Question of the day........

Will I EVER make sense of all the crap on this camera.......ok, I got the CD tutorial, now I just have to make myself watch it, over and over, cuz Im old and it takes a while to sink in......... so this is my project for the day....ok, week, maybe month.......learn to take a decent picture!!!

I had to post this picture of my little cheech..........cuz I LOVE her so much!!!!!

OK, Im off to Target cuz I heard they have Lipton white tea raspberry flavor tea, I havent tried it, but I WANT it, doesnt it sound yummy....besides, any excuse NOT to watch that tutorial on my camera!!!!!!

Eye candy.............

OMG, the scrapbook class I took yesterday was great........lots of eye candy.......lots of glitter and buttons, too much fun!!!! Of course I did not finish my pages, I never do, Im too busy gabbing......AND the gals in the class, they watch BIG LOVE.....soooooooo, we had lots to gab about!!!!!!! Yeah, Monday night, BIG LOVE, be there or be square!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, I have to urge to make a doll..............making that table runner was so much fun, I just think I need to sew again.........feed my soul, use my muse, whatever you want to call it, I feel the urge, been feeling it for awhile, and now I have some time off, I think I will make a doll.....whatta ya think , should I??????? It would mean a trip to Joanns for stuffing of all things........and its hot out..........oh well, keep checking...........lets see how bad I wanna make a doll, lol.....this heat, yuck!!!!! Double yuck!!!!!!

OK.......take out chicken for cobb salad for dinner.....go get stuffing.....maybe......and then...........BIG LOVE...yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A new addiction...........

OMG I never in a million years thought I would find something that rivaled my love of Shasta diet cream soda.......and when hubby brought a case of these home from Costco, I wouldnt even try one......I like my green tea hot thank you very much! BUT after a lot of coaxing he got me to taste his......omg love at first sip........you must try these, they are so refreshing and tasty, I want 10 a day!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, you know it has to be a little boring in my life when I blog about a drink..........not much going on here........it will be about 100 degrees today, but I will keep my whining to a minimum, and just drink lots of Lipton teas!!!!

Tomorrow we are going to spend the night in Del Mar, Joe has a fight at the racetrack, I have a class in Tustin at the Red Bee.......goody........so we decided rather than drive home, we will stay at the beach, a nice reprieve from the heat........since my fav place in the world, the Seal Beach Inn is no longer open:(

Oh, here are a couple of random things you will NEVER see me do........

1. wear a red hat

2. wear any thing with an applique on it, ie, butterflys, teddybears, you get the picture....

3.let my hair go gray

4.wear purple

5.crochet potholders......

Ok, what things will YOU never do????????

Summer project..............

For those of you who know me well, you know I put away my sewing machine a few years ago to sell perfume.........I was burnt out on doll making and wanted a new adventure.........well, now Im burnt out on perfume, lol, and I decided to drag the old machine out of mothballs, or I should say DUST! So I picked a fun easy little project, you know me, I NEED instant gratification......and voila, a sweet little table runner. It felt so good to hear the hum of the machine.......well, auctually the machine is in dire need of a tune-up, shes going in today, BEFORE my quilt class starts.........I can't even estimate how many dolls that machine has whipped up, with out ever going in for a check up.........so todays the day!

It always brings back memories when I hear the hum of a sewing machine.......my grandmother AND my mother were expert seamtresses..........grandma Wiley used to make all my Barbie clothes, my mother said forget it, lol, and I dont blame her, they were a pain! One year my Grandma bought my sister and I bride dolls, and made an entire wardrobe for them, I will try to find that pic and post it..........and she used to even make suits! The hum of the machine was always comforting to me as I drifted off to sleep at night, knowing there would be something fun in the morning to wear........a sunsuit as a young kid, later as a teen, those tent dresses made so famous by Twiggy (my idol when I was in 9th grade!) My mother made all the dresses I wore to dances, and even my wedding dress. How many of you have stood on a chair while you have your hems pinned..........I used to hate that.......time wasted! Oh well, enough of my trip down memory lane...........but there will be more projects to come, as soon as my machine is back in proper order.......Im treating her to a day at the (sewing machine) spa!!!!!

Well, lots on the to do list today, the first one being GIVE THE DOG A BATH!!!!!!

tgif..................

OMG I forgot to tell you.......

OK, I do not have a picture, but I have to tell you what I saw on the 10 freeway yesterday morning on the way to get my hair done..............I tell ya, it made me laugh out loud...........traffic slowed..........it was the first time I had ever seen it in person, in all its glory............the OSCAR MYER WEINERMOBILE............YES, you heard me, the weinermobile.............I tell ya, my day yesterday was just the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY kind of day..............

I must say, yesterday was the perfect day......aside from the heat of course...this promises to be a lonnnngggggg HOT summer.........my day started with a new sassy do from Mel, I told her to go short for the summer, I like it so much Im gonna keep it short!!!! Then, off to meet Traci at Nordies for lunch...........and then, oh my, I started gettting butterflys, a bit nervous, because I was off to meet the wonderful Miss Doe for the first time ........I have so admired her blog and her quilts from afar, laughed at her adventures, and was so thrilled to have the chance to meet her in person.......sooooooo, I drove out to The Calico Horse, an awesome quilt shop where we were to hook up...........I was a bit early so I started wandering around, drooling over the fabric and quilts......and the ladies there were so beyond nice, I have never felt so welcome!!!!! The minute I told them I was meeting Doe, they started talking about how fun and wonderful she is, so I was way less nervous (remember, ALL internet friends are not the same, lol)...when Doe walked in, the room lit up, and I just loved her!!!! Shes JUST like her blog!!!!!!!! I also liked the ladies that worked there so much, I took the leap and signed up for a class, to make....what else....Does quilt.............see the awesome fabric bundle, all retro fabrics.......can't wait for the class and to have fun with these ladies!!!!! As I was leaving they gave me a copy of thier stores cookbook, a fundraiser for breast cancer..........a delightful visit with delightful ladies whom I hope to get to know better!!!!!! Last but not least, a stop at Collective Journey just to see if there is anything I DONT have, and sure enough I managed to find a few papers, in my new favorite colors.............

OH, and check out the awesome collage pack that Doe sent my way, can I say happy happy happy.......it is filled with fun old wallpapers, old stamps, and of course, my fav, bingo cards........BINGO, yesterday I hit the jackpot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doe, thanks for "outing me"!!!!!!

The chokes have bloomed!!

Because they are on the side of the house that I hardly ever venture over too, I might have missed them, but here they are, the most beautiful shade of lavender...there are lots of them, I hope they last a while:)

Because I'am always so inspired by Glenni, I wanted to show my new containers, gotta love Costco, now MY fridge is a silverware drawer too:) I have needed to clean it out for a longggggggg time, Glenni, your boboli pizza sauce was still in there, how sick is that?????? Now it is a work of art, these cute little containers just thrill me.........I LOVE to buy organizational tools, we wont even talk about how excited I get at the container store. Now, if only I could get organized................sign, just not my forte...BUT, this summer, while I'm off, I will try........I have spent the last few month stockpiling containers, baskets, totes, and Im ready to begin. Next, I will tackle my closet.........Im saving the garage for last........it scares me.

Maybe this week is the week I will drag out the sewing machine......if I can get to it? I will NOT spend the whole summer on work projects, and not get any fun stuff done!!!!

Iam so enjoying my evening walks, and Cheech is meeting lots of new dogs, its amazing how many people are out walking in the summer now, a month ago we could walk for miles and only see 1 or 2 dogs, now they are everywhere. There is a great dane that is as big as a horse, and cheech is totally confused by it.....then there are little chihuahuas, and a darling spaniel, we are having too much fun. AND, drum roll please, I lost another pound, so Iam down 17 pounds..........I'm 3 pounds aways from 20 pounds, yeah for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will walk this weight off, yes I will!!!!!!!!

I have been making the best NO carb salad dressing too,........in a container, put equal amounts of olive oil and balsamic vinager, a squirt of mustard, a minced garlic, kosher salt, and pepper, shake well, yummmy..pour over field greens, add walnuts and sliced red onions, to die for!!!!! Tonight I will make it and put a nice broiled salmon on top............

OK.....Im off to organize something.............

Happy Father's Day

Dodger baseball, the best beef dips in the world, throw in some garlic fries, top it off with a ice cream sandwich = one happy camper on Fathers Day....... we wont talk about how they lost to the Angels..........no we wont..........

a few firsts...............

the first shasta daisy of the year, the first nastersuim, the first gladiola bloom.........and I had to include these, the artichokes are almost ready to bloom, there are lots of them, they should be quite a show, they better be, since we didnt get to EAT them, because we wanted the show!!!! AND Poke is doing much better with his plucking, since we put him on a regimine of "pluck no more " a true miracle.......an herbal remedy that is supposed to calm him down, and cure him of his horniness, which I think is the reason he pulled out all his feathers in the first place....
as you can see he is a much happier camper.
Did you see in the previous post the awesome Betsy Johnson bracelet........I love it so much I wore it to work 2 days in a row, wont be wearing it today, Chelsey got a hold of it and begged on bended knee to wear it to work.......question of the day ......"will I ever see it again?"

a little bit a bling.........

OK, I may be too old, whatever, but I can't resist a little bling from Betsy Johnson..........fell in LOVE with the Bracelet, and so I had to have the earrings too.........after all, Betsys older than ME, and Im sure she wears her bling!

I do draw the line at Juicy Couture, dont worry, I have not completely gone off the deep end...........seeing women of a mature age wearing sweat pants that say Juicy across the butt always make me laugh..........even tho I DO have a tattoo!!!!!! It's my little bit of bliss........so today I will wear my Betsy.....with a conservative black suit of course!!!!!!

Gotta Love Target.........

Target just has the best new pots, all rustic and old looking, perfect for the look I want on my new patio:)

I have been planting herbs in them, thanks Trace for the inspiration.........I love the red ones!

I hit the sidewalk at 7 this morning after getting on the scales and GAINING 3 pounds overnight.....now what I want to know, is how does that happen, how do you GAIN 3 pounds in one day?????? I can see it if I ate a side of beef, or a dozen Krispy Kremes, but no, Im on a diet!!!!!!! So anyways, when I came back, Little Cheech went with me, we came in and I didnt even notice that Joe had put his lunch on the pony wall because he was just about to leave for work.............let's just say Cheech enjoyed a nice bowl of tuna for breakfast! And Joes buying his lunch!

The birds moved out of the duck taped birdhouse, I miss the sounds they make......

OK, I think Im gonna do some time on the eliptical machine..........about 3 hours should do it!!!!! This diet is getting the better of me!!!!!

I have been tagged..........!!!!

I have been tagged for the first time.........Doe tagged me to list my "to do" list.......the first thing on it was to learn how to post links on this dang blog, which is not as easy as it sounds for my old brain, but I hope it works........anyways, my to do list, and everything else in my life goes on this big A*& calender from pottery barn....wasn't sure if I would like it, but now I can't live without it, hubby and I both put our schedules, plans, invites, and anything else that comes along, including my to do list, it goes on here too. The first thing on my list is to be at Tuesday Mornings first thing tomorrow morning to try to score a cropper hopper for 39.99!
Second on the list, Kaiser to pick up a prescription, #3. go to the bank 4. do my invoices for work 5. go to home depot to get plants to fill the pots I got at Target, when I should have been doing the things on my list.........but isn't Target just the BEST? I also have a "summer" to do list, for when Im off, well, mostly off, I will still have some work........its as follows:
1. teach the youngest to sew, I got her a machine for her birthday..
2. catch up on summer reads, the trashier the better, any suggestions?
3. have cupboards installed in the garage, and organize everything.
4. learn how to use my camera, I' ve only had it for a year!
5. make the patterns in the picture, just for the fun of it
6. maybe, just maybe take a quilting class
OK, thats about as ambitious as I want to get right now.
I got some new pots from Target, they are awesome, so old looking...........I will go get plants and post pics after they are planted.
OK........ I hope my links work, Im new at this blogging, but Im tagging Glenni........Tracey.......Emily.......and ........Chelsey........

Did she break her diet?

Oh yes she did..........

What is a trip to Solvang without ableskevers, a delightful little fried puff of pastry that is covered with raspberry jam, omgggg.......so I threw caution to the wind....and now I will pay for it, I will not get on the scale to see how badly, I will jump back on the diet for at least a week before I step on the scale to see damages. I WAS at 15 pounds lost...........Tracey, will I ever see you again???