Any Occasion card

I used some of the Anna Griffin ribbon from my ss on this page. The focal image is a piece of embossed pp. The center of the flower has a filigree bead cap and a brad. I used the Stampin' Up Mat with a piercer to make the holes around the mat, and the strip of purple paper. I began with an "Old Olive" card base with "Pumpkin Pie" and "Whisper White" mats.

Mojo69

I made this card for the Mojo Monday card at I started with an "Old Olive" cs base, and the pp is American Craft, the diagonal strip is brown on the back, the dotted is pink on the back. The cake is a $1 studio G stamp, and the flowers are a small Stampin' Up stamp. I used punches for the scallop circles and the two large circles, and coluzzle for the small circles. I used the Stampin'up mat pack for the corner holes.

Saturday, January 3rd

I had another laid-back, not get much done day. I shelled and shelled and shelled pecans while watching TV. I still have a bag of them to be shelled. I don't know if I'm going to get any more or not. There is the issue of storing them...and when am I going to find time once I go back to work to shell them? Aleah came over to see the newspaper article and to give me some more little spoons for my embossing powders. I think I need to tell her I have enough now, but I can share them with some friends who emboss, so I'll let her keep saving them for me. I can't wait to get back to my work-out routine next week.

Goals

My goals for 2009 are:

1. Be debt free (except for my mortgage) at the end of each month.
2. Buy dd and ds a laptop when they go on sale for less than $300.
3. Put down hardwood floors in ds' room.
4. Lose another 50 pounds.
5. Complete 52 layouts.
6. Complete 104 cards.
7. Mail out B-day cards on time.
8. Go to 6 scrapbook events
9. Pay for dd to go to FL during the summer
10. Pay for ds to go to scout camp during the summer

I did it!

The times free press did an article about people who have lost weight...and they included me! I'd lost the most weight of anyone in the article at 105 pounds lost. I still have lots to go, but it's really cool!

Christmas present score

While I was sleepless, I surfed the internet. I found the local Craig's list, and I found an i-pod nano with accessories for $90! The next day, Suzan paid me $90 for everything I did for her. Before leaving her house, I called the guy who had the i-pod for sell, and he was only 2 streets from her house, and he still had the i-pod! I can't wait for her to see it Christmas morning!

Sleepless

I fell asleep last night about 8. I was so tired from an emotional day. But then I woke up at 1:15, and was unable to go back to sleep. You see, I'm a week late mailing a swap on Sb.com, and I couldn't sleep until I was finished with everything. Of course, I'm going to be paying for it tomorrow...make that today. I'm supposed to go to breakfast with Suzan and John, and then make the program for the Christmas program, and then decorate her tree, organize her sewing box, and some other little things. She's going to pay me to do these things, but I can't let it slip to her husband that she's paying me. Right now, I'm about desperate for money for groceries and christmas presents, so I'm willing to keep that a secret. I called a friend last night on my way home and asked him if he knew where I could get some help for Christmas. He's going to loan me $200 which I'll be repaying when my tax refund comes in. I'll go to the pawn shop and get Mishal a new i-pod, and then I'll go to t-mobile and get Alex a new phone. That's going to be their Christmas. I'll get a belt buckle from the scout shop so I can give Alex the leather belt I bought at Boxwell for him. Anyway, I finally got all the chipboard elements made for the swap...but now it's 5:23, and Suzan will be calling any time now, so no use in going to sleep. I should be getting dressed so I'll be ready when she calls. Oh, and another thing I have to do is take Alex to Christ Chapel today to put in service hours for his citizen ship in the community merit badge. He's so lucky to be in Troop 17.