These calling cards. I just bought them. 96 of them. Who do I have to hand them out to? Sort of not relevant. This apron. The photo is lame, but in real life, it's fantastic. Obviously it will be used for crafting, not cooking. This clutch. These earrings. Actually, I will take two of everything…

+ I had a dream last night that my teeth were falling out. It is a reoccurring nightmare I have. And perhaps the most annoying thing about going to sleep. I heard once that when your teeth fall out in dreams it means your subconscious is telling you your life is out of control. Duh.…

listening to Paul tell the parents about his first ACTUAL surgery. knowing that vern might just catch herself a creative job. which means there is hope for me outside of careerbuilder.com. oatmeal cinnamon cookies in the oven. another day off tomorrow. wine. Happy weekend. Make it good.

Who doesn't need a VOTE stamp? I have taken to stamping it on the back of cards/bills I mail out. Come late October, I may just start stamping it on people's foreheads.

When I saw this in my mailbox today my first thought was, "Hooray! My new veer.com catalog!" My second thought was "Save Polaroid!" And my final thought was, "Seriously? Nordstrom?"

So far September is so slow. I think I am trying to catch up from this past weekend o' fun. I am lumbering around, sleeping in too late and NOT getting my to-do list tackled. That has got to change. I made an executive decision last night to pull a Jamaica and collect calendars. Last…

layout for the new scrapjacked. stamps by apple blossom studio. embosser by paper source. papers all random. It is a Monday. And a new month. And a good time for adventures. I have plans upon plans to accomplish this month. A list so long, it overwhelms. But there is something so AMAZING about a new…

I always find it a wee bit tricky to blog summaries of weekends spent with friends. Which makes sense, when you think about it; inside jokes and knowing glances really do not translate well via the internet. I am blessed with great friends. Indeed.

I am so excited to see her. And tell jokes with her. And talk about all the same blogs that we read. And talk about how we really do not know all the people in the blogs we read but we feel as if we do. And discuss at length how their kids are so…

So, Paul's parents have a fabulous crab cake recipe. Recently, Paul emailed them for it because we wanted to eat crab cakes. Turns out crab is really expensive. So we decided to go with something less intense. Like shrimp stir fry. Until Paul had the great idea to just substitute shrimp for crab. Because like…