Country Lent

My cousin, Debbie, just sent me this. It made me laugh so hard - I just had to share it with ya'll!

COUNTRY LENT...

Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and cook a venison steak. But, all of Bubba's neighbors were Catholic. And since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finally talked to their priest. The Priest came to visit Bubba, and suggested that he become a Catholic.

After several classes and much study, Bubba attended Mass. As the priest sprinkled holy water over him, he said, 'You were born a Baptist, and raised a Baptist, but now you are a Catholic.'

Bubba's neighbors were greatly relieved, until Friday night arrived, and the wonderful aroma of grilled venison filled the neighborhood. The Priest was called immediately by the neighbors, and, as he rushed into Bubba's yard clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him, he stopped and watched in amazement.

There stood Bubba, clutching a small bottle of holy water which he carefully sprinkled over the grilling meat and chanted, "You wuz born a deer, you wuz raised a deer, but now you a catfish."

FYI....

This is a card I made for a Unity Stamp Co. Swap over at SplitCoastStampers.com
Supplies: Have a Diva Day Kit by Unity Stamp Co.; Prismacolor Pencils, Copic Spica Clear Pen, Brilliance Ink, Palette Hybrid Ink, PP is by The Paper Studio & CS is by DCWV, Threading Water Punch by Fiskars

This is another one for that same swap (I was in two groups.)
Card Base is from Target; Unity Stamp Co. Kit Echo Chic, Distress Inks,Square Nestibilaties, DCWV Cardstock, Quickutz Tab

Birthday Card for a TS'r. Supplies: Handmade Blue Paper (have no clue), Ribbon is Heidi Grace, Sequins unknown, PP is The Paper Studio, Ink is Momento, Margartia & Saying Stamps are by A Muse.

Card for another TS'r. Supplies: Magenta Ladybug Stamp, DCWV Cardstock, Copics to color, Copic Spica Glitter Pens, Hero Arts Love Stamp, Square Nestabilities

Then this was one of the first images I colored with my Copic Markers. I absolutely love those things. It is CRAZY! I only used two greens and he came out so beautiful! Most of these things were from my stash.
Supplies: Turtle by Stamping Bella, Green PP - Wordsworth, Polka-dotted Paper - CTMH, Ribbon is Offray, Hello Sticker is from Michael's $ bin, Corners Rounded with EK Success Punch.


So there are all my newest creations to share. I still need to upload my projects from the retreat I recently went on, but that will have to wait. I am preparing a new blog. This one will remain open for a while. Not sure if I will keep this as a blog about our little family, my OCD or what. But I will be "journaling" posts here. My new blog will be ART ONLY. Links where I find stuff, etc. I will not say that nothing personal will NEVER jump over onto the other blog, but we'll see.

I am trying to prepare a fun, creative place for you all to visit, so please stay tuned for the link when I post it. And look for changes around here as well. :o)

update...

lots of photos to share, but don't have the patience today. It has been a busy couple of weeks around here. I went on the annual Tennessee Stampers Stamping Retreat, then Friday night we had the annual St. Jude Auction. So I have been packing, unpacking, making baskets, shrink wrapping and more. And feeling very odd at a Chili's function, when we no longer "belong". Very odd...

Also I had an allergic reaction to some meds and didn't have the MOST fun Saturday night the weekend of the TS retreat. I am feeling better now, but not all back to normal. Amazing how you can take a drug for only a week, but it takes longer than that to get out of your system. OH well.....

Remember to cherish your friends, and even though it seems hard to find the time sometimes, ALWAYS remember that you have to give to get. You have to be there for your friends, if you want them to be there for you. And remember that sometimes we don't all know we need that support, so be aware of your friends and their changing lives, and that they might need you even when it isn't convenient. Yes it takes effort to be a friend, but it should be welcomed effort because of what that person means to you. Life is so fleeting and we need to remember to tell the ones who love us, and those we love how much they mean to us.

Lots of Pictures to Share...

Here we are at J. Alexander's on our anniversary. We usually have the typical "sitting at the table" picture. But we asked them to take it in front of the cool wine rack! Dinner was SOOOOOOO yummy. WOOHOO 8 years!

These next two pictures are of some things I embroidered to donate to my mom's church for a fundraiser they are having. They are making up baskets. I sent more than this, but the only things I made/embroidered were the onsies and of course I made the bows. :O)


This first card is from Sue on my stamp group - so sweet of her to remember me on my wedding anniversary!!! I love the bicycle!!!

And one more card from Tisha on my stamp group. LOVE is so cool b/c it is a piece of wood!!! Thanks for thinking of us Tisha!

Ok now it is 2am, and I have to go to bed, I have to be up at 5am, well Ia m supposed to be - to get the yard sale ready. YIKES!!!

Keith's new Ride

It is a 1994 Eagle Summit/Mitsubishi Gallant. Yes, I know sounds weird, but it is one of those where they made it and put an American name on it so they could sell it here. It has a Mitsubishi key. So funny! It is 2 door, gets 40 miles to the gallon, has GREAT A/C!!! So great - our insurance has dropped 1/2 the price, and We will save over $800.00 a month in gas. WOWOWOWOOWOWOWOOWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW! The Excursion is FOR SALE! WOOHOO! We've named him "Stealth" b/c he is SOOOOOOOOO stealth. We got some mats and seat covers last night b/c the seats are a little banged up, but it rides good - it looks good. I mean we TOTALLY got a great deal on this car, and are so thankful to have it!!!

Here is a picture of my HAPPY PLACE! Keith bought me this swing when we poured the patio. He got it all put together, now it is MY place. I love to swing. I have ALWAYS wanted a swing, but never liked the styles we saw, until this one. I LOVE IT! And with all the stress of the ID fraud and stuff, I have been SWINGING A LOT at night while the girls play in the yard. And today is the PERFECT day to chill in the swing and relax while Keith is at work.

So here's to saving money and relaxing!!!

My altered dresses

These dresses started as little sheets from a notepad that Kathie (from TS) sent to me for a swap. I made three: sent one to Kathie, one to another TS'er, and kept one for myself. As soon as I opened the envelope I knew these had to be COVERED in flowers. So I went straight for my flower basket. It was so fun to dump them all over my desk and "paw" through them to find co-ordinating flowers. I got them sent off last Wednesday with my row houses & they seem to be arriving at their new homes. I also received an altered dress from Connie - very pretty! Another long day in the people like to hack into my private information life, and forgot to add that Thursday night as we were leaving our favorite Mexican restaurant (where we go on Thursdays to play Trivia) Keith's truck would not start. So since Friday I have not be able to go anywhere. Thank goodness for my MIL who picked me up on Friday and took me around to get all this mess straigtened out. Truck is off to the shop tomorrow, I am off to therapy (I am going to get my money's worth tomorrow b/c I have A LOT to say about a A LOT of things and I might need an extra hour to get through all my anger and hurt I am feeling from a lot of different places right now). And hopefully we'll get to the new PetSmart with our free $5.00 coupon with Mazie & Marlie to show them off.

it's sunday...

and I am tired. Friday morning I realized that about $2500.00 was about to be deducted from our account, that I had NOT asked to be deducted. I froze the account and started the journey of people stealing your id. Then Bank of America ticked me off, so now all my money from checking and savings is in my wallet - local bank here we come. I have changed email. closed accounts, changed passwords and usernames and so much more I cannot even think about right now. I am nervous, I am anxious, I am TIRED.
"Sometimes life is hard to bear when a friend is just not there."
---William Franc