It's not the sleekest thing on the market by far...but it's a huge improvement and all the upgrades were completely covered by Christmas gift money :) gotta love that!
Decision made!
No Mac here this year...in answer to the "to mac, or not to mac" question. But we did end up with a laptop upstairs that will come in handy as vehicle entertainment and work-&-watch-TV-at-the-same-time moments. The kids got all the leftover computer parts put into a games-only station in the music room, and then...my scrapbook room got a serious upgrade (flat screen, good keyboard, authentic Windows apparently, and a DVD drive for movies while scrapbooking). Here it is:
It's not the sleekest thing on the market by far...but it's a huge improvement and all the upgrades were completely covered by Christmas gift money :) gotta love that!
It's not the sleekest thing on the market by far...but it's a huge improvement and all the upgrades were completely covered by Christmas gift money :) gotta love that!
My Stamp Box cards
I'm finally back online...and better than ever. We upgraded some computer equipment here at home and although my scraproom computer is second on the totem pole, so to speak...I got some kick-butt new stuff (flat screen monitor from upstairs, better keyboard, the printer, scanner, etc installed in my room....yipee)! And....I can now access my pictures again....so without further ado:
My first 4 cards with My Stamp Box stamps! I am loving these!
Made with the "Many Many Thanks" stamp set:
Made with the "She Says - He Says" and "Tiny Greetings" stamp sets:
Made with the "Birthday Numbers" stamp set:
Made with the "Many Many Thanks" stamp set:
Keep posted for more examples :)
Thanks for looking!!
My first 4 cards with My Stamp Box stamps! I am loving these!
Made with the "Many Many Thanks" stamp set:
Made with the "She Says - He Says" and "Tiny Greetings" stamp sets:
Made with the "Birthday Numbers" stamp set:
Made with the "Many Many Thanks" stamp set:
Keep posted for more examples :)
Thanks for looking!!
11 random facts - reprint
I'm reprinting my "11 random facts about me" and putting out the challenge to some new blogging friends of mine. Hopefully they'll comment here and that will lead you to their blogs where you'll learn a little more about them too :) For everyone who leads from here with a list of their own....I'll throw your name in a hat for a prize (TBA).
Happy reading!
1. I feel like my age stopped at 25 or so and that all my friends are all 25, just like me. It surprises me when I remember I'm now 37.
2. I cry like a baby at sappy movies - any sweet love stories, any untimely death stories, any missing children stories, and especially sad animal moments (like Charlotte's death in Charlotte's Web, etc). I also cry when watching a baby being born, human or animal - the miracle of birth never, ever ceases to amaze me.
3. One of my biggest pet peeves is typos and grammatical errors in officially published documents. I used to work for a man who would write his advertisements the way his brain translated them - directly from Dutch to English - without asking someone who actually spoke the language to edit/double check.....aaaarrg!
4. I had my first baby in the front seat of our Dodge Neon. Not exactly what those cars were designed for by the way.
5. I played (past tense) piano. I was studying my Grade 9 Royal Conservatory when I finished high school....but I haven't played much or used it since and so even though I got a piano for Mother's Day a few years ago, I'm really rusty and don't play much.
6. When I was in Grade 12, I went on a band tour to Europe for a couple of weeks - we saw The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and France. And at the end of the tour, our last concert was in Grand Forks, North Dakota and my friend and I were so tired of wearing pantyhose (eeeewww) that we ducked into a supply closet right after our last concert and ditched ours there.
7. With my first pregnancy I had a craving for oranges. I once ate a 5 lb bag of oranges in 2 days - as well as drinking OJ for breakfast. And, stranger yet... I love to read - read every single day - but with my 2nd pregnancy I had an aversion to reading. For several months I couldn't concentrate on a book and didn't even like to read, despite the fact that I was in the middle of a series by my favourite author at the time. A couple days after my DS was born, I came home and devoured the whole series.
8. Trev & I were friends for a couple of years but we only dated long distance for 2 months and in the same city for 1 month before getting engaged. When I called some friends to tell them I was engaged, their reaction was, "...to who??" Our first date was to a small-town theatre to see "Wayne's World" (still love that movie!)
9. I had serious doubts and even mocked people who felt they had met 'good friends' online through the internet/chat rooms/websites....and now I'm one of those who feels like I belong to some great, great, great groups of women!
10. My greatest desire is to know God and recognize his voice when He speaks to me. My second greatest desire is to love and be loved by Trev.
11. I kill houseplants. Really - I can't keep them alive to save my own life. I don't even know really why I try. I can barely keep plants alive outside where I have the sun and the rain to help me.
Don't know if those are random enough - or if any of them are actually news to you, but that's me! Take it or leave it.
Comment here and we'll follow your link to your blog to read your Random 11 :)
Happy reading!
1. I feel like my age stopped at 25 or so and that all my friends are all 25, just like me. It surprises me when I remember I'm now 37.
2. I cry like a baby at sappy movies - any sweet love stories, any untimely death stories, any missing children stories, and especially sad animal moments (like Charlotte's death in Charlotte's Web, etc). I also cry when watching a baby being born, human or animal - the miracle of birth never, ever ceases to amaze me.
3. One of my biggest pet peeves is typos and grammatical errors in officially published documents. I used to work for a man who would write his advertisements the way his brain translated them - directly from Dutch to English - without asking someone who actually spoke the language to edit/double check.....aaaarrg!
4. I had my first baby in the front seat of our Dodge Neon. Not exactly what those cars were designed for by the way.
5. I played (past tense) piano. I was studying my Grade 9 Royal Conservatory when I finished high school....but I haven't played much or used it since and so even though I got a piano for Mother's Day a few years ago, I'm really rusty and don't play much.
6. When I was in Grade 12, I went on a band tour to Europe for a couple of weeks - we saw The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and France. And at the end of the tour, our last concert was in Grand Forks, North Dakota and my friend and I were so tired of wearing pantyhose (eeeewww) that we ducked into a supply closet right after our last concert and ditched ours there.
7. With my first pregnancy I had a craving for oranges. I once ate a 5 lb bag of oranges in 2 days - as well as drinking OJ for breakfast. And, stranger yet... I love to read - read every single day - but with my 2nd pregnancy I had an aversion to reading. For several months I couldn't concentrate on a book and didn't even like to read, despite the fact that I was in the middle of a series by my favourite author at the time. A couple days after my DS was born, I came home and devoured the whole series.
8. Trev & I were friends for a couple of years but we only dated long distance for 2 months and in the same city for 1 month before getting engaged. When I called some friends to tell them I was engaged, their reaction was, "...to who??" Our first date was to a small-town theatre to see "Wayne's World" (still love that movie!)
9. I had serious doubts and even mocked people who felt they had met 'good friends' online through the internet/chat rooms/websites....and now I'm one of those who feels like I belong to some great, great, great groups of women!
10. My greatest desire is to know God and recognize his voice when He speaks to me. My second greatest desire is to love and be loved by Trev.
11. I kill houseplants. Really - I can't keep them alive to save my own life. I don't even know really why I try. I can barely keep plants alive outside where I have the sun and the rain to help me.
Don't know if those are random enough - or if any of them are actually news to you, but that's me! Take it or leave it.
Comment here and we'll follow your link to your blog to read your Random 11 :)
The Amazing Hand of God
OK, I have to share this. My friend Lynette inspires me constantly. She's open and honest and truly searching to be God's woman. Her blog is full of moments in her day that God has spoken to her, answered prayers, and most of all, beauty that she sees in everything around her. This past week, she got a new camera (Canon S5). I'm a little jealous b/c this is the camera DH & I have been wanting...but the jealousy is far out-weighed by the awe I have for what she's been able to capture with a new camera. Check out this snowflake she captured on her black mitten. Isn't that amazing? Unique and perfect. I'm in awe of how my God puts the details into the tiniest, almost unseen things. Lynette's right when she asks, how much more care and detail must he pour into our lives. Check out her other pictures and her inspiration here: Beauty Everywhere. (thanks for letting me share your pictures with others Lynette!)
Merry Christmas
I'm getting in the mood for Christmas finally....the snow is falling, the shopping's done, the kids are happy and singing....I'm even feeling like this year I might get some Christmas baking done. Shortbread? Butter tarts? Those are our standards...oh, and white Grandma cookies - you know, the ones with white icing and sprinkles. Mmmm....gotta get some butter at the store tomorrow!Merry Christmas!
Cathy
My Stamp Box
I just found this new stamp company a couple of weeks ago....emailed the owner Bettina to see if she wanted someone to do some design work for her and Ta-da....I am proudly on the My Stamp Box Design Team. These stamps are really cool for several reasons. A.) Bettina makes them herself...is that not the coolest thing you've heard. You order them from her...she makes them and sends them out. Love that! B.) They come in a single acrylic sheet that you trim yourself (so you can cut them as closely and tightly as you want. and C.) They all come in labelled CD cases...they're so easy to store (in any CD holder you may have). Awesome. It was hard for me to narrow down my choices when I first ordered but I couldn't pass up all the awesome journaling stamps she has in her collection. I'm hoping that this week I'll get to play with them and show you some of work with these stamps. Check back really soon!!
In the mean time....here's a few of my favourite selections:
and here's the site to check out all of My Stamp Box's stamps: My Stamp Box
In the mean time....here's a few of my favourite selections:
and here's the site to check out all of My Stamp Box's stamps: My Stamp Box
To Mac...or not to Mac
I've been feeling guilty about not posting on here during my super-uber-unbelievably-crazy month of November....and I had committed to doing it tonight when we got home from the first of our many Christmas gatherings....and then shortly before we left last week, our computer quit. Black. A new power source isn't doing the trick. And I'm not techno-saavy enough to figure it out so DH's working on it. But in the mean time, no posting pictures (all loaded on that other computer) and no email address book (oops) and no watching LOST (also saved on there)....aaaaahhhh!
So. Do we spend a little and fix what might need to be replaced in a couple years? Do we spend a little more and replace with 'next-best' or do we splurge a little and go Mac? Mostly I'm talking to myself here, I know that...but if you wanna weigh in on the decision with some informed input...I'm listening :)
Cathy
So. Do we spend a little and fix what might need to be replaced in a couple years? Do we spend a little more and replace with 'next-best' or do we splurge a little and go Mac? Mostly I'm talking to myself here, I know that...but if you wanna weigh in on the decision with some informed input...I'm listening :)
Cathy