Love and a craft

Today is Monday - I called about our gift card. We're planning on going to the Adams Mystery Theatre, it sounds like fun, and awesome Michelle gave us a gift certificate. So we're trying to plan that. But one thing that's hard about planning Valentine's Day is 1) this year it's on a Sunday, and 2) do we plan 2 things in February, 1 on V-Day and 1 on our month-a-versary. We decided to celebrate v-day at home, get some Martinelli's, maybe dip some fruit in chocolate, watch a movie, have a candlelight dinner. :) And we're going to redeem the certificate on the 19th (our month-a-versary).

Here's a cute little craft I did today. I got these little tile magnets from Michael's (they were $0.20 each for a 2 pack!) So I picked up 4 packs, 2 of the same black and white ones. I have been staring at them for weeks, trying to figure out what to do with them, and I finally picked out that I wanted to Mod Podge them, but what to MP? It hit me, Valentine's day is coming, why not heart and LOVE? So ta da!!

It was alot of fun to make these, and super easy.  And then I went kinda crazy adding words to the collage, it's all about Love, baby!

Today's Picture Of The Day is : Girl Scout Cookies!! We got our girl scout cookies today, and they look awesome!! Woot Woot, so excited!!

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Superbowl

Yeah I'm ready for some football! I love football, even if MY team isn't playing. We went over to Angie's & Gerrit's for their annual Superbowl party. It was lots of fun, and there was tons of food!! At the beginning, Gerrit asked who everyone was cheering for : who they wanted to win, and who they thought would win. Me, being the football fan that I am, thought these two questions were synonymous. I thought the Saints were going to win, and I wanted them to win. And guess what? The Saints did win!! Woot woot! We had a bunch of fun with friends, and it was fun making fun of the commericals, and debating about them. What we were supposed to do with Gerrit there, really? Anywho- I thought the commercials this year were kinda awful. Not near as good as in past years.

I didn't get much packed today, we had churching to do. And then the Superbowl party we HAD to go to ;)  We love hanging out with our friends, we love their kids, and have tons of fun just chatting with them, and playing new games. :)

Today's POTD is : Snow. It started to snow, and this is our snow-covered Sunday paper. (Shark told me, Girl, look at the paper and smile, because we did NOT deliver it!!)

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baking and cleaning

So, today after sleeping in a while and then Bandit sticking his nose in my face, I got up and finished cleaning the bathroom. It looks great! I'm so happy with it. And then after that (and dropping the ground meat and the silent auction thing off at Belle Creek) I started making treats!! I made a bag full of s'mores on a stick, and I tried some little heart shaped berry pies.

Here is the silent auction thing. It's a chickenwire message board. I made it silver (I didn't have anymore black spray paint) and I painted the clothes pins silver too, and then tied ribbon around the clothes pins. I didn't put any names, any words, nothing but ribbon, twine, and a star.

I didn't get any pictures of the s'mores on a stick, cuz you've already seen those. But I did get pictures of the berry pies, I had to be quick, Shark had that hungry look in his eyes. I just made 5 of them, so far, I was just trying it out at first. They turned out pretty good, there are some changes to be made, but I'll have to find time to try them again.

So the POTD for Saturday is : my cute little heart shaped pie. This is the last one on the tray, Shark and I ate them all, I'm glad I thought to get a picture before they were all devoured.

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Week 1

Week 1 is done and under my belt. I think I've been doing ok, and that I've been handling everything just fine. It really is a big change, to go from working to suddenly not working, all in the time of a day. I'm sure I'd be freaking out if not for the plan of attack Shark and I came up with. My days have been consumed with cleaning and getting things ready to pack, and planning meals for the month, trying to eat our food so we don't have to haul it to Utah with us. Plus in the middle of all that (literally IN THE MIDDLE) I planned a party. SO yeah, that's just how things have gone so far. Every now and then, I have little bouts of zero ambition, where I feel unmotivated to do anything, and that's usually what I do, nothing. But that's only once in a while. Today was my day of no ambition. I had started to clean, but didn't get very far, and then Shark came home early and napped, and then I got lazy, and napped with him. So yeah, nothing really got done. I did get some boxes today, and I even filled one. But that's it. I've also learned that I can't fully clean the floors, I have a dog and husband who both walk in mud and dirt like they live for it. Tomorrow is {hopefully} my day to finish cleaning the bathroom and start on the kitchen.

I am doing 1 craft for tomorrow. We're going to a fundraiser spaghetti dinner for our friend Levi and his family. I'm planning on making a chicken wire board with matching clothes pins. Once I get that done tomorrow, I'll take a picture of it, before we take it to the dinner.

Sorry if all I talk about is moving lately. But that is what is going on in my world. If I was having a baby, baby would be all I'd talk about, when I was working, work was all I talked about. I said we were boring before, well now something is going on and I'm talking about it. Sorry if it seems like too much, but really, I'm not doing anything else really besides cleaning and getting ready to move.

Anyways, I'm off to bed. love to all -

Birthday wishes and boxes

Today is my brother's birthday!! Happy Birthday Timmy!!! You're an awesome brother, and I love you!! You've taught me so much, and I look up to you! Hope you have a great 25th birthday!!

I had my mom send me some CD's with pictures of me growing up, I think I had her send them for the wedding video or something. So I've got pictures of when we were little!! Yayay!

Today I went and got some boxes from Home Depot, they've got some pretty big ones for pretty cheap. So today, I put the DVD's in a box. I also started to clean the kitchen floor, but after it not getting clean by mopping AND by scrubbing with a washcloth, I sort of lost ambition... I have some of those Magic Erasers, so that is what I'll try next. I think those things are awesome!! I had washed out a brush when I was using the chalkboard paint, I washed it out in the bathroom sink, and for almost 2 months, I had little specks of chalfboard paint in my bathroom sink that would not come out. I bought the Magic Eraser, and the specks came out!! I don't think the sink looked this good even when we started renting the place! So I'm pretty sure my eraser will clean the kitcheb floor... :)

POTD for today 1.5.10 is : our DVD's in a box. This is just most of them, I kept some out cuz Shark and I are movie people!! And again, it thinks the picture is horizontal when its not. I tried to fix it....

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Baby Blanket

So, I posted some pics on my Facebook and hid them from my brother and sister in law. I know thats mean to do, but I was showing my mother in law and some friends from work, what the blanket looked like. Well, I finished it earlier this week, and mailed it out. I wasn't going to post anything really about it until she had gotten it. Well, she got it today and called me. I loved making this blanket, it was so much fun picking out the colors and the fabrics and making the blocks was so fun!

The pattern really is forgiving, and that's what I needed in my 2nd quilt. The first one I made was NOT forgiving. I love how this quilt turned out, and it was alot of fun making it and creating the blocks. I added creative things, like Whitney's name on the back, in quilted letters. And I de-wired some ribbon for the binding, I think I will use ribbon forever for binding blankets, it was so easy!!

I haven't seen baby Whitney yet, I've heard her over the phone, and I've seen pictures. And I can tell everyone, that I {personally} and so excited to have a little baby in the family!! She is such a blessing to our big Collard family, and I know that her entire family is grateful for her. I can't wait to meet her!!

POTD for 1.4.10 is : Bandit. We sold our futon tonight, and we had tons of blankets on it that just got thrown into our room. I walked into our room to find this :

King of heap!! What a cute little doggie!

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Im not depressed, I made my bed

There's a siren that goes off everyday at 11am. I didn't know that until now. At least I don't think so. No wonder Bandit is ok with loud noises...

Anyways, I read somewhere, that people who make the bed are less likely to get or be depressed. So HA! Today's POTD proves that I am not depressed, right?!

And no, I didn't make the bed just to prove this point. I washed all the sheet and put new pillow cases on. See Shark's Optimus Prime pillow case? Don't let him deceive you, Megatron is on the other side. Lately all I've been doing is cleaning and throwing stuff out. I've done pretty good, if I do say so myself. I started with the laundry and the craft room, because the craft room has always been my doom. So, I started there to get that out of the way. I sorta floated to the other rooms of the house, but so far, the craft room likes like the most work was done there. :)

hmmmm... action

So, I've noticed I didn't post yesterday... Sorry. For those of you who look for a daily post. You can imagine things have started to happen. I've started to throw trash away!! Amazing! Sorting papers and tossing the unwanted, consolidating notes, scanning and saving. Today I'm cleaning out the spare room, going thru my craft stuff, The Closet, and the desk. We're also documenting what we really are taking with his. Know anyone who wants a futon? A desk? A couch (it really is a comfy one!!)? An entertainment center? A 7ft conference table [we used as a kitchen table]? A birdnest chair with ottoman? Let me know, we can totally get you the hook up!! Cuz we have decided, we are only taking our bed, our little kitchen table, our dressers, our shelves, our lovesac and our filing cabinet. Oh and the washer and dryer we got, most rentals I've looked at have hook ups. So yeah... anybody want our furniture? Also, do you know anybody who's got some boxes?! LOL! I'll be looking on craigslist for free boxes.... So yeah, that's what I've been up to.

Ok, so I have been getting stuff done. But I can't post about it, until I at least mail it! I have my project done, but I need to mail it today.

All I've been doing is cleaning. POTD for yesterday is : Shark welding. I like this one most of all, because of the shadow on the door.

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POTD and a new day

Today is day 1 of my unemployment. With any luck, this phase will only last about a month. Who knows. LOL! Today, I finished the blanket, yes this post is going to published AFTER I mail it, but might as well get something done today. POTD is the finished blanket.

I LOVE IT!! {But for some reason my Picasa thinks this picture is horizontal..} I absolutely adore this blanket, and can't wait to have girls of my own.... Don't worry, that is not a hint, we're really just worrying about moving right now. Family will come later, when we're ready. :) On to cleaning my house, and getting things into boxes... :) Yayayayayay!

Love to all -

Sunday SUNday SUNDAY!

Not mcuh really happened today. We got the word out about us moving. It looks like some plans got made with friends, hanging out this month and crafts and stuff. As Shark and I were getting ready for church this morning, Shark walked out of the room, and looked at Bandit. Shark asked if I put the rabbit like that, I said no, didn't you? Nope. Apparently, Bandit was having a tea party with his bunny. This was how it was set up. {This is also the POTD for 1.31.10}

How cute is that?! Funny little dog put his bunny on his bottom and they were staring eachother down!!Bandit carries his bunny by the ears sometimes, and we're guessing that's how the bunny came into the sitting position. I put some words on it.

Oh, I also watched Phantom of the Opera for the first time. It was pretty good, it was a beautiful movie, the masked dude was kind of a jerk, but hey, you can't win em all, right?

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