NO pics today, just saying hello

Just logging in to say hello to everyone. It's been a bit crazy around our house lately and I'm thinking it just my slow down for a bit. I'm getting ready to dig around in the yard. My Parents are bringing me plants today. My Mom has a porch sized green house and has grown seedlings of tomato's, squash and such....I'm so excited.
While I was visiting them last week I went to a WONDERFUL scrapbook store and spent waaay too much money on new and exciting things to work with, a girl can never have too much pretty paper, right?????

I looking for suggestions to work on my Parents 50th Anniversary invitation, party, scrapbook, etc.

Hope everyone has a GREAT day, I'm headed into work. Got to punch that clock again.

I've started selling ARBONNE products, and maybe one day the time clock will go away.....
I'll share more about that later, the clock is ticking away.

Love ya all and see you soon!!!
Rachel

I finished with the altered box

So, today I've been a bit on the UN-organized side.

Rose and I repaired the washer today. The water mixer froze last Saturday night, but due to that nasty ole' bug, I just didn't feel like dealing with it. So I called A-1 about buying the part Friday, $35 plus tax...... THEN I remembered my friend Big John and his wife Susan gave me their old machine for parts. Now "ain't" that cool??? So Rose & I put on our insulated underclothes (the washer is in the garage) and WE fixed that puppy today. I'm washing the 5th load now, we stripped the beds and such. We make a pretty good handy woman team....Mother/Daughter Team for the day award....tee hee hee

NOW for the fun stuff. Michael's had their ROCK STAR paper on sale, and I had been really wanting it for a long time, but just could not pay full price for it.

I took one of those display boxes from Costco and altered it. Now I have the neatest little storage container, right now I have my rubber stamps lined up in it. I plan to do a series of these. I covered it with the matte Mod Podge. ANYWAY, take a look, let me know what you think, it was so much fun.

Another Sunday gone by

Today was a good day, for those of you that know my life, the extra person that had been visiting for the last month is now gone..........YEE HAA!!!
This past week has been stressfull and I've been sick with a yucky stomach bug. I think I'm all better now, and life goes on.
Yesterday I sat at my craft table and organized things that had just found a way to stack up. I'm ready to do some scrap booking, but the pictures I want to use are sitting here on my computer.

I'm planning a scrap booking retreat with friends, and a spring vacation too.
LIFE IS GOOD!!

Got to turn in the Girl Scout cookie order forms tomorrow, and we lost it before we could make our rounds.....so we will do the cash and carry this year. I'll order all the faves, and sell from my trunk.....LOL

SO, what are all of you up to?

Rachel

Lazy Sunday

Just taking it easy today, doing things that just need to be done. I've sorted my chipboard, filed paper, taken out all the recycle things. I've even posted a few things on Freecycle to get out of my way.
I want to make some cards.....got inspired yesterday at a workshop with Beth and Yazmin.
When I got home I spilled my "Mary Poppins" bag and had to re-organize everything, guess that's where that it where it began.

Wish me luck, and great inspiration.

Rachel

december 2006

Back to work

So this is my Mom, Sarah.

She just turned 67 in September, been married to my Dad for 49 years, and cares for my brother, Kenneth.

So it's not Mother's day, but why not have a day just to talk about Mom??? She Grew up in Athens Alabama and lived there, well a VERY long time. She worked all of my school life and continued for 15 or so years more until she retired from East Limestone. My Dad and Brother keep her very busy with the gardens.

Doesn't she have just the sneakiest smile....is that a word????

Rachel

A busy lazy day.........

So here I am, the day is done and I took a vacation day because I'm sick, lucky me. It could be worse, I only have a sinus infection with both ears infected as well, what, did you say something????? This could come in handy with a teenaged daughter....LOL

Rose will be in Atlanta Friday evening and all day Saturday, so who is cropping and where???
YES, I'm inviting myself to have fun and to communicate with adults with the same interest.

Jury Duty ended Wednesday....;-(

I met Brooke at the Court House this week, and I know all of you will like her as much as I do. She wants to scrapbook, has a Cricket, and just needs help getting started.

I went to a "doc in the box Wednesday evening after I left the Court House. The steriods have me "STARVING" and I've been eating all day long. I made 4 quarts of chicken soup last night, and I must admit only a small bowl is left now.
My hip hurts from the antibiotic injection, and my wallet hurts from the 3 new prescribtions, anyone have a violin?????

The good news, I've been online looking at all the new and wonderful things I can do with my STASH of papers.
So what have all of you been doing lately?