Still Raining. Have a Laugh.

On a gloomy day, have a laugh for free. You may or may not want "this" laugh. It's long but funny!

Rain?

"You're old enough some people say
To read the signs and walk away.
It's only time that heals the pain
And makes the sun come out again.
It's raining again..."

"I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feelin'
I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above
The sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love..."

"I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it's complicated
And though I know you can't appreciate it
I'm only happy when it rains
You know I love it when the news is bad
Why it feels so good to feel so sad
I'm only happy when it rains..."

"Why does the sun always shine
On the other side, on the other side
Why does it always have to be
Oh raining
Always raining on me?..."

Three Dog Night

It's fall... the leaves are turning, the winds are brisk, the husband is hunting. Last night I had been planning on scrapbooking, but I ended up staying home and watching TV. Me & the girls curled up in bed and watched Gilmore Girls and went to sleep early.

September's Time Capsule

1) A gift you gave: A coffee mug for Minda (hey, Again!)
2) Something you apologized for: being disorganized
3) The last person you thanked: Minda
4) The last movie you watched: Bourne Supremacy
5) The best food you ate this month: Dinners in Boston and New Hampshire
6) The last place you ate out: Au Bon Pain, at the Airport
7) Something that made you cry: Laughing at a book
8) Something that made you laugh: Tally Scrappers
9) The last person you talked to on the phone: Dave
10) Someone you're thinking about today: Jen
11) What have you created this month that you are proud of: a Christmas scrapbook page
12) What is your mood today: Better than yesterday
13) What is today's weather: Mostly sunny. High 70F. Winds SSW 10 - 15 mph.
14) Something you are thinking about: Creating a survey for work.

What a slacker!

Wow, it's almost the end of September! Where have I been??

Well....

Columbus, Ohio... Sept 8 - 12, for a few days in the office with my team, (and a few days with Stacy just for fun!)

Boston, Mass... Sept 20 & 21, with Minda, where we met Chris and Tami, two of our Tally Scrapper friends.

Meredith, New Hampshire... September 22 & 23, to stay at Tami's sister's beautiful rental home and meet Jen D.

Now, I'm going to plant myself at home for a while.

My Happy Place

Loving my scrap space!!

August's Time Capsule

1) A gift you gave: A coffee mug for Minda
2) Something you apologized for: so many things!
3) The last person you thanked: Dave
4) The last movie you watched: haven't watched any movies...
5) The best food you ate this month: Birthday dinner at Rudy's Redeye
6) The last place you ate out: McDonalds
7) Something that made you cry: Rufus again
8) Something that made you laugh: playing darts with Dave & Tom
9) The last person you talked to on the phone: Minda
10) Someone you're thinking about today: Sandy
11) What have you created this month that you are proud of: a beef roast
12) What is your mood today: Sleepy
13) What is today's weather: AM Showers. High 80F. Winds WSW 7 mph.
14) Something you are thinking about: working at the store.

Birthday Fun

It was a very fun birthday. I met Carrie, Minda, & her cousin Emily at the beach, and we had a great time chatting and letting the kids play. Then last night, we went out for dinner with Scott & Minda.

Say, who is that strange man sitting next to me? It's my husband! Yes, he's home!

Pay It Forward - Scrapping Style

I got this from Lisa Marie's blog and I must say that it is a great idea.

"The whole idea is paying it forward, just like the movie Pay it Forward. Only we are doing this scrapping style.

What happens in the first 3 people to comment in this thread will receive a RAK from me of a small scrapbooking embelishment. Then you promise to blog about it too and then do the same thing to the first 3 people that leave a message for you and so on and so on."

Been Scrappin', part II

I emptied my pockets to do laundry, and found my memory card. So here are those pictures!

Been Scrappin'

Ok, I did two different layouts about family today. I intended to post them here, but the full sized files are on my camera which is conveniently at Minda's house.

Be Nice

Today is my parents 39th Anniversary! Love you both.

I got this yesterday:

First, I would like to say that I have a bizarre sense of pride about my blood donating skills. (Skills? HA!) When I got there, already in the chairs were a lady police officer, and a big tough looking guy. I did the thing, read my book as I gave blood, got up and went over to get some juice. The tough guy was going through the steps to keep him from fainting, and the lady cop was too woozy to stand. Now, in any other test of strength or general studliness, I would SO lose. But by some total fluke of fate and body chemistry, I AM a blood donating queen! What a stupid thing to feel pride in. But I admit it, I do.

Another thing I realized while I was at the blood bank; Here are another group of AMAZING heroes. If you know anyone who works for the Red Cross or a blood bank, give them a hug. Bake them a pie. They are working overtime to make sure that everyone who wants to give and everyone who needs to receive are being accounted for.

Out and About

Last night I took Missy to Lebanon Hills around 8 pm. We walked about a mile, and the weather was just perfect. It was my first time taking Missy solo there with the retractable leash, and it went absolutely great. I plan on making that a habit. Today I met Carrie & the girls at Hyland Park in Bloomington, and we checked out the Nature Center and had a picnic lunch. We were going to walk on the trails, but we had so much fun in the Nature Center, and it was hot by the time we would have started walking, so we're saving that for another time.

After we cooled off with some Jamba Juice, the girls headed home and I stopped off at Scott & Minda's. We played games, which was another perfect thing to do.

I still want to take a road trip to Pine City, and I'm hoping to get a trip to Ohio planned soon. This fall I'll also be going to Madison, and in February, I'm going to Wisconsin Dells.

Throw in a camping trip somewhere, and maybe a trip to Florida next winter, and I might have this Wanderlust thing beaten down into submission.

She Lives!

Didn't sleep very well last night, but other than that I'm feeling okay. I got to eat chocolate ice cream, custard, potato soup, and butterscotch pudding yesterday. My parents came up to drive me to the oral surgeon and took good care of me. Last night the oral surgeon even called to ask how I was doing. That was very kind.
But it's now 6:30, just about time for a nap!

Less Wisdom?

Ok, I'll admit it, my tooth was bothering me before I went on vacation at the beginning of the month. But I chalked it up to stress and got on with it. One might question the wisdom of having a small pain and ignoring it, but not me.

Anyway, I've known for a bit that my upper right wisdom tooth was broken, but I decided to wait until this morning when I was in AGONY to go see a dentist about it. (stubborn, lazy and dento-phobic, that's me) He said the words that I was expecting to hear-- the wisdom tooth must come out. And while we're at it, its twin on the other side should go as well. Sigh. I was hoping he would do some absolutely painless dental magic... Ok, no I never really thought I could get away without some kind of dental agony. So Friday morning, I go under the knife. Or the giant, scary-looking dental pliers. Don't know. Don't care. I will be blissfully asleep, I'm hoping for 48 hours or so. But probably just during the procedure.

Sigh. I want to go back to being boring. I liked that.

July's Time Capsule

1) A gift you gave: A scrapbook page for a customer at the store
2) Something you apologized for: Misspeaking
3) The last person you thanked: Susan, while working
4) The last movie you watched: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
5) The best food you ate this month: It's a toss-up between a few places in Georgia, but probably the Chateau Elan's Versailles Room was the best.
6) The last place you ate out: Chipotle
7) Something that made you cry: Remembering a moment with Rufus
8) Something that made you laugh: The spontaneous road trip
9) The last person you talked to on the phone: Dave, last night before bed
10) Someone you're thinking about today: Stacy
11) What have you created this month that you are proud of: The pages in the Georgia scrapbook
12) What is your mood today: Restless
13) What is today's weather: Sunny to partly cloudy. High 82F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
14) Something you are thinking about: getting a filling replaced

CREATE Challenge

Last month at the scrapbook group, I challenged the group to use a piece of CREATE paper and document things about how they create. It was very cool to see the different directions everyone took.

Goodbye Friend

Rufus James
August 20, 2000 - July 10, 2007

Very Very Sick

Rufus has now been sick with canine lymphoma for a little over two weeks. In that time, he has gone from my healthy, happy boy to a very very ill dog. We tried a drug regimen but it didn't go well. So I'm very sad to say that this week it will be time to say goodbye.

Ahhh......

Vacation! Saturday afternoon we spent on Hilton Head Island, in South Carolina. It was marvelous.

If anybody is keeping score....
Lisa and her army of styling products--0
Georgia Humidity--1