No Shave November

Well... no shave November is about to end. Don't you think David did a pretty good job of growing a beard. The question is... will he shave it off the first of December??
He came over a couple of nights ago and Scissorbella and I helped him with a report for one of his classes. He knows where to find the good stuff....

Karma... find meaning in random ideas...

Love of My Life

You've been with me from the beginning. Well… maybe not the beginning , but since I was around 11 or 12. You are so good to me. I can't live without you. You've been with me through thick and thin. You make me look fabulous. For some reason I get tempted and try someone else. I can't promise that I won't be lead astray again by false promises but you must know.. I'm not happy without you and will always come back to you. You're the only one that will ever do! You're the best!! My true love!

My one and only!!

Karma... supress your inner critic

Challenge

I was tagged by Kelly over at Kelly's Art Journaling. Post the 4th picture from the 4th file on my computer. Well.. I have more that one hard drive .. So which one do I choose? I choose this one of my Grandson Carter. He spent the day with me in July and I tried to take some pictures of him. He was crawling everywhere and moving so fast it was hard to do. This is one of him coming at me.



Isn't he a cutie?? I tag the following to do the same and to tag 4 of their readers..

My sister Krinkle
My sister Sandeelynn
My daughter in law- Jenn
and Jacqueline

Thanksgiving

May your stuffing be tasty

May your turkey be plump,

May your potatoes and gravy

Have never a lump.

May your yams be delicious

And your pies take the prize,

And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off of your thighs!

Have a fabulous day and enjoy your family!

Positive Alternative

I like almost every genre of music. The last couple of years my main radio station is Air 1. I love it. All the music is positive by Christian Artists. They broadcast all over the country. You can find your local stations on their site. The following are blogs or sites of some of my favorite artists.

Mercy Me ** Phil Wickham ** Shawn McDonald ** Third Day ** Jeremy Camp ** David Crowder Band ** Casting Crowns ** Brandon Heath ** Fireflight ** Flyleaf ** Jars of Clay ** Jimmy Robeson ** John Waller ** Kutless ** Lifehouse ** TobyMac ** Natalie Grant **
Need To Breathe ** Paul Alan ** Paul Wright ** Plumb ** Relient K ** Sanctus Real **
Seventh Day Slumber ** Skillet ** Story Side B ** Superchick ** Switchfoot ** Tenth Avenue North ** Todd Agnew **

Enjoy!

What's in a Name?

I came across this post today! LOL! I cracked up reading it...

http://therfamilydiaries.blogspot.com/2008/05/its-unfortunate-thing-when.html

So what is in a name?? I went to school with a Harry Butt. My kids went to school with Harley Davidson. My last name growing was Waddoups and you can only imagine how that went... probably because nobody knew for sure how to say it.



My Moms Family name is Kinghorn.
Origin - Scottish..



What do you know about your family name??

Enjoy!

I Create...

This is from my Jessica Sprague Class.

Enjoy!

10 Things

I've been journaling several things from my on-line class with Jessica Sprague. I'll probably end up sharing a few of my stories with you. My assignment today was something about myself. I chose to journal about the last ten things I purchased for myself. This one was tough. I had to sit down and think about it. Some of the things listed here will be used for others but since its part of my creative enjoyment, it's really for me, also. I combined my journaling with digital scrapbooking.



This kit is from The Sweet Shoppe.

While creating this digital journal.. My Handyman called for me to come outside. This is what he was looking out. The pictures don't portray it very well but the snowflakes were HUGE!!







Enjoy!

Self Discovery

Isn't it amazing when children start discovering the world around them.. and everything about themselves. Look what Carter discovered. You can read his Mama's story HERE. Lots of funny photo's. He's such a silly little boy!



I used a digital kit from the Sweet Shoppe. Each Saturday they load a bunch of new kits and offer special pricing.

Enjoy!

Dear Cailin

Dear Cailin,

Even though its been 6 years, I think of you often. I think of your fat pink arms and legs and how bad I would love to sqeeze you and give you hugs and kisses. I would love to have you meet your little brother Carter. He turned one this year. He looked alot like you when he was born. When I think about it, you probably already know him. When you went to heaven to live with Jesus you probably found him and became friends with him. You probably played and giggled and had all kinds of fun before it was his time to come to earth. Each day as I see Carter growing and changing I can't help but wonder how it would have been with you . I lost your entire future when you went back to Heaven. You have a special place in my heart. I visit your grave and place flowers on it. I will always remember you and keep you in my heart and look forward to the day I will see you again.

Love,
Grammy Mish

Collage

Scissorbella is creating a wall collage of 5x7 black frames with black and white photo's. She wanted me to create a couple of 5x7 prints for some of her favorite scriptures.

What do you think??





Enjoy!

Doin' It up

Look what is published in this months Meridian in the Middle magazine!!
Its Scissorbella!!! Of course she wants me to scrap it for her!


She's a stylist at an Aveda salon.. You can check it out HERE.

Enjoy!

Thankful

This is the month of being Thankful! I personally am thankful for so many things I can't possible list them all. Today I am thankful for people that inspire me.

Turn off the music at the bottom of my blog and watch these fabulous video's. They are well worth your time and very inspiring! You better grab a box of Kleenex, too!





Enjoy!

Dentist

I am a fanatic about my teeth! I brush them regulary and I floss them after everything I eat. I've had very little dental work over my lifetime. So the big question is? Why do I hate going? Why do I squeeze my fists tight until my fingernails dig in deep? I had my 6 month cleaning a couple of weeks ago. What do you mean I have a tiny little cavity?? NO WAY!! I even swish flouride a couple of times a week! Its been over 20 years since a drill has touched these pearly whites! and it's NOT going to happen again any time soon!!!! Well... I really didn't say that but I sure was thinking it!! I was a good patient and made my appointment. I went to Dr Drill yesterday. I told him that he better be nice to me "OR ELSE"! He said "Or else what??" Dang! I was caught.. How would I respond? Or else I'll bite you! I plugged in and listed to my new Taylor Swift music "Love Story" and tried to relax. WOW! I was only there for a total of 15 minutes from the time I walked into the door and back out! I even talked to the front desk about replacing a silver filling that I got when I was 17....



OH! and see those pretty amazing nose hairs that I'm showing off? Please don't judge me! Thats another story...

100 Things Every Man should Know

According to Popular Mechanic's Magazine. This is a list of 100 Skills every man should know..
Brains and charm are fine, but a real guy needs to know how to do real stuff.



Automotive
1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in snow
3. Check trouble codes
4. Replace fan belt
5. Wax a car
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle
7. Use a stick welder
8. Hitch up a trailer
9. Jump-start a carEmergencies
10. Perform the Heimlich
11. Reverse hypothermia
12. Perform hands-only CPR
13. Escape a sinking car

Home
14. Carve a turkey
15. Use a sewing machine
16. Put out a fire
17. Home-brew beer
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric
19. Move heavy stuff
20. Grow food
21. Read an electric meter
22. Shovel the right way
23. Solder wire
24. Tape drywall
25. Split firewood
26. Replace a faucet washer
27. Mix concrete
28. Paint a straight line
29. Use a French knife
30. Prune bushes and small trees
31. Iron a shirt
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper
33. Change a single-pole switch
34. Fell a tree
35. Replace a broken windowpane
36. Set up a ladder, safely
37. Fix a faucet cartridge
38. Sweat copper tubing
39. Change a diaper
40. Grill with charcoal
41. Sew a button on a shirt
42. Fold a flag

Medical
43. Treat frostbite
44. Treat a burn
45. Help a seizure victim
46. Treat a snakebite
47. Remove a tick

Military Know-How
48. Shine shoes
49. Make a drum-tight bed
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup

Outdoors
51. Run rapids in a canoe
52. Hang food in the wild
53. Skipper a boat
54. Shoot straight
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike
56. Escape a rip current

Survival
57. Build a fire in the wilderness
58. Build a shelter
59. Find potable water

Surviving Extremes
60. Floods
61. Tornados
62. Cold
63. Heat
64. Lightning

Teach Your Kids
65. Cast a line
66. Lend a hand
67. Change a tire
68. Throw a spiral
69. Fly a stunt kite
70. Drive a stick shift
71. Parallel park
72. Tie a bowline
73. Tie a necktie
74. Whittle
75. Ride a bike

Technology
76. Install a graphics card
77. Take the perfect portrait
78. Calibrate HDTV settings
79. Shoot a home movie
80. Ditch your hard drive

Master These Key Workshop Tools
81. Drill driver
82. Grease gun
83. Coolant hydrometer
84. Socket wrench
85. Test light
86. Brick trowel
87. Framing hammer
88. Wood chisel
89. Spade bit
90. Circular saw
91. Sledge hammer
92. Hacksaw
93. Torque wrench
94. Air wrench
95. Infrared thermometer
96. Sand blaster
97. Crosscut saw
98. Hand plane
99. Multimeter
100. Feeler gauges

Can your man do all these? Or if you're a man reading this... Do you have all these skills?

Enjoy!

Michelle

Sweet N Sassy Blog Candy

Korin over at Sweet N Sassy is offering some fabulous blog candy. Go visit her.

Check out her Store HERE. I have the Chocoholic set and love it!

Stories in Hand

I am taking an online journaling class offered by Jessica Sprague...

I'm on day four and have made a story on hand book, which is divided into sections. Roots, Family, Self, Spouse and a tab for each child. There is a whole list of questions under each section to spark the memory and start journaling....



Example.. Roots: Ancestors, Your Mother and Father, Your Birth and Childhood, Your teenage years, Young Adulthood.
Family: Dating and Marriage, Pregnancy, Your children and Babies, Family Life, Grandchildren etc.
Self: Times then and now. Memorable Experiences, Work, Pets, Travel, Hobbies/Talents/Creativity, Home and surroundings, Religion/philosophy/Spirituality... etc.

There are hundreds of questions.

I also made a little travel book to keep in my purse to make notes on what is happening now in my life.. I can jot down notes to keep track of memories. I've always loved journaling. Oh how I would love to have journals from Grandparents to read about their life growing up...

We write to taste life twice, once in the moment, and once in retospection.

EnjoY!

Yarn Happy

Scissorbella decided she wanted me to teach her how to crochet. Last weekend the local craft store had yarn on sale. Perfect timing! We bought a few colors and then came the lessons. Its been awhile since I picked up a hook so I decided to make a few scarfs myself.




I went to another store lastnight! More yarn on sale. I bought some cotton yarn and plan on trying some new things... potholders, etc...

Enjoy!

Friends

Friends are like butt cheeks. Crap may separate

them sometimes but they always come back together..

Enjoy!

Card Fun

I had a card class Saturday. We each made 5 different cards - 4 of each totaling 20.

Thanks to my friend Diana for letting me use her house since The Handyman was working nights and sleeping during the day! It was alot of preparation but also alof of fun to get together to stamp and visit. Diana made the best white chili and rolls for us. We were all in heaven!

Enjoy!

Family

My dad came from a large family. My Grandfather died when my dad was only 15 month old. This left my Grandmother Elna to raise 9 kids. Dad was the youngest.





Products used from Jessica Sprague and Designer Digitals. Font - Fluoxetine.



Enjoy!

Falling Leaves

Its Autumn time, Its Autumn time
The leaves are falling down
Its Autumn time, Its Autumn time
Its all around the town.

Its Autumn time, Its Autumn time
There's yellow, red and brown
Its Autumn time, Its Autumn time
Bright colors can be found



Product used from Little Dreamer Designs. Font - Amanda's Hand

Enjoy!