Real Life: Live & Unscripted

Throw it WAAAAAAAAAAAAY back....

Hopefully it is May 16th lol, this throw back friday is sponsored by my brother...you can thank him for this one!!

Have a great weekend!! Toodles!!!

Happy Mother's Day! And other ramblings :-)

Happy Mother's Day to everyone who celebrates!!!

I am doing my weekend wrap up early lol. I have an insanely busy week this week soooooo....lol.

Here is a video of my mom and I....SO SILLY! lol

While we were at the fabric store I ran into Lisa!!!!!

I kept looking at her, like, dang, I KNOW I know you from somewhere....then I said, are you on pattern review?!!? LOL then it clicked! She was really fun to run into!! I know I will see you again in July! LOL

My mom played in "The Crown" LOL

And one of my mother and I together...

This was our second set of bags lol. This store does NOT have shopping carts like hancock. You take your bolt to the table and start a pile...well...see...our pile was seriously like half the table lol. The second go round, it wasn't that bad lol.

Here is one just for Carla:

My mom actually has this same machine, she is having it cleaned up and serviced so she can put it in her new sewing studio which is a WHOLE different post. lol

When I got home, I immediately washed and pressed my fabric lol. Then I sat down to take a nap, no dice. I don't actually know what happened after that but I know I didn't go to sleep lol.

My brother came by to keep the kiddos so Tony and I could go to a 30th bday party for one of our friends. TOO MUCH FUN! A few pics:

These are GOOD peoples!! GOOD PEOPLES INDEED! LOL

Me and the B'day girl...yep...she is a shawty! LOL

No bday is complete without shots lol. I don't like being drunk (BAD EXPERIENCE) so I only had a couple. Good thing too because I ended up driving the bday girl home lol. She on the other hand was DONE! lol

They shole was tasty lol.

We didn't get home until it was PAST O'Dark Thirty. I am still tired lol.

Ok, that's it...gotta flat iron Jaelyn's hair....ugh lol. I'll get caught up on my email tomorrow...or maybe tonight lol

Toodles!!!!!

A knitting FO and fabric/pattern help!

Happy Saturday guys!!!

Remember WAY BACK WHEN I first posted about do a knitting project? I made SOME PROGRESS, then I made a little bit more progress then all of a sudden I STOPPED KNITTING! I think it was at that point that my sewing mojo went into overdrive. WELL, I picked up the shift the other day and finished it.

Now, you will NEVER, EVER see this on me. FIRST of all, I don't know WHAT made me think all this chunky yarn would look good on me. Ummm NO! It makes me look HUGE. Secondly, the length is all wrong. It was knit from the bottom up and I didn't really try it on at all until I was finished. This tunic is too long for me and it cuts my legs in half and makes me look stumpy. Nooo sir. Not a good look lol, so my cat just got something new and warm to sleep on. She is going to love it come winter.

I am looking for a nice summer top to knit. Any suggestions? LOL

Remember this fabric?

I got it a while back from fabric.com I THINK. I can't remember. I need some suggestions on what to make from this. I have three or four yards. I can't remember lol. I was thinking wrap dress with contrasting bands, but I don't know. Any suggestions and pattern numbers would be GREATLY appreciated.LOL :-)

Ok, that is all I have for today!! Hope you guys enjoy your weekend!!

Toodles!

It's Friday!!!

This is STILL the jam!!! Have a great weekend! Toodles!

It's class time at Scrap Etc, and a buncha other stuff!

I'm back to teaching classes at Scrap Etc. (Pardon the site, it is under  construction)

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS MINI ALBUM CLASS
FRIDAY MAY 30, 2008
6:30-8:00PM
$20.00

A peek at the insides:

You can go by the store to sign up. If you need additional information please call the store at
(205) 985-9323.

Space is limited!!! Kit's will be available for those that sign up but can't make it to the class.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I got a lovely little package today from Allison Kreft.

If you guys know ANYTHING about Hambly then you know who Allison is. I LOVE my glass pendants and can not WAIT to wear them! Check out her Etsy shop! Thank you SO MUCH ALLISON!!!!!! I LOVE them!!!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

New books!!!

Ok, this book:

The Lucky Shopping Manual

IS SUPERB!!! I love how it is broken down into sections: Skirts, T-shirts, Tops, Dresses...etc. It is FANTASTIC. I think, REGARDLESS of how much you ALREADY know about fashion, you might want to check out this book. It REALLY breaks down, figures and what flatters. If you have EVER had an issue with not knowing how to dress your body type, get this. Hopefully you will like it as much as I do lol. I love it!

I am really into my makeup and skin care. I finally have a skin care regimen that works for me, and I am STILL learning how to properly apply makeup lol. I practice a lot :-), anyway...I picked up this book:

Iman: The Beauty of Color and it is VERY good. Now I still LOVE Fine Beauty, by Sam Fine , but this one is great to have too! It has some great tips in it.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Carolyn tagged me so here goes:

Here's the rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book.

Directed Verdict by Randy Singer

2. Open to page 123

3. Find the fifth sentence.

"Wants to give me another taste of jail food"

4. Post the next three sentences.

"Speaking of which, how's Nikki?" "Bella didn't call you?" Brad pushed the dessert toward her. She shook her head in an answer to his question and sliced off a small piece with her fork.

5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

I won't tag anyone, but if you wish to play feel free!

That's all I have for today!!!

Toodles! 

Pattern Review Mini Wardrobe Contest

Pattern Review is hosting a contest that really grabbed my interest!

I have decided to enter my very first contest. I would love to do some of the bigger ones, but for right now, I think it is best if I start out SMALL lol. Here is my contest entry:

I am actually pretty excited about it. I am going to build my entire wardrobe around the awesomeness(<-----is this a word lol?) of the polka dot fabric. I don't have fabric for my other pieces yet but I plan on getting those this weekend!

I hope I can find the fabric I'm looking for. I ordered a few swatches online and umm, it just didn't do it for me. I don't want to change my mind AGAIN about what I want to make...I seriously want to start sewing on Sunday. The patterns are already cut out..just waiting on me now lol.

Good luck to everyone that is participating!!!

Now, let me leave you with a little treat:

Check out that peanut butter...yum...it's blurry but you get the idea lol

I really won't tell y'all how I burned the crap out of my tongue being greedy...trying to get them as SOON as they came out of the oven...humph. Nope, I won't say a word lol.

Martha Stewart Peanut-Butter Swirl Brownies. YUM.

That's all I have today! LOL

Hope you all have a great day!
Toodles!

I was "sew" suprised!!!!

Imagine my surprise when I go to check my mail today and see this nice little box. Now I've ordered some stuff, but nothing was expected today...so I promptly throw the rest of the mail on the ironing board, and looked at the box more closely. It is from a good, good friend. Hmmm. I was so excited to get into it, I used my "good scissors" lol

How gorgeous is this black and ivory polka dot jersey!?!? I even got a beautiful card and some gum that my kids tried to eat up! Thank you SOOOOOOOOOO much girl!! This really made my day. It was so funny because I was talking to her last week and she said she was in the store and saw something that made her think of me...well this was it! LOL.I think I already know what I want to make with it but I'm going to wait until I get my May BWOF before I cut it. HOPEFULLY it will come in the mail today. Thanks again girl!!! I can't wait to make it "come to life" LOL.

Ok, now let me say this:

SOMEONE I KNOW, WHO IS VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSE TO ME, LEFT ON LAST THURSDAY GOING TO KENTUCKY DERBY...THAT SAME SOMEONE THAT IS VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSE TO ME DID NOT TAKE ONE  SINGLE PICTURE. But I won't say who that someone is. Humph.

How about some pics from this weekend:

I love this shot of my sewing machine:

Umm, can SOMEONE tell me why I kept seeing this chick in my bathroom?

I promise you I hate the people that developed these things lol. And NO I did NOT buy this...my brother did...and it came with GLITTER...ugh. NO COMMENT!

How about some food?

One...

Two...

and presto chango:

I have not made meatloaf in a MINUTE, but this was SO good!!! It was so moist.OMG. Too bad it's gone today! And this was a big meatloaf! That picture doesn't do it justice lol.

I stopped drinking coffee and I am totally addicted to tea!! OMG:

Kim, LOVE this one. Now my two favorites are the Pomegrante tea and the mint tea that Christina sent me. I SO WISH I HAD A TRADER JOE'S! OMG. Maria, I still love my mug!!

Ok, this is getting long (playing catch up!!)

Toodles!!!

A very special day!

A few weeks ago my girls decided they were ready to be baptized. We were already talking about it but I didn't want to force them. I wanted them to understand and make the decision for themselves. I was so proud!! (Aj still doesn't understand JUST yet lol)

So, I decided that I wanted to make their dresses to be baptized in:

You can read a review HERE.

I love this picture because it really shows the personalities of my girls lol.

Even though the church provided robes for them, I still wanted them to wear these under it. More of a keepsake than a necessity.

Here is a picture of them waiting...

Here is one of Jaelyn:

and one of Kayla:

Even looking at these pictures now, my heart just swells with joy.

So many people are against going to a physical church but one thing I had to see (because yes I was in that crowd) is that I'm going to get the Word for ME. Sure you can get it at home on your own, but there is something about being in the company of other believers.

Ok, that's all! LOL Thanks for letting me share this with you all! :-)

Hope you are having a great Sunday!!

Toodles!

Conversations at 1am

Aj: Mommy, I can't go to sleep.

Me: Why not Aj?

Aj: Your sewing machine is too loud.

Me: *deep sigh*

Guess I need to put it up huh? LOL

Happy NSD, a question for the sewers, and ramblings...

HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY (NSD)!!!
Do you guys have anything planned!?!? I will be a little busy but I'm going by my LSS , again today lol. I was JUST there yesterday. You know what happened??? I ran out of white and ivory cardstock. I WILL stock up tomorrow!!! LOL

For all of you that sew,  I have a question.

Is there REALLY a difference between Mettler and Coats & Clark  Thread?? I mean OTHER than the price?? What thread do you use?? I picked up some from Hancock yesterday because I was curious about it, and it was on sale :-)

Thanks to ALL of you for all of the condolences, prayers, emails, phone calls, staying up with me until the wee hours of the morning breaking the laptop and youtube...WORK IT lol. It really meant a lot to me.

My cousins service was beautiful. Sad, touching, but it was so beautiful. It seems like that would be the wrong thing to say, but it was really beautiful.  I managed to get two pictures before my battery on my camera gave up the ghost...

This is the only pic I have of me and my mom and dad since my wedding. I wonder If I can talk them into taking a family picture??!? **making mental notes**

One of me and my mooooooooommmyyy:

Yep, she is SHORT! LOL

and me and my dadddddddddddyyyyyy

VERY bad pic, but this is so going to be a LO....as soon as I get some more white CS! LOL

And my other cousin Corey (brother of the deceased)

He is NOT tall, he made me take off my shoes! LOL

Ok, that is all...must go work on my arms some more because my arms look HUGE! UGH lol.

Have a great Saturday guys!!!

Toodles!

It's Friday!!

Ok, HOPEFULLY it is May 2 and this has posted! LOL. If you didn't know, I normally set up all my Throw Back Friday's to post ahead of time, every Friday at midnight, so  I think we are set for a  few months lol...SERIOUSLY! LOL

Now let me tell you about this song.
Growing up, my Uncle (Mom's brother) had a New Year's party EVERY YEAR!!! Talk about fun! He would play this song right after midnight and we would all have a laughing good time. Now my family is NOT small...my mom's mom had eleven kids...my dad's mom...

are you sitting....

TWENTY-NINE KIDS.

And no, they were NOT all single births, and yes all from the same husband lol.

My dad is the baby. No one EVER believes me when I say that, but some of you that I have met IRL and you guys have talked to my parents know that this is true lol.

We have a very close family and I love that...well with the exception of the idiots.....EVERY family has those, mine is NO exception! LOL

Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!

Toodles!!!

One more day...

The funeral is tomorrow and every time I think about it I just bawl.  I was on video chat with a friend when my mom called and told me about the arrangements. I could not keep it together. I tried lol. Lawd knows I did but, it is what it is. Tomorrow will be a hard, hard day. Please say some extra special prayers for my Uncle.

MOVING ON before I bawl...omg...This is SO going to be a problem:

HELLO CUPCAKE
The stuff in this book is A-FREAKING-DORABLE! I am going to be baking just to make this cute stuff ...Cheryl get your kids ready!!! LOL

In non-food related news....um WHOEVER said it was a good idea to iron ALL your fabric at once....is INSANE! I procrastinated on washing all my newly acquired fabrics and ummm, did it all the other day and put it in a pile to iron later. Umm NEVER again! I will immediately wash it or put it in the cleaners. Ironing five yards of ANY one fabric is TORTURE! I don't care if I do have a gravity feed iron!!! lol

Speaking of sewing, have you guys seen this yet?
Patone Fashion Color Report for Fall 2008

...yes I know...it's not even summer and I am already channeling fall!!! I was talking about fall colors about a week ago, then I brought it up again today and this was brought to my attention!! I was on point with all the colors I was feeling...gotta plan ahead!!! LOL

I am loving all of them!!!

Ok, that is all I have for today lol.

Have a good one!!

Toodles!!

A video and new patterns :-)

And a video!! LOL Here are the patterns I picked up:

Simplicity 2883

Front and Back View:

Simplicity 2885

Front and back view:

Simplicity 2886

Front and Back view:

Simplicity 2882

Front and Back view:

Simplicity 2896

Front and Back view:

And that is it for today!

Toodles!!!

I have to say thanks to you all for your kind words. Today is a better day and my uncle is really holding up well.  Now before I cry,  let's move on to something else lol.

Remember this post on my next sewing projects? That was what? April 13th? I have totally changed my mind lol. But more on that later! LOL

We ended up having a pretty good weekend...despite the death of my cousin.

My kids let me know that it had been a minute since I baked...hmm ok! LOL, so Friday while they were in school I made Paula's Lemon Cake.

OMG. This cake is SO good!!! Once it was cut, it was  over lol. It took all my power not to cut it before they came home. I think the last of it was gone last night. But we did have guests over Saturday night.Tee hee.

I made a Fettucine Alfredo dish umm Thursday I think using this recipe

SO GOOD. Now, I was going to take pics as I added all the ingredients, but umm...what had happened wuz lol. I just didnt lol. I ended up adding in shrimp, chicken, and broccoli to it. DIVINE.

That's all the food pics lol. Gotta do better with that lol.

There won't be too much fattening food next week lol. Gotta have balance lol.

For Nora and Tany, here is a pic of "little" Max lol.

You should see all the pics I had to take BEFORE I got this one lol. Max would NOT sit still until I put his leash on lol. He is such a good puppy. Love my Max!!! OH, Emmy HATES Max. Seriously. I had NO clue dogs could be jealous...until Max came lol.

The kids did some 4-wheeler riding....and I know, I know...I was a bad parent and didn't enforce the safety gear....I already know of two people who will be sending me emails lol. I'm ready lol. Love you both though lol.

Tony and I got in on the fun this time. I LOVE this picture of Tony and Kayla.

Awww, look how he is looking at her. I have NO clue what she is looking at lol.

Can you see my face? I can't either...Kayla's puff is in the way lol.

Here is a pic of Jaelyn...mainly for Stacey lol

And one for Virginia lol

Kayla decided she wanted a flower in her hair:

a closeup...for LO purposes :-)

You know she had to get her "pose" on lol

Sun and all lol.

This picture totally makes me smile:

Tony hates the dishwasher. Me..not so much lol. I will load it in a minute. Well he washed dishes and Kayla helped. Just made my heart smile!

Ok, that's it.

I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Toodles!

Sad day :-(

My hope today was not to move my car. Did that happen? Umm, that would be a no.

My mom called me earlier today and told me that my Uncle found my cousin in his bedroom dead. He is my age y'all. MY AGE.

SO sad. My heart has been heavy all day.  My kids cried when I told them, and that just made me bawl.

One day you are here and the next you are gone. Life is SO short.

How much time do we waste on trivial stuff?!? How often are we just ungrateful for our blessings? I know I am guilty of taking some things for granted.  I can't even lie.

I'm just in a different place right now. I mean none of this seems real. I don't know. What is it about death that makes you examine your own life?

I was talking to Zanete the other day about a person who just made me feel down all the time. All they did was LIE, about EVERYTHING....from what they cooked for dinner...you name it ....they lied.  I got to the point where I hated talking to her. So I cut it off. I mean NO communication. Everyone has hard days and needs someone to listen, but dang. Do I have to feel sad EVERY time we email or get off the phone!? I'm all for seeing the best in people. But sometimes you gotta work on yourself.

I was telling Stacey the other day how my feelings were hurt about something, and you know what? It doesn't even matter. When people do things the wrong way and for the wrong reasons.....what's that word? Umm OH, KARMA, yeah it comes back.

I've heard people say a million times, don't sweat the small stuff. Man, life is REALLY too short to sweat the small stuff. Life is too short to not be thankful for how blessed we all are right now.

THINGS COULD ALWAYS BE SO MUCH WORSE!!!

Today I was watching my kids play outside, and out of NO WHERE, they darted  OUT AND RAN ACROSS THE STREET CHASING THE CAT!!!  I live on a hill...cars can NOT see them when they come down the hill. Scared the crap out of me. I know my kids know not to run out into and across the street, but they did. It could have been so much worse than the  whooping they got.  But next time, hopefully they will think twice.

As parents I think, IMO, we can teach them what is right, and pray they remember and apply it to their lives. We can't always see what they are doing, so we don't know. But we can hope that they do the right things. I will never say...my children wouldn't do this, that or the other, because I DO NOT KNOW. I'd be a fool to think that.

Ok, I guess I'm rambling. I'm exhausted, emotionally and physically. Please keep my family in your prayers.

Throw it BACCCCCCCCCCK!

Yeah.....that was a minute ago! LOL

What did you guys think about GA??

OMG! LOST!?!? NO WORDS! I will be watching that again today!!!

Alright guys, that is all for me today! Have a fantastic weekend!!!!

Toodles!

Polka Dot's are Contagious....

****ETA******

Wilna posted this and it just made me smile. :-)

Hello!!!!!!!!!! LOL

I am STILL trying to get caught up on my sleep! I had the best time at the Scrap Etc Event. You guys have no idea. Tired and all. I loved meeting all the ladies that were blog readers, making new friends. Just wonderful!!

I took the girls shopping for fabric the other day for a couple of patterns that they picked out for me to make (they make requests now lol) This is what they picked up...

All the pink belongs to Kayla...of course lol Jaelyn picked up blues...lol. I will work on those dresses soon!

Sooo, I have been SO in the mood for scrapping. Here are a couple of LO's I did the other day.

This LO means so much to me. It has been a LONG time since I have been gone away from home for days on end. I missed my family SO much. I am so far from having the perfect life, or the perfect marriage, but through all of our problems and what not, this guy is the love of my life lol. *phew* ok...here are some other pics:

I haven't been sewing, but using fabric and pins on this LO just seemed natural lol.

I am totally inlove with jute and pins. You will see these a lot. The journaling on this one was very personal so I didn't really want it out there. I attached a Heidi Swapp folder to the page, then put half of the picture over it. It still opens and hides the journaling.

Products Used:

CS: Bazzill
Fabric

PP: Basic Grey

Technique Tuesday Stamps: Avalon and Truly, Madly, Deeply
Jute
HS Mirror, date stamp and credit card letters.
MM pins and journaling sheet
Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Next up we have one of me and my girls:

I love this LO. It is so different for me. I feel like my style is evolving.

Y'all that know me well, know I hate cutting stuff out. I hand cut this flower...HELLO!!! GO ME! LOL. I used Tulip  Fashion bead paint to give it some definition. Aj touched it before it could dry lol.

Gotta have some bling right!?!? LOL. The Heidi Swapp Bling, is my FAVORITE. BUT on her words she only had GIRL not GIRLS...soooo I took the "S" off of the word SHE lol. Had to make it work lol.

Products Used:

Basic Grey Paper

MM: Artisan Edge Blue

PP:MME Tres Bien

HS: Floral Mask, Bling words, mailbox stickers, runway glossy extras, date stamp

Tulip Fashion Bead Paint

Krylon Paint.

Ok, that is all for me! I'm going to get caught up on my emails (yes again lol) and then go to bed. I've been going to bed seriously early this week!!! LOL

Toodles! I hope y'all had a great day and I hope you have a great rest of the week!!!

Friends, Fabric and FUN!!!!!

While I was in Nashville,  the "Lovely" Tearsa drove up from Knoxville to meet me.

She picked me up at the hotel and off we went.

WE HAD A BLAST lol. We HAD to go to the best fabric shop in town!!

The first thing we noticed when we got there was the dress forms in the window:

They had dresses made OUT OF THE ACTUAL PATTERN!!!!!! Hello! How neat!! LOL
Here is a pic inside the store:

Ok, this store is SO AMAZING. The selection is OUTSTANDING and the quality of the fabric is SUPERB! I called my mom from the store and we are already planning our trip back lol.

They even had Derek Lam Fabric. It was FABULOUS. So was the price. I'm not at that level in my sewing yet lol.

It took us 30 minutes to move past the FIRST row of fabric. It was just that nice!!!! LOVED it!!!!!

I thought I took more pics of the store, but I don't know lol. I put my camera up and shopped lol.

We did take a pic in the store lol:

Then we got our shop on for real lol.

When we got ready to check out we noticed some bling in the background:

of course...there was silliness involved:

How much was it??

Ummm hmmm. We quickly put that down lol. The sales guy said Little Richard's designer used this on a white suit for him. I was so not surprised. lol

Since we liked that SO much, the sales guy Jason, who was AWESOME btw, brought this for us to play with :

Yep, got my winning wave and cry on lol.

What did I get?!!?

How freaking fabulous is this?!!? I love it. I am on the hunt for some fierce shoes! I think I already have an idea of what I will do with this fabulous knit.

This is a yummy silk linen. OMG. This feels SO good. I can't wait to sew with this. I already know what I'm doing with this one too. I'm ready to cut it RIGHT NOW! lol

*sigh* be still my heart lol. I found some dots!!! Now, let me tell you, they had the fabric with the huge dots and I did NOT like it!!! LOL I'm ready to sew this one up too! LOL

This one I got for Jaelyn. We were looking through some magazines a couple weeks ago and she saw a dress that was made from some similar fabric. She loved it. I will have to put her outfit in my line up lol.

One thing I noticed that I have never seen done before, they don't cut the fabric all the way across like they do at Hancocks or Joanns. They cut the very end and rip it. I thought that was very neat!

Once we did our damage at the fabric store, we went and had lunch:

What was the name of this place? I can NOT remember!! But my food was the bomb!

Alright that's it! I'm gone again lol.

Thanks again for everything girl! I had a blast!!!

Toodles!!!!!!!!

Scrap Etc Event 2008

*WOW*

What can I say? I am home and BEAT! I had a FANTASTIC TIME!!!!!!!!

It was SO fun meeting you guys IRL!!!! I'm kinda still overwhelmed from all the kindness and generosity.

When I talk about stuff on here that I like, it's just because "I LIKE IT" lol. You ladies know how to make a girl feel good!!! LOL. I got gifts of lip gloss, candles, tea, candy lol, a new cookbook and knitting book! YOu ladies ROCK! Seriously! I am still speechless. I'm rambling because I am TIRED, but I am really thankful!

So thanks to Kammie (my candle pusher lol) Kim, Lynette, Sherri, and Amy for your thoughtful gifts!!! My suitcase almost would NOT zip!!! It was packed full!!!

Special shout out to my Baton Rouge girls!!!! LOVE Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *ahem* Mrs Green Wig..I missed you!!!!!!

We had such a great time!!! Living off of caffeine, chocolate and NO sleep! LOL

Ok how about a few pictures. I did NOT take nearly as many pictures as I normally do so if you have pictures of me or with me in them, PLEASE send them to me. I need SOMETHING to scrapbook! LOL

I will put the ones I have in an album and put it on the sidebar but not today lol

OH, Cheryl, Donna said you need to come next time! :-)

Look at what I brought home...

I will go through this later on this week. Until then, it will remain in a pile on the floor. There is SO much in that stack!!!

600 ladies. WOW.

This is one of my favorite pictures. These ladies were too much fun!!!! I want one of those hats SO bad! LOL.

Becca is my new BFF....she said so herself lol

Hey Mye, umm did Kim get you some Hambly??? LOL

HEY KIM!!!!!! Call me and let me know how your husband is. I tried your cell but it went straight to voice mail.

The one and only Heidi Swapp....

Jenni Bowlin

HEY CHRISSY!!!

I'm wearing my "I Love Gretchen" button lol...love GMAC! LOL

How many of you ladies hate me right now for this pic??? Yeah...it's nice to be me! LOL This is Gretchen's brother lol, but most of you already know that! HAHAHAHAHA! lol

And her mom...yeah, we are all family lol.

And the awesome Hambly Girls!!! ROCK ON! LOL

HEY NAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shirley is THE sweetest!!!! I am really glad I was able to meet you ladies. So much fun!

Miss you guys already!!! LOL. I was so tired on this picture lol

And how does it all end?!?!?

Yep...drinks with friends!!!!!!

Now, I am going to SLEEP! I am SO way past behind on email. I will get caught up this week! LOL

Toodles!!!!!!

 

Another day, another day lol

Ok, so I have a few things to share....first up, another review:

New Look 6729 You can read a full review HERE.I love this top. Seriously....

Ok, so many of you know, that I went through radiation treatments for a few months and I was on quite a few different meds. Well, that medicine put a GOOD chunk of weight on me. I started back working out once I was released from the doctors care, and it started to come off. Well. I could NOT get those LAST 8lbs off...well guess what? They are off now:

I bought these jeans from GAP when I first started gaining weight. They were TIGHT y'all.  Look at all that room! GO ME! YES, I am patting myself on the back because I'm VERY proud of me! I have too many clothes to gain weight!!! LOL Now, to tone up and keep it maintained!

On a side note, I don't care HOW much weight I loose...my face will remain the same..my cheeks ain't going NOWHERE! LOL

Another side note, those are my around the house, going to play with the dogs jeans lol, they get worn NO WHERE!!! lol

This is making me happy right now...

Yes, this is just part of my cards that I will give out in Nashville. Last year I had to come home and make more...this year I won't be able to do that! LOL. It is going to be a LONG night. My new best investment for scrapping is my Silhouette. If you don't have one, you are missing out. I LOVE that thing!!! Especially tonight! LOL

Ok, that is IT for me!!! I will see y'all on the flip side!!

Kim if you are reading, my flight arrives at 9:10!!!!

Toodles!!!!!