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Working on Christmas Cards

Here is an idea that I got from Creating Keepsakes December 2007 issue! I will cut each row and attach it to a card!

Just Playing!!!!



Like the layout of it, but will have to choose different pictures!

Again, just playing around with the layout!

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Happy First Day of Wearing Jeans!

Today I wore jeans for the first time since.........Mmm...May! I really think it should be a national holiday or something! Ta-Da! It's finally chilly enough to wear jeans!!! Break out the marching band! It's time for a parade!It really is a beautiful day out today!! I took a little walk and took some pictures!!


Michael and I have started attending Grace Fellowship. We really like it! Michael knows a lot of people who attend there. People actually talk to us at Grace. At another church that Michael and I attended, nobody talked to us the whole 6 months that we tried it out. The church is really big on small groups. So we called up the leaders of a few groups and we are going to try them out this week. Michael and I also wanted to get involved in Children's Ministry

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New Joys

Two of the wacky people in the business office at work! This was their Fun Friday attire!!!
White Cotton Button Down

Brand new jeans! Yahooo!!!!


I'm going to learn how to knit! The library is have a "Learn to Knit Night! So I signed up!

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Observations, Conclusions, and Ponderings


Conclusion #1: I do not like Halloween. Costumes...Love um! Candy...Yes Please!! Children...Great! Candy Corn...Wonderful! Pumpkins...Fabulous! I have finallyfigured out why I dislike this holiday! It's the push to dress in costume. I dress in a costume everyday for work...its cool...! Well...On Halloween EVERYONE dresses in a costume. The idea of doing what everyone else is doing is not apealing at all. Will I dress up on Halloween??.......Yes. Not because everyone else is...but because I like to wear costumes!


Observation #1: While at Walmart I was purusing the Craft section as I usually do. Next to the FAKE flowers were two cute little girls. Little toe heads with curls. Their mother was checking out the stamps. Clutched in the hands of the little girls were bouquets of fake flowers. They were marching down, while humming "Here comes the bride." This scene was so cute and so endearing. It reminded me of similar episodes in my own life. I remember use towels and blankets to craft beautiful wedding gowns!


Observation #2: I become internally irate when people jump ahead of me in line while at stores! Sometimes I speak up...but most of the time I just smolder on the inside.


Today, I have been reading "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. I get her style of writing and thinking. I didn't know that other people actually think in the same random masses like I do. My favorite entry is

Broker

It is weird and unsettling that a person who is hired to handle your money, make wise decision about it, and ostensibly, keep you from losing it is called a broker.

Have you ever read a book where you just want to throw your hands up and shout "YES! YES! YES!" That is exactly how I think/feel about something?! That is how I feel about this book.

Strange Pondering #1: I can't believe I actually spend time pondering this but, here you go. I often wonder if the name of the store Petsmart. Is PETS-MART, or is it PET-SMART. Has anyone else ever pondered on this?

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Being Sick, Blurfing, and Chocolate Chips







While "Blurfing" today I found this great video! Lots of inspiration!!

You may ask "What is Blurfing". Well Bluring is Blog surfing. I go from Blog to Blog to Blog to Blog just reading. I can find some really cool stuff!

Here are a few of my favorite finds today

Cathy Z.


Crazy Thing Called Life


Fresh Milk Delievered Daily


Sideoats & Scribbles


Cut'n'Paste


Amy Krause Rosenthal



I have been sick a lot lately. Pink eye, allergies, Extreme Fatigue. I don't know what is wrong with me. It is so frustrating. I want to be well. I have a DR. apointment on Monday. Hopefully we will be able to get to the bottom of this ("Sicky-ness)


Michael went to Sam's Club on Sunday! Look what he got! That is a big bag of chips! Yummy! I want to make some chocolate oatmeal cookies!

:D

Em

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Scrap mania!!!


Went to scrap mania last night at Archivers. Do a lot on my "Week in Life" album. I had a whole table to myself. Yet, I missed chatting and meeting new people. I did do some shopping!!!I love love love love these Lucky You Items from ColorBok. Soooo cool! I used one of the transparent photo frame overlays already! Fun!!!

Real Life Scrapbooking by Rebecca Cooper!

Buttons! :D :D :D

I'll write more later...I'm feeling a little under the weather. Seasonal Allergies! Argggg.....



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Don't I have the best job title! Creative Storyteller! Isn't that just appropriate for a paper crafter/scrapper!