Is it just Bill and I

Or do other people have these text conversations too?

Jen: Well we can't move to Iceland
Bill: Bitter, why?
Jen: Cuz you can't work there unless you are a citizen and that takes seven years!
Bill: That's pretty F'ing harsh.
Jen: I know WTF Jews.
Bill: That's it. When we have kids and need a nanny, can't be from Iceland.
Jen: ROFL
Bill: Is there another name for string green beans?
Jen: Oh yeah, French.


I mean really?

sick and bored

so I played with my new sewing machine that Bill bought me for Christmas and made this LO. It's a lift from Making Memories Jan mag, so cute. I made a ham today...we will see how the hell that turns out! LOL

I have strep throat

It's fab! Urgent care is soooo super too. So I am making this short and sweet. Random pics from Christmas and lights for Mj. Scrappy goodness I got for Christmas. I also got my stampin UP stash the day after Christmas and have been playin a fool with my new punches I so love them. 5-10 of the stash diet LO's.

My Stash Diet

So I finally joined Cathy's stash diet. Here's the rules straight from her post.

So I was browsing blogs this morning and came upon this fabulous idea which I'm totally going to take on. It's called a Stash Diet. The rules are below. This is a great way to save money, get rid of old stuff (you know the stuff we say we will never use again). It's true what the blogger said when she said that if my kids look at the LO's when they are older they are not going to say "Oh this is when my mom used all that old stuff to make these Lo's" They don't care what products or when the product was made just that there is something made of that memory. I love this idea and I hope that all of you join in with me and do this. It will be quite a journey to get out all that Stack paper and use it up. This time no saving of the scraps lol.

...the rules are as follows.
1. Create 50 layouts using only products, tools, and supplies we have on hand.
2. Cardstock and adhesive can be purchased when needed. Who can make many pages with no adhesive?
3. Gift certificates, RAK's, DT kits are not included -those can be used.
4. Larger altered projects count as 1 layout.

So here are 1-5

Yay for goodies!

I came home today to packages! I love happy mail. My fav? My Christmas present from my Momma Tam. Isn't the Santa just too cool!? I also got some ish from esty today. The flower is a brooch for my Jacket!

A weekend of fun

Brothers dinner was a success! Everyone had a great time. I didn't realize how small my house was until I had everyone over. LOL I'll be sure of my limits if and when we throw a party! The kids and the boys played Wii until they were exhausted. We also did a Yankee swap gift exchange. That was hilarious! I got a nice Yankee Candle gift set from Tabby.

Saturday I hung out with my cousin-in-law LOL Deb. We went to a stamp camp that she frequents every month. I had a good time and got to make some cool stuff. I'm not a huge card maker but I can definitely take some of the ideas and apply them to my LO's and as well as keep them in mind when I do make cards. Thanks for the invite Deb, I'm looking forward to next time!

The past few weeks I've been a Christmas stuff making machine! Pictures below. Also for those of you who read my blog and didn't know it, you can leave me comments at the end of each post if you like. Regardless if you have a blogger account! Have a great Monday ya'll.

Hoorrraayyy!

Tomorrow is Friday! I have so much to do. I've been off today and started the mad clean for tomorrow. Brothers dinner is at our house this year. I am so excited! We are making kabobs and a mash bar. I'm looking forward to hanging out with the family and having a good time. Tori is going to be here and we are going to make gingerbread cookies. I've never made them if you can believe it. I'm also getting my hair cut tomorrow HOORAY!~ Pics to come of course ;)

I really dislike

Everybody right now. I mean it's bad. Mostly my family, mostly my Sister. I dislike that she will not call me back after numerous tries, text message you say? Yeah if she would answer. I really dislike that she cannot call me for help or support. I dislike that I feel like I am the odd one out. I dislike that I don't have a clue as to what's going on. I dislike that I have important questions for her and it seems as though she doesn't care. It makes me feel crappy. It makes me feel more crappy because I realize I used to act this way with my Family, and still do sometimes. At least I am old enough to realize how to not be "OK" but not push everyone out. Blah!

So much for that

We were supposed to be going to see my BFF this weekend. The weather has really been crazy this week and we ended up not being able to go. It snowed a bit this afternoon and now it's freezing rain with a 50% chance of snow today and tomorrow. Hooray! I am really bummed. I miss you Ginger!

I ended up doing a LO tonight. I have so much Christmas stuff still to make, but I was going through DT's like most of my scrappy friends. I've been wanting to do this picture for awhile now. Journaling spot reads "Here's to you Annapolis Formal! Thanks for the lasting memories on my special day. It was an original!"

Gawd it still pisses me off about my dress. Come to think of it, I haven't heard from them. I think I'll be calling tomorrow.

omg SNOW!

For real, snow. It seriously put me in a bad mood all day! It's not so much I hate the snow as I hate the drivers in snow. If you know me at all you know all I do is drive all damn day. So it was a bit stressful. Since I've been home it has gotten worse! I hadn't realized that we had so much (and it is much for here) Bill went out to walk the dogs and I took some pics. I am very bummed now that Bill and I went and cut down our tree. Tori didn't want to unless it snowed, and we went anyway because it never snows! To have it snow this early is crazy! Pics below.

So anyhow, many many pics to post. First the tree from hell. Seriously now, this thing is the devil. I mean it's pretty and all, and Bill was oh so happy that I gave in and went to cut down a fresh tree, but dude! I wanted a Blue Spruce. Nice, pretty, soft needles, smells nice etc. This thing, which I thought was a spruce, actually it is a spruce a spawn of one, is so not that. First off the trunk was so small that we had to rig it to get it to stand up. This is not much a surprise in my life, I almost expect it. The needles, ouch ouch and flipping OUCH! Bill and I have stab marks all over our arms, hands, face. To the point I finally put gloves on. To top it all off, it doesn't smell. You wouldn't even know I had a tree in the house believe it or. And that my friends really pisses me off. Pic's are posted below ;)

We went to see Jake dance in the Nutcracker this past weekend. He was one of only a few freshman at his dance school to make it. Unfortunately we couldn't take pics while they were performing, but I did get some really cool shots of the building. Very old and very cool! Random photo's of Baltimore included.

Last but not least. Tori and I made monograms for our stockings last night. We always get them confused because they are hand made by a friend of mine and look way too much alike. So they now are tagged! They came out really cute.

Enjoy the pics, more to come of Christmas lights. Bill has not hung the lights on the house nor his huge Season's Greetings sign, which was supposed to be Merry Christmas, but I digress. Toodles!