Boy am I Pooped!

Today makes the 9th straight day I've worked. (I work 2 part-time jobs.)

I had hoped to take today off, but my co-worker at the law office has been out sick since last Friday. She is still out today and who knows about tomorrow.

I can't wait for the weekend though. I'm on call 10-5 at the store (I have to call in at 9am to see if anyone called in sick and if no one does, I don't have to work.)

I asked off for Sunday and Monday, so I will get some free time....yippee!!!!!!! I need it. My feet and legs are so tired from working at the store. No sitting down there...unless you are on your lunch break.

Shackapalooza 2009

In April, my friend Cheryl and I traveled to Angola, Indiana (to the Potawatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park) for a long weekend of stamping with friends from the Stamp Shack. Shackapalooza 2009 it was called. I took lots of pictures of the girls, our craft room, and we also went on a shopping trip in nearby Fort Wayne, IN to a store called Stamping Day and Night. I even took pictures of the girls shopping and some of the gorgeous cards on display in the store.

I had a great time meeting the girls from the stamp Shack, and Cheryl and I came home with bag of souvenirs and great memories. Driving over 1500 miles in 4 days...it was worth it and I would do it again in a heartbeat :)

http://s494.photobucket.com/albums/rr305/thecozycabin/?action=view&current=b44153b5.pbw

Tough Week

My sweet 33 year old nephew Mark passed away on Sunday, March 15th, from a heart attack. Please remember my brother Jerry, wife Sharon, Mark's siblings: Kelly, Keith and Troy, and my parents: Thomas & Frances (affectionately Jr. & Frankie) in your prayers. If you would like to read his obit. in the newspaper, here is the link: http://www.legacy.com/Roanoke/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=125202970

I Found my camera cord

and it was practically in front of my face the whole time...kind of sticking out from a pile on my desk....but I thought it was the cord to something else. Honestly, I must clean more often.

I made this card for a friend who had surgery not long ago, and he has a really great sense of humor. I love the pig stamp which is in a set from Stampin Up. The background paper is from OctoberAfternoon.com.

Cute Stamp Sets

The Angel Company has some really great promotions and stamp sets for a limited time only. Just go to: www.theangelcompany.net and then click on Promotions on the left side of the screen, you'll see a list. I love them all :)

Under promotions, you can also see the Stamp of the Month, and you can see the online copy of our newest publication: Serendipity.

I've been way tooooo busy to post anything

I can hardly keep up with "life"....blogging comes like 5th place to everything else.

What's new? My oldest son (20) arrived at Camp Pendleton in CA on Jan. 30, my middle son (19) has been at his job long enough now to get on their insurance (woo hoo!) and my youngest son (13) seems to have grown taller than me in the last 24 hours...my baby! I'm still looking for a full time job so I don't have to work weekends. I'm still crafting but I'm terrible at taking pictures of my cards and loading them up on the computer.

Things must slow down soon :)

I've been tagged!

This is my first blog "tag" and my friend Barb from The Stamp Shack tagged me. I'm to go into my pictures folder and find the 6th folder...then the 6th picture...and paste into my blog. Here it is! This picture is of me and a very handsome young man named Chris. Chris is the son of my good friend Elisabeth, and our family was at their house last summer for dinner and to visit with Chris who is in the USMC.

Thanks Barb...that was fun.

Serendipity: New Magalogue from The Angel Company

In yesterday's mail I received my new "Magalogue" and I LOVE IT! Just what is a Magalogue" you ask? It is a cross between a magazine and catalogue, and will be published twice a year in the spring and fall. In addition, the company will go back to printing just one core catalogue instead of two. The new magalogue takes place of the spring and fall supplements from the past, and has many new stamp sets and project ideas. Most of all I think I love the design, and I think that The Angel Company will have much success with this new idea.

The magalogue will go online February 1, 2009. www.theangelcompany.net

If you would like a copy, I'll mail you one for $3.50 (that includes postage.) I take Paypal or you can send me a check. Let me know.

I think it's fixed now

For some reason, while using the computer at work and making adjustments to my photobucket photo album, the picture looked huge and only 1/2 of it showed. But when I logged in on my home computer, the album on my blog looks normal.

Strange.

Anyways, those are some of the pictures from our vacation, Jacob's going away to bootcamp picnic, and the day he left for bootcamp.

Hello...I'm having issues with Photobucket

As you can see from the humongous picture below...I even resized all the pictures and still I'm having trouble.

Anyhow, if you want to see the picture slideshow, click on the picture below and it will take you to Photobucket. Then click on slideshow in top right corner.

Someday I'll get this all figured out.

Summer2008

Photobucket Album

Vegetable Beef Soup

Ever cook a beef roast and have leftovers? I did recently and made this soup. Turned out really good. Made it in a large 4-5 qt. crockpot and let it cook on low overnight.

1 32 oz. carton of Swanson Beef Broth
2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups sliced celery
1 15 oz. can peas
2 15 oz. cans corn (I like corn)
1 15 oz. can Delmonte diced tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano
Left over beef roast cut up

Add all to the crockpot. I used a little water to clean out each of the cans. Cook all night on low.

Next morning, add about 2 cups diced potatoes, stir well, and turn crockpot to high and let cook for about one-two hours or until potatoes are done.

Turn to warm and eat when you are ready to.

I didn't add any spices since the canned veggies had salt and sugar, and of course the tomatoes had other spices. May or may not have to add water....use your judgment. I added a little bit.

Happy New Year!

On Saturday, January 3rd, our family (and my oldest two sons' girlfriends) left at 7am and drove to Jacksonville, North Carolina to take Jacob back to Camp Geiger. It really doesn't get any easier saying goodbye to him. He'll be there through the rest of January. He's trying to get into light armored truck school which is a 5-week course in California. Not sure when he'll find out about that yet. We didn't get back home until 8:30pm Saturday night....long day.

Our family has been battling the cold crud -- I had a touch, but took Zicam and it didn't last too long. Perry has a nasty cold, and Justin went to the doctor yesterday. He has bronchitis, an ear infection and sinus infection. Jacob had a slight cold. Jordan, knock on wood, is the only one who hasn't gotten it.

I decided not to make any New Year's Resolutions this year. I made several last year, and after February I forgot all about them. Also, I really don't like that word "resolution". Instead, I decided I would set some goals for myself, and write them down on my calendar. Some of the things I plan to work on are: (1) creating a craft space in my home instead of using the kitchen table; (2) eating more healthy which means staying away from junk & fast food, and also planning healthier meals for my family; (3) Getting rid of clutter in my home. (Now, this will take some serious planning on my calendar - te he); (4) completing at least 1 whole scrapbook in 2009; and last but not least (5) studying my Bible more (after all, the Bible says "study to shew thyself approved--a workman who needeth not to be ashamed.")

Life is passing by too quickly, and I find that the things that I used to think were important really aren't so much anymore. With my children practically grown up (well the older two are), I'm finding that I really need to focus more on scrapbooking. After all, pictures are our memories. How many times have you forgotten about a certain event, but when you see a photograph it brings back the memories? So, I hope to really get a lot of scrapbooking accomplished in 2009.

I hope that your new year will be blessed.