Happy Halloween

Wow where did the month go? Well this will be short for now.. Just wanted to fly in and say I hope everyone has a good one!!!
Diane

WEBKINZ

Ok who has them and who is addicted to them?Me -Me -Me-
I have to admit I love love love mine...now here I am a grown women and playing with a virtual reality pet...It is a stress relevier for me I think and just fun. I love to buy things and make new rooms....My little critter is a Cheeky Monkey named Otis! My friend Sherry bought it for the daycare but I am the one who plays with him mainly. I have one little girl who love to play but that is about all. When school is out on break then the older ones will be here to play and Otis will get a work out...Now for these games--I have to say there is some for everyone one.. Cash Cow 2 is my favorite. Smooth Moves not bad either. I go for the ones I make the most money on. I got my DD hooked she now has a Black Bear and GD has 3 now. Between DD and I --we make sure all of GD gets the freebies they offer.... well I could go on and on like I havn't already........so I am off like a pair of dirty socks......
Diane

Birthdays

Well yesterday was my grandaughters 12th birthday.It really is hard to believe she is 12 already.Time goes so fast these days. I can remember my mom saying this and wonder what she ment...now I know! She got her hair cut in a Symetrical Bob...they described it but I am waiting for the photos...sound cute and she is getting older. I wish I could of kept her small. She so loved to cuddle and give kisses then. her presents was a few Webkinz (I will post about my addiction to them later) a movie and clothes and a WII game oh and EASY MONEY (money you get for a holiday or
birthday that can be spent for fun).....I won't get to see her till right after Christmas (1 week). I do miss her sooooooooooooo much. It seems I am missing alot of her growing up by living so far away.it is a 20 hour round trip to go get her..with the high price of air fare we don't do that anymore--so we drive......I miss her soccer games--school and church plays and just seeing her grow up....ok that is enough boo hoo sad face here.....but it is SOOOOOOO MUCH FUN when I do get to see her so I will live for those days....so for now I will say
I LOVE YOU GOOBER FOR EVER AND EVER TILL THE END OF TIME AND THEN MORE......

gramma

I Won A Big Cricut Expression!!!!

Ok I havn't been here for awhile so I guess it is time to ramble for awhile. The best thing that happened is I won a Big Bug!!! yep can you believe it? Me little ol me that never wins anything.... I was so excited and happy I almost peed my pants...I said almost! My friend Kathi from the boards taked me into entering The Scrap Pink Weekend contest....I wasn't to sure because my layouts are simple alot of the time and I don't even come close to the really GREAT Layouts the ladies do on the boards...but I gave it a try and the money went for a very great cause...that is what really mattered..at least to me. The prizes would bethe topping of the cake....
Well I worked hard all weekend and posted and uploaded (which I hate to do) to the right places. the games was fun to play and all the ladies was great... The design team members had us doing some very interesting and fun layouts and projects..except I have come to realize I will be buying my bows and NOT making them....lets just say mine was sad! Very Sad looking..... My pie slice box was ok but I don't alter alot of things but I gave it my best and when I found out I had won.. I was one excited cookie!!! My Dh came into the room to see what was the matter....He just laughed and said do I need to build a shelf for it?

Now the next thing that was really fun was I found out the sex of my second grandchild.......A GIRL.............. so now I will have 2 girls to spoil rotten but hey isn't that what grammas are for.......at least that is what my mom did to my kids....I just wish she was here to see this one but she has been gone for 9 years now.....I do miss her so...I find my DD doing and talking to me the way I use to my mom and it brings back so many memories but they are good ones!

ok i have some patterns and I will try and get them on here soon if I don't get lost again....
so till later

Diane

What Month Is It?

Ok --so I am finding out I am a bad blogger.. it has been awhile. Where do I start. I think I will ck back in tonight when I have more time to blog about some things...so don't give up on me..
Di

CK Convention

Ok I for to tell everyone who care to read my ramblings that a bunch of of ladies went to the CK convention in Tulsa,Olk.--How do I say FUN in a thoushand words!!!!
We shopped till we dropped and ran out of money...it was so much fun to see all the new things and get realy Great buys on all kinds of things.... My favorited thing I bout was my Bind it All from a local scrapbook store in Clairmore, Olk. Yes we shopped as we went..How else does a scrapbooker go to a convention!Well I just wanted to tell you if you ever get a chance to go to one GO!!!!!!!
Diane

Where Has The Time Gone?

Well I am back I hope.I am sorry I havn't been here to chat more but my family and life comes first. Lets see since mylast post we have taken our GD home--boy do we miss her! but we will see her at Christmas for a week so I am sure the time will pass quickly. We found out we are going to be grandparents againin Jan. We don't know what it is as of yet but that is ok .We really don't care as long as it is healthy-- what ever happened to the excitement of waiting to find out when the baby was born? So now our GD will be a big sister-a really big big sister.. Our GD is 12 last of Oct. but she is excited about it...
Now I hope to be able to get some things cut and posted soon. if the time permits I should say.so for now I will say a fond good-by....
Diane

Design Studio Patterns

Ok I have some patterns posted in the older posts but I will try to add some more--all I ask is if you take one please leave a comment....

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY......

i KNOW i AM A DAY EARLY BUT AT THE RATE i HAVE BEEN GOING i AM IMPRESSED i AM BLOGING AT all... I am sorry I have not been writting or creating.. My grandaughter is here on vacation for 3 weeks so I am spending all my time with her and what ever she wants to do. I see her in summer for 3 weeks and 1 week at christmas.... She wanted to go to a crop the other night so we went and she made 2 two page layouts for her mom's birthday..they are cute..she took them around and showed them to all the ladies.... We left at midnight and it was 2 am before I got her to bed!
Well tomorrow is the fourt.. I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday.. I Rally hope everyone remembers what the fourth of July stands for..do you? Stop and say a Thank You to someone you know was in the war or service to help protect this land we call home.....if not for them and guys like them we would not be having this holiday!!!! I will be placing an American Flag on my dads and brothers grave tomorrow and I will explain why to my Grandaughter.... what are you going to do?

Diane

Been On Vacation.....

well our family has been gone for a vacation. We went to WI. to get the GD for 3 weeks and while we were there we watched her Dance Recital...that was fun! after ariving home we relaxed one day and then set out for Tulsa Zoo and The Aquarium. We stayed for a couple days then heded home to do laundry and repack for Branson, Mo.
We went to Silver dollar city, Played Pirates Golf,ate good food,played in the motel pool forever LOL, shopped went to Table Rock Dame and then to the fish hatchary to feed the trout.... we all oved the Discovery Center in Springfield, Mo and we even went Ice Skating!!!um not me I took photos of course!!! We only had one tornado Warning while in the discovery Center and rain on and off... It was FUN!!!! If any of you have never been to a Discovery Center ck it out on google--just type in Discovery Center Springfield, Mo. the adults even had fun (except for 45 mins in storm shelter).... I took lots of photos to scrap!!! but first I will enjoy my Gd for the rest of her vacation.. tonight is a wennie roast in the pit!! Wed. will be WII night and Pizza!!!

till later Diane

Ok So I am Off

a little in posting on here.. Summer is so busy here. We are getting ready to leave Friday to go see our Grandaughter's Dance Recital (last one we got to see was 4 years ago.) I can't wait!!! Pluss we are bringing her down for her summer vacation.. this year it will only be for 3 weeks.. She is going into the middle school and has orintation and band camp starting the second week of July....but at least she will be here for a while and that makes me happy!! I so miss her.

We will be going on vacation the first week she is here. She loves Silver Dollar City--Branson Mo. and and we also go to Oklahoma to do things....
Then she is going to a Dinner Theater with her aunt " All Shook Up " should be fun.
they will stay overnight and shop too. Who don't like to shop!

Then we will just sit back and have fun the rest of the time...Of course being the good gramma I need lots of photos to scrap when she is gone and to remember the fun time we all had!

Oh I have made a DANCE Word Book and will post it soon so you can see and give the pattern too!
till later

Diane

Check Out this Web Site.......

Ok this is a totaly cool web site..you really have to at least check it out....It has everything ...go ahead and look--you know you want to.....




http://www.allmyfaves.com/

Diane

Oh Auntie Em Auntie Em....

well you can tell I live in Kansas.. the Sever Storms and Tornados are here again.. I will have to be getting off soon because we have 2 tornadoes heading this way again....I need to find OZ and see if he can stop these!!!! There is suppose to be 60 mile per hour winds and golf ball size hail also..oh YEA!!!!!! well till later I am running to click my heals three times--ready here I go
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Well I'm still here so I had better turn my puter off!!till later
Diane

New Scrapin Blogs

I have added some new blogs I like to go visit and get ideas from and just read. Hope you all will check them out. they are very nice ladies on my Happy Scrappin site I visit all the time......
Diane

Where Have I Been......

Where has the time gone? I have been so busy I have not had time to even write on my blog let alone come check it out. No I have not been off scrapin somewhere... Life is where I have been...We celebrated Father's Day early this year because we will be driving home on this day with our GD and dear dad needed to figure out how to work his new camera (Nikon D 300).. now that is the camera of cameras LOL! You see our Gd Dance Recital will be going on when we go pick her up for her summer vacation with us--so as a good gramma and scraper I NEED photos!!!

Now as for the Wheather it has calmed down here for awhile I hope... I have always lived close to tornado alley but I had them.. they scare me to doo wopies!You can not believe the devistation they cause until you see it in person...a photo does not do it justice.. you only see a spot of it when you see it in person you see the whole picture and let me tell you it is BAD! How anyone came out of it alive is ..well a blessing from above......

Now I wonder how many people come to read my blog or to get free patterns.. I am guilty of doing both when I visit blogs..LOL I can't say I am very interesting but I let off some steam this way so I think it is good to have a blog as long as you don't reveal anything to personal..... do you blog?

Well I am off to start my day and we are to have a high of 89 degrees today and rain tonight--now that makes for a humid day tomorrow I'm sure!!!
so farewell for now....
Diane

Tornadoes and Hail Storms..

Sat was not a good day for my neck of the world. I live close to Pitcher ,Olk and the surounding towns that the tornadoes went thru.hail the size of base balls.... We happen to be in Branson, Mo when our son called to tell us about all that was happening in our area.. We decided to stay a little longer in Branson area and then head home and hope we miss the storms.... well on our way toward Springfield,Mo. the radio was telling where the tornadoes was heading.....right toward us...we drove onward and for the grace of god and prayers we were in the middle--they were behind us and in front of us passing..We saw debrie falling from the sky and all and that was scary enough for me.. I was worried about the kids at home even though they are grown but I was told the storm was already passed them. Our DD is an RN and was called in for Emerg. Disaster at her hospital in Joplin, Mo. It wiped out one whole town and destroyed alot more. Alot of deaths. It truly was a bad tornado..my heat and prayers goes out to all those familys who were affected. I think I will leave it here for now and please take the time to say a short prayer for those of the storm.

Senior Word Book

OK here is a word book I have cut out but not put together. You will have to change the name inside to your own personal name but it cuts clean. At least mine did! I am hoping some of you that download these files or patterns what ever you want to cal them mite send me some of the ones you make so I can see them. Well have fun.

Later I will post a photo of my new car my DH bought me.

Diane


http://www.mediafire.com/?vz9l29lngmn

Been Gone....

Sorry everyone for not posting lately but I was out of commision for a few days in the hospital for surgery. I am home now and slowly getting better so I wil try and get some things finished. I have to go slow I am sorry for those who read my blog daily and download my patterns.. I will try and do better. I really don't know who reads this or downloads--by the hits on files it seems alot. This was just a fun blog to let off steam and have fun....
Diane

Life........

I am so sorry ladies I have not been to the blog to post or write anything.. I have had alot of family things that has had to be done and my time was vewry limited...I have a Dance Book I will post sometime this weekend..My GD has a recital coming up and I thought it would be nice to give her mom one to put photos in.... hope she likes it.. I have a couple of other books also--one for Seniors and a couple name books but I guess you need someone with the name it will be --but hey someone out there has this name I am sure.... I will post them after I give them to my friend..after all I don't want her to see them here first LOL! Ok so how has LIFE been treating everyone? I am loving the warm temps and all the trees and things turning green. Our Pear and Apple trees are in full bloom and smell so yummy! I planted 2 thornless black berry plants (not by the cows) my DH has did that 4 years in a row.. I keep telling him the cows are eating them... Now we caught our Miniture Dalmation eating the leaves...go figure!My come flowers are coming up and tulips are in bloom,easter lillies (daffodills) are sweet smelling! Can you all tell I love the spring.to me it is LIFE..................
Diane

What Files do You Use?

I was just wondering what kind of files do you all use? I have a Cricut (Design Studio) and a Silhouette ...so I use GSD and CUT files.. If you notice on the right side of my blog I give you a list of the BEST Blogs to go and Get Free files and all kinds of tutorials...... Let me tell you these are some really nice ladies on these blogs and there files are out of this world well I know they beat mine hands down and that is ok because I love to try and make files too... I am a member of Chris's group on Paperthreads (love love her files) oh my I LOVE them all!!! You should really go check them all out if you use other files they have them to for all kinds of cutters and Chris is adding Sure Cuts Alot to her group..now it can't get any better than that!!!
So what are you waiting for go on check them out!!
Diane

One Of My Favorite Blogs I Read ........

Those of you who like to do word books you should check out the Blog
I posted a link to below: She really has some cool books to make. I
love her Blog! The latest ones is Disney related. Now I need me one
of them there binders she puts on her books.

http://froggysfroggaritaville.blogspot.com/

so I hope you all are having a great week. I have been very busy and
have not had enough time to make it to my blog but I just had to
post the abouve addy when I saw all the books she had added..
well have fun!!!
Diane

Wow Am I Behind........

Well I guess I have been very busy and forgot to post here.. I had a crop friday eve. and a wedding on sat to attend among alot of other stuff going on.. Would you all like to see my Dough Boy? Well it really was Created by Susan. I ask if she could make a Dough Boy for me...the wedding I attended on Sat. was for a girl that use to Twirl with my daughter. Her mother was someone I went to school with so I have known them for awhile..any way back to my story--her new hubby to be works at the local Pillsbury Plant and she wanted a PDBoy to incorporate into the wedding..so her mother had cookies made and then she attached the PD Boy to each bag.. and put one at all the place setting on the guest tabels.. They were cute--I made 200 of these little guys.. Thanks Susan for designing him for me!!! here is a photo of the cute guy....

It Is Monday Already!

Ok so I have been MIA for a few days...I recieved my ONE cartridge on Sat. and had to call today to see where my other 2 were at.. they informed me they would ship out on the 23rd.. ok I can handle that-why what is a few more days compared to the 3 months I have already waited!
Then I read on the Cricut boards there is a sale at Michasels on Cartridges for 39.95 --I don't get the paper with the sales add in them..
Well I called a friend (Kathi ) but she was working so another friend ( Kim) said she would go pick some up for me... I bought 4 of them.... three were Disney and one was Tear Drop... I so have waiting for them to go on sale somewhere... now I have to wait till the Friday crop to pay her and pick them up....oh the files I can make.......... so now the fun begins and I am in a Disney Swap so I really will be able to use them...

Now the temps here have been great.. 70's and NICE!Rain is on the way .... I cleaned house and worked out in my flower beds.....and then I just sat and watched my birds I feed...sometimes I think them birds eat better than I do LOL.....I can't wait till the Hummers arrive.
so for now I say by by
Diane

There Are On There Way.............

I am so excited ....I recieved an e-mail and my Free cartridges is on there way to my house!!!!!YEA!!!!! Well I did have to pay 14.95 shipping but hey that is better than full price. Now the surprise is what ones do I get.I checked the 3 I wanted and I found out I was suppose to mark them in order as to how much I wanted them..example 1st 2nd 3rd etc.. Oh well it would have been a surprise that way too! The only problem is I may not be here on Monday when they arrive....eeks.... I hope Fed Ex will leave it on my porch.... well I have both files finished for my Disney Swap and I think they are cute if I say so myself... I have photos of the completed files to send with them....now the wait is on.. We all had till the 25th to do them and then send.. We won't get all of them till may 1st.. Wait did I tell you all this in my last post? oh well I can ramble if I want teheeeeeeee!I will leave you all alone and go fold my laundry today and get ready to head to my Doc. appointments......ck in later...
Diane

Don't give Up.....

Here it is Wed. and I havn't finished one thing!.. I am so busy with the children in my care doing projects and all the running and Doc. appointments I have had I still havn't gotten around to any of my stuff yet!! Stuff Yet sound like red neck talk.. LOL I am really trying to get things finished but I still have one more file to cut and make sure it works for my Disney Swap I am involved in! they are really cute if I say so myself!!
Well we are suppose to get some sever Rain and all on thurs...I hope it all goes right over us...I can dream can't I? BaHaaaaaaaa
I just found out My GD dance recital is fathers day weekend and we will be traveling to watch and then she will come home with Gramma and Papa for 3 weeks.. I love summer vacations with her....she is my Pride and Joy..... she usually stays for 4 or 5 weeks but she has to go back for Middle School programs---Band camp etc...... but that is ok at least she gets to come visit gramma!!! her new hobby is horse riding and anything to do with horses!! Can you tell I am excited and it is only April 2nd.?
By the way did anyone play any April Fools Jokes on someone? No me neither...so busy I plain forgot!! eeek! oh well probly better for the other person teeheee.. Ok so I am off for now...
Later dudes...
Di

Life Happens......

OK I have figured out Life happens and it goes on with or without you..it never stops! I have beenso busy I have not had time to upload any files let alone make any new ones...well that is not true--I have been working on two files for a swap....I am so excited it is a Disney Swap and You all know I Love Disney!!!!!!!! whooohoooooo they will be perfect for my photos of our Disney Vacation at the park.......

Ok so alot of things going on in My Little Coop..... but I will try and get a file uploaded for the week is over.... so have any of you been able to cut any of the files I have gave out free? I really would love to see them.. If you send them to me I will try and fig. out how to post them with your name on them if you like..... I bet you all make some Great things..well I need to run for now and I will try to get to the file today.....

Diane

Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs

Hi everyone Gloria left a message and said this is the company that makes these books if you want to check them out.. thanks Gloria and I love your Blog!!
Diane

Double Word Book

Ok this is a first for me... I saw one on a board somewhere so I thought I would give it a try,, It reads Happy Birthday--Birthday is the word book with happy attached (welded) onto the top of the book letters...I HAVE NOT cut this out as of yet but I thought someone mite like to go ahead and try it..Please let me know how it cuts...if you send me any photos of things you make with my patterns I will post them on the blog!! also in this pattern is the letters that goes on top of the word book letters........ the file is below.. hope you enjoy it really I just hope it works LOL....


http://www.mediafire.com/?d9ewbcmlnfr


Ok so now how was everyones Easter? Mine was relaxing... We had our family dinner the day before because some of my family had to work on Easter..... I love family dinners--all that was missing was my grandaughter..... she lives with her mom in the one of the Nothern States..
the air is getting warmer now I love to watch our fruit trees budding out and they smell so good when they are in bloom and Pretty! of course the fruit is a pluss too....
this year I have bought myself 2 different kinds of thornless blackberry vines.. I have been keeping them in the house for over a month so they keep warm....they have big green leaves all over them and I can't wait to plant them.. We all ove blackberrys at our house....I have been lugging them out during the warm day and back inside at night.... yumm my mouth is watering thinking about blackberry cobbler...well that won't happen till next year ..but I can dream!!!!
My Stella De Ora Daylillys are comeing up and I have some that smell like cantaloupe...
Now my tuplis has met a nasty mole--He Ate them (bulbs) and some of my Easter Lillies too!! BAD MOLE!!!!! we have tried all kinds of things to catch them...even the traps which I hate--I have two miniture dashunds I was afraid would get in the trap..it took some presading me to let my DH put them out with covers on them....well it didn't work....
well I seem to be rambling on and on but then who cares because if you don't want to read it you don't have to BAhahahahahah..

ENJOY the Pattern

Diane

Ok I have

added a few more of my favorite blogs--the last time I did this it thought I was a spam blogger LOl--lets hope it will not this time... I really don't want to have to start over again! ok time will tell.......
I will slowly add my favorite blogs as I go..


Diane

Early In the Morning

Ok so it is early in the morning here. I am always up early during the week.. I love reading my favorite Blogs and seeing if there is any good sales going on at Paperthreads....Shirley is have a 50 percent off sale on a package. if you have a Wishblade-Silhouette--or any of the other cutters this is the place to go for good deals and Free files..... any ways I was reading Chris's blog today

http://visualdesignsbychris.blogspot.com/

go check it out....... she is playing a Pay It Forward game and I will let you all know if I win--if so make sure you check back because I have to pass something on to someone else.......to be cont......

Diane

Summer Word Book

Ok --here is a word book I am doing for my grandaughter for the summer and I am doing one as a gift also. I will give you the pattern if you would like to use it....remember you can tweak it so it has your family names etc.......

http://www.4shared.com/file/41776528/c3af1c14/Summer_Book_and_Frame.html

hope this works.. I know I hope alot..LOL

Diane

First Day Of Spring!

Morning everyone! I hope everyone is having a great first day of Spring... The sun is shinning and birds are singing....Rain has stopped for us here in Kansas. Easter is close and that means warmer temps is coming.... sometime today I hope to get a couple files on the blog.. if all goes well at naptime!!! the kids not mine...... I am working on a Summer Word book I will share with everyone that wants it...if you are into cards make sure you check out Susan Bluerobots site--she is Great at them.... I download everyfile she makes in case I may need on LOL..who don't like files-- Free one at that..Thank You Susan!!
well have to run for now...

Diane

Check Out the Turtle Dance

Ok I have to say this was so dumb it was funny.. someone sent it to me so I thought I would share it on my blog..All you have to do is double click the top turtle..

ENJOY

Diane

Happy St. Patty Day!!!!

Well I hope everyone has a fun St. patty Day!! The kids and I had Green Eggs and Ham today for breakfast..Lunch is a things with Green in them...... Hot dogs (relish) -- Garden Salad (lettuce)--jello (green) with fruit in it. and Green Milk Shakes ( choc. mint)
We colored Pages and made rainbows. and make shamrocks to wear. I bought all of them necklaces with St. Patty Items on it...... for those that don't know I have a Lisc. Daycare.
So what are you all doing today..well snack time almost over so I have to run for now....
Diane

Corrected Disney Clips

Ok I had a chance to cut the paper clips and they needed to be tweeked a tad bit....the clip with the movie strip needed to be moved up a smidge so it would cut out all 4 squares..if you have already dowloaded it you can fix it or here is the new fixed file.....

http://www.mediafire.com/?tnjctkehegq




sorry I just had a chance to cut it......
Diane

Mediafire Down

I think mediafire is down right now.... keep checking back with the download and sooner or later their site will be up...

Diane

Good Morning Everyone...

Morning everyone.. I hope you are all haveing a nice day! I was sitting here at 4 this morning thinking I need some paperclips for my disney pages and made some...I have not cut these so you are on your own... They should work. I will cut mine out this weekend....they are so easy to make! here is the link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?gmzd1zrzadm


Diane

Here Is Some Patterns

Hi everyone . sorry I have been busy and I still forget to do this blog thing.. I have been busy making patterns but I HAVE NOT cut them out yet.. I plan on doing that this weekend sometime I hope.. I thought I would share and hope they work for you.. PLEASE let me know if they will not cut.. You may have to tweek them a little and that is ok.. I am doing these for my grandaughter this summer. I hope someone can use them--just leave the name off the page and it will be ok. I will be back later tonight and see how it is going.. take care and have a great day--happy downloading!!

One is a Summer book
One is a spring frame
One is a Zoo Book (may already have)

Diane




http://www.mediafire.com/?yuszftjorxm

http://www.mediafire.com/?mwv24fjatgy

http://www.mediafire.com/?5mfqmjdmtlm


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Leaving for Home!!

Well today is the day sharon leaves for home! Sad faces for our little peice of scrapbooking world... We will miss you but then again I know she misses her family and I know they are missing her! We all had a fun time visiting and running around toghter. dinner was great and so was all the Marshfield Girls--sorry that is what kathi called you and it has stuck!! they have to be some of the nicest ladies I have met! I wish we could ALL find a time and place to meet and do a get together.. now that would be awsome!!!! I have not had time to do much with the blog..took me an hour to fig. out the slide show thing.....but I still not sure how to get it to the side bar..LOL ok for now I have to run-snack time over and kids are ready to paint!!
Diane

Check out my Slide Show!

OK So It's Monday!

I missed the weekend.. Sorry everyone. I was kinda busy this weekend...if you recall a friend was coming in from Utah(Sharon)..If you are from the boards you know whoshe is and if not well let me tell you she is a very nice person..Did I say FUN person!!! Friday was well lets just say a HOOT!!!!! We all met up at Chedders for Drinks andDinner and Chit Chat.... We met at5 pm and left at 7:25 pm... It was so much Fun!!!! we took Photos and talked about all kind of things...Then we were off to a privet crop at the local scrapbook store (Scrapbook-Fever) I never picked up a layout or anything for myself...I took My design Studio and laptop and show the ladies some things and made a couple cards to show them how and the rest of the time--I visited with everyone but then talking isn't hard for me..My DH tells everyone I don't know a stranger LOL.
I left around 12:30 but I guess those wild things were there till around 3 am... I had been up since 4 am on Friday and was going down fast.... Sat I spent with my family and then on Sunday I went to kathi's house and was attempting to put the DStudio on her puter and we all decided to go shopping in Joplin instead... I was home by 8:30 pm.. LOL Never did get it installed!!!!! did have a Green Tea Frapp. from Starbucks....yummmmmmm
I will see if I can post some photos of us on here.. in one of those slide things.....
Well it is time for me to leave for a bit.. I will ck back later... until then Happy Scrappin!!!!

Diane

Whooooooo Hooooo Its's Friday!

Do you know what that means? Yep it is dinner at chedders and a Privet Crop! We had so much fun last year and even more is going to be there this time...I think we talk more than crop LOL but that is ok too. We only see Sharon 1 time a year and she is the best!! I talked to her and Kathi on the pohone about a hour last night.... I am taking my Baby Bug and D - Studio and show them how to do layers and name books and some other goodies...it is so much fun. Well now I have to make sure I have all my goodies ready to go because at 4 pm I will be off like a pair of dirty socks as the old saying goes... I really will have clean socks on girls!! Hummmmm now what to take --that is the hard thing --deciding I take too much stuff most of the time... When I first started doing crops I took EVERTHING I learned the hard way..... well I am off for now and I will ck back later--if I learn how I will put a couple photos of us on the blog. till then have a great weekend!!

Diane

Almost Friday!!

Well it is almost Friday and time for the privet crop. It was so much fun last year..we all went to eat then on to scrap well at least we had intended on scrapping.. we all talked alot too! can you imagine that? LOL I plan on taking my laptop and Design studio with me.... I am working on a Baby word book for my DD ( it is for a shower she is going to) she is going to put it on top of the gift... I hope she like it....she is a Nurse that works with my DD in the pediatric Dept.... She is from Russia but has lived with a family here since she was in her teens... went to college and now a nurse..

well here I am ramblin on again about stuff no one cares about but me LOl...
oh well it is my blog though isn't it!.......... DH and DD is going to a Bob and Tom show on Friday eve. If you don't know who Bob and tom is check them out on the net.. dumb songs and they are different!

http://www.bobandtom.com/gen3/index.htm




Here is the link..We bought my DH a VIP pass at Christmas so he could watch it live when he was at home. I am glad you all liked the link in my one post. ---she does have some cool lessons on how to make things... well I have to go for now--snack time over... till later

Diane

My Fight Cancer Button

My button on the right side of blog is for a survivor and that I am!! In 2002 I was told I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer.. when I was waking up from my operation....when you hear the word Cancer you only think one thing Death! I was going in and out of sleep but I was crying and the nurse kept asking if I need something for the pain and all I could do was shake my head no...
well after countless PET--CAT scans ----bone core and many other pain full things I got my port in place and was given Chemo..they told me my hair would be gone in 2 days because I was on a very high and strong dose of Chemo medication.... I lost hair but I managed to keep most of it (although thinned out) the whole 12 round of Chemo ( that is 7 months of my life every week--5 hours each time) I was sick-tired-but I never gave up.. I am a survivor and I had a baby granddaughter I wanted to see grow up....and a Family.. My family was and is the best--they were there for me all the way!! On my first Cancer Walk it took me 20 min. to go around the track but they walked it with me... I never questioned their love for me.... I have now been in remission for 5 years as of Sept 2007!!!!!! YEA for ME!!!!!!!!!!! yes I am conceded but I have a right to be! I now go for a yearly CAT Scan and Dr. Ck up..... I still have and will always have the fear of it coming back or a different kind....If you have been told you have Cancer you know the feeling! so I have put this button on my site for those that have died--and those of us who are still hear to tell about it...... If you think you have something please get a check up!!!
Thanks for letting me talk your ear off but I thought I needed to explain what the button represents to me.

Diane

Oh The Patterns........

I have fixing my patterns in folders . an example is Cards-- animals-birthday-christmas etc... then I put them in the right place. well I have been downloading what other people share
(THANKS EVERYONE WHO SHARES) AND THEN MY OWN PATTERNS i HAVE 60 FOLDERS AND 621 PATTERNS. You can ask Kathi I love to collect them as well as make them and use them.......... there is so many people out there that is nice enough to share. You just can't sell them or claim them as your own and hey that is fine and dandy with me...Alot of my patterns comes from Susan's Blog..... Her lessons is awsome.. and so is her patterns. I know that I only tell people on Happy Scrappin about my Blog so I don't get alot of people coming to my blog and that is ok too..it is just fun to do!! I love all the things I can add to the side.... Well good luck hunting......
diane
ps I am getting ready to put some of my files on.. No one from HS said which download program they liked the best so I will probly use mediafire....... it seems faster. till later

Diane

How to Make A Maze Album

I found this site that shows you how to make a Maze Album.. Now this is cool. check it out..

http://scrappingwithbeccy.com/mazealbum.htm

Happy Birthday Kathi

My title said it all... I hope you have a GREAT Bithday today!!!! For those of you who don't know kathi I am sorry for you because she is the best.. she will do anything for you and give you her last penny if she thought it would help you...great wife-mother and grandma but to me she is my friend.. and i am glad I know her! so HERE IS TO YOU KATHI


HAPPY BITHDAY TO YOU!! AND MANY MORE!!!


Diane

it Only Took

My DH a call to Kathi and myself to put the refill into my new little tool..LOL. but we got by golly!!! Now I am off to play with it.. kathi you promised me I would get the hang of it but how long that will be is up in the air......... i am off to remake a card I was doing for a little girl and I deleted it because It was personalized and I didn't think anyone would want it...well my miniture dashound ate it....it took me 2 hours to create it and then to cut and glue it all together.. now I am starting over.... I hope I get it done..... ok how many people watch the Terminator Conicals? I know my spelling is way off on that but oh well.... I love the terminator movies and this is kinda like them but again it is different too.. but of course I am hooked...but then again you are reading this from a person who loves american Idol--Survivior--etc. oh I have to go and get my salad ready for the show.. I saved it for the show instead of with dinner. I love the name books -so alot of my files are those.... well till later ..
Diane

WAHOOOOOO It Came

Yea my new tape gun was delivered today by Fed Ex.
it is a Scotch ATG 714.. kathi and paula have one at the local scrap store....so I thought i would give it a try... Refils are CHEAP and bigger. but it is a big gun.........LOL
let me try it awhile then I will tell you all if it is worth it.....Now how do I refil it??????????

Diane

Zoo Book

http://www.mediafire.com/?yuszftjorxm



I have not cut this out as of yet. let me know if you have problems.

Diane

What Do You Prefer?

Ok I have did two different klinds of ways to download a file. the latest is Media fire and the earlier one was 4 shared. let me know the one everyone likes ..I think media fire is easier to download --although some of their advertizment is different. ..I have been downloading a file from some other cricut user and a little raacier adv. came up--I just made sure I didn't click it and was fine....it only happens every now and then. I am still trying to do the word conne t thing. but havn't fig. it out as of yet!.
Diane

TEST

http://www.mediafire.com/?t4l9d9xzyl1

Busy Weekend

Oh here it is Monday already and I never got around to doing anything with the blog! it was 70's this weekend so we were out cleaning my flower beds and repairing our driveway from the ice.
so the blog and all files were on the back burnner.. I am sorry. I am trying how to do a thing when I type
HERE IS THE PATTERN you go directly to my files.

another blogger has told me to highlight the word pattern then go to the link clip and put in the url.. I do this but when I click on it --it says page not found. I save the files to 4shared maybe that is the problem.. anyone have a better place?

Well just a few days till I go to a personal crop and get to see a friend. (Sharon) We are all going out to eat and then crop till? at our local scrap store(Scrapbook-Fever) Joplin, Missouri. and then the next day is a 16 hour crop!! Let me tell you it don't get much better than that unless there is a sale!

I have some new Cricut Cartradges coming too!!! It is hard to wait for the UPS driver. I even
went and bought myself a new tape runner. (Kathi and Paula has one) boy is it big ----but they asured me I can manage it. LOL we will see....

Well it is about time for my kids to be coming and I do need to get the oatmill ready--todays high is 35 and snow flurries for the next 3 days.. go figure....
I will work on the file thing --if anyone has any ideas or wants their blog listed here that shares files I will try again and maybe I wont be a spammer.....LOL
till later
Diane

Yea It's Friday

Wow friday already! Yea!!!! It has been a long week for me. I had alot to do this week. My DD hasn't felt well and My Dh is on manditoy overtime of 12 hours day 5 to 7 days a week. now that is rough. he is so worn out he comes home -takes a bath and sits in recliner for an hour and goes to bed...too tired to eat. I feel so sorry for him. I mean him and I are not spring chickens anymore LOL. I will fix some files over the weekend and post.... well this post is kinda short but I will post more later..........
Di

Here Is a Cruise file

here is a cruise file I made for a page. simple but fun.
by the way I use Base Camp-George-and Mickey and Friends most of the time.





http://www.4shared.com/file/39245206/2f9c46e7/Ahoy-sail_Away.html

Ok I think I have it.

Ok everyone I think I have it now. Can someone with the Cricut Design Studio please down load this and see if it works? ----so I know if I am doing this right....
thanks Diane

Did this Work?

Well lets see if this works the right way.

http://www.4shared.com/file/38634696/ce2da7a5/Mickey_photo_Matt.html

Blogs are alot of work.......

Ok I have come to realize that blogs are alot of work! Here I am trying to decide how far I need to go on describing my day and does anyone even care? No probly not! Ok I made a Name book for one of my daycare parents for their little girl...I just cut it out and she is going to do all the rest. I do have to figure out how to post a link so everyone can get my patterns and see my projects. when the kids get up today we are going to start our St. Patty day projects..It is a book about green things..they get magazines and get to cut out things that are green. and then they can glue them in their book. sounds boring to most of you but let me assure you the kids LOVE it...after all they get to cut and glue and make a mess..LOL.
Tonight I will be watching the results of the American Idol and making a couple patterns. I have a scrap class but I brung the layouts home so I will just do them here....
Well till later.......

My Fingers Are Still Black

LOL I had a scrapbook class last night and I inked tillI was black!! The 2 page layout is SO Cute! it is an Easter page and we had to ink everything...we was teasing Kathi so much about she could of inked ours too! she had already cut out the paper and made all the designs..all we had to do was cut the designs out and ink.. but I really do luv ya Kathi!! her pages are awsome.... she is very creative if I say so myself.
I still am working out how to add my patterns. I am almost afraid to add things -I don't want them to think I am a spamer.. LOL. gosh I am just little ol me.... well till later ........

Good Tues. Morning Everyone

Well here goes my attempt at the blog thing again! I have learned one lesson..I will not post all the cool sites at one time LOL so I hope you all bookmarked them. I am in for a long day I am sure.all the kids will be here today pluss the best part of my day will be going to Kathi's class tonight.it is an Easter class or at least the layout is an Easter page. It is suppose to be windy and maybe some rain here today so I guess that is better than Ice by a long shot. Well did anyone notice I even had to change my name of my blog? I was so sad I am not a spammer I do like spam to eat every now and then..I know you think it is gross but I my mom loved the stuff so I grew up with it....
here is some more boring information. My main computer got a virus and I had to reformat it or at least that is what I am doing now.... My Cricuit design Studio was on an external hard drive and so was my Silhouette so I am hoping they are ok. They only give you one Key code for the Studio and that stinks in my opinion! but my opinion don't count for much I guess LOL. well I will try and get more done with the blog soon I promise ..so for now I will bid you all good-by!