Buffalo Bound!

Just when you can see and feel the ocean breezes of Jacksonville, FL in your dreams, SMACK! you get woke up only to realize it was all a dream..... Well, not quite that way, but the load fell thru and we have just been kicking back to see where we are actually going. This afternoon it was decided we are still heading east, just in more of a straight line. :-)

It will be a nice "homecoming" of sorts for me. I was raised in a small town just southeast of the Buffalo area and still have family back there. A nice short visit is hopefully on the agenda.

Until then, I must get some sleep. We are leaving before the sun comes up and I don't want to be sitting next to Mr. Grumpy, and he doesn't want to sit next to Mrs. Grumpy either!! Till next posting..........

Godspeed

MOD Squad Blog Hop!

Hello fellow scrappers! This is Barbara, aka {scrappy_granny} and MOD Squad Coordinator here at TSR. The new MOD Squad and I wanted to share this blog hop to kick off the new challenge/inspirational format at The ScrapRoom. We have teams of two who will be sharing their talents with you in three month terms. You'll have the chance to meet your new MOD Squad by visiting each of their blogs as one blog links to the next so you won't miss a single one!

Since Saturday is National Card Making Day, we thought we'd show off our creations and inspire you do make a few of your own. Here's the sketch I created:


I always have way too many scraps left from my kits, but cardmaking helps to use them up. Here I used some paper from Basic Grey Sugared from May 2008!


And this is just the beginning! At The ScrapRoom, we are dedicating the entire month of October to cards! Yes, each and every day a new sketch with samples created by one of the MOD Squad will be posted on the message board. Hope you will join us!

Your next MOD Squad Team Member to visit is Janine. ENJOY!

Godspeed

It's OFFICIAL!!

I'm on vacation for the next 21 days!! The best part, I get to sleep in tomorrow!! I'm usually up at 3am to get ready for work, but not tomorrow!! :)

First on the agenda, a nice cold Mike's hard cranberry lemonade and relaxing on the couch next to my hubbie. ahhhhhh..........

Godspeed

My first day

Makayla was so excited to be starting kindergarten this year, that is until she got there. There was so much going on and so much to process, she was getting a bit worried that this may not have been a good idea afterall! That is until her best friend from the neighborhood pops up around the corner and makes it all better. The miracle of the {{HUG}}


And myself, I still can't believe she's old enough to attend school already! Where has the time gone.....

Godspeed

Apples a plenty.....

Its that time of year again when the orchards are bursting at the seams with apples of all different varieties. Living in the Pacific Northwest where lots and lots of apples are grown, love the choices this time of year offers us. The pretty greens and variations of red in the grocery stores and farmer's market, just seem to put a smile on my face. :)

Soon it will be time to sample homemade cider at the pumpkin patch while we enjoy of an afternoon of activities they offer. Its still a bit too early for gathering those pumpkins, going on a hayride, or exploring the corn field maze, but its never to early to start baking with apples, especially on the cooler fall afternoons!

Apple Muffins
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 large unpeeled apple cored and chopped into 1/4" chunks - the chunkier, the better

Slightly beat together egg, milk, and cooking oil in small bowl, set aside. In larger mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add egg, milk, & oil mixture. I also add my apples at this point, stir gently just till moistened. Do not over stir!

Spoon into prepared muffin pans ( I use PAM), filling each about 2/3 full. Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 12 cupcake sized muffins or 6 larger muffins.

Before baking - note the chunks of apples!


And here is the final result:


ENJOY!!

Godspeed

Another layout!

This month's The ScrapRoom kit had Sassafrass Lass Indie Girl and it was perfect for some photos of my little grandaughter. She has discovered that since she can now crawl, there are new and exciting things to discover. Here she is maneuvering the beads on the wires and also playing peek-a-boo with me. :)


Just LOVE those chipboard pieces and how each sheet of pattern paper has an edge to use on another project.

Godspeed

September TSR kit

The ScrapRoom has done it again! Tammy has come up with four of the cutest mini kits for your photos to shine:


JILLIBEAN SOUP PASTA FAGIOLI (top left):
* 1 sheet Romano Cheese (2-sided)
* 1 sheet Blended Beans (2-sided)
* 1 sheet Shell Macaroni (2-sided)
* 2 sheets Bazzill Red Cardstock
* (6) JS Pasta Fagioli Journaling Sprouts (varies)
* (3) JS Red Script Canvas Stars (varies)

OCTOBER AFTERNOON SEASIDE (top right):
* 1 sheet On The Shore (2-sided)
* 1 sheet Boardwalk (2-sided)
* 1 sheet Seashells (2-sided)
* 2 sheets American Crafts Sunflower Cardstock
* 1/2 sheet Seaside Label Stickers (varies)
* (2) Seaside Wild Cards (varies)

FANCY PANTS MY FAMILY (bottom left):
* 1 sheet Son (2-sided)
* 1 sheet Uncle (2-sided)
* 1 sheet Aunt (2-sided)
* 2 sheets Bazzill Lily Pad Cardstock
* 1 sheet My Family Cards (2-sided)
* (2) Maya Road Cream/Brown Velvet Pleated Blossoms
* (2) Fancy Pants Artist Edition Safety Pins (varies)
* approx. 1/2 yard FP My Family Woven Ribbon

SASSAFRAS LASS INDIE GIRL (bottom right):
* 1 sheet Pocahontas & Me (2-sided)
* 1 sheet Affection (2-sided)
* 1 sheet Eclectic Elegance (2-sided)
* 2 sheets Bazzill Wheat Cardstock
* 1 sheet SL Garden Bits Blues Self-Adhesive Chipboard (32 pieces) (varies)
* (1) 1-yard roll Pebbles blue ribbon (varies)

Coffee Flavor of the Month: PECAN BERRY SCONE

All this for a one time purchase of $25, or membership price of $21.95 per month. What a DEAL! And for those of you who may want a tad bit more, you may join one of the Add-on clubs for that perfect mix of pattern papers, embellishments, cardstock, and stamps.

Here's just a few samples of what I've created with this kit so far. These two layouts and card came from the Fancy Pants My Family:



For the layout and card, I used an October Afternoon Wild Card and had just the perfect match of felt flower trim and cardstock stickers in my stash that I used on the layout.



I'll be back later today with more. :-)

Godspeed

So glad I went!

My wonderful daughter-in-law had a Stella & Dot trunk party this evening as a favor for a friend of hers that was starting her own business. I'm not a flashy person whatsoever, but decided to go in support of the two girls. Although some of it was, lets say, gaudy, I did find a few things I just had to have. :-)

Check out my Chelsea Necklace. I loved it from the moment I saw it and it had my name all over it! Nothing like a pretty necklace to pull you out of a slump!

Godspeed

Life's Curve Balls

It never fails, just when ya think everything is going the way it should, BAM! It's not that any one thing is devastating, but when all the little stuff adds up and you get bombarded all at the same time, the seams start to separate to the point of I WANT OFF THIS RIDE, NOW!!

And to top it off, my tailbone debacle is really starting to get on my last nerve! I don't get much sleep most of the time from tossing and turning all night long, but when I finally get a good night's sleep, I pay for it dearly in pain the next morning, and into most of that day. This morning is one of them, hence my pity party. :-(

Ok, I'm done. Time for a cup of coffee and a round of exercises to loosen up my spine.....

Godspeed