Get The Whole Picture

It is that time of year to take all those memorable photos of friends & family.  I want to say I just changed up Erin Manning link to her blog.  I think it is a lot better than her web site in that it seems more “personal”.  If you got questions, she’s got answers.  I talked with her at the CKC Seattle and she showed me in less than 5 minutes how I can take way better pics.  Check it out http://erinmanning.wordpress.com

Hard work, but not so bright…

Two blond girls were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind her and fill the hole in.

They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one girl digging a hole, the other girl filling it in again.

An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn’t understand what they were doing.  So he asked the hole digger, “I’m impressed by the effort you two are putting into your work, but I don’t get it – why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?”   The hole digger wiped her brow and sighed, “Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we’re normally a three-person team.
But today the girl who plants the trees called in sick.”

Gobble ’til You Wobble

I hope everybody is having a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.  To my World Friends I hope you have a great Holiday Season.

 

Today The Queen & I are having a peaceful day by ourselves.  At least, that’s the plan.  The Queen baked 3 pies yesterday (2 pumpkin, 1 apple) and bought ice cream and whipped up some cream for the pies.  This tells me we just may get visitors, but one can hope.

 

When I got up this morning I got a whiff of tonights dinner … I put on 3 lbs by the time I got dressed. 

 

With apologies to Billy Joe Shaver;

The Devil made me do it the first time,

The second time I did it on my own.

Lord put a handle on this simple headed man,

And help me leave that fat food alone.

 

I have been out trying to straighten up my studio, but each time I pick something up to put it away, I start playing with it and before I know it I have a new project going.  Oh well there’s always tomorrow to put stuff away.

 

Black Friday … that just sounds so forbidding.  I think I’ll pass on it.  It seems there will be a lot of great deals, but maybe I’ll just do some on-line “meandering”.  I started yesterday getting 2 for 1 refills for my Glue Glider.

 

Twas the Night of Thanksgiving

Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn’t sleep

I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep.
The leftovers beckoned — the dark meat and white,

But I fought the temptation with all of my might.

 

Tossing and turning with anticipation,

The thought of a snack became infatuation.
So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door

And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.

 

I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,

Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,

Till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.

 

I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky

With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie
But, I managed to yell as I soared past the trees…….

Happy eating to all—pass the cranberries, please!

 

CKC Seattle

The CKC in Seattle was great.  I met so many people from a lot of forums and local clubs I have joined.  It was even better than last year, but I hope not as good as next year.  Next year I intend to play more and work less.

Had lunch with Tona, Cathy and two others I can’t remember their names.  There was a group of CK forum friends from Canada.  There were Making Memories forum friends from Spokane & Idaho.  Serendipity had a booth and I met those folks, they said I should post there more … and I will.  I met 3 Skinny Cowgirls (they are going to just love this photo), and some TOM girls (Treasury of Memories Bellingham,WA).

  

 

My scrapping mentor was there Jennifer from Lasting Memories and 2 of her daughters were there, Jana and Megan.  She presented a layout for the Thursday night album crop.  Jen was out of uniform, I almost didn’t recognize her in green … she always wears pink. 

 

 

I know I spent my $100 cash I had saved for this and another $180 I got for 6 volunteer shifts and I bought 9 meals and snacks with my card (The Queen has to pay that part).  I bought so much stuff I can’t remember it all.  I guess I should learn to keep receipts. 

 

I scrapped the event and entered a page in the contest, I didn’t know I was to hand in a color copy of it so I handed in my original and it got some damage, but I can fix it.  The Canon rep, Allen Luke, took many pictures of the Friday night crop and let me have a set for my page and ran off my pics also at the Canon Booth.  He was a real lifesaver.   Here is my contest entry;         

   

 

I took an Erin Manning class, and she autographed my copy of her book.  I look forward to seeing her each year.  Here is a link to her site.  http://www.erinmanning.com/index.html   You can ask her all kinds of questions; she knows what all the buttons are for.

 

Cathy (MamaSheg) took some photos of my craft room, made them into a movie, and put it on her site.  Here is the link.  http://mamasheg.com/2008/11/12/a-tour-of-dons-workshop/#comments   She is such a good friend, I enjoy spending time with her and her sidekick Aims.

 

You should have been there, it would have been more fun.

 

Here’s some more humor to pass along.

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS FOR TEENAGERS
No one fails a class anymore; he’s merely “passing impaired.”
You don’t have detention, you’re just one of the “exit delayed.”
Your bedroom isn’t cluttered, it’s just “passage restrictive.”
These days, a student isn’t lazy. He’s “energetically declined.”
Your locker isn’t overflowing with junk, it’s just “closure prohibitive.”
Kids don’t get grounded anymore. They merely hit “social speed bumps.”
Your homework isn’t missing, its just having an “out-of-notebook experience.”
You’re not sleeping in class, you’re “rationing consciousness.”
You’re not late, you just have a “rescheduled arrival time.”
You’re not having a bad hair day, you’re suffering from “rebellious follicle syndrome.”
You don’t have smelly gym socks, you have “odor-retentive athletic footwear.”
No one’s tall anymore. He’s “vertically enhanced.”
You’re not shy. You’re “conversationally selective.”
You don’t talk a lot. You’re just “abundantly verbal.”
You weren’t passing notes in class. You were “participating in the discreet exchange of penned meditations.”
You’re not being sent to the principals office. You’re “going on a mandatory field trip to the administrative building.”
It’s not called gossip anymore. It’s “the speedy transmission of near-factual information.”
The food at the school cafeteria isn’t awful. It’s “digestively challenging.”

 

Remember Me?

Cathy (mamasheg) dropped by with Nika yesterday to take some photos of my studio/shop and mentioned that I haven’t posted here in quite a while.  So now, I have a guilt complex.

 

The most important thing in my “craft-life” is the CKC.  I have my contest layout all ready except for pictures and maybe some embellishments … I haven’t decided yet.  I have about 150 ATC’s to hand out.  I will be there all day and evenings for all 3 days.  I hope I will be able to meet everybody; I won’t be hard to find.

 

Here is my list of scrapping and/or stamping stores in Washington State.  I know not all are listed.  I have not put in Mike’s or JA’s or the big craft store in Marysville, just the owner operated stores.  I did include some Ben’s because each is privately owned and have a good scrapbook and stamp section.  If you have any additions or deletions please let me know.  One of my goals is personally visit each one.

OK, I don’t know how to do this without cutting off the towns.  If you want the full list, email me & I’ll send it in Excel format.

 

STORE	PHONE	ADDRESS	CITY
A Creative Heart	360-679-6525	31595 State Road 20  #7	Oak Harbor
A Little Bit of Heaven	360-493-1707	7912 Martin Way E	Olympia
A Stamp 4 All	509-325-7310	2929 N Monroe  Ste.A	Spokane
Abbie’s Attic	253-847-4049	4102 246th St. Ct. East	Spanaway
Alota Rubber Stamps	253-630-7810	26820 110th Ave. SE	Kent
Amuse Art Stamps	877-783-4882	8544 Greenwood Ave. N.	Seattle
Apropos	509-624-1754	3030 S. Grand	Spokane
Art ‘n Soul	360-357-6820	909 Sleater-Kinney Rd.	Lacey
Arts and Scraps	360-254-6021	8101 NE Parkway Dr. Ste. D-2	Vancouver
Bellevue Art & Frame	425-453-8959	1024 116th Ave. NE	Bellevue
Ben Franklin Crafts	253-862-6822	21121 State Rte. 410 E.	Bonney Lake
Ben Franklin Crafts	360-794-6745	19505 State Hwy 2	Monroe
Ben Franklin Crafts	425-883-2050	15756 Redmond Way	Redmond
Casey’s Crafts	360-321-0577	14485 State Rte. 525 Ste. 2	Langley
Cecil & Bird	253-853-4515	8805 Harborview Dr.	Gig Harbor
Cindy’s Simple Stuff	360-269-8510	121 E. High St.	Chehalis
Crafts Cottage	360-385-0708	1980 West Sims Way	Port Townsend
Dewey, Inkum, & Howe	800-448-4862	1009 4th St.	Anacortes
Doodlebugs	360-683-3154	138 W. Washington St.	Sequim
Essentially Scrapbooks	360-574-7958	9920 NE Highway 99	Vancouver
Forget-Me-Not	509-684-8757	509 S. Main	Colville
Friends and Company	206-932-3891	4540 California Ave. SW	Seattle
Fun Stamps	425-670-6759	18411 Alderwood Mall Pkwy.	Lynnwood
Heavenly Memories	360-254-6021	350 Blake St.	Raymond
Hip2bSquare Scrapbooking	425-396-1277	7713 Center Blvd. Ste. 160	Snoqualmie
Impress Rubber Stamps	425-453-2748	258 A Bellevue Square	Bellevue
Impress Rubber Stamps	206-526-5818	2659 NE University Village	Seattle
Impress Rubber Stamps	206-901-9101	120 Andover Park E	Tukwila
Impressing Ideas	360-696-1779	1409 Broadway	Vancouver
Inkpotpourri	206-248-5132	152 SW 153rd St.	Burien
Java Moon Stamp Company	360-681-3132	334 W. Washington St.	Sequim
Jerrol’s	509-925-9851	111 E. University Way	Ellensburg
Just Scrap It	360-344-4058	93 Oak Bay Rd.	Port Hadlock
Lasting Memories	425-670-3721	3333 184th St. Ste. X	Lynnwood
Lila’s Scrapbooking and More	425-355-2500	7207 Evergreen Way # G	Everett
Make An Impression	425-557-9247	1175 NW Gilman Blvd.	Issaquah
Mem’ries	509-751-5140	614 Bridge St.	Clarkston
Monkey Love Rubber Stamps	206-283-7897	613 Queen Ann Ave. N	Seattle
My Favorite Memory	360-547-6091	717 E. First St.	Port Angeles
Pages of Time	360-707-0338	1130 S. Burlington Blvd.	Burlington
Paper Moon & Stars	509-962-1988	113 e. 4th Ave	Ellensburg
Paper Muse	253-891-4021	919 Kinkade Ave.	Sumner
Paper Source	425-646-0100	700 Bellevue Way	Bellevue
Paper-Pals	509-332-0407	1475 South Grand Ste #104	Pullman
Pickle Papers	509-665-8661	21 S. Wenatchee Ave.	Wenatchee
Quackers Fine Art Stamps	360-357-6820	909 Sleater Kinney SE	Lacey
Rose Crafts	360-874-0971	1700 Mile Hill Dr. #101	Port Orchard
Rubber Marbles/Hood Enterpr.	206-436-5205	117 East Main St.	Auburn
Scarlet Empress	360-570-8800	109 Fifth Ave. SE	Olympia
Scrap Happy	360-423-9625	1323 Hemlock	Longview
Scrapbook Elements	509-529-7580	11 W. Alder	Walla Walla
Scrapbook Nook	253-859-9040	26129 104th Ave. SE	Kent
Scrapbook Pad	206-440-5588	15815 Westminster Way N	Shoreline
Scrapbook Parade	250-727-0372	4131 Mitchell Way	Bellingham
Scrapbook Zone	360-692-5707	9621 Mickelberry Rd. NW Ste.	Silverdale
Scrappers Attic	509-624-1754	1300 N Mullen	Spokane
Scrappin Ladies	509-764-9100	108 W. 3rd Ave.	Moses Lake
Sharin’ Memories	360-352-0510	420 Steele St. SE	Olympia
Siegerts Paper Platz	509-548-7055	900 Front St	Leavenworth
Stampadoodle	360-647-9663	915 Iowa St	Bellingham
Stampin’ In The Rain	425-408-9050	831 237th SE	Bothell
Stampinens	360-659-7856	10627 90th St.	Lake Stevens
Stop Crop & Shop	360-853-2010	669 B Sunset Park Dr.	Sedro Woolley
The Croppin Corner	509-773-2265	517 Browns Rd.	Goldendale
The Embossible Dream	360-373-4522	511 4th St.	Bremerton
The Mad Scrapper	425-427-8871	1590 Gilman Blvd. Ste.E-2	Issaquah
The Paper Moon	360-666-7273	602 E Main St. #102	Battle Ground
The Picket Fence	360-886-5081	30741 3rd Ave. Ste. 120	Black Diamond
The Scrappy Stamper	360-623-1075	1724 Gold St.	Centralia
The Squeaky Page	360-352-4664	1025 Black Lake Blvd. Ste. 3-A	Olympia
The Stamp Jeannie	509-325-0832	2929 N. Monroe	Spokane
The Wacky Stampers Pad	360-537-7459	107 South “M” St.	Aberdeen
Tina’s Paper & Ink	360-275-4916	23730 State Rte. 3	Belfair
Toadilly Scrappin	253-853-4881	6820 Kimball Dr. Ste. 7	Gig Harbor
Treasury of Memories	360-715-3125	4151 Meridian Ste. 110	Bellingham
Urban Scrapbooker	425-771-2400	9810 Edmonds Way	Edmonds
Urban Trends Scrapbook Co.	604-855-7757	115 First St. Box 1477	Sumas

 

I don’t remember where I got this, but felt a need to share.

AMAZINGLY YET SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES

 

1. IF YOU’RE CHOKING ON AN ICE CUBE, SIMPLY POUR A CUP OF BOILING WATER DOWN YOUR THROAT. PRESTO! THE BLOCKAGE WILL INSTANTLY REMOVE ITSELF.

 

2. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

 

3. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT – USE THE SINK.

 

4. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS. REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.

 

5. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.

 

6. IF YOU HAVE A BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU’LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.

 

7. YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE – WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN’T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN’T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.

 

8. REMEMBER – EVERYONE SEEMS NORMAL UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW THEM.

 

9. IF YOU CAN’T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU’VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

 

DAILY THOUGHT: SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES – NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.