tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361200552024-03-13T21:15:20.588-05:00This chick is fascinating!This is the blog about me and all the most fascinating things I can think about - books, movies, my dog, scrapbooking, yard sale finds (a lot of about those), and then once in a while something totally off the wall. FINE FINE more than once in a while. I am happy you have stopped by and I do hope that you will give me a shout back. Comments give my life purpose.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-54801837445476058332014-03-18T16:33:00.004-05:002014-03-18T16:33:42.201-05:00My first fashion post - we will see where this goes! This long neglected blog is about to get a kick in the pants!
I have long wanted a fashion blog where real women who do not have a designer budget can come for ideas and inspiration. Fashion blogs are fun - but pretty soon that one gal has her body type, and type of full time job, and her go to stores. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/blossomed/i-wish-i-were-this-fashionable/">Pinterest</a> is fun but time consuming and let's face it a lot of links lead us to sold out - OR my personal favorite, these cost $175.00 (which is not my price point for much). Starting today:<br />
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Boot leg dark denim Levis jeans, brown boots (and they are killing me so these are a no go, shirt is super old, fleece vest is <a href="http://www.vineyardvines.com/womens-fleece/womens-westerly-vest/2O0067,default,pd.html?dwvar_2O0067_color=546&start=3&cgid=Womens-Fleece-Outerwear">Vineyard Vines.</a> Today, I attempted necklace layering - and the gold and green is <a href="http://www.charmingcharlie.com/">Charming Charlie</a>.<br />
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She had black pants, a burgundy sweater and long necklace. The cool addition was the black and white tweed shoe! The scarf over her chair, and she wore a grey wool coat!
I promise the photos will get better. Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-47203480063136841162012-01-16T10:54:00.000-05:002012-01-16T10:54:12.173-05:00almost a YEAR with no posts - that's truly sad.I'm a little surprised I knew the password. Just read my last post - funny thing - I went to Return to Oz yesterday. If your a bargain shopper - I highly recommend it! Now that I have a 2.5 year old, I like it more, yes the great clothes - but there are toys in every room!! Coloring books and crayons, and just little toys so your kids aren't in the next room. <br />
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Which brings me to what is on my mind now - the adventure of life with a 2.5 yo. Last night, at about 9:15, (we'd had a very late dinner) Daisy, decides to climb up the outside of the stair railing - so she is about 6 feet off the ground - saying "look at me, Mommy, look at me". I come out of the kitchen and look up to find her. My blood pressure instantly rose. It ended fine. Please Lord, watch over her and me. Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-61467009320939906412011-03-28T10:38:00.000-05:002011-03-28T10:38:02.966-05:00Yard sale season has begun!This past Saturday was the first Saturday we hit the Sales! Of course, we got a later start and had to drive to Arlington to attend the Tossed and Found Sale. We bought NOTHING. It was very light on children's items, very very dark (my Mom thought she accidently had her sunglasses on), Daisy was not happy in her stroller, and prices were high. There was a pile of jeans marked $10.00 per pair, but not seperated by size so I was going to be digging for a while and the first pair I picked up were from Old Navy meaning they retailed at the bright clean store for what 16.50? My opinion was definately the minority as people were leaving with bagfuls!<br />
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Next I headed to the Wee Sale in Annapolis. Again I bought nothing but only because I only need a few things for Daisy, really looking for toys. I did find a Gap embroidered jean jacket that I loved but $27.00 and no willingness to discount turned me off a little. They did a really cool thing and seperated out all of the gymboree clothes but when I walked in did not mention it, so I could have easily missed it. <br />
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Since we were in Annapolis, we headed to Return to Oz Consignment store. This store never disappoints. I found 5 great pieces for Daisy including a mini Boden beach cover up - so cute!! Since I am not a single digit clothing size, clothes for me can be tough but I found a great pair of Seven jeans for me - for $15.00 and a pair of ferragamo shoes too!<br />
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Photos coming soon...Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-45526535741124656652011-03-15T15:30:00.000-05:002011-03-15T15:30:27.355-05:00What I miss the most<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK0wz3yo5BM6FJf8EprMmQQRVh5fVnj4sqbyUb7TYoXhShmQ7VNICfVat1pN3TJGZJmsjkMYDrSVz7hzsxaK0FUsdrUDcDKK2Gt1OFDdPvkjUKFsL3XRpBM3Ai_JK6F6tKv03pA/s1600/creative+escape+2006+112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK0wz3yo5BM6FJf8EprMmQQRVh5fVnj4sqbyUb7TYoXhShmQ7VNICfVat1pN3TJGZJmsjkMYDrSVz7hzsxaK0FUsdrUDcDKK2Gt1OFDdPvkjUKFsL3XRpBM3Ai_JK6F6tKv03pA/s200/creative+escape+2006+112.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>On April 7, 2006, (I still have my confirm email!) I signed up to attend the inaugural Creative Escape. I loved Heidi Swapp. I spent the next 5 months first working to get the money to pay for this trip (a LOT of babysitting) and second participating in a yahoo group with swapps (weren't we clever!), circle journals, and matching t-shirts and hats and tours and trips. It was a day that forever changed the course of my life and the event was better than I ever thought possible. The friends I made, I still keep in touch with (Hi Peg! and of course Mel! and Julia English, CFE (who I miss soooooooo much), kathleen L, Kristin, ). I traveled to see some of them. When I plan a vacation, I make an effort to get together with some. Many sent gifts and cards and emails when Daisy girl was born. <br />
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And lately I have found myself missing those friends, and the swapps, and just my whole scrapping world. <a href="http://pegomh.blogspot.com/2011/02/event-calendar.html">Peggy blogged</a> about it too. We had no idea when we signed up, what we would become a part of. How women from around the world would meet for a weekend and connect over a love of paper and glue. I had been a SU demo for years and never made friends like that (even my fellow demos and I weren't all that close). <br />
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The next two years we went to Vancouver, and then CE again (where I added the shopping tour and I have to say that was one of the most fun days of my WHOLE life), and then Scrap Etc in Nashville and then I got pregnant (we did do a NYC trip that was smaller but still lots of fun!!!). <br />
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But nothing has ever compared to that first event...Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-18173530606462955752011-03-14T22:59:00.000-05:002011-03-14T22:59:23.572-05:00way too longafter 6 months of not one word, this could either be a novella or super brief. The long and short is Facebook, blogging fell to the FB side. But FB does not allow me the freedom to just drone on and on... so maybe I am back. <br />
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all is well, I have some great stories to share. But it's late - I'm only even up this late cause of DST. <br />
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Upcoming blog posts are Things I hate, Gearing up for spring yard Sales, my very deep and symbolic dream, royal wedding(or am I the only one who has contemplated taking off April 29 from work to watch it in all it's morning suit glory?). If anyone is actually reading this comment about which one you would like to read first. Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-69812582302169505142010-08-26T15:46:00.000-05:002010-08-26T15:46:19.084-05:00UH oh - I have 8 more books on my summer reading list - I would like to tell you about something kind of fun that I did this summer. A gal I work with has a daughter going into fourth grade. L is just about the cutest kid, you see - big brown eyes, little curls and she has spunk. She tells you stories that crack you up but she is sensative - I like this kid. Well, she shared her fourth grade summer reading list with me and I ended up reading about 10 books on the list over the course of the summer. Some I found at garage sales and some I requested from the library. They were all easy reads usually only took a night or two to read. But all great books. <br />
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They were in case you want to check them out too!<br />
The Penderwicks: a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy by Jeanne Birdsall<br />
Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan<br />
The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney<br />
Bunnicula: a rabbit tale of mystery by James Howe (I actually had already read this one)<br />
The Doll People by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin<br />
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School by Candace Fleming<br />
Fourth Grade Fuss by Johanna Hurwitz<br />
Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume<br />
Honus and Me: a baseball card adventure by Dan Gutman<br />
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies<br />
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Graighead GeorgeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-74260290278819932162010-07-14T14:21:00.000-05:002010-07-14T14:21:06.323-05:00Everything really is as good as you want it to be!!Today is my birthday - boatloads of people over on FB have told me so. So I woke up in the middle of the night and do what midle aged people do went to the bathroom. I thought to myself - 30 Freakin 8. (Yes I don't even cuss when I talk to myself.) But then I started to wake up a bit and I thought wait I was born in '73 and this is 2010 so that's only 37. Wow 37 - that's young. That is the new 27! I have lots of life left. And at that moment, I realized that is pretty much how I look at my whole life. 37 is good because I could be 38. <br />
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I spent the next two hours from 1am to 3am, thinking about all my problems and then finding the bright side. Not married - ah no dirty socks to pick up. Small house - ah less to clean! Old car - ah low insurance! Rambunctious child - ah happy and healthy! <br />
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Speaking of child, Is she not the most adorable girl you have seen? Oh and I spent the rest of my awake time picking out birthday gifts for myself on Etsy. I can always spend time there finding great stuff. <br />
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I adore my child. Being her mother fulfills every dream I have ever had in my life. And she is a little spitfire, she is strong she drags some heavy toys around the house, already wants to help carry in the bags. She would walk a mile to touch paper - hoping I have a future scrapbooker on my hands. On sunday mornings when I want to read the ads, I let her have one to tear up. Cleaning up that mess allows me 15 minutes to read the paper in peace. <br />
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I could blog every day about how sweet and cute and fun she is. And she has some beautiful blue eyes. And she looks at lot like her momma. her little hair around her neck has just a touch of curl to it. <br />
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I love her more than I ever knew I could love anything.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-22932028092643907782010-03-17T11:59:00.000-05:002010-03-17T11:59:05.523-05:00Trader Joe's - GOOD!There are a few <a href="http://www.traderjoes.com/">Trader Joe's</a> stores close to me - mostly closer to where I shop. Usually, I pick up a few items to add some pizzazz to my otherwise ho hum and frugal Weis shopping. But on Christmas eve, I stopped there and had about 30 minutes before the store closed to get Christmas dinner purchased. (There is nothing like the last minute to have you throw money at a situation!) <br />
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I picked up meat, and veggies and whatever else. I also bought pie crusts because I planned to make a strawberry pie. Then Kim arrived with dessert so I saved the pie crusts. Sunday I finally made the quiche I had been threatening to make for months now. I used the pie crusts and a made up recipe and didn't even let the crusts thaw properly. and guess what - It Was DELICIOUS! This pie crust is flaky and crispy and lawd a mercy I was happy I hadnochoiceasthestoreswereclosingandIneededChristmasdinner.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now please share with me your favorite TJ products and how you use them. If you have never been to TJ's - is it because you have have none near where you live (or shop) or some other reason? </div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-30358211641755104532010-03-09T17:21:00.000-05:002010-03-09T17:21:37.804-05:00Febuary Wrap up with a little January thrown in prolly too!<div><strong>What books and/or magazines did I read this month?</strong> </div>Well I ended the month by getting the Flea Market Style magazine that I blogged about a couple of weeks ago. Found it right at my little grocery store. I really enjoyed it. I did listen to Rich Dad/Poor Dad on CD on the work commute. That book really puts a damper on buying fun stuff. <br />
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<strong>What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month?</strong><br />
Well, we got something really great at our house - this TV antenna thingie - and therefore we now have 9 channels and some weather channels. So I have seen some telly lately. My favorite is Big Bang Theory. I find Sheldon hilarious. <br />
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<div><strong>What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends?</strong> In January I celebrated my mom's birthday by spending the day at the Tyson's and doing some shopping. </div><br />
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We had to babysit for three precocious kids and their house is quite resort like but we were busy and did not spend any time in the huge tub with jets - maybe next time. <br />
</div><div><strong>What special or unusual purchases did I make?</strong> Well I had one splurge - I got the baby pink Uggs. Yes genuine Uggs - I kept trying to buy them from eBay and then one day in January I walked into Nordstrom and plunked down the Amex. They are adorable. </div><div><strong>What illnesses or health concerns did I have?</strong> </div><div>I had a run in with a cold - sneezy congested coughing dizzy fever missed a few hours of work.<br />
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<strong>What gifts did I give and/or receive?</strong> </div>I finally sent Julia her Christmas gift and Gaby her birthday gift. At work we always had a joke about how on your birthday someone brought you breakfast, took you out to lunch, there was cake and then you went out to dinner so you were stuffed and any other day of the year you couldn't get a stick of gum. So I sent her birthday present from Novemebr in late February. I bought her the <a href="http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/">Pioneer Woman</a> cookbook. <br />
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<div><strong>What were my accomplishments this month?</strong><br />
The aforementioned gifts in the mail. <br />
The baby and all her new tricks - like standing, and climbing the stairs, and waving, and clapping, and saying Mom! <br />
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<strong>What were my disappointments this month? </strong></div>I am quite sure there were some - but all in all it is all good. I would be so thrilled if there were more comments and followers of my blog! HINT<br />
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The record breaking triple blizzard of 2010!! So much snow - oh I never saw so much snow. And I got a ticket - for having expired tags - FROM AUGUST! Yes I drove around for 6 months with expired tags - I had no idea and went to DMV straight away to correct the situation. </div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-5280401514453780842010-03-02T17:08:00.003-05:002010-03-02T17:23:12.508-05:00I need to remember this...<div>March 2 2010. The last few weeks have been difficult. D caught a little bug and so did I, so neither of us was feeling well. Nor were we sleeping or eating or breathing. D was taking up loads during the night. I worked all weekend - babysitting the side job for thre<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLnprbeDXrNClmaqdp4HfnB_KmysW34EBR909bodtObncM3HXjAt-PKp2omA275RecxVzzyTuuuNsSmqSc6W-rppt7Ozp0cUHt0b3PFQ9izLKYUdycpYB-InCxkenu2Atu4q2-w/s1600-h/Valentine+and+Easter+Presents+in+the+Mail+050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444165179153216834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 117px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLnprbeDXrNClmaqdp4HfnB_KmysW34EBR909bodtObncM3HXjAt-PKp2omA275RecxVzzyTuuuNsSmqSc6W-rppt7Ozp0cUHt0b3PFQ9izLKYUdycpYB-InCxkenu2Atu4q2-w/s320/Valentine+and+Easter+Presents+in+the+Mail+050.jpg" border="0" /></a>e adorable but full of energy kids and a friend. I was tired! Really tired and I kept freaking out that I needed a break. And that I might not survive. All weekend she was tough but the kids would no leave her alone which just made her more grumpy - they just love her so much. See the fussy baby??<br /><div></div><br /><div>And then last night - everything fell back into place. I increased D's lunch size and she is on medicine and taking them easily. I am feeling better. I changed my sheets and worked on some laundry. D had dinner, and I even had a nice healthy dinner and then took her last bottle and then went upstairs and snuggled and fell asleep - no fighting me. no being awake at 10pm which is quite simply past my bedtime. </div><br /><div>It felt so good to have my baby back - she is already 9 months old. She can do so many things - like say mom, and clap, and occasionally on a whim wave bye bye, and crawl and stand and go up the stairs, and she knows where we keep certain things like pacifiers. She can eat a cookie, and bananas. </div><div></div><br /><div>And me I pray all the time - that I am teaching her good habits, that I am loving her enough, that I am lucky to have her be healthy, that I remember all these moments and capture some of them on film and video and some of them just fovever in my heart. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DwblWkR3UD0kpUipG0PCNRqpflwg0UmIhd-TjYqkgAUo-iB2W-50dJ9mU9Jm5Ke7K7I0_E46fUrP3pXiAWo1cvp7ARhJDRQL2M_-gIwgPtcFV3K4ZGfVmPq5jJVtQJQnnbtOHg/s1600-h/Valentine+and+Easter+Presents+in+the+Mail+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444165526554123362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DwblWkR3UD0kpUipG0PCNRqpflwg0UmIhd-TjYqkgAUo-iB2W-50dJ9mU9Jm5Ke7K7I0_E46fUrP3pXiAWo1cvp7ARhJDRQL2M_-gIwgPtcFV3K4ZGfVmPq5jJVtQJQnnbtOHg/s320/Valentine+and+Easter+Presents+in+the+Mail+054.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-36946263909964775282010-02-25T15:52:00.002-05:002010-02-25T16:15:41.432-05:00Why Julia's Christmas present got mailed todayOk so back in December just before Christmas we had a blizzard and I had to work a lot of extra hours and that put me wayyyyyyyy behind in getting things done. So I did not mail Jules Christmas present. I should mention here that it is to the UK and required some degree of paperwork and concentration. Then in January I asked her if there was anything she wanted from the states and she wanted a McCormick Spice - that should be easy that company is only about 20 miles from my house! BUT twice when grocery shopping I forget to pick up the spice. So early feb snowmagedeon in MD starts and that sort of threw all of us for a loop. Then since Saturday Daisy and I have been fighting a cold. <br /><br />So finally yesterday I go to usps.com and print out that paperwork (you know the ones that makes you list the item and the value) It was handmade Christmas ornaments - hard to put a value on them. But you need this plastic sleeve thingie to put the paperwork in and I dont't have one of those. But my mailman at the office promises to bring one to today.<br /><br />I wait all day, I tell Amy and then Mary that I have to see the mailman when he comes. Because now I purchased the $35.00 postage and it is dated yesterday which means it has to go out TODAY. Wouldn't you know the boss calls and the mailman comes and goes. CURSE CURSE CURSE. Boss says meet me with paperwork so I gather the box and the printed out postage forms and run for the car. WELL it's really windy out today and pufff there goes the paperwork - I chase down one piece in a puddle.CURSE CURSE CURSE CURSE And rush to meet the boss. After I meet the boss, I make a quick stop at a chic children's consignment store (NOTHING) and grab some lunch. (Gourmet, expensive and it SUCKED - gotta love when I try to go all chic and fancy and then hate what I am eating). Next stop the post office! WRONG. I ease in front of a cop with a blinker going 23 mph and he puts his lights on. ME increduously I think?? What the did I do? CURSE CURSE Mam he says You're tags are expired - so expired I am getting ready to call a tow truck. CURSE montgomery county and your low crime where your cops have nothing better to do. YES so expired - AS IN AUGUST. I say to this little pita well that just proves what a good driver I am that I have been driving for 6 months and no ONE has noticed. he takes my license and writes the ticket. he comes back and threatens that there are 3 tickets he could write - (isn't there something in the Bill of Rights about being charged for the same crime twice) and gives me a $60.00 TICKET. I want to tell him don't threaten me - I was getting my license before you were potty trained but I refrain. So I pull away from there and drive DIRECTLY to the DMV where I renew the tags. Oh at the DMV I drop my license but thankfully someone turns it in. <br /><br />So I decide I have not had enough of my fabulous govemernment workers (the cop, the DMV people) for one day and I go to the post office with my wet customs form and my missing one. AND I get in the longest slowest moving line and FINALLY it is my turn. The lady says she will copy my form and give me the little plastic thingie...<br /><br />AND so now Jules Christmas presents are on their way to her. on Febuary 25th!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-62090149842326239982010-02-16T16:18:00.004-05:002010-02-16T17:03:03.406-05:00I like to share<div><br /><br /><br /><div>I recently have stumbed upon a new blog/website/magazine called <a href="http://fleamarketstylemag.blogspot.com/">Flea Market Style</a>. The magazine is having is premiere issue - so run right out to the store to pick one up - and then tell me what you think. OHH and to promote their newness they are having some giveaways this week - yesterday is a <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/">Lisa Leonard</a> necklace which I really really want!! They are charm necklaces and reasonably priced. Today is a product called <a href="http://vintagetextilesoak.com/">Vintage Textile soak</a> which cleans your vintage textiles and gets out stains! </div><br /><br /><div>Also my dear blogger friend Amy is running a special on her blog/ <a href="http://inspirecompany.theopenskyproject.com/?order=sort_order&dir=asc">Open Sky shop </a>and she has asked that we pass the word. The special is for a pdf to make this doll <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438965135178305650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 102px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2cf42MgXxrgFO1EsLPQgwhqqKwrYCETrwCMzJYqOAsi6mXqNfvwqzdjoMfnfwM1XR8Zw9U6-73IBCoaM5JVPrWW8T8h0oaOVYU9Qrbhs0yU1o5jAXrqZlgD8qM2W78VkJVPH2w/s320/finished6.jpg" border="0" />. I don't necessarily share this because of the coupon but because I truly think everyone should check out Amy's blog. She has been very inspirational and introduced me to many projects and products. Check out the <a href="http://inspireco.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html">baby room stuff here</a>, and then here she tells you the <a href="http://inspireco.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html">story of her first foster experience</a> which brings tears to my eyes and ALWAYS manages to renew my faith in myself as a mom! I adore Amy and I admire her. She has introduced me to <a href="http://www.bodenusa.com/">Boden</a>! I think Boden is awesome - lots of color and comfort!! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPe-Ad-gdHDnHS35ynNi4ABywZHuCI5MFWZrS0tnJztnNGU5GCiGrav0apz_xLmUMobteQqyxaBGyw2ck1hGGU_GIa1cLXEzirFqbfvw_-v72Hz2b5ZFFD_F4XlGris2w5CcT_UA/s1600-h/10WSPR_AK160_TUR.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438963835520294114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPe-Ad-gdHDnHS35ynNi4ABywZHuCI5MFWZrS0tnJztnNGU5GCiGrav0apz_xLmUMobteQqyxaBGyw2ck1hGGU_GIa1cLXEzirFqbfvw_-v72Hz2b5ZFFD_F4XlGris2w5CcT_UA/s320/10WSPR_AK160_TUR.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xHzu1V07RK9OCjpRTrliAqrpKysYKdStENNN5rtc1GKwjjdzpe_uMllO9FPXmJCnbymZ1bhNYlGHawCPFpZe-UdK2kXny7OtluYxeL14uX-LE0j66Iw7K4MIgnix_X_KyBAH6Q/s1600-h/10WSPR_WK550_AQU_M01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438963933675178738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xHzu1V07RK9OCjpRTrliAqrpKysYKdStENNN5rtc1GKwjjdzpe_uMllO9FPXmJCnbymZ1bhNYlGHawCPFpZe-UdK2kXny7OtluYxeL14uX-LE0j66Iw7K4MIgnix_X_KyBAH6Q/s320/10WSPR_WK550_AQU_M01.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xHzu1V07RK9OCjpRTrliAqrpKysYKdStENNN5rtc1GKwjjdzpe_uMllO9FPXmJCnbymZ1bhNYlGHawCPFpZe-UdK2kXny7OtluYxeL14uX-LE0j66Iw7K4MIgnix_X_KyBAH6Q/s1600-h/10WSPR_WK550_AQU_M01.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div>Both of these are from Boden and I am pretty sure I need both of them! </div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-33985411421021401672010-02-16T15:08:00.004-05:002010-02-16T15:13:55.836-05:00It snowed here...<div><br /><br /><div>I live in the mid atlantic - we get a few 3-4 inch storms here per season - and then about every 10 years we get a blizzard but this year so far we have had three blizzards. It has been all OVER the news - I know this because stuck in the house because of said blizzard rather than being able to watch a little mindless TV - NO I had to have endless snow coverage. Dear Newpeople - I got it record breaking snow - GIVE it a freaking break. Daisy only got out once to model her snow suit.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438936505903787682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRjxGuqj8pHvV6AllvWAiGThbZCyZc7_4symxEi1eA6aH46keJbh39ltBAzFwjWu1xVLgddGIAXX5gCHj9q1XFFB1f7iiDkeBS6c-iu9OLacQiiDgMIc6ktOfJz8p7pliPjvTYg/s320/PCM+Kid%27s+Day+2010+025.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Her lounging around apres ski clothes are way cuter...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438936982068766002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9qGs40FqNxO8HTrQdkvncUcALb3k1gm4OZSiTXhJG7occZUwv-zsISLAvXIHW3u48Ea-VQszG59wEtuBI-gsyMOXk0pcICYryXNepwCeo-vfAi_MQB7FeA4NdJvGy3vb5cJ4OQ/s320/PCM+Kid%27s+Day+2010+077.jpg" border="0" />Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-89183530544688479972010-02-02T16:00:00.004-05:002010-02-03T11:37:05.285-05:00Contests for this week!This one from<a href="http://www.hostessblog.com/2010/02/surprise-giveaway-lisa-leonard/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HostessBlog+%28Hostess+with+the+Mostess%3F%29"> Hostess with the Mostess</a> for jewelry - I really want a mother's necklace! End Feb 8th.<br /><br /><a href="http://lindaalbrecht.typepad.com/simple_things/2010/02/the-rose-2.html">Linda Albrect </a>- oh me oh my have you seen her stuff - she is giving away Basic Gray papers! (no defined deadline)<br /><br />And <a href="http://margieromney-aslett.typepad.com/im_just_a_girl/2010/01/cha-winter-twenty-ten-one-wordeverything.html">Margie</a> - is giving away some of her new Girl's Paperie line! (no defined deadline)<br /><br />Let me know if you come across any!<br /><br />Peg shared a few - a new to me blog, <a href="http://dreamsintertwined.blogspot.com/2010/01/200th-post-give-away-anthropologie.html">Heidi</a> is giving away an Anthropologie gift card. PS the more comments the higher the giftcard. So march on over there. Contest runs til the 14th. <br /><br />Another cool blog - <a href="http://velvetstrawberries.typepad.com/andreasingarella/2010/02/where-women-create.html#comments">Andrea owner of One Hundred Wishes </a>is giving away some copies of Where Women Create - cool magazine.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-21697349771745462392010-01-31T23:30:00.002-05:002010-01-31T23:55:07.995-05:00In winter I thrift!On Saturday mornings in the summer, I am up and out of the house earlier than on a workday because I am a yard saler! I get a little sad about the end of October as I know another yard sale season has come to an end. During winter, I head out for some thrift stores. Last weekend I hit a consignment shop for littles - that was having a 75% off sale. I found a bunch of A DOR ABLE outfits for baby (ok only three were 75% off) and the rest $4.00. I also found a package of <a href="http://www.littlemissmatched.com/Catalog/Baby_Socks/Multi_Baby_Girl_Socks_Candy_Jar">little missmatched </a>sox for baby (LURVVE them) for $3.50 (I could not grab them fast enough and needless to say I felt I had SCORED.) I also hit a thrift store last weekend - my big score there was a NIP born free nipples level 3. <br /><br />Today we hit the thrift store that is close to my house and does 33% off on Sundays. My big find was a Lilly Pulitzer t-shirt. It is a size 6x so I may save it or may unload it on eBay for some profit. Oh it cost .95!! I also bought 13 books - for .21 cents each! <br /><br />How I do love a bargain!<br /><br />Every day, I spend at least 15-20 minutes on Etsy - SUCH talent. I am going to get a running list of sellers I like:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/prettylilthings?show_panel=true">Pretty Lil Things</a> caught my eye tonight! Definately picking up a few things here!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-67646010426485758372010-01-26T22:27:00.006-05:002010-01-30T10:55:26.740-05:00Another blog contest!Have you checked out Heather Bailey lately?? She is running a <a href="http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/2010/01/the-vintage-pearl.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HELLOmynameisHeather+%28HELLOmynameisHeather%29">contest </a>! I really hope I win - but hmm maybe you will. Winner picked Thursday. (No winner annouced yet)<br /><br />More jewelry <a href="http://www.saucysprinkles.com/2010/01/valentine-bracelet-giveaway.html">giveaways</a>! I never win anything but I know if I share with Mel - she will win! Saucy is one of the most fabulous blogs! Her giveaways are amazing. This one is picked 1/29 at midnight. (OVER)<br /><br />Found another one - <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/homeandgarden/">Pioneer Woman </a>gives away some good stuff! But you do have to compete with 20K people. (this one is over!)<br /><br />This is not a contest - but pretty cool. Go <a href="http://jamespurejoy.blogspot.com/2010/01/delurk-for-haiti-please-read.html">here</a> and comment!!<br /><br />Ali Edwards just posted <a href="http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2010/01/sponsor-giveaways-bluemoonscrapbookingcom-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aliedwards+%28%7B+A+%7D%29">this one</a> and it will run through Sunday the 31st! That stuff from Blue Moon Scrapbooking is gorgeous!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-58806862136436083492010-01-26T12:08:00.004-05:002010-01-31T23:59:24.818-05:00A tribute to FranOn Saturday, I said goodbye to my friend Fran. At her funeral, they asked if anyone had any stories - for various reasons I did not share. But this is what I would have liked to say.<br /><br /><br />The other two guys have portrayed the giving generous kind hearted side of Fran. But Fran also had a hilarious streak.<br /><br />-She is the only person that lovingly referred to people as "Crackwh0re."<br /><br />-She would tell me one of the estimators - he could mess up a wet dream.<br /><br />-She ran our little vending area - and when the guys would empty out her truck - inevitabily something extra would come in. She would say those guys would bring in the seats to the truck if they weren't attached.<br /><br />- She was never just hungry - she was starving - she would often say - I'm about to eat the tables and chairs, or chew off my own arm.<br /><br /><br />She wasn't just a coworker. I adored her and I admired her.<br /><br />- She made everyone at the offices birthday special. She baked cakes for us and got gifts for us. The reverand said if you gave her $1.00 she would spend it on someone else. THAT WAS SO TRUE.<br /><br />- Someone said she didn't judge. She loved everybody for who they were - some she thought were crazy but she never tried to change them.<br /><br /><br />Alison said - she loved miniatures and that extended to people.<br /><br />- Once I told her that I was pregnant, she starting telling me I needed to have a girl. She bought enough boy clothes and she needed a girl. The morning before I left for the sonogram - she said "Don't forget it needs to be a girl" She was so happy when I got back and said "It's a Girl!" That was a Friday - Monday I came in to the office and was welcomed with a BIG bag of Gymboree clothes - all pink!<br /><br /><br />In life, you have friends and you have family and you have acquaintences. And then you have people that make you wonder what did I ever do to have someone so wonderful come into my life. Fran was one of those people.<br /><br /><br />Forever Missed! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431102566418139714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffFDBZMA6mjHCqHmjpbOWQqVoF8PRuMUKxa-_lKYaND2hixi1W_lHPE9xJrzdNUDcaet0I2OPqHwBFk3V9csH6zNWY-rEtk8kW_CTPU6GD8A8p-mflmAndrQ21xoBga3qxJETxA/s320/PCM+baby+shower+018.jpg" /><br />If I could add songs to this blog, I would play Sissy's Song by Alan Jackson, Cryin' for Me by Toby Keith and Go Rest High on the Mountain by Vince Gill - all played at the service and they were so touching.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-15925799113445811752010-01-25T11:26:00.002-05:002010-01-25T11:29:19.575-05:00An online contest for stuff I love!<div><a href="http://www.hostessblog.com/2010/01/surprise-giveaway-polka-dot-design/comment-page-8/#comment-66914">http://www.hostessblog.com/2010/01/surprise-giveaway-polka-dot-design/comment-page-8/#comment-66914</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>If you win, share with me. If you know of other blog giveaways. let me know and I will add to the post. There used to be a whole blog about blog giveaways but she shut down - anyone know of another one? </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And now what you really come for - <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430715307932686050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQe1IQEYBasPm1N7dorPXkdGBIzP4QwZGX-J3wR5iOlPj6aKhWzBBtg-Dam94P9-TfcIQgw7Tt5J-l2ztVN_H8OcEdw8T9626LnF3KjM5CUhvGR69UKUi4HDs5h7Mat4svsM4iw/s320/jan+ebay2+003.jpg" border="0" /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-38955783436412934532010-01-11T16:27:00.007-05:002010-01-15T14:20:34.017-05:00December in Review<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">What books and/or magazines did I read this month?</span><br /><div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Second Glance by Jodi Picoult - not that great. She is definately a writer that got better. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month?</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">You know, we don't have cable at my house so we rely on DVD's and the computer. I was so busy the first half of the month did not watch much of anything. During the Christmas holidays, we watched Four Christmases, The Proposal, The Ugly Truth, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Julie & Julia. All very chick movies and the only one I slightly recommend is Julie & Julia. I had high hopes for Girlfriends Past as I love Jennifer Garner and Matthew McC... it had a few cute lines and I still wonder why his Uncle called him "Dutch"? </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends?</span></div>Perhaps my favorite was the office holiday party. I brought the baby to work - along with Nanny Grandma. I planned the menu, I bought the prizes. Things I will plan farther in advance - christmas music and how to do the give aways. But all in all it was a nice party. I truly love the company that I work for - really great people.<br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">Did you take any trips or vacations or did someone come and stay with you at your house?</span></div>The end of the month, we headed up to NJ for a few days, visited with Jeff and checked on my mom's house. It was pretty quiet.<br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">What special or unusual purchases did I make?</span></div><br /><div>I will have to double check my amex - I really did not go crazy at Christmas. A few gifts for mom, a few for Jeff, something for Grammy and Grandpoppopa. Nothing for Daisy - oh well. I decorated the tree all for her. (Niki a picture for you!) I thought it was stunning and oh gee Jan 15 and it is still up!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427046473355170546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZ96PSJobl5dzhckCsPpuDAxSByT7fuvBxErRoOKGyRqrUQq4Il9BQDnjSVuULX4e2jFOW1H0tixxZvMr0srRPSniXGmH25KSIFchDfsCm_j6s5RFgvm9rWMidPuOqQMPcuQv7g/s320/Christmas+09+037.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:130%;">What illnesses or health concerns did I have?<br /></span></span><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;">None that I can think of. </span><br />What gifts did I give and/or receive?<br /></span></span><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Lots of wonderful Christmas presents. </span><br />What were my accomplishments this month? </span></span></p><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><div><br />What were my disappointments this month? </div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">one small item - the ornament swap that I hosted did not get returned as planned. Oh and well there is some disappointment in my life with my bf/Daisy's dad. But I am not ready to talk about that quite yet. It is a long and winding road and I am not sure where I am along that road. Time will tell. (You see my life is not all pink Daisy's and baby smiles - but my blog is) </span><br />Anything else noteworthy to include?</span> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">There was a humongoud cowaboungous blizzard in Maryland in December. A good 24 inches - I worked the whole weekend BUT I got extra time off later in the week around Christmas so it was a great trade off. </span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427048366109507394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1LRU4yO6Muq_Jseh5j_Z7Wr-CfTNURkXMJ_47QVCSdirfuEl8pSVs2pklNHE0820JrUtUr6930hyCtpDb-8ng016ZacyW-oc2MjPGZ1O-XIhougs5h-dbwDXMwxULvsAWi4Q7Q/s320/Christmas+09+015.jpg" border="0" /></div></span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-75060554087485468612010-01-05T13:44:00.005-05:002010-01-05T16:59:17.187-05:00525,600<div>How do you measure a year? in daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee...</div><br /><div></div><div>I have been thinking about this post - and a FB (more on FB later) friend posted this song and I thought it was the perfect way to describe this year. </div><br /><div></div><div>2009 was the most amazing wonderful happy joyous fabulous year for me - all due to the birth of my amazing daughter! I have always wanted to be a mom from 4 years old playing with my doll Mandy to every little face I babysat for (50-75 children) made me want to be the mom. Throughout my pregnancy, I was so happy but scared too! The day I gave birth to Daisy - there just are no words. </div><br /><div>The first week after - was then the darkest time in my life - all the stress of pregnancy and delivery, with all the overwhelmed feeling of being a new mom, throw in the lack of sleep and I lost it. I had to seel medical treatment because mentally I was not well. Post partum is a very scary feeling and luckily I got quick treatment and was back on track quickly. I had to stay overnight at the funny farm at the local hospital. It was at this hospital that I met two angels on earth. The first was my delivery nurse - she was so perfect! the second was a security guard who just gave me some great advice. He reassured me. I think about the other moms that I met and wonder how they are doing. I pray for them - that they are recovering, getting good medical care. </div><br /><div>Another great thing about 2009 - I was truly "showered" with love. So So many people truly showered me with all the things I needed for a new baby. and things I needed to survive with a new baby. Each time I use a gift I feel that person helping me and taking care of both baby d and I. </div><div></div><br /><div>Only one other notable things in 2009 - Facebook! To me the greatest invention thus far in the millienium! I love that I can connect with my friend Chad who my mom babysat for when I was about a year old and now lives in Zambia (which I would not be able to locate on a map) to Amy who sits one desk away from me. Family and Friends and quick updates! I love that I now know more on a day to day basis how the people that have been special in my life from Ambler drive, to elementary school, to high school, to college, to ALL my scrapbook peeps to my family are doing. </div><div></div><br /><div>If you have read this far - please take a moment to comment - it would make me happy to know who is reading and who even cares when I update! PLEASE. </div><div></div><br /><div>and now some baby cuteness photo by <a href="http://www.ashleylayfieldphotography.com/">www.AshleyLayfieldPhotography.com</a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423378224318573522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rZRmv_35lHhyphenhyphenSs3udWxr2tWrMp_igv7EvCBxNr61L7uQKR3Z9W0iNOMGbtpwDJlqbWMF7wFLdYo1PBLKruRAuRAPD8IYQVdB5DjerWG0vUVpQFgBizouazIqwDy3-CMaZLsliQ/s320/IMG_5444.jpg" border="0" /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-49890742900244739092009-10-27T15:06:00.002-05:002009-10-27T15:43:54.284-05:00Just a quick update!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa0kyRCoBHTqAar08OysoIdXH1wcr-WA2oIiqUg4CEhkRq6OH98966Tk_rQoVwL2x8i_V2-1EfClpxfPkoG5ALedRuGQYdGCs5hIsrjdbEz3f6dOKzzDd8USw9sSRMWS2KA_SWA/s1600-h/IMG_0064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397373835476230274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa0kyRCoBHTqAar08OysoIdXH1wcr-WA2oIiqUg4CEhkRq6OH98966Tk_rQoVwL2x8i_V2-1EfClpxfPkoG5ALedRuGQYdGCs5hIsrjdbEz3f6dOKzzDd8USw9sSRMWS2KA_SWA/s320/IMG_0064.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.ashleylayfieldphotography.com/">www.AshleyLayfieldPhotography.com</a> <br /><br />When I start to get pissed off at my friends who have not updated their blogs in a while, I think Gee you have a little bloggy you could update. So here I am because Mel - the 4th of July is long gone! <br /><br />Today baby D is 5 months old! I'll do a photo shoot tonight to capture the moment. She is 14 lb 14 oz and 2 foot 2! She is now eating bananas in her rice cereal. I tell her to think of it as a stepping stone to cheese steak hoagies! <br /><br />Not much else to share - like everyone I am gearing up for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas and looking forward to all three very much. And trying to get inspired. I have NO none scrapbook girl trips coming up and since CE 2006 those have been what drives me. Planning the trips, and the shopping tours and the swaps and the circle journals and the classes and the projects and the outfits and making so many new friends. I was inspired. Now I miss my friends, I miss the events, I miss the planning. I found this <a href="http://www.teresacollins.typepad.com/">http://www.teresacollins.typepad.com/</a> inspiring today!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-6052141802608675422009-09-17T14:59:00.002-05:002009-09-17T15:09:55.418-05:00Some baby goodness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5LqxVxn-fjhxq2U5exnftIK4JVNGbzLcwMCG-LUOShR6B4ChyphenhyphenatBe5ne5hYgUSvt7vyCric4vOa6R-UTlzL2NMPBoQt19biKKcTLmc90GmTDXjCRSZPHX-CRlHFqYhSAAH2bDg/s1600-h/3+months+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382528831470255410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5LqxVxn-fjhxq2U5exnftIK4JVNGbzLcwMCG-LUOShR6B4ChyphenhyphenatBe5ne5hYgUSvt7vyCric4vOa6R-UTlzL2NMPBoQt19biKKcTLmc90GmTDXjCRSZPHX-CRlHFqYhSAAH2bDg/s320/3+months+056.jpg" border="0" /></a> For my facebook holdout - NIKI - I have included a shot. She also provides me with inspiration. <br /><br />Today I will tell you the story about her charm bracelet. The first Christmas that Ernie and I were together, he bought me a charm bracelet. My idea was to make it a christmas charm bracelet - but he shops on Christmas Eve and so all that was left were angels. The next year, I was then pregnant and I gave him the charm bracelet to add to. He bought a pacifier and a pink, blingy ribbon (breast cancer) more purchased because I love pink, and bling and ribbons! (we did not know it was a girl at Christmas) Seriously I do love ribbon, I have TONS of it in the craft room, I adore Tinsel Trading, and have lots of books with craft ideas using ribbon. I never throw a piece away. I look forward to the day that I will be able to put ribbons in Daisy's hair. I'm not rushing that cause I know with that will come washing it, drying it, combing it, and having her fuss at it being fixed. <br /><br />It is my hope that Ernie will add a charm every year symbolizing what was important in her life. And I find it special that it started with an angel.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-75898753783081812442009-09-09T11:05:00.002-05:002009-09-09T11:20:42.132-05:00Quick update!The labor day weekend was very fun and went by much too fast. Miss Daisy has started on the level 2 born free bottle - big step in her 3 month old life. She also rolls back to front, front to back and if I would permit right on down the road! According to the books, if she would just do a raspberry she would be all caught up! <br /><br />Friday I made a big list of all the things I wanted to accomplish - and got straight to work dying a chenille bedspread a lovely shade of pink. I plan to use the fabric for a Boppy cover and for a coat for Daisy. I then proceeded to do nothing else on the aforementioned list the rest of the weekend. On Thuesday my wonderful friend Mel sent me flowers to the office - the yellow roses tipped in orange with Daisy - so cute and fallish. It was a great almost surprise. She called to verify the office address when I was covering phones - it so surprised her that I answered she just talked to me. <br /><br />Saturday, we all went shopping and I finally checked out <a href="http://thepinkcabbageshop.com/">the Pink Cabbage</a> in Ellicott City. This store is awesome! It has tons and tons of shabby chic treasures. We must have walked around for an hour. I purchased a business card case handmade using my Vera Bradley pattern (Pinwheel Pink in case you were wondering), a pink flamingo, 5 magazines for $1.00 each and a dish that you write on. We lunched at the little general store next door. We even tried the fried pickles - yummy. We also had lettuce wraps from PF Changs takeout for dinner!!<br /><br />Sunday Grammie and name yet to be determined (we are letting Daisy decide what to call her own remaining grandfather) came up for a visit. <br /><br />Monday, I relaxed around the house. Watched Disk 2 of The Big Bang Theory and I have to say I adore Sheldon - he is soo soo funny. <br /><br />Mark the calendar - I even did a little scrapbooking.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120055.post-55973389001161336452009-08-26T12:27:00.003-05:002009-08-26T12:37:59.131-05:00WHO WROTE THESE????? I would like to give credit.I stole this from <a href="http://laughoutloud-heather.blogspot.com/">Heather's Blog</a>... because they are the funniest LOL LOL things I have read in a long long time! I've bolded my personal faves.<br /><br />Random Thoughts of the Day:<br /><br />I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.<br /><br />More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.<br /><br />I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?<br /><br />Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.<br /><br />I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.<br /><br /><strong>The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.</strong><br /><br /><strong><em>There is a great need for a sarcasm font.</em></strong><br /><br />I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actuallybecomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.<br /><br />How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?<br /><br />I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.<br /><br /><strong>I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.</strong><br /><br />The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.<br /><br />A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.<br /><br />Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".<br /><br />I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.<br /><br />Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantrontest is absolutely petrifying.<br /><br />My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us."Classy, bro.<br /><br />Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".<br /><br />How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?<br /><br />I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!<br /><br /><strong>Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"</strong><br /><br /><strong>MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.</strong><br /><br />Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.<br /><br />I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu' to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman. Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night."<br /><br />I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.<br /><br />Bad decisions make good stories.<br /><br />Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!<br /><br />Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?<br /><br />Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....<br /><br />You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.<br /><br />Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.<br /><br /><strong>There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.</strong><br /><br /><strong>I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.</strong><br /><br />"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.<br /><br />While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally for China and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that when Chinese athletes don’t win, they are executed.<br /><br />I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?<br /><br /><strong>I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.</strong><br /><br />When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.<br /><br /><strong>I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.</strong><br /><br />Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...<br /><br />Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.<br /><br />It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.<br /><br /><strong>I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.</strong><br /><br />Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on theDonkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snoozebutton from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...<br /><br />I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.<br /><br />I think the freezer deserves a light as well.<br /><br />I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.<br /><br />The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818557360984552467noreply@blogger.com3