Happy New Year

Well it has been a while since I posted...life is so crazy at the Holidays...

we had a fabulous Christmas...I hope you and your family did also...and now it is time to turn another year older and to ring in the new year...I am a New Year's Baby ...my parents didn't get to claim me in 1956 they had to do it in '57...I have always been trouble...on to the "New Years" resolutions...of course...loose weight...and do better on posting on my blog...and ect...ect... I never seem to keep them but I am really going to try and at least do these 2... truly I want to make 2011 the best year ever...I am excited to master soldering and take more "Jackie" classes and take more time for Me...if I have learned nothing else this year,  life is too short and we need to take time for the important stuff...I am so very blessed with wonderful Family and Friends and I want to be what I need to be this year for them and me...again...life is too short...love and a Happy New Year to all...B

No Time

Well I have decorated and done VERY little shopping... my how the time flies... I will try to have some picks of my decorating this year in a couple of days...busy busy busy...and getting very little done...hope your day is more productive than mine seem to be... off to shop...ugh...B

It's Almost Here ?????

It can't be!!! My how this year has flown by...I don't know where the time has went...I guess I better get busy and at least...start thinking about  Christmas... Remember that Glimmer Market is at Paper Crown this Saturday...I am leaving Yukon at 9 so I can get there early...I really need Jackie's cookbook...someday I am going to bake ...and be just like her...hahaha...oh well one can dream...
Since it is getting so close I thought I would share some awesome parts of my children's dictionary...I tried to put the edited ones on the blog but sometimes my computer has a mind of it's own...

 I cropped and enhanced each definition and they turned out  really good...

 I used colored pencils to fill in and used them on one of my pages in my pre-Jackie book...We are taking a Christmas book Class from Jackie the 2nd...can't wait she is always such an inspiration...

hope you can use these images...
 if you are in Okla. City area remember go by Paper Crown and shop...there will be lots of wonderful things at the Glimmer Market...have a wonderful Friday the weather is suppose to be Grand...
Brenda

Veteran's Day

Today is a Holiday that I think is lost in the shuffle sometimes...

I went to an assembly at  my Granddaughters school this morning and it was so moving...Both my Dad's , my Father-in-Law and Uncle's served...I have become aware of this day and it's significance in the past few years...  Here's to the many that have served and are serving to make my life and my families lives safe and Free...

Elston Davis  

Delbert Gentry

  Vernon Wright  

Corbyn Duke 

 Kyle Watkins 

 Ryan Eaton 

Justin Newcomb

Richard O'Donley

Rob Eaton

Jerry McLean

Bob Bennett

Johnny Roberts

Bill Giles

Charlie Giles

Jim Giles

Mike Goodson

I know I have left out many but I want to say Thank-You for all you have done and what you do everyday.

For everyone that have Son's and Husband's serving...

Thank-You 

and I pray they are safe...

Prayers Brenda

Time with Wesley

Isn't He the Cutest Ever???

Wesley stayed with me today and we went Bowling...

Bowling Shoes...3.08

1 Game of Bowling...2.38

Beating B...Priceless

Yes , my 3 year old Grandson beat me!!! 

and we had bumpers...let's just say I haven't bowled in over 30 years...

and wasn't good then...he told me that 3 year olds could bowl and 53 year olds couldn't...

He said it all...

Well we had a great time and that is ALL that matters...

Have a great day and enjoy some time with someone you love...B

Welcome Fall

Fall is in the Air...

 Last Fall me & Hubby went to Kansas

 to get away for a while and to see the beauty of Fall & shop...

My doesn't God have a Beautiful color Palette???

Isn't it Beautiful...it was quiet a sight seeing me run down the highway, 

hang out the window; while it was raining; and having him turn around or stop in the middle of the street...

 This is one of the statues in the neighborhood around Curious Sofa...it is a beautiful area...

This was outside a shop...isn't it fun???

Well hope you have your pilot light lit and a pot of chili on the stove...

have a wonderful Fall Day...Brenda

Happy Halloween

Vampire Wesley &Vampiress Anna

Miss America Avery & Taylor Swift??? no Eryn

Well Halloween is finally here...and all the Ghost, Goblins, Vampires, Princess', Scary Dudes and Boo-tiful girls have arrived...

Claire, Colter, Pailin & Lexi

 What fun it is too see all your friends Grand babies and share in the fun???

How Boo-tiful are the Princess' 

and Optimus Prime???

Little Tinker Bell...Peyton

Cutest Minnie...Ever Presley

Chim-Chim-aney...how cute is 

Dad Mark and Kennedy???

It's a Pirates Life for 

        Izzy & Jackson...

Scary Karston & Baby Monkey Cash...

This is Baylor & Braxton...

Hope you have a wonderful Halloween...I already have...Boo too all...B

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Happy Birthday Goo & Happy Anniversary RL

Yes, today is my Grandmother's Birthday and My Anniversary

My Grandmother's name was 

Maudie Beatrice Giles, 

I called her Goo...

 she would have been 101 today...

what an amazing woman she was...always had something for you to take home, loved to dress up, loved jewelry and just was the best Grandmother ever...I learned a lot from her ... 

she is the reason for a lot of our family values ...I miss her...Happy Birthday Goo

And yes, that is me and my Hubby of 34 years...my how time has flown by...and how fashion has changed...1976 and the biggest bouquet ever!!!  

Thanks honey for a wonderful ride...here's to 34 more years...

Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday...Love, B

ATC's from Paper Crown Exchange

Well it is Halloween Week and I love Halloween...Here are the AT Cards I received from the Paper Crown exchange...aren't they the cutest??? Thanks...they are so creative...Have a wonderful day...Brenda

Avery is 9

We are headed off to Alexandria, LA today and I will miss my middle Granddaughters Birthday...So this is for her ... to wish her a Very Happy Birthday... 
We Love You...B & PaPa

We are going to Alexandria for a Wedding and some relaxation...just soooo happens they are having their version of Mistletoe Market in Alexandria...what a coincidence!!! I can't believe it...we are never lucky enough to happen into something and it be on the right weekend!!!I will let you know how great it is...
Have a wonderful weekend... Brenda

My ATCards for Paper Crown...

Here are the cards I made for the swap.

I always have fun making them and love getting fun ones in return...

 These are actual pictures of my Grandmother...Maudie Beatrice Giles...She always loved to dress up...so I know she would love these...she was such a blessing in my life and I miss her so much...I was blessed to have her in my life until she was 93...

Hope you enjoy mine I will post the ones I received later...Have  a Bootiful Day...B

Priceless

   Fuzzy Balls (Pom Poms)        1.99

   Colored Pencils               2.98

Being creative with your Grandson...Priceless



Wesley spent last Friday with me and he wanted to make his Dad a card...Look at those sweet hands...
Spend sometime with someone special this weekend and enjoy!!! Brenda

Well as usual it has been a while... I can't seem to get caught up... I just took a pick of my porch and wanted to share...I have been working on my trading cards for Paper Crown and  my Halloween book that we made at a Jackie class @ the PCrown...I will have pics next week to share ...I am heading South for a relaxing weekend...and maybe a little shopping??? See you soon...enjoy the weather and Mistletoe Market is out at the Fairgrounds...Love to all...B

Well we are off to the Zac Brown Band concert this evening...Donna & JP got us tickets for Ron's 60th Birthday... it will be such a fun evening...I have been listing to his music non- stop for the last few days...it is really fun and I am a new ZBB Fan...Try it out you might get hooked too..Going to hang out with the yung-in's!!! Have a great evening..Brenda

Well it is time for Fall Fun and of course ...Soccer Games...Anna got a goal in her last soccer game...that smile says it all...

Well I finally found a way around my picture difficulty...here are a few of my new Halloween treasures...Over Labor Day weekend,the weather wasn't to promising to be in the water so I took a Make & Take for Donna and I to do...we had fun creating these master pieces...it is  more fun doing a project together...

Here are a few more I made for Donna... these are actual pictures of her and her Sister Glenda...

What fun they were...what cute and useable pictures...who would of thought these pics would be so cute all dolled up in Halloween attire...thanks MOY...Donna & Glenda's Mom...

 

I also made a Halloween book...that I will share later...Here are a few scanned Halloween treasures that I hope you can copy if you want too...

they came from "A Picture Dictionary for Children"published in 1939...

It is a really cool book I found when I was out treasure hunting...I hope you love them as much as I do...

I love the Halloween Party...

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday...Be back soon with more ideas...Brenda

Well I am having issues with my Pictures... I was going to have ones of my Husband; Ronny...Today is his 60th birthday...you know you are getting old when...60...70...& even 80 seems REALLY young..Hope you have a wonderful day RL...B

Well the Grand Production is over...we had so much fun...the girls did an Awesome job..they turned out so cute and what creativity they used...Donna , my BFF, came and helped me along with Eryn's Mom; Ronda...there were 10 girls and they had a great time...

everyones was so different and so cute...I had 2 examples...they could do a dress or a flower... they matched their rooms and used a lot of imagination...

just think...10 new artist in the making...

Eryn... hope you had a wonderful Birthday...Love ya B

Have a wonderful day...

Well another Grand Production is under way!!!  My Granddaughter...Eryn... Is turning 11 today and we are going to have a Make and Take Birthday Party...Her and 9 of her friends are coming this afternoon to make a canvas for their rooms...This is the invitation I made for the party...thank heavens there were only 10...they turned out soooo cute and were really easy to do...

I have taken several classes from Paper Crown that Jackie has taught...her Blog is Good Grief Girdie...go be inspired...she has an Orange Julius drink on her blog today that is toooo die for...

so this was my inspiration...this is the doll dress we made with my Mom's picture on it...and then I made the 3 doll dress canvas with my Granddaughters on it...

this is another  Jackie class... hers had a dog on it but I don't have dogs so I put ME on it ...it is one of my fav things...Sorry it has been so long... Life... I will have pics of the finished party tomorrow...love to all...and have a wonderful day...B