I hope that everyone is enjoying their day!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Creating Keepsakes Ornament Drop!
I was buzzing around on the internet today and saw this mentioned.
It's the Creating Keepsakes Ornament Drop.
Here's what Erin Lincoln posted about this project on the Creating Keepsakes website:
"The details are simple. Make a homemade ornament between now and Christmas. Print out our down loadable tag and leave your ornament in a public place. Before you walk away, take a photo of your ornament hanging out and just waiting to be found. Come on over to our Ornament Drop site to share your story and upload your photo. With any luck, the person who finds it will log on and tell their "Ornament Find Story". FUN!
If we all join together, we can drop ornaments all over the world this holiday season. A simple little gesture and a talent shared with others can bring a smile to the face of many. I hope you'll participate with us!"
What a COOL idea! I think it would be something really fun to do with the kids!
It's the Creating Keepsakes Ornament Drop.
Here's what Erin Lincoln posted about this project on the Creating Keepsakes website:
"The details are simple. Make a homemade ornament between now and Christmas. Print out our down loadable tag and leave your ornament in a public place. Before you walk away, take a photo of your ornament hanging out and just waiting to be found. Come on over to our Ornament Drop site to share your story and upload your photo. With any luck, the person who finds it will log on and tell their "Ornament Find Story". FUN!
If we all join together, we can drop ornaments all over the world this holiday season. A simple little gesture and a talent shared with others can bring a smile to the face of many. I hope you'll participate with us!"
What a COOL idea! I think it would be something really fun to do with the kids!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
My New PRETTY!
OK! I NEVER thought the day would come when I would fall in LOVE with a phone!
Yesterday, Mr. Mister and I, stopped by the Sprint store, and while we were waiting to be helped, we walked around checking out all of the phones. When I saw this phone, I stopped in my tracks! I'm telling you, it was LOVE at first sight! It's called the LG LOTUS. It's PRETTY, it's purple, and I WANTED it!
I have never been one to go bonkers over these types of things. I had been carrying the same phone that we started our plan with (over three years ago) and figured I would keep that phone until it was totally dead.
Mr. Mister had been trying to get me to upgrade for FOREVER! But, I wasn't having it! I kept telling him that there was "NOTHING wrong with my phone! Thank you very much!" Well, you should have seen the look on his face when I lit up like a kid in a candy store, after laying eyes on this baby! He LAUGHED at me! And he wasn't the ONLY one! The store clerk was laughing because my phone was so OLD! I'm telling ya! Where's the respect?? LOL!
I guess they are R.E.S.P.E.C.T.ing me now! HUH! ROFL! I have a COOL new phone! And everyone is jealous! NANNIE NANNIE!
P.S. The picture was taken from the Flickr website - it was uploaded by giraffeprincess.)
Yesterday, Mr. Mister and I, stopped by the Sprint store, and while we were waiting to be helped, we walked around checking out all of the phones. When I saw this phone, I stopped in my tracks! I'm telling you, it was LOVE at first sight! It's called the LG LOTUS. It's PRETTY, it's purple, and I WANTED it!
I have never been one to go bonkers over these types of things. I had been carrying the same phone that we started our plan with (over three years ago) and figured I would keep that phone until it was totally dead.
Mr. Mister had been trying to get me to upgrade for FOREVER! But, I wasn't having it! I kept telling him that there was "NOTHING wrong with my phone! Thank you very much!" Well, you should have seen the look on his face when I lit up like a kid in a candy store, after laying eyes on this baby! He LAUGHED at me! And he wasn't the ONLY one! The store clerk was laughing because my phone was so OLD! I'm telling ya! Where's the respect?? LOL!
I guess they are R.E.S.P.E.C.T.ing me now! HUH! ROFL! I have a COOL new phone! And everyone is jealous! NANNIE NANNIE!
P.S. The picture was taken from the Flickr website - it was uploaded by giraffeprincess.)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Christmas Garland!
Last night, I stopped by Nester's blog to see what she was up to, and got so excited when I saw that she was having a Holiday Garland Show & Tell!
OH MY GOODNESS! All of the wonderful garland ideas! I still haven't gotten through all of the links. But, I knew I wanted to play along, so I got the camera out and started taking pictures of our garland. The Christmas decor in the living room has a religious theme (lots of crosses, angels, harps, etc.) and it's all done in purples, golds, and creams.
This is the first year that I have done the mantle. I LOVE how it turned out! Next year, I am hoping to have more pretties to put on top of the mantle.
Here is a close up of the center of the garland. That purple ornament is really big! Probably around six inches round.
And the ends, where the bows are.
I have looked everywhere for pearl/ivory colored doves to include on the tree, but could only find pure white. I know, I know, doves ARE white. I was just hoping to find them not SO white. LOL! (Yes, I put birds on all of my trees. Why? I don't really have a reason, I just like them.)
Anyway, since I couldn't find white doves, I found these gold and cream birds while walking up and down the Christmas ornament aisles at Garden Ridge. I fell in LOVE with them, and bought all of them. (They only had 15 left. I really need more than that, but they are working for me!)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE their pretty, curly tails! Don't you?
Of course, since moving into this house, we have a staircase that I get to put garland on. Here it is in all of it's glory!
I'm actually still working on the staircase garland. I need a really TALL ladder to get the last two areas done. I also have some glittery, purple ting tings that I want to stick in all of it. Make it look kind of "wild!" LOL!
Hope you enjoyed seeing some of our Christmas decor. Now, I'm headed back to Nester's so that I can check out everyone else's awesome ideas.
P.S. If you are wondering how to make your garland full and crazy, Nester posted a how-to on her blog. (Mine is not nearly as full as hers is, but I still LOVE it!)
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
December Already?
WOW! I cannot believe it's December 3rd already!
Thanksgiving has flown right past us, and now it's time for the hustle and bustle of Christmas.
We had company for Thanksgiving, and the weekend after. One of Mr. Mister's friends (that he has known since Kindergarten) drove from Ohio to visit us. He brought his girlfriend with him, and we had a great time together. Saturday, we took them to see the St. Louis Arch. It was really cold and gloomy, but that didn't stop all of the tourists! There were tons of people there and the line to get inside was LONG!
We also took them to Harrah's Casino. We didn't stay long, because we lost our money really fast! LOL! And of course, since we were spending time in the St. Louis area, we had to eat at Romano's Macaroni Grill! They don't have them in Ohio, so they really enjoyed it.
I have most of the Christmas decorations up. I still need to work on a few things, but I am really enjoying having everything all lit up. I will try to post some pictures soon.
Right now, I am sitting at a desk, in a hotel room, in Texas.
Mr. Mister had to come here for a class, and he invited me to tag along with him. So, here I am! Enjoying the warmer temperatures, while feeling sorry for everyone back home suffering in the cold! LOL!
Now, I just need to figure out what to do with myself while Mr. Mister is in class all day. Although, after the crazy week we just had, I am thoroughly enjoying doing NOTHING at all.
I did buy a new book (The Secret Life of Bees) and some DVDs. So, I can totally "veg" if I want to. I tried looking for a local scrapbook store, but it would appear that the closest one has closed down. Such a BUMMER! I am sure we will find something to keep us busy during our stay here. Maybe, I will talk Mr. Mister into going to see the King Tutankhamun exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art.
That would be SUPER cool! (Hearing about him when I was younger, made me want to be an archaeologist, until I realized that I don't like dirt under my fingernails! ROFL!)
Thanksgiving has flown right past us, and now it's time for the hustle and bustle of Christmas.
We had company for Thanksgiving, and the weekend after. One of Mr. Mister's friends (that he has known since Kindergarten) drove from Ohio to visit us. He brought his girlfriend with him, and we had a great time together. Saturday, we took them to see the St. Louis Arch. It was really cold and gloomy, but that didn't stop all of the tourists! There were tons of people there and the line to get inside was LONG!
We also took them to Harrah's Casino. We didn't stay long, because we lost our money really fast! LOL! And of course, since we were spending time in the St. Louis area, we had to eat at Romano's Macaroni Grill! They don't have them in Ohio, so they really enjoyed it.
I have most of the Christmas decorations up. I still need to work on a few things, but I am really enjoying having everything all lit up. I will try to post some pictures soon.
Right now, I am sitting at a desk, in a hotel room, in Texas.
Mr. Mister had to come here for a class, and he invited me to tag along with him. So, here I am! Enjoying the warmer temperatures, while feeling sorry for everyone back home suffering in the cold! LOL!
Now, I just need to figure out what to do with myself while Mr. Mister is in class all day. Although, after the crazy week we just had, I am thoroughly enjoying doing NOTHING at all.
I did buy a new book (The Secret Life of Bees) and some DVDs. So, I can totally "veg" if I want to. I tried looking for a local scrapbook store, but it would appear that the closest one has closed down. Such a BUMMER! I am sure we will find something to keep us busy during our stay here. Maybe, I will talk Mr. Mister into going to see the King Tutankhamun exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art.
That would be SUPER cool! (Hearing about him when I was younger, made me want to be an archaeologist, until I realized that I don't like dirt under my fingernails! ROFL!)
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