HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Today I continue on my training class. Yesterday was pretty good. It's an Access database class. Covering the basics. Only Windows could manage to make something so complicated! I'd hate to see what the advanced classes cover. :-) (And I WILL be seeing what they cover next month.) It's just so much easier to write an SQL query and not deal with all the 'touchy feely' stuff that makes it "user friendly".

Anyways, before I head over to class, I'm going to drop by work and hand these out. I'm hoping I counted right (was going from memory of where everyone sits). If I was smart I would have brought home a phone list or something.



Half the men there don't eat junk food - so if I miscounted it shouldn't be a big deal. I got the cups at the $1 store (as well as the candy). I had the clear plastic "mug shrink bags" left over from my gift basket business. I didn't shrink them though (I just taped the bottoms tighter around the cups). The tag stamp is from SU. The part that took the longest was bagging them up so they still looked decent.

I still don't know what we are doing for halloween tonight. My oldest is going to be a pirate. A very cute pirate :-). The youngest one wants to be some guy from Lord of the Rings. My husband is in charge of the costume but I have NO idea how he's going to manage to make my son look like the guy. Usually we just go trick or treating around the neighborhood. Not sure if that's the plan for tonight or not. They are also having a party at the firestation, one at the park, and one at the mall. So we might choose to do one of those instead (or in addition to).

Have a great day!

Jane

Best Friend Scrapbook Pages

I decided I better get my butt in gear and get started on my Design Team project that is due on Friday. It's a 10 page 4x6 album...and I got the first two pages done last night (whoo hooo). Let's just say that speed is not one of my traits when it comes to papercrafting. Everything has to be JUST SO. But I do like how they turned out. Now just 8 more pages to go before Friday! ;-)

You can click on the photo to see it larger. MOST everything is paper here. The quote is cut from one sheet of the paper they gave me. The only stamping is the flourishes.



Once they display the album at the store for awhile then I get to have it back (my tiny payment). So I thought I'd make this a friendship album and then I'll have something done as a Christmas gift. I'm starting to stress about Christmas...I don't have any presents bought...only a couple made...and we're broke! Yikes.

I also found out yesterday that they are planning on moving our offices...even FURTHER from our house. Well, closer North/Southwise...but further East/West wise. And there is no East/West interstate and it's just going to make my drive even yuckier than it already is. Something will have to change (I'm hoping at some point maybe they'll let me go to 4 10s or work from home a couple days a week. Right now I'm just learning all I can and making myself trustworthy so they'll want to keep me and trust me to work PT from home.)

Have a great day all!

Jane

Happy Monday!

So, how was your weekend? Mine was good but way too short. How is it, exactly, that 2 week days feel so much longer than 2 weekEND days? I swear they are about 8 hours shorter each day! LOL.

Saturday I went up to Phoenix to my brothers' house. We had a family meeting to cover a couple things. Still working on my Dad's estate (probably something that we'll be working on for another several years) and also starting plans for the family reunion. We are in charge of the next one. (We hold them every three years.) I would love to hear about YOUR family reunions and all their details. Any suggestions of activities or fundraisers?

Sunday I went to a "stamp a stack". We made 16 cards...4 each of 4 designs. So I'll have those to share later this week. It's still dark right now so I couldn't get a good photo if I tried. But by tomorrow my artwork should be back! Although...if she designed the cards...is it MY artwork? Hmmm. Anyways, they are very cute cards.

I also made some halloween goodies for my coworkers so I will share a picture of that as well later this week. So good things to come.

Hope everyone has a happy Monday and I'll see you tomorrow!

Jane

Finally a Card to share!

Well, I didn't say it was a card from ME! But it is a card. My "little" one (who is now 7) made this card. One day when I was stamping he HAD to come stamp RIGHT next to mommy. After he finished his creation he told me he wanted me to post it on the internet (when do these kids get so savvy?).

So without further ado is Dakota's creation:

Outside:



Inside:



The hippo stamp is one I bought from Art Gone Wild...and honestly I don't think I'll be purchasing from them again. The rubber isn't cut deep enough and it's impossible to get the stamp inked completely withOUT getting ink in the middle of his nose. I've had a horrible time using this stamp myself.

Notice the embellishments (pennies) and on the inside the strips of paper at the bottom. And then there is the message...totally written on his own. It says "I Love Mom and Miss Franck". (No, this isn't a guilt trip for "Miss Franck" to stay and teach him next year...I swear!)

Kids amaze me. Even though they drive me CRAZY at times...I'm so glad I have my boys.

Jane

And I thought I was bad!

Look at THIS!

How can you even come close to justifying THAT many stamps?

Wow!

Jane

Update

Just a quick update. Went to the doctor and she determined it's a sty. (or is that stye?) Anyways...picked up my prescription for eyedrops and now I'm off to bed with a hot compress. She said hopefully that'll clear it up, but if not I'd have to go to a opthmologist and have it lanced. Ewww and scary (I don't want them lancing ANYTHING near my eye!) Regardless...probably won't have a whole lot of new artwork to share for a few days. I'll see what I can dig up from my scrapbooks.

On a different note...I lost 5.6 pounds this week! Well, actually over the last two weeks (I didn't go to my Weight Watcher's meeting last week.) I'm pretty excited about that. It feels like it's taking forever for the weight to come off this time. I know I'm not trying as hard as I could be...but it's hard when I'm at work with junk food freely available and people bringing in donuts and cakes, etc. I also am often gone for 10-12 hours a day so any exercising I do I have to fit in during work hours. I've started trying to go for walks a few times a week. It's a nice break to my day...especially if I can drag a coworker along for company.

Anyways, that's my update for tonight. Off to bed!

Jane

Pain...

Something is going on with my eye. It started two days ago. Hurting in the corner of the eye when I blink. By yesterday it hurt when I blinked or put any pressure on the inner part of the eye. I came home from work (after staring at a computer all day) and put hot compresses on it and was asleep by 8:30. Today the eyelid is swollen and the bottom rim (where the eyelashes are) seems darker. Hopefully my doctor can fit me in today.

So, no artwork to share today. (Unless you want to take a picture of my eyeball! LOL!)

Have a great day everyone.

Jane