a row now!!!!!
Wow, I really could go on forever and a day.
Last for now, but certainly not least........I am thankful that my cousin, Kristin's daughter is safe with her family tonight.
God Bless everyone that reads here. If you do, you are a blessing to me too!
Thanks for counting my blessings with me!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Update because Jodi said so...........
Well, my cuz, Jodi said that we are all too quiet on our blogs, so.............here is my exciting week.
Monday, spent the morning and some of the afternoon designing cards and an album page for my workshop Monday night! Nothing like waiting til the last minute!!
So, Monday night go to my workshop in Walkerville. Thank Goodness, my niece Tif rode with me as it is a friend of hers that booked a workshop from her workshop. It was a very long ride! And then coming home we missed a turn and ended up by Ruby Creek Tavern. I got home by the skin of my teeth in time for Doug to go to work. Man, what a night. Thankfully, she did have a good group of people there!!
Tuesday........MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers). I am on the steering team and am supposed to be there by 8:45. Well............I didn't count on having to scrape my windows! And then I pick up one of our Moppetts workers too so I wasn't exactly on time. All went well though.
After MOPS , around noon, Miss Lindsay (the boss) said that she wanted cheese, a pickle and a "samich" from Country Daiwy (Dairy). So we did that.
Wednesday, Lindsay went to her Aunt Deb's for "school" and I cleaned house. Boy, did it need it .
I got alot done including mopping my kitchen and dining room floors which were a disgrace.
Today, Thursday.........left for Muskegon early with my mom and lindsay in tow, picked up my little sis at the park and ride on Russell road and we all went to Target, Meijer, JCPenney and Family bookstore. Got a Point of Grace Christmas CD. I love it!!!!! Oh, and since the boss was with us, we went to "Ol McDonald's" for lunch. Yes, my 3 little children call the Golden Arches "Ol McDonald's". Got home just in time to rest for an hour before the twinnies came home from school. They are so funny. Dylan is so into doing everything his teacher says. Ian is so much happier these days. It is so good to hear him giggle.
So, Jodi...............and anyone else who reads here, there is my update!!!!
Good night to all!
Monday, spent the morning and some of the afternoon designing cards and an album page for my workshop Monday night! Nothing like waiting til the last minute!!
So, Monday night go to my workshop in Walkerville. Thank Goodness, my niece Tif rode with me as it is a friend of hers that booked a workshop from her workshop. It was a very long ride! And then coming home we missed a turn and ended up by Ruby Creek Tavern. I got home by the skin of my teeth in time for Doug to go to work. Man, what a night. Thankfully, she did have a good group of people there!!
Tuesday........MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers). I am on the steering team and am supposed to be there by 8:45. Well............I didn't count on having to scrape my windows! And then I pick up one of our Moppetts workers too so I wasn't exactly on time. All went well though.
After MOPS , around noon, Miss Lindsay (the boss) said that she wanted cheese, a pickle and a "samich" from Country Daiwy (Dairy). So we did that.
Wednesday, Lindsay went to her Aunt Deb's for "school" and I cleaned house. Boy, did it need it .
I got alot done including mopping my kitchen and dining room floors which were a disgrace.
Today, Thursday.........left for Muskegon early with my mom and lindsay in tow, picked up my little sis at the park and ride on Russell road and we all went to Target, Meijer, JCPenney and Family bookstore. Got a Point of Grace Christmas CD. I love it!!!!! Oh, and since the boss was with us, we went to "Ol McDonald's" for lunch. Yes, my 3 little children call the Golden Arches "Ol McDonald's". Got home just in time to rest for an hour before the twinnies came home from school. They are so funny. Dylan is so into doing everything his teacher says. Ian is so much happier these days. It is so good to hear him giggle.
So, Jodi...............and anyone else who reads here, there is my update!!!!
Good night to all!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Church
Well, we went to church today..........that's two weeks in a row.
Ian was the best behaved of all the little ones today!!!
It feels good to be back in church. It is weird being in a different
church, but the pastor is a good speaker and the song service is
good.
Ian was the best behaved of all the little ones today!!!
It feels good to be back in church. It is weird being in a different
church, but the pastor is a good speaker and the song service is
good.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Soup Weather.......
When the days get shorter and the weather colder, I pull out my soup recipes!
Last night I made Cheese Broccoli Soup and my recipe is so tattered, spilled on, etc.
that I brought it to the computer to make a new copy and decided to share it here!!
EMERY HOUSE BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP
3 large potatoes- diced
1 stalk celery- chopped (I leave this out, I hate celery)
1/2 cup onion- chopped
Enough chicken broth and water to make 3 cups
1 tsp parsley flakes
3/4 tsp salt
10 oz. frozen broccoli cuts
5 TBS flour
2 cups milk
3/4 lb. Velveeta cheese- diced
Combine onion, potatoes, and seasonings in broth/water mixture and simmer for about 5 min.
Add broccoli and simmer 10 min.
Mix flour and milk gradually and blend well. Add this mixture to the vegetables and simmer until thick.
Add cheese little by little and stir until melted.
YUM!!
Last night I made Cheese Broccoli Soup and my recipe is so tattered, spilled on, etc.
that I brought it to the computer to make a new copy and decided to share it here!!
EMERY HOUSE BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP
3 large potatoes- diced
1 stalk celery- chopped (I leave this out, I hate celery)
1/2 cup onion- chopped
Enough chicken broth and water to make 3 cups
1 tsp parsley flakes
3/4 tsp salt
10 oz. frozen broccoli cuts
5 TBS flour
2 cups milk
3/4 lb. Velveeta cheese- diced
Combine onion, potatoes, and seasonings in broth/water mixture and simmer for about 5 min.
Add broccoli and simmer 10 min.
Mix flour and milk gradually and blend well. Add this mixture to the vegetables and simmer until thick.
Add cheese little by little and stir until melted.
YUM!!
Monday, November 5, 2007
Fantastic NOVEMBER special!!!!
November 1 - 30
Buy 3 packages of Stampin' Up! designer papers and get a 4th package FREE!!!
There are 35 different designer paper packages to choose from and you can order
as many as you like and get every 4th package FREE!!!!!
Buy 3 packages of Stampin' Up! designer papers and get a 4th package FREE!!!
There are 35 different designer paper packages to choose from and you can order
as many as you like and get every 4th package FREE!!!!!
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