Hello and welcome to my blog.
I am an artist and crafter, a full time mom/wife and part time sales person at Hancock Fabrics and Scrapbooks and Such. In this blog I hope to share my thoughts, ideas and opinions and also some craft ideas,recipes, and photos...pretty much whatever is on my mind, I guess. Thanks for stopping by.
We have been having the most fantastic weather here the last couple of weeks. Which is pretty darn weird for Texas. Normally, everything is almost dead by the end of summer - after all, it's close to 100 here from March to September. Yes there are a few days where it only reaches 97 but I don't consider that significant. So...pretty much everything that you don't water every day turns brown. And fall here is usually going from yellowy brown to really brown and everything is dead. That being said...it looks like fall this year. It is sunny and in the low 70s and day after day of pretty. SO NICE!
The roses might seem out of place but they are all blooming!
So pretty! I have to say that this is making me miss home a bit. But at least we are having fall this year! Have a lovely day!
Well it has been an interesting week. I am officially "let go" from my job. I'm still not really sure if I was fired or laid off. Fired I guess. There was so much explanation about me not being able to work the hours she needed me (I am available EXACTLY what I told her I was when we discussed me working there) and the store not making enough money. But then the last job she had me do was pack up about $2000 worth of product that she was going to give away and not get a tax credit for (I asked). So I am home cutting my class kits - the kitty was helping...
and I needed more cardstock so I go into the store and find her sister working the hours I would have worked. And it became abundantly clear that I was fired so that she could have my job. I understand that her sister probably needed a job more than I did but I have to admit that I was a little pissed. But that is tempered by the fact that I was rather bored - having thought that this job was going to be more teaching and not just another retail job and then it turned out to be a whole lot less interesting than I thought, I wasn't that sad about not doing it anymore. I guess what makes me mad is that I feel like I was lied to. I'm a big girl - I can handle the truth. But I don't know why I would expect that from someone who spoke in parables when she wanted to correct something - I spent way to much brain energy trying to figure out what she meant by what she said. So. I think I am going to open an Etsy shop. I've wanted to for quite awhile and while the economy might not be the best climate for starting a new venture, it is what is the most appealing to me. And I would rather make stuff and spread the joy of creation than sell stuff, anyhow.
I got this in the mail.
I do not understand charity's that send nickles in their requests for donations. I wonder how much money they waste doing it? I am not going to send money to any charity that is dumb enough to mail out thousands of dollars like this. I am just going to keep their nickle.
I finally went to the doctor because of the stomach pains I have been having. I know I didn't mention them much but they were pretty intense, I actually thought I might be having a heart attack at one point. So they decided I needed an ultrasound and then the tech thinks that I have gallstones. I wont have a diagnosis until I actually get to see a doctor. If I do, I am probably going to have to have my gallbladder removed.
My daughter marched in the Veteran's Day parade on Saturday. She didn't really want to but will do almost anything to get another patch for her Girl Scout vest.
Then she went to a birthday party/ sleepover and I had all this free time and somehow I ended up with pink hair. At least I didn't pierce anything.
Project Runway was super disappointing to me this week. I had kinda figured that Irina, Carol Hannah and Althea were going to be the final three...but when I saw the piece of crap that Althea turned out and the stunning dress that Gordana made - I thought she would win. Not only did they not declare a winner - they just sort of skipped that part, they auffed Gordana. It was lame. Really Really lame. Maybe that new show that Bravo is working on will be good cause I just don't think I can keep watching this show when it is so predetermined who will win. Anyhow. I LOVED Gordana's dress, she was my absolute favorite contestant this season and I am sad that she was treated so poorly.
AND I am really mad that Glee wasn't on again. Stupid World Series. Does anyone even watch baseball?
I'm going to take back what I said about Irina's dress. I like it from the FRONT.
From the back, not so much. And I thought this girl could sew!
I guess my little not hi-def TV hides a lot of sewing errors! I don't know if she realises it, but if this had walked on another season she probably would have gone home.
I think I need one of these!
I'm not sure that Mattel has the right name, though!
Yes! It's time for a new cheesecake recipe! This one set up beautifully. I think it needs just a bit more oomph so I would recommend serving it with a little caramel sauce and whipped cream - but it's pretty yummy!
Crush enough Ginger Snap cookies to make two cups of crumbs. Melt 4 TB butter and combine. Press onto bottom and sides of a 12" spring-form pan. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Beat 4 -8oz pkgs of cream cheese at a low speed until creamy. Gradually add in 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, 5 eggs, 1 TB cinnamon, 1/4 cup flour, 1 TB vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp of lemon extract, and 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce. Mix well after each addition.
Pour into prepared crust. Bake 1 1/2 hours or until center is set. Turn off oven and crack the door, allow to cool for several hours before chilling. Store in the refrigerator, serve at room temp.
I designed a new mini book that I will be teaching at Scrapbook N Such on the 21st. It's a 6x6 book and the class is $30.00 Or at least, I am scheduled to teach. We'll see if anyone signs up - Terri only posted one blurry photo on the SNS website so I doubt it will draw much but I can always hope so! I think it's cute - Let me know what you think!
