I Love Cards

OMG!!!  I have made soooooo many Valentine cards this week!  I took them to work and gave them to my co-workers...they loved them.  Not enough hours in a day.

Rollie ended up delivering Denny's 40th birthday scrapbook in person.  He flew up to Ohio last Thursday.  Denny loved his book!!!  He said it was the hit of the party.  I must admit it did turn out well.  Lots of good memories.

I promise to do my best to upload photos my projects of this week.  I get carried away scrapping and the next thing I know it is bedtime.

Work in the AM.  I was canceled on Wednesday this past week, so I pulled a midnight shift last night for Hospice.  I came home and slept for four hours and made cards until 8pm (worked in the laundry too).  I had to stop at 8 because I had to clean up the mess.  I was spread out in the dining room, living room, kitchen and scrap room...can anyone relate?  Hubby home tomorrow.  He doesn't understand paper everywhere!  The Yorkie enjoyed helping his Mom scrap, he is always into something.  Every so often I have to chase him around to retrieve some of my paper.

Have a good Monday...

It's Scrappin' Sunday in Paradise

Good Morning.  Thursday to work at Belleair.  Lorraine stopped by to cancel our Sunday meeting.  (Left my cell phone at home.)  Our plan for today was to meet at Frenchy's for lunch and to lounge the rest of the day on Clearwater Beach.  The weather is not cooperating.  It is a cold day in Paradise.

Okay, back to my neck of the woods for work on Friday.  Unusually slow, it's okay.  One needs a  breather occasionally.  Off at 2p.  Yay-woo...Drove home, filled the gas tank for $35 vs $75 when we where being manipulated during November.  

Stopped by Ruban Rouge to check if they had room for a couple of wayward scrappers...so Cindy and I signed on.  Back home to pack up the goods, walk the Yorkie and a shower to freshen up.

Picked up Cindy, the construction workers did open their driveway for the weekend.

We had a great time!  We made lots of cards...pictures to follow.  We had good food and fun with old friends and met some new ones.

Saturday was a productive day.  The day was spent finishing Valentine cards.  I am almost done with Denny's scrapbook.  Only five days until Denny's 40th birthday.  What fun to look back.

We have had a great life, good kids and a loving family.  

Rollie and Tony went to breakfast with The Blue Knights yesterday.  Too cold for me, Don and Cindy too.

Rollie is planning to ride the motorcycle today for the monthly ride...again I am a fair weathered friend.  And besides one must finish the birthday book.

Today I will remember John Buckmaster (who lost his life twenty five years ago in the bombing of the marine barricks  in Beruit), I will to continue to remember the innocent people who died in the World Trade Centers on 911.   I will be glad when we are past Tuesday, I can barely stand it. 

Have a good day from Tampa Bay...the Yorkie needs walked.

I will load pictures in a little while.

Wednesday evening in Florida

Everyday when I watch the National weather I remember how fortunate I am to live in Paradise.  It is a little cool-(50's) yes cool, come on, for us.  Tomorrow another cold front goes by with the high of sixty.  Okay, I will quite.

Work busy, I went in a 6am-unusual for me I am usually the late girl at 730a.  

Tomorrow's work prediction: a short day, but nothing in stone.  One never knows in the Nursing field what might present.  I am remembering to be thankful for the work.

Yorkie is snugged up against me staying warm as I Blog.  We took a fast walk tonite with the hoodie up.

Sunday, I did make it to the sale at Joann's...oh they where busy.  I bought lots of pretty paper.  I chose all double sided cardstock. (6 for $.96)  I picked up some new acrylic stamps that are on sale for 40% off-lady bugs and butterflies.  Sizzix has some cute new stamps...picked those up too, bees and lady bugs-imagine that!  The trims are on sale...threw some of those in the cart.   I used my four 40-50% off coupons for some instruction/idea books.  One clip art (CD missing) so they marked it 75% off, one book of Fairies, a book of punch ideas and a Fast, Fun Card book.  Lots of good ideas, if one only had time to accomplish it all.  In addition, I managed to make the husband mad because it took 4 hours for Wal-Mart and Joann's.  He just doesn't grasp it. 

The house is still decorated for Christmas...but it is okay, I don't mind.  You know who does.

Yesterday the boxes made it to the screen room from the shed.  Today while I was at work the boxes came into the living room next to the big tree.  (I have four little decorated Christmas trees around).  He asked if he took the stuff off the trees could I sort it out.  The boxes are divided to hold each individual ornament!?!  Maybe tomorrow they will go to their boxes and back to the shed.  

Work does get in the way of some household activities.  I hope it never interfers with scrappin'.

Some of the girls who Rock

Forty Years with Denny...

Only 10 more days and Denny will be

                       40!!!

Denny's forty year collage

The pictures include Denny's beautiful house he had built a few years ago.  Across the top includes Allison and Ashley, next is Matt (Dana's husband), Denny and Ashley chillin'.  Next row is Ashley next to Grandmother Anna Cox, Denny looking at Allison.  Below Denny with baby Ashley, next comes Allison and finally it is Great Aunt Golden. 

Pictures, I love pictures, family and my animals

Working on Denny's 40 th birthday album...

This is a spinoff of a Debbie Shuh class I took at  The Scrapbook Shoppe on Westshore in Tampa last October...


My cute little kitty.
Oh yeah, get the Yorkshire in...He is looking over the laptop in my lap...always involved.

A Scrapping Kitty too

Okay, I must give this precious kitty some attention too.  Digger chose us twelve years ago.

She was five weeks old, no mother, no other kittens and had bite marks on her head when she showed up in our yard in Michigan.  It was fourth of July weekend, my husband said we will take her to the vet on Monday get her fixed up and find her a good home...She found one with us!!!
Love you Mrs. Pretty.

She decided to visit the photo box for a photo shoot!

A beautiful foggy morning in Paradise

The fog has set in this morning.  Yorkie is ready for his walk so a quick post while I drink my coffee.  The plan today is as follows: scrap, make cards but first a trip to Joann's.  Scrappaper is 6 for $.96.  Of course, I must add to my 10,000 plus sheets of paper!  We made a trip across town last night to Joann's at Citrus Park for some new scenery...well, the sale doesn't start until today and they have the exact merchandis as Curlew Rd.  But we did buzz in next door to Best Buy and buy a couple of Dancin' with the Stars (exercise)  DVDs.  They where on sale too!  I haven't watched yet, but it is on the To Do List today.  Yorkie is in my face giving me kisses and kicking his hind leg...in Yorkenesse that means: "Okay Mom, I have been patient enough, I want my walk NOW!!!"---Okay, Yorkie you win...

Scrappin' Dusty

Well, the yorkie was walked (a short one) because I wanted to get back and play.  We walked by our good friends house,  Dave and Louise.  The yorkie wanted to stop.  Dave gives him treats everytime we visit.  They where inside tonite and the blinds were closed so we didn't stop.  Yorkie did not want to leave I had to pull him back down the driveway...Dave didn't give him his Whisker Lickin's.  Oh yeah, he prefers cat treats I guess he has gotten used to eating Digger's (our kitty).  Dusty is quite the scrapbook helper...he frequently meets me with a scrap of paper or worse with a piece of a project I am working on.  I have to move fast to retrieve the paper from him because he can shred in no time flat.  It is definitely an attention getter...after all, it is all about Dusty you know.

Dusty needs his mustache combed!  It was an impromptu photo as he was sitting on my lap while I was working on photographing my project  when I set him on the table and shot these photos.  Will clean him up for future photo shoots!

A good day to make Valentine Cards

I spent the day creating Valentine cards and folders.  I took more pictures than this but the others are blurry.

I had to play around with the adjustments on my point and shoot to get a clear pic.  This is a learning experience and a fun one I might add.  The yorkie is bugging me for his walk.  I did in fact stick him in the photo booth and shot some cool pictures of him.  I will post them later.  Off to stroll the sidewalk and make the yorkshire happy.