We survived!

Yup, we survived Danielle's 18th birthday.  I still can not imagine that I have an 18 year old child.  It seems I was just taking her to kindergarten.  The time really does fly by ~ you have to cherish it.

I just wanted to show you a couple pictures of her day yesterday.  She had over a few friends and it was a nice afternoon that lasted until the evening...

All she wanted was an iphone for her birthday.  That's all I've heard for weeks.  I told her that I was not getting her one because we've bought enough phones and that was it.  Well, me being the evil mommy that I am...

I wrapped her presents last Monday and set them out in the living room.  After all, we wrap Christmas gifts and display them under the tree for a month, don't we??  But see the packages of walnuts on the table?  I took a big mailing box from the post office and wrapped her phone up.  Then I put it in the big mailing box with the walnuts to add the weight.  I took empty wrapping paper rolls and wedged them into the box so the phone would not slide around.  The box was a little heavy too.  She never suspected a phone.  As a matter of fact she "knew" for sure that it was not a phone...  he he he.....  I know, evil I am Ü

Then after they all wanted to play Twister.  When her boyfriend asked her what she wanted she told him that this is all she wanted was the Twister game.  So there was 5 of them in the living room playing Twister.  It was hilarious to watch.  She asked us if we wanted to play and I told her that if us "old folks" played we'd probably end up in traction for a week!

That's behind us now.  She is legal.  She can now vote.  She can now buy lottery tickets.  Now I can officially show my grey!

I hope to get some crafting done today ~ so after a (quick) walk with the dog I'm off to the craft room.  It looks like it's going to rain soon - thus the quick walk.

Have a super great day!!

Shhh... Danielle's birthday card...

I think that I'm safe ~ Danielle really does not look at my blog.  I guess it's not "cool" enough.  So I want to share with you the card that I made for her.  Ricky's birthday is next month and I was going to make this card for him - but that was too many candles to cut out Ü so I thought that I'd do it for Danielle.

I knew what I wanted to do with the candles, and I thought that I'd have to cut them all out on my own ~ but then I pulled out my Cricut cartridges and I found something that would work for a candle base.  It was on the George and Basic Shapes Cartridge.  Then I needed something for the candle flame.  I used one of the leaves on the Walk in my Garden cartridge, it was perfect!  Now for the cake.  I had no idea.  I really thought that the cake was going to look kinda funky - what would I use??

So my book for Walk in my Garden was kinda tossed over to the right of my desk and I looked and I found it!!  I knew what I was going to use.  Can you guess??  It is actually 2 flower pots from Walk in my Garden.  The bottom is the full flower pot cut out of Chocolate Chip card stock at 4".  The top layer is a flower pot cut out at 3".  Then I cut some daises on the border setting for the "piping" on the cake.  I was so happy that the cake turned out.  I so hope that she likes it!! 

The best part of it was I used up a lot of scraps that I had laying around!

That's all I that I have for you today.  We've got some storms coming so I think that I'll shut the computer down for a while.  I hope that you have a super great afternoon!

Just sharing...

Hi Everyone!
Well, as most of you all know I've been talking about Danielle and her senior prom. 
I just thought that I'd post a couple pictures of Danielle and her friends dressed for prom Saturday. It is their senior prom and they thought that taking pictures at the cemetery in town would be fun. At first I thought that it was a little "weird" but the twins (her best friends that are in the pic's) Mom is a photographer and she took them ~ and if your in the area and need pictures, she's wonderful!

Danielle and her BF Tyler...

Danielle, her BFF's and their guys...

Just the girls...

The group...

To add to all the drama of Prom - Danielle worked Friday night and she fell at work. It was midnight and I ended up taking her to the hospital to have her checked out. She was hurting ~ and in tears because she was afraid that she was going to miss prom. She sprained the muscles in her back. She is sore but she's doing fine. I think that there was nothing that was keeping her from prom.

And the dress... Drama from the word go!! We took her to the mall to find that "one of a kind big, poofey Cinderella" dress. After HOURS of walking and trying on dresses this is what she came home with. I was not too happy. I didn't and still really don't like it. It's really not prom dress material. But as you can see, it's the style with the kids. We had to take the dress to a seamstress, mostly to fix the whole "boob-age" area as Danielle would put it. She could not do anything for her - but she did sew the black panels on the two side so she would not fall out on the sides. Bra? Um, no. We searched and searched and still could not find anything for her. We ended up getting some "tape" from Victoria's Secret to hold the top together - but it still was not just right but it worked fine for the evening.

Even though I did not like the dress I still think that she looked amazing in it!! And when we went and got her hair done Saturday we were on our way home and she wanted to stop at McDonald's and get something, she was hungry. So she was eating her 2 apple pies and said "now I can eat whatever I want". I guess she was trying to be really good to stay in that size 7!!

Sorry this post is so long - I just had to share. My little girl is little no more...

 
I'll try to be back later to post a creation ~ if not, I'll be here tomorrow for sure.  Thanks for looking.

How about some potpourri?

That's what I've got for you today - a big old bunch of everything...
I have to say that I am so very sorry for being gone as long as I have been.  I really did not think that it was that long.  Christmas.  Christmas was the last time that I had posted.  That's been almost a month!!  Where does the time go?

So are you ready for a little bit of this and that?  If you are grab your coffee or whatever you prefer, put your feet up and get ready...  here I go...

I was busy, really busy making Christmas cards.  I had quite a few to make ~ and I'd take the pictures of them I just did not post them.  So here are some of them that I made.  I know that Christmas is over, but maybe they will give you some inspiration and heck, maybe an idea for this upcoming Christmas.

So there are just some of the cards that I mailed out.  I also made some treat holders too! 

Then of course I was busy with the puppy, Dixie.  She's grown so much and she's only 6 months old.  We had some snow days, of course after Christmas ~ and Danielle and Dixie were in the yard playing.  Yes, I had a sweater on Dixie.  It's cute.  This is taken just before we really got the snow. 

I just could not get Dixie to look at the camera, she barely sat for Danielle to let me take the picture.  I wanted a little dog - and that's not going to happen - so I could cuddle and manage.  A little dog that would be a house dog.  NOPE.  Not Dixie, she loves it outside.  When we really got the snow she would go outside and bury her head in the snow and root around.   But I still love her.

Then Danielle was ever so kind to bring home some type of virus and she decided that she wanted to share it with us.  I got it first.  I was miserable.  It started off in my head and I was so stuffy, and the sinus headache was awful.  Then came the cough and sore throat.  So being the kind daughter I am I also shared it.  Mom got it next.  It is kinda scary when she gets sick because of her COPD and Asthma.  She got really sick.  And to top it off she was sick on her birthday. 

For Christmas I got a cupcake cake pan.  I've wanted one for so long and I finally got one.  So I made Mom's' cake with it.  Now, this is the first one that I've ever made so the frosting job was not perfect - I almost did not share the picture.  But hey, everyone has to learn.  So I plan on making lots of these.  Another problem was how to cut it???  I had made a confetti cake on top and chocolate on the bottom. 

And of course I had to make a cupcake card to go along with it!!

So that's what I've been up to.  How about you??  I've got something that I made last night to post tomorrow.  I've also been busy with some 3D items that I am making for an upcoming SCS shoe box swap that I'm in.  I'm not sure if I will post that too soon or not-I can't give away the suprise...

I'm in hopes that I'm back now.  I hope that I didn't scare you off with the long post - but I hope that it will give you some inspiration.  So I will see you tomorrow!!  Have a great day!

Just a little bit of Fall fun

This past weekend Danielle wanted to rake up some of the leaves and take pictures of her and Dixie in the yard.  When we first went to the humane society and met Dixie she was playing with the leaves in the fenced in yard they have.  She just could not get enough of the leaves that fell in the play yard.  Since we've taken her home she still plays with the leaves.  She's pretty goofy!

Here's my two girls.  Adorable huh?

And Ms. Dixie ~ she's grown so much!

Don't wait until the holidays to hug your loved ones ~ make sure that each and every day they know how much they mean to you.

Have a great day!

Off topic you might say

Ok, I know that this is a little off topic, but I had to show you.

These are just some of the pictures that Danielle had taken a week or so ago. Yup, senior portrait time. I can't believe it really. Remember when we were kids and had our pictures taken. They had that black velvet wrap or fuzzy pink throw around us? And the guys with the tuxedo jacket and tie. No more. I think it's kinda cool here you can have your picture taken doing whatever it is you love ~ and have that printed in the yearbook. It's really cool when you see them. The kids in their sports uniforms or on their horse. Some on their dirt bikes or whatever they are into. Yes, times have changed.

But I wanted to show you some of her pictures. Like I said these are just a few ~ but I love the whole rail road track theme. I think that they might even look pretty cool in black and white too.

I promise something crafty will be next ~ stay tuned.