February 9, 2008

YAY!!! DALE EARNHARDT, JR WON THE 2008 BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT AT DAYTONA! YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

I hope this is a sign of things to come for Junior. I might even be converted to a Junior fan this year. Hehe. Jamie will probably be very disappointed to know that he missed witnessing Junior winning a race because he had to work tonight. Poor guy.

February 8, 2008

Yesterday Jamie and I did a little bit to help the planet. On our usual grocery trip to Walmart, we took our own bags! We actually managed to get the bags from the house to the car and then from the car to the store. Aren't you proud of us?

Packing the groceries in the bags didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped. The people in line behind us didn't let us load all of our stuff on the conveyor belt before they loaded all of their stuff. So Jamie was handing stuff to the cashier and I was taking stuff from her to stuff in the bags. Ideally, all of our stuff would already be on the conveyor and then BOTH of us would be able to sort and stuff the bags. At least we made it home without another plastic bag to worry with.

We do use some of the plastic bags as trash bags for our little waste baskets. I used to take some to work to give to folks who bought a lot of stuff and to use as packing material for orders that I had to ship. I did remember to take a load of bags back to Walmart several months ago to put in the store's plastic bag recycle box. We are conscious of having the bags and try to not just throw them away. Now maybe with using canvas bags, we won't end up with a gazillion plastic bags like usual.

January 30, 2008

I have just started a new project for our website. Look over to the left column and you'll see a link for "Stylishly Crafty". I'm going to showcase some of my fun craft projects here, complete with pictures, some instructions, and some cool tips. Don't be surprised if you click on a link in the new section and get a blank page --- just check back later!

Oh, and how do you like the new post separator (the orange squiggly thing right below this sentence)?

January 27, 2008

Boy makes good scrambled eggs.

Eggs have become his late-night-just-before-bed snack, especially when he works the 4pm-11pm shift at Target. It's quick, easy, and mild to eat before hitting the hay. I make good eggs too, but I over-hard them on our electric skillet with some sausage and hashbrowns and pancakes for our favorite weekend breakfast. I LOVE our electric skillet.

I worked on a few crafty projects this weekend, only I can't show pictures of them yet because they are birthday presents for folks who occasionally take a peek at this page. But, I can show this:

I've sorta developed a thing for monogrammed stuff (remember the monogrammed hankie curtains I made after Christmas?). This is a "H" burned into a little 5x7 wooden panel. I bought a woodburning tool several years ago. The first project I did with woodburning was to embellish my rebec (medieval precursor to the violin) with a few celtic knots.

I like being crafty! Besides, it gives me something to do while Jamie is off at work.

January 19, 2008

Winter Weather: Round 2

Ok. So you probably can't see it in this picture, but snow is falling! The squirrels don't seem to mind. Here's another picture. The white fog in the background is snow.

You see that lovely picture below of my car all covered with a wintry white blanket? Well, several hours later Jamie and I needed to go to Walmart, but the car wouldn't start! After 10 minutes of gently coaxing, my little Saturn finally sprung out of its winter nap and took us off to Walmart. We decided to head to the Walmart about 7 miles away rather than the one a mile away just to give the car a warm up on the highway. Don't worry all you moms and grandmas who frequently read this. The roads were completely clear by the time we ventured out.

January 17, 2008

What we woke up to this morning:

Needless to say, neither of us ventured much past the front door. Hehe. YAY FOR SNOW DAY!

January 13, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Oops. Forgot to make a New Year's day entry.

I've just been crafty with some Christmas cards. I keep my favorite cards from each year. My piles of old cards always adds up and I never know what to do with them besides stuffing them in boxes with movie stubs and photos. This year I came up with a great idea!

I took three cards of different sizes with the same theme (glittery snowmen), poked holes in them, and attached them all with some ribbon. Best of all -- this project cost nearly nothing! I haven't figured out where I'll put this next year, but maybe I'll hang it from the mini-blinds or tack it to the wall or a door. Hmm...now that I think about it, our coat closet door looked a little blank this year. Maybe that's where I'll hang it.

Another neat idea for old Christmas cards is to frame them for a holiday picture collage. Check out the photo of our dining table at Christmas. The framed pictures on the wall over the table are old Christmas cards. Christmas cards that don't scream CHRISTMAS (i.e., cards without Santa, snowmen, reindeer, etc.) can be left up on the wall all year round.