I have my first item completed for this swap :)

Well, I finished one swap (for Circle) and now I have one other to complete and am working this one in between.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. I plan on crafting all weekend (unless DH wants to go somewhere).

Hello all! Hi to my Secret Sisters!! I hope this finds you all well. Last weekend I got a ton of stuff done for this swap. I was very productive. This weekend I will be packing up my craft room for my move the following weekend. I am going thru with my divorce. I just cant take it anymore. I am tired of living in a vicious loop fighting, promises, broken promises, more fighting........ it is never ending. I just want to peace and quiet. Talk to you all later!

Linda K

JCI

The swaps I am hosting are starting to wrap up and then I will be free to focus on this one.

Of course, that's not counting all the "fun" stuff I have to do that isn't crafting - kids' play performances, costuming and makeup; kid's party with DJing and games, etc.

HI all!!
Waving to my secret sisters..
Hope everyone is doing good.

I do believe I will be hibernating and crafting all weekend..
Its already cold and I am so not ready for winter..ughh



Hope everyone has a good weekend!!

[quote=ScrappinGwen;1583197
COB - the heck with worrying about casting a spell for no snow the week of Thanksgiving - let's worry more about the current Hurricane coming our way in the NE! Yick!!!! I don't know whether to go buy Halloween candy or not! I can see Trick or Treat being cancelled if we're going to be having high winds still on Wednesday! What a mess....

So cast your spell to keep the snow, rain, wind away from us this next week too....right thru til after Thanksgiving! lol

Never a dull moment for us!

[/quote]

I really dread this storm. With all the hype it seems like it is gonna be a big one, but watch it turn out to be a piddling little rain storm. LOL My 13 year old is already planning on being out of school because of it, we shall see though. Be safe whoever is in the path of this thing.

Denise

ok the heck with stocking up on food and such.. dh can travel through the snow for that stuff I am off to the craft store to get supplies so if i get snowed in.. i will be able to craft away..which would not hurt my feelings at all.. i could use a couple of days at home to get ready for the show..

I do not like the forcast they are calling for our area. they are calling for power outages and 1 foot of snow. this is not funny...

Gwen it does keep me busy but i keep thinking if i was not crafting then i would just be setting around watching tv and eating and I sure don't need to eat anymore.. I have been trying to loose weight and keeping busy is the only way I can do it.

so hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and "Sandy" goes away and stays out of our hair..

come one COB get busy with those spells..

I have a generic question for anyone who could possibly help me. where can I find a 12x12 frame to alter for a project I am working on?

Linda, I'm glad you somehow managed to stay creative and strong despite everything you're facing. More prayers and hugs are going your way.

I am on to my 8th item which I hope to finish by Sunday. I still have to finish a Halloween mini album tonight. It will be a quick one and I will be utilizing the stickers in the paper pack but the paper line (Chillingsworth Manor by Echo Park) is absolutely gorgeous that I certainly don't mind the flat stickers.

It gets to as low as the 60's here early in the morning but then the temperature drops to the 80s by midday. Still not chilly enough for a sweater.

Hi to ____E____ and the Secret Sister that has me!

Okay, I'm off to the grocery store to see if there is still bread and milk left on the shelves to buy. I expect to see bare shelves with everyone going into panic mode with the impending hurricane.

Wish me luck! lol

(and I'd stay home but I haven't been to the grocery store in 3 weeks, so I really need to go!)

On a good note - my diecut swap is all mailed out and the altered frame swap is 90% done....that means I get to really concentrate on this swap later this week! WooHoo! I'm tired of just collecting products, embellishments and ideas! I want to start creating with them too!

I believe I posted this past week for the life of me I can't seem to find it. I can't believe how the days go flying by... we all have so much going.

Linda, some times the resolve helps to just to move on. Once I did I don't think I looked back. I wish you all the best.

Sheila and Jean - I thought I had said this in another post and maybe it was another thread but my heart goes out to you both. Jean, I am sure Sheila is thankful to have family so close during this time.

I do see pluses and minuses in the politics of these people and we all make our choices for our own reasons. I am stunned that my mother is still for the person she is - I think how can we believe so differently. I really try to avoid discussing politics as I always feel that I lack in the ability to properly talk about it.

This past week, a friend of ours died that was a complete shock to almost everyone around. The family kept it very close and told no one. He apparantly found out he had liver cancer and a tumor and left us in about 2 months. He was the father of another FFA student and played in a band. The band played in our backyard for Brandon's 16th birthday and we have seen them play in other places. Brandon so looked up to Phillip and loves there son Kyle so much. Weirdest thing is that I thought about Phillip several times over the past few months and kept thinkin I should get on Facebook or e-mail him to say I was thinking of them... I am sad I didn't. I keep picturing his smiling face and positive attitude and am happy to remember him that way. Brandon took it a lot better than I ever imagined. The funeral was Thursday and Ann went with us.

The craft show I have organized for 5 years now is coming fast but my involvement has been ummmm, much less than before due to how things happened earlier about the FFA. I have done many shows with my Pampered Chef products and am thinking I can use my talents in organizing such an event for another group... someday.

I told the group that I would help follow through on the vendor side this year since I really had not handed off the information and it wasn't the fault of the rest of the group that we are no longer can be part of the FFA.... Anne hates it that I did that... me, I just felt it was the right thing to do.

On that note I do believe sometimes there is someone who makes things happen for a reason. I was just told last week that they need me to go on a trip...to Romania!! I will be gone for a week and it so happens it will be during the week that the activities before and the weekend of the craft show will be going. I have to finish getting things together and hand them off to one of the volunteers with all the directions of what I do.

So that is my life in a nut shell... I am working on my projects and may take something to work on in the plane. I have tons to do before I fly out next week but I will check in this week

Edited by user Saturday, October 27, 2012 1:50:18 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I guess I should have thrown that note out there. Yes, Anne will be taking care of Brandon. More reason I need to get things done around here as she said she will come stay here most nights to help keep him on a routine. I need to get my room (which is also my crafting room) into shape for her to stay here. She said she has to be at her house during the election as she will want to be where she can easily talk to her sister and others about the results. She gets pretty wound up about the whole thing. I fly out next Sunday & Monday will be in Romania with a short layover in Germany. I have made arrangements to stay one extra day so I won't fly back until the following Sunday.

I so hope everyone has their supplies (Terri, Jean, COB, Gwynne, Sheila, and all others living in the area of the storm) Wish I could send some from our direction. Since the last hurricane here, I always start buying a few cases of water and may allow us to drink on them some but replace them as we do... just in case of a hurricane and then after it is over we just keep minimal water here.

You all probably know this but freeze as much as you can. It helps to keep the freezer frozen if the power goes out and it is extra water for later. So whatever freezer space you have slide bottles in every space that they fit. I think I also filled every pot in the house in case it went out so I had it for washing or drinking as needed. They say to fill your bath tub and you can use that for flushing.

One year, I just boiled the water and added to the tub and took a nice bath after it was over since we really didn't need to use it. LOL

I just got a replacement for something I was making for this swap so I am going to work on that and see how it turns out.

JCI I may be MIA due to this blasted storm. Getting ready to cut out stuff I will need in case we lose power. Stocked up on water, non perishables, doggie insulin and other things. If anyone else is in the path of the storm be safe.

Denise

Hi to Both my SS's. Sorry if you have felt I've been MIA... Sometimes I wish life would slow down, but have to realize IT WILL NEVER SLOW DOWN.......... I just need some energy. by the end of the day (when I use to hide out in my scrap room) I'm SO exhausted, I just want to go to bed.
This weekend I was able to escape to this convention called "Time out for Women". WOW what inspiring Speakers we were able to listen to. Friday night after the convention, of course EVERYONE was trying to get on elevators. well My sisters, mom and I squeezed onto an elevator, well ya, the elevator got stuck. What a scary experience. I've never been stuck on an elevator. Only ONE person could get service on there phone so she called 911. after about 30 min the elevator Finally moved down a level and the doors opened. Did I mention there were 21 of us on there? Saturday, We took the stairs. But we all were taking pics and trying to make the most out of the situation. It got Very hot.
Here is one of the pics. I think the rest were taken with my camera. this is the only one I could find on my phone. (i'm not in this pic, I was taking it)


On Thursday we woke up to Snow. I wasn't expecting it and only realized it had snowed when I went to make my baby a bottle and looked up at the window. We got about 3 inches. It is gone now, other then the big balls of snow my kids tried making snow men with


Anyway, I am alive. Just heading out to a Halloween party. Hope everyone has a Great day

JCI. thingking of everyone in the path of this storm. be safe