tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165262662011-04-21T22:25:24.934-05:00A German born Yankee living under Carolina Blue and loving it.craftycatnoreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16526266.post-1136491552063947752006-01-05T15:04:00.000-05:002006-01-05T15:07:11.273-05:00

I have moved my blog so click here and it will bring you there. I will delete this one after I make sure I have transferred over all my posts.After losing two blogs and six years worth of journaling I don't want that to happen again.Cat

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It is great being home and getting back to normal. I have not done any scrapping since I've been home, I've wanted to be near DH and catch up; if you know what I mean. So instead of burrowing away in my craft studio I've been sitting with him and knitting. That way we can be near each other.I finished the child's sock and started on a throw rug. I just bought some cheapie Lion's Brand Homespun,

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May your day be filled with Thanks and Giving!!!!

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WOW! Am I glad to be back. We left the 28th of October for Ct. and it took us two days. I told my brother I wasn't going to do this trip in one day - it just takes to much out of me. I spent three week in Granby taking care of my two nieces. OMG are they the sweetest.There is a great scrapbooking store called Three Scrappy Ladies in Canton Ct. which is about 15 minutes from my brothers, I found

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I received my Snapfish photos today, and they are awesome, they came out great. I uploaded a lot of photos on Friday and picked the ones I wanted to order. They said on the website that it takes 2 - 3 days for developing and just as many for delivery, I wasn't expecting them for a week and was very shocked that on Saturday I received an email telling me they were done and the next business day

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Breathing, breathing, hmmm not better yet.My routine in the morning is once I'm awake and have my coffee, I walk the dogs, then I walk around the house picking things up. Like the coffee cups and wine glasses from the night before (if I didn't put the cups in the dishwasher before bed), feed the cats, make sure cats and dogs have fresh water. Clean up whatever mess DH left me in the morning. Just

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Well today is my youngest 21st birthday. That is T in the playpen with his older brother Robert. Boy T, I can remember how you would get bored so fast. You just could not be in one place or play with one thing for long.I really miss T today, especially since we can't take him out for dinner and buy him his first drink. Oh well T have a drink on us tonight okay hon? I miss him coming up behind me

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I've been busy today. Besides saving more of my music CDs onto my hard drive I have been crafting. Now I have all of my Janis Joplin onto my HD, definitely good work music.One of the things I made today were these candles.It was really easy. The brown one is a Fleischmann's Yeast jar, I used glue and made the dots around the jar and let that dry. Then I put on etching cream and let that sit for

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I love music. I would much rather have music playing than having the TV on. My stereo system in the main part of the house has a five CD player but in my craft room I have the CD Player on my computer and then on my radio - there is only one, yes one, uno, 1, a solitary player, so you can imagine my happiness at discovering the ease of iTunes. With just a click of a button it imports my CDs to my

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I hope I am spelling your last name correctly. Mr. Lewis called me yesterday and gave me a heartfelt apology for the way I was treated in the store. He wanted to know if there was anything he could do and I told him "you just did what your Assistant Manager was unable to do, give me an apology."Seriously that is all I wanted was an apology. I have worked since I was 15 - my first job was for my

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DH brought in paperwork to work on and along with his clipboard. Well I just snuck it right out of there and decided to alter it for him. I used pictures of our cruise since he so loved the cruise and is itching to do another one.It says I AM HAPPIEST WHEN - THE SUN IS SETTING - THE WIND GENTLY CARESSES ME - AND - I AM WITH THOSE I LOVE.Then I xyroned some vellum paper with little saying and cut

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An email I sent off to Food Lion's corporate customer service center:I am just coming home from shopping at Food Lion. My cashier was friendly and we chatted about the Susan G. Koman candle I was purchasing. When I was through she told me to have a nice weekend and I said "You too." I took about five steps away from the register and another Food Lion Employee (Kevin, I saw his badge) approached

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Okay people get a clue when it comes to animals. Yes back in the day cats were outdoor animals, they were not pets, they were mousers, used to control the smaller animal population. Vehicles were also not of major use, and I hate to say it, if a cat was killed the owners did not worry about them, THEY WERE NOT PETS. The 20th century changed a lot of things and one of them was how we viewed dogs

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The wonderful box that the SB cardstock is in was a Bed, Bath and Beyond purchase. Five dollars!!!! Yup! It seems the material is coming up off the side. No biggie, just some Tacky Glue and we are good to go LOL.

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Ick! I was sick last night and just didn't get enough sleep, so I'm kind of sluggish today.Had a great time last night helping someone with their blog. They wanted to add links on the side to blogs they read. It has been a while since I've done computer help and this was through IMs which was a definite first. Like I said it was fun though.Well my favorite grocery store for meats changed hands. I

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What do you get when you cross a rose patterned shower curtain with a flat sheet set? A decorated, embellished sheet.I cut a piece off from the shower curtain. Which by the way, I found in West Point Stevens Outlet store and it is all cotton. Then I sewed it to the top of a flat sheeet. I still have some of the curtain left so now I'll get some fusing and cut out some flowers and make a couple of

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I saw this on Kim's blog and thought I would share. Especially since it is almost dead on.Your Birthdate: March 23With a birthday on the 23rd of the month (5 energy) you are inclined to work well with people and enjoy them.You are talented and versatile, very good at presenting ideas.You may have a tendency to get itchy feet at times and need change and travel.You tend to be very progressive,

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There is so much to say today I have so much on my mind, that I don't know if I will put it all in one blog.First - I heard from both sons yesterday. DS2 started his new job and loves it and the pay. His starting pay is what I was getting when I moved from NC DOJ to UG in '98, before computer burn out. Now mind you, this pay rate came because of years of experience and training in a certain

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I recieved a call from Gary the manager at Wright Bros. Steakhouse (see posting last Friday) yesterday morning. He apologized profusely and said that he would like us to try the steakhouse again, he is offering us a free meal so that we will give them another chance. I hesitated, really I did, but then I figured what the heck. I told him I had to pass his restaurant later that evening and I would

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I love fragrances but never realized how bad I was until yesterday. During the summer months I tend to use a lot of rose scents. I use Crabtree & Eveyln's Eveyln Rose perfume, Dionis' goat's milk Shenandoah Rose moisturizer, soaps and shampoo; however, the rose scent is not as strong as Eveyln so sometimes I'll cheat and add a little essential rose oil. I do use a lot of essential oils, I have

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Kim over at Follow me to Margaritaville wrote about a hawk devouring a black bird 'Outside my front door.' This made me think about people who unknowingly let their little tiny pets out and not think of the consequences.It also reminded me of a time that I belonged to a group of pet owners and we would always remind others of the dangers out there, not just from birds but other people and animals

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I never realized how many vineyards there were around me. I knew I had one around the block, Benjamin Vineyards, but never thought they would have wine tasting. When my parents were here we passed by the vineyard and thought to look online and see what they offered. We all decided to go the next day, Wednesday, but unfortunately they don't open until Thursday. While I was online checking them out

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I need to write to someone regarding out meal at Wright Brothers Steak House last night. We have eaten at your other wonderful establishments due to recommendations of family and friends and have had wonderful pleasant meals. However, we have always wondered why we never received any recommendations to eat at Wright Brothers. So, last night we decide to try your restaurant.When I first looked at

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WOW!!! What a vacation. I'm back after 8 days in the Outer Banks with my DH, Mom and Dad. Came back Sunday and my parents stayed for another four days here. So now I'm trying to catch up at home and with my computer stuff. DS1 stayed here and watched Mattie and my Dad's dog Scooter while we were gone. Chantilly went to the vets so they could spay her.I worried so much as I knew I would. She had

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I am starting to get frustrated. I'm working on altering a Michael's Litte Book of Big Ideas.On the spine the tea stain really smudged around the sayings. I think the decoupage varnish caused it to spread. I have another glaze that you can add acrylic paint to it and it will tint the outside. I'll try that and see what happens.Now I'm having one heck of a time with the purple ribbon. I'm trying

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North Carolina Tax Dollars Hard At WorkComing back from Charlotte on Monday we took the new Interstate 85 around Greensboro. We then got off at Alamance Church Road at 10:22 am. We thought this would be faster, we didn't realize we would hit road construction. However, I am so glad we did, otherwise the opportunity to see our NC tax dollars at work would not have happened.This was taken at 10:25

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I had a wonderful time in Charlotte with my DH. It reminded me that I really should do some me time more often - you know - check into a motel. It was so nice not having to worry about cleaning, what to make to eat or laundry - they do it all for you. I really enjoyed it - relaxing around the pool, reading, swimming, and YUP naps. However, because of this Meneire's you won't catch me alone

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H A P P Y5 0thB I R T H D A YM YD E A R E S TK R I S !!

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My Cat Sasha is so adorable. She is a blind Tortie that I got my second year in college. Well actually it was my third but I did 2 years at a local college and then transferred to a university two hours from home. Well this was in 1994 and I had an apartment off campus and was lonely. DH and my 2 wonderful boys stayed home and I only saw them on weekends :::sniff, sniff::: A gf of mine received

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BUTTONS, BUTTONS WHO HAS THE BUTTON!!We took a trip to NY in June for my niece's wedding. WOW! Was she a beautiful bride, and the groom wasn't to bad either LOL. Well before going my Mom called and told me that we will have carte blanche to go through a friend of the family's sewing things. A dear friend of ours had passed away a few years ago and his partner is finally selling the house. He told

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Well it has been a while since I blogged. I did have one set up on another server but that went kaput. Seems like the owner just didn't want it the setup (it was my and other peoples blogs, internet sites, emails you name it) on his server anymore and just pulled it. YUP! Just like that, I lost everything. He deleted it all.I was diagnosed with a dreaded disease called Meneire's last year and I

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