Gotta give some love..

..to Christie and her Sizzix die..
These flowers are to die for!! (No pun intended this time :)!)
She borrowed my Sizzix, and purchased some new dies to use with it.. since the Sizzix resides in my home, she so generously suggested that we keep the dies with the machine...
LOVE IT!!!
You will notice, I have used them on many of my most recent projects.. they are perfect in every way possible! Plus, you get three with every cut, and if you turn your paper/felt/chipboard, just right, you can get a bonus small flower!
Thanks Christie!

Music...

So I stole this idea from an interview in SPIN magazine.. they keep sending us free, or like they call them "trial issues", to con us into subscribing.. you know, they are the issues that the cover pic was cropped funny.. all the mistakes.. etc.
Our family is totally about music... it helps that that is Merrill's addiction/obsession. He introduces us to new, underground indie bands.. I am proud to say that we were into many bands before they were really known... Merrill has me under a vow of strict secrecy when it comes to good, new music. Sometimes he won't tell me a band's name...
I had to add a few questions that I thought would be fun, and omit one about smoking pot, since it simply doesn't apply to me.. hope you want to play along!
So here goes..
What band are you embarrassed to admit that you used to like?
Milli Vanilli- can you say fraud? I remember being mad that they would do such a thing, so I took my tape, pulled out the tape part, hooked it to a link on the fence and roller-skated away, letting it unravel behind me... "Ooo, oo, ooohhooo.. I love you.." NOT!!
Name the last song you downloaded illegally.
I have NEVER downloaded a song, period. I have Merrill do it all! He'd do better in the clink than I would anyway..
Who comes after Radiohead on you iPod? (If you don't have any Radiohead, who is your second "R" artist.. but face it, everyone has Radiohead..)
It is actually a Zen, that I love to death... and that artist would be:
Rage Against the Machine
What's yor favorite film soundtrack?
Hmmm... that's a hard one... I guess I would have to say.. Cruel Intentions. It's dark, and sometimes, a lot of times, that fits my mood perfectly. Plus the base in it is amazing... I miss the speaker box in the Civic...
What song was playing during your first slow dance?
While I cannot accurately remember the exact song, I am sure I can say it was Boyz II Men.. 90's... it had to be them or Vanessa Williams, or Mariah Carey...
Do you ever pretend to like a band more than you really do?
Yes.. Coldplay.. they are alright. I like a few songs.. but I won't buy a CD.. even though I have.. once.
What would people be surprised to find in your collection of music?
A lot of classic rock. Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zepplin, STYX, Bob Seger, Harry Chapin... and my Carpenters, Air Supply, and Bread.. all next to my country, rock, hip-hop, R&B... and a few pop bands (blush). I think I am very well-rounded musically.
Do you and your mate have a song?
Yup.. many. One of which is Tears For Fears, Head Over Heels.

Another Haircut?!?

So.. apparently, paying a professional wasn't all that it was cut up to be.. pun totally intended..
So she did it herself!
This was the pic I captured after her explanation to me of why she cut her hair, followed by my response (see below).. it was in her eyes?
I told her that her hair was going to look messed-up for a while.. it is mostly underneath, you can't really tell..
If you think she looks upset here.. you should have seen her reaction when I tried to throw the lock of chopped hair away..
FREAK OUT!!
She wanted to keep it.. she thought I could "cut it back"? She deliberated on me gluing it back or even sewing it back to her ends.. but she feared looking like "a blanket". I have it all on video..
But DC 14 swooped in for the rescue.. sucking up every stray snippet of coiffed hair..
I even caught Peyton giving Mr. Dyson some love..
Total adoration..

Hey winners!!!

Pebley3
and
Courtney...
You have until midnight tonight...
or I am gonna have to pick new winners :(

Feeling Lucky?

I saw this on Kaycee's blog and it sounded fun!! The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations: 1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year.(hopefully sooner than later)
4. You have no clue what it's going to be.
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange:)
The catch? Oh the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me you did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! ** Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!

February starts with a BANG!!

Had the Superbowl on today.. didn't watch so much.. well, didn't listen so much either..
Got two pages done today! Yes, they are the same.. one for me and one for her!
I also got 25 (county them!) cards done.. I believe in using all of my scraps (and people think I am crazy for it..) but when I finish a layout, I use the scraps right then, to make cards, unless I absolutely love the paper.. then I file it away and save it!
17- 2x2 cards
and
8- 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 cards



You can see, they all look a little familiar..
Some of the 2x2 cards will be going into a card jar.. a give away you can look forward to soon!

Ahhh.. Sunday...

We love our Sunday around here.. 9-12 church, as I have said before is AWESOME!!!
Today, we just relaxed (after church of course..).
We don't really get into sports much..
Olympics is really the only sporting event we get into.. I think I'd rather be playing :)
So, with the Superbowl on today, Merrill thought it would be fun to pick a team to root for and watch. Now, mind you, we know nothing about the teams playing, we didn't even know who was playing.. so it was interesting.
Steelers was my pick, cause I know they were good back in the day..
Merrill's was Cardinals..
We had fun.. the girls cared only about the treats.. like their mom..
Merrill and I had a nice, relaxing evening...
BUT I WON!!!! :)