Friday Fill-Ins # 184

And...here we go!

1. Layers of chocolatey goodness fill my thoughts.

2. Post chocolatey goodness consumption provides for the best insight.

3. I'd be willing to bet my last chocolate bar on it.

4. My morning hair scares the dog.

5. I'm fond of chocolate this week. Does it show?

6. His behavior lately has just been too much!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include going to my stampin' club and a pool party in the afternoon, and Sunday, I want to sleep-in and play.

Inchie's GONE WILD

I just want to let everyone know that the

INCHIES ARE POSTAL.

( Image Source: Rosemary's Inchies for the swap. Aren't these great. I love her cheeky humor.)

These are some of the fabby inchies in the swap. I'll post more pictures later, but I don't have them with me at work. I was in too big a rush to get the packages out to sit and fiddle with the camera and the computer, etc... Plus, I kinda got up a bit late this morning...OOPS!

Woo Hoo!

I got the last batch in the mail yesterday. Finished distribution and packaging last night.

And got them to the post office before lunch today. Hopefully you will get them really soon.



I really, really, really enjoyed hosting this swap. The works of ART are amazing. I am so impressed. And honored to know you talented ladies. PLUS, I didn't know that you get goodies. And extra inchies. And it's great getting to fondle them all before sending them off to their new owners. (Sorry for all the fingerprints. LOL Just kidding. I wiped them all off. No. Really. There weren't any fingerprints. No inchies were harmed during the making of this swap.)



I will do this again. Sometime. Maybe with twinchies, moo's, postcards, skinny's or recipe cards.



Hmmmm..... The gears are turning.

To-Do List this week

Here's a brief list of things outside my normal duties that I would like to accomplish. Maybe with a bit of accountability, (getting embarassed) I will actually finally get them DONE. (List is NOT in any sort of order.)

1. Pack gift and books in boxes for my sister. (her b-day was in Feb.) I'm bad.

2. Pack box for mom and dad. (Mother's Day & Father's Day) I'm really bad.

3. Mail above boxes. This might start the redemption process.

4. Update my Inspiration List on blog.

5. Fill up a bag with clothes from my closet I won't wear again.

6. Take bag to thrift store.

7. Update reading list on blog.

8. Clean out wallet/purse of ALL the receipts I have gathered.

9. Clean out the laundry basket of the items I threw in there from the counter. Come on, you know you do the same type of thing. Throw crap into a basket to clear up before a party.

10. Paint my toenails. Geesh this really looks gross in type. Pedicure sounds so much better, but I won't be getting one, so, (insert BIG SIGH) I'll just have to settle for painting my toes. Er, ah, toenails.

Wish me luck.

Far Out - OG #62

Believe it or not, my card took me all friggin day, last Saturday, to make. Don't be alarmed, I am not posting an imposter. My card, the card that took forever, is posted a bit further down. I know it isn't overly decorative. It took me so long Not because it is so complicated, but rather because my 10 year old came in to ask a question when I had first started to make the card, and then she wanted to make a card using the same set of stamps. She wanted me to "help" her. (translation - Watch me.) So I watched as she made this card for her father.

She used every stamp, save two, in this set. (She didn't use the "FAR OUT" or the lone star.) Every image was a different color too. So I had about 8 ink pads open, spread out on my tiny little work area. So even if I had wanted to work while she did, I couldn't have.

Anyway, back to the card I made in record time. LOL.

I can't remember what the background paper is, but it was part of a Christmas stack of photo mats. The planet is from a Dollar Store set of paper. The stars are dew drops. I stamped the spaceship onto white cardstock. Then used some rub-on glitter paper for the stars. And rub-on foils for the ship. The monkey is colored with copics. And I Diamond Glazed the cockpit. Then fussy cut and popped it up. The letters are Making Memories.

I got the stamps as part of a major score from Michael's the other day.

I love this little monkey. He gets to do so many different things.

I got all this stuff for $35. Pretty cool, huh?

Grab a napkin, and wipe that drool off your chin...

FETA FRIES - recipe here

Don't these look yummy. Kevin at CLOSET COOKING posts wonderful pictures of food, with recipes.

Did you get that? WITH recipes. How cool is that!!!

Kevin lives in Canada. He decided that his food life was boring and now seeks out wonderful recipes and shares them on his blog. Lucky us.



GO. NOW. CHECK OUT HIS FOOD.

Friday Fill-Ins #183

And here we go:

1. When it's quiet someone is up to something that isn't good.

2. I haven't blogged in what seems like a month.

3. My heart is sometimes too big for my own good.

4. I can't believe it's already July.

5. In the town where I was born I really couldn't tell you anything about it as I haven't been there since then.

6. His sense of humor is something I really love about my significant other.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting out of the office, tomorrow my plans include an early movie, crafting and Sunday, I want to make sure that Danny has one of the best birthday's ever.

Bloggy break-over. Back to reality???

I took break. I hope you didn't miss me too much. But, life took over and the inspiration to blog just wasn't there. I am back now. Good, bad or indifferent, I'm back.

You can take the girl out of California, but you can't take the California out of the girl. Work was delayed until 9am this morning due to a planned power outage. So, hubby (who works in the same building) and I went to breakfast after we dropped the kids off. (Megan had to work at 8, so we didn't get to sleep in.)

Doesn't this look delish. It's a veggie omelet, fruit and hashbrowns w/onions. Oh, yeah, and Iced Tea. A sure sign that I have been living in Virginia for quite some time now... but, NOT too long.