So true...

IT'S A BOY!!!

Look at my new nephew William Atticus! I can't wait to meet him!

I have gone Pro!

Flickr Pro! On Friday, Stephen surprised me with something better than flowers! A new 12.0 Mega Pixels camera! I love it! I’m still learning how to use it so bear with me & my slightly out of focus photos. I took some shots at The Day of the Dead festival on Friday & tons of the pets over the weekend. I just can’t get enough photos of their furry cuteness! Every time they snuggle up together I run to grab the camera. I’m having so much fun with them & they keep me company when Stephen is at school.

I am going to get a booth at an upcoming craft sale. I’m splitting the booth with my friend Dolores (EonsMomma on Swap-bot). This will save us some money on booth fees. The space is going to be limited but I probably won’t have a ton to sell anyway since I haven’t started making anything yet! The sale is only 3 weeks away!!! I better get going. I think I’m going to make pins, ornaments & some shadowboxes. Stephen is going camping with his cousins this weekend so I have a craft filled weekend planned. I'll post some photos of my creations.

Tuesday! Bleh! My least favorite day of the week...at least it's nearly over.

In Honor of Grandma

I remember...

-How she loved a cup of coffee with something sweet

-Her favorite spot on the couch - don't dare sit in her spot!

-Her couch exercises

-Playing Mexican Bingo with beans

-Going with her to the "Beauty Shop" in her friends basement

-Helping her make Tacos, with lots of pepper

-How she loved BBQ ribs

-How she'd laugh when she'd watch the Newlywed game & Bob Eubanks would say the word "Whoopee".

-Driving around with her in her yellow Nova, which smelled like gasoline

-Her Avon bubble bath & Skin so Soft

-Watching Day of Our Lives with her

-Her silver flower ring

-Her love for the color yellow

-Her idea to use Palmolive on her porch as a make shift slip-n-slide for me & Billy. LOL!

-Christmas and her dry, still on the cross, Douglas Firs, with clumps of tinsel

-Shopping with her at Big Buy market

-Her love for Whiskey Pete's & slot machines

-Making us be quiet & hide from her neighbor Julie when she'd come knocking

-Her old stories, especially the one about how she fought a lady in a laundry mat & ripped her shirt off (my Grandma was tough!)

-Her couch with the plastic cover

-The way she smelled, her giggle & how she loved getting "dolled up" for special occasions

R.I.P Grandma!!! I love you...

Halloween Candy Hangover

I'm so sad...Halloween is over! I didn't dress up (except for my light up pumpkin socks) but I had a great time anyway. I had a blast playing with the pets, eating pizza with Steph & Greg & handing out candy. We had more Trick-or-Treaters then last year & we came close to running out of candy. I had so much fun decorating the house, putting together treat bags & waiting for the kids to come. Halloween brings back so many great memories of being a kid. I love it!

I finished all my swaps & I am on a swapping hiatus for a few weeks - unless something intriguing pops up sooner. I posted some photos on Flickr of my recent sent & received swaps. I am awaiting 2 Dotee Dolls & 3 Frida ornaments. I can't wait to see what I get! It is the best feeling to come home from a long day at work to find a package waiting for me.

Tonight I am going to finish my Dia de los Muertos altar. I made 4 fake sugar skulls & I have been collecting little odds & ends to add to it. I'm really excited to see how it turns out. I love Dia de los Muertos. It's such a beautiful celebration of life. I saw the coolest DOD wedding cake on Flickr & I saved the photo because I want one just like it for my wedding (which will be in 2008 even though Stephen is dragging his feet!!! LOL!) I can't wait! Wedding 2008 or BUST! If I wait any longer I really will resemble the bride on top of that cake!