Here she is!

Granny got to have Savannah sleep over the night of Thanksgiving as day care was closed and Mommy and Daddy had to work.

I made Savannah a little bed on the chaise lounge in our bedroom and Savannah slept there with her stuffed dog, "he doesn't have a name"!

The next morning Poppy was gone when Granny woke up and Savannah was right in her bed waiting for Granny to open her eyes. Doors were locked to keep the dogs and the pool away from Savannah!

Savannah was a very good girl and didn't pitch a fit until time to go home. She loves her little desk and markers. She'd rather read than watch TV! I think this little girl is on the right track!

I do KNOW one or two things!

So, I keep saying men, I don't understand them. I still stick to that idea but there are things that you can learn about men. Like didn't I tell you he would find those boots? Well, he did.

Right after, I mean hours after he told me to book the cruise we were sitting and talking about how we would need a few new clothes. Happily, I reminded him that I had not used my birthday gift card from my mother and could buy some clothes with that! To which he replied, "You have a pair of new shoes in your trunk of your car." I told him I'd tried to take them back but the company wouldn't take returns.

I'm not sure that he has seen how much I paid for them but I am sure that it doesn't say STUPID on my forehead and I'm not volunteering any information!

Some of you have been asking what about the cruise. Click on cruise in the previous paragraph and you can see where we are scheduled to go. I have lots of work to do to get ready but it's coming right along.

Along with the spirit of Black Friday and the love of good bargains at the cost of facing crowds of people. DH went to JC Penney 8:00 AM yesterday and bought himself new clothes for the cruise. I am so glad as it's one less thing for me to do.

We've turned the living and dining room into a very cozy sitting/Christmas tree area as it is all open. The only reminders of my Scrap Studio are the French bulletin board, which shall be used to hold the Christmas cards and a magnetic strip that I'll use to hang, "whatever"~

Both tables are now in the old family room which is being transformed into a giant dining room for Christmas dinner and the company party!

We are having Todd's coworkers over for a BBQ on Saturday the 15th, so we need to have things ready as much as possible before our trip! It's a great room as both tables are the same height and I put felt from the "by the yard" under lace "by the yard" and make them into a great banquet table. No pictures today!

Now I Am SURE!!!!

Men, I don't think I will ever be able to understand them! These past few days, especially Sunday and Monday have sucked the living life out of me and I never left town! I had to get it out of my system and I wrote a heartfelt letter to DH. He turned off Monday night football, even though the Broncos were playing and sat and talked with me. We addressed my concerns. He voiced his concerns. This morning he reminds me he has one more week of vacation that he has to "use or loose" before the end of the year and tells me to book a cruise!

I searched and he searched. This is what we came up with and we're out of here!

Take it Outside!~

Woman to Woman~How to buy a car! How it all began!

I am an intelligent, resourceful, responsible woman. I may have slip ups from time to time but I certainly think that I can help DD choose a new car.

Thinking back in time I remember that I went out and chose the car she has now. I was sent by DH to do the leg work. He sent me on a mission to buy a car for 5K! This was in 2001. I'm telling you, there's not a car out there that I would have let DD drive that you could buy for 5K.

I chose this little Ford Escort ZX2. I would be happy to drive it myself. It has pep and it's just plain cute. The sticker price on the car was around 10K and we got it for 8K. I paid for it with my paycheck with payroll deduction to the credit union at the hospital I worked at. The car is titled in my name.

Today I was feeling a bit apprehensive about Saturday's trip to the city to help DD choose a much needed new car. DD got a little carried away with new car fever and believe me those car sales people can work a deal anyway you want! So, I asked DH if he would go with me on said adventure and he told me, "only if I have to!" Now, he has been calling with words of advice and wisdom all day long. Telling me if the car is in such bad shape that she should have it fixed. Asking me if I know what's wrong with it.

Come to think of it, I've been the one to see about this car and DD's safety. I'm the one who decided to send my car back to college with her and keep the little car until we could get the rear lights fixed! For pity sakes, you can't send a kid 100 miles down the road with no tail lights after dark! This is not a decision that requires a lot of thought, to me it's a no brainer!

Come to think of it my car's back up lights are out! There's a couple of cosmetic things that need to be done and still need to be done!~ I suppose that will be the next issue I step up and address!

Alrighty then, I think I'll be better off doing this myself!

I don't understand men. I think I know more about cars than men......

Bev! This one's for you!

I can't even begin to tell you how tired I am of making these boxes! It's tough to get the lid just big enough to fit over the bottom. Inside are candies with custom labels, hand stamped. The learning curve is a slow one. I have all the embossed embellishments made, so now it's basically assembly line work!

Here they are!

Such a stir over such a pair of boots! I know many of you are going to be thinking that I am out of my mind but of course I already know THAT!~

I called the company requesting to return the unworn boots. So hidden away were the boots that I hadn't even dared sneak them out of hiding to see what else was in the bag. Of course, a paper saying all sales were final, right there in the clear plastic shopping bag with the colorful boots screaming "look what she bought"!

Actually I do really like the boots and plan to wear them with jeans and cotton sweats and t-shirts. Plain ones. It has to be a flash back to my "wanna be" hippy days. I was too young to be a hippy but that didn't mean that I wasn't watching those nutty folks!

My biggest regret is making such a purchase without consulting DH! Guess he will be going with me to future art shows! I just know he will never see the joy that the non-practical boots could bring me. Then again, maybe he will. He has two pair of cowboy boots and I have one pair!

Actually my intention is that he not EVER see these boots but he is famous for checking CC charges and I just know from experience that he will find them!

I'm kicking myself as much as I like the boots! It was a foolish purchase, I could have bought half of my much needed camera with that money.

For now I'll go back to making cards and gifts with my Stampin' Up business and who knows, maybe I can make a couple of bucks to ease my conscience!

Buyers Remorse!

Those Shoes Yesterday I went to The Circle with my friend Sharon to enjoy the wonderful sunshine, cool temperatures, and see what there was to see! With upcoming trips planned to places that require more than crocs or flip flops I've been keeping my eyes open for some boots that I could wear in cold weather and snow.

Boy did I hit on the perfect pair of snow boots, right here in Sunny Florida. They're awsomly ecclectic and oh so me! I was fearful that if I didn't snatch them up I would be soooooo sorry! I can't believe how much I paid for those shoes and it has been giving me a grabber every time I think of them hidden in the trunk of my car and the receipt hidden in the refills for my ATG gun!

I want to keep them so badly but fear that I shall be taken out and shot should DH find out how much I spent on those boots! Perhaps I should be! I rationalized that a tank of gas to go to Orlando and spend an entire day shopping for snow boots would be about $50.00 and I would end up spending at least $100.00 bucks for the boots.

I've been watching The View from time to time and Whoopi Goldberg is always showing the coolest shoes that she buys. I told the shoemaker that he should send Whoopi a pair so that she would promote his business on The View to which he replied, "Whoopi has three pair and Jack Nicholson has seven pair!" Woah, now I am really sweating it as I am no where near them in income and what the heck am I doing with this pricey pair of shoes!

Today is Sunday and Tomorrow is Vetern's Day. This will give me a little more time to digest my dilema. I know exactly what certain friends would tell me to do, each would be different so I could just pick the person to ask for advice who would tell me to keep the shoes.

Maybe tomorrow when it is safe to pull them from the darkness of my trunk and photograph them I will post a picture, but then again, maybe not!

For now I shall sneak out to the car and hide them somewhere else while DH is mowing the lawn because I know he's gonna look in the trunk today, no doubt. I'll hide them in my scrap tote! He never looks in there!

What would you do?

Transition

Most women like to move their furniture around. I especially have to be Ms. Goldilocks and try out every possible scenerio before I find the best fit for me! As soon as DD went of to college I snapped up her bedroom for my Scrap Studio.




But, no, it's too dark in there. I feel isolated from the rest of the family. My dining room has beautiful lighting. So into the dining room I moved.




One day the big bad wolf came and blew the whole pine cabinet down, crash to the floor it went never to be used again.



Time marched on and the family began to grow, holiday meals were to be planned, company was coming!



Off I went to the now junk room of a third bedroom to restore it to a magical third bedroom for my guests. One with pink walls and a funky green painted floor, down pillows, soft bed linens, you get the idea!

The room was gutted and fresh paint applied to the concrete floor after the stinky old carpet was removed. The closet was emptied of all of DD's personal items and painted with fresh paint. The shelves were repositioned to suit my organizational needs.



OH NO, I thought! This is a perfect scrap studio! It's just too great to go to waste as a bedroom used only twice or three times a year. It must become my DREAM SCRAP STUDIO! Time is passing and things are evolving, soon, very soon my room will be complete, the Christmas tree will go up and I will have my room to enjoy! Here's how it looks so far: