Blog Carnival ~ What Am I Proud Of?

There are many ways to answer this question but I will try and focus on just a few. The first thing that comes to mind is I am proud that I am a strong person. Fifteen years ago I don't think I could have made that statement. But, through a divorce and the aftermath, I believe I have become a much stronger person. Details aren't important and there is no need to rehash the past. I have adopted the attitude of "look at it, learn from it and move on."

I am proud that I dug up enough courage to step back on the stage again after many, many years. Through community theater I have been blessed with so many good friends. After high school and college, I didn't even consider that there might be another opportunity to be a part of a theatrical production again. I am grateful that I have been allowed more than opportunity and I plan to make the most of it.

Through it all, I am proud that I work to maintain a healthy positive outlook. One must have an attitude of gratitude. Have that and it seems that everything else will fall into place. I hope that you will find that attitude and it brings you peace!

Got Me a Laptop!!

I am so excited. I finally got a laptop!!! I had some issues with a wireless connection but after trying and failing with an aircard, I opted for a wireless router and I am free to sit on the couch and surf the net.

I am pretty darn proud of myself! I managed to get the router hooked up, password protected and working as I type! I hope that in the next few weeks this will help me keep up with this blog.

I am off to catch up on all my bloggy friends!!

WOW!!! Blog Candy Giveaway

Keepsakes by Melissa is having a Blog Candy Giveaway. Visit her BLOG ~ Creating From the Heart for details on how to enter and photos of the all the yummy items she put together. Here is a list of what you will find...

~ 1 Queen & Co. Bucket of Summer ~ a tin pail full of yummy embellies
~ 5 different Basic Grey Rhinestone Stickers
~1 Basic Grey 6x6 Lime Rickey Pad
~A Sizzix BIG Shot Machine!! And I will also throw in some cutting and embossing templates too!"

Once again HERE is the link!!!

God bless and good luck!!

Tuesday's Treasures ~ Start Your Engines!!

In Indianapolis the month of May only means one thing...countdown to the greatest spectacle in racing!!! In honor of the Indiananpolis 500 that ran over Memorial Day weekend...here are a few finds for the racing fan.

Racing Coasters from ABlackandWhiteAffair

Here are some burp cloths for the littlest racing fan from Like2Much

How about this Go Speed Racer hobo purse from Glamarita

SavvyGalDesigns has this great vinyl wall decal

God bless and make it an awesome day!!

I Don't Wanna!

I just don't feel like blogging! Have you ever had a day like that? I am having one of those weeks!! I want to just lurk for a while. Terrible, isn't it???

I do have a trip coming up to Asheville, NC to see my niece graduate from Nursing School. She has already landed a full-time job! I am so happy for her. I am leaving on Thursday and returning home on Saturday...a very quick trip!! This will be the first time I am flying in years. My mother is coming with me so at least I will have company. I still have to pack and get organized for the trip.

I haven't been doing much in the way of crafting for about a week. I did sign up for a swap at swap-bot. As a newbie I am starting out small with a book mark swap. Now I need some inspiration to create them!!

No treasures for this Tuesday but I will count my blessings...that always puts me in a wonderful mood!!

...beautiful sunshine

...family

...bloggy friends!!

God bless you all...hopefully I will get inspired SOON!!! (I guess I just blogged LOL)

Crafty Blogginess!!

A quick post on a site I happened upon today while looking for some sewing assistance. Some of you may already have found this little piece of crafty blogginess. Oh my! I will be back to visit and often!

Check out Craft Gossip.com!! This was too good to keep to myself!

God bless!!

Time to Catch Up!!

First of all ~ Happy Halloween!!! I hope you are ready for trick or treat tonight!! We have a bucket filled with candy for our lucky trick or treaters...I especially love the little ones dressed up like super heroes or princesses. I can't wait!

This week has been...well...BUSY! I work at a not-for-profit organization and we publish books about liberty, economics and political science. Not my idea of light reading LOL! We are in the process of switching to new software which means training and training and training. Four days of training from 9 to 5 each day. I have to be in all of them since I am the Assistant to the VP of my department. It has been a long week! All in all, it went well but I am glad it is over for now.

On Monday night, I went to the Encore Awards Ceremony. These awards go out to community theater. Sort of like the Tony Awards but you have to be an all volunteer organization. Everyone dresses up and has a wonderful time seeing all friends old and new. Each year there is a costume parade of all the shows nominated for Best Costume Design. I got to take part this year and modeled a costume from a show I wasn't in but got to see. What fun!! A show that I was in last year won for Best Musical Production!!! That was awesome! It was a fun night!

I have finallly started crocheting again...I am working on scarf #2 right now. I also got asked to do a custom order for a girl a work. She wants me to do a baby blanket for her friend. I whipped up some pattern swatches and she picked out the one she liked best. Now I need to get the yarn and get started on it. I probably should have it done by Sunday. It should work up quickly. This is the first time I am doing a custom order!!

I want to catch up with everyone. I have visited the etsybloggers' thread and it is way too long to even think about reading it all. I am going to try and visit everyone's blog posts this week and comment when I can. I have stopped by a few already.

Tomorrow morning we are getting up bright and early and heading south to Brown County, Indiana. It is called the Artist Colony of the Midwest. I love browsing through the shops! Lots of talented people in that town. It should be the perfect day weather-wise...not too hot and not too cold. I hope I can get some inspiration there too! I will try and remember my camera so I can post some pictures of our day trip!

I must say I have missed you all...thanks for being patient with me and stopping by. Now I need to go and catch up with all of you!

Blessings today ~


Halloween - just love the little ones all dressed up!


Family - how could I live this crazy life without their support?!


Friends - in life and on the net...friends are a treasure!!





God bless!!!

Quick Post

Hi all my bloggy friends!! It has been extremely busy at work (that = overtime!!) and by the time I get home I am exhausted. I have so much to catch up with!! I am missing you all and hopefully will get to post at length soon. For now, back to training!!!

God bless!!

Blog, Blog, Blog

I have to say I am not in a very bloggy mood today. I have made the rounds of the blogs I enjoy and I really don't have much to say.

Rehearsals are going well for the show...opening night is only two weeks away. I guess the nightly rehearsals are starting to wear me out. Thank goodness we have Friday and Saturday off! Sunday is Long Sunday...we start at 1pm and go until ??? which usually means 10pm or later. It is the day we get all the lighting and sound cues and props and begin with costumes. It amazes me how different it feels when all the "accessories" are added. We will break for a big pitch in dinner. I just need to get lots of rest on Saturday.

Went to Target at lunch hour today...found some $1 ribbon...I had to stop myself from buying them all LOL. Look around at the clothing and I really didn't see anything I thought was worth the money.

Even though I am tired, I am blessed beyond belief!
1. My friend Sonja - she is just a gem in my eyes!
2. My hubby - he has been out of work but does everything around the house and does it much better than me!!!
3. Salads - what can I say...I love my veggies!

God bless!!!